"As long as you trol the rights to this isnd and the drug traffig els, Tsukikage Isnd will bee the perfect springboard."
"Because of that, the drug dealers are beiremely cautious."
"They've secured such a valuable isnd, why would they do anything to draw police attention here?"
"That's why they won't cause unnecessary trouble for themselves."
"And Shinomiya-san's reservation this time, was it iionally kept discreet?"
Kaguya shook her head slightly.
"That's the key point."
Ren smiled and nodded, aowledging that this was indeed crucial.
"The Shinomiya family is a major power. Those drug dealers wouldn't dare risk drawing police attention just to deal with us."
"They live on the edge of a knife, but they're not looking for trouble."
"It's far more beneficial for them to maintain their drug routes than to provoke the Shinomiya family for no reason."
"So, there's no need for us to worry about these drug dealers on this trip."
"As long as we don't cross their bottom lihey'll avoid us on their own."
"They wouldn't think that a group of young dies came here just to disrupt their operations."
Indeed.
Even if the police were to iigate the isnd based on leads, it would have nothing to do with the Shinomiya family.
As long as Kaguya hadn't hidden her identity while making the reservation, then their presen the isnd would be publicly known.
As long as they didn't dig into the drug dealers' affairs, they wouldn't have to worry about being targets.
"Still, aren't those drug dealers the reason for the evil spirits appearing in the first pce?"
Fujiwara's question was valid.
But Ren simply smiled and shook his head.
"We're iigating the evil spirits but they don't know that."
"And sihey don't uand our methods, how could they possibly know that we're iigating them?"
Fujiwara immediately uood.
Of course, the drug dealers wouldn't know.
It would be strange if they did.
"So, do we o split up tomorrow?"
Ren gave a small nod.
"You'll o explore the isnd and take in the sights."
"Mouri, Suzuki, and I will gather information o events here."
"If the evil spirits aren't an active threat, then as long as we stick with Saginomiya, there shouldn't be any issues."
"Just treat it as a vacation."
In situations like this, eople needed most was a reliable leader.
As long as someoook charge, the others would feel more at ease.
At the very least, their trip could tinue.
It just wouldn't be as carefree as inally pnned.
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"Alright, it's getting te."
"We have a lot of ground to cover tomorrow, so we should get some rest."
Now that they khe evil spirits wouldn't be a danger, and they didn't have to worry about the drug dealers, there was no reason to stay up w.
Instead, they should focus on enjoying themselves as much as possible.
"Yeah, let's get some sleep."
Fujiwara, having lost her earlier excitement, didn't object.
Now that she had rexed, the post-bath drowsiness was creeping in.
"Kaguya, Hayasaka, let's sleep together tonight."
Saying this, Fujiulled Kaguya and Hayasaka along with her to their room.
Seeing this, the others exged gnces before also standing up.
"Isumi, Maria, let's go too."
"Yes."
Maria gave a small bow to Ren before leading Nagi and Isumi to their room.
"Amamiya, Ran and I are heading back too."
"Alright, have a good night."
"Got it! Ran and I will definitely sleep well."
With that, Sonoko pulled Ran along toward their room.
Soon, Ren was the only o iel lounge.
He didn't return to his room immediately.
Instead, he sat quietly.
The spirituality within him stirred slightly.
As it gradually calmed, Amamiya Ren slowly opened his eyes.
His Seer potion was digesting at a steady pace.
Ihan two weeks without even making a scious effort, it had already been more than halfway digested.
At this rate, it would only take another week before it was fully assimited.
That meant it was time to start preparing the potion.
Ever siepping onto the Sequeh and obtaining potions for three different pathways, Ren had been holding onto his diary entries.
Not because he couldn't acquire valuable items but because he wao focus ressing along his chosen path.
After all, the diary had even granted Sefirah Castle.
If that ossible…
Perhaps he could obtain other Sefirot as well?
Holy, Ren was looking forward to it.
Though whether he had that kind of luck remaio be seen.
For now, he could put the idea of acquiring a Sefirah on hold.
What mattered more at this moment was uniqueness.
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Huh…
Let's begin.
Draw.
A rge roulette wheel materialized before him.
With a light tap of his hand, it began to spin rapidly.
Gradually, it slowed to a stop.
…Once again, it was something from Lord of Mysteries.
Ren wasn't particurly surprised.
Ever siepping onto the Sequeh, his draws had beuch more predictable.
Not that it was a bad thing.
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[Obtained Sequence 6 Potion: Faceless]
"…"
Looking at the potion that had materialized before him, Re out a small sigh.
"Too soon."
He had only just begun his Sequence journey.
At the moment, he was only a low-seque Sequence 9.
Yet here he was already drawing a mid-sequeion.
It was too early for this.
For now, he had no choice but to store the Faceless potion inside Sefirah Castle.
He couldn't use it yet but wheime came, it would prove invaluable.
Sometimes, accumuting too many draws wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Sure, he could get better potions this way.
But better didn't mean useful at this stage.
That was the dilemma.
Even so, he had learned something valuable about the draw system.
If enough draws were saved up, the quality of the rewards would indeed improve.
That knowledge would be crucial whearted seeking uniqueness and h-level materials iure.
But until his Sequence progressed further, he o be cautious about h too many draws.
It would only increase the ces of obtaining potions he wasn't ready for yet.
