System vs Rebirth

"Oi!" Noel waved his hands to the distance.

The people from the village were confused because they could hear the voice but see no one due to the darkness.

Noel forgot that the only reason he could find them was the Moon Blessing, so he came closer. "I'm here!"

"Ah, that's the boy!"

Jasmine was the first one to run to him, checking his condition. "Are you alright? Is there any wound?"

"Ahaha, I'm quite lucky." Noel chuckled.

Jasmine let out a sigh of relief. "That's good then."

"I should be the one apologizing to all of you. I seem to have caused a lot of destruction in the surrounding area." Noel lowered his head, apologizing to Jasmine and all the villagers.

"Wait, wait! Don't lower your head! Even though you have been stripped from your rank, you were a noble. You shouldn't lower your head that easily! And I can't truly accept it because I was once your father's subordinate."

"What? He was a noble?"

"Jasmine was his father's subordinate?"

The villagers were stunned because of Noel's extraordinary background. However, Noel shook his head and explained, "If lowering my head is enough to undo all the destruction, then I don't mind lowering my head. Unfortunately, the destroyed farmlands and buildings won't be restored with only this action. So, the least I can do is to apologize. I'm sorry."

"…" Jasmine's body trembled as if seeing his father's figure in him. Luke always thought himself a commoner instead of a noble. That was why he could see something that noble couldn't like discovering the talent in the street.

or they might simply lose the desire to do it. By becoming one of the people, he talked to the others sincerely and found those people,

of him as a noble, not a commoner, even if he had been stripped from his title. And

forward and said with a smile. "Please don't lower your head, Sir Noel. Jasmine once said that the

fight outside our village, minimizing the damage.

hesitated for a moment before sighing, "Still, the winter is

that can

a deep breath as if he had given up. "I understand. I think I've killed all the demons, but I'll go around

do. Thank you very much." The old man nodded with a

after this conversation made it awkward, so Jasmine hurriedly dragged Noel back to the village. "Alright. Let's go back. You must be tired, so

reason why the villagers could accept the condition

…

A moment ago.

does our village have to be

people

of us because he has

typical soldier of the Demon Banner

thinking the attack was due

insult to her,

in shock. This might be the

"Jasmine?"

"What's wrong with you?"

angry at the knight as

"No. The situation is not like that. Noel… I mean, the knight has returned for at least half an hour. During those thirty minutes, he was discussing with me about the countermeasure for the

he chose to lower his head to ask for reinforcement from the