[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 65: Problems (2)

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The sun had set as if hiding itself from the world, and the moon had appeared in its place, the streets and small canals were slowly starting to desolate from the activities of the people.

The once-bright sky slowly began to fade and was replaced by a darker color.

"Haaaa … "

The long sigh came from a girl sitting quietly on her soft bed, looking at the star-studded night sky.

It was Olivia who, since a few hours ago, kept looking at the sky with my eyes.

(When Noelle will return .. )

Olivia drowned her face in the pillow she had been hugging.

Several hours had passed since his encounter with Lilith and the other reincarnations, and during that time he had confined himself in the inn room filled with guilt and worry.

He had already cleansed his body with magic, so he did not need to go to the bathhouse that had the risk to meet Lilith anymore, after all he did not really want to go out with such a mood.

"Muuu .. Noelle … "

Olivia with a redder face than before raised her head impatiently and jumped straight into the bed.

He rolled around a few times there and finally stopped on his stomach.

Noelle hadn't returned since noon this afternoon, it made Olivia feel a little bored and lonely.

Even when they only live together in a vampire castle, Olivia somehow never gets bored because Noelle is always by her side.

They do everything to fill their time. Read books, play some card and board games, hunt, pit their wits, and train their physique and magic.

It was such a monotonous activity that it would kill someone with boredom, but Olivia spent her time happily at the time.

He really became too dependent on Noelle, which is why he is now a little confused about what to do when alone.

He wants to contact Noelle by telepathy, but is afraid to disturb her.

She had actually contacted Noelle several times before, but Noelle had not responded to her telepathic call at all.

He also asks Brackas about what Noelle is doing, but Brackas does not answer Olivia's question and hesitantly leaves her alone.

Although Olivia is also a King-class vampire like Noelle, she is only listed as a sub-summoner for all the familiars Noelle has created, so all the familiar Noelle has no obligation to answer Olivia even though they may feel very guilty.

They naturally knew that Olivia was a 'very important existence' to their Master, Noelle, so they would very obediently obey Olivia's orders.

However, their top priority is still Noelle, if Noelle forbids them from revealing any information to Olivia, they will reluctantly agree to it.

Olivia thinks that Noelle must have ordered Brackas not to divulge any information about what she was doing.

Fortunately, Olivia found out that Noelle was still in this city thanks to the 《Oath of Blood》 skill that she and Noelle had.

Thanks to that skill, Noelle and Olivia are bound together and able to know the location and health condition of each.

Noelle is still in town and working on something important. At least that was the reason Olivia was using to maintain her sanity.

If she could, Olivia wanted to go out and find Noelle herself, but it was quite difficult to do in this city.

Olivia already knows about the habits of Noelle who likes to walk in every direction in every city they visit, he also knew very well that Noelle was very strong to protect herself from the dangers that come after her while walking around, but inevitably he worries about Noelle being accidentally involved with an organizational or group conflict.

After all, Noelle was some sort of magnet that would attract a lot of troublesome trouble.

At this point, Olivia would not be surprised if Noelle told her tomorrow that she was involved with a high-class noble.

While her body and heart are completely restless to wait for Noelle's arrival, Olivia is somehow able to hold herself back from the irrationality that will rule her mind.

Slowly, his gaze faded and became completely dark.

Olivia slowly opened her eyes that felt very heavy and dazedly looked around her.

( ... What am I ... Sleeping ..?)

Olivia looked out the window and noticed that the sky was completely dark.

There was hardly any presence on the streets and canals other than the soldiers on their patrol.

(Noelle .. Not yet returned .. )

Olivia rubbed her eyes and yawned a little then stood up to clean her face.

It seemed like he waited too long in a state of boredom so he involuntarily fell asleep.

The pillow she held as she fell asleep began to feel sticky because of the saliva dripping from Olivia's lips.

Realizing that fact, Olivia then hurriedly cleaned her face with a slight hue.

He intends to go out to look for Noelle after he changed his clothes, fortunately Noelle's presence can still be detected with 《Oath of Blood》 which indicates that he is still in this city.

After changing his clothes using a simple white shirt and pink blouse, he opened the door of the room to get out immediately, yet there was someone who greeted him right in front of that door.

It was Stella who was looking at him with a worried look.

"Style? "

Olivia asked to be sure. Judging from the position of the moon, it should be already midnight by now.

Olivia doesn't know the exact time because her mental tally went awry while she was asleep, but Stella shouldn't have come out at a time like this.

