[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 53: Sickness

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After resting in the forest for a full night, finally Noelle and the others continued their journey to the next town on foot.

The distance between their camping location and the city entrance gate is arguably quite far, but such a distance can be reached by Noelle's entourage quickly because of the specifications of their crazy bodies.

"Even the city wall looks huge from afar .." Noelle said as she held Chloe in her hand.

They had rested for a whole night, but Chloe was still sound asleep without showing any signs of waking up.

And so is Brackas. After being named by Chloe, Brackas disappears into the air and rests in Noelle's magic dimension.

(Yahh, Chloe's amount of magic energy is quite a bit, so it's only natural that she would instantly faint)

This will probably affect their plans going forward, depending on how long Chloe is asleep, they will have to stay in the city for a while until Chloe and Brackas wake up.

Charlotte could have taken Chloe flying like before even though Chloe was unconscious, but it would be quite risky if they were suddenly involved in a battle.

It didn't take long, Noelle and the troupe had reached the city gate and let the guards check their identities.

This time Noelle had little hope that they could pass easily because she already had an identity card. After all, he didn't want to waste his time just to languish in a cold prison cell all night.

The guards easily let Noelle's group into the city easily after Noelle paid the entrance tax fee, although they look very surprised when they see Noelle's identity card stating that she is an adventurer with a C-rank.

It was just as he had thought before, the quality of human strength in this world was quite low, too low that the guards had once distrusted the rank on Noelle's identity card.

(They must have been suspicious ... ), Noelle thought with a wry smile.

In a world where the quality of power is very low, getting a high rank at the age of Noelle today is difficult, very difficult and almost impossible.

What's more, noelle doesn't look strong at all, she does have muscles that form in parts of her body, but that muscle is not so prominent and looks like most people in that world.

Although Noelle's appearance could be said to be 'ideal' if they were still on earth, in this world she looked like a normal person.

Of course appearances can fool—Because in reality, Noelle is a vampire who has physical and magic qualities far above normal humans.

Upon entering the city, Noelle's group was once again greeted with a familiar sight before them.

Compared to Suiren city, the city where they were at the moment did not look so impressive.

Surely that is only the assumption of someone who has visited a larger city.

"Well, although this is a little different from Suiren, this view is pretty good .. Reminds me of a district in London"

"Nn, agreed"

"Have you ever been to London? "

Noelle commented and Olivia and Charlotte responded in quick succession.

"That's how it was just a regular business trip .. We were both released wandering around while uncle and aunt finished their business"

'The 'uncle' and 'auntie' Noelle talked about were Olivia's parents in her previous life. Although they had lived together for many years, Noelle was still reluctant to call them father and mother.

"Hee~ I've never been there, it sounds quite interesting .. I hope to visit it before we are transferred to this world~", Charlotte commented casually and made Noelle and Olivia smile small.

There was no point in hoping now, as they were already reincarnated in another world, so the dream would not be fulfilled.

At least that was what Noelle was thinking, but she decided to keep quiet and just smile while walking casually towards the inn they were going to be staying at for a while.

"All right, where are we gonna stay? ", noelle asked for Olivia and Charlotte's opinion.

Olivia seemed silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Un ... Because we'll just settle down for a while while we wait for Chloe to wake up. We'd better book a small room … "

"True", Charlotte easily gave her consent.

" …… Yahh, it never hurts to skimp on an occasional basis"

Although Noelle was a little conflicted with his thoughts, he did not give any rejection to the suggestion.

Noelle herself does not care much about lifestyle, she can adapt easily to many situations.

The problem is Charlotte. Charlotte was used to her life as a noble daughter surrounded with luxury, which is why she hesitated to let Charlotte start a simple lifestyle like most people.

But all those worries seem to be mere nonsense. Because in reality, Charlotte also doesn't really care about her lifestyle.

Of course luxury life is fun, but living as a commoner is also not a problem for him.

Noelle did not understand, but she suspected that everything that happened to her on earth was helpful in building her mentality into that.

… Even though the three of them had the same dissatisfaction would be a lack of entertainment.

