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."

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

why Stella couldn't help but say playfully, "That's right.

Paul was startled and hurriedly explained, "What are you saying? I was

Stella stopped Paul with a few nods as though she knew what he wanted

Noel chuckled. "Hahaha."

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

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

and picked up a chair for Noel,

Noel was speechless, but the others

ventured deep into the Demon Territory. It was a thrilling

they were surprised to know that Anna was there with him alongside the Greenwood Kingdom. It

showed them what he had

hand, the time wasn't appropriate. It would be

Old Ru, Noel began recounting the experience in the Atracaeca Kingdom. They were surprised that Noel was chased by two Devil

when the second prince

Noel couldn't really tell them about what could lead him to become an earl or how he chose his territory. After

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

in front of the gate,

…

Capital City.

of the strongest and youngest Arbiter in the Muivell Kingdom's history, the city was shaken once again by the inauguration of

and strongest Captain whose achievement

speed wasn't that far from Anna. More importantly, Noel had

said that in terms of speed, it

Anna's undeniable strength and defeated

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

his father in one go. Because of his personal history, it was clear that Noel had

his wealth to the 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

defeat the Royal Family. They spread the rumors about Noel's strength, causing their decision to look right in the

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 be targeted by them, the demons,