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As the winners of the Spirit Sword Dance Festival, Noah, Claire, Linse, Fianna, and Alice had all been accommodated in the Great Shrine as they waited for the evening's celebration.
After taking her leave, Reshia had already arranged for the Shrine Maidens of the Sacred Ritual Institute to prepare rooms for Noah's group.
Thus, Noah and the others immediately changed locations and came to the bedroom assigned to him.
However, at that moment, an exceedingly intricate and profound magic circle had been set up in the center of the spacious bedroom.
Small altars stood around the magic circle.
A burning candle rested atop each altar.
And at the center of the magic circle, an elf girl with waist-length, sky-blue hair like flowing water lay asleep on the floor, her expression tranquil.
Looking at the elf girl lying on the floor, Claire, Linse, Fianna, and Alice exchanged glances.
"Hey, Noah." Fianna could not help asking.
"Is this child really the Water Spirit King?"
"How would I know?" Noah answered with extreme irresponsibility.
"Ren said so when she saw this child, and the Calamity Spirit Princess tried desperately to kill her from the very beginning. I had a hard time protecting her. If you tell me she isn't the Water Spirit King, even I'll complain, you know?"
Although he said that, Noah was basically certain that this elf girl was the Water Spirit King.
Not only had Ren, who had once seen the Water Spirit King in the True Shrine and freed her, guaranteed it, but when the elf girl's memories had been stimulated in the abandoned capital,