Unable to understood the words he heard, the bucktooth man asked “Your point?”.
The hooked nosed man looked down at him and asked: “You still don’t get it yet?”.
“In short, although it’s necessary to be vigilant towards an opponent that could occupy a residential area in one night, it is not an accurate representation of those fellows’ ability. I think this city’s total war potential was approximately 200 mercenaries. If it’s only that much, then a few powerless homunculi would be able to take care of them in the dead of night. If you think about it like that, it makes sense how this battle could have been won.”
“I see, that might be so. Surely one youngster and his homunculi won’t be able to overcome 100 man slayer Guregin and his band of powerful mercenaries in a direct confrontation. Though I’m positive that with the use of underhanded tricks and under the cover of night, they would be able to steal away a victory.”
The bucktooth man expressed his agreement.
When he did so the hooked nosed man sighed and said “Nevertheless”.
“Those homunculi are being manipulated by that lunatic, Furutera Isshi. Those people with shallow thinking that mess around with society only deserve severe punishment. Though I don’t know what kind of resentment he has towards this country, his occupation of this city is only an act of arrogance. It is already too late for those fellows to act as they failed to realize that Duke-sama has already sent us. The fact that it’s so easy for us to infiltrate is proof that they have no idea what war really is. So, their victory in this city can be chocked up to mere luck.”
Towards those words, the bucktooth man let out a disgusting laugh.
“We shouldn’t have been frightened of an enemy that didn’t exist. This really is an awful joke.”
Then the hooked nosed man once again lets out a large sigh.
“No, this is unexpectedly boring as hell. Although we’re aware of the adversary’s foolishness, it’s still going to be rather tedious slaughtering them all. However, it is our duty as Duke-sama’s honorable agents. It is necessary to do our best to hunt down the prey. Only oneself can cast away your carelessness with vigilance. To some extent that carelessness is the true enemy.”
“I understand. I’ll be as reliable as usual.”
The bucktooth man offered a toothy grin before the two of them focused on the government office, without a hint of the joking nature they previously had.
They proceeded to silently slip into government office through the window before heading towards the area where Isshi and the homunculi girls slept.