After his chat with Monte, Rocky brought Liliya back to the City Lord's Mansion.
In his view, this meeting with Monte had been a success, because he had said all he could, and it was apparent that Monte had been touched; Rocky felt that was enough.
However, in the eyes of some, his meeting with Monte had not been successful at all, and it had yielded nothing, since he had not convinced Monte to become his subordinate.
The reason was quite simple: what Rocky could offer now was just too little.
Even so, Rocky still believed he had moved Monte, because he had seen reluctance in Monte's eyes. Although this Beastman had lost an arm and repeatedly said he would be content to live a peaceful life, his gaze was still filled with unwillingness.
This reluctance made Rocky feel that there was still something to discuss with Monte.
His thought was correct.
Because Monte was indeed very reluctant, and it was this reluctance that made him not immediately reject Rocky.
