Duanmu Huai wasn't particularly worried about the battle inside the barrier. After all, he had released the white dragon, and with Mami Tomoe and the others there as well, if they couldn't handle such a small fry, they would be utterly useless. Tamaki Iroha was still somewhat worried, but considering her curse problem, she followed Duanmu Huai out of the barrier and continued sprinting toward the depths of the sewer.
The scraps of paper that had floated down earlier had reminded her that only one hour remained!
However, the journey wasn't smooth sailing for Tamaki Iroha.
It wasn't that there were many monsters or anything else blocking their way. It was simply... bad luck.
For example, like this.
"Waaah!"
With a scream, a bat flew straight into Tamaki Iroha's face, startling her. She instinctively stepped backward, then planted one foot on a smooth stone and fell flat on the ground.
"Ugh, how many times has this happened now? Is this curse really that powerful?"
Watching Tamaki Iroha climb to her feet with tears in her eyes, one hand covering her nose, Duanmu Huai was speechless. He had heard that drinking the Water of Misfortune in that rumor would make people unlucky, but he had never expected it to be this bad. Everywhere Duanmu Huai walked was perfectly fine, but wherever Tamaki Iroha stepped, the ground either collapsed or became slippery. At one point, a water pipe had even burst and sprayed her from head to toe.
The poor girl had already lost all will to live.
"Waaah... If I'd known this would happen, I might as well have stayed in the barrier to deal with the witch..."
"Are you serious? In your current state? Are you sure you wouldn't just be going there to die?"
"Uh..."
Hearing Duanmu Huai's jab,