Danmachi : Strongest Supporter Chapter 255 255

In the mountains where Longxi Village was located, two young girls moved through the forest.

They were quick and agile.

Even with many obstacles around them, and on steep, rough ground, their steps were steady.

After reaching the foot of the mountain, they did not show themselves right away. Instead, they watched the person they had co to escort.

"That's him, right?"

"Yeah, no mistake. His appearance matches the information. Black hair, slim body, handso face, two or three years older than us. It all matches. That person is Dr. Noah."

Before showing themselves, the two girls talked for a mont.

Then the girl with long black hair stepped out first and brought her companion with her.

When Noah saw them, he waved his hand as a greeting.

After they ca closer, Noah looked at the girl in front of him.

For a brief mont, surprise flashed in his eyes.

'She looks too similar.'

'Far too similar.'

This girl looked eighty percent like Kuro.

The main differences were her build and the color of her eyes.

The girl in front of him had ruby-red eyes, while Kuro's eyes were deep black.

This girl had long hair, while Kuro's hair could not grow long because of the side effects of the Enhancent Drug, so she kept it short.

'Well, they are twins after all.'

In truth, these two were pitiful.

They had depended on each other to survive, but because sisters were not allowed to be in the sa unit, they were separated into two different teams.

They did not have a chance to et.

And Aka, as the older sister, probably did not know what Kuro went through in the Enhanced Unit.

"Hello, Dr. Noah. I'm Aka. I ca to bring you to Longxi Village."

The black-haired, red-eyed girl did not show much emotion.

She looked serious, as if she was treating this as a proper mission.

Compared to her, the other girl seed much more like a girl her age.

"Hello, Dr. Noah. I'm Tsukushi."

The girl hid behind Aka with her hands behind her back.

When she greeted him, she leaned half her body out with a cute expression.

Her short flax-colored hair and the flower accessory on her head suited her.

"Hello."

'No.'

'Wait.'

'This girl is actually...'

As the girl moved, her chest also swayed.

Noah's pupils shrank slightly!

He took back what he just thought.

This was not sothing that matched a girl her age.

Her breast size was almost the sa as her head!

'Is it about the sa as Stella's?'

If it was only about size, Stella was still above her.

But this girl's body was smaller overall. If body proportion was included, then she was above Stella.

The human body really was mysterious.

Stella's body could be explained by her natural constitution as a Blazer. She ate a lot, stored a lot, and all of the fat went to her chest.

But this girl could only be called naturally gifted.

Noah moved his gaze away and spoke to thank them.

"Thank you for coming all the way down the mountain to et ."

Aka answered, "No, Dr. Noah. You haven't co back in more than ten years. You may have forgotten, but the mountains around Longxi Village are dangerous. Tsukushi and I need to protect you."

"Protect ..."

"Yes. Don't worry. We won't let you get hurt, we will safely bring you to the village."

Aka raised one arm and patted the muscle on it with her other hand.

She looked confident.

Tsukushi smiled and said, "Leave it to us."

"I see. Then I'll be counting on you."

Longxi Village had been created for the elite seven, but no mountain road had been built.

For a village in the mountains, having no road was more natural.

Besides, building a mountain road would need manpower and resources that the village was not supposed to have.

As they walked through the mountain forest, Noah teased them.

"Aka, Tsukushi, even though you're girls, you both have great stamina. You can move fast on a mountain path without getting out of breath."

"Hehe, Aka and I are very strong. We've trained a lot."

"Oh right, whose children are you?"

"Oh, we aren't villagers from Longxi Village. We live nearby."

Tsukushi's personality and appearance were misleading.

She looked careless, but while giving harmless information, she asked a question in return.

"Dr. Noah, you're Miss Martha's relative, right? Are you her older cousin or younger cousin?"

"Hmm, probably younger cousin. To be honest, I barely rember Martha. By the ti I started rembering things, I was living in the Capital."

Noah made up a lie.

This was part of his agreent with Gozuki.

His real identity had to be kept secret from the elite seven.

During the mission, he had to act according to the fake role prepared for him.

His identity was that he was a relative of Martha, the restaurant owner in Longxi Village.

He had studied dicine in the Capital.

Noah had read the information on everyone in Longxi Village and he has morized the information about the elite seven.

"The Capital..."

Hearing that word, even the serious Aka reacted.

Tsukushi completely forgot about testing him and asked, "What kind of place is the Capital? It must be huge, right? I heard the Capital is the center of the Empire, the busiest and most prosperous city."

"Yeah, it is huge. It's bigger than any city I know. It is prosperous, because the Capital is not only the political center, but also the economic center."

"Then why did you co back?" Aka asked.

Noah looked at her.

He could see the caution in her eyes.

'So she is testing .'

To remove her doubt, the best thod was to ntion the person she trusted most.

Noah explained using the story he and Gozuki had prepared.

"Actually, soone I know in the Capital asked to co."

"Soone you know?"

"Yes. Mr. Gozuki took care of when I was in the Capital. He knew I was originally from Longxi Village, so he asked to return and help deal with so things."

"Eh? Father did?"

Aka and Tsukushi both cried out in surprise.

Noah watched their reactions, and his eyes darkened slightly.

'It seems Gozuki's brainwashing worked.'

Just hearing his na made them show respect and admiration.

