[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 56: Meeting (2)

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After finishing her report, Noelle and Cryll went straight to the inn where everything was waiting.

Although Noelle had already completed her report, she still could not get her prize money before the place was finished being inspected by the team of explorers the guild had sent.

"Cryll by the way, what about your level and rank? "

Noelle asked without looking at Cryll while continuing to walk down the main street of the city.

"Yahh, I've already raised my rank to C, but I'm having a bottleneck with my level"

" … You're improving fast"

"How is it, how are you? "

"Hmmm … "

Noelle was silent and thought for a moment, then she replied as if it was no secret at all.

"My own rank is still C just like you, and my level is still not increasing even after stampede"

Noelle grimly admitted that she had a bottleneck in raising her level, but Cryll showed no meaningful reaction, and just kept going.

"What is this that is meant by 'bumping against a level wall'? it really sucks" Cryll said with a bit of sadness.

Noelle only sighed tiredly and gave her approval with a brief nod.

After a while down the city streets that were quite crowded with people and horse-drawn carriages, Noelle and Cryll finally arrived at the inn where Olivia and the others were already waiting.

While Noelle and Cryll were still in the guild, Olivia had already booked a room and reported it to Noelle via the 'Oath of Blood' telepathy'.

"Sorry for making you wait~"

As soon as Noelle entered the inn, she immediately approached the table where Olivia, Charlotte, Chloe and an additional girl were sitting while enjoying their snacks.

"Nn, it was unexpected that we would meet them here" Olivia said as she stared at Cryll and the other girl sitting opposite her.

"It's really a surprise, right? "

Noelle said with a smile, then her gaze fell on the girl sitting across from Olivia.

"For so long, Stella" Noelle said, smiling at the girl.

"Mhmm, long time no see", the girl answered Noelle with a smile.

The girl, Stella sera Roselynn is the third daughter of the noble family Roselynn, as well as Cryll's fiancee who joined Cryll to leave his family.

She does not appear in the tournament because she does not know about Cryll's escape, but after Stella meets him again, she is immediately angry and forces to go on an adventure with Cryll.

While her appearance really describes herself as a beautiful princess who is graceful, Stella has a stubborn disposition and personality and is hard to resist so Cryll can only agree to take Stella along with him.

Despite that, Stella did not burden Cryll at all. She was such an accomplished archer that if they were on earth, Stella would undoubtedly easily qualify for the final in the World Archery Championship.

(The abilities of the people of this world are terrible .. )

Stella also has her own identity as an adventurer. Even Cryll himself only learned of this a few months ago, but Stella was actually a D-ranked adventurer.

Even everyone in Roselynn's house was completely unaware of this fact.

Noelle and Cryll sit at the same table with the four girls and enjoy their snacks.

"Ah right, I forgot"

"Noelle? "

Noelle suddenly flinched as she calmly inhaled her tea, Olivia who saw that immediately asked worriedly to her.

Noelle reached into her pocket for a moment, then took out something and gave it to Cryll.

"Here, I accidentally found this on the street"

Cryll confusedly picked up the item, but he immediately showed a surprised reaction upon seeing it.

"This ... In-where did you find this?! ", Cryll asked frantically while grabbing Noelle's shoulder with both hands.

"I told you I found it on the street asshole! Didn't you hear?? Quickly release your hands! "

While Cryll continues to shake Noelle's shoulder, Noelle only exasperatedly removes Cryll's hand from her body and moves away.

"What is that, anyway? ", Charlotte asked curiously.

Chloe had not responded at all since, she just continued to enjoy the cake served in front of her.

"That's a ring"

"the ring? "

"Rather precisely the engagement ring of the two of them" Noelle explained to Charlotte while arranging Cryll and Stella who happily looked at the ring.

Charlotte was silent and glanced at Cryll, if she saw Cryll's reaction, then she was sure that it was indeed a valuable item for her.

Not only Cryll, but Stella also smiled happily when she saw him while thanking Noelle.

"Alright, rather than that .. What are you two doing in this town? "

"Hmm? Ahh ... Just like you guys, we only stopped here for a few days before continuing on our way"

Noelle asks about what Cryll and Stella did, but Cryll replies that he only stayed in the city for a while before continuing on.

That means their goals are the same.

