"Well, I'm not very good at that sort of thing," Itsuki was in the process of telling Asami, while trying his best to ignore the accusing glare happening right by him. "Besides, it seems like this place has things in it *meant* to keep people out. Takuro-kun saw monsters here."

Incidentally, if Asami could feel the darkness around her, if she could feel its pulse and weight, the snake on Itsuki's shoulders was a gaping hole in the substance, while Kaunko felt like a heavy, heavy weight, drawing shadows under his feet.