[Of course that's his response. Aoi is the type of guy to brag about how well he handles things, and that's why Duster likes him.]

Good. [He smiles and lets his hands relax by his side.] There's another thing we found. There's some portals around the edge of this clearing, and we think Palitutu escaped through one of those.

["We" meaning Duster and K'pandolu, but the other Heroes have figured that out themselves as well.</small] I don't know what's waiting for us on the other side, but we can't stay here forever.