Hilbert did not feel any hatred toward Ruth's decision.
He was, in fact, someone who lived with a very clear head, only that he occasionally liked to lie to himself.
So he knew he had no right to resent others for not regarding Gilbert as that important on Gilbert's behalf.
To put it more harshly, even Gilbert himself would not be able to complain about this.
In this world, as long as there were people willing to keep him alive while making all kinds of calculations, Gilbert, besides accepting his fate, really had no one he could blame.
No, the only thing he could blame was his own lack of strength, which meant he could only become a pawn that had crossed the river on the board… even though these pieces were all protected by Preserving Spells and would not shatter when captured, they could only stay in the base camp, blankly watching the splendor of others.
