[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 42: Hell

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"New month? "

Charlotte asked while tilting her head. He did not understand the meaning of Olivia's words.

"Unn ... When in the new moon phase, our power as vampires will weaken drastically .. Conversely, when it is full, our strength will increase"

"Sounds cliche"

Olivia explained with a small smile and made Charlotte frown her forehead.

"really right? "

Olivia said with a small giggle, then went back to explaining.

"When the moon phase is new, our strength will be drastically reduced .. We will be no different from most humans at such times"

"So … "

Charlotte thought that it would be troublesome. After all, losing strength and being a normal human being for just a trivial reason was infuriating.

When he thought of that, he was really lucky to get the fallen angel as a result of his evolution. After all, the fallen angels did not have a phase that would make them weak.

Charlotte opened her mouth again to speak, but then,

"uh? Ngghh—"

The pain suddenly struck his head. It was like an electric shock accompanied by a violent impact and burning with high temperatures.

"Charl?! "

Olivia asked with a worried face, Charlotte who saw that just forced a smile and said,

"I-I'm fine"

Even though his face was filled with sweat, he managed to endure the pain. Moments later, the pain disappeared completely as if it had never existed.

The pain he felt was so short that Charlotte thought it was all a fantasy.

"Haaahhh .. Haahhh .. What happened … "

With a pale and sweaty face, Charlotte asked that. The pain suddenly appeared and disappeared after a while.

"What was that .. Charl? "

Olivia asked him anxiously.

"I don't know … "

Charlotte only answered him in a faint voice as she narrowed her eyes.

(What .... Just happened ..?)

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Meanwhile, on a street in the red district.

Noelle leisurely walked while watching her surroundings.

He had just walked out of the bar after sitting there for over an hour, yet he did not get any information that would be useful to him.

Most of the information he got was useless things like three whore body sizes, or something else.

That was why, even though she was walking leisurely, Noelle's face displayed a complicated expression between disappointment and annoyance.

"Hey you"

"Hmm? "

As he calmly walked past some buildings that seemed to be still active, a voice called out to him from behind.

Noelle turned around and looked at the person who called out to her, yet all she saw was an old man holding a cane that supported her body.

The old man looks like he could fall at any time if his cane is removed.

" … Who? "

Noelle warily asked the old man. His vigilance did look excessive, yet it was natural, after all, even though the person in front of him looked to be very old, he exuded an aura that seemed to be able to destroy anything around him.

It was only natural that Noelle became wary of the man. She had already prepared with Verstand and Langen who had already been converted into bracelet accessories.

Staring at Noelle for a moment, the old man finally spoke.

"No need to be so wary, I'm just an ordinary old man who wants to give you something"

"………? "

Noelle's face was getting confused. Ignoring that, the old man continued talking and introduced himself.

"Include me, my name is Jasper .. You're free to call me whatever you like"

The man politely introduced himself and looked at Noelle who had not let down her guard in the slightest.

"Well, there's no time left .. I have to give this to you"

Jasper muttered and finally took out a worn box from under his cloak.

"This is something that has been passed down through generations in my family, this item was given by someone who saved our family in the past … The person who gave this item to my ancestors left me a message saying that someday in the future, someone will show up, and that person must get this item at any cost"

"………"

Noelle looked at the worn box with suspicious eyes, then she picked up the box and flipped it over.

Noticing that, Jasper continued speaking.

"Although it's very weak, the people in my family have the ability to slightly peer into the future .. And my prophecy says that you are the one who should get this stuff"

Noelle watched Jasper's explanation calmly, then she continued to stare at the worn out box.

"Hey, who left this? "

Noelle asked, but no one answered. It was natural, because there was absolutely no one around him.

Jasper who was talking to him .. Has disappeared in an instant.

Noelle narrowed her eyes even more as she seriously scanned the surroundings, but in the end she still found nothing.

Jasper had completely disappeared from view, as well as from his detection radar.

