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.

she was exhausted. She stabbed her sword to the ground just to

panting, she looked at Noel who was standing on top of the

but it wasn't due to

the backlighting, his appearance

his couldn't be forgotten because

wounded. Even I'm exhausted right now, my current

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

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

Noel tried to annoy her again, he stuck

wanted to get angry, but she was

see you many more times in the future."

grab him, but he was already far away. However, she also found a river underneath the cliff and Noel fell onto the

so it was clear that he wouldn't be dying by falling

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

sad smile always lingered in

…

think about it, despite Noel showing such an extreme hatred, he truly had changed her

thought was broken because Noel asked

startled, but she

we go

want to show you… though, around

to pass the time?" Noel squinted

hard before eventually a good idea flashed in her mind. "We just strolled around the forest. I mean, we've been to the forest

a forest filled with demons, it's still a forest. Not like

sure you want to waste my time of training with this