System vs Rebirth

Noel was sitting in a lotus pose in the backyard. A black flame was circling around him at a constant speed. Though, sometimes, the speed changed as though Noel was controlling it.

However, Noel was in the middle of his control training. He had to maintain a constant speed of his flame in order to master it.

Once in a while, he changed the form of his flame into a small bird and made it fly up and down before turning back to its original form and maintaining the same speed.

Rose had just returned after the meeting and chose to inform Noel about the result.

Since there was no one around, she called Noel by his name. "Noel. We have discussed it. We will be going on a mission again. It might be dangerous, but I want to hear your thoughts."

Noel gradually opened his eyes as the flame disappeared. "Is it the Creek Village?"

Rose widened her eyes and nodded. "How do you know?"

"Well, I have predicted it and I have asked Captain Clara. However, this time, I'm not influencing her decision or anything. So, I don't have any plans about it." Noel raised both hands, indirectly telling her not to worry since there was no hidden scheme from him.

"Hmm… Then, why do you know about the location?" Rose asked. She was his vassal. Questioning her lord might be overstepping her bound, but Noel knew she asked this because she was worried about him.

So, he said, "Because Anna's advancement mission is also in that village."

Stargaze?"

brothel, right? I have tasked them to gather information about the village. And I

It felt like he was opening all his cards, but he would only do it to Rose. He knew Rose was smart enough to know which one she could tell the others and which one should be kept secret. This was also a small test for Rose if she truly wanted to become

has to wait

not far from the village."

tell a few pieces of information to the others without revealing Noel's secret. Though, she didn't forget to give Noel the

took a glance at the

Mission: Creek Village

arrived at that place, it was too late. All the villagers should have died. But right now, there are new villagers filling the area. It's suspicious as there is no trace of migration happening. Even the city near the village doesn't have a record of it. There is a possibility that this place

Relief Squad, Demon Hunting Squad, Demon Barrier Squad, Demon

On the one hand, it felt like this joint mission was an easy mission since there was a Demon Beholder Squad, Septa's group. On the

is suspected to be the dent of the Supreme Devil Organization, it seems that the

moment. As expected, the Demon Relief Squad would be a higher priority to the Supreme Devil Organization. The Demon Beholder Squad would be more suited

Noel realized that they were the bait in this mission. If they came, the

had made a lot of -preparation this time. In fact, all the past preparation couldn't be compared to this one. Even so, he didn't become confident. He kept being careful and considered everything before making his decision. He had learned from

After all, I also