[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 182: Absurdity (4)

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"Well, let's think of a way to get out of here."

The three sat on the floor to discuss how to get out.

Even so, it had been almost an hour that they were sitting here, and during that time there was absolutely no solution that they managed to get.

The three had gone around a few times, but still found nothing. Only an endless labyrinth would always take them to the starting point.

"Who's wrong here? "

"I will vote for Noelle in the vote to determine who will be punished."

" … I am also."

"Hey, that's not fair. You two, and me alone! At least choose each of you! "

"You're crazy, Noelle."

"I agree."

"Ughh … "

Cryll and Norman will of course blame Noelle for why they are here. If it wasn't for Noelle's hopes that the two of them wanted to join her, Cryll and Norman would have been relaxing by now.

" " " …… Haaahhhhh … " " "

The three simultaneously sighed tiredly, and began to recall all the results of their investigation.

There's really nothing, nothing important to report.

"In the end ... We don't have any information, yes … "

"At least we know this is a strange place."

" …… You don't have to say it to make things clear. We already know that."

Norman lay on the floor and closed his own eyes. Then, he suddenly woke up with a surprised expression.

"What's wrong? "

Noelle asked to be sure, but Norman did not answer her, he might be thinking hard right now.

Noelle and Cryll stared for a moment, and then shrugged in confusion.

Before long, Norman finally smiled, a small laugh came out of his lips, and he looked at Noelle and Cryll sitting before him.

"Don't you think about it? Everything in this place .. It's completely out of logic."

"Yes, of course we know that. Thenwhat? "

"That's not all I mean. You guys remember, what have we been through in this dungeon? "

As soon as Norman said it, Noelle immediately opened her eyes in surprise.

He already understood Norman's intentions, and began to think about it seriously.

" …… I understand … "

It took Cryll a lot longer to understand. He finally understood his point and subconsciously smiled.

"First obstacle, a long passageway with stones. We're stuck there because Cryll activated the trap, right? But, wouldn't it feel very strange if there was only one active trap, while we've already explored all parts of the place? "

"You're right. After that, we made it out and somehow got to that strange place. A cottage with a strange garden, a tree that grows the fruit of a human head wearing a witch's hat."

Cryll frowned unhappily as he tried to remember. As hard as he tried, he couldn't remember anything that might be the key to getting out of here.

"What you're talking about is probably a fairy tale. 'Prince Alexander's Adventures in a Land Full of Oddities'. If it's not wrong, that's the title."

Norman quickly corrected the part that Cryll could not remember.

"That's it! No mistake, that's the title! "

Noelle did not know anything about the fairy tale, so she could only keep quiet while thinking about the relationship between the fairy tale and this situation.

"I've never heard anything about that fairy tale. Can you tell me? " Noelle had a premonition about this, so she asked Norman to tell her more.

"Actually, I don't remember it very much myself. The first and last time I heard about this story was when my mother told me about it. At that time, I was 3."

It was the age at which Noelle herself had to learn the basics for the fight.

"Do you remember the story? "

Norman began to mutter for a moment, then looked back at Noelle. "If not wrong .. The story tells of a prince who was trapped on an island with many oddities. Just like the title. The prince went on an adventure to find a way for him to return, and in one of the places the prince visited, there was a place that had a small cottage accompanied by a garden full of monsters. One of the trees that was there also had a witch-hated head that appeared as its fruit."

"Persis as we see, yes … "

Noelle put her own hand on her chin, and started connecting all the dots.

"There's one less part to your story, Norman. It was the part where the prince entered the hut, and found a room filled with statues. Just like we found there."

"You're right, thanks for reminding me."

" … I understand. We understand about that place. Then ... What happens next? A passageway that takes us to a place full of skeletons with machine guns? "

"Unfortunately, I don't even remember any part of the fairy tale telling me about it."

Both Cryll and Norman just shook their heads. Back then, Noelle had made some basic conclusions, but she still needed other information to make a final decision.

There might be a way to get out of this place. A way he himself never thought of.

