[He gives Armin an odd look when he seems to stop talking mid-sentence, though Kotarou doesn't seem to catch on as to why.]

Soldiers? Dunno anyone who's a soldier around here... Don't think so anyway. [Helpful.] What kinda soldiers are we talkin', the ones that run around in armor with swords and junk?

[Come to think of it, if a soldier like that did show up here they would just end up stuck in the same uniform as everyone else anyway. Huh. Ah well, getting clarification on what kind of soldier is still good all the same.]