When he said that the stock that they seized had to be "shared among everyone", he was also including Sherry, Lanyon, Georgina, and the Four Winds mercenary legion, which was still going through a rebuild.

As soon as he said this, two or three others immediately chimed in to support him. As for the rest, they felt it to be rather foolish to be offering to share their spoils, and to reject such a large monetary reward. Hence, they were expressing their disagreement by remaining silent.

Shiba was rather displeased to see this, and he was just about to turn around and scold his dissenting subordinates, but Erwin stopped him from doing so by giving him a subtle look.

A faint smile then appeared on his face as he made his way over to the man who had just spoken. "I noticed you last time I visited the pub. You're quite an interesting character. What's your name?"

"B... Bracken." The man had been full of courage and vehemence just a moment ago, but he immediately wilted slightly in the face of Erwin's sharp gaze.

Everyone had witnessed Erwin's terrifying power in the pub a few days ago, and the image of the intracranial fluids spilling all over the ground was still fresh in everyone's mind, so they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear...