[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 86: Conflict (3)

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After being allowed to leave by Kaira and the others, Lilith immediately left the room and went to the living room where Noelle was supposed to be.

And sure enough, when he entered the living room, there was a figure of Noelle who was silently cleaning her sword with a cloth.

Lilith motionless continued to stare at Noelle's figure from the side.

Not long after, Noelle sighed and stared at Lilith.

"Is there anything you want to talk about? If there is, do it quickly. You've been standing there too long."

Lilith's shoulders jerked. Without him noticing, he had been silently standing while staring at Noelle's appearance for some time now.

"That's ... There's something I want to talk to you about … "

Lilith fearfully started the conversation.

"What do you want to talk about? Can we just talk about it here? " ask Noelle while frowning.

"Umm ... That ... Are you busy right now? If so, I'll wait until another time … "

"No, not really. I just need to give Cryll treatment because it's pretty bad. If you want to talk to me about something, it'll only take a few minutes."

Just like Dyland, Cryll has not woken up from a fainting state.

Stella is currently busy taking care of him in one of the guest rooms.

"Then ... I'll ask you for a minute to talk–"

Lilith's surprised gaze was glued to the shadow at Noelle's feet. That was because, there was a figure of Chloe sticking her head out from there.

"Chloe's? What was? "

Noelle who had definitely sensed Chloe's presence asked her, but Chloe did not say anything more and immediately sank into Noelle's shadow.

" … What happened to him? "

While he tilted his head in confusion, Lilith who had been staring at him restlessly tried to speak.

"Umm ... This conversation will be a little private, so .. Can we move the room? "

" …? Alright."

Noelle easily answered even though she herself was still confused. Lilith then brought Noelle to enter the room directly next to the meeting room where she and the others had discussed earlier.

"I'll put barrier magic here, so don't worry that others will hear you."

Noelle closed the door, then struck a barrier with her magic.

"So, what do you want to talk about? " ask Noelle lightly.

"That ... For the first time .. I want to apologize for bothering you, as well. .. I want to thank you for helping us."

Lilith sincerely said it all while bowing her body to Noelle.

Noelle looked puzzled at the sight, but she regained her composure and asked Lilith.

"I don't mind that. So then? What did you want to talk about? "

" " ……… " "

An awkward silence filled the room. While Noelle was still waiting for her to speak, Lilith continued to look around her uneasily and a face containing mixed emotions.

(. .. I really don't like this atmosphere .. )

Noelle frowned uncomfortably. He then sighed, then spoke to Lilith in a satirical tone.

"If you don't have anything important to talk about, then I'll go."

"Tu-wait, I want to ask you about your circumstances … "

"We're doing fine. It's too good that the worry you have is futile."

As Lilith frantically tried to stop her from exiting the room, Noelle only nonchalantly answered her as if it was none of her business.

After all, even after being reincarnated into this world, the nature and personality of Lilith, or Inaka Kagarin has still not changed.

He is still a teacher who always cares about his students.

… At least that's what everyone thinks of him.

However, Noelle was completely unwilling to deal with Lilith because of anything else.

"Hey, I can call you ... Noelle, right? " ask Lilith with a little fear.

"I don't mind. Please call me as you please. As long as you don't call me Izaya or Canaria again."

Noelle lightly shrugged her shoulders.

He himself did not know the reason, but he really did not like it when anyone called him by the name of Izaya or even Canaria.

It was too confusing for him. Therefore, he could only accept that strange feeling naturally.

After a moment of silence, Lilith nodded and looked at Noelle firmly. Maybe he made his choice.

"Then, Noelle .. What I want to ask is .... About what you used to do on that earth ... Are you ... Still doing it ... Even here …? "

Although her gaze looked strong and seemed to be unshakeable due to anything else, Lilith naturally could not help but feel the fear that enveloped her once she started to offend about that 'habit.

Noelle was silent and then narrowed her eyes.

" … It has nothing to do with you, right? "

"E-of course there is, right?! Even though I am no longer, I am still your former teacher! All your problems are my problems! "

Lilith with a dead red face snapped towards Noelle who was still staring at her with an emotionless flat face.

