[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 258: Fiction (2)

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『Hey, give me control of your body.』

For a moment, Noelle did not understand what she had just heard. But then, he slowly understood, and inwardly laughed.

(No, thank you. You'reinsane.)

『I think you're as crazy as me.』

(I'm not as bad as you.)

Of course, Noelle knew more than anyone that she herself was pretty crazy. However, if juxtaposed with Noir, Noelle would happily hand the 'crown of madness' over to him.

Noir had all sorts of absurdities that he had never thought of before, and Noir was also the reason why he had to separate himself from Olivia and the others.

『Hehe, whatever you want to consider me. But, Noelle, with all your strength now, you won't be able to defeat her.』

(How are you sure? )

For a moment, it felt like the Noir within him was trembling, and a faint laugh could be heard from the depths of his mind.

『You are strong, I know that. But he is on a different level. You're a vampire, but you're too young. Moreover, the only strongest thing you have right now is me.』

There was no doubt of Noir's voice. Even though Noir used to play around with him, this time he sounded quite serious. Of course, his tone was still as usual. He would laugh at any moment.

However, contrary to that, what Noelle thought about her was seriousness.

It is true, long-lived races such as vampires tend to become stronger with age.

It hasn't even been two decades since Noelle became a vampire, so you could say she's the new kid.

In strength, Noelle might be superior to other humans, yet she would not be able to defeat a truly powerful figure like Noir.

『Hehe, that's not all. The reason you won't be able to defeat him is because he still has more power than he shows. What's more, you should be wary of the contract he has.』

(You mean ... He also has a contract? )

Noelle had not thought of this possibility before.

However, information about the contract is very limited, and can only be accessed by certain groups.

Even so, he should have guessed that there were at least one or two opponents who had contracts.

Syphilis is one thing. Actually, Noelle wouldn't be surprised if Silis had the contract. However, he did not expect that Gild had it.

(Do you know who the god made the contract with? )

To that question, Noir's response was a dry laugh as he used to give.

『Hehe, I have a guess, but it won't be interesting if I tell you now. Just give me body control, and you'll find out soon enough.』

Noelle desperately wanted to click her tongue, but she couldn't do that.

Even if he felt annoyed at Noir, it would not change anything. Noir would still behave like that, and Noelle could not argue against it.

Currently, Noelle did not have much choice. But of course, she wanted as much as possible to avoid the option of 'giving up control over her body'. There were no guarantees about what Noir would do, and he also did not know the exact risks of the action.

(You're a jerk.)

In the end Noelle could only curse Noir while trying to get up.

He rested on both hands, and tried to get up despite the terrible state of the body.

The pain can be felt, but it's not too severe. Noelle only thought of it as a small pinch when compared to the one she had felt when she was beaten by Noir.

Apparently, Gild's ability to break through pain resistance isn't very good. Likely, he didn't even know that Noelle had such resistance.

Therefore, pretending to be in pain is something that Noelle thinks is quite effective.

Looking at Noelle who was slowly rising up, Gild could only respond by raising her eyebrows while muttering.

"You still survive? Justjust wonderful. Each of those traps has the power of 'instant death', so you shouldn't have survived. How the hell did you do that? "

Noelle heard that and finally let out a dry laugh similar to Noir.

"Hehe, instant death, huh? Worth it to hurt, asshole! My regeneration is also slowing down, is that the effect? "

This was the first time Noelle had received an attack with an instant death effect, but she wasn't too worried because she had resistance to it.

Instead, he was more worried about Tania. The girl received many attacks from the trap earlier, so Noelle would not be surprised if she was already dead.

However, contrary to what she thought, Tania actually slowly got up, with various harsh expressions coming out of her mouth.

" … You guys are really weird. Yes, that's it."

Gild let out a sigh of resignation, and again flicked his finger.

However, before anything could happen, Noelle had been in front of Gild by swinging her own sword in a simple gesture.

Instantly, Gild's organic arm was cut off, and the piece fell to the ground with blood continuously flowing out.

Gild did not have time to respond to Noelle's sudden appearance, but she managed to understand the situation. He immediately jumped far back while holding the cut marks on his arm with his crystallized hand.

"Hahaha, I think I caught you," Noelle said as she lifted a piece of Gild's arm that had fallen on the ground.

Noelle sniffed the smell for a moment, but immediately frowned with an uncomfortable feeling. He then burned the piece of the arm so that nothing was left.

There are several factors that make Noelle can do the movement as before.

However, the biggest reason was because Gild was off guard.

If only Gild had still maintained all of her traps, then Noelle would not have been able to get close, and if only Gild had not been too relaxed in using her powers, neither Noelle nor Tania(?) I will not have a chance to approach him.

"Haha, motherfucker. You should have been after his neck."

The slowly recovering Tania laughed and railed at Noelle, but no one other than Noelle was truly shocked by her transformation.

He became more violent, and there was no doubt that he was not Tania.

"Well, what do I care about."

Noelle shrugged her shoulders lightly as she began to analyze Gild's every move.

From the looks of it, Gild was not so affected by the loss of her arm.

He might be surprised, but there was not much change to his expression.

(But now .. I've lost the opportunity to attack him.)

Noelle had no doubts about his thoughts. Gild must be getting more and more vigilant now, and who knows how many traps she might be prepared for.

"I really don't have time for this."

Gild automatically frowned, and once again flicked her finger. However, this time with a hand that was completely cut out by the crystal.

Instantly, dozens of fireballs sprung up in the air, and all of them rained down on Noelle and Tania brutally.

Dodging might be useless, which is why, Noelle swung Langen so that his blade slashed at the fireball, and made it go out.

