Noah halted his actions, his gaze narrowed in response to the unwelcome voice that had disrupted his focus. Ishii, sensing Noah's scrutiny, was filled with alarm, a foreboding sense of impending doom washing over him as he briefly locked eyes with Noah's dread-instilling gaze. Instinctively, Ishii gripped his sword, unlike the others who retreated in fear. Noah's gaze turned intrigue when he saw this, even more so when he could subtly see small sharp objects begin to wrap around the girl from before.
He had finally noticed that these two also had the same type of outfit as him. Granted that they had more items to loot since they were groups and that meant more chest. They still had to fight a decent amount to receive a high enough tier chest to obtain it.
After being intrigued by the two people's reaction, he unknowingly had a smile. It was nice to meet people with the mentality of surviving and the courage to back it up.