[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 22 (Singles): The Past

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"Haaahhh .. It was really fun~"

A tired-sounding voice came out from Noelle's mouth that put her to sleep on the bed while Olivia changed into pajamas.

Noelle and Olivia had spent the whole day surrounding the city, so they were really mentally tired because of the many things they had to deal with earlier.

So they decided to go back to 'Vinka inn' and rest for the tournament tomorrow.

It was already quite dark outside, but there were still noises from the bar still being opened. When Noelle closed her eyes, her sense of hearing became more sensitive and able to hear the voices of people having fun outside.

"… Are you tired of Noelle? we got a lot of chasing too today"

"Mn? no, they are not a problem for us, after all we also get a lot of spoils from them hehe"

Olivia had finished changing clothes and was sitting next to Noelle to caress her snow-white hair while asking her, but Noelle answered her with a bright face and a slightly joking tone.

It made Olivia could only smile wryly at him. The reason they were so mentally tired was because they were being chased all day. The people who were chasing them were people with bad intentions after seeing the money Noelle and Olivia had when they registered at the inn.

After spending that much money, it was only natural that they became targets. What's more, the appearance of Noelle and Olivia who are categorized as 'handsome' and weak looks that make people more convinced that they are an easy target.

There are even some people (mostly) after Olivia's body and intend to sell Noelle to slave traders.

Of course it made Noelle upset and intended to finish them off instantly. But since there was a ban on killing in the city, Noelle could only be satisfied with torturing them and depriving all the treasures of those who attacked her with ill intentions.

The criminals who were after them could only give up and stare with a horrified look at Noelle as she took all their belongings as if Noelle was a criminal…

When Olivia recalled that, she could only smile wryly as she continued to gently caress Noelle's head, but her hands stopped as Noelle straightened up and sat down beside Olivia while staring out the window.

Their rooms were on the top floor, and windows were also made in certain places to see the scenery outside. Noelle continued to stare out with gentle eyes while Olivia stared at him from the side

"… The star looks brighter"

Noelle subconsciously leaked those words as she continued to stare at the night sky that looked more beautiful than her memories while on earth long ago while Olivia continued to stare at her with a gentle look from the side.

"… Ms, the earth has too much light pollution"

Olivia muttered that while she gently leaned her head against Noelle's shoulder. After getting comfortable with it, Olivia immediately turned her gaze to the night sky.

There is a sprinkling of stars that adorn the sky and surround the moon. In particular, there was no great difference to the world they now lived in and the earth. The system of rotation and evolution of the planets is still the same, their natural satellites are also only one.

What sets it apart is, the sky they see now has brighter and more beautiful stars than they see on earth from urban areas.

Like that, Noelle and Olivia stared at the stars in the sky with silence filling the room.

Enjoying the scene for a moment, Olivia gently lifted her head that had been leaning on Noelle's shoulder and looked at her with a face that was flushed like an apple.

Noticing Olivia's gaze, Noelle immediately smiled gently and stroked Olivia's silver hair freely.

When Olivia gets a caress from Noelle, she shows a cat-like expression that she wants to pamper.

(If he was a cat, he would have been snoring by now.).

With that thought, Noelle continued to move her hand to caress Olivia's head and trace her delicate face.

Olivia's face became more red than before as she got a gentle look from Noelle, yet she kept a comfortable face as she slowly dropped her head to lean on Noelle's chest and hugged her. It made her hear Noelle's heartbeat.

"… You really calm down Noelle"

Turning around with Olivia who was a little panicked in her mind, Noelle still maintained her composure and continued to gently caress Olivia's fine hair.

Olivia continued to hug Noelle while feeling the warmth her body emitted.

"… If you want to make me flutter, you should do it better …"

When Olivia heard that, her face became even redder, but she instead looked firmly at Noelle as if she would not let go.

"… Then I'll do it …"

Saying that, Olivia immediately stood up and ran into the dressing room leaving Noelle who was still sitting in confusion.

Moments later, Olivia returns, but with cat ears and tails on her body. It certainly made Noelle widen her eyes and she could feel the heat rising to her face.

