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And so, the first night after arriving in Hakoniwa City passed rather slowly.
In one of the rooms in No Name's main building, Noah woke as the gentle morning sunlight streamed in through the window.
Coming to Hakoniwa City, where gods and Buddhas were everywhere and Divine Beasts were as common as dogs, had not subjected Noah to any hardship severe enough to leave him exhausted in bed, unable to wake from sleep.
After all, even though Hakoniwa City had so many bug-level existences, it was impossible to run into them everywhere in this lowest seven-digit class.
Encountering a White Yaksha on his very first day here had already been surprising enough.
As for the likes of Jald, they did not even count as trouble. They were merely a diversion.
So after waking up, Noah merely stretched and had no intention of going back to sleep.
However, the moment Noah stretched, he immediately felt that something was off.
"Hm?"
The sudden sense of unease made Noah stop stretching. He tilted his head and pondered in confusion for a moment before finally realizing where that strange feeling came from.
Noah threw back the covers, only to find that the familiar sight he had expected was nowhere to be seen.
"What's going on?" Noah frowned slightly and began looking around.
"Where's Est?"
Normally, in the morning, Est would take human form and slip into Noah's bed.
But today, Est had not only failed to crawl into Noah's bed—she had