In the end, everyone accepted Shien's explanation.
It was not that they trusted Shien enough to believe him, but that Vivian and the others had vouched for him from the side, leaving them with no choice but to accept it.
Even if they did not trust Shien, Beren and the others still trusted the members of Vivian's Squad quite a bit.
So, just as with Ryley's side, since the members of Vivian's Squad had all guaranteed Shien's character, accepting his explanation became the natural thing to do.
Then again, what could they do even if they did not believe him?
No matter what, it would be difficult for Beren and the others to do anything to Shien when he had even managed to defeat Bedo, wouldn't it?
Even though Shien himself claimed that it was strength he could only display after meeting certain restrictions and conditions, Beren and the others could not be sure that those restrictions and conditions would not be met if they made trouble for him.
Thus, Beren and the others could only swallow this bitter pill, reaping to some extent what they had sown.
Of course, this mission had not been entirely without gains.
At the very least, Shien had wiped out the Old Demon Faction led by Bedo and defeated both Bedo and Kilian, major criminals long wanted by the kingdom. By every measure, that was a great achievement.
Although Beren and the others were destined to merely tag along beside such merit, that was still better than having nothing to do with it at all, wasn't it?
All things considered, everyone ultimately decided to continue on to the royal capital. First, to report what had happened here, and second, because they were already close to the royal capital. Rather than turn back and spend