System vs Rebirth

In a certain city, a robust middle-aged man was walking in the city while humming.

"Mhm, hum, hum." The middle-aged man seemed to be enjoying his walk. He was also observing the locations of the buildings in the area.

"Life is good." The middle-aged man nodded in approval. He continued for another thirty minutes before he eventually reached a two-story building.

When he opened the door, he was greeted with a lot of tools for construction such as hammers, axes, saws, and others.

"Welcome, Sir Douglas. Are you done with your walk today?" A young receptionist smiled at him.

"Oh, Jack. You're already up?" The middle-aged man, who was called Douglas, smiled, watching the young man carrying the tools around as though he was displaying them on the shelves.

"Of course. I don't know why, but I feel like something good is going to happen today. So, I'm setting up the shop as quickly as possible."

"Is that so? Maybe we're expecting the same thing. I don't know why, but I feel energized today." Douglas chuckled, not thinking much about it. "In any case, just open the shop as usual."

"Understood." Jack nodded in agreement as he continued moving things around.

However, their peaceful morning was suddenly disturbed when a man suddenly slammed their door open.

*Bang!*

The sound was so loud that it startled both of them.

"I need one hundred saws and one hundred hammers right away!" The man shouted in an authoritative tone, looking down at them.

Jack couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows while Douglas put on his smile and said, "Welcome, Mr. Raffles."

"So, you're here, you idiot old man." The man snorted, staring at Douglas as if he was a fly.

Jack looked angry because the man looked down on Douglas, but he couldn't do anything. There was a reason why the man could actually look down on them.

"Of course. Since you're here to make a purchase this big, then I should be the one welcoming you." Douglas smiled. "Besides, you're the butler of the city lord, so how could I let anyone serve you?"

the city lord's mansion if you don't want this shop destroyed." The man harrumphed, thinking he was

But Sir, we don't have the number you require right now. Please wait for three days,

city lord, you could still be alive? You only

about their reply and immediately turned around, ready to leave

and smashed the window for them to see. He added mockingly, "Hahaha. Since this shop is going to be destroyed, then this one is just in

slamming the door

saw two people who

I will rip out your eyes." The man glared at them angrily, which caused the two people to look at each other. Because he was in a good mood after destroying the window, he harrumphed and

since they didn't expect that another commoner would be able to act

wooden door bent, the voice

they treated you? You have been helping Count Helsberth for so

You… you have… even helped them build a lot of things. Without you, their city wouldn't be this good." Jack was shouting in

guy like him and turned him

about it… not yet. Let's just do our

actually opened the door and entered the

how to react since this was the first time

of them. He didn't know the one wearing a masquerade, but the moment

second man nod his head, Douglas suddenly dropped to one knee

Douglas let everything happen with a smile on his face, he never knelt to anyone, including the

actually caused Douglas to do the thing he

force Douglas to

the door, the younger man took off his masquerade as the blond

young yet gallant face was

identity and put on a

reason. "I have been helping the count because I'm planning to sit away from the spotlight. By making them

"Sir?" Jack was dumbstruck.

at Noel and said, "This is the person I've been waiting for. He is

"Ardagan? That Ardagan?"

kingdom. They were a merchant family, but instead of using their wealth to

the slum like him

upstairs and pack