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.

her sword

who was standing on top of the

had a sad smile, but it wasn't due to his body covered

his body darkening due to the orange sun being the backlighting, his appearance looked even sadder. Noel's

his couldn't be forgotten because he

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

why do I want to surrender?

She was supposed to be Noel's nemesis, yet, the latter

again, he stuck his tongue out and said, "Just

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

in the

he was already far away. However, she also found a river underneath the cliff and

he wouldn't be dying by falling

protect my whole body. Am I going to kill him even if it means a part of my body is crushed?" Anna gritted her teeth and stomped the ground in frustration, giving up on the

image of Noel's sad smile always lingered

…

that scene, Anna couldn't help but think, 'Now that I think about it, despite Noel showing such an extreme hatred, he truly

broken because Noel asked her, "So,

Anna was startled, but she

Why would we go

want to show you… though, around

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

eventually a good idea flashed in her mind. "We just strolled around the forest. I mean, we've been to the forest a few times, but each time, we're fighting against time,

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

you sure you want to waste my time of training with this