[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 189: Clause Memoria (8)

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After that scene, the projection resumed.

The memories of everyone present there, one by one were shown, which then ended with a strange scene they had never experienced before.

Many scenes that make them confused, starting from Iris who silently watched the sea of fire in front of her, Alan who was in a remote forest with a foreign girl, Little Werli running around with a kid he never met, Waka hugging her sister—Muku—sbut crying, and more.

All of those scenes were never in their memories, nor were they able to come up with any conclusions due to the lack of information.

Now, after their memories were revealed one by one, the projection instead featured another scene, a scene they did not know from whose memory it was from.

That projected scene, displaying an unknown wasteland of how vast. In addition to the dry rocks and sand, there are some very striking things there.

It was a crystal, a purplish-black crystal that grew from the rocks, towering into the sky.

Under the crystal, a man was seen sitting, staring at the ground with a gloomy atmosphere around him.

They could not see his face, but the man had quite an imprinting physical trait. A body that looked tall despite being seated, dull blonde hair that fused with dust, and a left hand that was overgrown with several small black crystals.

Sticking on the stone right next to it, a long sword, a katana model was seen shining and flashing for a moment, before finally losing all its luster, leaving behind an ordinary sword that was stuck in the stone.

Before long, a black-colored viscous liquid started flowing from all over the place, slowly moving towards the crystal.

Some small-sized strange creatures rose from the liquid, they all had strange purplish-black crystals on their bodies. The crystals on their bodies were similar to the gigantic crystals that were behind the man.

They all slowly approached, along with a puddle of condensed black liquid that seemed to have its own consciousness.

"Symptom-Creature, yes … "

After muttering a line, the man sighed and tiredly stood up from his position.

He immediately pulled out the sword that was stuck in the rock next to him, then swung it horizontally at a speed that could not be followed even by Olivia.

Instantly, a gust of wind appeared, as if the effects of the man's sword slashes had been transmitted on them.

The wind was strong, and it was too sudden that some of them started to lose their balance and fell on the spot.

Some of the 'Symptom-Creature' there instantly split apart, leaving a strange black liquid that pooled under their corpses.

The black liquid then slowly froze, turning into a black crystal corresponding to the previous puddle.

After making sure all the 'Symptom-Creature's' were dead, the man sighed, and looked up at the sky.

The sky was gloomy, covered in yellowish clouds and carrying a yellow wind filled with dust.

"I think it's time … "

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The scene changed again. This time the projection featured a young man with bright brown hair.

His body was not very visible, as he wore a black robe that covered most of his body parts.

But, they were vague as they felt deep emotions of sadness from the man.

The man in total silence walked, out of nowhere to his destination, he just went where his feet were stepping.

The projection was blurry for a moment, then again displayed the scene clearly. This time, the scene changed.

The figure of the man was now seen standing helplessly as several swords and spears pierced, and pierced through his body.

He smiled gently a little, and looked at the person who thrust the sword into his body.

"***, you don't have to forgive me, because I won't forgive myself either."

As soon as he heard it, the man with the sword and spear piercing his body only smiled knot. Slowly, he closed his eyes, letting the blood quickly drain out of his body.

" … Who are they? "

Iris could not give any response to that projection, there was no reaction whatsoever other than the question that revealed her confusion.

Just like before, they all could not see the faces of those two people. In fact, the name that should have been uttered by the person thrusting the sword just sounded like a buzzing noise in their ears.

It was unknown how long the man had survived with the sword and spear stuck in his body. But, not long after, he finally fell.

With his final strength, he extended his hand forward, trying to reach for something. However, his hand only weakly fell back to the ground.

In the middle of it all, he muttered, "Sorry, [**]. I can't keep my promise. I'm not strong enough, but I'm satisfied with this. In our absence, all will return ... On true balance .. When you rise .. I hope ... You can see everything .. Replace me … "

A drop of tears flowed down his face; and in that way, he ended up falling down, showing no signs of life.

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Scene switch.

