In strategy, despise the enemy!
"Damn it, I-I've been completely looked down on by these guys..." Watching Hijikata and the other two crack jokes and ignore his very existence, Taiga Shinichi felt fury rise within him—but he was also secretly delighted. "Still, if these guys weren't so arrogant, my situation would be a hundred times worse. Since you're so arrogant, then take that arrogance straight to hell with you... Our Kansai Alliance has sent quite a few experts for today!"
With that thought, Taiga Shinichi quickly sent out the agreed-upon signal while no one was paying attention to him.
The instant the signal was sent, Taiga Shinichi felt his confidence return. But before he could speak, Isao Kondo, wooden sword in hand, folded his arms and said, "Your Excellency, you really took your time gathering your men. Still, you finally sent the signal, didn't you?"
"Y-you knew?" His little move having been exposed, Taiga Shinichi's face filled with even greater shock.
"Of course. Don't let appearances fool you—I've actually been watching you this whole time..." Isao Kondo nodded.
"Since—since you knew what I just did, then why didn't you stop me?" Taiga Shinichi was bewildered.
"Only the weak desperately bite down on their opponents when they are vulnerable. The strong challenge the strong only under fair conditions!" As he spoke, Isao Kondo pointed Lake Toya at him. "Even if the enemy greatly outnumbers us, so long as a warrior holds a sharp blade in his hand, he will not retreat. Today, under the witness of this Demon Blade Starshatter..."
"Madmen? Arrogant lunatics?" Taiga Shinichi backed into the corner. "Warriors and all that have long been eliminated by this era! These guys clearly know there are so many people behind me—w-why can they still draw their swords? And isn't that a