Codex Null: Simulation Through Madness-Chapter 100: Trip (2) (Unedited)

He was already prepared, but, hearing them, in person from Hilda’s mouth once again, was still different.

And already knowing, despite Hilda not saying it yet, that there was no one to take revenge against, also couldn’t help but increase his resentment.

... or maybe not?

The bitches faction.

The witch faction, also had a hand on that incident.

Without their help, his uncle and those who had a design on his family, would never have been able to do what they did.

And Noel knew for a fact.

That those independent witches wouldn’t dare do this kind of thing.

They wouldn’t dare to interfere directly in the kind of disputes in strong families like the Cross House.

So, it was bound to be someone from the main Witch faction!

......

Inside a room, neatly decorated, and moderately furnished, Noel was still sitting on the sofa, while looking at the standing Hilda.

After he had simulated once for today, and he already made his choices, it was time to move on, and start with his plans.

But, nothing start before he finish talking with Hilda... and so, here he was.

Angry, agitated, and , at hearing information, he already knew from the memory of the simulation.

"Okay, and what happened, after that?" in a seemingly calm voice, Noel asked.

To him, it was an infuriating topic, one that wouldn’t fail to anger him, no matter how many time he was going to hear about about it.

But. It was still a topic, he needed to hear about directly, from Hilda... at least once, so, he planned to do just that.

"After that, the other members of the Cross house arrived, and while shocked they still listened to my orders, and went into alert state, and cleaning upon the scene."

"I left taking care of the situation there to them, while along Nadine, took care of the young master, and madam Elaine."

"Back then, miss Lilith, seemed to still be shocked, unable to comprehend what was happening, and just followed us."

"But, that’s too changed later."

Suddenly pausing, Hilda’s mind seemed to move in time, to that most shameful moment, where she was unable to fulfill her duty... but, in the end, she shook her head, and continued, " It’s after we settled you and madam Elaine, in our Cross house’s main dimension, and were trying contain the situation, that suddenly Travis arrived."

Travis, the right hand man, of Derek, the head of the Cross house, someone who was mostly in the Averna dimension.

"Travis didn’t brother me or Nadine, instead he first saw, the remains of the previous head Derek, then, had a private talk with miss Lilith."

"It’s on the next day, that I finally met both of them, and talked with Miss Lilith."

"She talked about what I had in mind, and I didn’t divulge your wish to go to the Order of Veil, and simply stated, that we should wait until you regained your consciousness, and you could decide that on your."

"But, it’s seems like miss Lilith... didn’t like my answer."

Hilda couldn’t help but lower her head, when she arrived at this moment.

Nonetheless, she still continued speaking.

"I was asked to accompany Travis after that... to the Averna continent, and was restricted from ever coming near you."

Hilda didn’t stop talking even while her eyes, refused to meet Noel’s.

She explained how, she struggled against that command, and how she fought, Travis, and lost badly, and then, added how, during that time, that his mother Elaine took her final breath, but, she was unable to see that moment.

And when, she finally departed to the Averna continent, Nadine, who had lost her master, ended up coming with her.

She didn’t state it explicitely, but, Noel already understood the reason of her shabby state... she was trying on her own, to become stronger.

Far stronger than Travis, and so, she could return back to him.

But, before she could do that, he had regained his memory, and let Lilith summon her back.

Shaking his head, Noel, decided not dwell on the past for now.

The future was what’s important, and it’s seems, it’s quite grim.

That’s why, he simply, told her, that she had done a good job, and she couldn’t have done anything more in that situation, before he called Nadine.

"Greeting young master." she greeted him respectfully. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

And Noel, stared at her for a moment, without saying anything.

Unlike Hilda, who was forced to go to the Averna continent, Nadine, had gone there on her own.

She didn’t want to involve herself with the possible to happen dispute between him and Lilith.

For her, who was orginally came with his mother Elaine from, and was not from the Cross house... his mother was her everything.

And him, her son?

She actually didn’t care about him.

Noel could see that from her unperturbed gaze.

That’s why, he didn’t beat around the bush, or talk about many things, and instead, he entered the main topic immediately, and asked, "Do, you want to come under me? Or do you want to return back to the Averna continent?"

Nadine was strong, no less, that Hilda who was at the top of the fifth rank, Law Master.

So, if she could come under his banner, it was good.

But, even if she didn’t... it’s not like, he was going to be troubled due to that.

She was not indispensable to him.

So, while in the simulation, he didn’t give her a choice, and that’s how, she had come to be under him.

He didn’t plan to go the same route.

"Young master, what is your end goal?" Nadine ever so calm, suddenly had her eyes gleam, as she asked.

"Naturally the top," was Noel’s answer.

But, Nadine shook her head, as she elaborated, "I don’t mean that."

"As long as you are alive... I, actually had never had even doubted that you are going to reach the top, you are talking about."

"But, what I’m asking for, is more than simply the top."

"It’s about what lay after the Laws."

"Do you know? That, if one is strong enough... then, even returning time back, and reviving someone is possible?"

"Can you reach that?"

What lays after the Laws?

Noel too didn’t know.

All he knew, is that it’s related to the seventh stage of the transcendent path.

A stage he didn’t even know the name off.

A stage, where even the four major faction leaders...

It’s debatable whether they reached it, or not.

Regardless. Noel, knew, what Nadine wanted.

She wanted to revive his mother back.

Is that possible?

Rescuceting people... it’s an area, that many reach their hands into, but, no one has ever succeeded.

But, does that matter?

"If it’s about reviving mother, then, even without you asking, I’m going to revive her." Noel, said.

His voice that didn’t lack even ounce of conviction, that he was really going to do that, and his tyrannical posture, when he is actually even weaker than he once was, when he was merely eight years old, strangely gave Nadine, some kind of inexplicable confidence

That’s why for the first time, even since, Elaine passed, Nadine, knelt on her one knee, then, with a solemn tone, and crazy eyes, she said.

"If your path leads beyond the Laws... then I will walk it behind you, even if it breaks me. From this moment, so long as you do not turn from that path, I am yours."

Noel nodded, his lips arching ever so slightly, expressing, his satisfaction.

"Then, let’s go, our first step forward... starts from this moment." Noel, said, as he stood up from his seat.

And Nadine, nodded instantly, "Yes master."

Hilda at the side, who saw everything, felt jealously burning in her, and she stopped at her words of young master, and corrected herself, "Let’s go, master."

.......

Back on the Everen house’s main dimension, Noel, sat in a reception room, with Hilda, and Nadine behind him, and Selena in front of him.

He has a smile on his face, while Selena?

She was quietly looking a him, having already the changes that happened to him once again.

Not to the extent of the ones before, but still significant enough, that she wouldn’t have found it strange, if she was told that she slept a couple of years, and she didn’t notice.

In the end, attributing all of that, to him, being simply Noel, she shook her head, and asked, "Have you come to brag about regaining back your subordinates, or to have a quite conversation with me?"

Then, seemingly not satisfied with this much, in a sharp voice, she added, "Because, I don’t plan to have it, in the presence of anyone else."

Noel chuckled, before he made a gesture with his hand to let Hilda and Nadine, to go away.

Only then, when they were finally all alone, did Noel open his mouth and say, "Okay, now tell me what you have in mind?"