The projection alternately displayed a scene that was somehow from whose memory, Even everyone present was still unable to understand what was really happening.

They still had not found a way out, so they were forced to wait here, watching the memory projection scene that kept changing, until the exit presented itself.

Olivia sat on the spot, and began to focus on watching the projected scene, hoping to find a clue to get out. While others can only do the same, because they themselves do not actually have an idea for this problem.

The memory projection scene this time featured the figure of a man, who had contrasting black hair and pale skin.

He walked up the stairs that would somehow take him to where. One by one the doors began to appear in the empty space, but he simply ignored them and continued walking, focusing on his goal.

Shortly after, after going through all the distractions of the doors trying to pull him, he finally reached the end.

What greeted him there was a simple wooden door, without any motifs and patterns.

The man took a breath for a moment, before finally with his own hands directly holding onto the cold doorknob, as if it had never been touched for many years.

He slowly pushed the door, and stepped in. As soon as he did, a change began to happen to his body.

Her hair quickly turned white, and her clothes immediately turned into a black coat with a blue stripe pattern at some point. In addition, he also instantly had a long purple scarf wrapped around his neck.

The man came in, and saw what was inside.

There, there are about 30 wooden tables with each table also has 1 chair. No doubt, it was a classroom.

Chalkboard with digital device installed on the edge, podium, desk and teacher chair, window showing the outside world. Those were all sights that were already familiar to Olivia and the others.

However, what caught their attention the most was not the objects that were in that classroom. But a girl with a face that could not be seen, was sitting and folding a paper crane using origami.

The girl had long white hair touching the floor, beautiful facial features, beautiful heterochrome eyes, and smooth pale skin.

He wore a military uniform with black and red accents and gold alloys in some parts. In addition, under his feet, hundreds of paper cranes in various colors that he had made before were left strewn across the floor.

"You really came."

The girl stopped folding origami, and looked straight at the man who had just come. He smiled wryly, a smile that exuded happiness, as well as sadness.

There was a lot of emotion mixed in his eyes, and it made everything look painful.

His gaze softened, and both his hands slowly and gently grabbed, then raised the paper crane.

"Most people say that paper storks mean happiness and longevity. But, the true meaning of this paper fold is unknown. We think of it that way because many people think so too. Hehe, our minds automatically follow the opinion of the majority, I think we still have to learn the true meaning of 'understanding others'."

Smiling wryly for a moment, he then closed his eyes and stood up.

Instantly, the scenery changed; from what was originally an ordinary classroom, to a vast circular garden that floated in the sky. On the outskirts of the park, there was a row of giant crosses surrounding the park like a fence.

Various types of flowers, with diverse colors immediately meet the views of everyone. They were startled for a moment upon seeing that, but soon recovered their composure when they realized that nothing was dangerous.

The girl was surrounded by a vortex of red-colored flowers, which then dispersed, showing her completely changing appearance.

Her white hair became shorter, so it only reached her waist, and it was also tied with a simple pigtail model. Moreover, his eyes had also changed, from the previously heterochromia, to completely dazzling gold.

His clothes changed too. From the previous military uniform without much decoration, into a beautiful dress with some lace and a wide tail. Even so, the color red is still more dominant in its appearance.

So far, the man has said nothing. He just kept silent, watching everything the girl was doing without any change to her expression.

Noticing that, the girl smiled sadly. "I wonder when all this happiness will last? "

"Will, someday, this happiness be snatched away from me? Hey, what do you think? Are we, the rebellious heretics able to regain all our happiness? Do you think ... We can get everything back to the way it was? "

"Please tell me, do you .. Really want to take on all those responsibilities alone? "

The girl turned around, staring at the large tree that was the only large object there.

He turned his back on the man, and continued his words. "To be honest, you want to live a normal life, right? "

"You always say that you hate everything. But you want to live, right? You ... Want to escape? "

The girl turned around, and gave him a smile filled with emotions of sadness.

At that very instant, the projected scene stopped, replaced by a pitch-black darkness that had no bounds.

