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."

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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…"

couldn't help but turn their heads toward Anna. Since this was a royal hearing, ministers and a few Arbiters attended

when did he become a Demon Hunting Squad's Captain? Well, the details are not

looked at her father and said, "To think

Family is my friend. Since I couldn't do

could see the conflicts between daughter

has gained a lot of support from other fractions. If we don't take their suggestion, I believe that this is a direct offense against

king tightened his grip on his throne. If he could, he wanted to tear the letter into pieces, thinking

side. But due to the plea of Luke Ardagan, he

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

find Noel was still alive. Since Anna and Kevin had friction, it meant that he could fully suppress Kevin. No, Anna might be the one

or whatever. But to become a Captain, you need at least to be a Spirit Grandmaster, right? If I'm not wrong, this Iadre or Noel Ardagan is only

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

so? Well, I have heard about his deeds

information you have is accurate," Kevin

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

should have heard that the army is currently dominating the battle against the organization,

he

Devil Saints has died in his hand. He was chased by a group of elites from the organization led by two

Devil Saint is similar to the

believe that he has proved himself. It's only right for us to reward such a

and loyal to the Royal Family, but he was not a blind follower. He considered everything logically and said, "In that case, I have no objection to giving him a noble title. Killing a Devil Saint and creating the Rune is

stepped back. He never thought that he would be pressured to make

a 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

"I don't think there is a problem with having an

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 person only has

an occurrence where a person has two elements. It might be rare, but not unprecedented."

to suggest something." Anna glanced

permission. Speak." The king

his identity. We should reward the

the others instantly understood what she

raised his

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

"!!!" The king smirked.