[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World

[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 314: The Sign of a Queen (2)

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"The test? "


Tania once again showed a puzzled expression. It felt like there was a question mark over her head, but Noelle ignored it.


Seeing Rudra still at a considerable distance, Noelle also unhesitatingly revealed his conjecture.


"As I said, Queen Clament may have designed this as a test."


Noelle took three pieces of colored stone from the ground, and began to arrange them into a triangle.


"For someone who wants to sacrifice himself, why would the Queen of Bengal, or the Queen of Clament actually design a seal that can be opened from the outside? "


Tania thought about it. He had absolutely no idea what the Bengis Queen was thinking.


"Bendera, tiara, and blood. Those three things were the most needed catalysts to unseal the one holding the Queen of Bengal. You know that yourself, right? " noelle asked as she pointed at each stone according to the list of catalysts needed.


The question made Tania nod. The answer is very clear.


"I'm sure the situation was very bad at the time. So, there was no way the Queen of Bengal would do something as troublesome as designing a seal that could be opened with a ritual."


What Noelle said was true. In fact, it would be much easier for the Bengis Queen to directly seal herself alone. The time it took for him to create a seal with a series of rituals that could take it off was not a bit at all. The Bengis queen had to fully think about whatever was required in the ritual, one of the most important parts of which was the catalyst.


In this case, it was clear that the seal was indeed designed as such due to the willfulness of the Bengis Queen. Then if that was the case, the Queen of Bengal should have her own goals.


And it's most likely to give a test to 'someone' in the future.


(But this ..)


Noelle was still a bit hesitant, so she called Rudra over to get closer. Rudra stopped his work and approached Noelle.


"What do you need? "


"Hey, in a generation, do any girls have more than one special ability? "


Any princess born from a royal lineage would have special abilities. Noelle won't forget that. And that's why he asked.


Queen Clament is only mentioned an expert in mixed element magic, that is, ice magic. But Noelle wasn't sure if everything was that simple.


Like the first Queen to have two special abilities, Queen Clament must also have more than one ability. And Noelle's guess, it was a special power where she could predict a bit of the future.


That is what is meant by the prophecy that the tribe of Artof has. Queen Clament probably poured all her strength into predicting the future, and managed to find a time where all of these problems would end.


"But ... Why would His Majesty give you a test? "


Noelle smiled at Rudra, then replied, "Isn't it clear? "


drawing a line connecting all the stones, Noelle then continued, "Queen Clament designed this test to test whether we were worthy or not. But, why would he test our eligibility? There must be another purpose still hidden."


"And if you investigate further, you'll realize that Queen Clament is really in a critical state right now."


Queen Clament is in critical condition. It was a fact that Noelle initially denied. But that denial has now disappeared, and Noelle has become increasingly convinced that it is a fact.


Because otherwise, Queen Clament as the Queen of Bengal could definitely hold the Crystal Invaders inside the seal. But what's going on now? There was a leak from the seal, and the liquid that gave birth to the tiny Crystal Invaders slipped out of the door.


Which meant, the Queen of Bengal was not in the best condition so she could not withstand the tide of the Crystal Invaders rebellion. Which then, let the strange liquid out.


Noelle also remembered the details that Dolum had inserted in his explanation. From what he said, the appearance of a small army of Crystal Invaders always increased every year, and either time it would reach the highest point.


As soon as Noelle explained it, Tania and Rudra who were originally confused now suddenly became serious. Tania used her hands to pinch her own chin, while Rudra clenched his fists tightly so that a crackling sound was produced from his metal hands.


"So ..". "Tania muttered, about to issue her own opinion. "At the end of the day, this exam is designed to find out if we can help Queen Clament's problem or not, yes …."


Noelle nodded. "Frightly so."


"And the aid in question is …." Rudra stopped his sentence. Noelle could feel many emotions swirling in her heavy voice and greetings.


Indeed, it was terrifying when they were already aware of this situation.


"Indeed I did not tell the tribe of Artof, but .. not only will the Queen of Bengal be free if the seal is removed. You're aware of that yourself, aren't you, Rudra? "


If the seal was opened, and the Bengis Queen rose up with the Crystal Colonizer she had sealed with her, then that Crystal Colonizer would instantly go berserk, he said, bring disaster that may be much greater than they have ever experienced.


The power of the sealed Crystal Colonizer must have been terrible, because the Queen of Bengal even had to seal herself together with the 'beings'.


