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As they watched the figure gradually emerge in full from the sea of flames and walk toward them, the members of the Purgatory Apostles all fell silent.
"It really is him," Guren muttered.
"Big brother?" Muuya exclaimed in surprise.
"It's him?" Lili's expression tightened.
"A male Elf User?" Sarah was furious at her own bedraggled state. Only then did she look at Noah, her eyes widening in surprise.
Naturally, the Alphas Theocracy had not failed to take notice of Noah's appearance.
After all, the only male Elf User in history had been Demon King Solomon.
Not long ago, when Noah had appeared as a male Elf User, the upper ranks of the Alphas Theocracy had been ecstatic, believing that the Demon King had reincarnated within Noah.
It was only later, when Guren exposed that Ren Ashbell was the true Demon King, that the Alphas Theocracy's higher-ups cast Noah aside and stopped paying him any attention.
Even so, they had still gathered some intelligence on him.
Therefore, Sarah knew of Noah's existence and also knew that Ren's purpose in participating in the Spirit Sword Dance Festival was him.
At that thought, Sarah's eyes shifted slightly, and a sinister glint appeared in her gaze as she looked at Noah.
(Since Ren Ashbell cares about him so much, if I can capture him...)
The instant that thought surfaced in Sarah's heart, a gaze abruptly locked onto her.
In that moment, Sarah felt as though some terrifying existence had fixed its eyes on her. Every pore on her body seemed to explode open.
Then Sarah realized.
The male Elf User standing against the backdrop of flames