Shinjiro huffs, faintly amused. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't want to be," he said. And maybe she didn't know all of his reasons for wanting to, but it was nevertheless the truth. He hefted his axe against his shoulder, using it to carry the weight. "I don't have anything better to do, anyway."

He glanced back at her again, again fighting off a smile when he sees hers forming. He shakes his head to himself, and then goes back to searching the darkness. There wasn't any sign of anyone yet, but... He strained his ears. He thought he could hear something, but if it was another Shadow or one of the others, he just couldn't tell.

"So, what is it you're looking for, anyway?"

Minako had her benchmarks, and hell if he could figure out how she came up with them, but she hadn't led them wrong yet. Still, he had to wonder... What was it this time that had her pressing forward?