[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 68: Man (2)

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"So, what do you want? Debt collection? "

"Do we look like debt collectors in your eyes? "

Noelle glared at the man in front of her with a displeased look, while Cryll without saying anything immediately sat on one of the chairs in the room.

" … Sure."

The man replied to Noelle after a moment of silence.

He yawned and ruffled his own hair, then picked up a wine bottle from the dusty cupboard in the corner of the room.

" … So, what do you want? There's no way you guys came by chance, right? "

The man asked after chugging the pungent-smelling wine.

Noelle was a little astonished when she saw the man drinking wine right after he woke up from his sleep, but she ignored the thought and spoke frankly.

"We're here because the map that Terneth gave us leads us to this place, nothing more."

Noelle handed the man a small paper.

The man took it in surprise and began to read the words written on it. A while later, the frown of his forehead grew more and more formed and the veins began to stir themselves up on the man's forehead.

" … The bastard … "

Noelle who saw him then asked suspiciously.

"From the way you speak .. It seems you know Terneth."

Not saying anything, the man turned around and threw away the paper he was holding earlier, then picked up an iron hammer that was lying just like that on the floor.

"The bastard gave you my home address, you should have gone to the workshop! That bastard has been doing too much lately! "

The man dejectedly hung his hammer on his belt and walked out.

Cryll was not very understanding about what had just happened, so he awkwardly asked.

"Emmm ... What should we do now? "

"Follow me," said the man without turning to look at them one bit.

Noelle and Cryll stared at each other, and then left the partially damaged building, and followed the man who continued to walk endlessly down the narrow street.

" … Hey, Noelle ... Do you think ... What happened? "

Cryll in a whispering voice asked Noelle.

Noelle frowned and replied doubtfully.

"Come, but .. From what I heard, Terneth gave us the wrong address."

Cryll nodded his head with a bitter expression.

He had suspected that Terneth was not a serious person, but he did not expect that Terneth would give them the wrong address.

However, still Cryll couldn't help but ask.

"But ... Still ... What is Terneth's relationship with that person? From the way he called Terneth a 'asshole', I think they're old acquaintances."

"I guessed it. Based on what I heard earlier, Terneth has made us come to his house with that address, but this man had said 'you should go to the workshop', then he went straight outside. So I guess this guy has something to do with the blacksmith we're going to."

" … I understand … "

Cryll seriously nodded after understanding Noelle's explanation.

Noelle, who had given Cryll her conclusion, continued to follow the man from behind.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Noelle's mind …

(I think this is a cliche event where a character intends to go meet someone 'important' that he has never met, he said, then he suddenly met someone he didn't know and started following him, and at the end of the day, it will be revealed that the unknown person whom the character met earlier turned out to be the person he was looking for.)

He thought seriously about the possible cliches that would occur based on what he had seen in novels and comics while he was still on earth.

Noelle had a complicated feeling towards the cliche groove. Of course he would be happy if it resulted in something good, but he was only able to sigh tiredly if the groove he followed turned out to be a troublesome matter.

Fortunately, Noelle was quite rarely involved with that cliche plot.

Of course it was thanks to his ability in escaping from the problems he had trained for so many years on earth.

He will clear up the source before the problem actually occurs. That's what Noelle used to do.

And he would also not hesitate to do so if he would get involved with the matter of following the man in front of him.

Noelle continued walking while secretly making alternative escape plans.

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"We're up."

They stopped right at a large building made mostly of reddish-brown bricks.

In addition, there was a large gate located right in front of the building.

The gate gives off hot air like a sauna that will make anyone sweat.

"Let's go in."

The man, without making small talk, invites Noelle and Cryll to enter the building.

Although the sky was already dark enough, Noelle clearly sensed the presence of many living beings from within the building.

" … Noelle? "

Cryll asked her with a worried look on her face when she saw Noelle still in her place.

" … No, nothing."

Noelle shook her head and walked over to Cryll who had already entered the building.

( ... The wall is cold .. )

The surface temperature of that wall made Noelle feel a little uncomfortable.

After all he already had a guess about what was inside the building .. More precisely he already knew it.

It was therefore clearly written on a wooden board that was hung just above the gate.

The sign says 'Wendies Atelier'.

Noelle initially did not really understand the meaning of the words, but thanks to the passive skill 《Language understanding she had, she was somehow able to translate them.

As soon as Noelle entered the room, hot air immediately swept across her face.

The cryll that came with him was also seen starting to sweat due to the sudden surge in heat intensity.

Noelle had no problem as she could regulate her own body temperature, but she still looked around in awe.

Everyone there did not use a single piece of cloth on their upper body to work normally with a body full of sweat.

Noelle looked around in awe and then returned to Cryll.

"Cryll, are you okay? "

"Should ... Yes .. I just need to get my body used to it for a while."

Cryll has a very high adaptability and its ability to tolerate environmental conditions is also quite amazing, so it can withstand the heat of the room just by getting used to it for a while.

It made Noelle inevitably admire the good aspect that Cryll had.

If he did not have the ability to change his body temperature as he pleased, he might have already fainted from dehydration as a result of excessive sweating.

Cryll asked in surprise as he looked around her.

"That's because we're the main gun factory in this city, of course we have longer hours than any other job."

The hoarse and warm voice came from a man who came to them from behind.

