[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 101: Reveal Your Secret!

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Noelle sat on her bed and frustratedly stared at the ceiling of the room while wiping away the remaining teardrops on her face.

It would be a problem if Olivia saw it that way, so she decided to update her appearance a little.

Her clothes had previously been soaked in sweat despite the cold weather due to autumn. Maybe because of 'dreams' or strange events that previously occurred that made him experience this.

He confusedly thought about what had happened earlier while preparing a change of clothes for himself manually.

What happens when he sleeps? He doesn't know. He did not remember anything that happened in his dream even though he had a very strong belief that something had happened there.

This irritating feeling, he wanted to erase it somehow. A dream that continues to haunt his mind endlessly like this is very annoying.

He didn't even know if something really happened there, but he always thought about it in an exaggerated way.

It would be even more annoying if all he thought so far turned out to be delusions or hallucinations formed due to his fatigue.

As soon as he finished changing his clothes, he immediately threw his previous clothes into the basket of clothes in the corner of the room and did a slight stretch.

A cross necklace of mixed silver and black was seen hanging freely on his neck, passing through a plain black v-neck shirt with long sleeves that he was wearing.

The pale white neck and nape that many see from the slit of the shirt looks thin enough that it looks like it will be destroyed if treated harshly. He himself was even confused how Olivia could bite through the nape of his neck with his short fangs.

For the time being, he would take down a few things and create rough illustrations in his diary that were left lying on the table. Even so ... He did not even know what he should record there.

There was absolutely nothing he could think of about what had just happened to him. Everything seemed so vague and vague. His memory only displayed a part that looked like a broken television screen.

(Annoxifying.)

Sighing tiredly, Noelle then scratched the back of her non-itchy head.

Shortly after, the door of her room opened and showed the figure of Olivia carrying a tray with her.

"Noelle? "

Olivia who was confused by the sight of Noelle who was frustrated while staring at her notebook was unwilling to ask.

He walked in and placed a tray of two cups of hot coffee and a plate full of biscuits on the table.

Noelle seemed still unaware of Olivia's whereabouts and still stared weakly at her notebook.

Seeing Noelle who was still unaware of her existence despite being at this blazing distance certainly made Olivia feel strange, so she quietly went to the side and poked Noelle's cheek with her finger.

As soon as she did that, Noelle finally reflexively turned her head straight at him and showed a very clear shocked face.

"When are you here? " ask Noelle.

"A few moments ago. Noelle seemed to be thinking so hard she didn't realize where I was."

Olivia answered him with a slightly bulging cheek. It surprised Noelle a little. However, he immediately regained his composure and smiled lightly at Olivia.

"I was just thinking about a few things. It's not something that matters."

As soon as she said that, Olivia immediately lowered her eyebrows in disappointment and looked at Noelle with a face that looked somewhat angry.

" … What? "

"Noelle .. Too much hiding something lately .. It makes me feel a little strange … "

" ……… "

Noelle did not answer Olivia and turned her eyes out the window.

The sky was cloudy and covered in dark clouds was the first thing he saw from the window of his room.

None of them wanted to start a conversation. That awkward silence dominated the room.

Olivia leaned her head against Noelle's shoulder and muttered sadly.

"Noelle's been keeping a lot of things from me lately. That's .. It's not very pleasant."

His weak voice sounded very clearly in Noelle's ears. It made him feel a sense of guilt that was severe enough to be unable to reply to his words. He just kept staring at the overcast sky while occasionally glancing towards Olivia who was sitting right beside him.

"I've been patient to wait for Noelle to tell me everything, but .. I can't wait anymore."

After saying that in a soft voice, Olivia then stood up and grabbed a biscuit she had brought into the room.

He silently bit it off little by little without changing his expression in the slightest. Her face still displayed an expressionless face as usual, but Noelle who had been with her for so many years clearly realized that she was sad at the moment.

"It doesn't matter if Noelle keeps a thing or two from me, but. Isn't that part of the《Oath of Blood》 connection we formed seven or eight years ago? It forbids us from keeping too much of a couple, but Noelle is clearly breaking that vow."

For Olivia who has been pretty much influenced by the vampire culture and culture of the castle that she has occupied for many years, the vows and connections formed above《Oath of Blood》 are sacred. For a vampire, it's like a lifetime contract with someone who grants a lot of treason bans.

"I intend to wait until the moment Noelle tells her everything herself, but .. It doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon, yeah … "

A smirk rose on Olivia's lips as soon as she said that.

Noelle could no longer bear that and sighed. He hid his eyes with one hand and lay on the bed.

" ……… Okay, I'll tell you … "

After a few moments of silence, he finally gave his decision and made Olivia widen her eyes in surprise.

" … What? Didn't you ask for it? Why are you surprised now? "

"No ... I mean ... I didn't expect Noelle to agree to it so quickly … "

" ……… "

Noelle did not say anything more and instead looked at Olivia in bewilderment from the gap between her fingers.

