What was the best way to take out an opposing party?
According to the book Total Resistance by Hans von Dach, the first step revolved around gathering information about the enemy. An unknown opponent was ten times more dangerous than one that was known.
So even if their opponents were Lesser Fiends, they couldn't simply rush in and start slaughtering without knowing their strengths and numbers.
Only when they had sufficient intelligence would they launch a decisive assault.
This was something both Nightingale and Flaming Rose already understood well enough. Which was why they lingered for a moment before pulling back — though the Caster cast one last glance toward the village, a faint purpose gleaming behind her pristine mask.
