"Ah, just like Tsuchimikado Hiyori's disappearance, there is no technique involved from the perspective of the opponent, it's just pure speed, but precisely because of that, there are no openings, so I can't defeat her."
"By the same token, Tsuchimikado can defeat robots!"
"Robots?"
Hiyori just tilted her head in confusion.
"It's hard to say for sure, but there is a possibility."
"In that case, Tsuchimikado is the strongest among us in martial arts, after all, Amagi and Katsuragi only have some basic combat skills as ordinary people," Arashikaze Manami stated.
Despite Manami's hidden meanings in her words, Hiyori didn't quite understand.
"Huh? No, it's nothing."
She just waved her hands hastily.
"I think it's time to end our chat, now doesn't seem to be the time for it," Asuka urged from the side.
"That's right, even though we've dealt with the guards, we can't linger now since we're here for a purpose after all," Manami said, looking relaxed.
Observing the surroundings, Katsuragi Reimi remarked, "But, there are only this few people here; I thought there would have been at least a dozen. If we had known this, there wouldn't have been a need for such a complicated plan, having those two take the lead in the first place was unnecessary."
"Well, isn't that convenient, it saves us time," Manami replied.
"Yes, let's go then."
With that, Katsuragi Reimi began to scan the area.
Seeing this, the others followed suit.
"I mean, if we want to know something, why not just ask them directly? Why go through all this trouble and knock them out?" Asuka complained.
"While we can do that, we can't rule out the possibility of them giving false information," Katsuragi Reimi calmly responded.
"But we got here because of their information, right?"
"Well, even if it's false, it doesn't matter. It's irrelevant information; even if they provide a wrong address, at worst, it just means an extra trip. Besides, we can verify the truth later, right?"
"Well, that's true, but then..."
"Exactly, because this is probably the only opportunity we have to interact with them, we absolutely can't afford any mistakes."
"Exactly, so that's why we don't ask them?"
"Ah, no one can guarantee that what they say is true, and we never had the chance to verify their answers. If I'm not mistaken, we only have one chance; once we make a mistake, it will be difficult to come across such an opportunity again."
"In that case, there's no other way, we can only stick to the original plan and see if we can find any clues here."
With a sigh, Asuka resigned.
Indeed, whether we can find clues or not remains uncertain, and even if we do find clues, it may not directly lead to our goal. Regardless, the journey ahead is still long.
Katsuragi Reimi seemed to have noticed Asuka's concerns.
"Well, don't sigh, even though we're looking for clues, it's not aimless searching. And maybe it's simpler than we think."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Asuka asked in surprise.
Just then.
*Ding*
"Hmm? A phone call?" Asuka muttered in confusion.
"That's probably their accomplices calling," said Arashikaze Manami.
"Oh, right, they probably don't know the situation here yet. Maybe it's better not to answer and pretend no one's here... oh!"
Before she could finish, Asuka exclaimed.
Because, in front of her, Katsuragi Reimi calmly approached the phone on the table and effortlessly put the receiver to her ear.
"Hello..."
