Shinno gazed distantly at Aoto's house, which was glowing with lights, and without turning his head, he asked the samurai standing behind him:
"Are you sure Tachibana Aoto is inside the house right now?"
The samurai nodded: "There is no mistake. Tachibana Aoto returned home this afternoon and hasn't left since."
At this point, the samurai paused, then added:
"Mr. Kamino, two young samurai... probably Tachibana Aoto's friends, just entered his house."
"Should we wait for those two to leave? Or should we act now?"
"Let's act now." said Shinno coldly, without a second thought.
"Understood." The samurai replied in a deep voice, then turned his head and gestured to the five people behind him, "Move!"
With that, the samurai bent down, his right hand lifting four large porcelain jars of unknown contents that were beside his right foot, while his left hand drew a torch from his waist that was not yet lit.