He sighed, then looked at Lilith with a sharp look.

"It's not anymore. What I do will only be my responsibility. It has nothing to do with you."

(Annoxifying.)

Noelle once again felt an emotion that she had not felt for quite a long time.

The peaceful life with Olivia and the others must have made her become a little dull and forget about it.

Perhaps because of her personality as a teacher, Lilith was really stubborn when it came to her students.

And maybe it was because of her nature that made Noelle uncomfortable with her.

He always feels restless when around people who really have a huge concern for him.

With the exception of his own family. He was just not used to the feelings that strangers had for him.

"Judging from your words just now .. You still do it today, yes … "

After hearing Noelle's short answer, Lilith inevitably directed her gaze to the floor with sadness and fear.

" ……… "

Noelle did not reply, and continued to stare at Lilith with empty eyes.

His gray eyes that from the beginning did seem almost luminous became increasingly dark as if they were blocked by something.

Lilith then continued speaking as if she ignored Noelle's gaze.

"Hey .. Can you tell me? Why would you do that? Why don't you stop? It's .. It's not the earth, you know? "

The question Lilith asked Noelle made her forehead wrinkle even more and made her show a disgusted face.

"I'm saying it's none of your business, right? I have no reason to stop. And what's that last sentence of yours? Do you really think that the situation here is much better than the earth? "

"That … "

Before Lilith could speak, Noelle immediately turned around and intended to leave the room.

"Obviously, don't involve yourself with me anymore. Once this mission is complete, we will have nothing to do but 'people who have worked together'."

Noelle grabbed the doorknob and intended to open it, but Lilith's next words were truly unbearable for her.

"I'm sure–! "

Lilith hesitated for a moment before continuing her words, but she immediately shook her head and continued while Noelle was still staring at her with the doorknob in her grasp.

"I'm sure that that guy named Wakana Hakui doesn't want it either, right?! I'm sure he doesn't want you to follow his actions! If you really respect him, then–! "

He had yet to finish his words, he felt his body hit the wall so hard that it let out a painful sound.

Lilith who showed a face full of pain looked confused for a moment, but she immediately realized the figure of Noelle who was in front of her.

Noelle's right hand tightly strangled Lilith's neck and pushed her against the wall while Lilith's body was seen hovering several centimeters above the floor.

"Ughh– a-what are you doing? "

Lilith painstakingly tried to release Noelle's grip. However, the grip was actually getting stronger along with the resistance he did.

Lilith did not understand. All she knew was that Noelle suddenly strangled her and pushed her against the wall just before she finished speaking.

He looked at Noelle with both eyes hidden behind his long white bangs, and only then did he understand what he had just done.

-–Wakana Hakui, it is the name of someone Noelle has respected since in her previous life.

"Hey ... Where did you know her name? "

Noelle's flat voice echoed in the room as she slowly weakened her hand which strangled Lilith's neck.

Lilith looked puzzled, but she answered with great difficulty due to the limitations of oxygen entering her body.

" … Meeting of parents and teachers .. Mrs Airi Chiaki … "

(Aunt ..?)

Noelle narrowed her eyes when she heard that name.

Airi Chiaki is the birth mother name of Airi Ayano, or Olivia in her previous life.

If it was indeed Chiaki, then it was no wonder that Lilith could figure it out.

Chiaki knows enough about the closeness that Noelle has with the man named Wakana Hakui.

Noelle slowly shook her head.

"Forget it, I don't care who you know from, but .. I don't want you to involve old man Admitted to this."

The words were spoken in a voice without any emotion by Noelle, accompanied by an increase in strength on the hand that was suffocating Lilith's neck.

"Old master Hakui is a very great person. An outsider like you is not worthy to say anything about him, be it him, or even about his dreams. You're not in a decent position to talk about that in front of me."

"He had a very noble dream. He was very good to me too. Although in the end he was just a perverted gacha old man who died in a virgin state, he was still a great person in my eyes."

Noelle's hand grip grew stronger, so she involuntarily stuck her nails in Lilith's neck and spewed a little blood from there.

Despite that, Lilith was still trying to speak while painstakingly trying to breathe.

