[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 168: Back?

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"Is it okay to leave it like that? Olpus."

In the basement located around the capital of the Republic of Waldenholt, Alten.

In the 10-square-meter room, a woman in formal miko clothes spoke out loudly, without letting her aura of elegance diminish in the slightest.

He sat gracefully in a chair positioned around a large table there, and his interlocutor, Olpus, also sat on one of the chairs.

There were only the two of them in this room, so any conversation would not just leak out.

"Are you talking about what we just saw? "

Olpus muttered and glanced at the monitor behind him. A certain amount of magic energy flowed out quite profusely from the device that produced that screen.

The woman who spoke to him, Sawano Yukine only nodded lightly. He then opened the folding fan in his hand, and covered his own lips with it.

'The 'Genesis' that Olpus had just meant was what they had just witnessed before.

The lit screen behind them can project anything seen by the familiar of the person who created it, so they can see anything in real time as long as the familiar is still fine.

And the incident in question was about the massacre that Noelle had just committed on one of the Voyager ships, a ship that carried some of the guards who had fled from the prison.

Olpus answered nothing, and only sighed. Naturally, Yukine knew what the answer was.

"You don't mind, do you? You're evil."

Although Yukine said that, she strangely smiled. It was as if he did not care at all about the dozens of lives that had just vanished in the hands of Noelle, a person who could be ascertained as his enemy.

"I don't want to hear that from you, Yukine. After all, I do not mind even if everyone guarding the place is wiped out by it directly."

"Ohh? Why that? "

Yukine seemed interested in the answer, but Olpus only snorted in annoyance as his reaction.

"Little bit. This is to get rid of all that junk. Everything they did in that prison was outrageous, I could no longer tolerate them. I'm sure you understand what I mean."

"Well, I agree with you."

A wry smile formed on Yukine's beautiful face. Before the end, seriousness again took over his expression.

"But, I'm sure you also understand what that guy just did, don't you? "

" … Sure. It's a threat message for us."

Noelle blatantly attacked and sank one of their ships. There is only one answer to that action.

"But .." Olpus then continued. "We're not going to deal with him anymore. Anyway, we've got what we need."

Olpus raised his hand, and a light feather the size of an adult man's arm appeared there, floating above his palm.

It was Angel Feather (angel feather), whom Yukine had obtained before.

"With this, we can finish 'Pan-dora', and bring glory to Galardworth."

Yukine widened her smile, and her eyes narrowed, while Olpus just stared at the fur in silence.

He should be happy with this. All the goals will eventually be achieved. But, why? There was a feeling in his heart. And it was related to the figure of 'Souris', the person he had seen from that screen before.

(Aura of its existence .. Very familiar. But ... I don't remember ever meeting her .. )

Right now, even Olpus himself still did not know anything, about the shocking facts that Noelle had discovered.

Yukino sees the strangeness in Olpus, and tries to distract him.

"Well, forget about that for a moment. How are we gonna report that one? What's-her-name? Bar ... Bariso? I can't remember. He's dead, isn't he? What are we supposed to do? "

In response, Olpus sighed. He leaned against the chair and let his head gently rest on the small pillow that was there. The light fur also instantly disappeared as if responding to his movements.

"Name Barsio. You don't have to bother remembering it. Well, I'll think about that later. Doppelganger is indeed an important subject, but Barsio is just one of many failed subjects of our Doppelganger. He can't be expected."

"Really .. So many difficult obstacles that we have to pass just to achieve one small success, yes … "

A cynical smile immediately appeared on Olpus's face that was minimal to that expression.

"Little success? You underestimated her too much, Yukino. If we succeed in this experiment, then imagine how much profit we can give His Majesty. It's a great honor."

Yukino was only able to smile wryly when she saw him. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

"As always, your loyalty to His Majesty has always been admirable. But, forget about the matter for a moment. What about the boy in your care? If it's not wrong, his name is Leonardo, right? "

As soon as Yukino mentioned Leonardo's name, Olpus woke up again and looked at Yukino with an expressionless face.

"I managed to calm him down. Lucia's betrayal must have been a very painful one for her."

"Hmm~ You must take good care of all your subordinates, Olpus. I'm sure, there's no one in the Voyager line who wants a subordinate who's betrayed and allowed a secret leak. I doubt they'll be quiet when they hear about that woman named Lucia Khora."

Hearing that, Olpus only raised one corner of his lips and stared at the table with narrowed eyes.

"Stop his betrayal. I'm sure they won't do anything to kill Lucia."

This time, Yukino opened her eyes, showing an interested look.