" … Strange"

Noelle sighed and shrugged, then she looked back at the box.

Staring at the box suspiciously, Noelle then let out a long sigh once more.

He finally decided to open it.

The box was very worn out, the wood used as the material was completely weathered and eroded by time.

But Noelle noticed that the box had been treated so well that the damage was simply weathering due to the age of the wood.

(It seems that they did not use preservation magic to guard this box)

When he opened the box, he found a shiny black object. It looked like an eye mask used for parties, just.

The shape is also strange, it is made to cover the upper face and has a side that taper upwards at the trunk of the nose, it also looks like the mask has many layers.

An eye mask, but it has no eye holes to see.

When Noelle saw this mask, she inevitably immediately thought about what the item was really for.

Moreover, the mask that was before him gave off a sort of untouchable aura of majesty.

However, that aura seemed to attract Noelle to use it.

However when he wore it, his gaze became much clearer than before.

(This ... Clairvoyance ..?)

Noelle judged that her view became clearer because the mask had an enchantment clairvoyance effect in it. So even though the mask had no holes for the eyes, he could still see his surroundings clearly.

What's more, the mask also has a barrier effect of recognition.

Noelle saw a reflection of herself in the mirror. The black mask was completely contrasting yet matched his pale complexion and snow-white hair.

Noelle did not know who gave the mask to Jasper's ancestors, but Noelle was very grateful to him.

Noelle's 《Alchemy》 ability is not yet at a level where she can fit more than one type of enchantment on one item.

So he was really grateful to that guy. What's more, 《Clairvoyance》 is one of the high-level skills included in the《Evil Eye》 category.

Noelle and Olivia got the 《Clairvoyance》 skill thanks to the skill book they found in the vampire castle library.

Having a skill book was a convenient thing, if one had a match with the skill put into the skill book, then that person would instantly obtain his skill.

Only, those skill books tended to be very expensive. It was too expensive that one could buy a large mansion in the capital just by exchanging one of those books.

There are many types of 《Evil Eye》, but Noelle and Olivia only have a match with 《Clairvoyance》, and nothing else.

(Maybe I should allow Charlotte to obtain a skill or two from the book .. )

Noelle thought of that as she was about to walk back, yet she suddenly heard a conversation with her super sharp hearing.

"I heard that the mission given to the Crimson failed miserably huh … "

Hearing the codename 'Crimson', Noelle grew interested and erased her existence to approach the two chatting men.

He planned to eavesdrop on their conversation. After all, it had to do with Charlotte's revenge target.

"Yahh, that's a pity .. Though he is one of the super rookies of 《Red Eagle》"

A man with an indifferent and casual tone said that to the man in front of him.

The man in front of him had a pretty rough appearance and with a cigar stick tucked between his fingers.

"Harold was too indifferent to his subordinates, he sent a novice on quite a dangerous mission like killing a noble princess surrounded by experienced warriors"

The man with a rough look gave his own comment and made the relaxed man frown.

"Harold yes .. To be honest he sucks .. He just plays with women and kills as he pleases"

The man said with an unhappy expression. The rough man in front of him just sucked his cigar and exhaled the smoke into the air.

He also spoke back.

"I agree that he sucks, but we can't just throw him away. He's strong enough and worthy of being a pawn for you"

" … Hey .. Why would you hire someone like Harold? That guy is completely opposite to the personality of master you know? And I don't like it very much either"

The relaxed man spoke gloomily as his eyes showed clear confusion. The rude man with a cigar answered after thinking for a moment.

"That .. Of course .. Harold is the pawn needed in the master's plan to grant his wish... As his subordinates, we must obey the master and must cooperate with Harold even though we hate him"

The man with the cigar spoke with a strong and resolute look, his eyes showing a glint of reverence as if seeing something he admired.

Looking at the man with a cigar in front of him, the relaxed man simply smiled wryly and spoke calmly.

