In response, Ryuto simply closed his eyes and spoke slowly.

"No matter what, this is her way of survival. For her, who is blind, if she wants to survive without any relatives or friends, this is the only choice. And once you, as the captain of the special forces, reprimand those two people, it may seem like you are stopping the situation from escalating, but how will those two people feel?"

"Those two people...?"

"Yes, as I just said, since they haven't broken any laws, at most you can only verbally reprimand them. And due to your identity as the special forces captain, they are unlikely to retaliate against you physically. However, for them, even though your actions are justified, they will undoubtedly feel wronged. Since they feel wronged, they will seek to vent their frustration. Unable to retaliate against you, the only option left is..."

"Could it be...?"

"Yes, since they can't retaliate against you, they will likely redirect their retaliation towards her. Although this may seem illogical and unfair, it is almost inevitable. This time they may just throw some small stones or something similar, but who can guarantee what they might do next time."

"Really..."

Upon hearing this, Crepes·Clair was already too shocked to speak, and could only lower her head helplessly.

"Furthermore, since the little girl is blind, she is helpless against any retaliation from those two people. In fact, they may even gather their companions to retaliate against her, which is very likely because people like them enjoy gathering together. Before you intervene, the little girl may only face some mockery at most, but at least she won't suffer any physical harm. Even if she learns about it, as long as she pretends not to know and endures it while maintaining the status quo, although her life will be bitter, she can at least live relatively safely. And this is her own choice. However... if you intervene now, her situation will only worsen. In a situation where she has no relatives or friends, her only source of livelihood will be cut off, leading to a worse outcome. You should be very clear about that. In other words, your good intentions will only push her into a corner."

"Then can I take her home?"

"Unfortunately, that is also not possible."

The idea was once again rejected.

"Why...?"

"As I mentioned earlier, they need to vent their frustration if they feel wronged by you. So, they will redirect their retaliation towards that little girl."

"But that's not fair..."

Before Crepes·Clair could finish, Ryuto interrupted her.

"But there will still be sacrifices."

"What...?"

"Even if you bring her home out of concern that they might retaliate against her, her life will indeed improve. But... what about others?"

"Others...?"

"Because, even if you save her, the resentment toward those two people won't disappear. I'm not sure how many such cases exist in this country, but they are definitely not few. They will only transfer their resentment to other beggars. After she is saved, they will definitely target other beggars again."

"Why, that makes no sense..."

"Exactly, it makes no sense, but the reality won't change because of that. After you intervene and bring her home, in their minds, they will shift their revenge from you to the little girl, and then to other beggars like her. As a result, other innocent beggars will be implicated due to your actions. And more than one person may be implicated, and their situation will be similar to the little girl's. In the end, by trying to save this one person at all costs, more than one person will be unjustly affected, and they will be pushed into a corner."

Upon hearing this, Crepes·Clair gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and with a pained expression, lowered her head.