[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 265: Weight of the Name

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Noelle's gaze was fixed on her figure.

Silver hair, and those black eyes made the shadow of a girl cross Noelle's mind.

Sensing Noelle's gaze, the man turned his head and looked back at her with a smile. Then—

"What's your name? "

—One question suddenly came out of his mouth.

It was not a reasonable question to ask someone who was accidentally met, and Noelle also had no obligation to answer it.

His consciousness returned, and finally made him able to think clearly again.

"Noah. Noah Ashrain's."

Of course that name will come out. However, the man narrowed his eyes right after he heard Noelle's reply.

"You lied. Your name is Noelle Lynneheim" he said, shaking slowly.

Hearing that, Noelle immediately stepped back, and manifested the true form of Langen's black sword.

Noelle doesn't remember ever telling anyone her real name in this town.

Looking at the sparkling black blade in Noelle's hand, the first reaction the man showed was a small laugh.

"Please don't be too careful of me. What I just did was nothing more than 'seeing the truth you're hiding'."

Noelle frowned, clearly not understanding the man's intentions. But, he lowered his sword, and looked at the man casually.

"Whatchu mean? "

"If I have to explain briefly .... arguably, I have eyes that can see the truth behind the lie" said the man, pointing his own eyes

Noelle had heard of this ability before. More precisely,《God's eyes》Auger—Lucia Khora—have exactly the same capabilities.

Lucia's eyes can see all the truths in this world, and it also has a myriad of other abilities that Noelle does not know. What distinguished him from the eyes of the man before him at this moment, was a more specific ability.

The man's eyes could see the truth that was behind the lie. Clearly weaker than the Eye of Lord Lucia.

If her abilities are like that, then it makes sense that she knows Noelle's real name.

However, when Noelle mentioned Noah Ashrain's name alone it had been detected as a lie, and the man's eyes must have read the truth behind it very easily.

"You seem to understand, that's good. By the way, my name is Nantz sil Grandbell. You can call me Nantz."

(Grandbell .. )

Noelle immediately frowned. He still remembered that he had heard that name before.

During Archon Nix Regina's attack on Eisen, Noelle was not at the scene, but she heard many details from Olivia.

Nix Regina introduces himself as an Archon created based on a man named Sirius Grandbell. The name is still imprinted in Noelle's memory, as it may be directly related to Olivia.

Putting aside Archon's troubles, Noelle had not investigated Sirius Grandbell's name at all. Or rather, he did not want to conduct an investigation.

Because if he did, he would probably come across a fact he didn't want to see.

But now, the name came into existence by itself. Destiny is a cruel bastard.

Nantz completely ignored Noelle's unnatural response, and looked back at the new headstone that had previously been the center of his attention.

Feeling interested, Noelle came to see, but was immediately surprised to see the name displayed there.

Sirius Grandbell's.

There is only a name, no date or year. As if, his own birth or death is still in doubt, or has been kept secret.

More than that, seeing that name alone was enough to make Noelle shaken.

Archon Nix Regina was created based on the figure of Sirius Grandbell, and Nix himself has the exact same stature as Olivia. If likened, then Nix Regina must be Olivia who has grown up.

If Noelle's guesses linking this incident to 'time repetition' were not wrong, then surely Sirius Grandbell was Olivia herself.

Which means, the man who is currently standing before him—Nantz sil Grandbell, is a member of Olivia's biological family, which the girl herself never knew.

(Collateral .. )

This was one of the possibilities Noelle least wanted to face.

Indeed, until now neither she nor Olivia knew the origins of themselves. However, there is always the possibility that their blood relatives are still out there.

Despite not feeling any attachments, facing them was an extremely troublesome matter.

Noelle considers this to be good luck because it was not Olivia who met Nantz directly.

"From your reaction, do you know my sister? "

" … No."

A confidently issued answer. However, it was futile.

Nantz's eyes easily saw the truth behind his words. Despite that, Nantz did not respond to Noelle's lies.

He smiled and closed his eyes, then looked up and sighed with a sigh.

"It used to be .. a few days after the birth of my sister—Sirius, she suddenly disappeared."

His eyes were open, and it felt like he was looking deep into the past.

"We suspect that she was kidnapped by the political enemies of our family, but ..no matter where we searched, we never found her. She fell ill from exhaustion, and died shortly after. Because of that incident, I decided to give up looking for Sirius."

His gaze then returned to the tombstone, which read the name of the figure of a sister whose face he did not even remember clearly.

