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Noah truly had no impression whatsoever of Kagura from Mermaid Heel. He was certain he did not know this girl.
However, when he saw the name of the person in Mermaid Heel who had followed behind Kagura, wrapped head to toe in a black robe yet had cast teasing, mocking glances at him in the arena, Noah immediately remembered.
"So she joined Mermaid Heel?"
Noah looked at the information recorded in the documents in his hand, his thoughts stirring slightly.
"Could she be related to Kagura? Is that why Kagura acted that way toward me?"
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
"Fortunately, I'm not completely without clues. That makes investigating worthwhile."
Of course, although Noah had noticed Kagura, he did not care all that much.
After all, Kagura's gaze at him in the arena had been less obsession and more excessive scrutiny.
Compared to Kagura, Yukino's situation was far more concerning.
With that thought, Noah set aside the documents marked Mermaid Heel and pulled out the section marked Saber Tooth from the stack beside him.
After briefly flipping through Saber Tooth's information, Noah found Yukino's file.
"Yukino Aguria..."
—Yukino Aguria.
A member of Saber Tooth, she was a fairly well-known mage within the guild.
As everyone knew, the guild known as Saber Tooth had been nothing more than an obscure little guild seven years ago. It was only after they replaced their Guild Master and recruited five powerful mages that they soared to prominence throughout the Kingdom of Fiore.
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