[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 243: The Deal (1)

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"Gild … "

As soon as Noelle read the name, there were many thoughts that flashed through her head.

It was indeed a name he was unfamiliar with, but the track record that the person had left him shocked for a moment.

26 Years ago, he was in one of the cities within the Elfrieden Neutral Region. However, the additional information Tian gave clearly stated that he had just moved to the Republic capital recently.

"What a terrible coincidence."

Noelle could only smile with a smile while looking at the file.

"Hey, do you think .. Does it matter if I go look for him? "

Noelle knew that Noir was watching her, so she asked.

『Hehe, I don't know, I'm also wondering if it's good for you or not. But, let me give you one hint.』

"Whatis that? "

Without bothering to shrink her voice, Noelle spoke. His eyes continued to pay attention to the letter Tian gave, while his ears focused on listening to the whispers coming out of the void.

『As soon as you want to do what to him. But, that man is one of the important keys to some of the things you're looking for.』

As much as possible, Noelle did not want to believe too much in what Noir said. Every word uttered by 'He' could have been a misleading deception.

Despite that, Noir had no reason to lie at this moment.

From the looks of it, 'She' wanted to see how Noelle would achieve her goal.

"The key to achieving my goal .. Which goal? I have a lot, you know? "

Noir did not answer. Instead, 'He' instead let out a terrifying laugh from the depths of Noelle's soul.

'He' can't materialize his body' here. However, instead, his powerful aura of existence' could easily be felt by anyone the moment it appeared.

" ……… "

Realizing Noir had absolutely no intention of answering him, Noelle could only sigh in resignation.

If this guy named Gild is one of the important keys to achieving his goal, then there is only one sure thing Noelle should do.

(Now ... Do I have to tell Felice about this? )

Letting Felice know is no big deal. However, Noelle became a little more vigilant as she still did not know the true motive of the perpetrator behind this incident.

After considerable thought, Noelle got up from the sofa, and burned all the papers containing the report. All those papers contained information that was important to him, letting unknown people know it would only be a bad thing.

Stretching for a moment, Noelle then walked out of the house. He planned to visit the bar where the Bounty Hunters had gathered first.

"Only four people provided useful information. That's good because I don't have to spend large amounts of money … "

Using the telekinesis power of a miniature version of Verstand in her hands, Noelle easily closes and locks her door.

"Hmm? "

Noelle lowered her head and looked at her feet—or rather at the puddle under her feet.

Any awkwardness will not escape his attention. Noelle was sure of that. He is also confident in his memory. Noelle was very sure, if there were no puddles here when she came in.

(Hey, is there any rain I didn't notice? )

To be sure, Noelle tried asking Noir, but Noir did not even respond in the slightest.

The house he rented was somewhere far away from the crowd. People also very rarely pass by here, so there was no way it was an accidental spill.

Noelle expanded the range of her detections as she attempted to find something odd, and only one suspicious trace she managed to find.

That puddle of water, still had traces of one's magic energy.

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At the bar where the Bounty Hunters were gathered.

It's still early enough for everyone to get together, so there aren't too many people there. Even so, it is still crowded.

Currently, several topics of conversation were being spread throughout the entire section of the bar, and the hottest topic was about the request that a man named Grei Noctis had made.

This topic also makes a former adventurer who is now a Bounty Hunter, Logan Smith excited.

Logan sat at one of the tables with his friends, and he continued to gulp down drinks while listening to every conversation around.

Many things happened in the past, which made him have to leave the Kingdom and stay in the Republic.

"Logan, you were here yesterday. What the hell is going on? "

When Grei Noctis first appeared at the bar, Logan's friends were nowhere to be seen. It was only today that they heard the news about the mission Grei Noctis had given them.

"Only ordinary search missions. He asked the city to investigate a woman named Feran Cerces. I'm sure you know that woman."

"Feran Cerces .. Isn't he .. The fugitive who ran away with huge sums of money? "

Logan nodded. "really. I don't know what that guy named Grei wants. I was expecting him to be an agent of the local police, but it didn't seem possible."

In Logan's mind, he began to imagine Grei Noctis' figure filled with intimidation.

A large body that looks slender, but the aura and power that dominated it had made Logan unable to move.

"Are you taking that mission? "

Logan easily nodded. "I was intrigued, but soon lost my mind when I realized that this mission had too many risks. As far as I can tell, there were only about eight people who took the mission, and only four people who managed to transmit the information."

"Hee .. Doesn't that mean ... He will come to pay? "

"That was supposed to happen, but .. I'm sure, there's going to be a bit of chaos here."

Looking at Logan who was displaying an anxious expression, no one in the line could guess what Logan was thinking.

However, they will understand the reason soon.

Actually, Logan has a little concern. It was because he knew there were some 'rogue' Bounty Hunter trying to investigate Grei Noctis himself.

