[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 89: The night before returning home

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(Collateral .. )

Noelle with a jumbled expression of emotion on her face walked in the hallway of the house and stopped at one door.

Noelle without saying anything directly knocked on the door a few times, and went inside.

" … Noelle … "

Stella with a lethargic face greeted him, while her hand held Cryll's hand.

"How's Cryll doing? " ask Noelle without making small talk.

Stella turned her gaze towards Cryll who was lying before her.

"All his wounds have healed, but .. Cryll hasn't woken up yet."

With a very clear worried expression on her face, Stella squeezed out Cryll's hand that she was holding at the moment.

(....... Cryll will be angry with me if it continues like this .. )

Noelle sighed tiredly and took a chair, then sat down beside Stella.

"I'll watch him now, you better get some rest. You can ask Livia or Charl for help to accompany you to the bath."

Just by looking at her dull face, Noelle already knew that Stella had not rested at all just to give Cryll treatment.

He had already squeezed out all the magic energy he had just to give Cryll healing magic. Thin dark circles could be seen under his supposedly bright eyes.

"But … "

Stella hesitantly muttered, clearly rejecting Noelle's suggestion.

Noelle scratched the back of her non-itchy head, then stood up.

"You better rest so Cryll doesn't worry when you see you later. I'll take care of it in your place. So, for now, rest."

" ……… Okay … "

His lips let out a weak answer with his wobbly voice. Noelle felt bad when she saw that, but she just shook her head and opened the door so that Stella could get out.

Before Stella actually left the room, she muttered to Noelle who had returned to her seat.

" … Thank you, let me know that Cryll is up later."

After saying that, he went straight out and closed the door, leaving Noelle alone with Cryll lying on his bed.

" … For now … "

Noelle woke up and pointed her palm at Cryll's body. The light coming out from his palm shone on Cryll's body as if it was scanning every inch of his body.

After a few seconds, the light disappeared along with Noelle's clenched hand.

"Mhmm .. The condition is good. All the outer and inner wounds had healed as he said, but .. Cryll, your lover was really stupid."

Noelle sighed tiredly while tightening her fist.

"This bastard will not wake up just by waiting like that. It's faster."

Noelle prepared her hand in a position ready to hit.

"Wakeup! You moron! "

Along with that shout, Noelle launched a punch right towards Cryll's stomach, making the blond-haired man instantly wake up with all the air coming out of his lungs.

"Ughh– What the fuck?! Goddamn bum! What are you doing to me?! "

Cryll yells angrily at Noelle, but Noelle only replies with a condescending look.

"I just woke you up, you idiot. How long you think you've been fainting? You're making Stella worried. Get up and apologize to her."

Still clutching her stomach with a face of pain, Cryll looked at Noelle with eyes full of anger.

"Fuck, I don't have any pain resistance skills. So don't just attack me."

Noelle raised one eyebrow in response.

"I don't care. Hurry up and tell your girlfriend that you're okay. Seeing a good girl like her have such a worried face is so unpleasant for me."

Although Noelle did not care much about it, it was still very uncomfortable for her to see such a beautiful girl she was quite familiar with had such a gloomy face.

Cryll grumbled while trying to improve his position.

He slowly stood up with his legs trembling, several times he almost fell down. However, Noelle lent her hand to help him.

"You fainted long enough. The joints and muscles in your legs may experience temporary paralysis due to shock. Keep trying to move it so that your recovery becomes faster."

"Ughh .. I know it … "

It was annoying for Cryll to admit it, but what Noelle said was true.

Tomorrow morning they would already have to return to the city to give the guild a report on what happened today.

There were many unexpected incidents and information additions happening today, so they had to report to the guild as soon as possible and wait for the next decision from Terneth.

For that reason, Cryll could not block the trip because of the temporary paralysis that he experienced. Therefore, he must recover as soon as possible.

Cryll painstakingly tried to walk by holding on to the wall.

"Well, if you don't recover until tomorrow, I can take you in a wheelchair."

"Why didn't you say that from earlier asshole?! "

Cryll snapped to reply to the words Noelle said while shrugging her shoulders.

However, Noelle remained silent in place as if she did not care about Cryll's reaction.

Cryll could only endure the twitch on his forehead, while his legs slowly walked towards the place where Stella was.

Although Noelle does not tell her Stella's location, Cryll naturally finds out for himself from the air Stella emits.

Only, he did not know what kind of room Stella entered.

