That's Discrimination.
Hal sat cross-legged once he was out of the Harem space after spending Thirty hours in the time-warped Mansion, and refined all the essence he had gotten and was pleased to finally be heading ever closer to the Mid-stage of the Cosmic Phenomenon realm.
That said, he decided it was about time he got on this mission he had been given.
If there was one thing Ehrlich had made abundantly clear about on their way to the city out of the forest they had been in, it was that he would not be assisting Hal in any way and Hal would have to solve this all on his own.
Which was another reason he could not bring out any of the ladies in the harem space for support since he would not only have to explain how they were there, he would also be flouting his orders to do this solo.
Anyway, Hal was not worried.
For one thing, this was pretty straightforward.