Some people had come to the house at the address he had given, but found nothing. Even so, some people do not give up just like that. Using several methods, they planned to follow Grei Noctis and investigate the person's background.

In the other direction, Logan could see a group of men were busy with their respective discussion topics.

One big man was sitting on the sofa with two women on each side, while the other men were acting wild around him.

Logan's concern was not them, but a young girl with a closed appearance and impression who was sitting in a chair apart from the man.

From where he sat, Logan could hear all their conversations.

"Leyn, how's the tracker? "

The large-bodied man sitting on the sofa asked the girl sitting on the other chair.

Leyn held a glass of water in her hand, then answered the man with a volume that Logan could barely hear. Fortunately, Logan had strengthened his hearing with magic, so he could hear every word the girl said.

"He stepped on it."

"Then, the rest of us just have to wait, right? He'll be here soon. After that, you can start tracking him."

" … Yes."

Leyn showed no sign of rejection at all. The short answer that was accompanied by that small nod was the entire response he was able to give.

From a distance, Logan began to think about filling in the conversation.

He understood most of it, but did not understand it in some small part.

'He' meant by Leyn must be Grei Noctis, and the big man asked Leyn to do something so Grei Noctis's whereabouts could be traced by him.

The part that Logan doesn't understand, though, is about his methods. He had absolutely no idea what method Leyn used to pair the tracker with Grei.

From his own judgment, Logan judged Grei Noctis as someone with a terrible sharpness. It was impossible to set a trap without being noticed by him.

(If the man realizes it, what will happen to them? )

Logan feels a little guilty about this, but he decides to do nothing, and just be a spectator from a distance.

Until finally, a commotion broke out.

One of the men in Leyn's group shouted towards the man sitting on the sofa.

"B-boss! "

The person who seemed to be the leader of the group could only stare at his subordinates in confusion.

"What happened to you? "

"I-it! Beside you! "

His screams made everyone's attention stifled. One by one they started to look there and were surprised by what they saw.

Logan was included in the line of shocked people.

His large body, yet somehow slender-looking, hemp hair that was brushed roughly upwards, the cold gaze of a pair of heartless dark blue eyes, and an intimidating sharp grin.

It's not wrong, most of the people there are aware of it. It was Grei Noctis.

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Noelle, who used the appearance of Grei Noctis was sitting on the sofa while crossing her legs.

After secretly entering the bar, Noelle harnesses the power of her contract with Noir.

Without anyone realizing it, he swapped places with the woman who was supposed to be sitting there.

After noticing Noelle's whereabouts, the man in the middle reflexively stood up and moved away.

"When you–! "

Before he could continue his words, his body had already fallen down first with his face kissing the floor.

I don't know when it happened, but before everyone knew it, Noelle was already right above the man.

"Is that you? Who put a tracker in the shack I rented? "

His words sounded relaxed, but somehow everyone was able to feel an extremely strong intensity of intimidation from him.

Actually, this was the influence of his contract with Noir. Noelle made use of Noir's powerful domineering aura, and made it seem as if it was coming from her.

Noelle continued to look at the man she had stepped on, but immediately muttered in disdain. "No .. Where yours is dirty, it's not like which trail is in that puddle. Which means … "

Strengthening her detection ability, Noelle scanned everyone in the bar one by one. Starting from the customers, to the existing servants. None of them escaped his detection.

Fortunately the building is not equipped with detection inhibitors like the Nautica Bar.

Finally, he found a suitable one.

Noelle immediately turned her head and looked right at Leyn's figure, making Leyn flinch and tremble in fear.

Even though she was in this kind of environment, in the end she was still an underage girl. It was natural for him to be afraid.

"What a beautiful quality. Even though it's just the trail, your mana is so clear that it's easy to feel."

Noelle gently patted her hand and walked over to Leyn, but the frightened Leyn had a strong desire to run away from her.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Talent like you is a step up here. Using detection with water medium .. I never even thought of that."

The reason why Noelle was surprised by this tracking was because of her methods. The tracking was done by using water as a medium.

Someone spilled water right in front of the house that Noelle had rented, and Leyn injected her magic energy into the puddle, then injected her magic energy again into the water that was inside the glass. By doing so, he can find out and track down anyone who has ever touched a puddle, and the glass filled with water that he had been holding was a medium that connected him with detection magic that had stuck first in the body of the target.

The method was simple, yet so perfect that Noelle herself was shocked.

If only Leyn was expert enough to cover up her magic trail, then Noelle would definitely not be aware of that tracking magic.

After praising Leyn, Noelle immediately turned around and looked at everyone one by one.

"Only four people managed to give me useful information. As I have said, the pay will be two hundred and fifty Lunar, and I will give the reward in equal amounts to each person. Also ... Since the information obtained is very useful, I will give an additional fifty Lunar for the prize."

