System vs Rebirth

"That's the current situation." Josephine ended her explanation with a nod as though she confirmed that the situation was under control.

"So, you're planning to let them fight and destroy each other?" The king looked down, falling into deep thought.

"That's right, Your Majesty. By letting them destroy each other, we will be able to see their secret weapon. I'm pretty sure that there is another reason for their growth, and because of their conflict, they should have two different paths. This way, the Muivell Kingdom will be able to see both of their secrets."

The king could agree with this statement. Even though he had acknowledged Anna as an Arbiter, her strength was still unknown. He wanted her to give that secret to him, but she had yet to show any weakness to exploit.

So, if he agreed with this arrangement, Noel would push Anna so far that she would reveal her own secret. Noel would certainly be the same.

Even if Anna would be the one losing in the future, he could simply intervene. Anna would fall into the hands of the royal family, and Noel would die, completely erasing the Ardagan Family.

"That's not a bad suggestion." The king stroked his chin while contemplating the pros and cons. After a few minutes, he said, "We'll let them be for a moment. Since the nobles have given us a bit of pressure because of that Rune Academy, we'll stay quiet for a bit. The crown prince…"

"I don't think that's a good idea, Your Majesty." Josephine looked like she understood why the king mentioned the crown prince. He must want to send the crown prince to Noel's territory not only to grow closer to Anna but also to learn the runes.

Unfortunately for him, Josephine disagreed right away, baffling the king.

"What do you mean, Josephine?"

"Right now, Anna has no weakness. If you send the crown prince there, she will end up protecting the crown prince. If Noel targets the crown prince instead of her…"

"Are you saying the crown prince is incompetent?" The king narrowed his eyes.

"I have overstepped my bounds." Josephine lowered her head, but her tone remained serious as though she deemed the crown prince to be Anna's weakness.

The king couldn't deny her words completely. Josephine had been working for him for a long time, so he knew what she had been doing this whole time.

He ultimately agreed with the arrangement. "Alright. We'll let them be for now. I want you to monitor their situation. Since it will look bad if the royal family sends an expedition mission to him, we'll wait for him to settle down. This should be enough."

"Understood." Josephine nodded.

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something they would regret for their entire

…

Atracaeca Kingdom.

secret of the runes!" The second prince laughed while holding a few pages of papers. It contained

next to him humbly bowed to him. "You're one

too. If not for you, we would have lost the

don't deserve such praise." The Great

the situation with the

that good. Most of the frozen statues can't be resurrected. Even with the healers and all the methods we possess, it's basically impossible for us to stop them from dying. It's like they have 'died' inside the ice for a long time, so there's

frowned. The situation didn't seem

few strong men among them. They managed to survive the ordeal of time, but there is one big problem. Because

of hope and had to make sure that it wasn't extinguished. He asked, "I'm still wondering…

know the answer. But if I have to guess, it's probably through the evolution process. Or there is a chance that the experiment has changed humans and its latter generation to be

time being. In any case, we'll continue monitoring those people. My

"Yes, Your Highness."

…

another corner of the Atracaeca

sighing, "Why do I have to handle all this paperwork when I became

here to help you." A middle-aged

Protector was surprisingly smaller than everyone could imagine. He was elderly

fragile. His muscles were still brimming with energy, but the tired face made one pity

the current situation with

have gotten the secret of the rune

facepalmed, frustrated with the first prince and the third prince. However, he noticed the second prince's achievement and asked, "What do you mean

to be dead, but it seemed that he had hidden his identity and just appeared in our territory not long ago. Through that encounter, the second prince

people capable

received a