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Beneath the night sky, the breathtakingly beautiful Goddess floated in midair as though standing against the wind, her waist-length silver hair, pale as moonlight, drifting freely. The sight was exceptionally beautiful.
Looking at Athena floating in midair beneath the night sky, Noah had not expected to reunite with her so suddenly under such circumstances.
"After all, you are Athena. I thought you would definitely reclaim the Serpent's power in my possession through an open, straightforward challenge." Noah looked directly at Athena.
"I just didn't expect things to turn out this way."
"If circumstances permitted, I would not wish to do this either." Athena seemed to agree with Noah's feelings and shook her head regretfully.
"If possible, I would also like to savor our fated bond little by little before slowly harvesting its fruit. But now, circumstances no longer permit me to continue taking things so slowly."
"Circumstances don't permit it?" Noah paused slightly and spoke in confusion.
"What does that mean?"
At those words, Athena unexpectedly fell silent. Only after a while did she turn her head to look into the distance, as though gazing at something beyond the reach of sight, and say this.
"Ever since I sensed the Serpent's aura and came to this land at the eastern edge, I have often detected unrest in the air. It is a sign that turmoil is about to arise in this land."
Athena was both the Goddess of Wisdom and the war Goddess who governed warfare.
Her nature