PS. Here was the May Day update. Don't rush off to have fun after reading—remember to cast a vote first. Starting now, Qidian's 515 Fan Festival offered double rewards, and there were other events with red packet giveaways worth checking out too!
(It was the first day of the month! Friends! Please give this book your guaranteed votes!)
After returning to the Throne Room, everyone held a small party to celebrate Izayoi's successful awakening.
It was not until nightfall that everyone gradually dispersed and returned to their respective rooms.
Noah likewise parted ways with Leticia and Pest before returning to his own room.
The moment he entered, Noah shut the door and took a handkerchief from his arms.
There were traces of blood on that handkerchief.
They were, unmistakably, Izayoi's blood.
"Clang—!"
Amid a burst of platinum light, Athena's figure slowly emerged beside Noah.
The instant she appeared, Athena stared at the bloodstained handkerchief just as Noah did.
Then Athena said something.
"That human called Izayoi seems to have something special about him."
That was obvious beyond question.
The strange stir that had suddenly arisen within Noah when he came into contact with Izayoi's blood was proof of it.
"But what exactly was that reaction?" Athena asked with great interest.
"Could that human called Izayoi have some connection to you?"
"No, Izayoi has no special connection to me." Noah gazed at the bloodstains on the handkerchief in his hand, recalling the stir within his body as his brow furrowed slightly.
"That reaction did not seem to have come from me myself. Rather, something inside me reacted to Izayoi's blood."
"Something inside you?" Athena fell into thought.
This was not the first time something like this had happened.
For example, in the world of Highschool DxD, when Noah encountered Issei Hyodo,