(Thank you very much to Tianlin Star Shadow, Wufeng Haotian, Dragon Tiger King, and Youyouzi's Lament for the tips!)
Noah had visited the Loki Familia's headquarters once before.
That had been not long after he met Lili, when he had intended to gather information on the Soma Familia.
Back then, in order to understand the problem Lili was facing, Noah had come to the Loki Familia headquarters and obtained information about the Soma Familia from Loki.
Therefore, while he could not say he was familiar with this place he had visited once, it was not entirely unfamiliar to him either.
"I just didn't expect that the next time I came here, I'd become one of its residents."
At the northernmost edge of Orario, on a road ahead, Noah gazed at the building before him and sighed.
Just like the first time he had come, the building before him was still unusual.
Its footprint was clearly not large, yet it was remarkably grand.
It towered far above every other building in the surrounding area.
It was formed from several overlapping high towers, like a mountain of swords, with a bronze-purple exterior.
The last time he had come, Noah had not examined it particularly closely. Only now did he realize just how unique this building truly was.
Beyond the main gate, the space in front of the building had been made into a garden.
The courtyard was not particularly spacious. It merely occupied the area between the gate and the residence, planted with a few plants and flowers of various colors.
As for the building behind the courtyard, that was where the true peculiarity lay.
The several overlapping towers were completely connected at their bases, but separated from one another from the middle onward, forming individual towers, making the whole structure resemble