"Eh– Kyaaaa–! "

"Wait for– Talya?! "

Noelle was still relaxing in her chair while she was able to hear the screams of Stella and Cryll coming from the bathroom.

Shortly thereafter, Cryll approached her with a gallop, then gave a powerful kick to Noelle's head.

Noelle easily parried the kick with her wrist, then she smiled.

"seen? You're cured."

Apparently, accidentally saw Stella who was bathing triggers adrenaline in Cryll's body so that the condition of her legs immediately returned as before.

"Khh–"

Unable to say anything to reply, Cryll was only able to grit his teeth with a slightly flushed face.

Seeing Cryll being embarrassed was quite pleasant for Noelle, so she would implant that scene at the base of her memory.

Cryll covered his face with his hands after noticing Noelle's intentions, then he immediately ran away from the room.

Noelle gave a small smile when she saw that, however, instantly her smile instantly disappeared.

"Chloe."

Summoned by Noelle, Chloe's head instantly emerged from the shadow at her feet.

With her innocent gaze, Chloe asked Noelle about why she called out to him.

"My conversation with Lilith, you heard everything, right? " ask Noelle

Chloe nodded without any change to her expression.

"Can you keep that a secret from Livia? I don't want to make him worry because of our problems."

Silent for a moment to ponder, Chloe then took out her body completely from Noelle's shadow, standing before her.

" … I don't mind, but .. Is that really okay? I don't understand your conversation, but I'm sure it's a pretty serious thing. Wouldn't Miss Olivia be sad if you didn't tell her? "

(She unexpectedly cares deeply .. )

Noelle could not help the warm smile that came out on her face.

"I don't want to make him sad, but .. More than that, I don't want to involve him with the problems that happened in the past. I want her to enjoy her life in peace without having to be bothered by Lilith and the others."

Chloe showed a sad face for a moment, but she stared back at Noelle.

" … Probably .. Miss Olivia will be angry if she hears that. .. I'm sure Miss Olivia will also bear the same problem with Mr."

" ……… "

Putting a bright smile on her face, Noelle then stretched her body on the chair to erase the gloomy feeling she had since her conversation with Lilith.

"Yahh .. Actually I'm also confused whether I should tell him or not, but .. I'll probably wait for the right time for that."

Noelle stood up and walked over to Chloe. He stroked Chloe's head for a moment while Chloe seemed to be enjoying it.

"Anyways, for now you should keep it a secret from Livia. It will be the secret of both of us" Noelle said, putting on the best smile she could.

Chloe who saw the smile had a face flushed with embarrassment, but she immediately shook her head and approved Noelle's words.

Perhaps because it was the first time for Chloe to see Noelle's such smile, her face turned red every few seconds.

"Ahh, yes .. I also want to ask you a little help."

Chloe tilted her head. "Help? "

"Mmhmm .. Actually .. I don't have much mana left due to the previous fight, therefore I can't continue to maintain the barrier protecting this house. So, I'm asking you to help me guard this house with Brackas and the other wolves."

(Since ... I felt some strange presence from outside .. )

Noelle frowned anxiously at the thought of that, while Chloe had already gone outside through her shadow.

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"Hey, Hui, what makes you work so hard? You don't have a family, do you? Your salary is too big just to support yourself."

The child with an expressionless innocent face tried to ask the man who looked to be in his mid-60s.

The man, Hakui just smiled in response to his question. He then moved his hand and stroked the boy's head for a while while his other hand was still holding his mobile phone.

"I don't work to earn money. If it was money, I already had it too much so I was confused as to what to use it for, but. There are still many weak people suffering around us. Until I save them all from the cruelty of society, I can't stop."

Hearing Hadui's reply, the boy tilted his head in confusion.

"I understand what motivates you, but .. I still don't understand why you want to work so hard just for strangers, foreigners are nothing more than a background that decorates the world … "

Adui blinked his eyes a few times as soon as he heard the boy's reply, then he chuckled.

"Those words are not very suitable for a 7-year-old like you to say. You're too smart, Iza."

"really? Thank you for the compliment. Ayano said the same thing to me. Though ... I think I'm just a little smarter than most kids my age."

That child, Izaya was staring at the blue sky with her red eyes that were shining innocently.

"No, you're wrong. You're so smart, Iza, too smart that it could backfire on you someday."

"Bomerang .. Will my intelligence turn against me someday? That sounds weird~"

In response to the response from Izaya, Hakui smiled wryly and looked back at her phone screen.

He spoke with both hands focused on playing games on the phone.

"Hey, Iza."