"Our family is based in the capital, but Sirius was born in this city. So, dad decided to make his grave in this town, away from all of our ancestral tombs."

Normally, in a large family of the country's nobility, the deceased nuclear family members would be buried in the family cemetery, close to the ancestors.

But the tomb for Sirius Grandbell was actually made here, in an ordinary cemetery complex, which is clearly a violation of the nobility code of ethics.

Although it adheres to a democratic republican system, the country is still influenced by old customs, which use the nobility system as its core officials.

However, the decision the Grandbell family leadership made before Nantz was none of Noelle's business. He didn't care where they made his tomb. However, he was able to meet with Nantz because they made his tomb in this city, instead of at the family cemetery.

"Hey, what's his name now? "

Suddenly asking such a question. Noelle didn't know what to answer.

In fact, he was able to remain silent for Nantz's eye abilities to be useless. However, the act carried quite a severe guilt for her own, so Noelle threw away the choice.

That is, there is only one thing Noelle can do.

"Do you intend to look for her? "

Answering questions with other questions can be a way to block lie detection capabilities.

For a moment Nantz did not answer. The man focused on staring at the gravestone by the name of Sirius Grandbell, then a small snort.

"No. Not at all."

"Why? " reply Noelle curious.

There was a trace of confusion on Nantz's face, as if he was at a loss as to how to answer that. However, the expression on his face seemed to say that he already had his own answer to the question.

"I don't want to involve him. The situation has gotten worse lately, and there will only be something bad about him if he gets involved."

" … "

Noelle remained silent, trying to process that answer. But then, Nantz spoke again.

"My reasoning is very simple. I just don't want to involve him. That'sthat's all. That's why, I'll never look for it, or even see it."

The answer was he let out in a definite voice, but felt he did not care about anything. As if, she did not say those words to Noelle who asked her.

"Why do you .. instead think so? "

Noelle was not that type of person, but wasn't it natural for someone to feel longing, even for a family member she only knew for a few days?

From the way Nantz said it, he seemed to care about Sirius, but made no effort to look for him at all. Moreover, according to Noelle's view, Nantz's personality was quite gentle. It was hard to imagine that he would make that decision.

Although of course, the answer is clear.

Noelle had no idea how big the problem was, but it must have been serious enough to make Nantz not want to involve anyone into it.

After a long silence, Nantz finally replied.

"This country, and the magnitude of the burden that the name Grandbell has . I don't want him to know, or even experience it. I don't hate my family. Quite the contrary, I really appreciate them."

"But, if there's one thing I hate, then it's this country, and the ancestors who share their burdens on this family name."

After all, the reason Noelle left was because she wanted to protect him. If he told Nantz that name, then his actions would be in vain.

Noelle was not interested in the problems Nantz was facing. Nor is he interested in the Grandbell family's burden, or even Nantz's hatred of the country.

As long as it didn't affect her, and as long as Olivia remained safe, she would ignore the matter completely.

"From the looks of it, you don't seem to want to tell me, yeah …. Wellh, I don't mind that" Nantz said with a wry smile.

His eyes then narrowed while looking at the tombstone.

"But .. I'm happy, because he has someone who cares about him a lot. Putting aside your reasons for being here, and until you have to change your identity, it doesn't close the fact that you care about it. Thank you, please take care of him."

Noelle didn't know what to answer. However, he felt confident, that he should ask this.

"What are you gonna do next? "

Apparently, the problem that Nantz had was not a simple one. Noelle was indeed not interested, but still if it was a large-scale matter, she would somehow definitely be involved.

It's Noelle's unconscious tendency that will always get her entangled in trouble, no matter how hard she tries to avoid it.

No matter what problems Nantz faced, as long as it did not involve him, Noelle did not care. But, Noelle already could not hope to not get involved. He himself knew very well of his destiny which always walked in an unexpected direction.

For a moment, there was no reply from Nantz.

The man simply closed his eyes with a small laugh, then looked up at the sky through the gaps of lush tree leaves on it.

"I'm planning on putting on a rebellion."

Noelle doubted her ears, but Nantz didn't stop there.

"It has been more than three hundred years since the country switched to a democratic republic, but I think it is no different from the previous system, which was the monarchy of despotism. They are disgusting, taking decisions that only benefit themselves, on behalf of the people. I hate that, so I'm planning on starting a rebellion."

It was new to Noelle. He only knew that the previous republic was a state with a royal system, until finally the system was changed to a democratic republic.

As he fell silent without knowing what to say, Nantz had turned to look at him.

