System vs Rebirth

Demon Hunting Squad.

Captain Igor was sitting in the middle of his base as his subordinates were questioning his decision.

"Sir. Is it alright for him to use our Demon Hunting Squad like this?"

Igor chuckled. "Have you forgotten that I owe him something? During that little fight?"

Igor reminded them about the little fight they had to test Noel's strength. If the Demon Hunting Squad won, Noel would join the Demon Hunting Squad. But Noel ended up winning, and Igor owed him a favor.

"In fact, I should have thanked him for using that favor. Since I'm going to pass my mantle to someone else soon, it doesn't mean anything to have another captain in between. By allowing him to take my position as the Captain of the Demon Hunting Squad, he can earn a better noble position."

"But what about us? If our squad…"

Before they finished, Igor added, "Of course. There is also a benefit as well. It's like promoting our Demon Hunting Squad. In the end, we're the ones who can say that Noel was once a captain of the Demon Hunting Squad."

"But…"

The people were worried. Igor was the one to allow this to happen. Of course, he could use it as a promotion, but Captain Igor would be recognized as a pushover, considering he just let someone be a captain just for the sake of becoming a noble.

Even if the Demon Hunting Squad would become famous, Igor's name would be filled with infamy. Igor had been helping them from the beginning, so they didn't want to see that happening.

Unfortunately for them, Igor had made a decision. He said with a sad smile, "If my sacrifice can make the Demon Hunting Squad strong again, I don't mind. I have always felt useless after losing this arm of mine, so I'm just glad that I can still use myself to support the squad. I hope that you all can make the squad stronger than ever… and make me proud."

…

Royal Palace.

"His nickname in the Demon Banner Army is Iadre. But his actual name is… Noel Ardagan."

"What?!"

"Noel Ardagan?"

"Is he still alive?"

"Isn't he…"

this was a royal hearing, ministers

thought, 'As expected, Noel… has succeeded. But since when did he become a Demon Hunting Squad's Captain? Well, the details are not

and said, "To think that you

did I not tell you about it? The Ardagan Family is my friend. Since I couldn't do anything for him, I would just

could see the conflicts between

and bowed to the king. "Your Majesty. I believe that we can't stop him from becoming a noble. In addition, he has gained a lot of support from other fractions. If we don't take their suggestion, I believe that this is a

could, he wanted

he had eliminated the Ardagan Family because they were a thorn in their side. But due to the plea of Luke Ardagan, he only executed

son, who he thought would die during his training in the Demon Banner Army, would

Since Anna and Kevin

The Sword Arbiter raised his hand. "I don't really care about him being a noble or whatever. But to become a Captain, you need at least to be a Spirit Grandmaster, right? If I'm

The minister rubbed his cheek and explained, "According to their testament, Noel Ardagan has become a Spirit Grandmaster. He

I have

don't think the information you have

do you mean?" The Sword Arbiter frowned, thinking that Noel must have done something

army is currently dominating the battle against the

he

has died in his hand. He was chased by a group

A Devil Saint

believe that he has proved himself. It's only right for us

to the Royal Family, but he was not a blind follower. He considered everything logically and said,

stepped back. He

sudden, Anna's teacher, Josephine, opened her mouth. "I do think that we need to reward a hero. However, I am still concerned about the fact that he is using his alias to gain all that. Can

Kevin's body shook as he glared at Josephine. "I don't

think Void Arbiter's concern is justified." Anna stepped forward. "If you look at it, Noel Ardagan's element is ice. Yet, from the information, Iadre's element is fire. You should be aware that a

It might be rare, but not unprecedented." Kevin's tone became cold even though

I'd like to suggest something." Anna

my permission. Speak." The king

about his identity. We should reward the

king and the

Kevin raised his

of the king." Anna reprimanded her father before continuing her explanation. "That's right. The official record stated that the captain of the Demon Hunting Squad's Captain is Iadre. Hence, he shall be the one receiving this reward. That

"!!!" The king smirked.