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If anyone said Noah did not care about Kana's unusual behavior, that would definitely be a lie.
Though they were not as close as Erza and Gray, Kana had also been Noah's childhood friend, a companion who had grown up with him. How could he possibly not care about her strange behavior?
So after that, Noah had always wanted to talk to Kana again.
Who knew whether Kana had somehow learned of Noah's intentions, but over the following week, she did not show her face at the guild even once.
Noah had even gone to Kana's home to look for her, only to find that she seemed to be absent as well, leaving him no choice but to give up helplessly.
Later, Noah learned that Kana had actually been staying temporarily at Lucy's house during that week, and after that came news that Kana and Lucy had formed a team.
With no other options, Noah could only give up and take things one step at a time.
After all, aside from Kana's matter, Noah still had many other things to deal with.
For example, after learning that something major was certain to happen on Tenrou Island, Noah naturally needed to conduct quite a bit of investigation and preparation.
For another, since nearly all of Fairy Tail's elite members would be leaving the guild for Tenrou Island, Fairy Tail's defenses would be at an unprecedented low. Noah also needed to inspect Fairy Tail's defensive system.
Previously, in order to prevent Fairy Tail from being destroyed by enemies taking advantage of an opportunity again, Noah had inscribed countless runes into the building materials during the guild's