(Heartfelt thanks to 'Kong Cheng_Du Zou', 'Shadow Dusk', 'Pokémon', 'You Bi Ji Yue', 'World's End Ballad', and 'Yakumo Maki' for their rewards!)
Every time Noah descended into a world, the feeling was different.
Sometimes, it was like sitting on an invisible train and traveling along with it.
Sometimes, it was like taking an elevator.
Sometimes, it was like being thrown in by an invisible hand.
Other times, it was like floating in midair with nothing to brace against.
This time, however, Noah felt as though he had jumped into a bottomless sea. He could still breathe, but his entire body kept sinking.
Only when the sensation of solid ground beneath his feet came did Noah realize something.
He seemed to be sitting in an icy-cold chair.
Noah slowly opened his eyes.
At that very instant, a face appeared in his field of vision.
As though it intended to press right against Noah's face, it was extremely close.
"----!"
Noah jolted and hurriedly leaned back, putting some distance between himself and that face.
The owner of the face seemed startled by Noah's overly intense reaction as well. She quickly backed away, then half-knelt on the ground as though overwhelmed by the favor.
"My deepest apologies, Lord Noah. Did I frighten you?"
It was an exceptionally pleasant voice.
Only after hearing that voice did Noah somewhat come to his senses and clearly see the owner of it.
She was a young girl.
A very beautiful young girl.
A peerlessly beautiful girl, as though she had stepped out of a dream and accidentally wandered into reality.
As Noah looked at the stunning girl half-kneeling on the ground, fragments of information that had not originally belonged to him flashed through his mind, and an expression of understanding appeared on his face.
Without question, Noah