Unexpected allies

Knowing not the local customs and etiquette beyond the few short lessons Chihiro found the time to give me, all I could do was follow in his steps, always keeping myself just a few feet away from the man's back.

Initially, I thought the open hostility the locals of this place revealed without any qualms would soon cease, turning into a general agreement to just ignore my existence. Sadly, this was nothing more than my hopeful delusion, as people's curious stares only continued to grow in number and intensity as we moved up the massive stairs toward the main building's entrance.

The situation only changed once we finally got inside, only for the maids and butlers of this place to instantly invade our personal space, quickly separating our small group of three before leading each one of us in a different direction.