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."

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

was why Stella couldn't help but say playfully, "That's right. Paul wants to hit

explained, "What are you saying?

few nods as though she knew what he

Noel chuckled. "Hahaha."

curious about what happened… What kind of struggles have you gone through this whole year?" Rose asked. As his

but I think I can briefly tell you about my story. If you don't mind, that

retreated and picked up a

the others only laughed

how he ventured deep into the Demon Territory. It was a thrilling experience where one wrong move would spell

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

Noel showed them what he had

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 since it would increase their experience and knowledge about

the experience in the Atracaeca Kingdom. They were surprised that Noel was chased by two

annoyed when the second prince extorted Noel just for the sake

become an earl or how he chose his territory. After all, the Royal Family might realize

the rest of the team. This time, he was

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

…

Capital City.

a celebration of the birth of the strongest and youngest Arbiter in the

information about the youngest and strongest Captain whose

undeniable strength. However, Noel wasn't losing. He might be late by a few months, but his speed wasn't that far from Anna. More importantly, Noel had two spirits, unlike Anna. In addition, Noel was known to be a lazy person who never trained his body before getting

be said that in terms of

witnessed Anna's undeniable strength and defeated an Arbiter that had reigned

the founder of Rune System as well as killing a Devil Saint, no one could say anything that

was given the Earl Title, surpassing his father in one go.

wealth to the people while remaining the richest.

he couldn't defeat the Royal Family. They spread the rumors about Noel's strength, causing their decision to look right in

rewarded him or, more like, exiled him to the border where he would be targeted by them, the demons, and