Settled!

"Please! Help me analyze this. I'll deduce the location, and you deduce the time."

Chiba looked at the Shadow Clone beside him and pointed at the battle map.

"You mean... calculate the approximate time and location to determine the exact time?"

Hearing the original's words, Shadow Clone Chiba glanced at where the original Chiba was pointing and spoke.

"Yes."

Chiba nodded, his brows knitting slightly. He seemed too occupied to pay attention to Hirohiko and Yukina, leaving the two of them exchanging awkward looks.

Uh... why did it feel like Chiba was discussing the battle situation with his own Shadow Clone instead of us...

I felt excluded.

No! It felt like we weren't even as good as a Shadow Clone.

After exchanging looks, their mouths twitched at the same time, and a thought that made them question their own strength flashed through their minds.

"Using time as a reference, then location as a reference—or rather, using them as mutual references—to form hypotheses and verify them. Use rigorous logic as a ruler to eliminate impossible scenarios... and arrive at the most likely one... It's feasible, but the margin of error is still quite large."

Just as Hirohiko and Yukina stared at each other and began doubting themselves, Shadow Clone Chiba said something they could not understand at all.

What was he talking about? The two were instantly at a loss.

"Let me see that thing of yours."

At that moment, Shadow Clone Chiba said something else they could not understand.

"I brought it. It exists for today's sake—how could I possibly not bring it?"

Hearing Shadow Clone Chiba's words, the original Chiba immediately pulled a scroll from behind his waist and handed it over.

After taking the scroll, Shadow Clone Chiba was about to open it. But just as he was