System vs Rebirth

Before he even knocked on the door, there was a voice coming from inside.

"Come in. The door is not locked." The tone was calm but had a pulling effect as if it was trying to attract him.

"…" Noel was startled and confused at the same time. However, he still opened the door and entered the room, finding a middle-aged man waiting for him.

The middle-aged man had long white hair. His eyes might look gentle, but Noel could feel sharp, observing gaze from it. Despite having a small smile on his face, he didn't have any welcoming aura.

His clothes were simple, only a plain white shirt and long black pants, matching his white hair.

As soon as he saw his appearance, Noel fell to one knee, lowering his head. "Noel Ardagan greets the Third Prince."

"Hmm?" The middle-aged man frowned. He didn't expect Noel to kneel down that soon, so he asked, "I believe we haven't met yet. So, did your father tell you about me?"

"No." Noel shook his head.

"But it seems you know who I am… You're not going to answer me like it's just because my hair is white, right?"

Noel hesitated for a moment before explaining his thought process. "The letter in my room is the first reason. If it's your subordinate, we won't be meeting in this place since they don't need the 'best' place to talk to me.

judgment, but I also took a look at your age. Your age

me instead of knowing me. The former comes from the

for a moment before clapping his hands a few times,

The Third Prince

He maintained his poker face, but he was

personally for three reasons. First of all, you're currently too weak to even be useful. Of course, I can

I'm going to need you very soon. Hence, you have to reach Spirit Master within two years. Judging from your progress,

Noel was confident he could become a Spirit Master in just a few months, he couldn't

Third Prince observed him for a moment as if he wanted to see whether the answer just now was sincere or not. After a while, the Third Prince continued, "Before becoming a Spirit Master,

reason why I need you to become a Spirit Master first before receiving a request from me. I'm sure you'll do it,

words. He wanted to see whether Noel would be loyal or not. His father was loyal to

was still suspicious of the Third Prince, he still lowered his head and declared, "The Third Prince has given me all the chances

of the son of a merchant." Third Prince was a bit dissatisfied with how Noel didn't answer with only "Yes." After all, it would mean Noel had full loyalty to him. Still, the fact

second reason for my visit is to give you a goal during your stay in the

years. Instead of becoming a lesser noble, it would be better if you get your position as a Count