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162 Intersections and Inquiries

「Comrades, huh.」

Things were getting a little too sentimental, so I steered the conversation back to Shizuku. The power of was still growing at an accelerating rate.

What puzzled me more than that was how Shizuku pressed forward through the dungeon without the slightest hesitation or doubt. Even though we were deep in an illusory forest with poor visibility.

「Shizuku, do you know the way?」

「I do. I can sense which direction strengthens my power and where its source lies. The farther I go, the more clearly I feel it. Maybe you and the others can’t see it, but to me, it’s a light so strong I wouldn’t lose sight of it even with my eyes closed.」

「That strong, huh. That’s… still strange.」

「Is something bothering you, Skill Lender-san?」

「There’s something that’s been on my mind for a while now. About skills.」

Since we had nothing to do but wait, I decided to speak aloud a