[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 103: Call of Duty (1)

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After clearing up all the mess caused by the appearance of a child claiming to be the son of Noelle, Noelle and Cryll decide to spend the rest of their time practicing sparring.

This is also an opportunity for Noelle to explain everything that happened to Cryll. Since the completion of the raid that was accompanied by the Terneth rebellion, Noelle had not had the opportunity to explain it to Cryll at all.

Everyone was still wondering about what really happened to Noelle and the people in her group.

Thanks to the actions of a woman named Lucia who easily revealed all the 'secrets' owned by Noelle and the three girls in his group, he said, Noelle had to think very hard to filter some parts that she could not just say.

As a result, Noelle decides to tell Cryll about how she could become a vampire, and is completely secretive about reincarnation. About Charlotte, he decides to tell her what really happened to her. Of course, by masking the fact that he is a reincarnation as well.

Noelle had already told Olivia about this, so Olivia would also tell Stella while Noelle was dealing with Cryll.

While thinking about where she should explain everything, Noelle continued to move her hands and feet to fend off all of Cryll's attacks.

"So, what do you want to say now? "

While asking that, Cryll launched his hand which was already in a hitting position right towards Noelle's stomach. However, Noelle easily caught that hand.

Noelle seizes the opportunity and pulls Cryll and throws him behind. Not stopping there, he also took advantage of the momentum that controlled Cryll's body to give a big kick to him.

"Well, I wasn't there at the time, so I don't know what really happened when that guy named Lucia and Leonardo attacked, but .. Livia told me everything! "

As if not allowing it, while still in the air, Cryll grabbed Noelle's wrist and threw her in the other direction in return.

The bodies of the two of them simultaneously bounced backwards and crashed into the rubble of the building so powerfully that it destroyed it.

"Ughh .. Fuck, what do you really want to say? No need to talk anymore! "

Cryll instantly fixed his position and jumped forward towards Noelle while preparing his punch. Noelle who noticed that also immediately prepared herself by putting up defensive horses.

"You heard from that woman named Lucia, right? About the immortality we have."

"Ahh, that one .. If it's not wrong, he said that you guys are vampires or something … "

Cryll instantly stopped running right before his punch reached Noelle. Utilizing the force formed from his sudden stop, he instantly used his left foot to give Noelle a side-kick.

Noelle caught his leg and countered Cryll's side-kick with a cross kick using his right leg.

Cryll avoids it by reflex. However, a sharp scratch hit his cheek and made him bleed a bit from there.

"so. Me, Livia, and Chloe are all called vampires. But we weren't born that way."

Cryll immediately jumped back and prepared his position to counterattack Noelle.

"Whatchu mean? "

Noelle also jumped back and prepared different horses to attack.

"As I said. The three of us became vampires not out of our will, but something unintentional."

Saying that, Noelle went straight ahead and appeared right before Cryll in less than two seconds. He instantly dealt a powerful straight punch towards Cryll's chest and intended to directly knock him down. However, Cryll had already read the attack and caught Noelle's fist right before it reached her body.

Cryll immediately threw Noelle far back and prepared her position to directly chase after her.

The battle exercise they had done this time forbade them to use weapons. So neither Noelle nor Cryll can use the tools at their disposal to chase an opponent.

Only body strengthening magic was allowed, so they could only fight using their martial skills.

Cryll, who had been preparing to disappear immediately, appeared right above Noelle, aiming his kick at Noelle's head.

It made Noelle fall hard to the ground resulting in a large crack. Even so, it was not enough to cripple him.

Noelle still stood up and caught Cryll's foot that was about to land, then threw it forward.

"I and Livia became vampires because of the blood of a previous vampire that we accidentally drank. That damn vampire intended to use my body as a container of his resurrection, but somehow I was able to stop him."

Noelle makes sure not to tell Cryll about the blessings Anastasia and the reincarnators have.

"So, yeah .. So, how did you guys find that vampire blood? Did that happen by chance too? "

Cryll tried to improve his position in the air and make the surrounding building debris as a foothold. Somehow he was able to answer his balance even though he had slipped a few times there.

"so. We found it in a castle not far from where we came from. The castle was in a hidden and forbidden area, so hardly anyone entered it."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Noelle instantly picked up one of the pebbles on her leg and leaped forward to give Cryll a sideways kick.

"And you keep entering that place? Even though it's forbidden? "

"So, nothing can beat our curiosity."

Noelle smiled fiercely and launched her kick at a speed that even only produced a glint sound that pierced through the air.

Cryll couldn't see his movements out of his guard, but somehow he was able to slightly dodge the attack. Although, the kick given Noelle still produces a pretty bad impact.

Without missing her chance, Noelle immediately pelted Cryll with the pebble she had picked up earlier. The pebble easily flew through and produced a whistling sound that split the air.

Cryll avoids it by spinning slightly and changing its center of gravity with one leg.

"Ughh .. Is that really what happened? Isn't it strange that only the two of you have ever seen that castle? Even if it was in a forbidden or hidden area, there must have been someone else who had found it, right? "

"It should be so, but everyone in my native place is a person who is too obedient to the rules."