Olivia was smiling knots there. Just a little smile. Even so, it would be worth it if the smile was taken out by Olivia who rarely showed her expression.

When she saw the scene, Noelle subconsciously smiled gently at her and made her face turn a little red from being consciously noticed.

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"So so, yes … "

After some time explaining things to Olivia, Noelle finally finished telling her almost everything she had kept secret all this time.

Called 'almost everything' because Noelle was careful not to tell the slightly sensitive parts that would probably shake Olivia mentally. Nor did he tell about the experiments he conducted on Glantz.

Instead, he explained about the strange incident he had just experienced while he was asleep.

The coffee cup and plate that had been full of biscuits were now empty, and Olivia silently made it in the kitchen room while listening to Noelle's story wholeheartedly.

After Noelle explained everything, Olivia nodded a few times and began to make rough illustrations in the notebook of what had happened during this time.

"Noelle's secret is so much more than I thought … "

Olivia with a slightly twitching forehead looked towards her already almost full notebook only to note down all of Noelle's explanations.

Running out of sheets of paper is not a problem for their current economic state, and they also have a large stock of paper ready to use at any time if they need it.

But, still Olivia inevitably made dizzy with the amount of information that Noelle spewed in a short time.

"So, in short ... About the incident of yesterday's rebellion, Noelle already knew the guild Chairman's plan to do that because Noelle sneaked into his sweets, huh? "

"Mhmm, that's right."

"But ... Why didn't Noelle tell Mr. Earl about it? Wouldn't it have been easier if Noelle had given the information to Earl? "

Of course Noelle also thought of that, but all of those events and destinies went in such a strange way that she had no chance to do so.

He was only able to smile wryly while sipping hot coffee that had just been brewed by Olivia.

He did not want to admit it, but the rebellion carried out by Terneth was also part of Noelle's fault. If Noelle had told the Earl about it sooner, then all of those events would have been minimized. Or at least it's one of many that might happen.

The worst possibility of that 'route selection' that Olivia could think of right now was, Terneth would probably rebel and go berserk while undergoing the examination. Which means, it will bring greater disaster than the previous rebellion.

Olivia shook her head to erase that rash conclusion. However, that was one of the many conclusions he had made about the rebellion by Terneth.

Despite that, nothing ends up benefiting her and Noelle other than keeping this information hidden from everyone.

There is also about the practice of necromancy, Olivia is not so interested in the practice of undead, but the same as Noelle, he loved to gather so much new information that he gladly accepted all the knowledge Terneth had about the practice.

Although, that did not mean he would dare to try it.

"But .. The master is two people, right? The first one was the Guild Leader, and the other one was an unknown man ... Has Noelle still not found any information about that person? "

Olivia asked Noelle curiously which was finally answered only with a headband.

It's annoying to admit it, but they've let all the perpetrators of this mess escape everyone.

Terneth had escaped while they were busy calming down the rampaging Charlotte, and the other perpetrator had never appeared in the first place.

In addition to them, there is also about Harold who was deliberately left alive by Noelle. Olivia was initially confused by that, but she immediately understood once Noelle said 'for information'.

Harold appears due to a call from Terneth, but they still don't know clearly why he called that person. All Noelle had at the moment was proof of the summons signed directly by Terneth.

Olivia doubts that this is related to political affairs, as well as Noelle. The reason they never put political elements into their conclusions was of course because Terneth showed absolutely no signs of wanting to master anything.

To be more precise, Noelle and Olivia suspect that Terneth is carrying out a rebellion with unclear reasons such as 'revenge' or something. Or, it could be if he is actually just a puppet that is controlled from behind the scenes by others, and the man Noelle found with her at the time was the one who connected the manipulator with Terneth who became the marionette.

"In addition ... About Harold, is he really related to Chloe's origins? "

"It should be true, but .. I still haven't guaranteed it completely because Harold himself seems to have a problem with memory."

After Noelle thought about it, there were similarities between her and Harold. They both have a dream or an important event that occurs in their sleep. However, the two of them did not remember him at all upon waking up.

Olivia thought about it, too, and she figured that Harold had something to do with Chloe. Seeing how Harold even used his own body to protect Chloe was enough to form a conclusion in Olivia's mind.

Even so, he did not know what the correct percentage was. Currently, he could not be rash in coming to a conclusion. If there is one conclusion that is wrong, then it will produce a butterfly effect that is quite dizzying.

Olivia shook her head to divert her thoughts from Harold and Chloe's problems. He took a biscuit from the plate and bit it slowly.

" … Thinking about them would take a very long time due to lack of information, but ... For now, we should be safe because Noelle has turned that fellow named Harold into a vampire … "

"It should .. But, don't be too rash to act in the future, we still don't know whether the dominance of blood will have a strong effect on him."

Olivia nodded, agreeing to the warning Noelle gave.

