[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 188: Clausa Memoria (7)

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In a park that included the villa area, two children could be seen running around with different expressions on their faces.

One, the little girl, she had a cheerful expression as she ran excitedly. One hand was stretched out backwards, dragging a boy to run with him.

As for the boy, his face showed a very clear expression of anxiety. He seemed to have trouble with how excited the girl was. However, even so, he could do nothing to stop it.

Without changing his anxious expression, the boy asked, "Where are we going? "

The girl—Ayano— does not slow her movements. He with the unimaginable agility of a child continued to run around the park, then spun around and looked at Izaya with a bright smile.

Izaya widened her eyes for reasons she herself did not know. Perhaps, he felt amazed by the joy and freedom Ayano had. Being able to play freely without worrying about getting a hard reprimand from someone, maybe that was what made Izaya feel amazed at him.

"You look sad. Mama said, if I see another child sad, then I have to help him! "

That's ridiculous, Izaya thought. Why should he interfere in the affairs of others?

Izaya did not move from his position. He remained silent, staring at Ayano in confusion.

Shortly afterwards, he finally heard the sound of footsteps accompanied by a knock from a stick.

Izaya reflexively looked in that direction, and found the figure of an adult man with a firm face figure. His black hair that was starting to whiten was neatly combed backwards, and a gold-framed monocle could be seen in his right eye.

In his hand, he held a black wooden stick inlaid with silver.

" … Stanton … "

At the same time, Oliv8a's expression also became slightly distorted. The name clearly brought bad memories for him.

Frederick Stanton, he was one of the relatives they had. One of the core family members in their line of extended family relationships. Biologically, she has a close blood relationship with Izaya.

His figure can be said to be ordinary. If one put aside the assertive and overly disciplined attitude he had, then he was nothing more than a very talented business man.

It was Stanton who arranged all the Izaya's busy schedules. Everything was arranged so that he could develop the talent and potential that Izaya had from the very beginning. That way, the nuclear family would not need to lose someone with pure talent anymore.

In the projection, Izaya looked a little frightened as she looked at the figure of Stanton at the end of her gaze. However, Ayano did not seem to care. He was aware of Stanton's presence, but showed no reaction of fear.

"Come here."

With a small giggle, Ayano whispered to Izaya and pulled her towards the nearby bushes, making their small bodies completely hidden behind the bush.

"Stanton will find us."

It was natural for him to be afraid. If Stanton found her, then he could already see a future where he was locked up in a small room for almost 24 hours.

However, Ayano again showed her bright smile. "It's okay. Uncle's gonna cover us."

Shortly after he said that, a pair of shiny boots suddenly appeared beside Izaya.

Izaya slightly fearfully looked up, to the figure who was the owner of the boots.

He was an old man, with casual clothes and thick trousers on his body. Both of his hands were holding a large scissor with the leaves still stuck there.

Izaya knows that guy. He was one of the servants in the mansion. He doesn't remember his name, but he is a gardener who always shows a friendly face to everyone.

The gardener noticed Izaya and Ayano's whereabouts, then smiled warmly while glancing at Stanton.

Without the need for direct communication, the gardener understands the meaning. He naturally moved directly over the small bodies of Izaya and Ayano, then cut out some annoying parts on the bush.

The passing Stanton only glanced at him for a moment, before finally asking with a sharp look. "Did you see Izaya? "

The gardener was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "Young Master? No, I haven't seen him since morning."

"That's it, huh? Please let me know if you find it."

"As you wish."

The gardener placed his right hand on his chest, and bowed to Stanton, while Stanton himself continued walking with the sound of a knock from the end of his wand.

Based on his behavior, the gardener clearly has a lot of knowledge and experience in formal acting. Izaya could not give any reaction other than admiration.

Soon, Stanton's figure disappeared from his sight, and he took a few steps back and alternated between Izaya and Ayano.

"Mr Stanton's gone, you can get out."

"Ehehe, thank you~"

"It's an honor for me" the gardener replied as he bowed with his right hand placed on his chest.

Ayano smiled brightly and immediately stood up, wiping away some of the soil and leaves that were stuck on her body. Izaya also followed him, then looked at the gardener.

"Why are you helping us? "

The gardener was silent for a moment. Soon, a warm smile appeared on his face, and a gaze filled with pure affection hit Izaya.

"There's no reason for me to stop two kids smiling wholeheartedly."

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"Seriously, I didn't expect that you were so cheerful in the past … "

Iris, who had previously pretended not to have any interest in memory projections, now blatantly showed her curiosity towards Olivia.

Olivia, however, just lowered her head gloomily as past memories slowly began to rise in her head.

"I used to be a little stupid. Unable to read the atmosphere, and easily take Izaya out, even though at that time I knew that Stanton would be angry."

