(Heartfelt thanks to 'Book Friend from Wanwan', 'Lonely Lactic Acid Lord', 'Yan Ai Ai', and '3.14do' for their tips!)
"W-What happened?"
"What's going on?"
"Is there a fire?"
"Quick! Go take a look!"
The building's gate, violently blasted apart by the beam of magic power, really did look as though it were on fire. Layers of flames rose up, and a burst of panicked noise and uncontrollable commotion came from within.
Yet Noah, the culprit behind it all, merely withdrew the dazzling magic circle rippling before his palm. His face, illuminated by the firelight, remained utterly calm.
Lili, who had watched the whole thing happen, was completely dumbfounded. When she finally came to her senses, she shouted at Noah in shock.
"Lord Noah? What on earth are you doing?!"
"What?" Noah replied absentmindedly.
"Don't you hate this Familia? Are you actually feeling sorry for them?"
"Lili isn't feeling sorry for them! She's shocked!" Lili cried anxiously.
"Does Lord Noah want to start a conflict between Familias? Aren't you afraid the Guild will shut you down?!"
Since anyone who joined a Familia could obtain the power known as a Blessing, Orario often saw plenty of adventurers who acted as though they were above the law.
The unease those adventurers, who became reckless the moment they gained power, brought to ordinary residents naturally could not be ignored.
In order to allow ordinary citizens of Orario to live here peacefully, the Guild had established relevant laws and regulations.
Once someone made it onto the Guild's dangerous individuals list because of certain incidents, they could be stripped of their adventurer qualifications, depending on the punishment, and no longer be allowed to enter or leave the Dungeon.
The Guild might even contact their Familia and have its patron deity expel those dangerous individuals from the