Since Noelle had already turned Harold into a vampire, he should have been able to control that person completely without getting any resistance, but Harold was the one whose strength was still mysterious to Noelle, so he must remain cautious if acting around him.

He did not know when the sharp sword he had obtained would turn against him. Harold was like a double-edged sword to the person who possessed it, it was quite difficult to control so Noelle would not let anyone but herself approach that person.

Thinking about it all seriously made Noelle a little tired. He sighed and opened the sheet he had just made in his notes.

There was a rough illustration of a armor complete with six wings on its back, as well as two large shields floating around its waist area.

Unmistakably, it was the angelic figure by the name of Metatron that Anastasia sent as reinforcements yesterday.

Olivia who saw the illustration inevitably asked Noelle.

"Did Noelle also investigate about angels? "

"so. After I thought about it, the angel's name .. Similar to the name of the supreme archangel, Seraphim Metatron. It makes me wonder, is the name of the angel here the same as the angel in the religious story on earth? If so, is it a coincidence, or … "

Olivia tilted her head and tried to digest all the information that Noelle had thrown out. It didn't take long for him to understand all that.

There were too many similarities in the degree system in the world of the gods. In the story he knows from the earth, Metatron is the name of the archangel with the nickname 'the highest among the angels'.

"From the beginning, the name of the angel Metatron was not very well known in religious accounts. Some books of the Abrahamic and Jewish religious sects do not even acknowledge its existence. If it's about angels, then the most famous one is [7 Archangels], right? "

Olivia nodded seriously in response.

They are not both the type of people who are so religious and also do not really believe in the existence of God, but they have quite a lot of knowledge about the religions that exist on earth first.

Olivia made a rough description of the angel she knew based on the features described in some religious books into Noelle's notebook.

While making a rough sketch of it, he also gave his own thoughts to Noelle.

"But .. If it's about [7 Archangels], their names are different depending on religion and sect, right? If so, there were too many names to deduce which angels Anastasia was subordinate to."

In all religions there must be an existence referred to as '7 Archangels', and of all the names of the Archangels that exist, there are only three that are always mentioned in the stories of angels in various religious sects. They were the angels Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael.

There should be seven mentioned. However, only the names of the three angels always appear, while the other four vary depending on their religion.

Noelle nodded seriously while looking at the illustration Olivia made.

"That's right. The names of the Archangels are always different in every religion. Whether it is Islam, Christianity, Judaism, or even the Magi. They all have different images of the existence of the 'Angel Agung'. Even so ... The existence of the 'Angel Agung' is always associated with the Abrahamic religion, yes.. We are not even very familiar with the religious conditions in this world, he said, so we can't just draw a conclusion based on an old belief … "

"Mrs."

In the sacred texts of the Majusi religion, there are six figures referred to as [Six Amesya Spenta the Great of Ahura Mazda].

They both do not really know whether the basis of religious belief in this world is the same as on earth, or different. However, looking at the figure of a god who was truly real and had once saved mankind from the disaster that occurred 700 years ago, he said, they both certainly think that the basis of religious belief in this world is based on the existence of Goddess Anastasia who has saved them.

Shortly after, Olivia finished drawing and showed it to Noelle. Olivia's image shows two humanoid figures with the same number of wings, six.

The image on the left is an illustration of the Seraphim created based on the features they know from the earth, and the image on the right is a form of Seraphim that they saw firsthand two days ago.

Both have the same form, the humanoid. The only difference is that the Seraphim of this world are entirely composed of empty armor. The two of them did not know whether the armor was completely empty or not, all made based on their own assumptions.

Noelle nodded as soon as she saw all the details of the picture.

"Six wings .. Two wings are used to cover the legs, two wings are used to cover the face, and two more wings to hover or fly … The picture is completely different from the Seraphim in this world who ignore all those traits."

"Nn, but overall, they're the same" Olivia replied.

The two of them fell silent for a moment while thinking about all the information that had been gathered up to this point.

" … I think it will take a little longer to reach a conclusion, and we still have a lot of code to break," noelle said as she glanced at the pile of paper on the table and floor.

It was all paper that he had stolen from the underground laboratory of the Terneth mansion. It all contained code that he did not understand. The reason he ignored all of that to date was because he did not have time to decipher it.

"Mn … "

The two of them nodded in agreement with a smile. That way, the effort to decipher all of that code has begun.

At midnight, they were still unable to decipher all the code. Even so, there were some codes that they had already cracked and found their meaning.

It was all so draining, but it was not in vain. They get a lot of new information.

"Then, good night."

Olivia smiled at him and began to close her eyes as the blanket began to cover her entire body.

After all that, they decided to take a break and continue their research in the morning.

" … Night," Noelle replied.

With that, the consciousness of the two disappeared completely along with their gentle breaths.

The moment they woke up, there was an unknown little girl who was asleep right in the middle of them...

While Noelle and Olivia who had not fully woken up could only stare at the child in a daze.

" ……… Who is he? "

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