(It's really hard to stop being an internet slave, huh .. )

After a while down the city streets filled with people of different races, Noelle's group finally arrived at the huge building that seemed to be the inn of the city.

The building is not so big, but also not so small, maybe able to accommodate approximately ten guest rooms in it.

Entering the building, Noelle once again got the sight she had seen dozens or even hundreds of times in Suiren city.

Noelle walked over to the receptionist girl who was staring in a daze into the air.

"Umm, are the rooms here still available? "

" … ! Eh? Y-yeah .. There are still some rooms available"

The girl spoke in a hurry after finally coming to her senses from her daydream.

"Then, I ordered ..2 rooms, 1 room for the three of them, and 1 room for myself"

"All right! Your room will soon be ready~"

The receptionist girl happily ran to the back and talked to someone.

Noelle made the decision to separate the room instead for no reason, after thinking long in her head, she finally made the decision to include Olivia, Charlotte, and Chloe in the same room.

Noelle did that after considering the situation that was about to happen. Charlotte and Chloe are strangers, and they don't know each other at all. The situation would be awkward if Chloe suddenly woke up and there was only Charlotte by her side.

That's why Olivia's existence is so important to defuse the situation. Olivia is quite familiar with Charlotte because of the relationship they had in her previous life, and Chloe seems off guard when she is with Olivia because Olivia treats her so well.

So, Noelle quickly made the decision to gather the three of them in one room, whereas she would have her own room.

Olivia understood what Noelle was thinking, which was why she only accepted her decision without any sense of rejection.

But it was only for one night, so he had to survive somehow.

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Nightfall.

The figure of Noelle who casually stepped foot on the streets of the city that was already quite quiet seemed so soothing.

He quietly and almost silently walked down the street that was only illuminated with a few magic lights that were activated as soon as night fell.

Her figure was so faint as to be felt by those around her even though Noelle had not used her ability at all to manipulate the presence.

He could somehow walk or perform an act without making any sound so that most people would not notice his existence even though he was standing beside them.

The current time was quite late, there were only a few people on the main street and a few soldiers on patrol. Despite that, Noelle felt a lot of human presence from the only building that still looks bright and lively in the main street area.

He was a little interested in going there and enjoying his time, but he immediately erased that thought and continued his pace.

His eyes stared in a daze at the empty air, then turned his gaze to the moon which always showed its rays.

( .... Boring ... )

With that thought, he let out a tired breath.

Noelle does want a peaceful life, but she does not want a life that runs very slow and constant.

Perhaps the term 'bored to kill someone' can be used for the current situation.

Everything feels so unreal. He had been living in this new world for over 15 years, but he still could not erase the strange feeling that lingered in his heart.

The more he wanted to check on that strange feeling, the greater the strangeness he felt.

Absolutely nothing could excite his heart. He always felt that there was something lacking in this world, yet he did not know what it was.

(After much thought ... I already have no one but Olivia, yes .. )

There's nothing left of him. Even everyone who cared for and raised her once she was born in this world had long since died.

But Noelle still felt nothing even after she lost a lot of things.

When those closest to her who she had thought were like her own family, were killed, she should feel sad and angry, but Noelle felt nothing..

Instantly she compared herself to Olivia who cried in her arms 8 years ago.

Olivia wept when she saw the death of everyone who had cared for her since she was born in this world. But that's not strange.

It was very natural. Anyone who experienced the same thing with her would also have a similar response to Olivia.

Grief, anger, hatred, loneliness, all those negative emotions would gather in his heart and eventually destroy that person slowly.

Olivia manages to avoid destroying herself thanks to the existence of Noelle who has vowed to always be by her side.

Right, only Olivia is left for him. Yet somehow he still did not feel any sadness as if the people who had cared for him long ago were completely absent from his heart.

When Noelle saw the death of everyone in the village, she strangely did not feel angry at all. He only wondered why they were killed when even they never did anything wrong.

It was not a feeling of sadness, it was just his awareness of justice that suddenly rose and replaced that feeling of sadness as if those emotions were indeed non-existent.

(Haha .. Since when did I become like this .. )

Noelle thought with a self-deprecating smile.

The death of a person is natural and will happen. He himself also realized that one day he would die—at least that before he got immortality.

