[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 46: The Devil

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"Good work~"

Noelle's cheerful voice was clearly heard as she greeted Charlotte who was sitting on the treatment chair.

Charlotte did not reply and just looked at him with a frown, just like Olivia sitting next to her.

Seeing that, Noelle only smiled wryly while looking around her.

"It's pretty crowded here~" Noelle said in astonishment.

"That's how .. Many were injured this time, so the medical team worked very hard"

Charlotte responds to Noelle as her eyes wander around watching her surroundings.

"And you think ... Whose fault is it~? "

Hearing the response from Charlotte, Noelle immediately smiled seductively as she looked at Charlotte.

Begiru she heard Noelle's words, Charlotte instantly turned her face away as her face reddened in embarrassment.

He knew that Noelle was only playing tricks on him, but still, the mistake he made in the arena was purely his own fault.

"I-this is not my fault .. It's the fault of those who are too weak for directly boiling with just a small flush"

"The scale of your blame is too great! Apologize to those whose skin is blistered because of you! "

Noelle began to stare at Charlotte with a horrified look as Charlotte made excuses by throwing all her mistakes at the other participants.

But that casual conversation instantly stopped as Olivia muttered.

"Noelle .. The girl … "

"Hmm? "

Olivia looked at him with her usual sleepy face, but there was a hint of seriousness in her adorable gaze.

"Ahhh .. I'll explain it later, for now—"

"Not that"

Noelle did not have time to finish her words because Olivia interrupted immediately, Noelle immediately looked at her, but Olivia just pointed to the end of the room.

"I just saw the girl being carried by some people" Olivia said as she looked at Noelle.

"Eh? "

As soon as Olivia said it, Noelle immediately looked in the direction Olivia's finger pointed at.

There was a black-haired girl who was fainting and was carried by several people in robes and masks.

The people in the robes had a presence so thin that no one was aware of them. Even Noelle and Charlotte only realized their existence after being notified by Olivia.

"Who is he? ", Charlotte asked as she tilted her head.

"His name is Chloe Vanpille, I'll explain the details later, but .. In short she was the one who was kidnapped by Lindsey, and I saved her last night"

Noelle began to explain as she watched the group disappear.

"Eh? Doesn't that mean we have to save her again? "

Charlotte started talking frantically as she looked at Noelle, but Noelle just put her hand on her chin and thought as she muttered to herself.

"No... It is better to leave it alone .. This will help the work to be faster"

"Eh? "

Charlotte is increasingly confused by Noelle's words, as is Olivia. But Olivia immediately understood Noelle's intentions because she immediately nodded her head.

"Look, that girl .. Chloe was a kidnap victim, and I saved her last night"

"Yes … "

"He was a kidnap victim, but he wasn't a slave . So Lindsey couldn't do anything if his actions were exposed"

"Eh? "

Charlotte increasingly did not understand, Noelle just ignored her and continued to explain.

"Of course that Lindsey will hide Chloe's whereabouts from the public .. And there's also a chance she'll take Chloe as a slave, but still .. Chloe won't have her official identity as a slave"

"………"

"If the fact that he kidnapped civilians is revealed, his image will further deteriorate in the eyes of other great nobles, so he had to gather a lot of important connections .. And tonight's closing show was his chance to do that"

"………"

"Well, even if Lindsey made Chloe a slave . Chloe wouldn't follow her words, she would just see me as her master"

"Eh? Wh why? "

Charlotte wondered as Noelle began to show a sly smile as her eyes narrowed.

"Although Lindsey imprinted a slave contract on Chloe, it won't work, because .. I've made Chloe a Vampire with my blood … And bloodkin won't be able to argue with his master" Noelle said as she smiled vilely.

Noelle easily took advantage of and sacrificed anything or anyone to achieve her goal, it was a scary thing from her, even Charlotte herself looked at Noelle with a horrified look.

Even though Charlotte had already thrown away her naive side like a child, she still did not want to involve others in her matters.

Unlike Noelle who lures others into acting as bait and uses them to achieve her goals, Charlotte is just a girl with human-like thoughts.

Whether it was due to the influence of his family being filled by devious people, or he had gained that trait since reincarnation, or even he had indeed been like that since the beginning … Charlotte keeps wondering what kind of person Noelle is.

After all, she felt increasingly distant from Noelle and Olivia. He felt like a mouse surrounded by many other large animals.

