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The next day...
In a pink room within the Mole Class dormitory at Areishia Spirit Academy, gentle sunlight streamed in through the window, falling right across Noah's face as he lay on the sofa. The glare gradually roused him from his sleep.
"Is it morning already?"
Rather unusually, Noah was still somewhat drowsy when he woke up. His mind was unclear and foggy.
It could not be helped. Too much had happened yesterday.
Yesterday, Noah had already spent an entire day diligently practicing his control over Spirit Armament in order to coordinate with Est. Then there had been Ren's sudden attack and the matter of forming a team with Claire and Linse Laurenhrost. By the time he finally got the chance to sleep, it had been very late. Naturally, he was sleepier than usual and not quite clear-headed.
Of course, unclear-headed as he was, Noah was not about to go back to sleep.
"After all, there's a team match this morning."
Now that the team had been formed, Noah naturally had to enter the competition for Areishia Spirit Academy's rankings.
Only by winning the academy-arranged matches, earning the corresponding points, and placing among the top three on the rankings could Noah qualify to participate in the Spirit Sword Dance Festival.
And today, Noah would be facing his first team match.
There was no way Noah would make such a low-level mistake as losing an important match without even fighting because he had gone back to sleep.
With that thought, Noah reached out and patted his cheeks. Just as he was about to throw back the blanket and