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Returning to the world where Gaia and Alaya resided, Noah lowered his head, hiding his eyes and expression beneath his bangs so completely that no one could tell what he was truly feeling.

Yet Gaia and Alaya could still sense the confusion and unrest hidden within Noah's heart at that moment.

For the first time, both the normally energetic Gaia and the expressionless Alaya had a trace of heartache flash through their eyes.

"I know that you must be feeling very sad right now." As the collective unconsciousness of humanity and the one who understood human emotions best, Alaya spoke in a low voice.

"But we hope you understand that your existence is not meaningless."

"To us, little Noah, your existence is even more important than ourselves and the world itself." Gaia spoke seriously as well.

"After all, even if a world is destroyed, as long as you are here, it can be restored. But if you die, then no world will ever be able to be repaired again. Every world in Between Worlds will eventually be destroyed!"

Hearing that, Noah still kept his head lowered. Only after a long while did he force out a sentence.

"What should I do?"

Another trace of heartache passed through Gaia and Alaya's eyes. Then, they both stepped in front of Noah, reached out, and held him tightly.

If those in this world who knew of Gaia and Alaya's existence learned that the consciousness of the planet and the consciousness of humanity could show such intimacy and human emotion toward a specific person, they would be shocked beyond words.

As beings known as the Counter Force, both Gaia and Alaya only cared about the factors representing their own