So too with Tania. He did not dodge, instead using his scythe to absorb all the magic, before finally returning it to Gild.

But of course, all of that has no effect. The fireball that Zephiroth released vanished before touching Gild.

Now, he was sure that his task would fail if he didn't get out of here soon. Gild not only planned to help Moldy to deal with Tian, but also intended to save Silis at the same time.

His hands were clenched, so that the sound of cracks could be heard by Noelle and Tania.

Then, he extended his hand forward, spreading his magic energy into the area that reached Noelle and Tania.

Noelle wanted to move, but her body was stiff. Moreover, there might still be many traps scattered in the area.

Tania experienced the same thing. His whole body was like a stuck engine. The movement is similar to a puppet.

"I don't want to do this because I think it's too rough, but .. die."

Gild again squeezed his hand, and activated all the magic he had just pinned on Noelle and Tania.

One by one powerful explosions hit them, but they could not even move a single finger.

Explosion after explosion occurred, but none of them could resist.

Noelle was somehow still maintaining her consciousness, and she wanted to take out all the weapons in her warehouse to finish off Gild, but at this moment not a single one of her magic could be activated.

Even regeneration is going very slowly.

『Hehe, you're too focused on keeping your appearance from others, and now you just can't attack at full strength. How stupid.』

Noelle hated to admit it, but Noir was right.

Noelle was too serious about keeping the image of Noah Ashrain known to everyone. If he showed too much strength, then the situation would be uncontrollable.

Mercilessly, explosions continued to occur, and Noelle could clearly feel the pain.

At this stage, resistance to pain is even disabled.

『Give me body control.』

(Shut up! )

Noelle gritted her teeth in an attempt to endure the agonizing pain, but then not only an explosion, but a terrifying incision could suddenly be felt all over her body.

If this was the same as the previous Gild trap, then all of those attacks must have had an instant death effect.

His consciousness slowly faded, but he tried to hold back in order to stay awake. Even so, this intensity was very different from everything he had ever felt.

If his body could be moved, then he would have already shouted by now.

After a minute of pain, the explosion and incision finally stopped.

Noelle was still conscious, but her vision was completely blurry as if she could lose consciousness at any moment.

Gild just watched his figure, then sighed.

"Your body condition is terrible, and you should be in pain. But why are you still alive? What's more, still conscious? Are you human? "

Noelle's body condition is not worthy to be called 'human body'. After all, his condition was so dire that Gild was at a loss for words upon seeing him.

"Alright, I think I should do it again."

Gild once again raised her hand, and squeezed it so that a cracking sound could be heard. And again, an explosion invaded Noelle's entire body.

This time, the explosion was only focused on a Noelle. Tania had already fallen, so Gild did not need to share her attention with him.

As Noelle's consciousness slowly faded, a deep voice, filled with all sorts of negative emotions, accompanied by laughter finally emerged.

『You are really stupid, Izaya.』

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Gild calmly looked at the two figures lying on the ground.

Undoubtedly, both of them had died, or at least just lost consciousness. But that's enough. From the start, Gild had no obligation to kill them.

As long as they don't interfere, he'll let it be as it is.

Gild snorted for a moment, thinking of the times he once gave advice to the young man he had just fought with.

Now he's sorry. If he knew that the future would bring him together with this young man, he should not give advice. In fact, he shouldn't even talk to her.

"I think that's my fate … "

He really hated this lucky curse that had always saved his life. Even so, he didn't really hate her. There was a time when Gild was grateful to have had one.

Gild turned around, and was about to go help Moldy and Silis. A voice called out to him from behind.

"I wonder where your fate will take you? "

Gild suddenly turned around, and with widened eyes saw the figure that should have fallen, now standing quietly without the slightest injury.

It was the figure of the young man he had just fought, whose name he had not even known.

Gild prepared to take out his attack, but there was no sign of movement from the young man. All he did was fold his arms while looking at her with a smile.

"Keh-heh .. hehe-he … "

A strange laugh started to come out as the young man lowered his head and looked like he wanted to hold back his laughter.

"Hehehe– Haha– Hahahaha! "

The effort he made for the laughter failed. As a result, an even more terrifying laughter broke out, and a cold sensation instantly ran through Gild's back.

『Away from him.』

The voice of his contract partner resounded in the depths of his mind, but Gild was unable to move. He was stunned when he saw that figure finally stopped laughing.

"Ahh .. this is amazing .. the night sky .. and the moon .. is so beautiful! "

The young man spread his arms as wide as possible while staring at the sky with a face full of happiness.

It was as if he had never seen the sky the night before.

"It's amazing .. it's completely different from what I've always seen in that place ... sickening sight! And finally! Aye! This is what it really is! This is the real night sky!!! "

His expression twisted, and Gild became even more nervous. He wanted to put up a fight immediately, but his body was unable to move.

The pressure that the figure emitted was so oppressive. Gild felt his whereabouts were really unimportant right now.

"Ahaha– Hahaha! Just incredible! Freedom! That's freedom! "

The figure continued to laugh crazily, as if he really did not care about everything around him. He continued to widen his arms as if he wanted to hug the moon in the sky, but of course that was impossible.

After spending some of his time full of ecstasy, the figure finally returned to lower his face. He looked at Gild, with a big smile on his face.

I have to run. That was the one-time thing that stuck in Gild's mind. He doesn't care about Moldy, or Silis. The only thing he wanted now was to escape that terrifying arrogance.

That figure was not the young man he had just fought. It's completely different! They are completely different existences!

Gild was about to force his body to jump backwards, but unfortunately it was in vain.

The mysterious figure, with the appearance of the young man widened his smile, and his mouth slowly opened.

"《All Fiction》"

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