Noah Spirit

◀　Read from EP1

◀　"The Trail of Erde Sin"

▼The Trail of Noah Spirit

The land to the west was the jurisdiction of a traveling god who presided over the winds in ancient times. Originally, there was one continent, but one day, due to the wrath of the goddess of the underworld in the north, the land was swallowed by a flood and separated from the rest of the world by the sea.
In the present day, more than 1,000 years later, two bridges have finally been built over the Central and South Lakes, and people have been coming and going. Before then, the only way to enter this continent was by dangerous voyage from the north, In addition, because of the nature of the main god, the magical element in the west was feared as a "borderland outside of mankind" where the will of the god resided and numerous mysterious creatures roamed, and only "summoners" could enter and leave the land to make contracts with them. The prairie area in the center of the continent, where only "summoners" come and go, has not yet been developed into a city. It seems that they are at the mercy of mischievous fairies, and there is no end to the number of people who go missing.

Noah Spirit was born in a village in such a prairie area. She has been a talented summoner since she was a child, and has been protected by many magical creatures (fairies).

"in the n'rth, th're is one who is't endues f'rth the destruction of the stars. That gent shalt leadeth us in his ark on our journey. "

The destroyer of the stars = Lilith Maiya, but Noah mistakes her for Adam.
Lilith is rather revered as the maker of the Ark.
Ark = the new Kagaribito.
Journey = the world after the fall of mankind (the setting of the song).
We = Mocchi and others (The point is to leave the western organisms after the new suicide
system works.
It's like I've turned a scene from the song ENDING into a Hermes trust).

The Trust of the Invisible Traveling God is a one-sided and straightforward poetic statement.

Noah (14)Noah (14) "A very disturbing oracle of "destruction".... And what is this "Ark" about...? ...Hmmm, I have no idea. I guess I'll just have to take a boat trip to the northland for now! Let's go, Peco...!"

Pecola "Kyu... Kyu!"

Noah "What...? This equipment is not good enough? Is it colder than the Gelu Ventus? There's no way there's a town more frigid than that place”.

(*Gelu Ventus = frozen land in the northern region of the west)

Pecola "Kyu! Kyu! Kyu～～～～～!!!!"(*means "Really!")

Noah "I'm not fooled. You fairies are always teasing me like that."

Pecola "Kyuuu..."(*means "It’s up to you...")

Noah "Hmmm... my first Eastern Continent..! I'm looking forward to it..! I wonder if there will be any good food?”

▼Noah EP8-1 (2077): "To the Land of the North"

※Grand Chariot, at the navigational port "Staphtonus".

Noah "So... cold...!!!!"

Pecola "・・・・・・."(*Very jittery eyes...)

Noah, wearing her favorite green one-piece dress and a light coat, arrived at the port in the northern region and was already baptized by the "frozen ground." The whole area was white, her feet were frozen, everywhere was frozen. If she was not careful, she would slip. A blizzard was blowing so hard she could not see what was ahead.

Noah "What, hey Peko...! What's so odd about this? You're fluffier than usual...!"

Pecola "Kyu!"(*"I've taken countermeasures!")

Noah "Ohhh, you weren't lying oh! If that's so, tell me it's so oh! I'm going to die if you keep this up~..."

The continent of the West is bright at night and the climate is mild, so spending the night lying on a grassy field in the warm sunlight would not have been out of the question. When she approached people on the street, they all looked at her with a puzzled look on their faces and ran away as fast as they could in the other direction. In the West it is commonplace for travelers to help each other out, but this did not seem to be the case here.
One kind person told me that there was an inn there, and I thought, Thank Hermes...! I walked up to the sign at the entrance and looked at the price per night, which was so high that my eyeballs popped out of my head... "Oh no, this is completely out of my price range!..." I quickly turned around.

Noah "Oh my God..."

Noah sits with teary eyes as she blows on her numb hands. I didn’t think I would be staring down the plane of death so soon.
Pecola, the little fairy on my shoulder, who at first had been bragging that she had "taken countermeasures," was somewhat listless. It was the trust of a traveling god. There was no way it was such a sweet deal. Just when I was about to give up, an angel descended before her.