"That ... Cryll hasn't returned yet, so .. I intend to go look for him, but .. I don't know where he is … "

The worried expression was very clear on his face.

(Mahh .. )

Realizing the situation, Olivia then smiled warmly and tried to calm Stella down.

"Noelle hasn't come back either, I'm sure the two of them are together at the moment, I'm going out to look for them."

"That's .. Bi-can I come? " stella said in a hurry.

"Hmm? I don't mind, but ... Is that okay? It's midnight … "

Olivia is worried because Stella may not be used to night out.

It was completely different from Olivia who had been out at night to look for Noelle who was on an adventure alone.

Olivia does not have to worry about being attacked, she has the ability to protect herself, and she can also eliminate her presence to avoid enemies.

But not with Stella. She is a princess who is completely sheltered and happens to have the ability as an adventurer.

Its greatest ability lies in its long-range attack-based archery capabilities. It is not suitable for emergency protection.

"E-whether how will I be safe! Therefore, please let me come."

" …… Okay, stay close to me."

Olivia agreed after pondering a little. From her expression, Olivia realized that Stella was really worried, so she was forced to take her to dispel her worries.

"Aahhh, can I come with you guys? "

Just as they were about to leave Olivia's room, Charlotte and Chloe raised their heads from between the doors of their open room.

"Hm? It doesn't matter, but .. Why? " asked Olivia curiously while tilting her head.

Charlotte then awkwardly explained the reason.

"That ... I didn't hear at all ... Your voice ... Tonight .. So ... That worries me a little … "

" " ……… " "

Silent for a moment, and right after Olivia processed Charlotte's explanation in her head, her face instantly became a crimson red.

"A-ayo go now! "

Olivia tried to divert the conversation and left in a hurry.

Although the red hue on his face did not disappear for a while.

And thanks to the silence in Olivia's room earlier, Charlotte didn't have to bother installing silencers in her room.

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"It should be around here … "

Olivia hesitantly turned her head in all directions to find Noelle's location.

"Are you sure about that? After all ... Isn't this just an empty field? "

Charlotte confusedly watched her surroundings.

Olivia went to where Noelle was supposed to be by utilizing the 《Oath of Blood》 skill, but that skill actually guided her to one of the empty islands that were flat on the ground.

It is very clear that the island is still under construction because there are many construction equipment and materials everywhere.

(. .. Is there something wrong with this skill, but .. Noelle should be around here .. )

After ascertaining the location around her, Olivia's group found no trace of anyone's presence in that place.

(Maybe .. )

Olivia tried to use her detection while glancing at the ground for a moment.

( ..... Can.).

"I've found out where Noelle is, Cryll should be with her too .. Let's go there."

"To where? " ask Stella with a surprised expression.

Olivia was silent for a moment, then replied with one corner of her lips raised upwards.

"Under ground."

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" … I just found out there's a place like this in Eisen … "

Charlotte looked around her with a surprised face and amazed cheers.

" … This is really the place that Noelle will be visiting" Olivia said with a flat face as she glanced at the surrounding scenery.

Behind them were two gunmen lying unconscious on the ground, almost frozen.

" … It's an incredible place … "

Chloe with an astonished look could barely contain her desire to run around like a child, but Olivia asked her to hold back.

Right now they're somewhere underground Eisen. After a few minutes of searching, they finally found a way to go to this place.

Inevitably Olivia and Charlotte were amazed by the architecture that was so neat that it was able to hold all the buildings on the ground.

Moreover, with the condition of the city that most of its territory is filled with water.

"It's too crowded for a regular show … "

Unlike parts of the land that were empty and almost no people, the place they came to was actually filled with many people from various races.

The place all those people gathered was a spectator bench in a place like the Colosseum arena.

The Colosseum reminded Olivia of Suiren, so she wondered if all the major cities always had a Colosseum where the shows were going.

" … How can we find Noelle and Cryll in a place like this … "

Olivia simply sighed and then pointed towards one of the men standing quietly in the middle of the arena.

"That's Noelle."

"Eh? … Seriously? Doesn't he look very different?! "

Charlotte looked in the direction that Olivia pointed to and was instantly dumbfounded.

After all, the figure Olivia pointed to had a very different appearance to the Noelle she knew.

The person had pitch-black hair that contrasted sharply with the albino Noelle hair that Charlotte remembered.

