บท 753: Obstacle

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"So you think that the hero had something to do with that crowd?"

Emilia hummed thoughtfully. 'Well, I'm not really sure, but… weren't some of those 'random' people a bit too malicious? Other than the hero and the two of us, probably no one else knows just how much one's progress within Arcadia really matters at this point, so how can they care so much?'

Of course, it was entirely possible for some people to be just overreacting and making a mountain out of a molehill, but Emilia would rather be more cautious and overestimate her enemy than the other way around.

No matter how intelligent or cunning the hero might be, there was no way for him to really know who she was and what she was really capable of. He might not even know how exactly she managed to get ahead of him, which could actually be the real reason behind his 'provocation'.