What the hell is going on? None of them know.

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Soon after, the scene changed again.

This time, what the projection showed was an empty room, with the darkness of the night and the golden light of burning candles.

In the midst of it all, a woman, with a stomach that seemed to be carrying life was sitting on a recliner, stroking her stomach.

They could not see the woman's face. Its upper body was almost completely covered with a thin black cloth that was somewhat transparent.

But, even though they could not see his face, the emotions he emitted could be felt very clearly.

It was an emotion filled with happiness, sadness, which was then mixed with a feeling of hope.

A mixed emotion, and difficult to understand.

Soon, a melodious and soothing singing voice finally came out of the woman's lips.

His voice was smooth, singing the lyrics with great seriousness, as if his own lyrics had become part of his life story.

" … If the destiny that cannot be fought has been determined, then I want to live with you, live for you. Because, I know that living together and for someone will definitely make things brighter … "

"Investing, and growing the seed that is the embodiment of hope, I will bear it. No matter even if you become a terrible monster, please allow me to stay with you. Let all our hopes be channeled to this little seed. Because, we know, if this seed of hope we plant will bear the harshness and cruelty of the world."

"The open gate of destiny leads me back to you, I have a premonition for something to begin with. Let the path to the future open, I want to go through it with you, with all the happiness we produce."

"No matter how far, and how cruel destiny takes us, I will always be with you. Though we must strive and hope for all that happiness, though we must go through many life turns to achieve it … "

"Hey, let me be by your side … "

His voice slowly faded, leaving a faint murmur that seemed to reveal all his emotions.

As long as the woman sang, none of them dared to interrupt her. They have no desire for it. Instead, they felt that the song sung by the woman was very soothing.

More than that, what makes the emotions in the song more channeled, is how the woman sings as if all the lyrics are from her own experience.

What the hell is going on? Who's the lady? Why is he singing that song?

Also ... Why does this place display all these memory projections? Is there anything that 'He' is trying to say?

Ignoring all those questions, the scene changed again.

The woman, who had now flattened her stomach, walked down the clear puddle of water in the darkness.

That thick gray fog was supposed to block his gaze, but he could walk normally as if not distracted by that fog.

This time, the figure was clearly revealed.

Long black hair that reached the calves, a straight white dress that covered from shoulder to toe, and a thin black cloth that was slightly transparent covered her head.

His face was slightly visible, and the expression displayed there was a happiness mixed with sadness and hope.

Following behind him, several thick tentacles, which seemed to grow from his back waist were dragged and floated as he walked down the puddle.

Above his head, a halo of faded golden-coloured angels floated up and twirled weakly.

Before long, he finally stopped walking, and stared at the figure standing before him.

It was a monster. There's no other way to describe it than with that sentence.

It was large in size, looking like flesh without skin, not having the slightest blood. He has a strange shape.

'The 'Monster' had four flesh horns growing on his head, as well as several gigantic arms growing on his back. A pitch-black halo of angels was seen floating about, dripping a strange black liquid along with the round.

'He' only had one giant eye on his head, as well as a mouth that was wide open, featuring molar teeth and several enormous fangs.

His two large, protruding main hands were glued to the surface, as if supporting his body; and his four legs, clinging to each other, also stood on the surface, with a few thick meat tentacles wriggling from the back of his waist.

Their eyebrows all fused when they saw the monster's form. Previously, they had never seen such a monster form, so it was natural for them to feel fear, as well as disgust.

But that doesn't apply to that woman.

He instead smiled gently at the 'monster', and walked over to him.

'The 'Monster' responded by bringing his head closer. His eyes were closed with thick petals of flesh.

The two continued to approach each other, until finally, the woman stuck her forehead to the face of the 'monster.

"It's okay, let's trust him. We'll always protect her, from here, in a place she doesn't know."

The woman softly spoke, who was then responded by the 'monster' with a short growl.

Finally, a golden ray engulfed the woman, transforming her form into something very different from that of a human.

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