Everyone who heard that would not be surprised. There were four people who would get the reward, and each of them would get the same amount, which was 300 Lunar. That means, overall, Grei Noctis put out about 1200 Lunars just for all that information.

That was more than one Royal White Gold coin!

"Crazy number … "

Logan involuntarily muttered as he looked at the figure seriously. Now, he began to regret for not taking this mission.

"Now, I want to know, who are the people who managed to get my money this time? "

No one is advancing. That's just natural. If those four people were to show themselves now, then their chances of being attacked by another Bounty Hunter, were a hundred percent!

Bounty Hunter is not a bunch of good and honest people, but a bunch of people who will do all kinds of missions to earn money.

In that case, attacking a Bounty Hunter that had just obtained such a large reward was normal and not too surprising.

Noelle was fully aware of that, and she could only snort in annoyance at everyone there.

His hand touched a large table nearby, and instantly a wisp of black smoke came out enveloping the table.

Without taking a long time, what was once a large table was now turned into a lounge chair with a luxurious design.

This is the power of 'Domination' authority'. Even without the help of her contract with Noir, Noelle could still 'dominate' a dead object like this table. He had just turned the table into a chair for him to sit on.

Noelle sat on the chair and crossed her legs.

"If you are concerned about the risk of appearing in public, then I will explain it out loud. All winners who manage to get my money will be guaranteed full security until the deadline I want. If anyone dares to touch them, then the only thing they get is punishment from me."

Saying that, several sharp swords shot out from empty space and floated as if someone was holding him in the air.

Logan who saw this would not want to widen his eyes. He was already no stranger to this technique, and he had also seen it firsthand.

(That's the same technique Noelle Lynneheim used ... Do they have a relationship? I don't think controlling a sword like that is a simple technique that everyone can do .. )

Logan had already tried various means with the aim of imitating the 'sword control' technique as Noelle had shown at the time of the tournament. However, none of his attempts succeeded.

It seemed that the sword was indeed controlled in a mysterious way, a way that could not be understood by ordinary people.

(I was lucky to see that technique again. Since I left the Kingdom, all the rumors and news about him have been running low. I have also never been to a Guild in the country .. )

Logan fully remembered how Noelle Lynneheim used all of his swords to defeat the participants. Thanks to that, he became quite admiring the figure of Noelle.

While still active as an adventurer, Logan often hears rumors about achievements made by Noelle and her colleagues.

On the rookie adventurer list, he and his group were the most famous.

Logan subconsciously continued to stare at Grei Noctis, so that he was unaware of the situation around him.

A boy, who was likely only 14 years old, appeared and stood before Noelle.

She had quite long black hair, beautiful dark blue eyes, and a plain looking face. He really looks like an ordinary boy.

A dark brown old coat covered the white striped shirt he was wearing, and a shabby newsboy hat was fitted just above his head.

The boy looked at Noelle with a normal expression, as if he did not feel any passive bullying from her.

"Are you the one? "

The boy nodded. "Me and my team got all that information. Is that useful to you? "

Noelle subconsciously raised one corner of her lips. A deep voice and giving a terrifying vibe also appeared in his mind.

『This boy is interesting. You should be familiar with him.』

(Even without you telling me, I've been intending to make him my agent.)

The scornful words he let out in his heart to mock Noir, but Noir only replied with a strange laugh.

"You said ... You and your team? Did those four pieces of information come from your group? "

Again the boy nodded. "I asked them to conduct an individual investigation, and the results were different. But ... Somehow I managed to connect everything, but I didn't know it would be useful or not."

(This boy leads a group of informants? This is amazing ... I found two hidden gems in this place ... )

Noelle subconsciously smiled as she thought about how many advantages she had gained.

The first was Leyn, a talented magician whose talent would not be found easily, then there was a brat who was a little similar to him in the past.

If only this boy would grow up in a cruel environment, then Noelle would not be surprised if her informant group suddenly turned into a terrible mafia.

Without him himself noticing it, a vile grin formed, and he stared at the boy up close.

"Amazing. Whatis yourname? "

The boy replied without hesitation, "Kino."

Noelle heard Kino's reply, and nodded several times as confirmation.

"Kino, huh? A unique name. All right, I'll give you all the presents later, you set yourself how the division will be done."

Noelle's expression returned to normal, and she glanced back and forth between Kino and Leyn.

(Really, it's like finding a gem in a coal mine. Both talents are very good, and they still have great potential. Hey, what do you think? )

Noelle did not expect an answer from Noir. He only spoke to himself out of excitement.

However, contrary to his estimation, Noir replied happily.

『I like them. Noelle, make them your secret friends.』

(Consecret friend? That's a good idea.)

Noelle continued to smile as she stepped out of the bar.

He had already given enough warning, and the tracking magic had also been removed. The rest, he only needed to make payments in different places for the sake of security, and wait until the next information was provided.

For now, Noelle was intending to meet some people to discuss something.

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