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.

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

who was standing on top of

wasn't due to his

the backlighting, his appearance looked even sadder. Noel's gaze felt like he had lost

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

Noel. Your body is already wounded. Even I'm exhausted right now, my current condition

to surrender? Instead, I prefer

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

tried to annoy her again, he stuck his tongue out and said,

she was

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

However, she

wouldn't be dying by falling into the water. But Noel's wounds would make

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 her teeth and

of Noel's sad smile always lingered in

…

such an extreme hatred,

her thought was broken because Noel asked her,

but she

Why would we go

to show you… though, around

we do to pass the time?" Noel squinted

her mind. "We just strolled around the forest. I mean, we've been to

time, how about we slowly walk around and just enjoy the scenery? Even though it's a forest filled with demons, it's still a forest.

his eyebrows. "Are you sure you want to waste