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 by

Ardagan!" Anna stated with a

Kevin seemed to maintain his poker face, but Anna's perception was different from the past. She

commander's interference." Kevin thought for a moment. "Still, I don't understand one thing. Why did it take so long

believe one year is the perfect time to both observe him and avoid

and the

So, I couldn't help but get curious to see what kind of

I had heard about Count Ardagan's prestige. But he was different, so I wanted to see whether he would become a threat or

the Royal Family. Although it looked like I had just finished what they should have done, it could also

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

he was contemplating

and chose to protect him instead of killing him." Kevin chuckled as if treating Noel's life like nothing. "There was

he was different from a typical noble. If our path never reached this point, I believed he would be a 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

moment the execution was done, there was no turning back. Hence, the only

an 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 in the corner of