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Across all the great mythological systems, there were only two divine shields named Aegis.
One belonged to Zeus, king of the gods in Greek Mythology.
Thus, that shield was also known as the Aegis of Zeus.
The other belonged to Athena and was one of her divine tools.
To explain it using the worldview of the Nasuverse, if every Heroic Spirit's Treasure Tool symbolized that Heroic Spirit and was limited to the myths they possessed in life, then Athena's symbol was this shield.
—Aegis.
A legendary shield belonging solely to Athena, embedded with the head of Gorgon Medusa and bearing the Gorgon's visage, capable of turning anything gazed upon by its eyes into cold stone.
Even now, Athena still wielded that shield.
Of course, the Aegis Athena currently used was merely an Authority manifested through Divine Power.
In other words, Athena could use her Authority to manifest the Aegis she wielded in mythological legend, and others could likewise use similar methods to wield replicas of that divine shield.
Yet Athena repeatedly scrutinized the shield Noah was currently holding in one hand.
She held an identical shield in her own hand.
As she continued examining the shield in Noah's grasp, Athena had no choice but to admit something.
That shield was absolutely no replica.
The extraordinary eyesight of the Goddess of Wisdom allowed Athena to easily recognize the ancient divine aura on that shield.
It could not possibly be a replica.
But neither could that shield possibly be the genuine