"W-how? "

"………!! "

Noelle finally came to her senses and noticed Olivia standing in front of her with a face that was flushed like an apple. It was even redder than before.

"Th-that's perfect for you! "

"Really? "

Getting compliments from Noelle made a sweet smile bloom on Olivia's face, it made Noelle's heartbeat tick.

Olivia slowly walked towards him with her ears and tail swaying as if conveying her emotions.

……How can it move?

"I-I am Noelle nyaa~'s cat"

Olivia said that with moist eyes and a red face out of embarrassment, but she forced herself to speak in a seductive tone to Noelle.

"I-I'll devour you nyaa~"

Saying that with a red face, Olivia immediately pushed Noelle's body to lie on the mattress, and made Olivia in a position to override Noelle's body from above.

For some reason, his words just sounded like a predator...

"Izaya ... May? …"

"…… Please, after all it seems that I am completely yours, Ayano"

When Olivia asked Noelle with a sweet voice and moist eyes, Noelle could only stare at her while feeling the heat reaching her face. But she gently replied to Olivia while stroking her tender cheeks.

They were so focused on looking into each other's eyes that they subconsciously called each other by their names while on earth first.

With that, the silhouettes of the two people fused as if it was a natural thing.

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This was a dream, a dream he had not seen for a very long time.

It was a bright day on earth.

And the two people wearing the school uniform were casually walking on a street that was quite crowded with other students like them.

The two men were Canaria Izaya and Airi Ayano.

With black hair and a handsome appearance with Asian characteristics, Izaya and Ayano attract a lot of attention from the students around them.

But the two of them ignored it as if they had gotten used to it and continued chatting casually.

"You've been doing too much lately, you know? your condition will deteriorate if it continues like that"

"It's okay, I'll be fine! you're too worried about me Izaya! fufu, it's hard to be too loved~"

Izaya pretended not to hear the last part and smiled wryly at Ayano.

Like that, they continued chatting until they finally reached their classroom on the 2nd floor of the school building.

"For all of you"

"For Canaria, Airi, you are still familiar as always"

Izaya casually said that as she and Ayano walked into the classroom and immediately got a welcome from some students sitting around them.

Some greeted them with words of envy, but they did nothing and only greeted them normally with a wry smile while muttering 'yahh, as usual'.

Izaya sat in her chair as usual while Ayano put her bag on the chair and walked lightly towards Izaya who was casually flicking through the novel book that came out from nowhere.

"… Do you still read that one? "

Ayano asked him after he peeked at the book for a moment. Izaya only answered him with a 'so' in a relaxed tone.

The class was already quite crowded, but it was still a few minutes before the entrance bell rang. So everyone's still having fun.

"Morning, Izaya and Ayano .. You are still as usual ya~"

"… Ms? Ahh Arata, morning~ you too, Nitta"

As the two of them were leisurely sitting next to each other, a brown-haired man came and greeted them with a slight twitch on his face.

He was one of my friends (?) classmate of Izaya and Ayano. And she is not alone, she comes to Izaya's desk with a girl with a bob haircut and has a plain appearance.

Wellh, the four of them could be categorized as 'life lovers'.

Despite that, Arata had an envious look at Izaya as they continued to talk casually.

It is no secret that Arata has special feelings for Ayano. Almost everyone in the school knew that as well, but Ayano and Izaya themselves were still unaware of that in the slightest.

A few foolish men would probably eagerly approach Ayano the first time they saw her, but they were instantly dropped when they saw her closeness to Izaya.

… Although Ayano and Izaya's relationship is only limited to childhood friends…

Izaya's parents had long since died, so she was cared for by Ayano's family for a long time.

They both have parents who have been friends since childhood. Her father Izaya and her father Ayano are a couple of friends from Germany.

While their mother had also been friends since they were children, so when they got word of the death of Izaya's parents, they became very sad and felt responsible for Izaya.

In the end, it made Izaya have to live under the same roof as Ayano, the girl of her age.

But when she reaches her second year of high school, Izaya decides to live alone in an apartment not too far from Airi's family home so Ayano can still stop by at any time.

Although they have nothing to do but 'childhood friends', they', the gray relationship actually makes them look more friendly and as if they have a world only for the two of them and can not be disturbed by anyone.