Noelle still maintains the scenario that 'he and Olivia are members of a fallen noble family' to reinforce her story. He doesn't know if it'll work. The risk is too much, after all Cryll has a sharp enough instinct to realize a lie uttered by someone.

However, in order to maintain that scenario, he had to overhaul most of the story without changing the actual story too much. And that's pretty hard to do.

"From the beginning, when Livia and I found the place, we didn't feel anything like a barrier or illusion magic. So, we can be sure that we found him by accident because he had ventured too far into the forest! "

Saying that with a voice that was about to scream, Noelle instantly moved her legs and slid straight towards Cryll.

Their two hands clashed against each other at a terrifying speed. Every time Noelle attacked with her hand, Cryll would fend off the attack and instantly counterattack without any time lag.

Noelle occasionally uses her right leg to give a vertical kick from the bottom up that leads straight to from Cryll, but Cryll can avoid that and instantly catches Noelle's leg.

Cryll strengthened his grip against Noelle's legs and intended to swing her in the other direction. However, Noelle managed to master her momentum and used her other leg to deliver a circular kick that led straight to Cryll.

Cryll, whose hands are now holding Noelle's right leg, is certainly unable to fend off the attack. He reflexively pushed Noelle's legs straight forward, making Noelle lose her balance and make a backward motion to correct her position.

While Noelle was still in the air and was improving her position, Cryll went straight ahead and gave a sideways kick towards Noelle. He thought that Noelle would not have the chance to avoid it because of her current position in the air. However, Noelle easily caught Cryll's leg and used it as a pedestal to give a counter-kick towards Cryll.

Cryll rewinds his head almost reflexively to dodge the attack and retracts his leg. Somehow he was able to find a gap to escape the situation and immediately gave another counterattack to Noelle who was now on the ground with the position of his horses.

As if she would not let the opportunity fall into Cryll's hands, Noelle quickly advanced and attacked in order to destroy Cryll's center of gravity. The moment it succeeded, he instantly caught Cryll's leg and threw it backwards without moving much of his body.

Cryll who was somehow still able to maintain his position in the air instantly prepared for the impending attack the moment he landed.

Noelle who was still in the previous position immediately turned around and directed her punch that moved like a pendulum it was right towards Cryll's neck.

And again Cryll was somehow able to withstand the attack with his own hands, and instantly made the move Noelle had done to him earlier, which was to throw him back.

Noelle who was thrown backwards instantly fixed her balance center and took a position to the ground, only to be attacked again by Cryll shortly afterwards.

Noelle immediately jumped up and stepped on Cryll's arm to serve as a foothold and immediately performed a spinning motion in the air and kicked into Cryll's shoulder quickly.

Cryll did not have time to dodge and bounced a few meters to the side and hit the debris of the building.

"And just like that, we both accidentally drank the blood of that goddamn vampire and ended up being turned into vampires as well."

Noelle immediately continued her words as soon as she finished fixing her position.

"Then ... What about Chloe? "

Cryll painstakingly spoke while standing up and prepared the position of the attacking horses.

Noelle also prepares herself as she answers Cryll.

Of course it's a lie. He could not risk telling Cryll about the Abyss Clanman's whereabouts.

"Hee~ That's weird. You don't look like someone who would help someone like that."

" … I think you should change the way you look at me immediately."

With those words as a trigger, the figures of the two of them instantly disappeared and suddenly appeared in a state of crossing each other's legs.

The shockwave resulting from the collision of their legs was enough to blow away some small things around them. Noelle gave a painful expression as her attack was held back with the same movements Cryll made.

The two of them moved simultaneously and jumped back, then came back forward again with another cross kick. However, it remained that the attack continued to be fended off with the same movement.

Noelle pulled back her leg and attacked Cryll with her other leg. However, Cryll also did exactly the same thing as himself.

" … Did you read my mind? "

"Of course."

The two of them simultaneously jumped back and back forward only to make the exact same move many times.

As the two of them were preoccupied by their respective movements, a man in formal attire and robes suddenly appeared and interrupted their training.

" " ……… " "

Noelle and Cryll reflexively stopped their hands that were in a punching position. Their current fists were just inches before touching each other's faces.

"I came as His Majesty's envoy. Both of you have received official summonses and are required to appear before Him immediately."

Noelle and Cryll stared at each other in bewilderment upon hearing such a 'command.

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"What does he want from us? "

On the way to the Earl's residence, Cryll inevitably asked Noelle who had been silent since.

"Come on," Noelle replied as she shrugged her shoulders.

There were a few things Noelle could think of as to the reason why the Earl had called them.

The first is probably to confirm some things about the attack that was carried out a few days ago. And others might ask you a few things related to that guy named Lucia and Leonardo.

Although, if the Earl wanted to inquire about Lucia and Leonardo, the most appropriate to answer him was Cryll and the few people who were on the scene.

Noelle was in a fight with Harold, so she didn't know much about what happened when Lucia and Leonardo showed up.

