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"Hmm, I still don't quite understand what you mean." Paul frowned. 

"Then, I'll turn it into a question. If you are in his position and you lose enough people to make it look like you're going to fail and have your enemies prepare more traps for you, it means you're being pushed into the corner, right?"

Paul thought for a moment and nodded. "Yeah. I would become desperate at that time." 

"Then, what would you do?"

"Hmm… If I reach that situation, I might retreat."

"But you have to maintain your dignity. So, you should achieve something so that the mission is not a complete failure." 

"Ah!" Paul gasped. "I need to attack this city. After all, the city has the vice-captain of the Demon Barrier Army. In addition, killing all the people would increase the prestige of the Supreme Devil Organization, albeit in a bad way. But this way, the task is not a complete failure."