System vs Rebirth

Noel was riding a horse straight to his next destination. He was accompanied by Rose this time.

He glanced to the side, taking a peek at Rose's expression. She was confused when he announced the first destination.

Early in the morning, they had just finished washing their bodies.

Rose came to him and asked, "By the way, where are we going first?"

They had five destinations, so Rose had made some plans regarding the course to make the trip as effective as possible.

But to her surprise, Noel gave her a different plan.

"I have a plan in mind. Though, I don't know if you'll agree or not." Noel smirked.

"Huh?" Rose was confused. She usually managed to comprehend Noel's plan, so the one in her head should be similar to what Noel had in mind. So, she was the first one to reveal the itinerary.

"We are going to the Lelelei Fort, Silica Valley, Demon Banner Army's Headquarters, my village, then Styxcanva, right?" Rose asked for confirmation.

"No." Noel shook his head calmly, correcting her. "We're going to Silica Valley, your village, Demon Banner Army's Headquarters, Styxcanva, and Lelelei Fort."

"Huh?" Rose was perplexed. There were a few reasons why she couldn't approve Noel's plan. "Wait a minute. The Styxcanva and Lelelei Fort are supposed to have the furthest distance among our destinations, so why do you want to visit them both in succession? It'll take a lot of time just to travel between them. I don't understand."

"Yes. You haven't understood the situation, Rose." Noel sighed. Rose had yet to understand how far the Third Prince could extend his hand.

Now that Dimitri was on another mission, they didn't have many options left. One wrong move could make the Third Prince get involved.

When that happened, Noel feared that they couldn't move according to their plan anymore.

the one thing that might make the Third Prince

Noel reached Spirit

get stronger as quickly as possible.

once we get out of here." Noel sighed. Although Rose was good at planning, she still hadn't learned about the fight between aristocrats

parents couldn't help him, he

head around to check the distance before speaking. "Rose. Have

such a plan. If we follow your itinerary, I'm afraid that we'll be late for the gathering. Well, we can still speed up, but it'll put a strain on our body if we do this."

It was time for him to teach

took him a few hours to explain everything. If people heard about it,

their cities. So, the only place they knew was

them a different point of view, they would be confused and even pitied the people that got oppressed by the

better to talk about it without

Rose knew about what was happening behind the scene, the more serious her expression

from some rumors when working in the Demon Relief Squad. But

taught Noel a lot of things, including the darkness in the nobility, so that Noel could handle the

time, Rose had to learn it as well since she was going to be his secretary that would handle most

…

Two days later.

and Rose finally reached their destination, the Silica

Noel had to make it look like he had died and the Demon

finally returned

could learn one's affection, but this would be beneficial for