System vs Rebirth

Hearing what Shale said earlier, Anna couldn't help but make a playful smirk as she turned to Noel and asked, "Should we go on a date then? I mean, training."

If this was the normal Noel, he would certainly correct her again, implying that they were just going to train.

However, Noel actually answered her with a calm tone. "Sure."

"Huh?" Anna wasn't prepared for this kind of answer. She subconsciously took a step back, looking at Noel dumbfoundedly.

"Why are you so surprised when you are inviting me?" Noel frowned.

"No…yes!" Anna's mind went blank.

Even though he accepted it, Noel's sole purpose was to confirm whether what Anna said was true or not. If they walked around together for a while, Anna should slip out sooner or later. Hence, he could confirm that everything was a facade.

'I'm not going to let you lead me by the nose anymore.' Noel was determined to prove her words.

"What's wrong? Since you're the one asking me out, you should be leading. Where should we go?"

"That's… That's…" Anna looked left and right, trying to get some help or some time to think.

But Noel pressed her harder by walking away. "If you don't want then, you shouldn't say something like that."

"Wh-what?" Anna bit her lips and hurriedly caught up to him. Even though, she didn't know what to do, she should accompany him right now. She could come up with something on the way.

'What should I do? Even in my past life, I never experienced something like this.' Anna panicked.

But a scene in the past flashed in her mind.

exhausted. She stabbed her sword to the

at Noel who was standing on top of

had a sad smile, but it wasn't due

due to the orange sun being the backlighting, his appearance looked even sadder. Noel's gaze felt like he had

couldn't be forgotten because he also said, "Anna. You

exhausted right now, my current condition is enough to kill you.

why do I want to surrender? Instead, I prefer dying… After all, dying in your hands

by that last statement. She was supposed to be Noel's nemesis, yet,

if Noel tried to annoy her again, he stuck his tongue out

angry, but she was too late, Noel had jumped off the

see you many more times in the future." Noel smiled as

she also found a river underneath the cliff

he wouldn't be dying by

my whole body. Am I going to kill him even if it means a part of my body is crushed?" Anna

Noel's sad smile always lingered in her

…

that scene, Anna couldn't help but think, 'Now that I think about it, despite Noel showing such an extreme hatred, he truly had changed her life. And that last sentence

was broken because Noel asked her,

was startled, but she

Why would we

show you… though, around the

to pass the time?" Noel squinted his

I mean, we've been to the forest a few times, but each time, we're fighting

the scenery? Even though it's a forest filled with demons, it's still a forest. Not like the demon can do any harm to us as long as it's not

"Are you sure you want to waste my