Lilith (16)"Hey, you... are you okay...? You're going to die if you sit there like that..."

I look up and see a pretty girl in a fine fur coat and a fluffy hat peering at me with a curious look on her face.

Noah "Oh... Cute... She's like an angel..."

Lilith "Yeah...? I don't think so... That's a funny thing to say though."

She let out a giggle and a smile, and Noah's eyes were caught at once. She is a student in the "capital city" a little northeast of this city, and her name is Lilith Maiya. She was on her way home from a shopping trip today, and understanding Noah's situation, she was very accommodating.

Noah "Oh... this is... the "train"...!"

Lilith "...don't you have something like this where you’re from?"

Noah "Hnn. The only means of transportation over there is "Arnu's carriage"! I've never seen anything like it!"

(*Arnu = donkey. In short, a donkey-like wind creature.)

Lilith "Arnu...? Is that a horse or something...?"

Noah "Oh, I see. I didn’t know "magical creatures" were rare for people in this continent…”

Lilith "Well... "magical creatures".... I've heard of them, but do they really exist?”

Noah "There are a lot of them. Look, this is one of them."

Pecola "Kyu!"

The white shaggy thing leaps from Noah's shoulder and leaps onto Lilith's head with the force of a jackhammer.

Lilith "Kya.... I’m surprised. Is this... a hairball...?"

Noah "Huu, She's a fairy called "Pecola.” She is the king of Pecola, so she is Peko-chan.”

Lilith's eyes widen in wonder as she watches them bounce around her one after the other, summoned with just a name.

Lilith "...oh...pretty..."

Noah looks at them, who have somehow settled on Lilith's head and shoulders, and says.

Noah "That's unusual. Peko-chan and the others may look like this, but they are fairies and don't really react to anyone except their contractors."

Lilith "...is that so...?"

Surrounded by a large number of furballs on her tiny face, the girl looks puzzled but happy, and then she pokes the fairies lightly with her finger, interacting with them in a friendly manner.

Noah (An angel...)

Noah, who loves cute things, was smitten by the sight of the girl she met and Pecola together.

▼At Lilith's house (as a student: capital: living alone).

Soon after we got off the train and we arrived at her house.

Lilith "Sorry, I live alone, it's kind of small."

Noah "Oh... what secrecy... Not even the sound of the wind..."

Lilith "...you're impressed there, aren't you?"

There was a pleasant sense of tension there that I had never felt before. She giggles as she takes off her shoes and arranges them,

Lilith "I'd freeze to death in here if I had a room where I could hear the wind."

Noah "Oh... sorry to disturb you..."

Pecola "Kyuuu...!"

As soon as they enter the room, Pecola and the others run in a straight line toward something.

Noah "Ko...ko...ko...! Please don't play tricks on me here...!"

Lilith "Oh dear. Did you find something to your liking, Pecola?"

Noah is impatiently chasing after the fairies, not wanting them to play tricks on her in their usual fashion, and Lilith is leisurely following them, taking off her coat as if she doesn't care much about the situation.
Pecola and her friends were jumping around the "machine dolls" displayed here and there, looking very interested in them.

Noah "Wow... what is this? It's Chien.”

Lilith "Chien...? Is that what you call it? That's an animal we call a dog."

Noah "Oh... It's a fake... right?"

Lilith "Of course. But, you see... if you do this..."

Noah "Whoa, it moved...!"

Pecola "Kyuuuuu...! Kyu-kyuu...!"

Startled by the doll that suddenly began to move, Pecola and the others ran away.

Lilith "Oh, did it startle you? Don't worry, No need to be afraid.”

Noah "So... amazing... This is "mechanical , " .. . ? I can't. really… feel... any... willpower... yet it's moving..."

Lilith "Yes, it is the fruit of modern science. They don't have a 'heart' like we do."

Noah asks Lilith, who smiles a little sadly.

Noah "These dolls here, perhaps you are making them?"

I asked because I saw many different mechanical parts on her desk. She seemed to be working.

Lilith "Yes, I specialize in mechanics. It's a school project. I'd like to make it more complicated like the real thing, but it's not easy."