"Haha .. You really are .. Compared to all the other leaders, it seems that you are the one who respects you the most more than anything"

" … Of course .. Anyway .. I have a lot of debt to him"

The man said in a longing and respectful tone as he exhaled the smoke from his cigar.

(So Harold's man was also hated by his fellow fellow man yes .. )

(If possible ... I'd like to work with the two men to get rid of Harold, but .. I don't think that's possible .. Huh .. )

The reason for that was because Noelle heard one of the men say that Harold was a useful pawn for the person they called 'master'.

If Noelle were to get rid of Harold now, it would be tantamount to killing a pawn that would be useful to that person.

Killing Harold was not a problem, it would be even more dangerous if Noelle released him while taking into account his use as a pawn 'that person'.

Only, Noelle still did not know what the purpose of 'that person' was, would be at risk if he helped them without knowing their true purpose.

And on the contrary, if he were to get rid of Harold before they reached their destination, Noelle would be hostile to 'that person' instead'.

It would only put Olivia and Charlotte in danger, and she didn't want that.

From what he had heard just now, it should have been 'that guy' who had the position above Harold, and he seemed to have also led some of the same group as 《Red Eagle》. It was the conclusion Noelle had reached after hearing their conversation.

Noelle continued walking to head home to the inn, but a paper flew towards her.

Looking at the paper, Noelle quickly caught it while it was still flying through the air.

He looked at the paper, and opened it.

For the record, Noelle was still wearing the mask that Jasper had given her. So he got out of the main street and went into the gap between the buildings.

The paper contains a letter and a picture.

(This ... Is this for Lindsey it .. ?)

The paper contained some sort of numeric code, just by putting together some parts and matching with certain letters, Noelle could clearly read them.

(What is this ... Mountain ... Forest … ? … Lake ... And another one .. What is this .. )

Unlike Olivia, Noelle was not very good at solving puzzles, so she was a little late to notice.

The message indicates a location.

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The rocky path surrounded by trees was completely dark, only the moonlight was illuminating for the place.

But Noelle leisurely walked without being disturbed in the slightest by the darkness.

Noelle continued walking, it would be a strange sight if someone saw her. The reason was of course because the place was very dark, and Noelle was wearing a mask.

Noelle's eyes were used to the darkness, and she also had the skill 《Night Vision》, so the forest road at night was not a problem for her.

(If the letter is true .. Then this must be the place)

In front of him was a cave mouth large enough that up to 4 or 5 people could enter there.

Noelle erased her presence and walked into the cave.

(That's right .. It's worth it to look very dark on the outside .. This cave branch produces an illusion)

Noelle had arrived at a branching path, one of which looked quite bright, and the other one was very dark.

That was because the position of the bright branch path was located in a place that looked completely covered by the cave wall.

Just by slightly changing the position, the cave walls would produce some kind of optical illusion.

As she focused her ears, Noelle heard something from within the branch of the cave.

(Hmm?)

The sound was quite faint despite its location in the cave which should have echoed the sound, so Noelle decided to approach.

"Tch ... Why have you never done your job properly base ******! "

When Noelle gets near the source of the voice, all she sees is a man kicking the body of a girl.

The man had a rough appearance, his body was filled with tight muscles, and with a large axe by his side.

Instead, the girl he had kicked just wore shabby clothes using an iron collar around her neck, and an iron bracelet that was holding her hand.

Just by looking at it, Noelle could tell that the girl was a slave.

"I've said it many times, but you're still making the same mistake, getting out of my sight you ******! "

The man continued kicking and beating the girl all over her body until it bled.

Some of the men who were there just watched with fear without any help at all. It seemed that they were the man's comrades, and were being scared because the man was in a bad mood.

(Well now .. Do I have to help the girl?)

Despite being faced with the terrifying sight, Noelle just stood up and coldly thought about what she should do.

If he helped the girl, then he would definitely be involved in something troublesome, and there would be no problem if he left her.

"Tch, you're pissing me off! "

"Urkk .. T-please"

The man grew impatient and finally stabbed the girl in the arm with the broken glass bottle in his hand.

