IV

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Arc IV Chapter 10

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Asami fought with the veritable jungle of dark corridors the tower was. There was no escape. There was only disorientation.

Why didn't this place have any way signs? They would be quite helpful for little lost girls like her. Asami crossed her arms, pouting in protest.

Asami was even tempted to believe that the malevolent walls and corridors conspired in secrecy against her. This was high-treason! She had no definite evidence, but she was convinced the corridors moved when she didn't look.

They changed position, luring her deliberately into dead ends, opening new passages where none were before.

But Asami didn't lose her courage. She wouldn't be defeated so easily.

Asami challenged her vile enemy. With little success, she challenged treacherous paved floors and insidious stairs. She wandered up, left, right, down, but her destination wasn't in sight. Asami got only more lost.

\(^o^)/ Motivation.

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Still motivated. (^_^')

(^-^) High-spirited. Second attempt.

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(<_<) Disappointment.

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(^o^)/*:??? trying magic to solve this existential crisis

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(O_o) Logical failure.

(?_?) Feeling of existential helplessness increases. Help.

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(-.-) Tired.

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(?_?) zzZ Sleeping.

\(^o^)/Waking up. →←←←↖→↓←←↓→↖↖→←←←↓↑↗↘→→↙←↗↘↓↓→↘↑↑↗↘→→↙←↗↘→←↑

( ??)つ-●●● Hungry. Eating dango. Still hungry.

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(O.o) No change in sight.

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(*^-^)_旦 Tea pause.

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(x_x) K.O.

Asami failed to make significant progress. Her terrible orientation skills interfered with her pathfinding. Wherever she went, she got nowhere.

She just ended up being lost as before. And nobody was here to help her through this predicament. She couldn't ask anybody for directions.

How was she supposed to find the way back under these circumstances?

The best of course of action would be to blow her way directly through the walls. It was the shortest way with success guaranteed.

A brilliant plan. Well, not really. She had already caused enough property damage for today. She didn't need more.

It seemed there was no easy solution to her problem. She had to solve this mess the hard way.

Asami bounced down the corridor.

Eventually, she found her way home. Tasting the sweet fruits of victory, Asami reached the arena, concluding her long-lasting odyssey. Asami 1: Tower 0.

Fortunately, it only took her a few hours to find her way back despite getting lost time and time again in this confusing structure.

A match raged on between the Oto mummy and the Akimichi boy, but Asami didn't care. She had wasted enough time.

Asami linked up with her team. Hatsu, Katsusane, Hisaaki awaited her.

Her team viewed her with surprise. After all, she was away for quite some time, occupied with matters of immense importance.

Asami smiled. ”I am back. What have I missed?”

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