"Hmm? Waita minute. Norman, when we ran to avoid that skeleton, you said something, right? Something like you never imagined that your nightmare would come true. Does that have anything to do with it? "

"Possibly, yes."

Norman agreed without giving any additional explanation. Of course, that's because the explanation will contain information that Cryll should never know.

Fortunately, Noelle naturally understood him.

Basically, there was no way a dungeon would have a single skeleton battalion using machine guns. There's got to be a trigger that got them to have that gun.

"Then .. This place. Not wrong again, this is the backroom that was once my fear as a child" Noelle said, nodding.

Now, everything is clear.

The three stared at each other and agreed on the conclusion they made.

"This place, projecting our memories and utilizing them to serve as weapons that will fight against our own."

That's the final conclusion they came up with.

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"Uhh– Free I can't think of any way to get out … "

Cryll holds his own head in frustration when he realizes a dead end is standing in his way.

It had been two hours, and they had yet to find any solution, even after they reached the final conclusion.

"I think it's free .. If this bensr is a backroom that comes from Noelle's memory, then it'll be hard to find a way out."

Norman lowered his head and sighed in resignation while playing his finger on the floor.

"Actually .. I have one way that might work."

"Yes, yeah. You said that. Do you really have a way? Heh– Wait, you have a way to get out? "

Cryll immediately changed his facial expression into one that could be referred to as 'excited'.

"Noelle, is that true? Just tell me if you have."

Norman san Cryll urged Noelle to tell them, but Noelle was really hesitant for that.

Because, he himself also doubts whether this way can be done or not.

Noelle pulled out her black sword—Langen—on both of them. Langen currently has a traditional sword-like shape called 'chokuto'. The shape is straight, and the blade is slender.

When he saw the sword, a different reaction came out from the two of them.

Cryll made an expression that seemed as if he had understood Noelle's intentions, while Norman seemed to still need an explanation for it.

Noelle had no intention of telling Nornan about his sword force, but he had no other choice so he had to divulge it a little.

"In essence, this sword has the ability to 'slash and cut everything'. I plan to use that power so we can make a way out."

Norman still did not understand Noelle's explanation. He understood his strength, but he did not understand why a sword could have such power.

Despite that, ignoring his own curiosity, Norman asked. "the way? "

In response, Noelle replied, "You remember the way I got in here? At that time, I was leaning against the wall, right? Well, after I 'swallowed' into the wall, I came out of the other wall that was here."

"So ... You intend to cut the wall you came out of earlier? "

"You're right. That way, I hope at least we'll find a way out."

"Okay, let's try it that way! "

Cryll immediately stood up and looked at Noelle with great emphasis. "You're the one who got us into this, that's why you're the one who's got to get us out. Don't worry, we'll help if you need help."

Cryll reaches out her hand to Noelle, who Noelle responds with a smile while reaching for her hand.

With Cryll's help, Noelle immediately stood up. He turned to face the wall which was the starting point of his appearance.

Noelle put Langen back in the sheath on the plate, then pooped to the position of the horses ready to pull the sword at any time.

His left hand held the sheath, and his right hand was ready on the handle. Noelle took into account her heartbeat, and began to take in breaths to calm herself down.

In his mind, he ordered himself to give one slash so powerful that it would destroy all that was in the way. And to do that, he needs careful preparation.

After nearly a minute of silence in her position, Noelle immediately opened her eyes, and in an instant grabbed the handle of Langen's sword with her right hand.

A large amount of power was flowed into his right hand which was grasping the handle of the sword, while his left hand was pulling the scabbard slightly back so that it would produce a strong friction between the blade of the sword, with the periphery of the sheath.

The resulting whistling sound lasted for no more than a second, but the movements Noelle made clearly exceeded the sound itself.

Unbeknownst to anyone, his sword blade was already diagonally above his own head.

Noelle had already given her slash, and now her sword was on top due to the position of her hand.

The slash he gave was a diagonal type of slash, and the marks on the wall also described it very clearly.

"?! Gawat, that's not enough! "

Cryll shouted as he realized the slash marks on the wall were slowly disappearing. It was strange, a slash from Langen should have been enough to punch a hole in the wall, but why was it not even able to break through a wall?

