Following the path he had discerned through Spiritual Sight earlier, Lancelot took a wide detour to avoid three aimlessly wandering Aberrant Demons and arrived at a staircase spiraling downward. He already knew that beneath the staircase was a narrow chamber, and the sewer outlet that connected to the interior of the interrogation room was inside.
Of course, there was also an Abyssal Hound he must deal with, a trouble neither too big nor too small. But now that he had come so close, and the demonic hound was still utterly unaware, this trouble was already more than halfway resolved.
"Are you afraid of dogs?" Lancelot asked the skull atop his waist through their mind connection.
"...For reasons I don't even know myself, yes," the skull's voice came after a delay, "I guess I had some unpleasant experiences with these creatures in the past, but I can't remember them now."
