After listening to Dediu's words, Barr's emotions became stranger with the naked eye.

If it's because of the mood that has become depressed, it doesn't look like...

Barr gives people a feeling of being a bit like...the whole person's soul is gone.

His eyes were dull and he did not walk as vigorously as before.

The whole person's expression and his movements became... soft.

Seeing that Barr became like this, the others were naturally quite anxious.

While cleaning the wooden house, they secretly discussed what to do.

It was not until now that night fell that they decided to let the Shire, who was closest to Baal, comfort him.

However—after listening to Charles’ comfort, Barr still looked like a walking dead person…

When Charles was at a loss and didn't know what else to say next, Barr, who had been silent, finally spoke out:

"Thank you, Charles."

Barr's tone was very calm, and he couldn't tell whether it was joy or sorrow.

"But-sorry... can I calm myself down a little now..."

"...Okay." After sighing softly, Charle nodded, then turned around and left Barr's side.

After leaving Barr's side, Charles walked straight to where Jill and others were.

Because there were not enough chairs or stools in the wooden house, they all sat on the ground in the corner of the wooden house.

"How about it?"

After Charles came back, Eugen asked the return Charles impatiently.

"...No." Charles shook his head, "What the village chief said today... hurt Barr's heart too deeply..."

As Charles finished speaking, everyone's expressions became heavier on the original basis.

Not to mention Barr, even for them, after listening to what Dediu said today, Jill and the others felt very sad.

They sacrificed their lives and shed their blood for this country, but in the end they became an existence that was disliked by the people of this country...

"Damn it..."

Eu Ren punched the wooden board in front of him hard.

"We... made so many sacrifices until the entire country surrendered, and we were still fighting hard, and they actually viewed us like this...!"

Eugen gritted his teeth.

Those red eyes seemed to shed tears at any time.

Everyone looked at Eu Ren who was about to cry and couldn't think of a word to comfort him.

Until—a gentle voice sounded:

"Actually... what the village chief said today is not completely unreasonable..."

As soon as the gentle voice fell, everyone turned their heads in accordance with the sound and looked at Jeanne, the owner of the gentle voice.

Jeona was actually wrapping her legs with her hands, pressing her face without any expression on her knees.

"I'm just a civilian too..."

Jeona continued in her gentle but somewhat unusual voice.

"Although everyone says I am a 'saint' or something, I never think I am a 'saint', nor do I understand how the name 'saint' was spread..."

“From the beginning to the end, I just think I am a civilian…”

"As ordinary people in the market, the most concerned thing we always pay is whether the bread in our hands is whether we have enough bread and whether it is big enough..."

“We only welcome those who can get more, bigger bread.”

"So...if the Britannians really make my hometown and the whole land rich, then I don't think it's a bad thing to be ruled by the Britannians..."

As soon as Jeon finished speaking, Eugen retorted excitedly:

"What are you saying?"

"For the sake of just bread, do you even want your self-esteem?"

"For the sake of just bread, are you willing to be a group of people who have lost their country?"

"If we stop fighting, do you know how the Britannian Empire will deal with us who have become the devastated nation next?"

"How did the Britannian Empire deal with the barbarians on the Ligasus Mountains, and how would we deal with us who became the devastated nation later!"

"We will be forced to learn Britannian language! We will be forced to hold various cultural customs activities in the Britannian Empire!"

"In just less than a hundred years, all the descendants of the Rollin will become Britannians!"

Eugen's original intention was to convince Jeona to recognize the reality and realize how serious the consequences they would encounter if they stopped resisting.

It’s a pity that Eu Ren’s big statement just now did not convince Jeona.

Instead, Jeona became more popular.

"'Just bread'?!" Jeona repeated the sentence Eu Ren just now, "Hisser Eu Ren! Your sentence just now is really harsh!"

"I understand why you can't understand what the village chief said today!"

"You guys have never been hungry!"

"Do you know what it feels like to eat without bread?"

"Do you know what it feels like to have an empty stomach?"

"None of you has ever experienced this feeling!"

"You don't know the hard work we have as civilians!"

"We have tried our best to live well and dare not have any extravagances about goals other than 'live'!"

"You guys who don't have to worry about food and clothing and are arrogant, criticizing us for being "mere bread" with a condescending attitude. It really makes me sick!"

"Enough!"

As soon as Jeanna finished speaking, Jill shouted.

"Don't make a noise anymore!"

"Everyone is comrade-in-arms... don't argue anymore..."

"It's really not worth it to have a fuss over such a thing..."

"Don't make a noise anymore... just calm down..."

Jill just finished speaking, and Shire, the oldest currently present, joined the ranks of persuading fights:

"Yes... don't both of you quarrel anymore. It's meaningless to argue here... Hum?"

Before Charles could finish his words, he frowned suddenly, turned his head and looked towards the door of the house.

"Shar, what's wrong..." Jill, who noticed the strangeness towards Shire, was about to ask Shire what's wrong, but Shire raised his hand to stop the conversation.

Charles raised his index finger on his right hand and gently pressed it on his lips. He signaled them not to make a sound

After staring at the door of the room for a while, Charles said in a low voice:

"You go and prepare your own swords..."

"Remember to put your movements lightly and don't speak loudly..."
Chapter completed!