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After glancing at Origami on the bed, she scratched her cheek and spoke.

"This isn't a good place to talk. Reine, come outside and find another room with us."

"...Mm, understood."

Reine nodded gently, then rose from her chair.

"...Tobiichi, keep resting for now. Call me if anything comes up."

"Okay."

Origami nodded in response. Then Reine left the room with Lingmeng and the others, closing the door behind her.

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After finding another empty room, Lingmeng and the others sat down on its sofas.

"Reine, can you tell us the real reason Origami got hurt now?"

Crossing her left leg over her right, Lingmeng folded her arms and asked.

Reine nodded in understanding.

"When she went out to look for Little Shido, she was attacked by a robot that seemed to belong to DEM.

If that robot hadn't suddenly stopped working, she would have been in serious danger."

"Hmm...You mean that thing called a Bandersnatch, right? We ran into them earlier, too.

As for why it suddenly stopped working, that might have been because we wrecked the vessel controlling it."

"...Hmm? What exactly happened? Could you explain it to me?"

Reine tilted her head in confusion.

Lingmeng and the others gave her a rough account of what had happened.

Once she understood the situation, Reine adjusted her glasses.

"I never imagined DEM had controlled this island from the start. No wonder we couldn't contact the Fraxinus after arriving. Their vessel must have been transmitting a jamming signal.

But now that you've destroyed their vessel, we should be able to contact Kannazuki and the others."

As if to test that theory, Reine took out her mobile terminal and dialed the Fraxinus's dedicated line.

Meanwhile, aboard the Fraxinus—

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