No matter what, the group ultimately decided to keep this secret.
First, although the other party was powerful, he had not chosen to kill them when they were completely unable to resist. Instead, he had knocked them unconscious, then placed them in the trees to ensure their safety—though Dawn had been the one who did that.
This proved that he was not someone who slaughtered innocents. Moreover, before they lost consciousness, he had said that he did not want them dragged into this. It was clearly for their own good.
Though his methods had been a little rough, perhaps he simply did not want to reveal his identity. After all, he had said he would resolve the matter troubling them, and that might expose him to pursuit. It was understandable that he wanted to keep it secret.
Most importantly, he intended to deal with the king's "Hunting Ground." That alone made it impossible for them to refuse. If they prevented him from saving those people because of themselves, would that not make them accomplices?
After discussing it, they casually caught a few rabbits in the forest and began preparing breakfast.
"Dawn, when you said you wanted to lead us toward true 'justice,' did you mean it?" Shuen suddenly asked halfway through eating.
"Of course." Dawn nodded. Although he had only wanted to lift everyone's spirits yesterday, he could not deny that he also wanted them to fully accept his beliefs.
Otherwise, no matter how close they were, once their concept of "justice" merged with that of the current Marines, Dawn might become a "traitor" in their eyes.
So, taking advantage of this incident, Dawn had originally wanted them to accept his ideals.
However, Dragon had disrupted that last night. Now that Shuen had brought it up again, it was a