Saiba poses, grinning widely. All the Adventurers' gazes are aimed at him.
Suddenly, one person bursts through the door. The wooden entrance slamming open and a ray of light blindingly shining outward. The Adventurers, that previously had their gazes fixed on Saiba, quickly change their focus to the new factor in the room.
The light fades revealing a man standing. He stands firm, covered with a glimmering set of metal armor. His head is uncovered, exposing his shaggy, golden hair, ashy, gray eyes, and his bright, flashy smile.
The man announces in a booming voice,
"Hey, hey, hey! Yours truly has arrived-"
His introduction is cut short as someone pounds his head while shouting,
"Stop being so loud, Captain!"
It's a woman with long, purple hair and crimson, red eyes. On the other side, another woman cheers,
"Yeah! Yeah! Really beat it into him!"
This one has orange hair tied into twintails and jade, green eyes. Creeping out from behind, a third woman shyly mumbles,
"C-Come on, you two..."
She has short, blue hair and sapphire eyes with glasses covering them. The attendant from before has an even more shocked expression as he shouts,
"I-I-It's the [Man with a Body like Earth and a Smile like Lightning]! [The Steel-Hearted Knight]! [The Ultimate Warlord]! A [Knight-Class] and [89-Star] Adventurer! The 3rd Adventurer! Samuel Thomas-Clarendon!"
Saiba catches a glimpse of him as he thinks,
"Talk about titles... and those girls... Is that like... his harem..? Wait, forget about that! The 3rd Adventurer!?"
All at once, the Adventurers make their move and crowd around Samuel. They stare at him like a celebrity.
The girls accompanying him surround Samuel, holding off the horde. Disregarding the Adventurers, Samuel continues forward, cutting through the people. He stops in front of Saiba and asks,
"Hey! I heard you were the new 10th Adventurer! AND you're the Legendary Hero too! It looks like I came at a perfect time!"
Saiba looks up as Samuel is much larger than him, in both height and build. Saiba replies,
"Uh, yeah.... that's- I mean, yes! I am, in fact, the 10th Adventurer and the legendary hero, Saiba Okumura! It's a pleasure to meet you, Samuel!"
Saiba reaches his hand out and Samuel matches it with his own, shaking it. He shouts,
"Ha! I like this one! He's funny! We're gonna be good friends!"
Saiba thinks,
"I don't know if he's complimenting me or looking down on me..."
Samuel turns his gaze a little as he calls out,
"You're here too!? Long time no se-"
He gets cut off Lily looks down while saying,
"It's nice to meet you as well!"
A little discouraged, Samuel continues,
"We've already met! What are you-"
Once again, a little sterner, Lily interrupts,
"It's nice to meet you as well!"
Confused, Samuel replies,
"I-It's nice to meet you too! I guess..."
The attendant butts in asking,
"Wh-What brings you here, Mr. Clarendon?"
He answers,
"Oh, don't worry about me! Just thought I would stop by and see how the Haven was doing! It was a good thing I did!"
He turns around and begins walking away while calling out,
"I'm glad to see everything's going well! And, kid! Good luck out there! Don't get too comfortable now that you're in the Top 10!"
The purple hair girl smacks him on the head again while angrily shouting,
"That was it!? You said you had business here!"
Samuel rubs the back of his head and mumbles,
"My bad..."
They leave the Haven as the crowd of Adventurers follow before being stopped by the large doors. Saiba mutters,
"He seems like a good guy... A little out there, but a good guy at least..."
Saiba turns to Lily and asks,
"It seemed like he knew who you were. Are you sure you two haven't met before?"
Lily crosses her arms, pouting, and answers,
"N-Nope! He probably mistook me for someone else!"
Saiba mutters,
"I see..."
Saiba suddenly gets slapped on the back as Lazaro pops up, saying,
"How does it feel, Mr. 10th Adventurer? I'm not gonna say I wasn't expecting you to be in the Top 10, but I was still surprised when it actually happened! You put Aldrich in his place too!"
Saiba mumbles,
"Yeah, yeah... Anyways! Let's get going! Let's show those Underworld monsters what we're made of!"
Lily and Lazaro nod at him agreeing. Saiba begins walking toward the exit with newfound confidence.
Nearing the exits, the ground shudders as it's accompanied by loud explosions. Two more follow as the Haven fills with unease.
Before anyone can react, the roof of the Haven comes crashing down. Glass shards and rubble trickle down and the surrounding area becomes engulfed in flame. Screams come from every direction as the city falls into a state of panic.
Saiba is frozen as he thinks,
"What's happening!?"