"Ohh? Can I know why? "

"Fuh, just be brief. They all need their power. Lucia has《God's eyes》, something Her Majesty has been looking for for decades. And also ..《God's eyes》Of Lucia is also important for future plans. So, he won't be killed just like that."

"Hmm~ I'm curious, is it true so. That sounds interesting. I wonder what kind of situation we will face in the future."

Yukino turned her head, and looked at the screen that was still on.

There, the figure of Noelle with her mask was displayed very clearly.

"Asterisk, yes .. I wonder if he is, or they will all play a big part in the changes that will happen in the future … "

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"Now ... Do we have to go back? Or would you prefer if we rest here for one night? "

The sky was already dark, and all the previous riots had completely disappeared.

Illuminated by two burning torches, and several balls of light floating around, Noelle spoke and asked everyone for their opinion.

Noelle sat on a dry tree trunk with Olivia by her side. Meanwhile, Norman and Kaira who were before him seemed to be thinking hard before finally answering his question.

"Considering what kind of reaction the Earl will give me later .. I'd rather take some time here to prepare myself."

Responding to Norman's reply, Kaira and Rico helplessly nodded.

And just then, everyone who belonged to the Norman expedition group instantly had a gloomy expression.

They clearly realize what they've done. Escape the city secretly, and engage in a fight against an enemy they know nothing about. If one of them were to become a victim, the aftermath would not be an affair that could be resolved quickly.

"Well, it's not that I don't understand your feelings. But, I'll take care of all the trouble with the Earl. So, you can calm down."

It would be easier if Noelle intervened directly to overcome the problem. But, Norman and Kaira felt a bit heavy-hearted to agree to it.

All of this was indeed caused by Noelle who invited them all. But, this also became the responsibility for all of them who easily agreed to Noelle's invitation.

However, there are some people who clearly have very opposite thoughts from it.

And that person is Rico and Anzu.

Rico raised his hand and said, "Then, solve all the problems. I'm counting on you." Before he finally turned around, and lay down on a padded mattress that Noelle had prepared to rest on.

Anzu nodded in agreement, and leaned against the large tree trunk that was behind her. "I don't care what that person will do. But, I will leave all this trouble to you."

Putting aside Anzu who had been like that for a long time, Noelle still wondered why Rico seemed to not care about this problem.

In fact, he was the one who should have been responsible for approving all of Noelle's proposals without discussing it further with Norman.

Noelle could only sigh in resignation and stretch her own body on the spot.

For a moment, she could feel one hand of Olivia hugging her body, but Noelle showed no reaction, and instead turned to Cryll and Stella who were sitting on opposite sides of her.

"Then it's decided. Cryll also takes a long time to recover completely. And also … "

Noelle got up from her place, and looked around.

"What are you looking for? " ask Norman.

Hearing him, Noelle immediately shook her head, and snorted lightly.

"none. It's just .. I didn't have time to do it just now, so .. I want to start now."

" … What is it? "

"Investigation." Noelle answered him quickly without taking her eyes off the surroundings.

He doesn't need a break. Wounds, and all the fatigue that is physically natural will immediately recover by itself. So, Noelle wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to conduct an investigation into the surrounding location.

"Ahh, you're right … "

Norman understood. From the beginning, he did not think that there would be any monsters in this place. So, when he remembered how many people had died in this land, he came to his senses. It was possible that all that negative energy had accumulated to such an extent that it formed a monstrous existence. And of course, that's just a simple hypothesis.

Suddenly, Norman felt the desire to explore this place with Noelle. But, he had not had time to voice his desire, Noelle immediately shook her head.

"I want to check out all these places myself. You can enjoy your time to rest. And also … "

The shadow under Noelle's feet moved like a calm river that was suddenly pelted with new gravel.

Then, three four-legged black figures came out from there, and manifested their true form before everyone.

It was a wolf. With medium size, and fine hair that is completely black. His red eyes seemed to light up in the dark of the night. It looked terrible, but it also looked beautiful as the three of them stood gracefully before Noelle.

Faintly, Norman could hear Noelle muttering. "Brackas I can't call because he's looking after Chloe and Levina. But ... They should be enough … "

His gaze was immediately fixed on the three wolf figures.

The three of them had no names, but they shared the same clan and bloodline as Brackas. So, the races and abilities that they all possessed were relatively equal.

"The three of them will take care of you. Don't worry, I can guarantee that they are at least stronger than the girl who fell asleep there" Noelle said, glancing at Anzu, who had closed her eyes.

"Are you mocking me? " Anzu instantly opened her eyes and asked in a voice that sounded a little angry.

Noelle just shrugged her shoulders and turned around. "Eitherway. Maybe it's just your feelings."

And that way, he walked away leaving everyone behind.