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It was a spacious and luxurious hall. The hall was filled with upper-class people with luxurious clothes and domineering aura.

The men continued talking to each other while sipping wine in their hands.

From their behavior and appearance, anyone could explain that they were all nobles, or upper-class people who had greater rights to life than commoners.

And amidst all that, there was one person who was clearly in a bad mood.

(Why the kid always bothers me)

He was a member of the Lindsey extended family, currently he was gulping down his wine with a frown.

Around him were several people chatting to each other with awkward smiles as Lindsey started walking.

Despite his bad nature, he was still someone from a large noble family, so there were many small nobles who wanted to form a connection with him, instead, but they couldn't bother Lindsey who was in that bad mood.

(How did the boy find our target? What is possible .. No! I'm sure this is just a coincidence! The boy always goes every night, the scout I sent to spy on him says it ! )

He was agitated for a moment, but he immediately dispelled those worries when he thought of the girl he had just caught.

(Failure to kill Margrave Suiren's daughter was indeed quite a disadvantage, but luckily we've already found the girl .. The last Abyss Clanman ..

He felt immeasurable pleasure when he thought his target was the only person left from the extinct clan.

He himself had all sorts of questions as to how the girl had survived to this point, yet he simply ignored the small details and rejoiced over her success.

He smiled disgustingly as he thought, but then a voice echoed in the hall and silenced everyone inside.

"Home master, Margrave Suiren has arrived! ", Shouted a soldier guarding the entrance of the hall.

The door opened and featured a man in his 40s, although he was quite old, he displayed a strong aura and seemed to dominate everyone in the hall.

Silence filled the air, some people gulped their saliva out of nervousness, and a few more people had sparkling eyes from seeing the 'chance'.

Margrave Suiren was quite famous among the nobility for his exploits in the military sphere so he gained the honor of guarding the territory at the borders of the Kingdom.

With a stern face, the hair still retained a beautiful lapis lazuli blue color, and a huge scar on her face.

Margrave Suiren continued walking down the hall and onto the podium, he looked around the room and everyone had been staring at him in silence.

After making sure the room had calmed down, Margrave Suiren opened his mouth to speak, but—

"Ahhh, wait a minute~"

A cheerful sounding voice echoed in the hall filled with people.

Everyone in the hall was looking for where the sound came from, but they did not find it.

A few soldiers escorting the party directly surrounded Margrave Suiren to protect him, but then, a black smoke suddenly appeared and began to gather in the middle of the hall.

"Who?! "

A soldier who was a bodyguard at the party immediately shouted while thrusting his spear at the black smoke, but the black smoke was unaffected and only scattered slightly due to the wind from the spear thrust.

Feeling that his attack had no effect, the soldier immediately pulled his spear back and put up a barrier to protect everyone in the hall and locked the black smoke in the barrier.

"Kuhuhu~ Do you think that's enough to hold me back? "

The black smoke began to gather and form the form of a human being.

The person who emerged from the fog was wearing a black robe that covered his entire body, but everyone there was very sure that the person who emerged from the black fog earlier was a man based on his light but loud voice.

The man had snow-white hair that completely protruded from his pitch-black robe, and a black mask that only covered his eyes.

Actually it was Noelle, yet no one realized it was due to the recognition barrier effect of her mask.

If only Noelle removed the mask, then everyone in the hall would definitely know her, but Noelle had reason not to let go.

"Who are you?! "

The man who put up the barrier to lock Noelle immediately shouted as she appeared, but Noelle only smiled and raised her hand and touched the barrier that locked her up.

"Nahh hold on for a while .. I came here because I have business with that pig over there" Noelle said as she pointed at Lindsey with her other hand.

"W-what?! "

Lindsey shouted, but Noelle ignored him and pressed her hand that touched the barrier. And instantly, the barrier shattered.

"W-what?! "

The soldier who put up the barrier immediately called out his voice in shock, but he immediately recovered his composure and pointed his spear at Noelle again.

"Hold it! "

The voice of Margrave Suiren echoed in the room and held the soldier from his position.

Everyone in the hall was shocked by his orders, yet Margrave Suiren only calmly walked towards Noelle.

"Lord! He's dangerous! "

A bodyguard who protected her earlier shouted, but Margrave Suiren still ignored her and looked into Noelle's masked eyes.

