[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 55: Meeting (1)

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The next morning, Noelle takes Olivia, Charlotte, and Chloe out of town early in the morning.

He does this to avoid unwanted things.

While Olivia and the others were preparing their belongings, Noelle was walking alone on the main street of the city.

Even though it was the main street, it was still quite deserted there. Other than the merchants who were preparing their wares, and the soldiers who were patrolling, not a single citizen roamed around.

Moreover, new citizen activities will begin at 7 am.

( ....... As I thought .. )

When Noelle was on her way back to the inn, she saw some papers taped in some places that would be crowded by the activities of the citizens.

On one of the papers was a fairly ordinary brown-haired woman in the area. And on the other paper also depicted the figures of some men who looked quite rough.

On the paper they are rumored to disappear, but Noelle clearly knows them very well.

He was the one who ended all their lives.

Noelle was convinced that she was careful when she appeared before them, and she was also alert enough to put up a barrier of recognition so that no one would be able to recognize her.

But still he could not ignore the strange feeling that enveloped his heart.

Moreover, someone who disappeared suddenly was a natural thing in this world. So, there is almost no reason for anyone to make such a search paper. Especially, the people on the search list were nothing more than people living in the slums of the city.

There is certainly an exception. That is if the person being sought is a fairly important existence for an organization or group.

And getting involved with the organization was an irritating thing for Noelle.

"Damn … "

No one heard Noelle's irritated grunt.

Now he could only hope that he would not be caught and wait for the matter to resolve itself while erasing the evidence of his existence at the scene.

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As planned, Noelle's group left the city in the morning, precisely when the residents began to move.

No one knows that Noelle is the perpetrator of the 'lost person' case that began spreading this morning. Even Olivia herself did not know about it either, so she was a little confused as Noelle invited her away in quite a hurry.

But Olivia somehow found out that Noelle had done something secretly behind her.

Even so, Olivia did not issue the slightest objection even though she felt a little sad because Noelle had kept something from her.

well, everyone has a secret.

At least that was what Olivia was thinking as she pondered while feeling the swift pressure of the wind that had befallen her in the air.

Olivia did not say anything but just remained silent as she hung her hands around Noelle's neck as she continued to look at the scene below.

" ……… Are there no monsters that will block us in the air? ", Charlotte asked as she nervously looked left and right while trying to maintain her position in the air.

Charlotte felt that she needed to ask that, after all, she had no previous experience fighting in the air, and she had almost never seen Noelle or Olivia fighting monsters, either, it is only natural that he feels anxious.

But Noelle just smiled and shook her head.

"No, it's very likely that we won't meet any monsters in the air"

Charlotte could not say anything but was speechless as she questioned where Noelle's confidence came from.

Noelle who felt the doubt then spoke up to calm herself down.

"The widely traded maps have covered any area that has been controlled by monsters so that even commoners can avoid monster territory if they have the map"

According to Noelle, all types of aerial monsters were monsters that lived in groups and were very territorial.

They would without a doubt attack anything and anyone entering their territory.

Not just flying monsters, but almost all monsters that live in groups are very protective of the territory they control so that anyone who accidentally enters their territory or accidentally enters their territory, it just ends up being a delicious lunch for them.

It was common knowledge that led to the enactment of strict rules to avoid the territory of monsters that had been marked on the map by the guild party.

And if someone were to find the uncharted monster territory by the guild, he would be obliged to report and would be paid high according to the type of monsters inhabiting the territory.

"Thanks, I've been searching uncharted monster territory so that I can report it and earn some extra money"

Not only Charlotte, but even Olivia and Chloe looked at Noelle with a lukewarm look for reasons Noelle sounded too childish.

While avoiding as much as possible the monster territory she had remembered, Noelle continued to focus her gaze and detection abilities to all places in order to find new monster territories.

But still it was difficult because he also had to divide his consciousness to continue to maintain a position in the air while guarding Olivia.

"Looks free, huh … "

Noelle let out a weary sigh when she realized that the area she was in right now had been explored by so many parties that even the smallest place had been recorded on the map.

If he wanted to find a new monster territory, he would have to comb through an area far enough and remote in order to find a slightly stronger monster.

But it sounded too exhausting, so he would miss it.

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"We're finally up to~"

Charlotte was tired of stretching her body while waiting for the arrival of Noelle who was taking care of their administration.

After several days of flight, Noelle's group finally arrived in the next city.

During yesterday's trip, there were enough things going on that made Noelle almost feel stressed.

One of them is Brackas who suddenly wakes up, somehow able to control the shadow like Chloe did.

Even the Brackas race that was originally [Bloody Wolf], had now become the [Shade Sanguis Wolf].

It was a race Noelle did not know about. Neither in the library of the vampire King's castle, nor the book listing the races traded in the Human world, there was at all a race whose name was [Shade Sanguis Wolf], either, so Noelle spent most of her free time racking her brains and finding out about the race.

As a result, he could only think of one thing. It was a new evolution caused where Chloe belonged that was most likely 'quite unique'.

In appearance, almost no change happened to Brackas. Both the size and appearance are still the same as before, only, the color of the fur becomes darker than before.

