[ tsumugi watches him tiredly, biting back the urge to scold him about messing with the books of the library but... this isn't even his own library, is it? ]

I know. Even if I were to stop you, you'd just keep at it anyway until you get what you want. And Akira-kun and the others are capable enough to solve the puzzles that this place has provided us in order to get out of here, if it's possible.

[ hiyori is too much of a force of nature at this point, christ ]

...Just tell me what to do and I'll follow your lead. [ ... ] It's all I'm good for at this point.