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"Leaving for a month?"

Rias and Azazel both froze for a moment before quickly understanding.

"Could it be..." Rias said hesitantly.

"Teacher, are you planning to undergo special training again?"

It was only natural for them to guess that.

Noah had undergone a month of special training not long ago. After returning, he had suffered a defeat at Ophis's hands, so it was hardly strange that he would want to train again.

"Seriously? You still want special training?" Even Azazel was astonished.

"Before, you couldn't skillfully use the powers of your two incarnations, so Sirzechs and Ajuka could still train with you. But now, with your strength, forget Sirzechs and Ajuka—even if all Four Great Satans trained with you, one careless move might wipe them all out, wouldn't it?"

"Is... is it that dangerous?" Rias was stunned, then awkwardly tried to persuade him. "I... I think you're already strong enough, Teacher. There's no need for any more special training."

After hearing Rias and Azazel say that, Noah could not help but smile bitterly.

Those two must have thought that he was unwilling to accept losing to Ophis.

Noah was both an unprecedented Godslayer and the strongest Red Dragon Emperor in history. Given such status and power, it was understandable that people would think he was unwilling to accept defeat.

Indeed, it had been a long time since Noah had lost to anyone in a one-on-one fight.

Ever since he had fully mastered the enormous magic power within him, learned Crush Magic, and completely matured, Noah had never lost another battle.

However, that did not mean Noah had never lost.

When he was young, Noah had been seriously injured by Moglia while saving Erza. One