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At that moment, Kagura and Millianna, who had been discussing something, also noticed Noah and Erza entering the park and turned their gazes toward them.
"Little Erza." Millianna happily waved at Erza, then looked at Noah and gave him a mischievous wink.
"Little Noah, you finally came."
"Don't call me Little Noah." Noah spoke helplessly.
"Unlike us, you weren't frozen in time for seven years. You're seven years older now, so why are you still this mischievous?"
"Precisely because seven years have passed, I'm older than you now. Isn't it only right for me to call you Little Noah?" Millianna giggled.
"Besides, I've always been like this. After all, energy is the strongest."
Noah could not help but smile at that, though he did not truly dislike it.
Seeing that Noah did not seem particularly surprised, Erza was instead puzzled.
"Noah, did you already know that Millianna joined Mermaid Heel?"
"I only found out yesterday," Noah explained.
"After passing the preliminaries, I asked Grandpa to gather information on the eight teams participating in the Grand Magic Games. That was when I learned that Millianna had joined Mermaid Heel."
Likewise, that was when Noah learned that the Black Robed Figure in Mermaid Heel was Millianna.
So, when Erza asked Noah to come meet someone with such a delighted expression, Noah guessed that Erza had discovered Millianna's true identity.
"What the heck." Erza spoke somewhat irritably.
"If you already knew about Millianna, why did you have me investigate her?"
"I told you, I only found out after I went back and asked Grandpa