" … I do not have the right to speak of it in your presence, but .. I still have my duty as a teacher to correct the thoughts and actions of my students! "

Lilith spread her radiant palm and let out an electric spark.

He immediately grabbed Noelle's right wrist with his shining hand. Instantly, an enormous amount of electricity entered Noelle's body and paralyzed her.

or at least that's what should have happened.

However, reality was much worse than Lilith thought.

Although the shock attack was successful, Noelle still seemed unaffected by the electric shock. He was still staring at Lilith with an emotionless face.

Noelle increased the strength of her right hand which was still in a strangling position to Lilith, and took out two swords from the surrounding air.

The two swords instantly spun in the air and flew straight towards Lilith.

Lilith was already preparing for what was about to happen, so she closed her eyes. However, the two swords only stuck to the wall exactly a few inches to the right and left of his head, placing his head right in the middle of the two swords.

"Fuck .. From where did you learn that magic .. It was really shocking .. But, I've gotten used to the electricity and lightning strikes thanks to the routine training that Cryll and I do."

Just because he did not react, did not mean that Lilith's attack had no effect on him at all.

He was actually a little bit affected by the attack. However, he could still hold it. And thanks to the painkilling skill he had, he only felt like he was stung a little when he got the attack.

Lilith looked at Noelle with terrified eyes and tried to release Noelle's grip, but Noelle's grip on her neck grew stronger so she let out all the air she had stored in her lungs.

(Ahh .. I really don't want to kill him .. )

Such a thought suddenly seethed in Noelle's head. He widened his eyes upon noticing the thought, but he immediately removed his worries and took out another sword from his spatial warehouse.

Noelle pointed the tip of her sword right at Lilith's head, and intended to kill her instantly. However, Noelle's right hand that had been holding Lilith's body was suddenly flying and falling helplessly.

Noelle did not have time to react in surprise, but she immediately regained her consciousness and looked towards the door while holding onto her right shoulder which spurted blood very heavily.

" … You … "

The figure of the girl with the marble ball in her hand Noelle could see was relaxing by leaning on that door.

Noelle looked at the girl before her with a hostile look.

"Fortunately it's as I thought. Since you don't seem to be able to feel pain and your severed limbs will regenerate soon, I shouldn't hesitate to attack you."

The girl then smiled wryly.

"During no meeting, Izaya– no, you are Noelle now, yes ... And we have also met since a few days ago .. Yahh, basically happy to be able to talk to you again. I was Shion, but now my name is Anzu. Please call me that."

The girl, Anzu introduced herself to Noelle with a wry smile.

"Anzu ... What are you doing … "

Noelle asked with a thick look of hostility. However, Anzu returned her gaze with a face full of confusion.

"Whatchu mean? Isn't it obvious? I protected Lilith from you trying to kill her."

Anzu then flicked several marbles in her hand at once right towards Noelle.

Since Noelle already knew his weapon, he could easily avoid it with just a slight movement. However, the ball of marbles he had dodged hit the wall and bounced back towards him at a terrifying speed.

Fortunately, the adrenaline pressure still filled him so he could avoid the reflection with his reflexes.

"The marble .. Rubber, yes .." Noelle said.

Anzu did not look surprised, he calmly caught the bouncing marble ball with his hand.

"so. But I have modified it in such a way using magic and alchemical techniques that its reflectivity, elasticity, and hardness against pressure can exceed any rubber."

With a smile on his face, Anzu explained his weapon.

"The others are already waiting outside right behind this door. What are you gonna do? " asked Anzu while slowly narrowing her eyes.

(How did they realize it? The barrier should still work .. )

Noelle calmly analyzed the surroundings while restraining the blood flow that continued to gush from her right hand that had been severed.

"If you're wondering about how we know … "

Anzu did not continue his words, and instead pointed right at the two swords Noelle had set on the wall.

"It's your own house, but how can you forget .. Our meeting room is right next door."

-—–A moment ago, in the meeting room of the Norman group.

Rico was relaxing in his chair while reading a book of novels he had borrowed from Noelle's personal library.

This calm atmosphere without any awkwardness was the best for him, so he involuntarily smiled peacefully.

