Chapter 272.2 - Split Opinion 1
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Ryouko heaved a sigh. That was exactly right. If Shimokawa hadn’t brought up the unnecessary topic, they wouldn’t have had to take such a detour.
No, rather, the very fact that she had to deliberately reveal that the teleport function was unavailable was already a significant negative in Kotori’s eyes.
It was immediately clear from the information on the stone tablets that all the Fairy Plazas scattered across the lowest area had been destroyed and the teleportation magic circles had malfunctioned. However, giving too much information would only draw unnecessary suspicion.
Naturally, they should take their time to make a full sweep of the lowest area, confirming that all the Fairy Plazas had been destroyed and that teleportation to other areas was no longer possible… But they couldn’t afford to spend too much time on that.
Momokawa Kotaro… I absolutely must do whatever it takes to prevent that wretched shaman from returning.
She had already spent an entire month just gathering the cores needed to reach the lowest area. If she wasted any more time on top of that, he might’ve caught up with them.
Kotaro had Randou Kyouko with him as well. She excelled in both offence and defence, and could use alchemy too. With such a combination, there was no reason they couldn’t bolster their forces with Rem and the corpse doll and once again advance through the dungeon using conventional tactics to reach this point.