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"Mm..."
Inside one of the rooms at Nanayuu Shrine, Noah sat on the bed, tightly gripping a Silver Dagger in his hand. After pondering for a while, he converted the energy source within his body into Shin'i Source, extracted threads of divine power, and poured them into the Silver Dagger.
Yet, under the infusion of divine power, the Silver Dagger, which was Noah's Spirit Armament, showed no reaction whatsoever. Not even a trace of its usual dazzling radiance appeared.
After trying several times, Noah let out a troubled sigh.
"Est still hasn't woken up, huh?"
During the Demon Lord Alliance's assault on the City of Blazing Flames in Little Garden's 54545th Outer Gate, Noah had used the curse-breaking ability of the Demon Slayer to free Leticia from the dragon's back, then amplified it repeatedly through the incarnation of the Dragon Emperor.
Because the amplified power had been too overwhelming, Est had fallen into slumber afterward and had yet to awaken.
At first, Noah had been somewhat worried about Est's condition. Only after sensing her state through their spirit contract did he feel slightly relieved.
Simply put, Est's slumber was not because she could not withstand Noah's power. Rather, Noah's power had stimulated Est's original power, causing it to gradually awaken.
As the strongest Sword Elf, Est's true power was anything but simple.
Once, in the Elemental Spirit World, Est belonged neither to the camp of the Five Great Spirit Kings nor to the camp of the Dark Spirit