[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World

[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 324: Finding a Location

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Noelle's face gradually changed, showing an anxiety that even Tania could realize.


That clearly confused Tania.


"Why? "


Noelle sighed to clear her anxiety, and ruffled her own hair restlessly.


"You remember the barrier I put on Rudra? "


Tania nodded. Noelle paired the barrier Rudra right before herself before they went to the village of Artof.


The barrier kept Rudra's soul from disappearing and remained inside his armor. Tania already knew that, but she still did not understand why Noelle looked worried.


He soon found out the reason.


"Actually, the barrier was maintained with my own magic. I'm functioning as a live battery that keeps that barrier active."


Tania then widened her eyes. "Then–"


Noelle nodded. "There's a limit of distance that even my magic can't penetrate. So Rudra must not go too far, or the barrier protecting his soul would weaken, and eventually disappear from running out of fuel."


The barrier will continue to be active by absorbing the mana Noelle that is nearby. As long as it happens, there is nothing to worry about. However, when the battery that contributed fuel to keep it active suddenly disappeared, the barrier would not have a magic reserve that could be used to defend itself.


In this condition, the longest barrier will only last for 10 minutes. More than that, it was the same as Rudra's death.


Noelle placed her hand on Tania's shoulder for a moment, then said, "Replace your clothes, and follow me immediately."


That way, Noelle jumped and used gravity magic to fly to a height where she could observe the entire village.


He didn't need to find Rudra. Most importantly he was nearby alone, as the barrier would automatically absorb the mana from Noelle.


Noelle's eyes went around, looking all over the village, until finally, she felt a strong presence that really stood out amidst the smaller presence.


Noelle looked in that direction, and found a complete armored figure standing in the middle of the crowd of the Artof tribe.


He is in the center of the village, close to the main well and multipurpose building.


There were many members of the Artof tribe surrounding Rudra, curious and extremely excited. Most of those who approached were children.


Rudra seemed to be a popular figure in this place because he looked so great with his armor.


Noelle gently lowered the height, and landed not far from the excited crowd.


He sat under a tree, while observing without any intention to interfere.


(He's popular, huh ..)


It's okay to stay here. Noelle could already supply mana automatically from this distance.


Not only was he extremely popular, Rudra was also very easy to familiarize himself with children. He carried several children at once, then gently swung them in the air, giving off a sensation like he was flying.


It made all the surrounding children excited, and demanded rations of turn.


Seeing this, Noelle naturally smiled.


That sight was something that would never happen to Noelle.


He suddenly remembered Levina, the figure of a little girl who claimed to be his own child, demanding affection and wanting to be pampered by him. However, Noelle could not fulfill that wish.


Noelle likes children. She likes how children can only be honest with themselves, not having to think about as many troublesome things as adults.


Only, Noelle was not an expert in dealing with them. He doesn't know what to do to make the kids happy. Is just pampering them enough? But, he thought that it was something that could have bad consequences.


That's right, this way of thinking is caused by Noelle who from the beginning never knew what it was like to be a normal kid.


As the successor of the name Canaria, he is required to be a competent child or heir, perfect, without defects, able to win everything without much loss.


By the time he was finally treated like a normal child, it was too late. His way of thinking had been formed in such a way, that he no longer needed to feel the things that are commonly felt by children.


That's why Noelle hesitates when it comes to dealing with groups of small children.


Compared to that, Rudra and Olivia were perfect figures as caregivers. They are able to understand what children think and want, so they can give the appropriate response.


Noelle sighed as she imagined herself in Rudra's position.


As expected, he would not stand it at all.


As Noelle was busy thinking, Tania who stepped over without the slightest sound was already beside her.


His appearance changed, becoming more presentable. The set of clothes he used to wear, a white long-sleeved gothic shirt with a blue pattern in the form of stripes and crosses, a black skirt that was knee-length, and a black shirt that was, it has the same line and cross pattern as the shirt, blue in color.


In the collar section, there is a red ribbon with tanzanite gem brooch that has a beautiful dark blue color.


Noelle looked at Tania, and consciously said that, which made Tania only able to blink confusedly.


"thank you? "


Tania looked at Rudra, and sat down next to Noelle, right under a lush tree.


"He's very popular" Tania said.


"That's what I've been thinking about since."


"Hehe, our queen's proud knight is amazing, right? "


Both of them were already aware of Dolum's presence, but pretended not to know because they had no business with him.


Although it seemed that Dolum was unaware of that thought.


Putting that aside, what Dolum said before was quite surprising to Tania, but not to Noelle.


"So you already know, huh? " ask Noelle while sighing.


Tania did not say anything, she waited for an answer from Dolum.


"I wasn't sure at first, but I had a hunch. So I was looking for information about him in the file room while you were busy looking for clues."


That was Dolum's answer.


Now Tania remembers it. He had seen Dolum looking for something in one of the books. That's not a problem because Dolum could have been looking for information about the queen's blood. It's just that, Tania saw that when Noelle had already gotten her clue. In addition, what Dolum examined was the book that Noelle had previously read until it ran out.


"The most courageous, loyal, and honorable Queen knight. No one deserves to hold that title but him. That's Rudra fi Tharika."


Dolum was proud to say it, even though what he was talking about was not himself.


Actually, Dolum still didn't want to believe it. But he cannot deny that there are so many miracles out there.


He would not be too surprised if there were people who managed to survive for hundreds of years, surpassing the human age limit.


Rather than that, there was something else that successfully ignited his frustration.


"So that's how our real form should be! Passionate knight who looks dashing! "


"That physical trait is what your queen gave you to protect you, all," Noelle replied spontaneously.


Noelle understands Dolum's frustration at having to lose sight of him as a real man, but there's a very strong reason behind it.


If Dolum does not undergo transformation, then that means the evolution that the Queen of Bengal imposed on them ended in failure. It means the same thing as death.


So, Dolum should be happy because thanks to that form he and everyone is still alive today.


Tania was also thinking the same thing as she stared blankly at Dolum.


"Of course I know that. I'm just kidding, hehe."


Seeing no interest in Noelle and Tania's face, Dolum immediately stopped his laughter, and changed the direction of the conversation.


It would be too awkward if he maintained his atmosphere like before.


Dolum suddenly asked, "So, what about the process of finding the catalyst? "


"We've found her" replied Tania replacing Noelle.


Undoubtedly, the information succeeded in making Dolum surprised.


That answer left Dolum flabbergasted. He opened his mouth without knowing what to say. He just stared at Tania without blinking a bit, wondering what the answer meant just now.


Noticing the confusion, Noelle immediately added, "But we still have to check it out. What we found wasn't the catalyst, but just the location."


Dolum regained consciousness. He smiled widely, almost screaming in excitement because he could not control his own feelings.


He did not expect that the process of finding the catalyst would go very smoothly and quickly.


Once all the catalysts have been obtained, what needs to be done next is to start the ritual to awaken the Queen of Bengal.


Or .. at least that's what Dolum thinks.


After calming himself down, Dolum finally asked, "So, where's the last catalyst? "


They both did not answer. Tania looked at Noelle, implying that she handed Noelle the answer.


However, Noelle also did not say anything. He simply raised his hand, and lethargicly pointed right at Rudra.


The smile on Dolum's face froze, and his expression did not change for a moment.


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