And not only that, Brackas has also considered that Chloe is his second master after Noelle.

The main loyalty of a familiar will certainly be given to the person who 'created it'.

Moreover, not only Brackas, but all the familiar wolves that were under the leadership of Brackas also underwent evolution into [Shade Sanguis Wolf].

It made Noelle even more dizzy when she thought about it.

And one more, on a trip a few days ago, while Noelle was exploring alone, she accidentally discovered a nest of uncharted monsters.

"All right, all the administrative matters for now are done .. Then .. You just go to the inn first, I still have to make a report" Noelle told Olivia.

Olivia just nodded and said 'Be careful' then turned around to leave with Charlotte and Chloe.

waving her hands at the three of them, Noelle turned in the opposite direction and walked to the place where the guild was.

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"I thought you were here, huh"

"Hmm? Ohh, Noelle?! "

A golden-blond man with blue eyes looked surprised as he looked at Noelle.

"When have you been here? ", the man asked excitedly.

"Well, we just got here a while ago"

"You're telling us, does that mean your three lovers came here too? "

"It's not polite to say it like that, my lover is just Olivia, and only her" Noelle said with a frown.

Although the man asked with seductive intent, Noelle was not at all pleased with it. After all, she had never seen Charlotte and Chloe as members of the opposite sex.

Noelle couldn't imagine herself liking more than one girl.

And also, both the country in which he was born and the national state of his extended family, is a country that does not tolerate any form of polygamy.

So it was only natural that Noelle had the thought of 'one partner for a lifetime' implanted at the base of her head.

But polygamy is a normal thing in this world, so it's a bit of a conflict with those pretty extreme cultural differences.

"Well, forget that, and by the way .. Long time no see, Cryll"

Noelle raised her hand and invited the man to shake her hand.

The man simply smiled and shook Noelle's hand very naturally.

"Although you said it's been a while, it's only been two months since we parted, right? "

The man was Cryll Light who had been Noelle's opponent in the tournament when they were still in Suiren city.

Cryll is a member of the Knight Light noble family, but he is only the seventh son so his chance of inheriting Light's house is very small.

And because of the pressure exerted on him by all his own family members, he decided to leave his family and become an adventurer by carrying the Light family legacy weapon 'Sword Geist'.

Just as Anastasia had explained before, the star-shattering weapons had a pseudo-consciousness that made them capable of choosing their own users.

There was no one who could use that weapon in the Light family, neither the main heir nor the head of the Light family could use that weapon at all because they were not chosen.

Even the predecessor of the Light Knight family was also unable to use it. As a result, Sword Geist was only silenced and left dusty as absolutely no one could use it for decades.

However, Cryll was precisely easily controlling Sword Geist as if it was a part of his own body.

Since the power of Sword Geist had been known when Cryll used it, all of his family members who had previously mocked him had instead drastically turned into greedy sycophants.

He also gets an offer to become a military official, but Cryll has decided to leave his family and become an adventurer.

During her time in Suiren, she and Noelle have worked together on many missions and they both often go to several places to play.

"Alright, rather than that ... How are things in Suiren? "

"Virtually nothing has changed, it's still as annoying as ever" Noee said with a troubled-looking face.

Seeing that, Cryll just smiled wryly and said 'really like you'.

(........ I hate handsome men .. Should I strangle him to death ..?), Noelle thought as she looked at Cryll with a gloomy look.

" … I feel like you just thought of something bad"

"Forget"

Noelle averted her gaze while Cryll continued to stare at her with half-closed eyes.

"Rather than that ... What do you need to do here? "

Feeling Noelle was not going to say anything, Cryll immediately switched the conversation and asked her why Noelle was in the same city as him.

"Well, we just stopped by here to rest for a few days, and also .. I have to give my report"

"report? "

"Nn, I just found an uncharted Harpy nest, I'll give you the report so I can get some extra pocket money"

"Woah, as expected, you're very good at raising money! Even though the money you should get from gambling is more than enough to support a family for a few years"

"Hehe, you can keep praising me"

Noelle arrogantly puffed out her chest while Cryll continued to shower her with praise.

Noelle feels like she is on top of life!

"As expected of Noelle! You are great! I'm sure you have a huge warehouse full of gold right now! "

"Ehe"

"Noelle is a kind and generous man, I'm sure she'll give some of her money to the poor and helpless man who's in front of her right now, right? "

"About that's impossible"

Noelle's face instantly turned flat.

"Tch, why don't you just let yourself get carried away by the praise and just give your money to me for shit"

Cryll only muttered in the smallest voice possible, but Noelle clearly heard it and only gave a cold smile to Cryll who was grumbling with an annoyed look.

"You're finally showing your true nature, you jerk"

"Heh, cry for yourself you bastard" Cryll said with a smile on Noelle.

Despite having a look that looks like a good male, in fact, Cryll bears a resemblance to Noelle in some aspects such as their nature and behavior.

That was why Noelle and Cryll looked quite familiar. They both have a lot in common, such as liking gambling and others.

However, unlike Noelle who gambles for fun and time-consuming, Cryll only gambles to earn money because she does need it.

That was because, he had a fiancee who wanted him to be happy without using his power as a noble.

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