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.

was exhausted. She stabbed her sword

looked at Noel who

sad smile, but it wasn't

his appearance looked even sadder. Noel's gaze felt like he

of his couldn't be forgotten because he also

Even I'm exhausted right now, my current condition is

his head. "Surrender, huh. Living is worse than death, so why do I want to surrender? Instead, I prefer dying…

aback by that last statement. She was supposed to be

he stuck his

to get angry, but she was too late,

see you many more times in the future."

away. However, she also found a river underneath the cliff and Noel fell

Spirit User, so it was clear that he wouldn't be dying by falling into the water. But Noel's wounds would

jump, but my Spiritual Energy is not enough to protect my whole body. Am I going to kill him even if it means a part of

that image of Noel's sad smile always lingered in her

…

about it, despite Noel showing such an extreme hatred, he truly had changed her life. And that

because Noel

she immediately said,

would we go to that

I want to show

we do to pass the time?" Noel squinted his eyes, judging

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

about we slowly walk around and just enjoy the scenery? Even though it's a forest filled with demons, it's still a forest. Not like the demon can

his eyebrows. "Are you sure you want to waste my time of training