[Armin lets out a frustrated sigh.] We know so little about what they want. My instinct is that, with this competition between them, they're not looking for others to fill the ranks. But it's just that - instinct. No basis in fact.

[Armin didn't like that any more than Naoki did - but they're past that now, and as such, barely worth thinking about. Or at least, not on the level of their current problems. So Armin doesn't respond to that part, only giving it a spare stray thought before moving on.]