"Where are you going? ", noelle asked again.

" …… Capital", Cryll replied after a moment of silence.

It's not that he won't tell Noelle, but he just doubts whether telling Noelle is a good thing or not.

"A good coincidence"

"Eh? ", Noelle's unexpected response made Cryll flinch for a moment and look at Noelle.

"What's? The three of us are also going to the Capital, there's something I have to do there, and also .. I have to send this to that damn woman"

Noelle resentfully took out a neatly wrapped box from her spatial storage, it was an item that the Suiren branch guild Leader had requested to send.

" ……… Pfft"

"What's? "

"No, no .. I just thought that you seemed to really dislike the woman" Cryll said as she tried to hold back her laughter.

"Whispering", Noelle grumbled as she turned her gaze to the side.

"Well, all right, forget it for a moment. .. That means our goals are the same, huh? ", ask Noelle.

"really"

"Then, we can go together .. Besides it's too boring if it's just four"

" … What can I do? ", cryll hesitated for a moment, then he asked Noelle.

"It's not that I don't want to, but .. Wouldn't it represent you to bring the two of us together on the journey? "

" ……… Cryll .. Since when did you become so considerate? ", Noelle asked with a surprised face.

"W-what do you mean? "

"The Cryll I know is a greedy person and will gladly accept any offer that will benefit him"

"How bad am I in your eyes?! "

Cryll couldn't help his voice coming out spontaneously, but Noelle didn't care about it and only laughed briefly.

"It doesn't matter, after all we're not in a hurry, for the lady's item .. Wellh, she can wait for a year"

It seemed that the female guild master of the Suiren branch was completely meaningless in Noelle's eyes.

While the girls are enjoying their snacks, Noelle and Cryll continue to talk about their departure.

Putting aside Noelle and Olivia who could use flying magic, as well as Charlotte who could fly using her wings, Cryll and Stella could not do that at all.

They were able to arrive at this city thanks to their body strengthening abilities and agility that kept running around in the forest.

"Who do you think I am? "

Noelle said with a defiant smile forming on her lips. He raised his right hand and showed a sword-shaped accessory that was hung using a silver chain on his wrist.

"That … "

Cryll knows the item clearly because he sees it often, but he doubts Noelle a little when he offers to use it.

"Is that strong enough? I heard you can't control a human using that? Then ... How? "

"Of course it's not like it's stupid" Noelle said as the accessories in her hands began to be enveloped in light.

A second later, the accessory had turned into a long sword with black and silver fused together.

"I can't affect the body of a living being directly, but it would be different if I had an intermediary" Noelle said with a smile.

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After a few days of waiting in the city, Noelle, Olivia, and the troupe immediately left the city gates after Noelle had finished all her affairs.

They were forced to settle in the city for a full two weeks as it took the guild time to check the authenticity of the report Noelle gave regarding the Harpy's lair.

They should have been able to leave the city after three to four days of rest because from the start, they did not even have something they had to prepare for.

All the members including Cryll and Stella had already equipped their supplies on the first day, but they still had not left because Noelle was unwilling to leave her precious 'hunting results.

"Ehehe~ Then, let's leave now~"

Noelle with a bright smile carried everyone away from the city.

Olivia and the others were unaware of the amount Noelle was getting by selling information about the Harpy's nest, but it seemed like it was a considerable amount that put her in a good mood.

"I know we'll travel by flying, but how? Neither me nor Stella have mastered flying magic at all? ", Cryll asked while tilting his head.

"Hehe, about that … "

Noelle did not continue her words, but rather unfurled the large mat she had bought in the city.

The mat has size 15 × 15 meters. Judging from any side, it was a large mat, and Noelle spread out the mat on the ground.

"Well, the preparation is done~ You sit there" Noelle said as she pointed at the unfurled mat.

Olivia and Charlotte already understand what she's going to do, but Chloe, Cryll and Stella don't.

The three of them simply tilted their heads in confusion and obeyed Noelle's words to sit there.

"Well, everything is ready, then .. you should do something to keep your position from falling"

Noelle nodded and sat down with them.

He took out a silver sword-shaped accessory and hung his chain on his wrist.

"Isn't that ... Verstand …? ", cryll asked as he tilted his head.

Cryll already knew about the psychokinesis ability Verstand's silver sword possessed, but he didn't really understand how it worked.

