Until now, the other members of the Red Lotus and I had been running on parallel lines. There were two reasons for this. The first was their incompetence.
Of course, it was true that I had dug up information from the ones in charge of the warehouse, but even these guys, who met the most members, were severely disconnected from any core intelligence. When I tried to dig up the most important information, the details about the Three Calamities, I got answers like this.
"Hmm, I heard the Three Calamities are some terrifying folks, even among the Great System."
"No. Isn't it still unconfirmed that the Three Calamities are from the Great System?"
"They must be from the Great System. Considering who's looking for them..."
It was a case of having heard of them, but not knowing the details. If even these well-connected individuals of the Lower World ended up with only this much information, it was obvious what the other members would be like. The second reason was a physiological revulsion.
For example, in the case of a mission to clean up the underworld, I could always leave behind a time bomb. In this instance, I received a lot of help from Dersia.
"Eck, ik, euk, ok..."
"... Is this really going to be okay?"
[Are you following the map exactly?]
"Yes. I've fed them the medicine you sent and am following the instructions."