After making a decision with Vivi, Noel proceeded to tell her about what he found in his ancestor's secret stash as well as the fact that there were two demon kings they had to kill.
"What do you think?" Noel asked.
Anna fell into deep thought. "I don't think it changes my opinion."
"As I expected, huh?" Noel let out a long sigh.
"You should have known what we should do, right?"
"Yeah. Focusing the resource on me to at least make me a Spirit King. Only after that will we focus on you. This way, even if you are not quick enough, I can still somehow repel the enemies and wait for you to become a Spirit King before we deal with them together."
"And there's nothing wrong with that." Anna nodded in agreement.
Noel scratched the back of his head. "There is one problem though. By focusing the resource on me, it also means the scarcity will increase, especially for the ancient demon crystals. The only way for us to get those crystals is..."
Both Noel and Anna knew the same thing. "Killing the Ancient Demons that the Supreme Devil Organization brings during the final assault. In other words, we focus on killing them and let me absorb as many crystals as possible. In order to do that, we will have to do it quickly, or even rely on the help of the people from the Beast Kingdom."
"That's the only way." Noel agreed.
"Yeah. And just leave the Wheel of Destiny to me. I'll try to use it if I can. There are a lot of things I can do with it, such as finding ancient demons or something. But the problem is that I'm not sure if the demons are aware of this or not. And if they have been aware this whole time, why are they not finding it?"
Noel crossed his arms. "Or they might have been searching for it, but they haven't found it."
"That's also possible." Anna nodded. "After all, the ring is hidden in that Treasury. The Wheel of Fortune is in the Greenwood Kingdom, the Martial Headband is unknown, and the Gem of Immortality might be in their hands. They have been trying to find a way to get Ardagan."
"That's true, but the biggest reason is that the enemies know they won't be able to do anything while I'm here."
"Ah. Is that why you build such a reputation? If the genius Noel who is able to see through plans remains in this territory, it's better to target other places rather than sending the people to their deaths after their plans were seen through by you."
"It's kind of embarrassing when you say it that way." Noel chuckled.
"But the fact you're leaving now means you want to bait them?"
"Yes. After knowing the Magic Lord's intention, I know that the Tower Association will be locked for a moment. The royal family has also suffered huge losses. In other words, the only one that can move right now is..."
"The Supreme Devil Organization, no, wait..." Anna gasped. "The Third Prince's faction?!"
Noel smirked.
That was right. The Third Prince had been silent this whole time. While they were preoccupied with the entire mess, the Third Prince didn't do anything. It was either because he didn't want to make Noel his enemy or he was building up his force.
The Supreme Devil Organization had lost a lot, but they could still make their move if they involved the demons.
But with Noel leaving this place, the Third Prince would definitely make his move. He must weaken Noel so that no one remains strong. He wanted to control everything after all of this was over after all.
It could be said Noel leaving this city was bait. There was a possibility that the Third Prince would remain silent, but it also meant the development could still proceed at high speed. .net
With the Demon Banner Army playing their parts perfectly, this was the only way to proceed. Once they weakened the third prince's faction, they could go on an expedition without worrying about anything.
This was when a sly smile appeared on Noel's face.