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 to the ground just to

she looked at Noel who was standing on top of

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

his body darkening due to the orange sun being the backlighting, his appearance looked

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

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

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

was taken aback by that last statement. She was supposed to be

he stuck his tongue

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

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

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

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

kill him even if it

Noel's sad

…

showing such an extreme hatred, he

Noel asked her, "So, where are we

Anna was startled, but she immediately said, "The

would we

want to show you… though, around

what will we do to pass the time?" Noel

"We just strolled around the forest. I mean, we've been to the forest a few times, but each

enjoy 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

his eyebrows. "Are you sure you want to