Noah "...Hm. Complicated movements like the real thing..."

Noah pondered for a moment, and then it hit her, It's time to do it.

Noah "...At my call, dwell in this 'plane', 'wind', 'dog', ‘Ventus=Chien’."

Lilith "What...?"

As if in response to Noah's magical chanting, a faint light gathers on Lilith's "dog doll" and it begins to move. It was like a real dog.

Noah "Good, I like it. "Chien"? Heh, is it warm inside?"

Dog-shaped doll "Wah...!"

Lilith "It…barked…at me...Mi-chan…"

Noah "Heh heh, if you just want to move it, I thought it would be better to use the craft as a "vessel" for the fairies. Is "Mi-chan" her name?"

Lilith "Uh, yeah. This is a doll that my mother made for me... It's my treasure from when I was little."

Noah "That's not good. Chien, let's get a different one."

Dog-shaped doll "Uhhhh..."(*Growling. I don't like it.")

Noah "Yeah... You heard the story. It's Lilith's treasure, you know..."

Lilith "...I see. Astral flares are energy bodies that deeply affect the psyche... But they are not people, so mass production is not realistic... If we can build a circuit similar to that while increasing the conductivity using magic jewelry, perhaps it can be applied to other attributes...
We need a mage, but that would cost a lot of research... At this point, we should go back to my parents' house and use my father as an experiment. ・・・・・・"

Behind Noah, who was negotiating with a fairy she had summoned on a whim about a "sacred item," an "angel" who was supposed to be cute, suddenly started talking to herself. Noah, sensing the strange tone and atmosphere of her voice, turns back toward her with a start. She was mumbling some difficult words and looking at Chien with a frightening curiosity, and she could see that Chien had involuntarily backed away...･

Lilith "Chien, right...? That's my precious doll... If you like it, I'll give it to you. From what you say, even fairies need warm clothes to spend the night here, don't they? Besides, your partner will need some help tonight, too. It's cold outside. So...? I hate to say it, but I'm sure you can understand the fee for such services... right?"

We all broke out in a cold sweat in the face of Lillith’s maniacal smile and her sudden and euphemistic request for "accommodation fees," and then we were obliged to stay with the "devil with an angelic face" for three days and three nights of all-night work.

▼Noah EP8-2 (2081): "Singularity"

※Grand Chariot, at the navigational port "Staphtonus".

Noah(18) "Huh! A…a…a...aristocrat...?!”

Lilith(20) "Hmmm, that's right. From today on, you can call me Lady Lilith Maiya.”

The angel with the same cute face as ever is smiling in front of me, looking very good at what she does.
It has been about four years since I met her, and Lilith Maiya, who has grown into a slightly older sister, has finally accomplished an unbelievable feat.
I was so proud of her, and she was smiling at me with a look of pride.
Inspired by the Chien I had summoned at the time, she continued her research and finally succeeded in creating a mechanical doll in human form.
She finally put her "heart" into a mechanical humanoid doll. Of course, I, who was wandering around this extremely cold land with nowhere to go, was taken under her wing and she let me share her room with her.

I was 14 at the time and she said to me.

Lilith "Whatever it was like in the West, at least in the North, they don't hire kids like you in this country. You would have to have parental consent to sign a lease..."

And. This country is already a glorified metropolis, just like life on the prairie in the western land of Fata Culla,It is impossible to pick berries or catch fish when in trouble. We just have to live.

Noah "It costs so much...so much money ...... just to live. ......?"

This is when I asked Lilith about lodging, as I couldn't afford to stay at her house all the time.
She turned on the computer in her room and showed me a page from a "real estate agency"...or something like that.
The "real estate agency" system was totally different from what I had expected, and if one wanted to make a decent living, one would have to pay close to $10,000 bucks per month.
I learned for the first time about "common sense" of this big city.

Lilith "...... What are you doing here in the first place? You're only 14, right? Your parents are...?"

Noah "My father and mother are in the village. I was sent here by the prophecy of Hermes.
I've been sent out by everyone in the village with a big send off, so I'm here. ......I can't leave empty-handed..."

