The enemy, numbering close to two hundred, launched a fierce attack... Saito had completely no means of focusing on protecting Aoto's safety amidst this massive chaos.
To concentrate on killing the enemy, Saito sternly instructed Aoto, Anthony, and Elodie to stay at the safest central point of the "Conical" formation, then wielded his sword and joined the "Conical Peak" centered around Oomura.
Anthony and the Osaka Castle Governor had a significant friendship; thus, the Governor couldn't possibly send only useless drunkards to protect his friend.
Regardless of the friendship between them, Anthony and Elodie's identities as Frenchmen made the Governor cautious not to send a bunch of trash to escort Anthony to Edo.
Oomura and others sent by the Governor as guards for Anthony were the elite forces of Osaka Prefecture.
