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Noah slightly raised his eyelids and looked at Bert, who was glaring at him with a fierce expression. Unlike the other members of the Loki Familia, Bert's hostility toward him was painfully obvious, leaving Noah deeply puzzled.
Why did this guy bear such intense hostility toward him?
Could it have something to do with the young Cat Person and the four Pallums who had attacked him not long ago?
While Noah was lost in thought, Tiona spoke beside him in an unhappy tone.
"Hey, Bert, what are you getting so worked up about?"
"Hah? Why are you asking something so obvious?" Bert did not even glance at Tiona. He continued glaring at Noah, showing no mercy with his words.
"A guy who hasn't even received a blessing forced back Lv.5 Ais? Do you really think us Lv.5s are made of clay?"
"Oh?" Finn spoke indifferently.
"So, Bert, you don't believe it?"
"Of course not." Bert showed no concern that the person involved was standing right in front of him as he sneered.
"How could I possibly believe such an obvious lie?"
At Bert's words, Tiona and Tione's expressions darkened.
Even Ais slightly furrowed her brows as she looked at Bert.
"I wasn't lying."
There was no doubt that the news of Noah forcing Ais back without receiving a blessing had been brought back to the Loki Familia by Loki, Ais, Tiona, and Tione.
If Bert doubted it, wasn't he saying that Ais and the others were lying?
"Afterward, we saw his status too," Tione spoke up.
"Loki personally told us that all of his abilities were