As soon as she spoke, Noelle immediately smiled brightly and appeared before Margrave Suiren with just a single blink, yet Margrave Suiren just calmly stood up as if unaffected by her speed.

"Yahhh, you know .. The little pig .. Has kidnapped my partner, so I came to take him back~"

"W-what do you mean?! "

Lindsey started screaming with a reddened face in anger, but she soon realized the identity of the person in front of her as Noelle.

"You?! Mughh—"

He started talking again, but Noelle immediately appeared before him and closed her mouth forcefully using the chicken Noelle took from the buffet table.

"You shut up for a second okay~? "

Although he was smiling, but the atmosphere he let out was pure rage.

"Nahh, rather than that .. Besides him kidnapping my partner, he also intends to kill your beloved daughter, Margrave Suiren~"

As soon as Noelle said it, everyone in the hall instantly fell silent. They all knew about the Margrave's daughter's assault, but they didn't know who it was.

"What do you mean"

Margrave Suiren also instantly widened his eyes in surprise and his body trembled as he continued to mutter.

Margrave Suiren with a trembling body immediately looked at Lindsey who was sprawled on the floor.

(It's really easy .. She loves her daughter too much huh~)

Noelle only gave a small smile when she saw Margrave Suiren who was a 'Daughter-con.

"H-hey, is that true? This guy who tried to kill my daughter? "

She asked Noelle in a trembling voice, Noelle just smiled broadly and laughed.

"Ahaha, of course you won't believe it that easily huh! Then I'll show you the proof! "

Noelle spread her hand with a wide smile and pulled out dozens of papers from under her cloak.

The papers freely flew in the room and began to gather around Margrave Suiren.

It did not take long for Margrave Suiren to read all the contents of the letters.

"Not only was the attempted murder of your daughter, I also gathered all the evidence of the illegal transactions that the pig had in your territory, oh Margrave Suiren the Great~"

After Margrave Suiren read all the letters, his body instantly trembled with fury and a strong killing intent instantly shot out from his body.

He hatefully looked at the fainted Lindsey on the floor, and a huge sword appeared before him from empty air.

Margrave Suiren picked up the sword and immediately ran at Lindsey with the sword in his hand.

"How dare you ... How dare you .. Brengseeeekkkk!!! "

He furiously swung his sword to kill Lindsey with one vertical swing.

"Wow wow man .. What an incredible killing intent, but I want you to hold back for now~"

Just before the blade of the sword reached Lindsey's head, Noelle appeared and held the sword with her finger.

Ignoring the fact that the sword looked extremely heavy, Margrave Suiren and Noelle easily raised the large sword.

"remove! I'm gonna kill this motherfucker! "

"Well, you better calm down .. Because this pig is also my target you~"

Facing the furious Margrave Suiren, Noelle still remained calm as if she was not affected in the slightest by the powerful Margrave's killing intent.

"Tu-tuan .. You better calm down first"

"Bruce … "

Margrave Suiren began to calm down once the resolute-looking old man started to stop him.

(Bruce .. It looks like the Margrave trusted this guy a lot .. But it's unfortunate .. )

"Haahhh .. Okay, I've calmed down .. So, what do you want to do with that bastard? The goddamn masked man? "

Margrave Suiren then pulled his sword back and the sword instantly disappeared in empty air. He then asked Noelle with a small insult.

Ignoring the insults Margrave Suiren had thrown at her, Noelle simply smiled and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Yahh .. I already know where my partner who he kidnapped is, but I came here to beat him~"

As soon as Margrave Suiren heard Noelle's words, she closed her eyes for a while and continued speaking.

"Then, we'll be postponing his trial because I'm having a closing party here .. How should I contact you then? "

Margrave Suiren looked at Noelle with her sharp eyes, yet Noelle only smiled as she continued to ignore her anger.

Noelle thought for a moment, then she took out a small crystal ball from her pocket.

"Then, you can use this" Noelle said as she handed over the crystal.

"What'sthis? "

"Sort of a signaling device, you just need to crack it and it'll be sent to me right away"

"Magic tools yes … "

Margrave Suiren muttered in an interested tone while paying attention to the crystal ball, then she looked back at Noelle.

"Alright, I'll call you as soon as the trial starts .. You guys! Put that bastard in the cell right now! "

Margrave Suiren then shouted at his subordinates who were guarding the party, the subordinates replied frantically, but still carried out the Margrave's orders without any problems.

