(Please! Friends! We've been pushed down the rankings!)
While Black Rabbit, Asuka, and Yō were fooling around in a chaotic heap, Leticia and Pest stepped forward at the same time, coming before Noah.
"Master." Leticia asked with some concern.
"Are you really all right?"
"Is there some trouble you can't handle?" Pest likewise looked at Noah.
"Do you need our help?"
"No, it's just a minor problem. You don't need to worry about it." Noah shook his head.
"Rather than worrying about me, Pest, what matters more is that you focus on improving yourself."
"I... I know." Pest frowned slightly and spoke helplessly.
"Anyway, I'm not going to hold you back."
"I never said you were holding me back." Noah said with a wry smile.
"It's just that things are a little chaotic right now. First there was Azi Dahaka, then gods and Buddhas filling the skies. Who knows what will happen next? At a time like this, if you have an opportunity to improve yourself, you should seize it. That way, you'll be better able to deal with things in the future."
"Master is right." Leticia nodded in agreement.
"Pest, you should focus on improving yourself. That will be the greatest help you can give Master."
Naturally, Pest understood something that simple, and could only nod.
Only then did Noah look toward Asuka and Yō, who were still tugging Black Rabbit's rabbit ears and making her cry out repeatedly.
"All right, all right, you should all go out. There's no point in crowding around here. Go do your own things."
The moment Noah finished speaking, Leticia and Pest spoke in unison.
"Will you be all right?"
"What could possibly be wrong?" Noah shrugged.
"You know what I'm capable of."
"Th-That's right!" Black Rabbit hurriedly broke free from Asuka and