"Hmm? "

Izaya tilted her head and looked at Hakui in confusion.

"What's wrong? "

"You think ... Why are you so talented? Why are you so smart? Do you know why? "

"There's no way I know that. To me, a person's intelligence and talent are already determined once they are born."

-–A person's talents have been determined since they were born. Fate, intelligence, talent, luck, and everything else had been established since their birth.

There are genetic factors that apply. If a child is born to both parents who are geniuses, then that child will be a genius as well.

Conversely, if a child is born to an ordinary parent, it will narrow the chances that the child will become a genius.

As for how talent and ingenuity can develop over time and effort, it is also influenced by the nature of their birth.

At least, that was what a child named 'Canaria Izaya' thought'.

He is aware of the intelligence he has, so he is sure that he is destined to be like that.

Born with extraordinary intelligence and talent, with an amazing extended family, Izaya naturally has a very good destiny waiting for her in the future.

He doesn't have to do anything. Just shut up and do everything as usual, his destiny will move by itself.

All good and bad luck would continue to come to him naturally even though he did nothing.

"Everything that a person will experience, it's all been set on a rock since they were born. Things like 'hard work', 'effort', and other factors are just a side covering the destiny he has. I'm like that too. No matter how hard I try, I still will not be able to exceed what has been set 'destiny' for me."

A person's destiny and potential has been established since they were born. It was an absolute thing for a Canaria Izaya.

Hearing Izaya's words that were incompatible with her current age, Hakui was only able to sigh resignedly.

"Geez, this is why it's so hard to take care of a troubled kid like you."

Admit a wry smile. He seemed to want to say something, but immediately stopped because he saw a notification on his phone screen.

"Whoah! It's great! I got the SSR I've been after for a long time! What's more, rate-off! The iza! Look at this."

Admit to passionately show the game character he just got with gacha.

"Woah~ That's great~ But, don't waste the money you have just to do gacha. It's nothing more than waste."

Admit smile.

"Who cares. I don't have a single family to spend my money with. I can only use it to do gacha."

When Hakui just showed off the results he got through the gacha, Izaya just scolded him with a small smile.

Admit to pull back his phone and smile thinly.

"Well, like I said. You don't know why you're so smart and talented. But, one day you'll find out for yourself."

Izaya tilted her head.

"really? "

"Yes, I'm sure of it. Your current intelligence, talents, and way of thinking do not match your child's mental and physical age. As you grow older, you will discover what your life means through the experiences you have. You'll be able to understand your genius, and make the most of it."

Silent for a moment, Izaya said nothing but to look up into the air and think about what Hadui said.

"Remember what I said, Iza. Someday, you'll understand what you really want. You will know why you were born blessed with so many good things. You'll understand that someday."

" … Did you experience that too? " ask Izaya.

Acknowledge smiling, then answer.

"certain. That's how I was able to find my way of life to finish off the criminals, and become a member of the police. Although ... I still regret my choice to join the police force."

-–The police world is not as good as he thought.

Initially, he joined the police force because he considered them as characters 'heroes who defeat criminals'. Although it was indeed a bit strange for an adult man to have such thoughts.

The profession that he had originally considered noble was now beginning to fade in his mind

When he became a police officer, he learned about how hard it is to live to be a 'fighter of justice'.

He learned many foul things about the unjust world of crime.

The strong only oppress the weak, and the majority side is only able to side with the strong, and turn a blind eye to what happens to the weak.

He wanted to quit the job, but he couldn't. Because, there are still many people who need his help.

I can't stop for that reason.

Therefore, he wanted Izaya to really think about her future well.

He did not want Izaya to regret his choice. He wanted Izaya to continue following what his heart said, without being swayed by the other party.

Admit a sad smile.

"Well, you'll understand someday. Until then, keep following what your heart says, Iza."

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Noelle suddenly woke up in her bed with a body full of sweat.

He held his face in frustration when he remembered that.

Why is he dreaming of that in the moment? Was her conversation with Lilith the trigger? He doesn't understand.

His mind was completely muddled at the moment.

Noelle tried to raise her body and sat on the edge of the bed. However, Olivia who slept with a position on her from above seemed unwilling to release her embrace from Noelle.

(Ahh, yes .. )

Noelle could not help but form a warm smile while looking at Olivia.

(In the end, we did it again, yes .. )

Noelle smiled wryly as she thought of that.

Doing it in a house filled by many people he knew made his heart filled with immoral feelings. However, strangely it actually makes Noelle and Olivia become more excited.

