System vs Rebirth-Chapter 1326: Reconsider

Noel, who had been quiet this whole time, suddenly opened his mouth. "I'm honored that Your Majesty thinks highly of my subordinate.

"To ease Your Majesty's worries, I have rewarded my subordinate personally by making her a countess. I've bestowed upon her 'Shervina' in her name. Of course, I have done so by following Your Majesty's grace that allows a marquis to ennoble several people who are deemed worthy of that title.

"Hence, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about rewarding her."

"Are you saying you don't need my reward, Marquis Ardagan?" The king squinted his eyes.

"No. I'm just afraid that this reward will cause a conflict with the Zaecuria Kingdom. My subordinate, Incetta Shervina, was once a part of the prestigious family, the Sherveana family.

"Although she has become a part of the Muivell Kingdom as well as my entourage, I believe that her identity and achievement will make you unable to escape problems if you wish to make her the crown prince's fiancee.

"I hope Your Majesty can reconsider. I wish her identity wouldn't become a stain on the crown prince's name." Noel explained calmly.

All the people knew precisely what marrying Incetta meant if Noel brought this matter up.

If the Crown Prince married her, the prince would definitely be remembered as someone who let an outsider into the royal family. At that time, the Zaecuria Kingdom would be laughing at them.

On the other hand, if the Crown Prince took her as a concubine, her achievement would definitely make the prince get questioned. There was also another path, which made the Zaecuria Kingdom bring Incetta back because of this humiliation.

Meanwhile, becoming Noel's subordinate was different. She became a countess and established herself in the Ardagan family.

Although no one was saying it in the open, they knew Noel was much more brilliant than the crown prince. Serving someone like that wasn't a dishonor.

It would be another level of honor that, after learning from him, Incetta managed to reach the spirit transcendence rank.

That was why becoming Noel's subordinate, although the status was lower, would still allow her to gain more honor than getting reduced to the crown prince's wife or concubine.

When they heard these words, a few nobles stepped forward.

"Your Majesty. Please consider."

"Your Majesty. Marquis Ardagan's suggestion is definitely worth considering."

"Your Majesty. We have to uphold the honor of the Muivell Kingdom."

In that instant, Noel turned the battle around, not letting the royal faction fight back. After all, almost half of the nobles actually supported Noel's decision.

At the same time, this was a showcase of Noel's power in the court. It made Noel look bigger than the king, even if he didn't intend to do it.

Even Princess Eleanor knew what she had to deal with the moment she took the throne.

If the king ignored their opinion and still chose to marry her to the crown prince, the nobles would be displeased. And it wouldn't be long for rebellions to start. More importantly, it wouldn't be Noel who started it.

Kevin smiled inwardly, thinking, 'This son-in-law of mine. He's truly good. His father has once wreaked havoc in the court. And look at this: he does the same thing despite being less involved in the court.'

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The king clenched his fists. Even Duke Raymond couldn't do anything more. They thought they could trap Noel by playing with words, but Noel didn't bite their bait and pushed them quite hard.

The king announced regrettably, "I declare, Shervina will be bestowed upon Incetta. She will become a countess of the Muivell Kingdom."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Noel, Anna, and Incetta lowered their heads one more time.

After that declaration, there was nothing that the king could do anymore. If he stayed there, he would lose more face. So he immediately escaped from the hall so as to not embarrass himself further.

The royal faction either stayed embarrassed or escaped from this hall. Meanwhile, those who remained ended up greeting and congratulating them.

With this, Noel solidified his power. And after what happened in the past few weeks, they definitely had seen what the Ardagan family was capable of, especially with how the Ardagan family could operate so well even without their master.

Unfortunately, the third princess couldn't show her appearance yet, so she returned together with her father.

…

Once the night fell, Anna chose to spend the rest of the night with her father. They hadn't met for a long time, so there would definitely be a lot of stories she wished to tell.

Meanwhile, Noel was sitting with Incetta.

"Hehehe. Those old bastards. Do you think you can drag me into politics again?" Vivi grinned and punched the air.

"…" Incetta smiled wryly. "It's good that we're able to escape all this politics. However, I'm afraid this won't go well. They might do something else."

Noel shook his head. "No. They won't. At least not now. They need to adjust their plans and other things. Attacking us recklessly will just weaken their force further.

"Still, from this point onward, you will be a countess. You were a noble in the past, so you must know to a certain extent what a noble does.

"Although I will be sending people to take care of it, you still can't escape from your duty. Your territory will be slightly to the north and have jurisdiction over the river. So, basically, your duty is to guard the water of the whole territory.

"I don't need to say this, but Senior Vivi. I hope you can guide her well. This will be the chance for her to focus on her training as well."

"Of course. I have chosen her as my successor, so she will be good. I believe she has no problem reaching the spirit transcendence within a year. This will definitely help a lot during the battle against the demon king." Vivi nodded.

Incetta was slightly embarrassed to hear such high praise from Vivi. Noel, on the other hand, nodded his head, feeling assured. It was time for them to return to the Ardagan family. He had a couple of things to do anyway, including the items he got from his ancestors. He wanted Ardagan to explain them to him.