Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

"You two have worked hard." The head of the Douglas family, Owen Douglas, approached Cardin and Klose and said to them.

"Klose. You must be sorry."

"No, it's just that I'm not good enough. I will work harder in the future and be a child who will not bring you shame." Owen smiled kindly and Klose replied respectfully.

"Yes. Only by admitting failure can we make progress. However, since we have made an agreement, let's pretend that the Knights' Order incident never happened."

"Can you think about it again?" Klose accepted the result meekly. Owen smiled with satisfaction and turned to Cardin.

"You are more talented than I thought. Are you studying with Professor Isaac?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Professor Isaac, you are a good teacher."

"It is indeed my luck to study under such an excellent teacher." Owen smiled with relief when he heard Cardin's answer.

"Perhaps, you will become a necromancer who surpasses Professor Isaac, no, surpasses Charlotte." Even when facing Klose, Cardin was able to deal with it calmly, which impressed Owen.

The look of not fearing failure from the very beginning and making the best choice based on the situation are the characteristics of a veteran who has experienced many battlefields.

"His reaction ability is also excellent. Moreover, judging from his necromancy ability alone, he is better than Professor Isaac in his four-star period." Cardin demonstrated all the abilities that a four-star necromancer can display.

"Well, using the highest-grade materials to awaken the living armor is the reason for this victory." The living armor that blocked Klose's attacks several times was the protagonist of this victory.

Owen also knew this fact, but he sincerely acknowledged Cardin's strength.

"Yes. I will fulfill your one request as agreed." Owen motioned for Cardin to speak quickly.

So the whispering people swallowed and looked at Cardin.

"As expected, you'll ask for money or land, right? As a student at the Hero Academy, you shouldn't have big ambitions."

"Marry Miss Blanche? Please, not that one!"

"The best option is of course to become a sponsor. The Douglas family's unlimited support. Just thinking about it makes me happy."

"What if we want to have both? Wouldn't that be the best?" People began to think as if they had become Cardin.

At the same time, they waited for Cardin's answer with subtle anticipation.

"What kind of courage will you show in front of me?" Cardin's answer was what Owen expected.

The head of the Douglas family unconditionally granted a request. What exactly would Cardin ask for? Of course, if he wanted wealth and fame, becoming the adopted son of the Douglas family was also possible.

Owen smiled and waited slowly for Cardin to speak.

"Maybe..." Soon, Cardin's mouth, which had been tightly closed, opened.

"Do you know there's a city called Repera nearby?" Owen tilted his head as Cardin continued.

"Of course I know. It's nearby. The head of Repera was taken to the kingdom a few days ago, wasn't he?" Owen couldn't have not known.

The city is only two days away from here by horse carriage, and it is a well-known lawless city.

"Yes. Thanks to this, the city is now without a master and is less safe than ever before. It is in a dangerous situation." Cardin answered with his head down, then slowly raised his head, looked at Owen, and continued.

"Please ask the Douglas family to become the owner of that city. This is my request." After Cardin finished speaking, Owen sneered in his heart.

"Buy the ownership of the city of Repera and run that city?"

“Yes.” It’s not impossible. There’s no shortage of money, and the distance is not far. It’s just a little tricky.

"An ungovernable city that is protected by the upper nobles. Let me run that city." Owen was also quite disgusted by the fact that the nearby city was an ungovernable city.

It was just that due to the misdeeds of some of the upper nobles, he was unable to interfere with Repera. As the head of the family, all he could do was to remain vigilant to prevent his territory from being harmed.

"Although the head of the Repera family has been arrested, that is not the end." Repera cannot be considered the root cause of the ungovernable city. Repera is just a representative figure who leads the ungovernable city.

"If I take over the city, will the upper nobles who support him let me go?" If the upper nobles want to take back the city, it may trigger a war among the nobles.

"It's possible. But I'm curious." After some thought, Owen asked Cardin the question first.

"Are you from Repera?"

"No. It's the city where my friend and his family live." The meaning of asking the Douglas family for Repera was obvious.

That is the hope to get rid of the stigma of an ungovernable city and restore peace to the city.

"Will you use the opportunity you can ask me for help on your friends instead of on yourself?"

"Yes."

"Are you not asking to buy the city, but to have our family manage it directly?" Cardin nodded in response to the next question.

"Yes. I have no interest in city management, nor do I have that ability. Most importantly, I don't have the power to prevent it from becoming an ungovernable city again."

After hearing Cardin's answer, Owen nodded, pondered for a while, and then asked again.