System vs Rebirth

"So, Noel, what do you want?"

"…" Noel was silent for a while. He was glancing to the left and right, seeing no change of expression.

That action was enough to tell him that everyone had realized his identity. Though, it wasn't that hard to deduce if they paid close attention to how he acted this whole time. Even Stella, who usually ended up reacting to the revelation, was silent.

It seemed that the expedition this time would be extremely dangerous.

Hence, Noel thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, this is my first time going on an expedition like this. Even I have a hard time thinking about possibilities that might occur there. However, I do have two more requests and one question."

"Let's start with the question," Clara replied without hesitation.

"Alright. The question is simple. May I know the exact location of that place? Is it near a good destination where people usually go for vacation?"

Clara frowned. The question looked weird, but since she agreed to cooperate with him, Clara said, "The location of the ruin is in the north of this kingdom, specifically near a Baron's territory. Because the baron is newly appointed due to the expansion, we shouldn't expect much from this baron.

"Also, if I have to name a good destination, then it's probably the Hot Spring."

Noel frowned. "What kind of Hot

reason why Stone Lord and Plant Lord are cooperating with us. Since the volcano is making the land fertile, the Plant Lord is to check the possibility of plant demons that are hiding

everything, after all. Even the Fire Lord is joining this expedition… Though, he is going to the volcano instead

down for

asking that question. She thought, 'Is he trying to delay the expedition? Anna told him to meet her father so that they could talk. And with how Anna always brought some weird information… I'm afraid that he is planning to extract some information if possible… And depending on how the conversation is going, Noel might be planning to

big expedition that involves a lot of parties, I think we should be a bit more careful. When do we go there? In a

"No. Next week."

Are you sure it's

have been preparing a lot of things in the past two months. So, we're only waiting for all of you to

mobilize a few more squads from the Demon Relief Squad? At least five more squads. Looking at the size of the expedition, we have to

happened to the squad when we went on an expedition?" Clara asked with a frown. "If we involved more squad, they might die.

to explore the mysterious building. I just want them to remain in the rear and erect a small base. This base has to be able to defend against a number of demons… Basically, their task is to create a small fort to be used against the demons." Noel

a lot of sense. The base could become a temporary home for them. As long as they

handle the mysterious building's investigation. This way, they had enough people to take care of the people inside the

considered it for a moment and said, "Paul. I need you to send the message. Tell the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Squads to come to the location within a month. Since it's a dangerous mission, they have

Paul nodded with a

a month. Noel and Anna had agreed, but they didn't state the specific date. After all, it was hard to make an appointment with the current situation. Even Anna needed some time to return and tell her