Did the author forget that the whole reason why MC left the last town was because he caught the attention of nobles...and now he's getting himself involved with nobles again?
Ugh, this is why I dislike a lot of anime, or even people out there irl!
If you are worried about something, or even more so, worried about a person, ASK!!!
Just keeping silent and see where it all end is not going to help them, or you and worse, could lead to things escalating, when you could have helped earlier, if only you'd just aks what was going on!
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Oh well, let's see what happens in the next chapter(s).