"You certainly are an education, Otani-san. In my time, Ishida-san is considered to be those two things exactly. But I think you would have a different opinion of his personality than the historical record." Underhanded might be a more accurate term for the prevailing view, although Fuu understood that the difference between 'pragmatic' tactics and 'underhanded' ones was if they were 'ours' or 'theirs'.

"I had indeed assumed the nickname came from his reputation. Does he really look like a fox? There is a portrait of him that I've seen but--oh, but as he dislikes the title, I suppose an artist he commissioned would downplay any such features."