Help, I'm in Another World and All the Men Are Are So Dangerous! [BL]
Chapter 201: The Rebellion

Chapter 201: The Rebellion

Rocco was caught off guard.

Ares clearly looked like an enemy—a villain, even.

But his ideals, at least on the surface, seemed surprisingly straightforward.

And yet, there was an undeniable distortion in his beliefs—one that made him unmistakably dangerous.

He spoke of revolution with conviction, but his rhetoric was extreme.

He condemned humans as a species that should have been eliminated, while elevating other races unnaturally high.

To anyone who listening to his words, it was clear that his ideology wasn’t just righteous rebellion—it was something much more precarious.

That unease gnawed at Rocco, and he couldn’t ignore it.

He had to tread carefully, but he still decided to press further.

"Then... after you destroy the country, what do you actually want? Hurting people like Ragar, threatening children... Right now, Ares, you just look like a villain."

Crap.

Had he gone too far?

His body stiffened in fear, expecting some kind of harsh retaliation.

But surprisingly, Ares didn’t lash out.

Instead, he simply listened, his expression unreadable.

Then, after a moment, he smiled faintly and said: "Sacrifice is inevitable in revolution. I want to overturn this nation. I want to force humans to face their arrogance. To prove how weak they truly are—and how superior other races have always been."

And just like that, Rocco finally understood what had been bothering him.

Ares looked human.

Yet, he despised humans completely.

Why?

Could it be—was he the same as Laxus?

A non-human species taking on a human form to blend in?

But wait—wouldn’t that make it even stranger?

If Ares hated humans this much, wouldn’t he loathe taking on their appearance?

While Rocco desperately tried to make sense of it all behind his carefully neutral expression, Ares continued speaking in his calm, measured tone.

"Just as the rulers of this nation once shifted it to a ’human supremacist’ state, I will now reform it into a country that persecutes humans. To achieve that, I have gathered comrades to help execute my plan smoothly."

So that’s what he meant by "comrades"—he was talking about the rebellion.

Rocco had already noticed that the ones being targeted so far had all been non-human—beastmen and other species.

If the rebellion’s goal was to eliminate humans, then it made sense that they wouldn’t count humans as allies.

Was that why they had set their sights on Laxus?

But wait—how did the rebellion even know that Laxus was a beastmen in the first place?

No—Rocco couldn’t get sidetracked.

He had to deal with the immediate problem first.

"Wait, hold on! That doesn’t make any sense. I’m human, so why are you trying to recruit me?"

Was this just an empty promise to lure him in?

Did Ares actually see him as nothing more than a disposable pawn?

Rocco narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

Ares chuckled.

"I’ll admit it. At first, I did see you as nothing more than a convenient pawn."

"What?! Then there’s no way I’d just say yes!"

He puffed up his cheeks angrily while glaring at Ares in frustration.

But Ares merely raised a hand in a placating gesture and smiled.

"Calm down. I said ’at first,’ didn’t I? Things have changed. Rocco, I have discovered a new value in you."

A new... value?

Rocco pursed his lips, still fuming, but curiosity made him hold back from snapping further.

He had no intention of getting along with someone who spoke about people in terms of "value" and "pawns"—but he couldn’t deny that he was a little curious about what Ares saw in him.

"You possess a unique ’charm.’ Particularly when it comes to non-humans species, your ability to captivate is beyond exceptional. Your power could become a formidable weapon for our cause."

"A... charm?"

Rocco blinked his eyes, completely lost.

Ares who is still smiling, elaborated further.

"It is not a racial trait or a form of magic. It is an innate, pure talent."

"A... talent...? Uhh, I don’t really get what you’re talking about..."

"You have a natural gift for enthralling others. I want you to wield that power for our revolution."

Rocco already understood that, with his loved ones being held hostage, he had no real choice in this situation.

But still...

What was the right way to respond to an invitation that was basically a straight path to execution?

"Uhh... if I became your ally, what exactly would I have to do...?"

Alright.

Time to put Laxus’s scam techniques to good use.

He called it the "Wait, I Never Agreed to Anything, I’m Just Listening" Strategy—a sneaky little trick where he pretended to be on the fence while gathering as much information as possible.

He would act like he was considering the offer but never actually agree to it.

Laxus had fooled him with this tactic countless times, and only recently had Rocco started to catch on to how it worked.

He wasn’t sure if Ares would buy into his hesitant act, but surprisingly, the man didn’t resort to threats and simply continued speaking.

"I don’t intend to give you any difficult tasks. All you have to do is engage in conversation with the people we seek as allies and lower their guard."

Ah, so basically, they wanted him to be some kind of expert recruiter.

His job would be convincing people who are hesitated to join the rebellion—like a professional salesperson.

"Ahh, I see, I see. So I’m supposed to go around saying, ’Oh, come on! Just this once! Join now, and you’ll get a free membership! That’s right, absolutely no cost to join the rebellion today!’ That kind of thing?"

Yeah, no way. There’s no way I would do that.

"Uh, I think that’s impossible," Rocco admitted bluntly. "I’m, uh... really shy and kinda bad at talking to people."

Forget morals or loyalty—he wasn’t even considering that part.

He was just literally bad at socializing.

How was he supposed to convince people to join a revolution?

This was the same guy whose self-introduction as a kid was, "I’m Rocco, nine years old! My first friend was Mr. Bunny! Nice to meet you!"

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