"No way, she's actually here!"
"I saw that healing just now, that thing can't be done by a normal healer!"
"Is that really the infamous S-rank healer?"
"Wait, let me see, let me see!"
"Oh angelic queen, grace us with your divine power!"
"Kyahhh! Viola, I'm your fan!"
The moment her name was shouted, the atmosphere shifted completely.
What had been shock turned into frenzy.
The crowd surged forward all at once, people pushing and squeezing past one another just to get closer. Phones were raised, hands reached out, voices overlapped into a chaotic storm of admiration and desperation.
Viola's breath caught.
This was bad.
She took a step back, instinctively pulling her mask up again, but it was already too late. Too many had seen and recognized her.
She turned, trying to slip away through a gap in the crowd, but more people flooded in from behind. Every direction she looked, there were faces, eager and overwhelming, closing in on her space.
"I just need a picture!"
