[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 216: Choices (2)

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(Voyager Movement .. )

As soon as Noelle heard it, she inevitably recalled everything that happened on the remote island where she and everyone were trapped.

It was one of the facilities built by the Voyager, but they never took care of it, and instead gave control to the people under them.

Although all that was left there were slaves who never received sunlight, in the end Noelle still had to deal with Voyager indirectly.

After all, he had already destroyed some of their ships, also sending out threat messages through the familiar he could detect.

After thinking about it for a moment, Noelle immediately told Lucia. The two tell everything, from the crew how he got stuck on the island, to his stealthy stunt that went and destroyed their ship in the middle of the sea.

Lucia, and everyone who was there heard it attentively. In fact, the existence of Voyager is not so much of a concern for Asterisk except for Noelle and Lucia, but it never hurts to gather information about a party that has the potential to be their enemy.

During the first mission of Asterisk, everyone had no idea that anyone else was involved. They only found out when Lucia told them about Voyager.

Even Damian or Asher who had the right to access classified information to some extent remained ignorant of the Voyager group.

Of course the news about the existence of a group called Voyager is a concern for them. However, from the explanation of Lucia and Noelle, they know that Voyager has been involved in many things.

That is why, although not directly, Voyager remains the first name to appear on their enemy list.

After Noelle explained everything, she could see a frown begin to form on Lucia's forehead.

Her eyes were covered by a thick black cloth, so Noelle could not be certain what kind of gaze Lucia was throwing.

"It's weird … "

A strong sense of wonder came out simultaneously from those soft lips. He smiled faintly, but his expression as a whole could only be described as 'anxiety'.

"Whatchu mean? " ask Damian.

Lucia was silent for a moment, then replied, "Voyager .. They tend to be evil and will do anything for their purposes. But, I can confirm one thing; they have an ideology, which will never demean people. Instead, they exalt man greatly."

" … I understand …… "

Noelle was a bit confused at first, but then she understood immediately because she understood the traces of the problem that Lucia saw.

If Voyager had highly exalted humans, then there was no way they would have slaves. Murder and slaughter can still be done because they do so quickly and without leaving a strong pain on the victim. However, slavery that causes physical and mental trauma, thus leaving a person devastated from within, is something they are unlikely to do.

Moreover, all the slaves that the 'maintained' Voyagers on the island were humans. There were absolutely no creatures from other races like the dwarves and werebeasts.

Indeed, population-wise, humans still dominate in every country. Even so, it was still difficult to accept the party that exalted humans, suddenly nurturing many human slaves.

Noelle leaned against her chair, placed her elbow on the armrest, then let her fist support her own cheek. His eyes glanced diagonally down, and his mind quickly moved.

Then, he raised his face again and looked at Lucia. "Give me all the information you know about Voyager."

"I don't mind, but I know very little. Aren't you in trouble with that? "

Lucia's position on Voyager was only as an agent, as well as a direct subordinate of the core member, Olpus. It was a comfortable position, but it did not give him much right to get information about the organization.

"All right, the first thing I'm going to explain is the organizational structure. Voyager itself had an unknown number of core members. All I've ever met in person are five people. There may be more to it out there, but I don't know where they're at."

"Where this organization came from is still a question mark. But, there are clear indications that they came from a civilization more advanced than we have today."

It was a bit hard to believe, Noelle naturally thought so. Based on the appearance, development, and all existing cultures, Noelle believes that the Kingdom of Nothingos has not even entered the era of the Industrial Revolution. Although it seems that the gate to that era will be opened by Norman soon, considering Norman always has a desire for it.

More advanced civilizations only made Noelle think of one name, the 'reincarnator'.

In this ancient and mysterious world, the only one who could make civilization advance in a relatively fast time was the one who had felt it. In this case, it is clear that the reincarnator has the potential to accelerate the development of history.

Even so, this possibility only has a percent chance of being right. There were still many more viable possibilities, but Noelle felt more inclined by these possibilities.

"Speaking about the origin .. Auger, where are you from? " Colyn listlessly asked. He was a little interested in Voyager's talking, but he soon lost interest after two minutes.

"I? I come from a small country in the south. My residence used to be a village on the border, located not far from the Na'is Desert."

The Na'is Desert is the name of a place that borders directly with the country to the south, and the country to the east. It was a vast desert, but it still had many oases and small rivers scattered at some point.

"Gurun Na'is .. Now I remember, there used to be a rumor about a village that was mysteriously destroyed with all its inhabitants killed horribly .. What was it you? "

Asher knew this because he had read the archives in the church. The religion that worshipped Holy Light Goddess Lumine was the most widely embraced in the south, so the Light Sanctuary would automatically immediately carry out an investigation mission for this case.

