[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 219: The Case (1)

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"That's all a heavy choice, isn't it? Do you regret it? "

"I'm .. Not sure."

"Then ... If you were given the opportunity to re-elect your decision ... What would you do? "

"Maybe .. I'll make the same choice."

"really? Then thank goodness. You don't have to be heavy-hearted about the choices you make. You can accept it, and you have good reason to accept it."

" ……… "

"After all, he is your life, and you are his life. You distanced yourself to protect her, but that choice left her hurt. Do you mind that? "

"I … "

"Can't answer it? Then look at this."

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Noelle's consciousness became increasingly clear. He could feel his body again. Even so, his mind was so chaotic that he could not find an answer to even a simple question.

Countless white flower petals fluttered around her, and all those petals then formed a cage that completely shut Noelle away from the outside world.

Before long, the petals dispersed, and the scene presented to Noelle was something entirely different.

No more flower petals. All of this has been replaced by something different.

The walls of wood were frozen, covered in ice of unknown thickness. In addition, the ceiling and floor are also in the same condition.

Not only that, all the objects that were there had been frozen, and were covered in very thick ice.

Just by looking at it, Noelle could feel how drastically the temperature was dropping.

Amidst all that, a girl, whose face had managed to awaken Noelle's consciousness, was sitting on a frozen bed.

The mattresses, sheets, pillows, and blankets had also been covered in ice, but the girl did not even move in the slightest.

He continued to sit still on the ice bed, seemingly hugging his own knees helplessly.

His eyes were blank, and his face really looked lifeless, as if he had long since died.

Each beat of his heart managed to bring a terrifying vibration to the room, and all of that only made the room temperature even colder.

It was unknown how long he hugged his knees like that. Every second goes like an eternity.

A silver rapier was stuck on the ice-covered floor, and the rapier blade had managed to pierce far away to the point that three-quarters of its parts had sunk onto the floor.

Some parts of the room also showed signs as if they had been crushed by powerful slashes and explosions, but all of them had been successfully covered by a thick layer of ice.

The part that horrified Noelle, was the traces of blood-clotting puddles that she could not estimate how much it actually was.

Although the front of her body was blocked by her legs, the back of the girl opened without anything blocking, and in the girl's clothes, there was a huge hole created.

The visible skin behind the clothes was still smooth, as if it had never gotten any scratches. But the truth is clear.

The girl tried to stab herself. However, he was blessed with good luck and misfortune at the same time; that immortality protected him.

Noelle raised her hand and tried to reach out to the figure of the girl, but all the surrounding scenery instantly broke into countless white flower petals.

By the time Noelle regained consciousness, she had already raised her hand, grabbing at the empty air beneath the still unfamiliar ceiling.

He got up and scanned his surroundings; the room he was barely familiar with, and the sky outside the window was already dark.

Noelle now remembered, she was in her room, on a train that was on its way to Fencen.

" … What time is it? "

Noelle's internal clock was still a bit chaotic, so she had trouble timing it. Even so, he immediately answered his own question after seeing the position of the moon.

He had been asleep for almost four hours, and soon it would be midnight.

Noelle got off her bed, walked to the reception desk, and sat on the sofa dropping her body there.

He immediately brewed a cup of coffee, then began to think about what had just happened.

Noelle was very sure that something had just happened. However, he could not remember what it was.

He could vaguely remember the scene he saw; a room that was frozen, and a girl with a trace of a stab in her stomach.

The girl's face she couldn't see clearly, but Noelle easily found her identity; it was Olivia.

"The view I saw .. Is that the situation that Livia is currently experiencing? But ... How can it appear in my dreams? "

Previously, Noelle had 'dominated' the skill《Lust》Olivia that had not yet risen, and she managed to seal it. So, there was no way Olivia could exert any influence through that skill, considering it was even sealed.

In addition, from the beginning, skill《Lust》 did not have the suitable power to do something like the one Noelle had experienced.

Capability《Lust》includes the control of one's emotions and psychic state. In addition,《Lust》 also has a type of attack that can pass reality as desired by its use.

