"This should be the ce, right?" Anna asked while staring at the vige in the distance. She couldn''t see how this ce was a vige. Unlike any other vige they had seen, this vige was guarded by a tall wooden wall, protecting them in all directions.


    There was even a ditch outside the wall filled with water that would hinder anything froming in. There was only one gate leading to the vige and a wooden bridge that connected it.


    There were a few huge tents outside the vige, which was probably their destination.


    "Reinforcing the vige here?" Noel narrowed his eyes.


    "That''s probably it. A wall and a ditch are the basic after all."


    "Will that even work? I mean, the monsters near this ce often find Advanced Level or even Peak Level Demons, right?"


    "True. If those demons attack this vige without the help of the army, they''ll be useless." Anna agreed with Noel, seeing this reinforcement had no purpose.


    Suddenly, a mature and gentle voice echoed in their ears, answering their doubt. "It''s not as useless as you two thought. Their primary purpose is to keep the vige outside Demon''s sights, mostly for Low Level and Mid Level Demons. Although there are Advanced Level and Peak Level Demons around here, the majority of the demons that are roaming around are the Low and Mid Level Demons.


    "So, by covering the vige with a wooden wall, those demons wouldn''t think there was a vige in this ce. And with the ditch filled with water, the demons would think this ce was ake or something, not going to bother to enter it."


    "!!!" Noel and Anna hurriedly turned around because they couldn''t feel this presence at all. To their surprise, the one next to them was a woman. And only Anna would recognize her in this life.


    "C-Captain ra?"


    ra raised her eyebrows and looked at her. "Do you know me?"N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    "Ah?!" Anna forgot that her knowledge came from her previous life. There was no way she didn''t know ra, considering Noel had grown up in this ce. However, the current Anna shouldn''t know ra at all. Hence, she had to bluff. "I have heard about your achievement in the past. Although I don''t know your face, there is no reason for a powerful Spirit Grandmaster like you to appear in this ce for no reason."


    "So, there is only one person that fits your description?"


    "Yes."


    ra stared at Anna for a while as if judging her answer. In the end, she dropped the matter and said, "Well, you are right. I''m ra, the Captain of the Demon Relief Squad. I heard both of you from the report Shale sent here."


    Noel hurriedly handed her the rmendation letter. "Captain ra, this is the rmendation letter."


    ra looked at Noel like Anna before epting the letter.


    She opened it to confirm the content of the letter and said, "I see. This is a surprise for themander to get involved in this. But I guess that''s for a reason. Despite her outburst, Anna Stargaze is calm enough to handle the problem. She is also knowledgeable and resourceful.


    "Noel might not have enough information and knowledge, but he can adapt to all situations. The example is him giving me the letter."


    "!!!" Noel and Anna''s hearts skipped a beat, realizing she was assessing her this whole time.


    "That''s good enough for now. I wee you to my Demon Relief Squad. I don''t have many rules personally, but I just want you to understand three things.


    "First, never think yourself above the others, whether it''s toward other knights in our squad or toward the people. If I find you unting your identity as a noble, I''ll immediately report you to the headquarter to expel you from my ce.


    "Second, our job as a Demon Relief Squad is to help people in all kinds of forms. So, you can''tin about your work. Instead, you should learn how to do it properly.


    "Last but not least, you are bound to work together with other knights. If it''s with the same Demon Relief Squad, treat them gently. If it''s with other squads, make sure they don''t look down on our Demon Relief Squad. I permit violence. If they don''t change their way, the violence must not be enough."


    Noel was dumbfounded when hearing the third one. The first two were truly the essence of the Demon Relief Squad, so ra''s exnation was quite good. But he never expected ra to permit the use of violence against other squads.


    Her kind face felt like it was just a calm but cold face. Her soothing tone sent a chill down his spine. He even wondered which one was the real ra.


    "Do you understand those three rules?" ra asked.


    "Yes, Ma''am!" Noel and Anna hurriedly answered.


    "Good. I wee you to my Demon Relief Squad. Follow me." ra walked toward a tent to introduce them to their groups.


    But when they came in, the six people inside the room suddenly trembled as if death just came in.


    "!!!" All of them hurriedly turned their bodies around, staring at ra. They were already long enough in this squad to know ra. Despite having no change in her expression or demeanor, they could clearly see ra was pissed.


    ''Did they do something they shouldn''t?'' Ste thought while gulping down. She tried to find an answer by ncing at the others.


    ''They must be Noel and Anna… They just came here, so what kind of mistake could they make?''


    ''They just came here?''


    ''Ah!''


    Something clicked in their mind as they greeted ra. "Captain ra."


    "This is Noel Ardagan and Anna Stargaze. They''ll be with us from now on, so please treat them kindly."


    "Yes, Captain!"


    ra walked to her seat and exined, "Noel will go to group A, and Anna will be with group B."


    "Ah! We''re not going to be together?" Anna asked.


    "No. You might want to be together with your partner, but there''s no guarantee in the future that you won''t have your partner on your side. So, you have to do it with what you currently have. By separating both of you, I believe you can grow further."


    "I understand." Anna nodded.


    "Good. I''ll let them exin all the work to you."