User blog comment:Jopjopjop/SlashDog/@comment-67.62.189.6-20150624043541

I've been trying to read through this myself and found something interesting. It the second part of chapter 3, Doumon speculates that Tobio's fever that caused him to miss the trip was induced by his sacred gear which sensed the peril. This likely explains why all 3 SG wielders missed the trip.