Soushi followed as the doors unlocked, though the stark contrast from one room to another made him wonder if perhaps the rooms were enchanted again. What little light was visible from the ballroom barely passed the threshold of the new room. When Sechs turned on the light to better see the elaborately carved door, Soushi's brow knit in mild concern. It certainly looked like it must lead somewhere foreboding, somewhere they weren't wanted. Which likely as not meant that it was the only proper way to proceed.

But...

Only two? Soushi hid his disappointment. Sechs and his companion had every right to insist they be the ones to continue. They had bested him together, even with the aid of his true form. It made sense then, to let the more competent fighters go on ahead.

"If you would like to go first, I will create a duplicate and follow," he offered with the usual bow and downward glance. If bodies were all the difference it made, he could manage that much.

"Numbers should not be a problem," he explained, another Soushi appearing in a gentle flurry of cherry blossoms and shadow. They had come this far, at least his small power was good for something. He couldn't afford to be left behind, not if this would get him closer to Ririchiyo.