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.

waved

decision was something they would

…

Atracaeca Kingdom.

while holding a few pages of

Your Highness." The Great Protector next to him humbly bowed to him. "You're one step closer

for you, we would have lost the

The

way, what is the

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 nothing we

that so?" The second prince frowned. The situation didn't seem to look that

problem. Because the previous civilization didn't have Spiritual Energy… their lives were extremely fragile. They are in a coma right now, and we don't know

make sure they don't die." The second prince saw a ray of hope and had to make sure that it wasn't extinguished. He asked, "I'm still wondering… Since the previous civilization didn't have Spiritual Energy, how come we, the

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

second prince sighed. "We won't know the answer for the time being. In any case, we'll continue monitoring those people. My father should have known that I have the secret of runes. With these two, I should

"Yes, Your Highness."

…

another corner of

old man was sitting behind a pile of papers while sighing, "Why do I have to handle all this paperwork when I became a Grand Protector due to my strength? What's the use of my strength,

to help you." A middle-aged man stood next to him with another

smaller than everyone could imagine. He was elderly in his

energy, but the tired face made one

current situation

first prince is still training his body. The second prince seems to have gotten the secret of the rune system directly from Noel Ardagan himself. As for the

However, he noticed the second prince's achievement

hidden his identity and just appeared in

produce people capable of using runes, we'll be extremely strong." The Grand Protector nodded,

just that… we have received