[ Shiki held up a single finger. It looked like taking a peek at the Device already crossed her mind. ]

Naturally I thought of that before approaching others for personal accounts. There is always the slight chance that the device is incorrect in its census.

[ She hesitated for a single beat, her eyes ticking in another direction. ]

A-And maybe that means that I was too hasty in my travels at the idea of a bug-filled forest and missed their habitat entirely.