"What do you think? Do you want to cooperate? "

" ……… Ha? "

The call was so sudden, that Noelle could not even organize her thoughts. But, contrary to him, Nantz was still calm.

There was no doubt of his voice, gaze, and gestures. He said it all as if he had prepared himself a long time ago.

If it was someone else, then Noelle would not say anything to respond to him, and immediately left. However, the one before him was someone who would likely have some influence in his life.

Noelle wanted to ignore him, but the call made her unable to think clearly.

Even so, the answer is still clear.

" … Are you crazy? Can I tell everyone about your plan? "

Noelle had never heard of the name Grandbell in the country, but it was most likely a noble family still in power over important posts.

If rumors that the Grandbell family was intending to stage a rebellion spread, then the situation wouldn't be good even for Nantz himself.

Noelle hasn't done it in a long time, but she's experienced enough in spreading rumors, or even making propaganda stories that can affect people.

You could say, it was one of his best abilities when he was still Canaria Izaya.

Even despite receiving the threat, there was no specific reaction on Nantz's face. Only a subtle smile continued to be displayed as she looked at Noelle.

"That's your decision. I chose to entrust it to you because you are not the one who would do such a thing. Am I wrong? "

Nantz is not right, but at the same time he is not wrong either.

Noelle could have done it, but there's not much reason to do it.

It was pointless for Noelle to spread the story that the Grandbells were planning a rebellion. Actually, it would be troublesome.

Moreover, Nantz sil Grandbell was not his enemy.

There is absolutely no good reason to do so. Nantz is not an enemy or even an ally. Noelle did not care enough to deal with such a person.

"So? Hows it? Are you gonna take it? "

Nantz's gaze seemed to be expecting something, but at the same time he was also ready to accept no.

Which means, she didn't really expect Noelle to accept her offer.

Noelle's answer, of course, was no.

"No, thank you. I'd be a crazy person if I accepted that request."

"Haha, I knew you'd refuse. Well, what can I do," said Nantz with a small laugh.

He then scratched his cheek with a wry smile, then looked back at the tombstone.

At that moment, Noelle felt something strange.

(What is this? )

The atmosphere felt familiar.

Almost nothing is different, but it seems like something is awkward.

Only then did he realize that Nantz was already in front of him again, extending a hand while showing a subtle smile.

"So? Hows it? Are you gonna take it? "

" ……… "

Putting aside her flat expression, Noelle's current thoughts were extremely chaotic.

(What happened?! )

What Nantz had just said was clearly the dialogue he had put out a moment ago. But, Nantz before him this time asked the same thing, with the same expression and pose as well.

One thought came to Noelle's mind.

(Don't tell me, time repetition?! )

Unnatural feelings that appear before, similar to feelings that you have when time has been repeated. Somehow he was still able to preserve his memory and consciousness.

At that moment, Noir who had been silent since, started to make a sound.

『Hehe, you're stuck.』

It was the only word she said, but Noelle already understood the meaning.

Noelle's thinking wasn't so slow as to not understand the intent of this repetition of time.

He must not reject Nantz, because it is directly related to his future.

Inconveniencing.

In fact, Noelle could experiment a little to find the true intent of this time repetition. But, he was a little scared.

The little experiment in question was to reject Nantz's request a second time. That way, based on the results, Noelle can form a more objective conclusion.

Unfortunately, Noelle was afraid of some things that might happen if she made that choice.

It was because he knew very well that it was not he who did the repetition, but someone else. In that case, the odds are Charlotte.

He had no idea what was happening, but it seemed that the choices he made right now would be very influential. Well then, Noelle had no choice.

It's risky, but Noelle will take the middle ground.

Breathe in, and exhale. Noelle then looked at Nantz confidently as she shook her hand.

"Okay, I accepted the offer. But, I can't promise to help you."

By accepting Nantz's offer, and telling him that he can't 'help a lot'. If he did that, then the situation would at least be more restrained. Noelle could freely join, and disconnect her at any time.

Fortunately, the deal was only done verbally. There was no contract paper that required him to provide a signature.

Because if so, Noelle would have no other choice but to directly dispose of Noah Ashrain's identity. But, maybe it will be useless, considering Nantz can clearly know the truth behind his words.

He also knew that Noah Ashrain's real name was Noelle Lynneheim.

That's the most troublesome part of all this.

"Well, thank you for working together. Although ... I didn't think you'd accept it, a little" Nantz said, maintaining his smile.

(It's not my desire to accept that, damn it.)

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