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As all of Orario descended into chaos and turmoil under the gods' whims, the sun gradually began to set, bringing dusk upon the world.
The city walls surrounding all of Orario radiated a powerful presence, their shadows stretching beneath the setting sun and giving off a heavy feeling.
Under such circumstances, Noah held Ais's hand and jogged all the way out of an alley, arriving beneath the enormous city wall.
Having been hunted by nearly every Familia in Orario and fleeing for an entire day, neither Noah nor Ais had a single drop of sweat on their faces. They appeared completely at ease.
"Alright." Noah released Ais's hand and rolled his arms.
"They won't catch us here, right?"
"Ah..." Ais let out a faint sound as she looked at the hand he had released, a sense of loss rising in her heart.
However, Ais had never been good at expressing her feelings, so naturally, no one noticed that slight emotional fluctuation.
Thus, Ais suppressed her disappointment and tilted her head in confusion as she looked at the enormous city wall before them.
"Why... did we come here?"
"Didn't I say so? I'm taking you somewhere!" Noah pointed at the city wall in front of them.
"That place is outside Orario!"
"Outside?" Ais froze, speaking as though she could hardly believe it.
"We're... going out?"
"Yeah." Noah nodded as if it were only natural.
"Is there a problem?"
Was there a problem?
Of course there was.
Orario was not a place one could enter and leave whenever one pleased.
Because it possessed the Dungeon, it was the most prosperous city in the entire world, without equal.
That was why it was known