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In Chapter 187, it was stated that after the Millennium Earl was killed, the
remaining twelve Noahs repopulated the world - That means that there were only
13 Noahs. However, Nea Walker is referred to as "The 14th Noah". Where did he
came from?


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Why is there a 14th Noah?


Unanswered in the manga as of now, but it is entirely possible that there are
14 Noah and the Earl only mentions 13 (including himself) because the 14th
apparently dislikes the Earl, as he wants to dethrone him and take his place.
Chapter 218 hints that a "Mana D. Campbell" may be responsible for the
existence of the 14th, although i can´t really call the Earl in his current
state of mind a reliable source.


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Well, if the Millenium Earl was killed leaving the present 12 Noah remaining,
I'll assume that one of these 12 is the new Millenium Earl. This new Millenium
Earl states that in total there were only 13, and it should only be 13 by what
I've seen in the anime and manga. So my guess is the 14th Noah, Nea, is the
reincarnation of the 1st Millenium Earl, the one that was killed by the other
Noah, and for that reason he came back in another form as the 14th so he can
kill the Millenium Earl and take his place back as head of the family. Really
silly answer, just guessing.


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It could be possible that the Millennium Earl was trying to hide the existence
of the 14th Noah from the others for as long as possible, as until they found
out about Allen, I don't recall any of them mentioning anything about the
14th, and they couldn't sense him yet as he wasn't awakened.

However, it's always possible that it could've been an error in translation,
but I doubt it, as the official versions are, well, official.


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