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Under Bell and Lili's watchful eyes, Noah took Hestia's hand as she stood there in a daze, led her into the room, and shut the door tightly behind them, leaving Bell and Lili unable to hear their conversation.
Though Bell and Lili were immensely curious about what Noah intended to say to Hestia, one look at Noah's expression told them it had to be something extremely important.
Thus, Bell and Lili could only stare at the firmly closed door before them, neither reacting for a long while.
The living room fell silent once more.
It was not until some time later that Bell muttered, sounding as though he could hardly believe it.
"Did the Captain really decide to leave the Familia?"
"...There's no other choice." Lili seemed to have accepted it, though her expression remained heavy.
"Only then can this crisis pass without incident."
Both Bell and Lili understood this very well.
Noah had made that decision only because he did not want the Familia to be implicated.
The proof was that, when faced with the Guild's supposed punishment and the Gods' condemnation, Noah had remained utterly unmoved. He had only made arrangements concerning the Familia.
Noah was right.
He was special.
It was not merely Noah's own opinion.
Everyone in Orario knew that Noah was special.
Because even without a God's Blessing, Noah possessed formidable strength.
Among the Gods, this had long ceased to be a secret.
That was precisely why Noah was special.
If anyone else committed the act of godslaying, their patron deity would immediately