(Heartfelt thanks to "World's End Ballad," "Creation of Heaven and Earth," "ysourmbeats," "Li Cishi," "Li Xing Meng Ke," "Mao Yu Xue Yun," "Q Yongjiang Yiku Q," "Dark Night, Heartless 52," "Dream of the Two-Dimensional World," "Super Rui," "Darkness of the World," "Fallen Wing Tears," "Dudu◎Little One," "Forgotten River Matinal," "NatsuDragnel," "Oppose Reincarnation," "Red Field Night Land," "Embarrassed Piggy," "Moonless Night Breath," "Qin," "Hinata-chan, Kawaii," and "Cloud Xiao, Snow Clear" for their rewards!)
In the end, even after making a fuss all night, Hestia still failed to pry anything out of Noah.
After all, if Noah told Hestia that his ability values had been stripped away for some reason, Hestia would definitely suffer a devastating blow and become utterly dejected.
There was no helping it. The ability values inscribed by a God were the equivalent of belonging for a Familia member, telling everyone which Familia they belonged to.
To Hestia, Noah's ability values being stripped away was practically no different from him leaving her Familia.
Furthermore, Hestia had personally inscribed Noah's ability values. He was also the first member of the Hestia Familia, the family member she treasured most. If she learned that his ability values had been stripped away, even temporarily, it would definitely hurt her deeply.
Ever since the War Game against the Apollo Familia, Hestia's possessiveness toward Noah had reached its peak. She absolutely would not allow any God to lay a finger on him. She guarded against Gods as if they were wolves, which showed just how important Noah was in her heart.
And now, out of nowhere, the ability values she had personally inscribed had been stripped away. Noah no longer possessed the Grace she had given him and was, for all intents and purposes, free. Setting aside the reasons behind it, that fact alone would