After being released, Ryuto's frivolous remarks didn't stop.

"Well, well, the captain truly lives up to the title of captain, right? You can still manage your subordinates well," he said.

"You, stop being so arrogant."

The young man, who had already calmed down quite a bit, was once again provoked by Ryuto's words.

"Oh... Did I get it wrong?"

"Mr. Amagi..."

Crepes·Clair gestured for Ryuto to stop, but Ryuto ignored it for the time being.

"I've heard it all, you did this because your position as captain was taken, huh? Well, I can understand that. If it were me, I'd probably make the same decision because... who's superior, there's no need to compare, right?"

"You..."

The young man clenched his teeth in anger, ready to charge at any moment.

"What's this? Is this a child's tantrum? Retaliation? And also trying to pull others to ostracize, is this not embarrassing, acting like this as grown adults?"

"What do you know, do you realize that she..."

Before the young man could finish his sentence, Ryuto cut in.

"Even if that's the case, so what?"

"You..."

The young man was too angry to speak.

But that was just fine, because Ryuto still had more to say, and it wouldn't be good to be interrupted at this moment.

"No matter how reasonable you sound, in my eyes, you're just making excuses because you can't measure up to others, so you found this so-called legitimate reason, and to make your reason more valid, you even brought in so many helpers."

With that, Ryuto looked at the others again.

"...”

No one spoke, they just raised their eyes from time to time, looking around restlessly.

"See, they think the same way. Not only are you incapable, but you also like making excuses, truly worthless. And not only are you worthless, but you also do so many childish things, don't make me laugh, are you trying to make me laugh to death? Haha—"

Ryuto's arrogant laughter left the man speechless.

"You..."

"And also..."

Ryuto once again shifted his gaze to the person next to the man.

"You should know, none of you are speaking up for him now, and he remembers that very well. So, if he becomes the captain, the first to face his retaliation will be you, think carefully... If he dares to retaliate against the captain, what about you?"

"...”

Although the group remained silent, it was evident they were shaken.

So Ryuto delivered the final blow.

"For such useless people like you, I have nothing to say. Let's be clear about this. If you want to go home to take care of your children, forget what I just said. But... if you don't want to be laid off, you better think carefully. If this plan fails, your captain will undoubtedly be held accountable, but... don't forget, you will not be exempt either. It's certain that you will be fired. Furthermore, if the plan succeeds and you happen to not participate, things will get messy. You will be the ones held responsible, as your captain's capabilities are such that even without all of you, the special forces can still operate as usual, or perhaps even better. So, even if all of you go home to care for your children, I think it won't affect your captain at all. You should understand this better than me, a common man."

With that, a savage smile appeared on Ryuto's face.

"Now, it's decision time. Because I dislike wasting time, I will only give you ten seconds. What to do next is up to you."