System vs Rebirth

Chapter 232 Clue

As soon as Noel stepped inside the hidden room, there was only one book in that place since this was the place where Ardagan slumbered previously.

It was the notebook of his ancestor that he didnʼt finish in his dream because of what happened during that time.

He carefully opened the book and saw the first few sentences in that book. The words were exactly the same, so it meant either Ardagan or his father had read this book.

Noel looked around to find any more clues, but since there was nothing but stone wall inside, he decided to walk back to the office and put the book on the table.

The book wasnʼt that thick, so he should be able to finish this book in one sitting.

But to his surprise, when he lifted the book up, a letter fell down to the ground.

”This is…” Noel widened his eyes in shock. He carefully picked up the letter and opened it because he never saw this letter in his dream. Even the paper looked new.

”My son. By the time you read this letter, Iʼm sure that weʼre not with you anymore. However, thereʼs no need to fear because your mother and I are fine in a place no one knows.

”To be honest, I donʼt know when youʼre going to read this letter, but Iʼm pretty sure that youʼll find the hidden room after you go to the headquarter of the Demon Banner Army. There is a hidden room inside the treasury that your ancestor left behind, which should be related to the hidden room. So, I believe you will find this room from there.

”I donʼt know much about Ardagan, but I am aware that heʼs a living spirit. If Ardagan deems you to be ready, I believe that heʼs going to show you the hidden room inside the Demon Banner Armyʼs treasury.

”You should know that I was supporting the third prince, right? I donʼt know how much do you know about the truth, but Iʼm going to be blunt here.

”I and Marquis Stargaze are best friends and we have agreed to split up to find a certain truth. If you truly donʼt know what to do, you can go to him and ask for his help. But I doubt that he has the ability to do it because heʼs also being monitored.

”Hence, our execution is simply a way to hide me, allowing us to further investigate this certain truth.

”As for the certain truth… itʼs big yet simple that I can explain in a single sentence. To put it simply, the royal family is colluding with the Supreme Devil Organization.

”Iʼll explain it further now. We donʼt know which member of the royal family is colluding with the Supreme Devil Organization, but as expected from the royal family, theyʼre ambitious. So, we targeted the ambitious people, which was the crown prince and the third prince. Marquis Stargaze took the crown princeʼs side while I took the third princeʼs side.

”Hence, I want you to do something for me. Help me investigate the third prince and the current king, but you must go to the third prince first because itʼs easier to gain his trust now. If you need someoneʼs help, go to a cliff and jump off because someone will be there for you.

”Thatʼs all I can tell you right now. However, believe me that your father doesnʼt want to do this if not for the fact that your life is threatened. There is actually another verse of Ardagan.

”Itʼs said that Ardagan can glimpse into the future. No one has the quality to be his master this whole time, but I noticed Ardagan started to change after you were born. I didnʼt want to believe it, but Ardagan had chosen you as his master. The problem is… the other verse told us that the moment Ardagan chose its host, the great danger would befall. I couldnʼt handle the danger by myself, so I could only prepare all these things for you. Iʼm sorry, child.

”Your father and your mother will miss you. We donʼt want you to be in danger, but we canʼt do anything to prevent it. If you think itʼs too dangerous, please forget everything about this letter and live the way you want. Thereʼs no need to rebuild the family. You can even go to your motherʼs family to live there. All I and your mother want is a smile on your face every day. We love you, Noel.”

”…” Noel fell silent when looking at this letter. There was simply too much for him to take. First of all, the royal family and the third prince were the prime suspects. There was also the Supreme Devil Organization. If they were truly connected, they must be planning something big.

Hence, it was certain that Noel couldnʼt trust them both.

”Seriously? Am I a child of prophecy or something? I never signed up for this.” Noel pinched the bridge of his nose. ”All I want is to live lazily. Or did my parents just misunderstand the prophecy? I feel like my life has been filled with misunderstanding recently…”

Noelʼs eyebrows were twitching, feeling the trouble ahead. Still, Noel scratched the back of his head and muttered, ”But I donʼt think I can let this go either… the dream I had with my parents were the regret buried in my heart. At the very least, I wanted to restore my family to its previous state.”

”Yeah. Thereʼs only one thing to do.” Noel clenched his fists as he was determined to do it. He also remembered the fact that Ardagan could actually remind him of the hidden room when he was in treasury. With how Ardagan could create a mission with Annaʼs information, it wouldnʼt be weird if Ardagan would give him a mission to discover the hidden secret in the treasury.

So, Noel stroked Ardagan gently and said, ”I might not be that worthy as your host right now, but Iʼll be sure to keep getting stronger. When that time comes, we have a lot to talk, buddy.”

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Noel wasnʼt the only one who found a clue to the current situation. Anna dropped her book in the library while gasping. ”Is this…true?”