I don't know when he started to lose his sense of death. That never occurred to him at all.

Was it ever since she lost her parents as Canaria Izaya? He himself doesn't know that.

As if he was used to it.

In a world where there is no modern humanity, and with monsters that can attack anyone at any time, where life is so cheap that one can just lose it …

( ...... Fuck .. ).

Noelle breathed a tired breath and watched her surroundings.

He had been walking while daydreaming for quite a long time so he was unaware of his present location.

The place she was standing in was now very quiet and dark as if there was no trace of life at all, but Noelle clearly sensed the presence of some people on the roof of a building.

Noelle tried to eavesdrop by closing her eyes and starting to sharpen her sense of hearing.

"Why ... Why ... Why?! You traitor! "

"Fuck, like I care about that! Why are you coming to me again damn?! "

One was a female voice that kept muttering the word 'why' like a broken radio, and the other was the voice of a man who sounded very loudly when he shouted at the woman.

On the other hand, Noelle also heard the voices of some men who were trying to calm down the man who was yelling at the woman.

Noelle sighed tired after hearing them. Even though he had only heard a few words from those people, he could guess where the matter was headed.

( .... Again .. )

Noelle guessed that the problem people were facing was a serious problem involving extramarital couples.

It was a problem that he so often encountered on earth that he himself was sick of seeing it.

Noelle let out a tired sigh for the umpteenth time, and she finally jumped onto the roof of a taller building not far from the building where the people were.

And as he expected. Noelle set her eyes on the woman and saw that the woman's stomach had bulged to a size unlike most people.

In short she is pregnant.

Noelle continued watching them until finally the woman screamed loudly so that anyone who heard her would surely turn a deaf ear.

"Why ... Why ... Why??!! You did it! So you have to take responsibility! "

The screams of the woman were so deafening. It seemed that the woman forced her throat to scream that loud as her voice started to hoarse at the end.

"Fuck that asshole! Your fault! Why am I responsible?! "

"You?! "

Noelle's really fed up with this. He didn't want to hear any more of this nonsense. Then he immediately jumped up and faced those people head on.

"Geez, it's getting very late .. So can you guys just shut up? ", Noelle said without bothering to hide her irritation.

"Huh? Whoareyou?! "

"Ahh, I'm just a civilian who happens to pass by, my name is not that important either"

Noelle's voice sounded extremely cold as if she was speaking emotionlessly.

He did not bother to use a robe or mask to cover his appearance. His shiny white hair seemed to shine in the darkness of the night and the eyes with red pupils narrowed sharply as he continued to stare at the people in front of him.

"Jerk .. Yahh, no problem .. You look rich enough for a civilian, even 'mice' like they can easily kill you"

Feeling that he was being played with (although it was only his own feeling), the rude man gritted his teeth and told some of his subordinates to attack Noelle.

The man's subordinates seemed to have no problem being called 'rats', they just obediently obeyed his orders and surrounded Noelle.

"Well, it would be best if we could get straight to this .. I can't waste my precious time just to play around here"

Even when surrounded from all directions, Noelle still spoke casually and ignored them. But the cold look from his eyes did not change at all, it looked at them even more sharply.

"Fuck .. Pull back your word bastard! "

The rude man shouted loudly at Noelle, but Noelle just kept quiet.

Assuming that Noelle was mocking him, the man couldn't stand it anymore and ordered his subordinates to finish Noelle off on the spot.

"Blame your own luck son" a subordinate man tried to swing his big axe at Noelle.

Although the attack was clearly to kill her, Noelle actually sensed that the man with the axe did not really want to kill her. In short, he was forced to kill Noelle due to orders from his superiors.

"At least die quietly! "

"I'm the one who should have told you that asshole"

Before the axe touched Noelle's head, the axe's shoulder stopped just a few cents above her hair.

Noelle's hand was clutching the other side of the axe and trying to pull it, but the axe was grasped very firmly as if it did not let itself escape from its user.

The man with the axe looked stunned for a moment, yet he immediately recovered his composure and attempted to pull the axe from Noelle.

But the axe only trembled because of the pull of the two opposing forces.