Cryll was a little wary as he looked at it, but the man just smiled calmly and then spoke to Noelle who had been staring at him the whole time as if she was investigating him.

"You must be Mr. Noelle and Mr. Cryll, right? We've heard about you from Mr. Terneth, so I'm glad to see you."

He then extended his hand to Noelle to shake her hand.

Noelle nodded and greeted her hands with a friendly greeting.

"Dan ... You? "

"Ahh, sorry for the irreverence. My name is Kuzto zava Kaylin, I am the manager of this workshop."

Kuzto bowed himself politely before Noelle and Cryll as a sign of respect.

Either because of pure respect, or just for formality. Noelle and Cryll have trouble telling the difference.

This was strange because they could not read Kuzto's expression well. After all, Noelle and Cryll were quite confident in their ability to socialize, so they should have already understood about what Kuzto was thinking.

However, not only was it unable to read his mind, even Kuzto's expression seemed lifeless in their eyes so it was difficult to read.

"Well, we'll get in the way of everyone's work if we just stay here, so .. I'll take you guys to meet the owner while explaining about this workshop on the way."

Kuzto started to turn around and walked away leaving the two of them still speechless.

Every worker he passed by would greet him politely and with a smile, and Kuzto would also return their greetings with a friendly smile.

Judging from any side, Kuzto seems to be very familiar with all the workers in this workshop so he has an excellent reputation.

"Nohl … "

"Mh."

Cryll calls Noelle in a low voice to avoid being heard by anyone, and Noelle also responds in the same way.

"You feel it, don't you? " ask Cryll while narrowing his eyes.

"Little bit. He covered it up very well."

Noelle and Cryll stared at each other for a while then nodded simultaneously.

Right then and there, they decided to discuss the matter after finishing their meeting with the workshop owner.

( ... Somehow ... I think I've understood the problem here .. )

Noelle's gaze became even colder as she walked following Kuzto from behind.

Although she felt this would be a problem, Noelle could not help the feeling of excitement that filled her heart.

"Sir, I brought them here."

After a while walking down the path that formed between the large furnaces that almost filled the room, Kuzto finally arrived in front of a room that was closed by two metal doors.

Although it was made of metal material, it seemed that the door did not have a thickness level that was too dense, so Kuzto lightly knocked on the door with his hands and called out to the person inside.

The sound of clanking metal colliding and the hissing fire sounded quite faintly from within the room.

"The door is so thin .. But it is able to withstand the sound emanating from within. How … "

Cryll asks what Noelle wants to ask.

Kuzto smiled at Cryll's question and opened his mouth to explain as his hands endlessly knocked on the metal door.

"Actually, this silencer system is a by-product of the experiments we're doing."

"Empression? "

Cryll tilts his head.

"To answer that, I have to explain everything from the beginning. I'm sure Mr. Noelle has realized what happened while you were outside, right? "

Kuzto looked at Noelle with a mysterious smile.

"Mhmm, that's. The walls are cold .. Too cold for a building to be used for work filled with heat and sweat."

When they were still outside earlier, Noelle had felt the awkwardness just by touching her arm to the outer wall of the building.

For the building that became the main location of the city's workshop and metal factory, the wall was too cold.

The awkwardness was felt more and more as he entered this building and got an invasion from the heat that suddenly approached his face.

"Well, that's the technology we're developing."

Kuzto nodded his head and gave his approval to Noelle's explanation.

Cryll still looks confused.

"Development ... What does that mean .. You're developing something that has the function of confining 'hot temperatures' in one place? "

—By being so hot it won't spread outside.

That was what Cryll wanted to ask, but Noelle immediately interrupted him by shaking her head.

"I don't think it's like that. Almost similar, but not like that."

Noelle then explains the conclusion she made to Cryll.

"I guess, the concept is like 'sucking heat waves and then spreading them through a system to be converted into energy, right? "

Noelle turned her eyes to Kuzto and asked for confirmation, but before Kuzto could answer, the metal door behind him immediately opened with a slight squeak.

"That's right, but it's wrong."

"Ahh, you .. That man! "

Cryll startledly pointed at the man coming out of the door.

"Stop that name, I also have a name. My name is Glantz zava Emerson, just call me Glantz as you please."

Glantz introduced herself casually and immediately went back into her room.

"I'm the owner of this place, and it seems that bastard Terneth deliberately gave you my address to interrupt the nap I just wanted to do."

The door opened slightly, and Noelle could see into it if she tried.

But, without bothering to do that, Noelle immediately entered the room casually and left Cryll dumbfounded.

"I've already finished your order for her scabbard, but it will take some time to finish the others. So I'm gonna wait."

Glantz without even glancing at Noelle continued to focus on the wide-open blueprint paper on her desk.

"The design you gave me through Terneth is quite interesting, I don't know what you're using it for, but I don't think it's a weapon because it's too heavy-"

Not finishing her words, Glantz immediately stopped when he heard the words Noelle whispered.

Noelle appeared suddenly from behind him without him noticing, and suddenly whispered something as well.

After finishing, Glantz looked shaken and petrified for a while, then finally moved again as if nothing had happened, while Noelle quietly let out a terrifying smile on her face.

Cryll can't hear what Noelle whispered to Glantz, but he naturally realizes that Noelle intends to do something tonight.

So he could only silently nod and wait until the moment Noelle told him her true purpose.

Whatever it was, Cryll felt it wasn't a good enough thing.

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