Sighing in silence, Olivia regretted her stupidity in the past. However, he did not really regret it; there, he was grateful because he had brought a little joy to Izaya. It was the first step that brought Izaya closer to him.

The scene that was projected back in a row, and now the figures of Izaya and Ayano are seen lying in a room full of books and cards scattered.

Both of them closed their eyes, and breathed softly. From here, everyone could see that they were both asleep.

But, they also believe that Ayano did not really fall asleep there. After all, if Ayano were to really fall asleep, then the projected scene should be cut off, just as it had happened to the manifestation of Anzu's previous memories.

The projection then displays a pair of large door leaves that then open, making warm air instantly enter the room.

From there, two old men with a gentle face appeared. The two were silent for a moment, noticing the appearance of Izaya and Ayano who were fast asleep.

" … It has been a long time since the last time the young master had such activity. This may be a new experience for him."

The man in the servant clothes beside him nodded sadly. "I hope Mr. Mikhail and Mr. Stanton are able to give tolerance to this … "

Silent for a moment, he then continued, "Young Money will be five years old soon, and Mr. Mikhail will also be 99 years old. It has been nearly five years since Mr. Adalrich died in the accident, and all responsibility and rights to this family will fall to Mr. Stanton in due course. I really hope that at least Mr. Chaddrick will bring Young Master with his family when he returns to Japan … "

It is not known how Mikhail Wecker lived such a long life. Clearly, during his lifetime, he had possessed so many descendants and families without any blood ties under his control.

Adalrich was the brother of Frederick Stanton. Only from that, it can be concluded that Adalrich was the biological father of Izaya, who later died in a plane crash, shortly after Izaya was born.

It was Adalrich who established the name Canaria, which Izaya would later possess as the sole legitimate heir.

After Izaya Canaria was killed in an accident on a school tour trip, Canaria's name has lost all her heirs, which makes the name a mere history.

It was clearly a crushing blow to all the remaining members of the nuclear family. Losing a very talented family member, was the most terrifying thing they had ever imagined.

The two maids walked up to Izaya and Ayano, then gently carried them, ready to take them to the room.

"The fate of a child prodigy in this family is truly terrible … "

As one of them said that, the two reflexively stared at Izaya, who was still breathing softly.

"After this, there will probably be many obstacles that everyone will have to face. With Mr. Chaddrick back, he will definitely file a statement to get Young Master's custody."

"Yes, and it will give another terrible result. When Mr. Chaddrick took the initiative to get custody of Young Master, everyone would definitely not stay silent. Especially, Mr. Stanton. He certainly will not be silent when the 'magic heir' left by Mr. Adalrich fell into the care of Mr. Chaddrick. Internal disputes are inevitable."

If all went according to what they predicted, then there would only be chaos waiting ahead there.

They did not know whether it would be a bloody path or not, but surely it would have a great effect on the figure of the little Izaya.

Whether Chaddrick, who has pure intentions to save his nephew,—anak from his brother, as well as his friend who has died; or Stanton, who has the intention to maximize the talent and potential that Izaya has, is, who was his nephew.

Back then, no one knew who would win that 'fight. But, the results were immediately visible after two years.

The winner of the fight was Chaddrick zil Airi, who was entitled to custody for Izaya after obtaining the direct consent of the head of the family, Mikhail Wecker, who was then 100 years old.

The cold war that was waged because of a child, ended with good luck siding with the child.

Along with the announcement of Chaddrick's custody battle, it was also announced that Izaya, will officially be paired with Ayano, who is Chaddrick's only child.

"Wait a minute, Olivia! "

Iris who heard and understood all the explanations immediately shouted, making everyone's focus instantly directed at her.

Iris did not care about their gazes, she looked at Olivia with a look of astonishment while pointing at the projection.

"What does that mean?! You guys have been engaged for a long time?! "

Olivia nodded briefly. "The answer is yes and no."

Taking a breath, Olivia then continued, "It was announced that we would be betrothed. But it's not official yet because we're so young. As a result, the engagement wasn't really formal until we all died in an accident."

That's what made Olivia—Ayano— used to be so painstaking in getting Izaya's attention. He wants the engagement to be formalised soon.

Olivia explained it briefly as much as possible, but Iris showed an annoyed expression to her.

"That's not what I meant! I mean, you guys really plan to get engaged in a mas then? Don't you guys have a blood relation?! "

Yes, it was the problem that had bothered him the most until now. The morality he had questioned whether the relationship Izaya and Ayano had was really something good or not.

In response to that, Olivia simply crossed her arms and puffed her chest slightly.

"It's legally legal, and there are many families of entrepreneurs who have practiced inbreeding before. Our family is also included. The system was very useful for maintaining the purity of the family's blood, while keeping the family's secrets and treasures from falling into the hands of outsiders. My father and Iza's father used to be considered different because they married outsiders normally. In addition ... We can be paired because we are distant cousins, and the blood relation we have is not very strong because both my father and Iza's father both married outsiders who have no blood relation."