Lilith "God...prophecy...? Hermes is the mythological god of travel, isn't he? Is it some kind of religion there? Let the pretty girl travel alone...?"

Noah "Yeah, well, something like that.
in the n'rth, th're is one who is't endues f'rth the destruction of the stars. That gent shalt leadeth us in his ark on our journey.
...This is the prophecy."

Lilith "......... What does that mean? I'm not very good at literary thinking or the arts,"

「She said, looking at me as if I was the most difficult thing she had ever seen.
Noah, who had just finished helping her with her "assignment work" after three days and three nights of listening to her talk about complicated theories with Chien, quietly gave her a rather rude evaluation.

Noah "Hmm. The point is, there are people who do bad things in this country, God doesn't approve of it, so I guess I'm supposed to go and solve it.
The Ark is the key, but I don't know what it is.
I tried to go on a boat trip, but nothing happened..."

I was at a loss for what to do. I don't know what I can do to solve the problem, and I don't even know who the "wrongdoers" are.

Lilith "It means you have to get involved in something dangerous, doesn't it?"

She turns her worried face towards me.

Noah "Don't worry! I'm still pretty strong! After all, I have the fairies!"

Pecola "Kyu!" (*"Leave it to me! I'll take care of it!")

Lilith "Hmmm... But no matter how many fairies there are,
I think you'd have a hard time with a mage who uses a different kind of magical element, wouldn't you? My father, he's a priest...that's already... strong..."
She continues to look worried as usual as she adds,
"The beasts around the temple are frozen in no time.”
She is still looking worried.

Noah "Ugh.... The temple, the temple of the underworld....
The story of the great flood of the water goddess is very scary..."

Lilith "The Great Flood?"

Noah "Yes. I heard that this eastern continent and our western continent were originally one.
One day, the goddess of water got angry and created that sea."

Lilith "Oh...come to think of it, we did hear something like that in history class....
To be honest, I don't remember much about it because I get sleepy when I hear stories that aren't logical..."

Noah "Wow...She’s the goddess of your country yet you use your angelic face to speak about her so horribly…"

Lilith "I don't deny the freedom of belief, but I don't believe in a fickle god.
Theories are more solid than that. It's easy to understand."

Noah "I think the theory is more difficult..."

Lilith "Is it? Well, we all have our strengths and weaknesses.
But first of all, you need a house. I don't think you can sign a lease at your age..."

Noah "Oh...that's right..! What should we do, Peco...?”

Pecola "Kyuuuu..."(*I mean "even if you say such a thing...")

Noah "Ummm.... Anyway, I have to find a way to make money..."

Lilith "...... earn money, huh? How about a Part-time job?
Of course, at your age, no one will hire you, so I'll be your employer, and you'll be paid.
How about sharing this room with me?
I'll give you the key and you're free to use anything in the house."

Noah "Oh...a part-time job...! And such a generous offer...! I'll do it, I'll do it, Lady Lilith...!
Cleaning, laundry, anything...! Anything...!”

Lilith "Hmmm.... I'll do anything...! Anything, right...? I've been blessed with a wonderful assistant. I guess this means I won't have to experiment on my father for the foreseeable future."

Noah "......... what?"

Thus, I, and of course the fairies who got involved with her, started going in and out of the university she attended. The more I got to know her, the more I realized what an amazing person she was. She was so smart that she skipped a grade and entered the best university in the north of Astral as a first-year student.
She was a genius in her field of expertise, mechanics, and had no equal among her peers in the university. She didn't seem to have any friends at all, but she took care of me in any way she could. I have been helping her with her research on developing machines for four years now, and I look up to her like an older sister.

Lilith "I want these children to have a wonderful "heart" just like us. Then there will be fewer children who will be lonely.”

That's what she used to say. If we can give "hearts" to these humanoid creatures, and they can help others, and we can take care of each other… If we can take good care of them, and communicate with the new life we give birth to, our society will be richer, she would say with a gentle laugh. "These children that she is making, they are so beautiful.”

