System vs Rebirth

Before exploring the area, they tried to gather the remaining demon crystals they could get from the demons. Most of the demons that Noel killed didn't have anything left, so they searched for the demons they killed.

They were already quite lucky that they got about three thousand demon crystals with variety grades.

The most important ones would be the twenty peak level crystals and more than a hundred advanced level crystals. There was no Superior Demon this time though. The Supreme Devil Organization might be planning to use it during the actual siege.

After loading everything in the carriage, they rebuilt their camp on the other side of the river to avoid the pungent blood smell.

…

The next day.

Noel and the others continued their journey to the base of the Supreme Devil Organization, only to find it nowhere to be found. That was right.

The base had been destroyed completely with the only clue being the people that fled earlier.

"What should we do?" Layla asked Noel.

Aurelia looked around. "The area has been cleared up and there are traces of footprints. This should be their base, but it has been destroyed, giving the explanation of the visual to Layla."

"We'll chase after them. There is still a possibility that they bring out more demons, so I'll have you accompany me to visit some villages."

"Don't worry. I have some free time. While I can't do anything to those humans even if they attack you, I will keep all the demons away at the very least."

"That's enough." Noel nodded in agreement.

Now that they had made a decision, the group headed to the south, specifically the village to their south. It wasn't supposed to be a big village according to the mayor.

There were only about forty people residing in this village. Their location was not far from the river, but because of the demons, the city couldn't rely on them. In fact, they thought that the people in this village had died because of the demons.

On the way, Noel couldn't help but turn to Grandell. "Say. How far will you follow my order?"

After the transformation earlier, Grandell answered without hesitation. "I will do anything for you, Sir. Even if it means sacrificing my life."

"Is that so? If I were to order you to kill a little kid?"

"That's…" Grandell tensed up. On the one hand, he knew that the lord was a kind man, who wanted to provide the best for his subjects. On the other hand, that kind of order was sickening.

Noel looked like Anna in the past, trying to kill innocent people. However, Noel knew that the Supreme Devil Organization could disguise themselves as a normal person. They might take advantage of that disguise and wait until Noel lowered his guard before killing him.

seemed to understand the dilemma. However, Grandell gritted his teeth as though he had steeled his resolve. "I will follow your order. Should they resent me,

When he thought about Anna and this kind of scenario, Noel couldn't

their previous lives, Anna actually killed innocent people who had saved her. Yet, there was one more hidden scenario

meant Noel was the one who put her in that situation. And Noel

a whole new scenario in Noel's

specific location? I might not have beenreason right in the head in my previous life, but I didn't think I would be able to harm the innocent without any reasons. In that case,

was rather obvious when he

kill those people. They might be spies from the Supreme Devil Organization. When I think about it, the organization has a lot of small bases, but it's hard to find them. What if they are using a village as their base

to bother them. In fact, nobles rarely visit villages a bit farther away from their city unless there is danger. In other words, as long as the organization pays the tax and never sends any distress signal, the village will be left alone. That's probably how

Devil Organization. Anna was a precious tool of the Royal Family and her master, Josephine, was kind of shady. There was a high chance

get mad and lose her reason. When that happened, Anna would go berserk and kill the people around, meaning destroying the

organization's base, bad blood between them formed. If this scenario were true, it would mean that Anna had never killed the innocent. It was

that it's wrong, and it's not like I can prove it.

life Noel was as smart as the current him. With how his previous life had been leading Anna to this place, the chance of the scenario being true was quite

that theory later. I don't have time to raid those bases, but I can actually mark all of them first and raid them after we defend the city from the next attack. This

village with

lot of people living in this village. They were completely

old lady couldn't help but squint her eyes, watching Noel and

forward and shouted, "The Lord of Lounstein, Earl Ardagan, is in front of you

old lady raised her eyebrows. Never in her wildest dream would a noble visit

toward the entrance as if they wanted to see the noble. They were still confused,

but frown when she looked around the village. There was a weird smell permeating the air. It might not be apparent to normal people, but her heightened senses made her realize that

at the old lady as well as the rest of the villagers. There were

time Noel gave an order that

"Grandell."

remained calm, ready to accept the

something that made him question the sanity of his own

as he unsheathed

watch this happen. In fact, they didn't understand why their lord became someone like this. Was the kindness he

answer was revealed right away when

old lady before them was

this through

Name: Salavia

Affection: Hatred (80/100)

you if

had a hard time sensing their Spiritual Energy. With the fact that she was strong enough

another secret

might think that wearing a mask earlier so that Noel didn't see their face and turned into a normal villager would be smart but it wasn't enough to