One form of using the second ability of《Lust》 is during Noelle's fight against the Sage Mantis in Eisen. At that time Noelle moved at high speed using Cryll's《Accel》, but Olivia's attack could clearly touch the Sage Mantis even though it was all in slow influence due to Noelle's acceleration of perspective.

Surprisingly, Olivia's attack appeared on time and without any problems, so Noelle concluded that Olivia's attack could penetrate one's perspective on time.

As for the first ... She had used it often on Noelle, and arguably Olivia was very good at controlling that power.

All the power of《Lust》 requires a great deal of energy to activate, and it also has pretty bad side effects if not dealt with quickly.

In the end, Noelle concluded that the force that made the scene of Olivia's situation appear in her current dream was an entirely different force.

The culprit could be certain to have a close relationship with Noelle and Olivia, but such people were very few in number.

Most troublesome, Noelle could not remember at all who had appeared in her dreams before. All he remembered, was a delicate voice that seemed to whisper something.

Noelle took out her notebook again and began sketching people who could be said to be close to her and Olivia.

First, she wrote the names Levina, Charlotte, Chloe and Cryll as well as Stella. Then, he wrote down another name not far below everyone's name.

These were all names he could think of. He wasn't very familiar with some of the people in the Norman group, so they could be put aside.

There were only two names that came from the Norman group, and those were Anzu as well as Lilith.

The strongest suspicions are on Charlotte and Levina, as they are the best candidates to be behind all this.

However, Noelle immediately ditched Charlotte's name and focused on Levina.

Charlotte was easily eliminated from the list of candidates because Noelle already had a basic understanding of her. Charlotte has a close relationship with him and Olivia, but it's not up to the soul approach stage.

The only person who matched those traits, was Levina. She has unknown origins, and her relationship with Noelle and Olivia seems to be very close.

(Actually ... What happened in the past– is not, exactly the previous timeline. What happened at that time? )

From Noelle's understanding so far, he easily deduced that the previous timeline was so chaotic that Charlotte had to repeat and create a scheme that almost produced a paradox.

"Well, this matter isn't that serious, so this won't be my priority … "

For now, Noelle will set Levina as the mastermind, but this conclusion could change over time.

Now, Noelle had already put the matter aside. He started thinking about other things.

Since he had gone to bed earlier, his mind had become fresher, and he did not need to sleep for at least a day or two.

Noelle's right hand was raised, and a black object appeared right above her palm. It was a mask, which caused problems in Charlotte and Chloe's memory.

Based on everything that happened, it was easy to conclude that this mask was related to all things related to Charlotte and Chloe.

"Luckily I reconsidered my decision to almost give this to Chloe … "

Noelle heaved a sigh of relief for a moment, before finally returning seriously.

Now the mask was already in front of him, and Noelle planned to conduct a little experiment.

Noelle intended to use the power of 'Domination' from the authority she gained after fighting against Noir.

However, the moment his 'Domination' power enveloped this mask, it turned into waves of magic energy that spread uncontrollably.

Noelle immediately canceled the domination process and almost threw the mask out the window. However, fortunately his grip on the mask was slightly stronger.

After staring at the mask for a moment, Noelle concluded the problem.

"Something's in the way."

Apparently, this mask is not as simple as it seems. It had an ordinary physical structure, but it had a magic structure so complex that it almost created an explosion due to its wave collision.

There is something else that makes this mask special. Noelle could not bother him at all with 'Domination'.

If it was just an ordinary object with magic energy content, then Noelle could still control it to some extent. But this mask is very different.

Shortly after the power of 'Domination' enveloped him, another energy was released from the mask, and it seemed to act as an automatic guarding system.

Although Noelle's 'Domination' power was still low-leveled, there was no doubt that it was a power that came from someone on par with a god. So there's no way a small protection system can withstand its power.

Which means, the security system applied to this mask is as complex as the magic structure inside.

