This is how the world is.

"Why don't you try setting up your tent again?"

Aria's voice was filled with cold fury as her violet eyes glowed intensely.

"Y-Y-You!!"

The man who had spoken earlier stumbled back, his trembling finger pointing at her.

"Are you looking for a fight!?"

He shouted.

"And what if we are?"

Aria questioned back, and as if to support their friend, both Sarah and Lyra pulled the strings of their bows, their arrows pointing at the townsfolk they once protected.

The soldiers grabbed the hilts of their swords, prepared to make a move the moment something went wrong. Their bonds, sensing the danger, had already come out from their Sanctuaries and growled at their potential enemies.

The two sides stared at each other, both trying to come up with a strategy that would lead them to victory.

The women were confident in their skill, while the soldiers were confident in their numbers.

The tension in the air rose, then suddenly,