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."

Spirit Master. So, there was no doubt that Noel could challenge a Superior Demon once he reached this

but say playfully, "That's right. Paul wants to hit you once

Paul was startled and hurriedly explained,

Paul with a few nods as though she knew what he

Noel chuckled. "Hahaha."

about what happened… What kind of struggles have you gone through this whole year?" Rose asked. As his vassal, she was curious about his experience, thinking this would allow her to understand her lord

of time, but I think I can briefly tell you about my story.

Stella swiftly retreated and picked up a chair for

the others only

into the Demon Territory. It was a thrilling experience

were surprised to know that Anna was there with him alongside

showed them what he had learned from Old Ru,

hand, the time wasn't appropriate. It would be better for his students to

experience in the Atracaeca Kingdom. They were surprised that Noel was chased by two Devil Saints and felt sorry that they

importantly, they were annoyed when the second prince extorted Noel just for the

an earl or how he chose his territory. After all, the Royal Family might realize his intention and change their approach in order

team. This time, he

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

…

Capital City.

the Muivell Kingdom's history, the city was shaken once again by the

information about the youngest and strongest Captain whose achievement was beyond 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 speed, it was a

course, they had never seen Noel fight personally. Meanwhile, they had witnessed Anna's undeniable strength and defeated an Arbiter

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

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

and kindest person who donated a lot of his wealth to the people while remaining the richest.

some good rumors about Noel's deeds and achievements, he couldn't defeat the Royal Family. They spread the rumors about Noel's strength, causing

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