System vs Rebirth

While the Demon Relief Squad was mourning, Anna rushed back to her territory.

She was standing in front of a middle-aged man who was busy signing a few documents on his table.

She politely bowed to him and said, "I have returned, Father."

"En." He only nodded his head.

There were no words exchanged between them. The awkward silence filled the room, but Anna didn't do anything after all this.

After a few minutes, he glanced at her and finally pushed away the documents for a moment. "You're not throwing a tantrum? It seems that you've grown up a bit."

"I apologize for making you worried, Father." Anna was observing her father because she was curious about how much her father knew regarding Luke's plan. However, she didn't plan to break the news for now, considering she didn't know how many ears were in this mansion. Even her father might have turned his back on Luke, so she had to confirm it first.

"So, what have you done in the Demon Banner Army? I heard you were pretty amazing there to the point you snatched the record of being the greatest Apprentice Knight, surpassing that of Septa." Her father, Kevin Stargaze, let out a small smile as if he was proud of her achievement.

"Yes. I managed to do that. More importantly, I managed to get rid of the potential threat of our Stargaze Family."

What do you mean

have killed Noel Ardagan!" Anna stated

maintain his poker face, but Anna's perception was different from the past. She noticed the slight change in his father's gaze as if

thought for a moment. "Still, I don't understand one thing. Why did it take so long to kill him? If it were the usual you, you should have killed him from the very start. You even dismissed the

with confidence. "I believe one year is the perfect time to

him and the

suggested executing him along with his parents, that was the first time I saw him. So, I couldn't help but get curious to see what kind of man would pose

Count Ardagan's prestige. But he was different, so I wanted to see whether he would become a threat or not. After seeing his

it looked like I had just finished what they should have done, it could also be interpreted as

might do something about it, but I didn't plan to harm the family. That was why my

paused as if he was contemplating her

I thought you had become his best friend and chose to protect him instead of killing him." Kevin chuckled as if treating Noel's life like nothing. "There

great ally to me. In fact, if we were born into a different family, I wouldn't mind marrying him because it would benefit the family. I had seen his achievement, which was similar to the prestige of Count Ardagan in the past, albeit

the moment the execution was done, there was no turning

interesting opinion. From the looks of it, he seemed to be more capable than any noble sons or even the princes." Kevin rose from his seat and walked to the cabinet