Noelle slowly released the two arms of Olivia who were hugging her neck.

Both of Olivia's arms are successfully released, but Noelle again conflicts about how she must release Olivia who is right on it.

Olivia's light weight did not affect Noelle at all. However, that was why he had to be careful with the way he treated Olivia's body.

The soft and chewy sensation that stuck to her chest made Noelle feel hesitant to let go of Olivia's embrace, but she immediately shook her head and started tilting her own body.

Olivia's body right on top of Noelle slanted and fell gently on the bed due to the influence of gravity.

That little shock alone was enough to wake him up. Olivia slightly opened her eyes and looked at Noelle in confusion.

Then he smiled.

"Noelle .. Want to do it again? "

" ……… I only intend to wash my face."

"I don't mind if Noelle wants to … "

" ……… "

Noelle was unable to answer and just fell silent while staring at Olivia who was smiling seductively at her.

He then without saying anything else immediately got out of bed and approached the sink in the toilet in his room.

(Why ... I .. Dreamed it .. )

In his mind, the re-creation of the dream that had just happened continued to play out and made him fed up with his own thoughts.

Noelle wordlessly looked at her own face reflected in the mirror.

(Confessed .. )

he had never thought about that person before.

Because, he had absolutely no need to think about it directly.

His own way of thinking, idealism, and belief was adapted from a 'Wakana Hakui', so the relics of the man would continue to exist as long as Noelle was alive.

Noelle without saying anything continued to look at herself who was in the mirror. Until he finally realized with a red mark on the base of his neck.

(Dangerous if others see it .. )

With an awkward smile on his face, he instantly erased the mark with regeneration.

That was the mark Olivia gave her to mark it off.

Since it would be awkward if Cryll or the others saw that, he had no other choice but to remove it.

After washing her face, Noelle immediately returned to the room and saw the figure of Olivia sitting on the bed, waiting for her.

Olivia smiled as soon as she saw Noelle. The strange seductive charm that Noelle cannot resist is clearly emanated from her figure who uses a transparent dark blue babydoll model sleeping dress that strangely emphasizes her curves.

"Since when ... You changed your clothes … "

With a twitch on her forehead, Noelle asked Olivia while smiling bitterly.

"Changing clothes can be done in one second if using magic," Olivia replied with a smile.

" … Forget about that. What do I want to ask ... What is it? "

Noelle asked while pointing at the accessories that were above Olivia's head and back waist.

"This? The cat's ears and tail? "

Olivia answered him while tilting her head innocently.

"No, I know that. But ... Where does the tail stick? "

He understood that it was an ear, but he was confused by the tail of the cat that kept wriggling behind Olivia.

Cat ear accessories can be used in various ways, one of which is a bando, or hair clip. However, the way to use the tail was quite limited.

Noelle did not see the belt used by cosplayers from the earth to install accessories such as tails on Olivia's body.

Which means …

" ……… "

Noelle swallowed her saliva nervously when she realized it.

Noticing Noelle's nervousness, Olivia smiled seductively and licked her own finger.

"Fufu~ want to play with me? Nyaa~"

(There's no way I can hold on, right? )

Noticing Noelle who was slowly approaching her, Olivia could not help herself from forming a gentle smile on her face.

Although this was not her intention at first, she did so because she was aware of the worries Noelle was feeling in her mind.

He could not force Noelle to tell him what the problem was. However, Olivia will at least help Noelle to relieve the stress she is experiencing.

Until Noelle finally wants to tell her all her problems on her own, Olivia will continue to help Noelle with small things like this.

Olivia with a gentle smile on her face started stroking the back of Noelle who had already come and hugged her tightly.

He already knew that there was something between Noelle and Lilith and the other reincarnators. However, he could not help anything, at least for the time being.

At first he intended to go to Lilith and ask her to explain directly. However, Olivia changed her plan because she thought it was a little chaotic and would not end well.

He will do so only if the situation has worsened.

Olivia closed her eyes as she stroked Noelle's head that had already stuck her face on her chest, making the dress she was wearing a mess and as if it would come off at any moment.

The dress did have a model that exposed many body parts from the beginning, but due to Noelle's actions, the skin that Olivia showed became more and more numerous.

The tickling tingling sensation produced by Noelle's tongue movements took control of her body and left her unable to think clearly.

"Nn .. Mmfuh .. Noelle … "

He could not help but let out a sweet moan as Noelle's tongue continued to lick around her chest and neck. He did not know what kind of face he was making now. However, he was sure that his face was already very red.

(Mrs .. )

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