[ And here she'd thought that being able to summon demons was a unique thing. Other worlds should of course have things strange to hers, this one not withstanding. Just how many worlds were out there?

(Perhaps, for the first time, she understood just how terrifying the idea of actually meeting Polaris back home was.)

But Gil's also got a good point - they wouldn't be able to do much more than speculate here. They would've had more things to go on if senpai had known more about dungeon cores...! ]

That theory may be worth keeping in mind, Walker. We can talk more about this once we're out of here.

[ More information would lead to more productive discussions, anyway. Anyway, turning back to Gil. ]

All right then, what've you found?

[ Other than insect spit. ]