Everyone's gazes naturally turned to Olivia who had previously sat beside Noelle.

" … I'll go with Noelle."

Unable to bear the gaze of everyone directed at her, Olivia immediately stood up and ran small to chase after Noelle.

Silence swept them all back. No one spoke, until the end ….

" … I should have asked her to take Lilith out … "

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"Nohl … "

The place was dark, and there was no one but them. A few minutes of time passed in complete silence, but none of them objected.

Until finally, the silence was broken because of one word from Olivia's lips.

"Hmm? "

Noelle turned her head and looked at Olivia curiously.

There was no light source around them. For some reason, the moonlight could not even reach this place. So, it's totally dark in there.

However, Noelle and Olivia did not seem to have any difficulty when stepping.

"Is it okay to let them all be like that? "

"You mean ... You want me to take care of them? "

" … Of course not."

The reply instantly restored the silence between them.

Noelle stood still without saying anything, while Olivia just stared at him without any change to her expression.

Before the end, the two simultaneously smiled wryly and chuckled.

Olivia naturally pressed her face against Noelle's chest, and looked back at her with a slight look on her head.

"You are an alien blood .. As I thought .. Noelle is doing something secretly again."

Noelle was not at all surprised when Olivia realized all that. She knew that Olivia would notice sooner or later.

Facing the terrible intuition that her lover had, Noelle could only smile wryly.

"There's no other way. I have to do it to get rid of all the trouble we'll get in the future."

"really? If so ... Why should Noelle keep it a secret from me? "

"That … "

Olivia's obsidian eyes stared at Noelle strongly. He did not blink at all, and showed no signs that he was going to retreat.

"Do I have to repeat the sentence I said in the bathroom at that time? "

Noelle's memories suddenly shift to the moment she takes a bath together with Olivia. To be exact, it was a while before Asterisk made its debut.

Given it all, Noelle was only able to smile wryly and stroke Olivia's head gently.

"sorry. I hesitated to tell you because I thought this was just a trivial matter. I can do this all by myself. So ... I don't want to involve you. What's more, the side I sent the threat message to is the one we don't know about at all. So, I want to be more careful."

"really? "

"There's no way I'm going to lie in this situation" Noelle replied with a gentle smile. While doing so, her hands did not stop stroking Olivia's fine hair.

"Mhmm .. In that case, I will forgive Noelle. Of course, on one condition."

"Condition? "

Noelle blinked her eyes a few times in confusion. Seeing that, Olivia put on a mischievous smile while narrowing her eyes.

"No one will see. So, I want Noelle to kiss me."

" … Is that all? "

Olivia's cheeks flushed slightly, but became even more red when she saw Noelle's flat reaction.

" …… Just do it," he murmured as he closed his eyes and moved his lips.

Noelle's gaze naturally became softer, and her hand that had previously been used to stroke Olivia's head now turned to the smooth and tender part of her cheek.

The chewy sensation of his cheek had made him tempted to play it, but Noelle immediately realized and pulled Olivia's face closer to his hand.

His gaze was easily drawn to those pink lips that were already impatiently wanting to welcome him.

And that way, Noelle closed her eyes, and brought her face closer to Olivia's face.

Their lips instantly overlapped.

A few moments passed, and there was no sign that their lips would part.

It was just a simple kiss, without any aggression from them.

However, as soon as Noelle withdrew her lips, Olivia immediately looked at him with a slight frown. However, Olivia said nothing more, and immediately drowned her face in Noelle's chest.

None of them spoke. The silence continued until Olivia finally lifted her face and turned around, positioning her back in front of Noelle.

" … Let's continue investigating this place. They'll be suspicious if we go too long."

And that way, Olivia walked at such a low speed, that one footstep might only be able to reach a quarter of a meter.

Noelle smiled gently for a moment, before finally walking behind Olivia.

"Hey, Livia. You know, I intend to claim this place."

" ……… "

Olivia's footsteps stopped. He turned around and looked at Noelle with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Why suddenly? "

Olivia was well aware that Noelle would not do such a big thing for no reason. So, he tried asking. Although, the answer he would receive might be a bit difficult to digest.

"I don't know for sure what the truth is. But ... This island is a hidden treasure."

Noelle walked to a certain point, and stomped her feet there.

It seemed that the ground was extremely dry and fragile, so the shock from Noelle was enough to destroy it.

And right then and there, a thick and slippery liquid flowed out little by little from the small hole created.

"This … "

Olivia frowned and walked up to the liquid, she drowned her fingertips into the puddle of liquid, and chanted the familiar smell.

"Oil! "

The smile on Noelle's face widened as Olivia realized what she was trying to say.

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