"Maybe not now. I can try it again after my control of 'Domination' has increased drastically."

Noelle again sighed and threw the mask into her spatial warehouse. He then leaned against the sofa, and stared at the star-studded sky outside the window.

"Mara … "

Noelle began to remember what she saw in the dream. No doubt, it was Olivia, and she was in a miserable state.

Just by looking at her, Noelle knew that Olivia had repeatedly tried to kill herself. However, he had no way of erasing the immortality attached to him.

Eventually, Olivia stopped trying to kill herself. Then he just sat quietly on the bed, looking at his feet with those empty, lifeless eyes.

Noelle was prepared for this, but it still hurt her to see Olivia in such a miserable situation.

Noelle's expression slowly faded, but then a mocking smile full of regret formed on her face.

"Well, at least my plan worked. They really thought I was dead."

"With this .. They will all be safe. It's okay, isn't it? "

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After pondering many things, Noelle finally decided to stop thinking about it. He had a hunch that if he kept thinking about all that, then he would definitely change the decision he had made.

Now Noelle was in the hallway connecting each carriage. After all that, his head began to work slowly. That was why, Noelle decided to go around and refresh her head.

It was already dark outside, and the train was still running for at least another five or six hours. The train will have to stop at the next station to refill the fuel supply.

There are about three first-class carriages on this train, and each of the carriages only has about two rooms for different passengers. Each one of the rooms would be connected to another room used for some people who came with them; servants, and such.

Noelle occupied one of those carriages, and she had to pass through at least one more carriage to reach the cafeteria carriage.

There was no explanation of the operational schedule here, so Noelle did not know whether the cafeteria carriage was still serving customers or not. But it didn't matter, because from the beginning he did not come with the intention of foraging.

Noelle was about to enter the cafeteria carriage, but her legs came to a halt. Her premonition of danger rang loudly, and Noelle wanted to pull her leg as quickly as possible and turn to her own room.

Maybe that's what he would do if it was just himself. However, behind him, there were a few others who were chatting while walking.

"Hey, what's going on? "

One of the men was an old man, and he called Noelle when he saw Noelle who had stopped walking for a few seconds.

The other man was astonished as well, and he approached Noelle curiously.

The passageway was narrow, and only one person could pass through it at a time. That's why they were a little surprised by Noelle who suddenly stopped.

"You smell of blood."

Noelle took one step back and stopped the two men who were intending to approach her. Then, he spoke to one of the men there. "Hurry up and call the waiter."

The man did not understand Noelle's intentions, but seeing Noelle's watchful expression, he became serious. Finally, he turned around and ran back to the previous carriage to call the maid as Noelle had instructed.

"What's going on over there? " ask one of the men who still live behind Noelle.

Noelle did not answer him, and instead went forward, preparing to open the carriage.

However, when Noelle's hand touched the doorknob of the carriage, a small explosion suddenly occurred and made the door bounce towards Noelle.

Noelle reflexively kicked the door straight away and put up barrier magic to protect herself and the man standing behind her.

The explosion wasn't very strong, so the carriage was still safe. However, some parts have been destroyed and it seems that they can no longer be repaired.

Black smoke with a scorched smell instantly filled the air, and Noelle and the stranger simply remained vigilantly in place while waiting for the smoke to dissipate.

Before long, the smoke had already completely disappeared, and the man who had previously left had returned with several attendants and servants behind him.

When they returned, how surprised they were by what sight was there.

It was the body of a person, who was already charred in flames and was already unrecognizable.

Some of his limbs were separated, and all of those limbs were seen hanging from the ceiling as they were stuck in steel hooks.

The pooled blood was still wet, and all of it produced a completely disgusting mixture of odors.

Noelle looked at this vigilantly, but she did not feel the presence of a single enemy around her.

The explosion had awakened everyone in the first and second class carriages not far from him, and they all started to gather to see what was happening.

However, because of the guards who had come to their senses first, they could not see what was really happening.

From the view of the condition of the corpse, there was no doubt that this was not an accident, but rather a murder

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