Here, Too, There Were People Like That?

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"Hmm~~ hmm~~ hmm~~ hmm~~"

Humming a pleasant little tune, Illya tightly held one of Noah's arms. Her delicate, pretty face was brimming with delight and happiness as she skipped along beside him, clearly in an excellent mood.

Noah, whose arm Illya had firmly wrapped herself around, was deeply troubled.

Strictly speaking, Illya should have been Noah's enemy.

With Berserker absent from her side, this was undoubtedly the easiest time to deal with her.

Even if Illya had Command Seals and could summon Berserker at any moment, as long as Noah took her out with the first strike, there would be no problem.

Yet despite being in such a situation, Illya showed no wariness toward Noah whatsoever. How could that not trouble him?

After all, Noah could not sense even the slightest hint of falsehood in Illya's expression, which was overflowing with joy and happiness.

In other words, either Illya had some means of ensuring that nothing could happen to her, or she had simply never considered the possibility that Noah might attack her now.

Noah's intuition told him that the reason Illya could cling to him so recklessly was probably not the former.

It was the latter.

In other words, Illya had never considered that Noah might attack her at this moment.

Was Illya trusting Noah?

No.

She simply had not thought about it from the bottom of her heart.

From that perspective, Illya really was quite naïve. She had none of the awareness a magus should possess. Just like her appearance suggested, she was merely an underage little girl.

And yet, that very little girl who looked underage