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"Didn't he come out?"
On the street leading to the Seitenshi Residence, Noah was still gnawing on grilled meat skewers and drinking a cold beverage like an idle drifter. Yet in a voice no one else could hear, he muttered to himself.
"Well, I was only trying my luck to see whether I could lure out that useless idiot Howaki Takuto. Looks like there's someone by that idiot's side who can keep him in check."
It had to be said that, after returning to this world, Noah's ability to think and grow amidst all manner of schemes and conspiracies had truly begun operating at full capacity again.
Just as Hiruko Kagetane had said, Noah was wandering the streets like an idler for two reasons. One was to see whether he could lure out the rats scurrying around in the shadows. The other was because he genuinely did not think he would face any danger even if he were alone.
Kisara and Natsuyo were handling preparations for the international conference, while Est, Athena, Ophis, and Lilith were ensuring security. Noah could completely leave everything to them and attend to other matters.
Of course, Noah did not think such an obvious lure would make a mysterious organization aiming to conquer the world obediently take the bait. If it did, then it was merely an insignificant group, not worth Noah's effort.
The reason he was still carrying out this lure despite thinking that way was simply to bait that useless idiot Howaki Takuto.
Even if the Five Wings Society had some capability, Noah did not believe that idiot Howaki Takuto would have changed.
If that man really was watching him from the