"Don't be nervous."
Onigawara Rin noticed Seitenshi's discomfort and considerately leaned closer, pointing at the distant tower that soared into the clouds.
"That's the center of Orario, the Tower of Babel."
"Underneath that tower is where we're going today, the entrance to the Dungeon."
Onigawara Rin smiled and reassured her.
"Relax. During our first few days in Orario, we got pretty much the same treatment whenever we walked down the street."
"The people here are all Adventurers who live with their lives on the line. They're always bold about staring at people. They don't even know what subtlety means."
"You'll get used to it. Like our God said, there's no need to care about those pointless stares."
"You're a member of our Familia. Just hold your head high and walk forward."
Beside them, Sasamori Aya openly unleashed a terrifying pressure. The Adventurers who had drawn a little too close shuddered at once and looked away.
After the past few days of tempering, along with the confidence brought by last night's Falna update, Rin and the others had already become immune to these onlookers.
They also knew that as long as they made their Haimo Familia affiliation clear, coupled with the fearsome reputation they had earned over the past few days, these people would never actually dare approach and provoke them, whatever else they might do.
Hearing those words,
Seitenshi glanced at her composed companions beside her.
She felt a little more settled and nodded.
She took a deep breath.
She was just about to try to overcome her discomfort.
But then,
a rough shout suddenly came from farther down the street.
"Move! Everyone, move! What are you crowding around here for?"
The voice rang with authority.
The Adventurers who had been gathered on both sides of the road, brazenly looking