"Tch ... Oy you guys .. Take care of him, don't be too rude to him because he can still be sold"

The man just threw the girl and ordered the group of men sitting in the corner of the room.

"B-well! "

One of the men stood up and replied timidly. He unsteadily approached the girl lying down with a body full of wounds and blood.

(Sorry, I wanted to save her, but .. There's no benefit to me)

The only advantage Noelle got from the girl was her pretty appearance.

She had black hair and obsidian black eyes that reminded her of Olivia's eye color.

Only, it looked darker than Olivia's obsidian color.

That's the only thing that interests Noelle.

Noelle intended to turn around and leave, but suddenly her attention was drawn to the girl's eyes.

The girl was clearly staring at him.

The girl looked at him with empty and lifeless eyes, yet there was still a desire to live there.

When he noticed the girl's eyes, the big man was violently sitting in his chair and talking to himself.

"That damn pig .. Why hasn't he sent someone yet?! "

He hit the table in front of him as he shouted.

"Although we've caught the only one left of the clanman abyss, why is that pig still not here damn it?! "

(Hoo?)

Noelle did not turn around, she smiled slightly and walked towards the man.

"Damn it! It's not easy to catch him! "

"Hey"

The man continued to shout while hitting the table, but soon stopped when Noelle called out to him from behind.

"W-Who?! "

"Nobody ..Just a person who happens to pass by"

"Ap—"

Before the man spoke again, Noelle immediately grabbed the man's head and banged him to the ground.

(I'm sure he said Abyss clanman .. Is that real? Based on the records I read in the castle .. It should have been destroyed several hundred years ago)

If that girl really came from the Abyss clanman, then those dark black eyes made sense.

(Although saving her would carry a lot of risk. .. I'm a little interested in that, and it just so happens. .. There's something I'd like to try)

"W-who are you?! Let go of me asshole! "

The man continued to thrash to be released, but that only made Noelle tighten her grip on the man's head even more.

"Araghh! "

"Hey answered my question .. Is he really the Abyss clan? "

Noelle asked the man while strengthening her hand.

It felt as if the man's head was letting out some sort of creaking sound as if it would break at any moment.

"W-who are you? Answer my fucking question! "

"I should have said that .. Know your position .. Trash! "

Some of the men who had tortured the girl fell into fear seeing their leader easily defeated by Noelle.

Noelle then raised one of her hands and took out a huge magic circle in the air.

"《Reign》"

As soon as Noelle mentioned her skill spell, a small black sphere shot out from her hand, and the magic circle instantly pulled itself vertically and became a pile of magic circles with intricate geometric patterns.

The black ball floated up, then fell down and submerged itself on the ground.

And then, the room changed.

The once bright, rocky room had changed completely. The uneven stone wall earlier had turned into a terrifying-looking red stone.

The place was also filled with various types of torture devices, pools of blood and flesh clumps scattered everywhere.

Everyone around him had also been moved into the room, including the girl who was covered in wounds earlier.

The horror of the room could not be explained anymore, but just from looking at it, everyone there naturally knew about it.

That room was a hell of a torture.

(It looks like 《Reign》 has been successful, but this drains almost all of my magic power .. This magic is crazy)

Skill 《Reign》 is a type of magic with spatial attributes, this magic can create a space where the creator will be fully powerful in the room.

It was a terrifying and extremely powerful magic created by Noelle after researching the pile of books related to spatial magic.

"D-where is this shit?! "

"This? Ahh .. This is the hell I created for trash like you"

Noelle was so focused on her magic that she forgot the man she had been pushing to the ground.

"What the fuck?! "

Although Noelle was still wearing a mask that covered her eyes, the man could clearly feel that Noelle was looking at her with a condescending look.

"Yahh .. This magic is still in the testing stage, so you should be grateful .. Because you can be the first one to try it"

Noelle said with a devilish smile on her face.

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