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"Is there any wish you want to fulfill at the Spirit Sword Dance Festival?"
The sudden question made Noah pause slightly in the middle of enjoying his meal. He looked up at Linse Laurenhrost in confusion.
"Why are you suddenly asking something like that?"
"Because I find it incredible," Linse Laurenhrost said bluntly.
"You're the only male Elf User, yet your sword dance is on par with Ren Ashbell's. You're exceptionally strong, and your contracted spirit is even a highest-ranking humanoid spirit. You could be said to possess every possible advantage, but no one had ever heard of someone like you on the continent before. Logically speaking, given how unusual you are, it should have been impossible for you to stay hidden until now."
In fact, that was one of the reasons Grayvas had been so surprised by the appearance of Noah, a male Elf User.
As the only male Elf User besides Solomon, Noah had more than enough reason to draw the attention of the entire Austia Empire, even the entire continent. Yet he had somehow remained undiscovered until reaching this age. It was truly unbelievable.
"If you had hidden your identity all this time because you were like the Demon King and wanted to avoid suspicion, that would be understandable. But then why did you suddenly appear at this academy and even go so far as to expose the identity you had kept hidden?" Linse Laurenhrost spoke as though laying out a perfectly logical argument.
"When I think about it, the only reason I can imagine for you exposing your identity is