Chapter 104: The Surprise Morgan Prepared
Morgan was indeed quite relieved to see Noah return safely.
Although she never thought Noah would lose from the start, she still felt a bit worried when she saw him go off alone to deal with those Fairies.
Seeing Morgan relax, Noah understood exactly what she was thinking. So he walked over behind Morgan, who was sitting in her usual spot, and reached out both hands to press against her temples.
After Noah became the master of the World Tree, the terrifyingly vast life force of the World Tree had also been channeled back to him.
Now able to mobilize life force, Noah directly drew upon the life force within his body and infused it into Morgan's.
In an instant, Morgan felt all the fatigue in her body completely vanish.
At first, Morgan thought this was quite impressive.
But after taking a moment to sense it more carefully, though she didn't stop Noah's actions, she still shook her head slightly.
"If other Magi saw you using such a massive amount of life force just to help someone relax, they'd probably be furious."
Life force is still a precious thing.
And it's extremely difficult to obtain—most of the time, it could even be said to be unobtainable.
Something so rare naturally has incredibly powerful effects.
Just like those heroes in the Fairy Forest who ate a fruit or received help from a Fairy, absorbing some life force meant strengthening the body and becoming immune to illness were minor issues, and longevity was a given—and directly infusing life force could basically heal any injury.
The only difference lay in how much life force was needed.
Just now, to relieve her fatigue, Noah had directly filled her entire body with life force—it's worth noting that with this much life force, even if all her limbs were severed and her heart pierced, as long as she wasn't dead, she could be saved, and even her limbs could regrow without leaving a single scar!
Yet this amount of life force, equivalent to a second life, was used by Noah just to relieve her fatigue.
Especially since she possessed the power of the island, so things like strengthening the body, immunity to illness, and longevity were already hers to begin with. As for healing injuries... she wasn't currently injured anywhere.
If anything, the only thing that could be healed was the slight bleeding from her first encounter with Noah a few days ago—if that could even be considered an injury.
As for other places... completely uninjured, just a bit tired.
This couldn't even be described as extravagant.
In the eyes of those Magi, this was simply wasteful!
"It doesn't matter. Even if they really saw it, their thoughts have nothing to do with me."
Noah was proficient in Alchemy, so he naturally understood exactly what life force was, but he didn't care.
The life force channeled to him by the World Tree was endless.
In other words, unlike those Fairies, as long as the Rhongomyniad realm existed, his life force could practically be considered infinite!
Life force might be precious to others because of its scarcity.
But he had nearly infinite life force... in that case, it wasn't scarce at all.
Even Noah was planning to wait until the Age of Gods' blessing faded, then use life force to directly eradicate diseases from the land of Britain, while also ensuring that all newborns in Britain would live long lives and possess stronger constitutions than ordinary people.
Morgan was unaware of Noah's thoughts.
But even if she knew, she probably wouldn't say anything about it.
She knew that Noah usually had a clear plan in mind when he did things, so she simply relaxed and enjoyed the restoration of her life force.
However, after her fatigue had completely recovered, she felt Noah wrap his arms around her from behind.
This made Morgan open her eyes wide.
"Today... let's not..."
Ever since Morgan and Noah had some interactions, these past few days—coinciding with Artoria taking leave—Noah had basically spent every day clinging to Morgan.
Although Morgan possessed the power of the island, Noah had become a god!
After these few days, even though Morgan felt her fatigue had been healed by the life force, she still felt a bit overwhelmed.
Moreover...
Morgan glanced at a document she had turned over after Noah arrived, pressed it down with one hand, and continued speaking.
"I still have work today, and I also plan to prepare a surprise for you, so today... Ah!"
In the end, Morgan didn't fully persuade Noah.
But Noah didn't force Morgan either; he simply held her and talked for a while before Morgan chased him away, using the excuse that he was disturbing her work.
As for the surprise she was preparing for Noah, she didn't specify what it was, and Noah didn't ask.
This surprise was actually related to the document Morgan had covered earlier.
The reason she could mention the word "surprise" in advance was because she knew that even if Noah learned she had prepared a surprise for him, when he actually saw this information, he would still be very happy.
However, she couldn't yet confirm the authenticity of this information, so she had to wait until the people she sent to Rome fully verified it before telling Noah.
Otherwise, if it turned out to be false, it would be too disappointing.
As for what exactly the news was...
Now that Noah had left, Morgan turned the document back over.
"Although I don't know why Noah has been sending people to search for this person, I can tell from his expression that news of this person must be especially important to him."
Recalling Noah's serious attitude when searching for this person, even Morgan began to feel curious about the person mentioned in the information.
But from the information alone, she still couldn't see what was so special about this person.
If she had to say, only the other party's strange name seemed somewhat unusual to Morgan.
The format of the name was something Morgan had never seen before.
Her name was—Manaka Sajyou.
...
After Noah was chased away by Morgan, he returned to his own palace.
Having spent these past few days clinging to Morgan, suddenly having to rest alone today made Noah feel somewhat unaccustomed to it.
But he wouldn't force Morgan on this matter.
As for the surprise Morgan mentioned...
Although he couldn't imagine what it was, since Morgan hadn't told him directly now, it meant she must have her own ideas behind it.
If that was the case, then all he had to do was wait.
After all, since it was a surprise for him, he would find out sooner or later.
With these thoughts in mind, Noah lay down and closed his eyes, intending to sleep.
But the moment he closed his eyes, he felt someone approaching!
Darkness couldn't obscure his vision, so he looked over directly and discovered—it was Artoria!
Seeing it was Artoria, Noah breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he soon realized Artoria's intention... didn't seem so simple!
—When did Artoria become so bold?
This was Noah's first thought, but he quickly sensed something was off!
Because the movements, the little habits, and the feeling as the other person approached... these were all things only Morgan had!
After these past few days of getting to know her, Noah had become very familiar with Morgan's little habits, so he was confident he wouldn't mistake her this time!
Mistaking her once was unavoidable, but how could he possibly get it wrong this time?
If this was really Artoria, he'd eat the pillow in his hands right then and there!
This had to be Morgan!
Once he realized this, Noah suddenly understood.
During his first interaction with Morgan, he had mistaken her for someone else, which was why things had turned out that way.
If Morgan deliberately disguised herself as Artoria, he normally wouldn't be able to recognize her.
So...
————Is this the surprise Morgan mentioned?
Wow, this really is a surprise!
Believing this was the surprise Morgan had mentioned earlier, Noah now completely let go.
Although there was a minor hiccup along the way, when Noah thought about how he had infused Morgan with such a massive amount of life force today, then according to the effects of life force, the recovery of certain areas was only natural.
In that case, wasn't this even more thrilling!
It was practically a reenactment of that misunderstanding!
A surprise!
What a wonderful surprise!
With these thoughts in mind, Noah remained silent as 'Morgan' did the same, quietly enjoying the surprise 'Morgan' had brought him.