Until the moment the tip of the sword blade suddenly appeared right beside his head and shattered that peaceful atmosphere.

Rico tried to stay calm and slowly put away his head, but another sword suddenly appeared through the wall behind him, cutting off a few strands of his hair.

He then turned to the side, towards Kaira to beg for help with his teary eyes.

-—–"That's what happened earlier."

Anzu calmly recounted the flashbacks while Noelle burned her own wounds using fire magic to prevent excessive bloodletting.

Perhaps due to seeing Rico's situation that was quite strange, the entire room froze while staring at him, until they finally realized the situation that was happening in Noelle and Lilith's place.

Therefore, Kaira immediately woke up Anzu who was asleep in her room to help them.

"It's not like you used to be, Iza. Usually you're pretty meticulous with your surroundings, but .. This time you're weird," Anzu said without bothering to cover up her expression of disappointment.

" … Tch."

(As if I care about that, asshole.)

Noelle with an emotionless face like before stared at Anzu for a while, until finally her body melted into the air into black smoke along with her already severed hand.

" ……… Yahh, he left .. He may have gone back to his room" Anzu said after a brief moment to confirm Noelle's whereabouts.

He then played all the marbles in his hand, then put them in his jacket pocket.

Anzu turned around and opened the door, letting everyone in.

"Geez, you should have asked Alan who is an expert in stripping rather than asking me to take care of it … "

Anzu disappointedly protested Kaira's decision to send her in to face Noelle.

He was in a bad mood because his sleep was disturbed.

"I? That's not possible. From what we saw earlier, Noelle had used no weapon other than the flying sword earlier. He could still finish off Lilith with his own hands and physical strength."

Alan shrugged his shoulders and smiled sinisterly.

It was rare to see him humbling himself, so Anzu looked at him with a surprised look.

"Stop arguing, you two. For now, we have to check on Lilith."

Kaira interrupted their conversation while taking out a glass bottle from her pocket.

He splashed Lilith's collapsed neck with the liquid in the glass bottle.

Before long, Lilith woke up and absent-mindedly watched her surroundings.

"Don't force yourself" Iris said as she helped her sit down.

"You ... So, yes ... I failed, yes … "

Lilith was slightly surprised when she saw the presence of Iris and the others, but she again let out a gloomy expression a moment after.

A sad smile formed on Lilith's face.

"Hmm? Alan's already here, but .. Where's Norman? "

After he became a little calmer, he realized Norman's absence in the room.

He knew that Anzu made Norman and Alan who had a fight earlier fall unconscious with his marbles, but Norman should be able to wake up quickly with his strong physique.

Iris then awkwardly explained.

"If it was Norman .. He had woken up earlier, but Anzu shot him in the head again so that he would lose consciousness .. After all it would be troublesome if he saw this situation … "

After hearing Iris's explanation, Lilith instantly made an understanding face while nodding her head a few times.

"Then, what really happened between you and Canaria, Ina-sen? "

As the situation had subsided, Rico suddenly interrupted the conversation and asked Lilith seriously.

Waka and Muku said nothing and decided to remove the pool of blood that littered the floor.

"That … "

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell it, but .. We won't know the core of your problem if we don't know the basics."

He often shows himself to be silly. However, in reality Rico is a person who will become very serious depending on his time and situation.

After all, Saiko Kuzuha, or Rico in his previous life had quite a high ranking in terms of intellectual intelligence.

He can't beat the intelligence of Noelle and Olivia, but he is the smartest of all his classmates.

Being looked at with serious eyes by Rico was a rare thing even for Lilith, so she was a little off guard.

"That ... It would be easier to show it in person, yes … "

After Lilith said her agreement, everyone immediately smiled.

He slowly stood up and looked around.

"Let's wake Norman up, it'll be better if he looks directly," Lilith said with a faint smile.

"I'm here."

The voice interrupted their conversation and stole everyone's attention.

" … Since when were you there? " ask Alan cautiously.

"just now. I just woke up a few seconds ago, and came straight here," Norman replied lightly.

He walked over to Lilith.

"What do you want to show me? " ask Norman.

Lilith was a little conflicted, yet she replied with certainty.

"My love."

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