Mmm...

Even though she usually dislikes being unpopular, right now she's...

Feelings sure are complicated.

Just as Ryuto was tangled up in his own thoughts, the meeting of the crowd began.

Led by a man, there were several distinguished-looking men sitting in the first row, probably executives...

Could this guy also be an executive? Judging from the scene, it seems like he's a top-ranking one.

Oh my...

This guy can also be an executive? That's just not right.

However, it seems that the leader in black is not present. Could he not have come? Or is he blending in? Without that outfit on, he is completely unrecognizable.

"First of all, I am pleased that everyone has gathered here."

"Oh..."

The response from below was quite enthusiastic, but soon quieted down.

"I won't waste time with pleasantries. As you can see, this is our target for kidnapping."

With that, the man pointed to Anna standing aside.

"Everyone, I'm sure you all know who this person is? That's right, she is the only daughter of the Marquis Delance. Speaking of the Marquis Delance, everyone must be familiar, especially us. We know him too well, how he messed up our lives, we all used to have ordinary lives, but those were ruined by Marquis Delance. Why do we have to hide and why can't we do what we want openly? All of this is the fault of Marquis Delance."

"Oh..."

Cheers erupted from the audience once again.

Indeed, are these people all slaves? And a large portion of them became slaves because of that person, there were very few who were originally slaves.

"..."

Ryuto noticed Anna had clenched her hands somewhat unnaturally, but not out of fear or nervousness.

What's going on...

But his thoughts were quickly interrupted.

"And now, we should stand up bravely. Under the leadership of that person, we should resist, and our biggest enemy now is Marquis Delance. He controls the slaves, and we cannot be free unless we defeat him. But we know that Marquis Delance holds great power in this country, he cannot be taken down with normal means. In order to achieve our goal, we must act against his daughter. Everyone must know, Marquis Delance only has this one daughter, for someone elderly like him, this daughter holds great importance. So, as long as we use his daughter as leverage, Marquis Delance will have to listen to us."

"Oh..."

In the end, it's all about extortion, isn't it? But still not clear on their specific goals. Are they trying to make Marquis Delance relinquish control of the slaves automatically?

That seems a bit unrealistic...

At the same time, the man's speech continued.

"The most crucial leverage, we now have it in our hands, and in this process, the greatest contributor is this brother here."

With that, the man shifted his gaze to Ryuto, and all the others' eyes turned to him.

"Huh...?"

The sudden turn of events left Ryuto dumbfounded.

Why is this about me again?

"Now, let's welcome this brother."

Directly pushing Ryuto into the spotlight.

Oh my...

Why do you have to drag me into this trouble? Can't you let me quietly mind my own business on the side? I just want to peacefully mind my own business, is that too much to ask?