[ He’ll connect it together, if somewhat slowly. It’s a matter of working through from start to finish, but he knows this situation is probably feasible for all that his magical education was lacking in several key areas. (Briefly, it occurs to him that this might be a chance to do some real research since someone has apparently made time mean jack shit here.) ]

A gourd with some kind of eye. It could reach out with vines- [ Tentacles, really. It’s a memory that makes his skin crawl. ] -and Gojyo broke the damn thing before I could inspect it. That said, it was a tool used by someone that considered himself a protégé of Ukoku Sanzo’s. [ More or less. That kid that had been manipulated by Kami-sama didn’t need to be brought up. ] If whoever brought us here goes for three out of three on Sanzo priests, you could always ask him.

[ It’s not an entirely facetious suggestion. ]