"Your doubts are understandable, Lord Dark Abyss. But in many matters, directly resorting to force is not the best solution."
Although he could sense the hostility in Lord Dark Abyss's words, Zero did not care.
"Perhaps most commoners truly are as you say. Even if they gather together, they cannot shake the lofty great nobles and High-Ranked Professionals.
"But with a sufficiently large population, there will always be a tiny fraction who, after enduring all manner of hardships, encounter Fortuitous Encounters and become new powerhouses."
"At that point, they will inevitably seek revenge for the previous attacks, which is equivalent to planting the Seed of future unrest."
"Second, nobles are nobles precisely because these commoners exist.
"The rulers may share your opinion, Lord Dark Abyss, and not place much importance on the spread of rumors. After all, such rumors always arise after every similar disaster.
"They may follow their usual methods and forcibly suppress these voices among the people, forbidding discussion. Or they may simply not care at all and allow the rumors to fade away on their own."
"But now, the timing is different. According to Lord Gray Mist's prophecy, the greatest impact caused by the changes in the Web of Fate will occur in the Empire.
"At that time, once the higher-ups' attention is drawn away and scattered by the upheaval, fertile ground will emerge for the Resistance Organization to flourish.
"Therefore, as long as these rumors spread long enough and widely enough, some 'righteous' Professionals and nobles will eventually be willing to step forward and speak for the attacked civilians.
"Perhaps they will be kind noble heirs whose eyes have been blinded, betraying their own class. Perhaps they will be Professionals once persecuted by nobles, seeking revenge.
"Or perhaps they will be Minor Nobles who wish to