“We can’t just sit here losing.”

“You’re right, we have to immediately join forces with our allies and face the oppression of the monarchy.”

Those who argued that Republicanism should be revived began to take action, one by one. Although they were civilians who weren’t properly armed or trained, if enough of them gathered, they would become formidable. But most importantly, this was a civil war taking place inside the country. 

If 100,000 elite troops came attacking from outside the country, then you could fight against them. However, if civil war consisting of 100,000 civilians broke out inside the country, that wasn’t something that could be solved by fighting recklessly. It could be suppressed with force, but if the dissatisfaction itself isn’t resolved, it would only bring greater discord. 

Currently, most of the people crying for a revival of the Republic were those feeling anger and a sense of danger from Milton Forrest’s evil deeds. Solving that misunderstanding was top priority, but the problem was that it was impossible to do so.

“Duke, this is the limit.”

“I agree, sir. We can’t just let them continue to riot, sir.”

“If we don’t show our strength now, we can’t continue to maintain order, sir. Please make a decision, Duke.”

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