System vs Rebirth

"Heh, it seems that someone finally knows how to come back." Stella smirked. Even though her words were sharp, her tone was that of teasing.

"Ahaha…" Noel rubbed his cheek embarrassedly. It wasn't that he forgot about them. He simply had a lot of things to do in order to protect himself.

"We've heard about it. It seems that you are going to become an Earl." Ben waved his hands. After talking to Rose, he had grown used to this problem. At the same time, their bond with Rose was far longer than Noel's, so Noel leaving might be sad, but it wasn't unbearable.

"Yes. I believe everything has been set up perfectly, so I should receive that title."

"Isn't it amazing? A captain usually only gets the Count Position. But you get one rank higher…" Zion nodded in approval.

"Well, we might not be able to talk to you casually anymore." Stella looked sad even though she just loved to tease him.

"You don't have to be formal with me." Noel chuckled. "Though, this might be the last time I can see all of you like this."

Paul patted Noel's shoulder. "We're aware of your situation, and your life as an Earl would become even more dangerous, so please be careful. We'll be fine over here."

"Thank you. Sorry that I didn't talk to you about my plan. I couldn't afford to have a lot of people know about this plan, or the Royal Family would notice and prepare another plan against it."

"It's fine. Just take care of Rose for us."

"Of course."

Surprisingly, there weren't a lot of things to talk about. There were some parting words, but they felt it wasn't really a parting.

Noel had even emphasized that he might need their strength sooner or later. So, they would meet each other from time to time.

Rose had explained everything to them, so the squad fully understood Noel's situation and plan.

"Still, I'm quite curious about what happened to you in this one year. It seems that you have become a Spirit Grandmaster." Paul looked at Noel up and down, examining his strength.

"Yeah. I became one not long ago." Noel nodded with a serious expression. "I can finally understand why the Spirit Grandmaster becomes the biggest transition stage."

Noel could defeat Peak Level Demons easily when he was a Spirit Master. So, there was no doubt that Noel could challenge a Superior Demon once he reached

help but say playfully, "That's right.

and hurriedly explained, "What

nods as though she knew what

Noel chuckled. "Hahaha."

you gone through this whole year?" Rose asked. As his vassal, she was curious about his experience, thinking this would allow

can briefly tell you about my story. If you don't mind,

retreated and picked up a chair for Noel, saying, "Here you

Noel was speechless, but the others

ventured deep into the Demon Territory. It was a thrilling experience where one wrong

were surprised to know that Anna was there with him alongside the Greenwood Kingdom. It was a combination no one

Noel showed them what he had learned from Old

them about the Rune Body and even drew it on their bodies. On the other hand, the time wasn't appropriate. It would be better for his students to do it

Atracaeca Kingdom. They were surprised that Noel was chased by two Devil Saints

were annoyed when the second prince extorted Noel just for the sake of simple

what could lead him to become an earl or how he chose his territory.

than three hours, Noel finally bid goodbye to the rest of the team. This time,

Paul, and the rest of the zero squad stood in front of the gate, watching them disappear

…

Capital City.

long after a celebration of the birth of the strongest and youngest Arbiter in the Muivell Kingdom's history, the city was shaken once again by the

and strongest Captain

his speed wasn't that far from Anna. More importantly, Noel had two spirits, unlike Anna. In addition, Noel

that in terms of speed,

Meanwhile, they had witnessed Anna's undeniable strength and defeated

of Rune System as well as killing a Devil Saint,

heard was that Noel was given the Earl Title, surpassing his father in one go. Because of his

people while remaining the richest. On the other hand, Noel reached this position with his strength. There were some rumors stating that Noel had the potential

about Noel's deeds and achievements, he couldn't defeat the Royal Family. They spread

chance that Noel would become a tyrant and cause instability in the kingdom. Hence, the Royal Family rewarded him or, more like, exiled him to the