Vincent looked at the people noticing their approach. It appeared about forty people were gathering, and most were men. There were no children in sight. They were probably hiding as a group of unknown people approached their village.
The group of villagers formed a few rows with an old man in the front. The old man presented himself as the village elder and asked who they were.
Vincent flashed his adventurer's card and pointed at the star icon to immediately make the villager know he was a man the Adventurers Guild had an eye on.
The villagers smiled upon seeing the star and the strong-looking Sakura wearing a hood. Her painted green skin was visible enough to make the villagers think she was a strange hobgoblin.
The new appearance of a group of adventurers that weren't all bark and no bite caused the villagers to feel that their problem would be solved soon.