System vs Rebirth

Chapter 1437: Demon is Scum

"You are... Magic Lord, Water Lord?!"

Anna couldn’t help but smile. No one would expect this kind of reinforcement, including Laufey and Howard, who were following her. After all, even they were kept in the dark to avoid giving false hope or scaring them unnecessarily.

No commander wanted to scare their soldiers before the war. However, as the leader of this mission, Anna had prepared something else before going to this place.

The first place she visited was the cave where Noel’s parents were located.

"Hmm?" Silvester couldn’t help but feel surprised when he heard about Anna’s request.

"Is there something wrong?"

"No, it’s just... It’s a surprise for me. Why would you want those people’s information, Lady Anna? Is this approved by Lord Noel?" Silvester asked with a solemn expression.

Anna nodded. "Yes. He has told me I can do everything I see fit."

"..." Silvester still doubted Anna’s intention, but at the same time, he had to trust her. "I understand. If you want their information, I can give it to you, including their current location."

It was Anna’s turn to be surprised. "I didn’t expect you to give me their information so easily. Am I that trustworthy? I have prepared all kinds of explanations to persuade you or, in the worst-case scenario, I would have asked his parents directly."

Silvester simply smiled. "In that case, why would Lady Anna go all the way to visit me?"

"That’s because I believe you have this information. According to Harley, you can track someone to the very details, while he focuses on macro information."

Silvester nodded. "In that case, is there any need for this humble servant to explain himself?"

"..." Anna fell silent. He indeed didn’t need to explain himself. After all, this meant that Silvester tracked Anna as well.

In other words, he knew a lot of information about Anna, which made him able to trust her when she spontaneously asked for his help.

"You are the lady of the Ardagan family now. I have no reason to reject you. At the same time, I’m already aware that while Lord Noel is good at manipulating everything like his father, every time an unexpected situation occurs, it will be your time to shine.

"Hence, I asked you whether your action received Lord Noel’s approval. The fact that he gave you his permission meant the situation would become so troublesome that even he couldn’t predict it accurately.

"There was no reason for me to reject you. If my information could be of any use to you, that means the information has served its purpose."

Silvester gave a sincere smile. For Luke and Leysha, Luke had always been the brain while Leysha was the brawn. On the other hand, Noel and Anna were different.

Both of them were strong enough to become the peak powerhouses in this kingdom or even the world. However, both of them knew each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

In that case, they covered each other’s weaknesses. With Noel’s rational thinking, he would govern the usual operation of the territory. On the other hand, Anna would be the one handling all unique problems.

Silvester believed that Noel had found a partner that could do that. Hence, he gave that information to Anna.

"Still, even with this information, I don’t think the Magic Lord will be making his move. After all, he’s still injured, and the Magic Lord has no intention of disrupting the kingdom."

"Of course. You can leave the negotiation to me. My negotiation skills might not be perfect, but I do pick up his skills." Anna winked playfully when mentioning Noel.

In business negotiation, Luke might be unmatched. Even Noel couldn’t be compared to him.

However, political talk was what Noel excelled at. If he wanted, he could debate with someone until they got so infuriated that they had a heart attack.

The Magic Lord wouldn’t be someone who could be moved as a business partner, which was why Anna believed she would succeed in persuading him.

...

That was what she thought until she faced the Magic Lord personally. After revealing her purpose, the Magic Lord gave her only a single word.

"No."

People would have gotten desperate from this, but Anna had prepared for the rejection. She glanced at the Water Lord. Although the Water Lord was close to Noel, if she took advantage of the Water Lord, the Magic Lord would just be more adamant in rejecting her.

That was why Anna added, "Don’t be in a hurry to reject me, Magic Lord."

"I’m not in a hurry to reject you. My stance remains the same. I will remain a bystander. I don’t have any intention of disrupting the kingdom."

"No. You aren’t going to disrupt the kingdom." Anna raised one finger. "Our main objective is to stop the third prince."

"That’s what I mean by disrupting the kingdom. The third prince, the third princess... Those two are aiming for the throne, so I have no intention of stopping them. He might have almost killed me back then, but that’s that."

Anna shook her head helplessly. "Don’t you find it strange?"

"Strange?"

"The third prince is definitely talented. However, what about his subordinates?"

"What do you mean?" The Magic Lord squinted his eyes.

Anna couldn’t help but smile as the Magic Lord had started to get suspicious. "According to our information, there is at least a peak grandmaster with a transcendent path as his subordinate. Grandmasters alone are quite rare, let alone one with a transcendent path...

"However, I don’t come to you because I’m afraid of such a person. However, my instincts have been extremely sharp ever since I was born. And this time, my instinct couldn’t help but tingle.

"Something even more dangerous is going to come... Possibly, a spirit transcendence... a hidden spirit transcendence.

"This alone might not pique your interest, but have you ever wondered where the third prince and his followers received this power?"

"..." The Magic Lord’s expression darkened. Even though the third prince almost killed him, he didn’t hold a lot of grudges against him. But all the nobles in the kingdom knew what the Magic Lord hated the most. Demons.

Anna didn’t have to persuade him until he agreed to join. As long as he got curious about it, that was enough.

...

On the battlefield, the Magic Lord, who had remained on the side to observe the situation, chose to reveal himself. He didn’t plan to do this if the enemies were humans, and he might even get angry at Anna or even the Ardagan family.

However, the enemies had simply done something unforgivable in his eyes.

"The demons are scum, but humans who sell themselves to demons are worse than scum. All of you disgust me." The Magic Lord’s killing intent soared into the sky.