But even that is not enough. The Bengis queen gradually lost her powers, and the seal weakened.


That was why, with his remaining strength, he looked far into the future and discovered the possibility of 'victory'.


It was this vision of the future that he foretold to the tribe of Artof as a prophecy, which has now turned to two new figures, Noelle and Tania.


Sensing everything becoming much clearer, Noelle finally chuckled. Even so, his gaze was as if he was looking at something extremely pitiful.


"'Queen Gambit's'. The true purpose of the Queen of Bengal was to hold all waves of Crystal Invaders attacks inside the seal, until the pair she foresaw appeared."


Rudra and Tania remained silent, waiting until Noelle revealed everything in her head. They don't want to believe it, but this is the truth. Noelle had told them about a reality that was hard to refute.


"Once the pair he foresaw appeared, then the seal would open. That way, the Queen of Bengis will be completely free. Hehe, but it won't all end just like that. Maybe there won't be a 'happy end' in this story."


The Queen of Bengal designed the seal and the test so that she could be freed. However, the liberation was not meant to save him, but rather to withstand all attacks until the final fight began.


And that final fight, would be a fight involving the Bengis Queen, and the pair she foresaw.


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"From your explanation earlier, do you still doubt His Majesty's prophecy? "


The sun is almost setting. Noelle, Tania, and Rudra who already did not know what else to do decided to rest in the place that Rudra called his home.


As Tania was preparing food in another room, Rudra suddenly spoke to Noelle.


Even though time had passed, Noelle was still unfamiliar with Rudra's behavior. His current body had absolutely no human-like specifications, so he could not guess what Rudra was thinking based on gestures, expressions, eye-lights, and more.


All of that overwhelmed Noelle as she could not guess what Rudra would ask or talk about next.


However, Rudra's question this time was slightly piercing right in his heart.


Noelle replied, "I can't believe it. Or, rather 'can't believe'. Divination is too vague, absurd, and inexplicable with normal human logic. You can only think of it as a 'miracle' or 'imagination'."


"Why is that? "


Rudra did not know the reason, but Noelle's face was so blank as he replied.


"It is true that this is a world full of miracles, where anything can happen, even if it is beyond human logic. But, even if the prophecy was made based on foresight, I couldn't afford to put myself into following it."


Rather than prophecy, Noelle trusted the law of cause and effect. Something in the future happens because he is doing something in the present.


To him, the word 'premonition' meant nothing more than approximation and imagination. There should be a way to make it all clearer. And the answer is to live it yourself, without relying on the groove already mentioned in the 'premonition'.


In short, Noelle was basically just a free character, unwilling to obey such a vague thing as a prophecy. He will only move based on his own will.


That kind of person was Noelle, or rather Canaria Izaya who had changed.


Noelle stared at the floor with a blank face, but looked gloomy.


(Maybe ... if I had never met Olivia, I would not have met Ayano .. I would have probably gone through the prophecy without hesitation.)


'If only', is a trivial but frightening word. It was nothing more than a word used to express another route of what had already happened, whether it was good or bad.


For Noelle who had undergone so many changes with just one encounter with a girl, the word was a curse. He doesn't want to think about it.


The tribe of Artof so believed in the prophecy that the Queen of Bengal sent down. And that made Noelle a little fed up, even though she realized that it was a normal thing.


(Maybe .. I see the Artof tribe as my former self, an alternative to my present self, who has never met a person who changed my outlook.)


Noelle let out a heavy sigh and threw away all those thoughts. His expression returned to normal. Tania will be coming soon, and in addition Noelle also wants to maintain the image of Grei Noctis as a firm person.


However, Rudra's eyes did not miss it in the slightest. He was able to see through the depths of Noelle's mind, and instantly changed his own judgment of Noelle.


The disorganized, independent boy was very hard on himself, but never denied the decision he had made.


Now Rudra knew that Noelle did not believe the prophecy at all. Even so, he was still eager to help the tribe of Artof; not because he felt sorry or obliged to help, but because he felt like, and he had already made a decision.


Because of that, Rudra's desire to give this task to Noelle.


(Truly similar to someone.)


Rudra imagined the figure of a man, who was in his prime. Wearing the typical heavy armor of a knight, with the ancestral relics black spear in his hand. Such a stubborn figure, and he thought of it as a foolish boy.


Which is none other than itself.


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