'As expected of soone who trained an assassination unit.'

This thod was beyond ordinary manipulation.

The question was whether this brainwashing could continue forever.

Especially now that all seven of them had reached adolescence. Their way of thinking would likely change in so way.

But Longxi Village had been built for exactly that purpose, so that guy had a full plan.

Probably.

"So you really are Mr. Gozuki's daughters?"

"Yes. We love Father the most," Tsukushi said.

Aka did not say anything, but her expression beca softer.

"Mr. Gozuki helped a lot in the Capital. Since you are his daughters, I'll give you both a small gift."

"Eh? A gift?"

Tsukushi looked at him in surprise.

Noah smiled, moved his backpack to the front, and opened it.

He compared the color with Tsukushi's flax-colored hair, then took out a pale blue lily.

He placed it in the girl's hair.

Then he took out a mirror and held it up so she could see herself.

When Tsukushi saw the pale blue flower, she was drawn in by its clean and elegant look.

More importantly, it matched her hair color well.

"So pretty!"

The glowing petals and stan gave off a faint light.

"I'm glad you like it."

Noah did not tell her that this was a poisonous plant.

Its poison had been strong enough to kill a Large Danger Beast. Any creature that slled it would rot from the inside.

However, Noah had removed that poisonous scent and used it for sothing else.

Now the flower no longer had poison. It was purely decorative.

Compared to ordinary flowers, it had a strong life force.

Cold and drought could not kill it.

It could survive on sunlight alone for more than a month.

It was tough.

"For Aka, this should suit you."

Noah took sothing out of his backpack and handed it to the girl.

Aka accepted it with so confusion.

She looked at it closely, then slled it.

Right after that, her expression changed.

"Th-this is!"

"Oh, it's a small snack I made. It feels simple as a gift, but I'll be glad if you can accept it."

"A snack?" Aka's eyes shone.

'As expected!'

'That sll is food!'

The girl opened the wrapping and swallowed the snack inside in one bite.

A rich aroma filled her mouth.

Before she could properly chew, it was as if a bomb of delicious flavor exploded in her mouth.

Clear tears appeared at the corners of her eyes.

She was so moved that she could not control herself.

"Delicious!"

She had never eaten anything this tasty before.

It changed her view of food.

This was like dream-like cuisine!

Noah looked at her reaction without any smile in his eyes.

This reaction was exactly as he expected.

He had morized the personalities and likes of each of the elite seven.

To lower their guard around him, he had prepared gifts based on their preferences.

Tsukushi liked beautiful things.

Aka liked food most of all.

That was the sa as Kuro. From that point alone, it was clear that the two were twin sisters.

The true form of the snack was dried at.

Noah had added so science and tricks to it.

As for flavor, he only needed to adjust it with Weaver to make it many tis more delicious.

If he wanted, he could make a shoe insole taste like steak.

After a long while, the two girls recovered from the shock of beauty and deliciousness.

They trembled and enjoyed the mory.

Then they said together, "So this is the level of the Capital!"

'No, it is not.'

Noah wanted to comnt, but he held himself back.

...

After thirty minutes, the three of them reached their destination.

Longxi Village.

After entering the village, Tsukushi and Aka were more familiar with the people here than Noah was.

People around them called their nas and greeted them.

Noah followed the two girls to the village chief's house.

"Uncle Village Chief, we brought Dr. Noah!"

Tsukushi called out from outside the yard.

After a short while, a man holding a cane walked out of the house.

He looked at Noah and confird that Noah was the target Gozuki had told him about.

Then he began acting.

"Oh my, could this be Noah? It's been so long."

"Village chief, long ti no see."

Noah and the village chief looked like they knew each other.

So Aka and Tsukushi stepped aside and stopped talking, letting the two of them speak.

The village chief invited the three of them into the house.

But Aka and Tsukushi said, "No, Uncle Village Chief. We still need to go to the restaurant to pick up ingredients. If we go back late, Father and the others will be starving."

"Hehehe, how capable you are, Tsukushi-chan, Aka-chan. Co visit next ti."

"Understood. Thank you, Uncle Village Chief."

After sending the two girls away, Noah and the village chief entered the house together.

Noah stopped his stiff acting and snapped his fingers.

An invisible barrier blocked sound from spreading outside.

Seeing this, the village chief stopped pretending to be a kind old man.

He knelt on one knee and said, "Thank you for coming all this way, Professor Noah."

"No, it wasn't that tiring. At least my body isn't tired."

"Your residence has been prepared and the research facility has been opened. If you need anything else, please write it down. I will pass the request along later."

Noah glanced in the direction where the two girls had left, then asked, "Did Gozuki say when the plan starts?"

"Yes. The planned ti is one week from now. At present, we have placed the bacteria into the water source. In about a week—"

"Oh."

What Gozuki was doing was troubleso.

He had to create a fake infectious disease and infect the elite seven, the villagers, and himself.

Then Noah would give the elite seven the Grace Elixir.

It was a roundabout thod.

But this was because the Grace Elixir was a national secret.

Very few people knew about it.

Even the elite seven were not allowed to know.

They had to receive the Grace Elixir, but the truth had to be hidden from them.

This stupid thod was probably sothing Gozuki had spent a long ti thinking up.

He really was a hardworking governnt official!

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