Of course her posture and height were exactly the same as Noelle's, but there were too many glaring differences that Charlotte and Stella could not trust Olivia.

As they dumbfoundedly noticed that supposed figure of Noelle, that person started to draw his sword and made a very distinctive stance.

"Nn, it's really Noelle."

" … How can you be so sure … "

Olivia smiled and replied.

"It was easy, Noelle and I were bound by a perpetual contract implanted in our souls, so if Noelle was around me, I would instantly realize it even though her appearance was different."

'The 'Eternal contract' that Olivia referred to was the 《Oath of Blood》 skill, the skill was similar to a familiar contract that would last a lifetime. Only, 《Oath of Blood》 was one of the characteristic skills of the vampire race, so only Noelle and Olivia could use it.

Of course Chloe can too, but she doesn't have a partner to do that. After all, he's been under a familiar contract with Noelle ever since he became a vampire.

"In addition … "

Olivia continued her explanation without taking her eyes off the allegedly undercover Noelle.

"The horses that he had done earlier were the ones that Vain had taught us, there shouldn't be anyone but us using them."

Of course, it is possible that the fighting style was used by the royal knight because it was the hero's legacy fighting style, but Olivia will take the safe choice to answer Charlotte.

" …… "

Charlotte didn't say anything more and went along to watch 'Noelle' standing in the middle of the arena.

Everyone standing in the arena used armor and weapons in their hands, only from that everyone was convinced that it was some kind of fighting tournament.

Just like the audience, all the participants also used masks that covered their faces, probably to avoid having their identities known.

The bells rang loudly and the cheers of the audience echoed loudly in the basement.

At the same time, 'Noelle' immediately turned his sword and jumped forward towards one of the opponents.

His opponent looked surprised by the figure of 'Noelle' that appeared suddenly, but he immediately restored his calm and fended off the 'Noelle' attack'.

'Noelle' only used one long sword in one of his hands to attack, while the other hand held a dagger about 30 centimeters long.

As soon as his attack was repelled, 'Noelle' again attacked using the dagger in his hand without releasing the sword.

The dagger quickly scratched the arm of his opponent who was busy fending off the 'Noelle' sword and made him bleed.

'Noelle' leaped backwards after attacking the man, then landed on the ground gently.

" … His fighting style is somewhat different from Noelle … "

Charlotte commented somewhat doubtfully, but Olivia answered her doubts very easily.

"That's because Noelle doesn't use the fighting style she's best at."

Charlotte wonders what she means, but Olivia doesn't say anything and keeps watching 'Noelle' who has come back to attack her opponent.

'Noelle' again leaped forward towards a different opponent, then swung his sword vertically to attack while he was still in the air, however, his opponent easily repelled it even though he looked a bit in pain due to the position of 'Noelle' who used his sword to become his weight pedestal.

'Noelle' without changing her position in the air quickly moved her leg to strike her opponent's neck using a sideways kick.

The dried bone of 'Noelle' violently crashed into his opponent's neck and made his opponent bounce several meters away then faint.

After which, 'Noelle' quickly changed her position and stuck her sword on the ground to become a pedestal, then gave a spinning kick to one of the opponents who came at her from behind.

The back of 'Noelle' hit his opponent's elbow so strongly that his opponent immediately bounced a few meters in a miserable state of a bent hand.

Maybe 'Noelle' just destroyed her hinge joint.

And just before 'Noelle' landed on the ground, he threw his dagger at the opponent who was quite a distance away from him.

The dagger that 'Noelle' threw easily flew and pierced through the person's thigh and made him fall down very hard due to the surprise attack.

He had eliminated three opponents at once without setting foot on the ground.

The action he did was so fast that it would only be a fleeting gesture when viewed from the recording, but all the spectators cheered very loudly to encourage him.

Maybe because of the action 'Noelle' so fast, some other participants decided to cooperate and attack Noelle at the same time.

Surprisingly 'Noelle' actually smiled and took two daggers from her belt.

As soon as several opponents started to gather around her, 'Noelle' with a fleeting move instantly appeared right before one of her opponents.

'Noelle' quickly swung his dagger and slashed right at his opponent's chest.

After which, he directly threw the dagger in his right hand towards the opponent who was intending to attack him from behind.

The dagger smoothly pierced through the leather armor and stuck it on the person's shoulder.

'Noelle' without wasting a single second directly grabbed the opponent's wrist that he slashed earlier, then pulled it forcefully.

