"Who knows," said Tsukasa, shoving his hands in his pockets and feigning the indifferent expression. "I noticed my cards turned blank when I arrived. I doubt Narutaki's behind this; he's stopped trying to kill me about a year or two ago."

The man's change of heart was mostly ridiculous, but he figured Narutaki had long since given up trying to screw with him.

"As for possible rescue, I tried walking through the dimensions. I can't seem to get it to work either."