The situation appeared uncomfortable for the man as it seemed like he was being forced to join the Hero Group.
Observing his demeanor, it was clear that he was searching for someone.
His head turned left and right until his gaze landed on us.
"Oh, don't look this way," whispered Fat softly.
Our eyes met with the man's, and his face lit up with joy upon seeing us.
Quickly, we averted our gazes elsewhere, hoping to end the eye contact.
Clearly, neither of us wanted that level of attention.
The man started moving towards us, accompanied by the people who seemed problematic to us.
In an attempt to avoid them, we swiftly moved in the opposite direction.
We could hear a distant voice calling out our names.
"Raqnid, Fat, wait up!" the man shouted.
Alas, there was no escaping this situation, as it turned out the man demanding our attention was our dear friend Sora.
The two of us turned towards Sora, pretending as if we had no knowledge of what was happening.
"Oh, Sora, where have you been? We've been searching for you," Fat spoke, choosing his words carefully to avoid drawing negative attention from the people behind Sora.
We approached Sora and whispered the real situation to him.
"Hey, Sora, is it true? Are you really joining the Hero Group?"
Sora's expression seemed confused upon hearing our words.
We started to grow concerned...
Suddenly, a man approached the three of us from behind while we were in the midst of our conversation.