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?"

hundred saws and hammers to the city lord's mansion if you don't want this shop destroyed." The

for three days,

you think if not because of the city lord, you could still be alive? You only

their reply and immediately

door, so he grabbed the hammer and smashed the window for them to see. He added mockingly, "Hahaha. Since this shop is going to be destroyed,

loud, slamming

who

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 walked away. "This is why commoners

didn't expect that another commoner would be

bent, the voice from

you serving that man so easily? Couldn't you see how they treated you? You have been helping

build a lot of

slum guy like him and turned him into his assistant, so Jack was

know anything, Jack. And I don't think it's time for me to tell you about it… not yet. Let's just do our

people outside had actually opened the door and entered the shop,

this was the first time

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

to

everything happen with a smile on his face, he never knelt to

a single nod from them actually caused Douglas to do the thing he

force Douglas to do

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

behind the mask, a young yet gallant face was

instantly confirmed his identity and put on a small but genuine

Douglas finally explained the reason. "I have been helping the count because I'm planning to sit away from the spotlight. By making them hate me, they will definitely hide my presence because my existence is equal to their shame. But that doesn't

"Sir?" Jack was dumbstruck.

is the person

"Ardagan? That Ardagan?"

kingdom. They were a merchant family, but instead of using their wealth to rise through the ranks, they used their

from the slum like him knew the name

go upstairs and pack