>"In our previous encounters, it also seemed to prefer to leave the fighting to its youma, and withdrew after they were defeated. This appears to be a favored tactic; I cannot say if this is because its direct combat abilities are significantly below those of its kin, or it simply prefers not to dirty itself directly."
>"Both could be true." says Haruka. "Or neither. I divined a great deal of power from that demon, but power doesn't always equate to combat prowess."
>"It doesn't?" Lillian asks, blinking in confusion.
>"Hardly. But either way, I was a bit relieved to see it fly off. The situation would only have been made worse if it got involved. There'll be a next time, I am sure of that."
>"And that is what I mean to prepare us for." she adds, returning her attention to you and White Rose. "I teach my Sisters how to combat a wide variety of opponents. Those that are physical powerhouses, those who attack from afar, those who strike in less conventional means. I speak from experience when I say that youma can take a great range of forms, depending on the person making them. And we have potentially five demons making them. I want my people to be ready to face a youma in any form it comes in, and I believe we can help you both with that as well. In addition, if we both chose to operate independently of each other, there's every chance we would end up fighting alongside each other anyway. It would be better to have a level of coordination and camaraderie between you and your forces and ours."
