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Noah did not know why Freyja harbored such immense hostility toward Ais.
However, that ugly woman's strength was beyond question.
An absolute first-class adventurer.
A genuine Lv.5.
There was not the slightest bit of exaggeration.
If it had been the old Ais, then even though people called her Orario's strongest female swordswoman, defeating Freyja would not have been easy.
Unfortunately, during the previous expedition, Ais had used the Treasure Tool Noah lent her to kill the Floor Master in the deep levels alone. She had long since advanced to Lv.6.
Lv.5 and Lv.6.
At first glance, they differed by only one level, yet the gap between them could be described as heaven and earth.
For those who relied purely on the Blessing bestowed by the gods to increase their strength, such a difference in level was nearly impossible to overturn.
Even if Ais had not been Lv.6 for very long, it was still the same.
From the very beginning, Ais had crushed Freyja and instantly forced her into an utterly irreversible disadvantage, proving precisely that.
In other words, against Lv.6 Ais, Lv.5 Freyja had absolutely no chance of winning.
Unless Freyja had some hidden trump card.
Or unless the Ishtar Familia had some hidden trump card.
Thus, from the outset, Noah had not paid much attention to the battle between Ais and Freyja. Instead, he had focused most of his attention on the Ishtar Familia's battle courtesans.
The facts proved that Noah's thinking was correct.
The Ishtar Familia truly had concealed an important trump card.
And that trump card soon appeared before Noah's eyes.
"Quick! Push it over here!"
Following the command of one of the