Although the case itself had been a very long time, and Asher had never been involved in anything related, Asher knew it because the details about the mission were neatly stored in the archives.

Lucia smiled, and turned to Asher. He didn't answer anything, but that was enough to be confirmation. Lucia was the culprit behind the incident.

Seeing Asher not asking any questions, Lucia again continued her explanation.

"I joined the Voyager ever since the power in my eyes rose. They trained me to be their agent, and then I was sent to be Olpus's direct subordinate."

"I became his subordinate not too long ago, but Olpus paid great attention to all the subordinates he had, including me. Thanks to that, I can be someone like you see now."

He really felt lucky to have been Olpus' subordinate. If he had been subordinate to other Voyagers such as Galkard the tempramental, or Ivan the mad experimenter, then Lucia's fate would have ended up buried under a tombstone.

"From what I know, Voyager isn't too different from us. They move based on the 'voting' system'. What distinguishes them from us, is that they have a leader who they worship like God. I remember they once called him 'Emperor'."

(Emperor .. )

Noelle's mind quickly came to a conclusion as she linked all the information she had.

The empire on this continent there was only one, and it was the Alacrylia Empire that had a long history. Aside from that, there was only one more name that left Noelle confused again.

Minerva Empire, the name was mentioned by the Normans before, when Noelle asked something about the El-Gustavia Empire.

It is possible that El-Gustavia was the name of the post-Minerva Empire, or even before the attack of the Demon King, but this is all still uncertain. The timing is also unclear.

"Can you name that empire? "

Lucia paused for a moment, then replied, "Galardworth."

A foreign name. Everyone naturally thinks so. Of course, everyone, including Noelle had not heard that name before.

Asterisks with the right to obtain classified information like Damian and Asher tried to dig up their memories, but there was absolutely no file or archive that included that name.

Lucia turned her head around one by one with a faint smile. "I know what you're thinking. I've investigated it too, but there's absolutely no record of Galardworth Empire."

"Have you checked the ancient records? "

Noelle asked that because she had some speculation; the Galardworth Empire could have been a form of ancient civilization that existed long ago. Noelle remembered what Anastasia had said; that the world had a small degree of civilization, and was almost much higher than it is today. However, all of it was destroyed due to an alien attack from space.

(It could have been a country destroyed by an alien colony .. Okay, get rid of that ridiculous thought.)

In response to Noelle's question, Lucia quickly shook her head. "There's no such file. You're right, all the history of this world started a thousand years ago. The traces of the past civilization that remain are just empty mossy ruins that have not been contained."

Their only clues to past history are the ruins, which are thought to have originated in the Aino people, and the name of the Minerva Empire. Other than that, there was only random information that was unknown to the truth.

After all the things that happened, Noelle began to doubt Anastasia. Therefore, the explanation Anastasia gave about the past at that time had become the last option for Noelle.

However, it could be that the ruins of the Aino people came from the advanced civilization that Anastasia mentioned; a civilization built with cooperation between humans and dragonoids.

(There is also a possibility that the era of the glory of the Aino people was at the same time as the Minerva Empire. Anyway, I'll keep this for later. There's too much to think about. For now .. )

"For a moment about the Galardworth Empire. It would take a long time just to search for their tracks. Auger, you've been on Voyager for a long time, haven't you? Do you know what they've done? "

Noelle believes that the organization called Voyager is a type of group that will only move behind the scenes. They will only appear if an unexpected situation occurs, such as Asterisk's attack on Rondo at that time.

Everyone then looked at Lucia, waiting for the woman to answer.

Lucia, however, just kept maintaining her thin smile while looking at everyone.

"Voyager, they're always moving behind the scenes. It all goes with what you think. But have you ever guessed that they've been involved in so many big things in so many different countries? "

This is not too surprising to them. After all, the mastermind behind the continued creation of angel weapons in Rondo was Voyager itself.

Even so, it is still a bit difficult to believe when someone says that an organization has controlled many major events throughout the place.

"What the hell is that happening? " Asher asked with a strong tone.

Lucia's smile slowly disappeared, which was then continued with a grim explanation.

"Do you know about the 'Plague of Crystallization' that happened decades ago? "

'Crystallization Epidemic'. All members of the Asterisk had different reactions to that sentence.

The most striking reaction came from Damian and Asher, while Tania and Arnaz looked a little surprised, but soon regained their composure shortly after.

Of all the people, only Noelle and Colyn did not understand the direction of this conversation.

'The Crystallization Plague', most people would call it that. However, there is also a section of society that calls it the 'Apocalypse Virus'.

"Can you explain? " Noelle asked for further explanation because she couldn't make any connections now. He had no information about this, but if he had it, then it was likely that there would be a lot of truth revealed.

