The adventurers in the guild threw glances my way, but none dared to approach.

That was mainly because the two people guarding me were far too intimidating.

According to the old man, Karl was emitting a threatening aura that kept the adventurers at bay. They probably didn’t have the guts to come closer.

‘Is there really such a thing as an aura?’
<Of course. Those who have reached a certain level can suppress others with just their gaze.>

I listened to the old man’s tales of his past, where he ruled the battlefield just by his presence, with one …