System vs Rebirth

On the other hand, Anna received information that her companions had arrived in the city.

She instantly walked toward the side alley of the inn while crossing her arms, waiting for those two.

Suddenly, two people wearing a coat that covered their bodies and faces approached her.

At a glance, Anna could see one of them was a man while the other was female. The male stepped forward and said, “Dog licking a diamond.”

“Can’t understand its value,” Anna replied. This was the code for them to recognize each other.

As soon as they confirmed the code, the two raised their covers, revealing their appearance.

The man seemed to be in his early thirties. He had short curly hair and energetic eyes. His thin body didn’t seem to pack a lot of power, but there was a knife on his waist. If not for Anna’s sharp eye, no one could see that knife.

The woman, on the other hand, had short bob hair. Unlike the man, her eyes looked like a dead fish, not interested in doing anything other than completing the mission. She held a sword on her back, covered with thick purple cloth.

The man smiled and introduced himself. “Hello. You must be Anna Stargaze. I have heard a lot of you when visiting the headquarters. My name is Myzik, a Spirit Practitioner, a Bronze Inquisitor.

“And with me here is Risha, also a Spirit Practitioner and a Bronze Inquisitor. We’re requested by the headquarters to assist you in dealing with the Count’s embezzlement case.”

“I’m looking forward to working with you.” Anna nodded with a serious expression. Although she was polite, her eyes were filled with contempt. Yes, the people could see she didn’t like them and thought they weren’t on the same level.

They had a lot of information about Anna’s behavior, so they confirmed Anna was still the same.

They didn’t know Anna was thinking something else, ‘Spirit Practitioner? Who are you kidding? Both of you are Spirit Wielders… close to Spirit Master. If I’m not wrong, the Count also has a knight captain of the same level. So, they’re planning to suppress me with these three Spirit Wielders. It seems they’re underestimating me a bit.

‘They should have brought Spirit Master if they plan to stop me.’ Anna took a deep breath before asking, “So, who is the leader of this operation?”

“Since you are a Spirit Wielder, you shall be the leader,” Myzik answered without hesitation. “So, I’d like to ask what the plan is. I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can talk formally since I’m just a commoner who hasn’t learned much about manners.”

Anna glanced at him for a while before harrumphing. She said, “We’re going to meet the Count tomorrow to give him an ultimatum. We’ll give him two days to meet our demand. If he can’t meet our demand, we’ll wreak havoc on the Count’s mansion and capture his family.”

“Understood.” Myzik nodded in agreement. He glanced at Risha and exchanged nods. They seemed to have confirmed something.

‘Going to the Count to give an ultimatum, if she still has the backing of Marquis Stargaze, the Count will be afraid of her. But she has lost that protection, so the Count won’t care about the ultimatum,’ Myzik thought.

‘Straight to the family? It’s predictable. As expected, she is an amateur. There is no need for us to fear her.’ Risha had a similar thought, confirming she was still a newbie. She hadn’t known anything about the darkness of the organization.

It seemed Anna completed her missions because the other party was afraid of her reputation and backers. But since the Royal Family had made its move personally, this would be the end of her.

“If that’s the case, we shall rest in a nearby inn. Unlike your esteemed self, we don’t have enough money to get a room in the best inn.” Myzik explained and politely bowed to him.

“Go!” Anna snorted, looking down on them like filths.

Myzik and Risha bowed again and walked away. Risha had an annoyed face, hating Anna’s guts. Myzik, on the other hand, didn’t care much about it since this would be the last time they met her.

After they were far away from Anna, Myzik said, “The situation is as we expected. She is clearly an amateur. If that’s the case, we’ll do it the usual way.”

“Alright. I’ll be contacting the Count then.” Risha nodded.

“Yeah. I’ll keep a watch on her to make sure she doesn’t do anything.” Myzik confirmed the plan.

Unbeknownst to them, Anna was actually smiling after returning to her room.

“I am a newbie who doesn’t know the darkness of the organization… You two must think that way.” Anna made an evil grin. “As expected, this is how Noel operates. He doesn’t know other people’s thoughts.

“What he knows is that when they arrive in a certain situation, they only have some options to choose from.

“So, I have to create a situation where those options are predictable even for someone like me.

“By making them think I’m a newbie, they’ll lower their guard and create a low-level plan that will work on a newbie. They don’t know they have been playing in my hand this whole time.”

Anna smirked, feeling a joy that she had never experienced before. She felt like she wanted to shout as loud as possible, releasing the pent-up happiness in her heart just to avoid smiling in front of them.

“Ah… This must be how Noel felt whenever he tricked me. He was truly built different. To think he could hide his emotion perfectly.”

Anna laid down on her bed while staring at the ceiling. She raised her hand as if trying to grasp the sky.

“Just wait, Noel. Two months later, I’m going to surprise you when we meet. You won’t be able to trick me anymore. No, wait. I like to work with him… Instead of being tricked, shouldn’t it be… working together as if we understand each other?”

Anna smiled, expecting a lot of things for the next two months.