I began to think that these children she was making must be the "Ark" as Hermes said.
Whenever people tried to interfere with her, whether out of jealousy or otherwise, I order Peco-chan and the others to secretly protect her in the shadows. One day, the humanoid doll that we had been working on together finally had a "pseudo-spirit," and I was overjoyed to see her presenting her work at an "academic conference.” Many people who had been cold toward us began to cooperate with us. Our dolls were very active in medical therapy! So "Kagaribito," as she called her dolls, became more and more active in society, and at the age of 20, her achievements were recognized by the Central General, and she finally became an aristocrat.

Noah "Ah...wow. We're celebrating today! ...But what's the point of being an aristocrat?"

Lilith "Noah, silly as usual. They are the privileged class in this country.
Originally, it was only a privilege for people from prestigious families from long ago.
In modern times, it is reserved for those who have made "great achievements".
Well, to put it plainly, you get a fiefdom.”

Noah "Oh...a territory. You mean like the chief of a village in the West?"

Lilith "That's exactly what I mean. The one I got is south of the capital.
It's close to the forest, so I think the fairies will be happy."

Noah "Wow, you did it”

Pecola "Kyuu!"

Lilith "Come on, we're going to get busy. The spirit of nobility is "Nobility of Liege".
Those of high rank must fulfill their responsibilities accordingly.

Noah "Responsibility...huh? It means to protect the weak! Perfect for you, Lilith...!
Oh, should I call you Lady Lilith?"

Lilith "Haha, don’t worry. Noah, you'll be my lovely assistant as always."

Noah "Ha-ha-ha, good!
I was afraid that I would have to get all formal all of a sudden!”

And so we moved from our cramped studio apartment to "her new castle" built in the southern part of the capital. She named it "Falsedad Cor".

Noah "'False heart'.... Maybe you should have used a better name.
"A heart as good as the real thing!" Or something!"

Lilith "Hmmm, it’s fine.
The study of transcribing the human mind itself is ethically forbidden.
Even you wouldn't like it, would you? If an alter ego exactly like yourself suddenly appeared in front of you..."

Noah "...Ugh. That's a bit horrifying....”

Lilith "Our research should be for people.
They don't need negative feelings in their hearts.
Positivity begets positivity. They will always love others.
I want to be that kind and gentle mom of life."

Noah "You already are!"

Lilith "No. I'm not satisfied yet.
I'm going to teach them a better and more beautiful heart.”

She really is a wonderful person.
If she is an "Ark" bearer, there will probably be many more "doom-bringers", in other words, bad people approaching in the future.
I interpreted the prophecy of Hermes in my own way.

Noah "...I will definitely protect you. I won't let anyone get in my way."

Lilith "Hmm? What did you say?"

Noah "Nn! Nothing! More importantly, we can explore your new castle!
It's so spacious!"

Lilith "Haha, even though we're going to be moving around a lot more than we'd like."

Thus, I explored every nook and cranny of my new home with the fairies, while being grateful to the General of Central, the patron of this facility's research.

▼Noah EP8-3 (2082): "The Coming of the Hero"

Lilith (21) Adam (22)北地来訪。VS Noah (19)始まる。

I am very rotten now.
It all started with a message from General Null.

Null "Huh? Lilith isn't here? Then, I'll just talk to you.
You know, my Kagaribito, the ones sent to Central, They've stopped again. This time, six at once."

Noah "What? Again? Is the cause... the same as before?"

Null "Yes. Last time, a large flock of birds and beasts rushed toward Altair from the desert on the east side. The garrison was a little inept and couldn't evacuate the citizens in time, so some people got injured. Then Adam said, "I'll go and clean up the mess,” He was so pissed off that he started chanting his signature fire magic. The poof, everyone's power went out. Thanks to that, we've got a lot of work to do now, and it's going to be tough at the site.”

Noah was troubled by the words of Central's great general, who spoke as if she were talking about someone else's business.

Noah "Oh no, it's "Adam" again! Oh Hermes...! Come on...!"

Null "No...well, I guess that one can't be helped."

Noah "Well, I hope everyone in Altair wasn't hurt. I'm not sure why.... The beasts weren't like this before..."