Noelle once said that the weapon she and Olivia used was almost similar to the Sword Geist that Cryll used, so Cryll was not surprised anymore when he saw the sword.

But Cryll still doesn't know about the existence of the other star-shattering weapons because Noelle keeps it a secret.

"Close grip", saying that, Verstand in Noelle's hand (in the form of accessories) started to shine brightly and the mat they were sitting on also slowly started to lift upwards.

"Whoah! "

Cryll was a little surprised, but he soon recovered his composure and held on as Noelle had said.

After the mat had floated high enough from the ground, the mat started to move forward slowly, and Noelle used a wind magic spell to minimize the impact of the wind on their bodies.

After the mat flew steadily, Noelle let out a tired sigh and spoke.

"In this way, at least the burden of my mind will be slightly reduced"

Cryll finally understood. Noelle uses this mat to transport everyone by relying on her psychokinesis abilities so that she can reduce the burden on her brain.

Cryll is also a user of a fractional star weapon that relies on the mind to control its power, so he slightly understands the burden Noelle feels when it comes to using her powers excessively.

It was precisely possible that Cryll felt an admiration for Noelle who was able to withstand such a heavy burden on his mind.

The lightning power that Sword Geist produced was so great that he felt that it had unlimited power, that's why Cryll has to try so hard to control that power that he doesn't have to destroy anything he touches with his lightning.

And Cryll himself was confused how Noelle could control 5 pieces of the sword at the same time during the fight, because for him, it was impossible.

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After several hours of travel, everyone who had originally sat quietly on the mat immediately felt a very severe boredom.

During the journey, Noelle, Olivia, Charlotte, and Cryll take turns to use wind magic and install a shield that protects them from pressure, but it still makes them seem to do nothing and just sit still.

Since mid-way through the trip, Chloe just sat quietly and enjoyed her snack and fell asleep after a while, it made everyone on the mat feel envious of her so calm mind as if not thinking of anything.

But obviously, the one most burdened because of this trip was Noelle.

That was because he had to move a large mat occupied by six teenagers with an average body weight of 40 to 50 Kilograms.

Controlling the mat was not a problem, but as there were many people sitting on it, it became a bit difficult for Noelle.

The heavier the object was lifted using psychokinesis, the heavier the load Noelle's mind received.

(With the current speed as an assumption .. I think we will reach the next city in 2 days, but .. Maybe I can only afford to fly for a few more hours)

Noelle frowned as she thought that. After all, he wanted to reach the next city as quickly as possible, a futile delay was unacceptable.

Of course it would be convenient if Verstand's silver sword could be used by Cryll or Olivia for a while in order to replace Noelle controlling the mat, but that was impossible.

Because, Verstand was one of the star shards, so only Noelle could use him as the chosen one.

(For now .. )

Noelle tried to drain the water into her eyes so she could see from a distance.

(Not yet)

With the amount of magic he put into his eyes at the moment, he could see up to about 2 to 3 kilometers away. But, he still could not see a single clue about the next city.

Noelle increased the amount of magic she injected into her eyes. As a result, he could see further than before.

His distance had increased drastically, and he could finally see a gigantic stone wall magnificently constructed blocking his view.

(It looks! It's about .. 200 kilometers .. Shit, it's still too far …! )

Grumbling in her mind, Noelle suddenly felt an immense pain in the second part of her eyes.

Horrifying-looking veins began to appear on the surface of the skin around Noelle's eyes, and the blood vessels in her eyes also ruptured and shed some blood, blinding her sight for a moment.

Noelle did not feel any pain about it, but her sight that went blind for a moment actually became a terrifying sensation.

Fortunately the blood vessels immediately regenerated and his vision returned to normal.

Noelle immediately wiped away the blood on her face to make it invisible to anyone, but it was too late.

Olivia noticed that first and narrowed her eyes as she looked at Noelle.

Olivia is a vampire just like Noelle, moreover she is King class, so it is natural that she is somewhat sensitive to the smell of blood.

If Chloe was awake, she might have noticed it, but Noelle felt that Chloe was too stupid to notice.

Olivia said nothing and just looked at Noelle with an anxious look.

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(AN: Sorry for the recent slight update, my brother just got married so I don't have time to rest)