"Whatever the reason, we won't know if we don't hear it directly."

That way, Noelle and Cryll were directly guided into the Earl's residence.

As soon as they arrived before a large, majestic-looking door, the man who was escorting them directly knocked on the door several times. It didn't take long, the Earl's voice suddenly emerged from behind that door.

"Come in."

The door opened, and featured the Earl sitting in his chair with a collection of papers and document books scattered on his desk and floor.

Even when Noelle and Cryll entered the room, Earl seemed unconcerned and continued to work on the documents endlessly. One hand moved quickly to sign one document, and the other hand took another paper for him to read and finally he gave the autograph.

That repetitive activity continued for quite some time since Noelle and Cryll entered the room.

"I'm sorry it's a little messy, but I'm very busy right now" the Earl said without stopping to move his hand.

Noelle was a little flabbergasted as soon as she saw him. However, he regained his consciousness and spoke awkwardly.

"No, it doesn't matter. So, what do you want from us? "

His manner of speaking might sound too rude to others of higher rank, though, but the Earl did not mind that and instead shrugged his shoulders lightly while taking out another pile of documents from the closet behind him.

"Just get to the point. I want you to carry out a special mission from me."

"Special mission? "

Cryll looked confused as soon as he heard it. He knows what a special mission is, but he doesn't understand why he and Noelle were chosen to do this.

"Yes, I want you to conduct an investigation. It's probably related to the reason Terneth put up a rebellion yesterday."

Noelle narrowed her eyes and showed a face that conveyed discomfort.

"Why us? "

Earl's hand stopped. He looked at Noelle with a flat face without any expression on his face.

"Isn't that clear? You are the most worthy of this. I could have sent veterans like Mioku and Glantz to carry out this mission, but they were both busy helping with the reconstruction process of the city right now. Rather than you being unemployed, I would rather give you some work that low-class adventurers cannot do, right? "

"It makes sense."

That was to say, this particular mission could only be given to adventurers with the lowest rank C. There were not many C-ranked adventurers in Eisen, and most higher ranked veterans were being recruited to do some reconstruction support work alongside lower ranked adventurers.

And the Earl has also seen how powerful Noelle and Cryll are, so he might be able to entrust this mission to the two of them.

"Wait, you have a lot of ready-made soldiers, don't you? Why don't you ask them to do it? "

"And make me reduce Eisen's power? No, thank you. Besides, this is a mission of inquiry. Adventurers like you are much more useful when compared to soldiers who always work on the battlefield. And also, isn't this your type of work? "

"Well, that's not wrong, but … "

"I swear I will give you a gift worth what you will get later."

Noelle's a little conflicted. He felt a bit traumatized to take on the mission after the mismatch he got when receiving the mission from Terneth.

"I'm sorry if the prize isn't so great. The cash funds we currently have are being allocated to assist with the reconstruction process and the construction of new public facilities, so we do not have a lot of reserves. Raising taxes at a time like this is impossible, so we can only wait for the aid funds from the royal capital."

Thanks to the existence of underground colosseum, the food supplies they have are still abundant because they are stored there, but still the costs needed for the repair of the city are not small.

It took a few more days until finally the envoy from the capital arrived at Eisen, and until then tina, the Earl could only give a small reward for the mission he gave to Noelle and Cryll.

Noelle had no idea about the details of this mission, but it was likely that Cryll would definitely receive it.

" … Okay, we'll take it depending on the details" Noelle said, crossing her arms.

Cryll nodded seriously following Noelle. And with that, the Earl smiled knot.

"As I said earlier, I ask you to investigate two four that may have something to do with Terneth. The two places were discovered recently by an agent I sent to monitor the location around the monster nest area you reported back then."

" " ……… " "

Noelle and Cryll shut up and listened to the details of his mission seriously while Earl continued to move his hands non-stop to take care of the documents while telling stories.

"My agent said that both places were ruins of buildings that had never been found before. At first we suspected that the two ruins were the remains of an organization of demon worshippers that had been exterminated several years ago, but we found something else there. Have you ever seen this kind of magic circle? "

The Earl then took out a piece of paper with a magic circle drawn on it. It was a type of magic circle composed of hundreds of intricate patterns in various shapes. The foreign letters that were supposed to be magic sigils had been turned into some strange paintings that looked abstract and shapeless.

Neither Noelle nor Cryll had ever seen such a type of magic circle before. Noelle had a lot of knowledge about magic thanks to all the books in the vampire castle, but she had never seen anything like it.

The magic circle should consist of several patterns and sigil letters used for activation. The sigil letters arranged on the outskirts of the magic circle are one of the elements that become neat for activation. If there is an error in the formation of one of the elements, then the activation of magic will be chaotic and produce something random.

The higher the magic level, the more complicated the pattern and sigilnya. That's a normal thing.

"I've never seen a magic circle like this before. But, can you tell me more about those satanic cults? Maybe that will be an important clue" Noelle said, narrowing her eyes.

Even though he thought that this mission would be troublesome, he was somehow unable to resist it. After all, adding information like this was something he liked.

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