System vs Rebirth

After that day, Noel had never spoken a single word to Anna anymore. It was clear that there was a bridge between their relationship.

On the one hand, Anna had taken the first step to her change which was to apologize. On the other hand, Noel still couldn't accept that apology.

She could understand Noel's perspective since she might do something even worse if she was in his position. In fact, it was because Noel was kind that he became like this.

She never saw that kindness a weakness. After all, Noel helped so many people and gained many allies from all around the kingdoms in the past. That kindness became the bond between him and the people. That was why Noel's kindness was actually his biggest strength.

The biggest challenge to that kindness was the hatred toward her family and the royal family.

In the past, Anna never apologized and kept being ignorant. That was why it was easy for Noel to decide an uprising to take his revenge.

In this life, Anna wanted to change for the better. She wasn't a cruel person anymore that killed people just because she wanted to do it. Instead, she tried to help others as much as she could like how Noel treated others.

That was why it became much harder for Noel to kill her. And that was why Noel didn't want to be indebted or reliant on her.

Although it looked like a foolish move, Noel stopped sparring with Anna because he had to sort his feeling out.

At the same time, if he continued like this for the next two months, he would lose a total of 180 spars, which could transfer to 0.5% of Spiritual Energy with his training. It didn't look much right now, but Noel would surely feel the effect in the far future when he had more Spiritual Energy.

So, Noel ended up training by himself for five days by himself before he asked Anna to meet him in a quiet place.

finally opened his mouth. "Sorry, but I don't think I can

expected this reply, but she still felt disappointed when hearing it from

"I hope that you

she looked at Noel in surprise. Noel's meaning was

words meant a world to her because it was clear that the chance for Noel to finally forgive her was there. She just had to keep proving her determination until they reached that point. In the future, there might be a chance

as they fought numerous enemies. Unlike the past life where they always clashed their blades against each other,

sure that I'll be like my previous

everything that needed to be

her face. Those two words simply gave her too much hope that she couldn't contain her smile for a

two days as if he tried his best to return to the previous him, treating her

of the bridge between them. Luckily, Anna didn't mind that and tried her

teach Noel. With training, they could smoothen the conversation since everything would be around the

fit together on a saddle, allowing Anna

to them, the people could only look at them from far away, not daring to go near them because they didn't

looked like a couple or a rival whenever they trained together

the others had

the time continued to pass. Noel had learned how to ride a horse and they wouldn't have any problem in

to get a mission near that area as well so that they could finish

they wanted to take an individual mission, but Noel

to a few things that would smoothen their progress in completing the requirement for graduation while becoming as strong as possible when the fort was still providing

Two months later.