Noelle's grip on the axe blade tightened and slowly, the axe cracked, then shattered into pieces.

Before she could voice her shock, Noelle immediately grabbed the face of the man with the axe using her hands. Then say a spell.

"《Ignite》"

In a short period of time, the man with the axe was instantly burnt by a fire so hot that his burn marks left nothing, not even a speck of ash left.

《Ignite》 is the most basic fire magic spell and can be used almost by everyone. The power produced by this spell is so small that it is only enough for daily needs such as cooking, burning garbage, and others.

But it would be different if the spell user was Noelle.

Before using the 《Ignite》 spell, Noelle had time to use her ability to manipulate blood and insert some of her sarah into everyone's body at the location.

By making the blood and mana he put into the enemy's body as fuel, Noelle burns the man from the inside so that all his organs are left with nothing.

So too with other subordinates. They had not had time to react, they had been burned by Noelle so that there was nothing left.

Now there was only Noelle, the rude man, and the woman who had been holding her stomach in worry.

"W-what the fuck are you?! "

Noelle calmly stepped forward as the man retreated in panic and made the woman his shield. Noelle did not back down. He just kept walking past the woman and there were only a few steps left for him to reach the man.

"Bylli!!! "

However, the man actually jumped off the building with his crazy cry and started to take a position to land.

The man landed safely on the ground and intended to run, however.

"Hahh .. Troubles .. It would be easier if you just shut up and obey me … "

Scratching her head for a moment, Noelle then uttered a spell that would kill her opponent instantly.

"《Blood manipulation, blood edge: type 4》"

The same kind of attack he had on one of Lindsey's bodyguards.

The man fell down helplessly as a gigantic red blade suddenly emerged from within his stomach and tore all of his internal organs apart.

A moment later, the blade of the blade melted back into blood, then the man's corpse burned without any residue as it had happened to all of his subordinates.

"Ahh .. It's a relief .. ", Noelle said with a satisfied smile forming on her lips.

"Now, it's your turn" Noelle looked at the woman with her usual blood-red eyes. The woman seemed to tremble in fear, but still glared at Noelle with hostility.

"Why me too?! What's wrong is that bastard! All because of him I became like this! That scoundrel! It's all his fault! "

"Then, what are you gonna do? ", as opposed to the woman who kept screaming in panic, Noelle simply replied very calmly.

"Let me guess, you couldn't abort your womb because you were too afraid to do so, so you chose to give birth to it and asked the man to take responsibility, right? "

" ……… "

Once again, the woman could only fall silent after hearing Noelle's words. He could not deny what Noelle had just said. That's the truth anyway.

Seeing the woman not answering, Noelle only coldly looked at her then asked.

"Then ... What will you do after giving birth to her? You haven't made plans for that yet, have you? "

"Shut up .. Shut up! This is none of your business! "

The woman continued to shout, but Noelle simply ignored her and continued to speak.

"Let me guess again, you're planning to put him in an orphanage so they can take care of the kid, right? And the other option is to let your son die alone in a secluded place"

"Whispering .. This is none of your business .. This is his fault .. Right, this is his fault! If only he didn't exist, I wouldn't have experienced something like this! "

The woman kept yelling crazy at Noelle. His shout was really loud so it was no wonder that his vocal cords broke at any time as he shouted.

"You humans have always been like that. When you are not able to solve your own problems, you will simply throw the problem and make it someone else's fault … No matter in any world, human nature is always the same"

Noelle's murmur did not enter the ears of the already half-crazy woman at all. He just kept repeating the same words like a broken radio.

"Then, goodbye"

Noelle raised her right hand and pointed her palm towards the woman.

A moment later, a shock wave shot out right from Noelle's hand and crashed into the woman's body. The woman fell out of the building and landed right on the hard ground.

Seeing what she had just done herself, Noelle simply lowered her eyes dejectedly and looked at the corpse of the woman, then muttered.

"Rather than seeing a sinless child suffer in a crazy world because of your selfishness, it would be better if that child had never been born"

Noelle's words filled with sadness only flew in the wind and no one heard.

He then turned around and left the corpse of the woman who was now burning with purgatory white fire.

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