"Kuhuhu~ It seems like everything has been resolved well .. As expected of Margrave~ Then .. I'll go for now~"

Noelle bowed to Margrave Suiren and her body turned back into black smoke which instantly disappeared into the empty air leaving everyone in that shocked state.

That way the closing party continued without any problems.

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It was a very dark room.

At the moment it was midnight, there was no sound whatsoever from outside the room, everyone had fallen asleep from the exhausting activity.

The closing party had been completed a few hours ago, and the room had been cleaned, now there was only an old man in the room.

The old man had a stern face and a sharp glint in his eyes like he had at the closing party earlier, yet he was currently prostrating sweatily against an invisible figure in front of him.

He was Bruce, the butler at Margrave Suiren, yet he was currently in a miserable state.

"Kuhuhu~ As I thought, you were also involved"

Facing Bruce who was prostrating with fear, a mass of black smoke appeared and formed a form before him.

It was Noelle, still with a robe and mask covering her eyes.

"Ahh~ I would like to know how Margrave Suiren would react if she found out that the servant she trusted most was involved in the plot to kill her daughter~ Right, Bruce 'republican Spies' … ? "

Hearing Noelle's words, Bruce grew increasingly shaky and broke out in a cold sweat on his back, but Noelle smiled when she saw him like that.

Right, Bruce is a spy member of the Republic.

The Republic has a spy unit they call the 'Heat Mist', and Bruce is one of its members.

Noelle herself only found out about it before she ran her plan yesterday afternoon as she investigated the documents in the large mansion of the Suiren family.

Documents about Bruce are completely hidden in his room, yet Noelle still finds him somehow.

Noelle also just found out that Bruce was involved in a plot to murder Margrave's daughter.

That was of course because Bruce's plan was completely clean. He left no trace in his plan.

Noelle finds out it was also due to pure coincidence, when she sneaks into Bruce's room and sees Bruce communicating with a magic tool.

Bruce was talking to someone about the failure of their plan in killing the princess.

He manipulates Lindsey and makes her the scapegoat for his plan to kill Margrave's daughter.

In short, Lindsey is just a puppet controlled by the real culprits, Bruce and the Republic.

"Ahh~ I get a lot of surprising facts~ I want to know what to do~"

Bruce continued to tremble like a small animal as Noelle continued to intimidate him.

"Ahh yes! "

Noelle flicked her finger and smiled wickedly at Bruce, then she spoke.

"If it's not wrong .. You have a wife and daughter that you care about a lot, right? And your son is also pregnant with his first child~"

"No ... Please ... Anything other than them … "

Bruce began pleading with tears as Noelle with an evil smile began to use her family to corner him.

Noelle simply ignored her moans and deepened her devil-like smile.

" And also ... Although it's a bit far away .. I saw there's a newly built Orc village on the way to here~ And they seem to lack females to maintain their population~"

Noelle stopped smiling as she looked down on Bruce who was prostrating at her feet while sobbing.

"Please ... Don't mind them .. I'll do anything ... Don't touch them … "

Bruce kept crying as soon as he thought about his family. Bruce's job as a Republican intelligence agent was not even known to his own family. Everyone in his family - his wife, son, and son-in-law - always thought he was Margrave's butler.

Noelle again split her lips like a crescent moon when she saw Bruce sobbing, she lowered her face and pulled Bruce's hair to look at her up close.

"Alright~ I won't touch them~ But you know what you have to do right? "

Noelle's voice was so cold as she threatened Bruce, and Bruce only weakly nodded without any resistance.

Although his eyes were covered in a black mask, Bruce was well aware that he would not be able to defeat Noelle in a fight.

He was a member of the spy directly sent by the Republic, so he had already gained a lot of training to fight, yet he would not be able to defeat Noelle who was even able to stop the Margrave sword with just his finger.

"Kuhuhu~ Bagus~ You are a obedient Republic dog~ In that case, you will do your duty as usual and will work for me when I order you okay~"

"Yes … "

Bruce weakly nodded, then Noelle released her hand and Bruce's body weakly fell to the ground.

"Alright~ My business here is done .. I'll leave now, and don't forget my words okay~"

Saying that, Noelle instantly turned into black smoke and disappeared into the empty air just like what happened at the party earlier.