Leaving Your Side for a Month (Please Vote)

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The next day, Noah, Alice, Erica, and Lilliana gathered on the second floor of the old bookstore.

More accurately, after daybreak, Noah had summoned Alice, Erica, and Lilliana and told the three girls that he had dealt with Perseus himself.

"So much happened without us even knowing?" Alice sighed softly, a trace of displeasure appearing on her delicate face.

"Something so interesting... no, something so important, and you actually handled it by yourself last night without even telling me, so I could join in the fun... no, so I could help."

At heart, Europe's greatest princess was a woman who loved excitement and gossip.

Noah now understood that fact.

"Then, what about Athena?" Erica asked.

"Didn't you say that Goddess was injured and was staying with you?"

"Apparently, that Goddess couldn't tolerate showing weakness in front of an enemy." Noah took a sip of the black coffee on the table and answered casually.

"So Athena left last night."

Naturally, Noah did not mention the agreement he and Athena had made: that they would settle things in the future, and the loser would become the winner's guardian.

Otherwise, who knew what kind of looks Alice, Erica, and Lilliana would give Noah?

After all, Noah had made that agreement with Athena entirely on a whim.

Their frequent exchanges over the past few days had given Noah a better understanding of Athena, and he had truly come to appreciate the charm of this mythical Goddess.

Honestly, Noah really could not bring himself to fight Athena now, kill her, and send her back to mythology.

Since that was the case, resolving Athena's matter this way