System vs Rebirth

"…" Noel didn't know what to say. But this affection was something that he missed as well. Whether it was just a small bickering or the true care of his parents, he missed them because he no longer had any parents. "Well, it's not my place to say it, but it seems that you have your reason for talking like that. And I can't call it 'blowing up' from my perspective."

"No. It's blowing up because I have prejudice with merchant profession." Roel shook his head helplessly. "My wife was a merchant like them. She wasn't a big merchant, but her workers loved her and were loyal to her.

"But one day, she headed to a city and was attacked by a bandit group. Although she managed to return to our home, she passed away not long after. Back then, there were four arrows planted on her body and her right hand was gone.

"Can you imagine what kind of feeling to see your wife like that? And that's because she managed to return… If she didn't return, I couldn't imagine what kind of hell she would experience as a woman inside a bandit group. And I wouldn't even get to see her body for a proper burial. That's why I went to a small village like this… I didn't want them to become a merchant by seeing them in the city."

"…" Noel recounted what he found inside the bandit hideout. It was truly hell to the point he wondered how those strong women he rescued still had the will to fight for another day. Even when he encouraged them, he didn't expect them to keep fighting. That was why he offered that axe.

He understood the reason why Roel didn't want his children to follow his late wife's path.

"I just want them to be content by working as a blacksmith after seeing the smile of the people around them. I just want them to like it." Roel scratched the back of his head. "It seems I've said too much. I thought about explaining it to you just because you saved them from the bandits… I couldn't help it."

"It's not my place to say this, but my family was a former merchant as well. But they still supported a useless person like me… That might be the reason I gained so much determination just from thinking about it. That's probably the reason I don't hate them. A simple support is all we need." Noel made a small smile, remembering his parents.

I am thinking explaining to you as

That's not what—" Before Noel finished explaining himself, Roel interrupted him by saying, "Thank you. Thanks to you, I've realized

Noel also felt embarrassed because he didn't

stopped while pointing ahead. "That's the

could see that the mine had been protected by people and there were two people going back and forth while bringing cart filled with

I need you to protect me while I am mining the ores. There are some Low Level Demons that infested the rocks, so it might be something

do my best to protect you." Noel nodded with a serious expression. He was ready to fight any Low Level Demons, thinking

couldn't be

the lowest level. The oxygen was quite thin compared to the

to cover his mouth and nose so that he

a demon suddenly popped out

was surprised by this demon because it was truly a rock. The rock looked like a cube but it had eyes and a crystal on its

hurt if that demon hit you," Roel

took out his sword

sharp sword you have there… I guess I can understand why you're able to defeat a

he mentioned the weakened Ancient