Chapter 363: The Difference in Leadership
Three days after they cleared the ninety-seventh layer, Korinna finally made her decision. That night, she visited Tsutomu’s room, her arms straining to hold an unruly stack of papers. When he opened the door to let her in, she stepped inside as if crossing the threshold of a demon’s den.
"That’s a lot of data," Tsutomu observed. "Did you write all this yourself?"
"No, um… I had help from Miss Pico."
Newspapers and major publishers had access to the tools and techniques needed to produce large volumes of print, but such equipment wasn’t yet readily available to the average individual. Fortunately, Pico, now contributing articles to Solit Company as a Dungeon Maniac contractor, had managed to get her hands on something akin to a typewriter, thanks to her numerous connections.
Korinna had borrowed it to prepare the materials before her now. She placed the thick stack on the desk, then turned to face Tsutomu with an expression that was equal parts tension and dread.
"I’ll get straight to the point," she said. "For my hundredth layer party, I’d like to go with Diniel, Leleia, Xeno, and Hannah."
"I see. And these documents explain your reasoning?"
"Y-yes!"
Korinna winced after biting her tongue on the reply. Tsutomu glanced at the documents with an expression not unlike someone browsing a newly published strategy guide, his eyes sharp and analytical.