Null "It started when Kagaribito came into the world, right?”

Noah "What? Don’t place the blame on her! You're the one who gave Lady Lilith permission!"

Null "Yes, yes, actually, you've been quite helpful. It makes my job easier.
However, it is true that the effects of their feeding on magical elements are changing the ecosystem, I mean..., it can't be helped.
You're a different person when it comes to Lilith, aren't you?”

The general, who was looking at me through the monitor, continued to talk to me, not seeming to be very scared.

Null "So, I'd like to talk to you about something.”

Noah Yes, yes, I understand. Here, Peco-chan, Mocchi too! Go on...!"

Pecola "Kyu!"(*I know the point! I've got it!")

Null "Ahhh, that's a big help! Well, I was surprised at first.
You're a good little maintenance team, aren't you, little furballs?
It would be nice to have one if I got in trouble...."

Noah "Oh Hermes. Peco-chan and the others aren't your little servants.
Besides, you should take better care of Kagaribito, too.
Please tell Adam and the others to take good care of them...!"

Null "I know, I know. Please relay this message to Lillith as well.
Seriously, I need you to investigate the cause of the problem and take measures to prevent it from happening again.”

Then the call was disconnected before I could say goodbye.

Noah "Oh by Hermes...you're so selfish."

I grumbled and complained, but I told Lilith what had happened.
She listened to what I had to say, made a slightly annoyed face, and then said to me, "Okay, thanks," and the rest was business as usual.

Noah "I didn't think that Adam was going to move in here...I never heard about it!"

Yes, shortly thereafter, I don't know how it happened, but somehow the "hero of Central" had been sent to the north.

▼

My encounter with him was the worst. Even in the northland, the beasts have gone rabid.
I knew that the soldiers guarding this facility near Las of Terminus were having a hard time.
I went to them to see if I could help in any way, and that's when it happened. A pack of wolves attacked them.

Noah "Oh no. Pecola, let's go!”

Pecola "Kyu!"

As I approached the pack to negotiate with the wolf boss, a raging fire burned them right in front of me.

Noah "Oh...oh ......."

They died.... Their magical element returned to the stars.

Adam(22) "You, stay back, it's dangerous..."

Noah "What the hell are you doing...!!!!"

Adam "What...yeah...?"

With a puzzled look on his face, he stares at me as I'm packed away in a devilish manner.

Noah "You don't have to kill them...! If I had left, they would have returned to the forest...!
Besides, you used such a high-powered flame, you see! Kagaribito are broken again...!"

The Kagaribito, which was working nearby, has shorted out cruelly.
Probably on the disposal track with this level of breakage.

Adam "I heard from Lady Lilith that your fairies can negotiate with animals....
You haven't made progress at it at all. There's a lot of wounded people here."

Noah "Well... that's..."

Adam "For me, 'human life' is the top priority.
I understand what you are saying, but if you harm people, I will not tolerate it, no matter who you are. Why don't you just make another Kagaribito?"

Noah "What...what...? You bastard...!”

Adam "I don't care what you say. I don't want to see any more people die.
...... are you all right? Let me help you.”

I was speechless at the sheer power of the eyes of the hero of our country, and he let out a sigh,and went straight to the soldiers.
Since then, I have hated him.
And yet...

Noah "Why oh why, Lilith!?”

My angel, Lilith Maiya, who is so dear to me that I could almost call her my sister...,
She has started dating that bastard....

Noah "Just don't go with him...! He's totally inflexible..,
He's always talking about human life and human life, but he's so discriminatory towards Kagaribito and the beasts.... Even Lilith and he used to clash with each other all the time..."

Lilith "You're right. I thought so too at first.
I talked to him and found out that he had a good reason.
I thought he was a nice guy.”

Noah "I wonder why she fell for that guy of all people…?”

I remember Lilith's happy cheeks, and I plop down on my desk with a grand flourish.
Lilith doesn't have many friends, so she has a weakness for people who talk to her as an equal.
I leaned back against the back of the chair I was sitting in and looked up at the sky.

"The Trail of Chien Aura"　▶

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※The stories are connected in character order.