Noel gritted his teeth.
As if responding to Noel's feeling, Ardagan spoke directly in his mind.
[It's not a hard decision, isn't it? If you don't go back, there simply won't be any successor of the Ardagan family. It will be the same as me not having another potential master who is qualified to wield me. Meanwhile, if you go back, I can still serve you… for hundreds of years. It's the same as having a few generations of masters.]
"It's not easy!" Noel clenched his hands into fists. "You've been helping me from the beginning."
Noel closed his eyes, recalling all the memories they had together.
At the beginning, it was Ardagan who gave him the power to take down his opponent and rise through the ranks. He was able to keep up with Anna.
When he was in confusion, it was Ardagan who gave him missions to relieve his doubt.
