Just the thought of it.

"Everyone, hold on a moment..."

Ryuto spoke naturally.

"Sigh..."

The most surprised by his own words was Ryuto himself, as it was not his intention.

Although filled with regret, it was already too late, for words once spoken could not be taken back.

The gazes of everyone naturally focused on Ryuto.

Oh no, this is like inviting disaster upon oneself.

"Brother? Do you have any concerns?" asked the man representing the group.

Despite knowing it was inviting trouble, Ryuto couldn't help but speak up.

"Umm... I don't think everyone should act that way."

“Why? Is there something wrong with that?”

“No, I just feel like it's not quite right…”

Perhaps feeling his argument was not convincing enough, Ryuto added,

"And, doing so will only make things worse."

"Worse? Why do you say that, brother?"

"Umm... because... you see, if the hostage is harmed, there's a high chance the hostage will lose its value."

"Lose its value?"

Even though he didn't understand why himself, Ryuto continued to fabricate.

"Well, losing value. If you think about it carefully, doesn't the Marquis Delance care a lot for his daughter? If he learns that his daughter is hurt, he might act recklessly, making our situation even worse."

"Oh... I see, that makes sense, brother, your analysis is spot on."

The man nodded in agreement.

...

And it seems like others didn't have any objections.

Hmm...

Although there were many things to criticize, they managed to get through it somehow.

Just as Ryuto began to relax...

"However, brother..."

The man interjected.

"Oh? Is there something else?"

"You mentioned earlier, if Marquis Delance knew his daughter was hurt, he might come after us recklessly."

"Uh, uh, what about it?"

"But... what if Marquis Delance doesn't know?"

"Doesn't know?"

"Well, as long as Marquis Delance doesn't know his daughter is hurt, then there wouldn't be any problem you're concerned about, right?"

"Not know? Well, although that sounds right in theory, it's quite difficult, right? After all, this kind of thing can be easily known."

The man seemed relaxed about it.

"No, it's not difficult. As long as we hide the wound in such a way that it's not visible."

"Not visible? Is that possible?"

"Yes, simply put, internal injuries."

Reminded of this.

"Yes, as long as it's an internal injury, there's no problem."

"Yes, leave her with internal injuries."

"We must vent our anger this way."

The initially calm crowd began to stir once again.

Oh my...

Can't you come up with something better? Do you always have to suggest bad ideas and go against what I stand for?

What should I do?

As Ryuto contemplated.

The crowd had already begun to act. They were really efficient when it came to action.

"Just a moment..."

Though not sure how to phrase it, Ryuto called out.

"What's wrong? Brother? Do you have any other concerns?"

"Umm... speaking of internal injuries... Are you really sure about this?"

"Sure about what?"

"Well, like we mentioned, if it's internal injuries, there’s no issue, but if it's poorly done, won't it be exposed? The risk is too great, and right now, it's completely unnecessary to take this risk. If seeking revenge, couldn't it be done at a later time?"

"Oh... so that's what you're concerned about, brother. You needn't worry, I'm quite skilled in this area, so as long as we're careful, there won't be any problem."

"Is that so?"

Why do you excel in this area, of all things?

Such a useless skill, even more worthless than my invisibility skill.