As soon as he realized the reason, Cryll instantly widened his eyes in surprise.

He remembered, if the power of star weapons, will be greatly influenced by the mind and emotional state of the user.

Just as the lightning power from Geist would rampage when Cryll was in an unstable emotional state, perhaps Noelle's sword had the same problem as him.

The sword that should have been able to cut through everything, became extremely dull and could not even slash through a wall. Only one reason Cryll could think of.

"Noelle! Do not doubt your own strength! It would weaken him! Rest assured! "

Cryll doesn't know if his words managed to enter Noelle's ears or not, but he really hopes that it can achieve that.

And the result, as he expected.

Noelle again gave one slash diagonally down with Langen, but this time the slash easily penetrated and had a greater impact than the previous attack.

A hole was created, but it was still too small for them to come out, and the wall also continued to recover itself like it was not letting them go.

"One more time! Noel! "

This time Norman shouted, helping Noelle by throwing pebbles with acceleration on the hole created.

The pebbles stuck and glued there, but Norman immediately put on his smile.

It wasn't in vain. That's how he thought.

Noelle again gave a slash, and the pebble that Norman had previously fired was easily split open. But, the fragments of the pebble actually went deeper and deeper into the hole in the wall.

Again, and again, the slash that Noelle let out otu endlessly tore through the wall, and attempted to destroy it.

Cryll knew it. Langen's power, will be influenced by how much Noelle believes in the weapon.

Therefore, the higher Noelle's confidence, the greater the impact of the resulting slash.

Until finally, the last slash, a slash that was given vertically from top to bottom, managed to penetrate and open a large enough hole in the wall.

"Good! "

Cryll smiled excitedly as he looked at the hole. His size was enough for himself and everyone to come out, so it should be enough. Noelle showed no signs of stopping. He prepared to give another slash, but Cryll did not intend to give him permission.

Cryll and Norman ran to Noelle. Norman grabbed Noelle's collar, and pulled her out through the hole, following Cryll who had come out first.

The attack that Noelle would give before was not issued, and now Noelle was confused to pay attention to her surroundings.

"What's going on? "

The scenery suddenly changed, so according to Noelle's view.

"You ... Don't remember anything about what happened before? "

At Cryll's question, Noelle lightly shook her head. Obviously, he doesn't understand what's going on. But, seeing from Cryll and Norman's reaction, Noelle naturally realized that there was something she had just done, and it made them both shocked.

However, even so, Noelle could not remember what he did.

" … Seriously? You did it unconsciously? "

If it wasn't for Noelle's natural reaction, Cryll probably wouldn't have believed what she said.

The power of Langen's slash depended on how high his user's confidence in the sword was. If her hypothesis was correct, then it would be impossible for Noelle to give such a powerful attack when she was not in a conscious state.

Unless, if he had already believed and believed in the power of Langen from his subconscious. But Cryll is convinced that the reason is definitely not that. The previous Noee clearly showed his weakness in terms of slashing, there was no way he would suddenly become strong due to his confidence that rose up in the moment he was unconscious.

As confirmation, Cryll turned to Norman, but Norman only gave him a brief piggy bank. Nor did he understand what was really going on.

" ………… Well, I guess we can forget about it for a moment. Now, we can figure out what we're gonna do next."

Cryll decided to save the topic for later. And now, he was refocusing on his surroundings.

The view has completely changed. It was already not a room filled with endless labyrinths, but rather a cave with reddish stones decorating it.

The temperature there was hotter than where it was before, so the three of them naturally knew where they were now.

Although, it felt very unreasonable.

" …… Why can there be a fire cave with a lot of lava in the underwater dungeon? "

(I think it's natural.)

Noelle could only sigh tiredly after smiling wryly for a moment.

He walked over to Cryll, and saw the situation.

Now, they're standing right on the edge of the cliff. What was down there, was a pond filled with hot lava.

But that's not what concerns them.

It was a swarm of rock-hard-skinned fish that seemed to be swimming there and here in the lava pool area.

"After the backroom, now hell, huh .. I wonder, whose memory is projected this time."

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