At least that was what Izaya thought, but everyone in the school could see clearly that Ayano had special feelings for her, but Izaya was unaware of that…

Finally, the bell rang and made all the disciples scatter and rush to sit in their seats…

The next day, Ayano falls ill and is unable to get into school. Izaya also has to take a holiday permit to treat Ayano who becomes useless at home.

"It"

Izaya said that while giving a thermometer to Ayano who was sitting on the sofa with a red face.

"… What is this? pregnancy test? "

"……… Isn't that a thermometer? "

As Izaya handed the thermometer to her, Ayano asked slightly teasingly at Izaya and made her twitch a little.

Izaya knew that Ayano was only joking, so she smiled slightly as she placed the thermometer next to Ayano and turned around.

Looking at Izaya who turned around and pointed her back at Ayano, Ayano instantly had the urge to tease her a little and smiled cunningly in her heart.

"You can see Izaya~"

Ayano said that while unbuttoning her shirt to use the thermometer. Izaya who was the target of his prank instantly shook and refuted him.

"Don't be stupid, measure your temperature quickly"

"Muu~ when I don't mind if Izaya sees it~ anyway I like Izaya! "

"… You've said that many times"

"You can see me kok~"

*biippp...

"… Then I'll see it"

After the sound of the thermometer came out, Izaya immediately said that and made a slight reverse motion and made Ayano instantly flushed for another reason.

"You're really gonna see me?! "

Ayano asked him in a panic, but he just shrugged and answered her casually.

"Can't be ... Okay, how hot are you? "

"…… 36 degrees"

"…… So .. 39 yes…"

Ayano instantly averted her gaze after getting a scornful look from Izaya.

"Alright, you need to rest now"

Saying that, Izaya directly moved her hand to hold Ayano horizontally and carried her to the mattress.

Ayano who suddenly got the sling of the princess from Izaya immediately flushed in embarrassment and slowly moved her hand to hug Izaya's neck.

"Alright, we're up to~"

Saying that, Izaya gently lowered Ayano on the mattress and made Ayano become a little disappointed.

"Porridge is ready, isotonic drinks, compresses, and pudding are all ready~ now you have to rest"

Finished speaking, Izaya decided to get out of her room, but Ayano held her hand while sitting on the bed.

"… Do you need anything? "

"……… Yeah"

"… What do you need? "

"……… I want you to accompany me"

Ayano answered him while looking into Izaya's eyes. Sensing Ayano's seriousness, Izaya could only mutter this 'little devil' and decided to sit on the bed with Ayano.

Silence rules the room. Unable to bear the awkward atmosphere, Ayano spoke to Izaya to ease the atmosphere.

"Hey Izaya"

"… What? "

Ayano spoke to him with a serious face while looking into Izaya's eyes.

"… I like you"

"… You've said that many times"

Izaya answered him while turning her eyes so that her eyes would not meet Ayano's eyes.

Ayano had admitted to Izaya many times, but Izaya never took her seriously.

It was because in Izaya's heart, she had never considered Ayano as the opposite sex. He sees Ayano as just a 'little brother' who always follows her.

Back when Ayano heard that, she was instantly angry and slapped Izaya with teary eyes and accused Izaya of being a non-serious person.

But she will not stop, she will confess her feelings to Izaya whenever there is a chance.

"… I'm serious about how I feel, you know? "

"………"

Izaya did not say anything, she just averted her eyes. But Ayano moved to sit on her lap face to face.

"A-Ayano?! "

"… You were never serious when you answered my confession"

"That-that's…"

"Muu~"

Sensing the atmosphere becoming increasingly heavy, Ayano decided to lighten the atmosphere a little.

On Izaya's lap, she finally decided something and immediately looked into Izaya's eyes.

"All right! someday! I'll make you fall in love with me! "

Izaya just stared blankly at him and chuckled.

"W-what?! "

"No~ then, I'll wait until then"

Izaya said that with a smile on her face. It made Ayano blush and drowned her face in Izaya's chest.

"Look, someday, I'll make you crazy about me"

He muttered that with a smile as he continued to feel the warmth of Izaya's embrace.