System vs Rebirth

'Huh?!' Noel was shocked inwardly. 'Why would your face redden? No, you should be ashamed, right? That's right, your face redden because you feel ashamed because of your unpreparedness, right?'

Noel tried his best to deny everything he had seen.

Anna's thought was completely the exact opposite of his thought.

Anna truly felt a huge contrast from Noel today. Usually, Noel would always complain or trick her, making her put up her guard the whole time. But this time, she could see the caring Noel.

Due to the fact that Noel only directed that care to other people, she never felt what it meant to be cared by Noel.

Despite his hatred, he never directed that hatred toward innocent people. That itself was already a good feat. And this time, her enemy showed his caring side like this. Even she would be taken out by surprise.

After taking one bite, Anna turned to him with a big genuine smile on her face. "Thank you, Noel."

Just like Anna, Noel hadn't prepared himself for this smile. This was the first time Anna was this happy, so he could feel the genuine emotion behind it. At the same time, Anna was a beautiful woman since she was known to be one of the most beautiful women in the kingdom. That smile of hers could melt anyone's heart.

In that instant, Noel realized that he had lost in this round.

"Tsk." Noel clicked his tongue and looked away, frustrated. His movement was a bit stiff afterwards, but Noel shifted their attention to his words. "So, are we going to buy some spices?"

"Just the salt. I can do the rest with the herbs and meat." Anna explained. "That is if you don't mind eating on top of a leaf."

"Even if it's raw, I'll still eat it." Noel shrugged.

to buy salt." Anna chuckled and pointed at the store next to the gate. It was

Anna only brought a small bag of salt for them to use it

go, shall we?" Anna

store to calm his heart

the fort and arrived at the plain that separated them from the fort, Noel

looked around. The slightly tall grasses that made the scenery look a bit cooler. The wind blowing the grasses soothed their mind. And the firm dirt road that had been slightly tilted to the

it out

skipped a beat. She didn't know why but her body slightly

was pumping like crazy as she glanced at

environment. He never took his eyes off them, so that praise earlier was actually

disappointed. But soon she shook her head and thought, 'Why was I disappointed in the

from that point on, Noel's eyes were locked to the scenery. Even

his first time seeing the world with such a relaxed emotion after all. His

because in his mind, there was only training and

the wind blowing the grasses could be so soothing, the tranquility of the forest could calm his heart, and the cool temperature

just by looking at the world from a different point of

stopped somewhere so that Anna

anywhere, Noel's mind had finally returned. He remembered his objective. By annoying Anna, he could see her reaction