The person who was forcefully pulled by the 'Noelle' was already in a state of fainting due to the effects of the shock, but 'Noelle' still pulled her by force, forcefully, then forcefully swung the person's body and made him crash into his other opponent with his body.

'Noelle' continued swinging the person's body firmly and got rid of all his opponents as if he was using a mace.

Using another person's body as a weapon sounds like a very brutal idea, but 'Noelle' without having any guilt keeps doing it.

After getting rid of several people at once using that body, 'Noelle' then threw it at one of the opponents and made him fall down because of the weight thrown at him all of a sudden.

'Noelle' who still looked fresh as if she had not lost the slightest bit of energy, directly walked up to someone before her, and instantly dealt a blow to her stomach extremely forcefully.

His opponent bounced far back and smashed into the wall so strongly that it created many large cracks on that thick wall.

After which, 'Noelle' used her legs to kick the calf of the person behind her who was already preparing to swing her sword at 'Noelle'.

Before the person fell for losing balance after getting a kick from 'Noelle', 'Noelle' instantly caught his hand and twisted the person's body in midair, then directly threw it at his other opponent.

"How should I say it .. She really is Noelle … "

Charlotte with a flat face commented while watching the fight 'Noelle' had'.

"Nn, Noelle really can't help herself if it's about a fight. Noelle will finish her opponent off immediately."

The comment came from Olivia who without blinking though continued to watch the fight 'Noelle'.

"Great master! " chloe said with sparkling eyes.

"Noelle is here, that means .. Cryll is also definitely around here, right?! "

While Olivia, Charlotte, and Chloe made different comments about the 'Noelle' fight, Stella frantically asked Olivia.

"Cryll .. Probably .. That."

After examining her surroundings with detection, Olivia then pointed to a single point on the spectator bench.

Stella reflexively looked directly at the direction Olivia pointed.

It was a pretty luxurious place that looked very different to other audience places. It was probably a VIP bench.

There was a red-haired man with an eye mask smiling broadly at the pile of coins and paper on the table right in front of him.

With her hair bright red, and wearing a mask that covered the top of her face, Stella was a little hesitant about her identity, but was immediately convinced after she saw it for a while.

"Really! It's Cryll! Her hair is different, but I'm sure it's Cryll! "

Stella eagerly tries to run towards 'Cryll', but Olivia pulls her hand and asks him to be quiet for a while.

"Use this if you want to go" Olivia said, showing the same four face masks that the audience wears.

Charlotte, Stella, and Chloe each took one, then immediately put it on.

"Hee~ So their hair color changed because of this mask … "

After the four of them put on the mask, they were immediately startled by the sudden change in their hair color.

Olivia's silver hair immediately turned pitch-black like 'Noelle', as did the other three girls.

"Then let's go to them."

Olivia with a slightly sinister smile started walking around the colosseum to go where 'Cryll' was.

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"Wait on! This is a special place! You are forbidden to enter! "

Upon their arrival at the place where 'Cryll' was sitting, they were not allowed to enter by a person who appeared to be a guard at that place.

Olivia seemed annoyed, she intended to get rid of this person immediately, but immediately stopped thinking about that after 'Cryll' stood up from his seat and walked over to them.

"Excuse me, is there a problem? " ask 'Cryll' at the guards.

"Ahh, no. Only a few people tried to enter the special area without permission."

"Hmm? "

'Cryll' glanced at Olivia's group as soon as the guard finished explaining it, then he smiled and went back at the guard.

"Why not just let them? "

"No, that's … "

The guard looks a little troubled. It seemed that the special area had really become his responsibility so he had to keep the place as much as possible.

"It's okay, it's okay .. I'm sure my colleagues will also happily welcome beautiful girls like them."

"Heee~ so you will gladly accept anyone as long as she is beautiful, yes .. Hehe, fine fine.~"

That emotionless flat voice came from Stella who was wearing her mask.

Although his lips curved with a smile, but his eyes did not.

'Cryll' who did not know the identity of the girls before him could only tilt his head in confusion.

But it was only a moment before the real storm came.

As soon as Cryll turned his head to Olivia who was wearing a mask, his smile instantly froze.

Although the girl in front of him wore a mask and changed the color of her hair, there was no way she would not recognize the white mana waves emanating from her body.

That is what keeps making a mess in his life.

Olivia and Stella then unmasked her and showed their smiling faces at the 'Cryll' who was still frozen.

(Ahh ... I will die .. )

No one is able to hear his inner scream~

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