The combat power and equipment that the Arson and Theft Magistrate can deploy are far superior to those of the Magistrate's Office.
The Magistrate's Office can only use various cold weapons, while the Arson and Theft Magistrate can muster a large quantity of bows, firearms, and even war horses.
Therefore, the real positioning of the Arson and Theft Magistrate is similar to a 21st-century SWAT team.
Nominally a security organization, it is actually an army, considered one of the Shogunate's most important, most powerful standing forces.
Any fool can see — tonight's fire is definitely arson!
No way it could be such a coincidence, with so many fires starting simultaneously in the Castle Town!
Tokugawa Iemochi is truly furious now.
To commit arson in Edo... how outrageous! It's as if a million lives in Edo are being disregarded!
If the tragedy of the Great Fire of Meireki were to be repeated, it's unimaginable how many people would perish in the sea of flames!
