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Amid the cheers of the entire arena, Noah carried the unconscious Jura back to Lamia Scale's contestant area and left him in their care.
Only then did he leave under Lyon and Sherria's awed, admiring gazes, returning to his own team's area amid his companions' laughter and cheers.
Watching Noah smile as he was surrounded by his companions, the mages from the other guilds also looked at him with reverence.
Many people had actually heard the rumors about Noah long ago.
But that had been seven years ago.
Time was always merciless.
Seven years was quite a long time.
At the very least, it was enough to make people forget much of someone's former glory.
There was a saying: seeing was believing, hearing was doubting.
After seven years had passed, even though many people knew that Noah had once killed one of the Ten Wizard Saints, if they had not seen it with their own eyes, it was merely a rumor and could not inspire reverence.
Not to mention that when Jose was killed, Noah had not personally acted at all. Instead, Golden Wolf Beo, who had still been fused with his soul at the time, had dealt with Jose.
Therefore, in other people's eyes, Noah might have merely been a mage who had relied on a powerful summoned beast to achieve his former glory.
But now, things were different.
Before everyone's eyes, Noah had not only personally defeated one of the Ten Wizard Saints, but had not suffered even the slightest injury throughout the entire battle. He had even looked fairly relaxed.
With that,