Hearing this, Alicia finally let out a sigh of relief. She lay back down on Gwen, rubbing her little face against his cheek.
Having nearly thought she was about to lose the man beside her, Alicia only wanted to hold him quietly like this and calm the panic in her heart.
However, hearing Alicia's words, Gwen smiled and suddenly said:
"Well... it wouldn't be entirely accurate to say I'm completely fine."
"Hm?"
Alicia opened her eyes and met Gwen's smiling gaze, unsure what else could be wrong.
"I owe you an enormous debt again, my dear Aili."
Meeting the girl's adorably innocent gaze, Gwen felt his heart melt. He released the lock of pink hair from his fingertips and gently pinched her pretty little cheek.
"That was originally a gift Noah gave you, wasn't it?
But you gave it to me."
Although Gwen's strength had already reached the standard after defeating his Inner Demon, there was still one crucial key he lacked to evolve from Nexus into Noah.
Yet during the final step of Gwen's transformation, that key had appeared exactly where it needed to, making the emergence of Wingless Noah a natural outcome.
"Mm-hm~?"
Hearing that, Alicia puffed out her chest and moved a little closer, letting Gwen feel the girl's softness and beauty. A smug smile appeared on her lovely face.
"Isn't that only natural?
What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine."
The girl's warm breath, carrying the scent of some unknown flower, brushed against his face, making Gwen feel even more keenly that they were a couple deeply in love.
"If you put it that way, then I won't hold back."
Gwen directly reached out, wrapped an arm around the girl's slender waist, and pulled her into his embrace...
Meanwhile,