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Night gradually fell.
Noah left his room and headed toward where the girls in his team were, intending to have dinner with everyone.
"After thinking about it so much, I still haven't figured out what that Elf User called Red Lotus is after. Even her identity is shrouded in mystery."
According to Grayvas, she had first noticed Red Lotus's existence entirely by chance.
As mentioned before, merchants from the Skull Syndicate often infiltrated the academy city where Areishia Spirit Academy was located, selling Cursed Gear Crest implants to students desperate for power.
As the headmistress of Areishia Spirit Academy, Grayvas naturally could not turn a blind eye to this, so she had always arranged for people to monitor the Skull Syndicate's movements.
The Skull Syndicate's base was located in the Alphas Theocracy.
While monitoring the Skull Syndicate, Grayvas discovered Red Lotus's existence. She even discovered that Red Lotus was using the Skull Syndicate's channels to purchase Military Spirits in large quantities, locate lone and helpless Elf Users, and gather them all under her command.
Grayvas sensed something was wrong from Red Lotus's actions, and from then on, she had kept a close eye on Red Lotus's movements.
It was under those circumstances that Grayvas obtained intelligence that Red Lotus was preparing to participate in the Spirit Sword Dance Festival.
Realizing keenly that something terrible would surely happen if someone as dangerous as Red Lotus won the Spirit Sword Dance Festival, Grayvas finally began to feel anxious.
That was why Noah's appearance later gave Grayvas the idea of training him, having him participate in the Spirit Sword Dance