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After Est and Albedo's little tussle, Noah had been left in a sorry state, but admittedly, his mood had improved quite a bit.
Though he still felt deeply guilty about Shalltear, Noah had never been the type to wallow endlessly. He understood that self-reproach and guilt alone would not change the current situation.
Thus, after Est and Albedo's squabble, Noah pulled himself together somewhat and suppressed his guilt toward Shalltear.
No matter what, the first priority was restoring Shalltear to normal.
Once Shalltear recovered, he could make it up to her then.
With that in mind, Noah finally composed himself and left the bedroom.
"How is it?"
In the office, Noah sat in a black leather chair and looked across the luxurious desk before him at Demiurge, who stood in front of him.
"Did you find any Slane Theocracy ambushes around Shalltear?"
After Shalltear had been subjected to mind control, she had been left directly where she was, alone without having received any commands.
Shalltear's current state was like that of a monster that appeared in the wild in a game.
As long as someone approached her, she would attack.
As long as someone attacked her, she would retaliate.
But if she was ignored and bypassed, Shalltear would, like a monster appearing in the wild in a game, simply remain in one place without reacting at all.
This state had occurred because Shalltear had not received any orders from her controller after being subjected to mind control.
Earlier, Albedo had guessed that Shalltear had not received any orders because her final counterattack had defeated her