Everyone in the town knew that an attack was coming at one point or another. Thanks to Bubble's news industry, he had spread reports about what had happened on the day of the wedding.
How Sha Mo had called out the Dark Magus, making it clear to everyone that he was his enemy and he would get rid of him.
The quotes from Belil were also said, and although Bubble did his best to interpret them in the news report, everyone was more so guessing about his plan.
Was Belil really going to abandon a new member of his joint family along with his daughter?
The Dark Magus was a famous Alchemist that could be useful to any of the big clans. Why would the Neverfall Clan allow such a person to slip through their fingers?
Because of these types of thoughts, the citizens of the place were hoping that it wouldn't be true, that a fight wouldn't happen on their grounds.