"The "Polyhedral Orphiment Virus. That's what Voyager calls it. It was an unknown term, and most people would just refer to it as 'Crystal Plague', or 'Orphiment Virus'. I'm sure most of you already know.".

(Yes, only me and Pauper are left behind.)

Damian who had been silent since then finally opened his mouth while staring at Noelle and Colyn back and forth. "It was an old incident. In the past, there was an incident called the 'Crystal Plague'. As the name suggests, this is a plague capable of growing crystals in the human body as a symptom."

"The outbreak is spreading very quickly. It is not known who was the first victim, which we know, many people were infected tomorrow or a few days after."

Asher nodded as he began to dig into his memories.

Asher was only 22 years old, so he didn't know much about this incident. However, thanks to the right of access to information, he knew enough that it could shock Damian.

"I remember, this outbreak will not show any symptoms before 24 hours. However, once the symptoms appear, it is impossible for the victim to survive. The symptoms appear in the form of blackish crystals that grow from the skin, and the crystals will spread throughout the body over time."

"How many victims? "

Damian shook his head at Noelle's question. "Hard to count. To be sure, there was one city whose entire population was destroyed exactly 27 years ago. The genocide was the resolution that the Northern Kingdom found with the Alacrylia Empire."

(Genocide .. )

By the time Noelle heard it, she immediately noticed something strange.

Genocide is a major form of crime against humanity. It is impossible for something like that to never be highlighted. Information about genocide no longer exists today. All are controlled by the government.

Even so, news or rumors about the incident should still be everywhere, whether it be in the city library, or even the guild information book.

The control of the information needed to hide this was clearly at a very high level.

Even in the modern world it is difficult to hide a single trace of petty crime.

So far, Noelle had thought of many things, with Lucia's gaze focused on her.

"You're sober? "

Noelle raised her face again and replied 'looking' Lucia. His eyes trembled slightly in disbelief, but it was difficult to determine what kind of emotion was emanating from there.

"Voyager ... Control the information? "

Without further ado, Lucia nodded.

"Just like you think. The reason why all the news about the incident never came up again was because Voyager controlled everything. After they intervened, it was very difficult to find a gap."

Now Noelle thought about it. Voyager has a lot of agents, and they're scattered all over the country. Lucia is just one of them, and I don't know how many agents they have out there.

With such a spread, it would obviously be easy for them to control information from various places at the same time.

The government may think they've managed to hide it. However, in reality, all of that is done by the mastermind of his own problem, the Voyager.

"But ... What is their purpose? "

The reaction Noelle got was a little disappointing. Lucia shook her head as she muttered, "I don't know about that."

Silence ruled the space where the Asterisk gathered. The gray fog under their feet still continued to move in an indeterminate direction, while the Asterisk statue of the previous generation remained upright still as if it had never been touched for thousands of years.

Almost five minutes passed with all of them saying nothing. Everyone was immersed in their individual thoughts, but none of them could find an accurate answer point.

Then, Lucia clapped her hands once more, making everyone's attention distracted.

"How about we save this for later? I'm sure you guys have something you guys should do, especially Souris," he said, turning to Noelle.

(Auger is right .. For now I cannot be sidetracked .. )

"Alright, it signifies the end of our meeting this time. Souris, we will prepare a teleportation for you. Do everything you need to do in five minutes."

"No problem."

That way, the meeting ended, and Noelle returned to where she had previously been.

For a moment, he said nothing. He simply kept silent as he stared at the hanging giant moon and nailed its majesty in the sky.

Not far behind her, Olivia and everyone were still asleep. Noee had already taken over the power that Noir had previously controlled, and with that power, he forced for everyone to enter the dreamland.

Noelle's just gonna wake them up after she gets out of this place.

At some point, Noelle begins to feel heavy-hearted and intends to turn around to see Olivia. However, he immediately threw away that thought. If he saw her now, he would only become doubtful. It was the only thing Noelle should not do for now.

Noelle took out a mirror the size of half her arm from the spatial warehouse, then looked at herself through it.

The face reflected in the mirror was a new face, and it looked different from Noelle Lynneheim or even Izaya Canaria. It was a completely new face.

The figure of a face that is quite handsome and sharp, shiny black hair, a pointy chin, tapered cheeks, and a sharp nose. It does not give the impression of femininity like the real face.

In her mind, Noelle was already thinking of a name for this new identity.

" … Noah Ashrain."

From now on, that will be his name. She will be locked in her identity as Noelle, and live as Noah Ashrain.

This was a heavy choice, and unexpected even for him. Even so, decisions made with a strong determination of heart cannot be changed.

He could only accept this fate and fate, while at the same time also having to flee from it.

With the glare of her sharp eyes, Noelle glanced at the corner of her gaze.

"Goodbye, Livia."

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