As Barnaby listened to her explanation, the bus's engine rumbled to life, and his seat began to gently shake beneath him from the force. He'd half-expected the extra noise to jostle Kotetsu awake, but the man barely stirred against Barnaby's shoulder. It didn't matter, though. He could fill Kotetsu in on whatever he learned from Renamon later.

The coupons and card indicated that they'd be allowed to make purchases, but it was good to get some confirmation from someone who had supposedly gone through this before. While he was tempted to ask about what kind of shops they'd find, or if she had any idea why their captors went through the trouble of organizing such an outing, something else she'd said caught his attention.

"Dangerous in what way?" he asked, his eyebrows faintly furrowing. "Are you saying the staff has sabotaged these trips before?"