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Honestly, if they really counted it, Noah and Yuri had known each other for a pitifully short time.
After all, Noah had only spent seven short days adapting to his Authorities in this world.
In other words, it had only been roughly seven days since Noah returned to this world.
Naturally, Noah and Yuri had only known each other for seven short days.
Yet, quite a lot had happened during those seven days.
First, Godslayers had come to this country.
Then, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, whom the Elders of the Hidden World had imprisoned, broke free from his bindings.
After that, transcendent beings beyond the reach of humanity—Luo Hao, Athena, Alec, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the others—appeared one after another on this island nation, setting off successive waves of chaos.
Now, even the Last King, a hero who appeared only at the end of the world yet also brought about that end, had awakened, creating a disaster that the entire world could not ignore.
With one event after another piling up, it was simply too heavy a burden for a shrine maiden who had merely been guarding a small shrine seven days ago.
Noah even remembered Yuri's fearful and apprehensive attitude when he had first met her seven days ago.
Later, Noah learned from Toma Amakasu that Yuri had suffered an unpleasant experience because of Woban in the past, leaving her excessively afraid of Godslayers.
However, even so, despite knowing that Noah was a Godslayer and seeing that he was seriously injured, Yuri had still chosen not to