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.

sword to the ground

looked at Noel who was standing on top of

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

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

because he also said,

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

death, so why do I want to surrender? Instead, I prefer dying… After

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

Noel tried to annoy her again, he stuck his tongue

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

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

to grab him, but he was already far away. However, she also found

it was clear that he wouldn't be dying by falling into the water. But Noel's wounds would make him

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

that image of Noel's sad

…

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

Noel

was startled, but she immediately said, "The

Why would we

I want to show you… though, around the

will we do to pass the time?"

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

demons, it's still a forest. Not like the demon can do any harm to

sure you want to waste my time of training with this