No one can deny that. He gave a very logical reason. It's just a matter of morality.

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The scene changed again, and now shown a large house with snow filling the yard and the streets around it.

It was the house that the Airi family lived in while they were in Japan.

The door of the house opened, and a teenage girl with an age that might be 15 or 16 years old came out.

It was Ayano, whose appearance matched the one in everyone's memories.

Ayano walked out of the house, and with a bright smile turned around, looking at the beautiful woman who was her mother. It is hard to believe that they are mother and child. Because, they really look like sister and sister because of the facial features of the mother who is ageless.

With a worried look on his face, the woman who was this from Ayano was staring around. "Are you sure everything's ready? You're not short of anything?"

Ayano looked a little irritated, but she replied gently, "Mama has already asked that nine times now."

"really? "

He looked confused for a moment, before finally putting on a firm face there Ayano.

"Are you sure about that? I'm worried that you forgot some stuff. In any case, you will go with Iza and stay at her place for one day. During that time, the two of us will also go to attend some events. You don't lack anything, do you? "

Without erasing the worried expression on his face, he again spoke, "Have you prepared everything? What about 'safety'? You brought it, didn't you?"

"I don't! "

With a flushed face, Ayano shouted. A second later, he realized what he had just done, and suddenly watched his surroundings.

After discovering that no one heard her, Ayano heaved a sigh of relief.

"Why should I bring something like that? "

When she asked him, he could see a very clear change on his mother's face. It went from a normal worry, to a frightening assertiveness.

"What do you mean 'why'? Of course you need it. I don't want you guys to have kids before their time."

" … There's no way Iza would do that. We're only 15."

"Yes, and I'm 32."

"Lalu– Eh? "

Ayano could only stare blankly at her mother, unable to give any reaction, until finally her mother had moved and stuffed some items into her bag without her noticing.

He only realized it when he unpacked the contents of his bag in the middle of the night in Izaya's apartment room, and needless to say how he reacted when he saw a box full of 'safety'.

He could only hide it inside his bag, hoard it among various items, and instantly drown his flushed face in the pillow Izaya used to use.

He was anxious, as well as hopeful, as he stared at his own bag. Of course he has a desire for it.

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After the scene ended, another scene that appeared caused them to be confused for a moment.

It was a very spacious garden, filled with various types of flowers with diverse colors.

Far away at the end of that garden, stood several gigantic marble pillars of unknown how tall it actually was. As if, the pillar itself was something that sustained the boundless blue sky.

However, their main focus was not on the marble tower, or even the empty blue sky.

Rather than a girl lying on a bed of flowers, falling asleep, then getting up and showing her sleepy face while looking around.

Silver hair, black eyes, and a rather petite body. No doubt, it was Olivia. Her appearance was very identical to Olivia standing next to them now. Only, Olivia there looked a little more mature, and her expression could also be described as 'the embodiment of tranquility'.

Olivia who was on the projection smiled, and looked around. Her burgundy dress seemed to blend into the flower bed, and her delicate hand gently plucked one of the flowers.

After that, the scene changed.

The background is still the same. Only, there was another figure who was with Olivia; and that was Noelle.

Olivia wakes up in the middle of a flower bed, and finds Noelle welcoming her next to her.

Noelle held onto her right hand, and gave a gentle smile to Olivia who had just woken up.

Although it was clear who the men were there, somehow they could not see his face clearly enough. It was like there was a flash of light that made Noelle's face there blurry and indistinct. Other than her gentle smile, they could barely find anything on Noelle's face.

Olivia, who was greeted by Noelle upon waking up, gave a gentle smile back to her.

They stared at each other for a moment, before finally bringing their faces closer together. Their lips overlapped, and their kissing figure was clearly conveyed to everyone.

However, before they could give any response, the room immediately shook. The memory projection disappeared, and was replaced with a monochrome view from the previous scene—as Noelle and Olivia exchanged light kisses.

" … What really happened? "

Olivia, I'm pretty sure she doesn't have that kind of memory. He curiously tried to spread out his magic energy, but it only made the air grow colder, without exerting any influence on the projection.

He was really curious about what really happened. Is that really his memory? Or something else?

At that moment, Olivia finally remembered it, the theory Noelle had once explained to her, about the time that had been manipulated by someone.

(What is this .. Memory from a previous time? )

It was just his guess, and he didn't know it was true or not. But, Olivia had a premonition, which made her very sure that this was indeed her memory.

Though difficult, Olivia can finally feel it, a memory of—or rather a dream, infinite, gives her a never-ending happiness. Memories of it all slowly surfaced in his head.

However, as he tried to dig deeper, the memory grew further away from him, leaving him unable to find the truth.

(Maybe .. I have to tell Noelle about this .. )

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