System vs Rebirth

"Ha…"

"Ha…"

"Ha…"

Anna and Noel were panting. They were sitting on the ground with their backs leaning on each other.

"I'm so tired." Anna let out a long sigh of relief.

"Still…" Noel glanced to the side, looking at the numerous corpses.

"Indeed. It's quite a sight to see this many corpses here." Anna nodded in agreement while taking pride of their hunt. It was hard to fight them, especially the Advanced Level Demons, so they should be proud they could defeat all these demons in one fight.

"Then again, we have to face more demons in that mountain. There is something wrong with that mountain, don't you think?"

"I believe so. Even the bird that alarmed the demons didn't come to chase us. I'm afraid that there are more demons than we originally expected."

"But this danger comes with an opportunity. The more demons we're going to face, the more Crystals we could get. In fact, with all these demons alone, I can pay off the debts." Noel smiled and pointed at the demons. "There you go, this is the hunt, you can get all of them."

"…" Anna was speechless, never expecting Noel to think about this opportunity. He had absorbed all their Demon Crystals not long ago to become a Spirit Wielder, and now he claimed he had finished repaying the debts.

were many Advanced Level Demons, she finally accepted.

Noel nodded

the ones we'll get on the mountain. So, do you mind if I absorb them first? It'll take a

Moon Blessing, so the night is not a

Demon Crystals from the corpses and gathering them in one

protect her from any threats, but luckily, nothing

A few hours later.

had just finished absorbing all the Demon Crystals, so she hadn't eaten this whole

smell entered her lung, it incited the reaction

*Growl!*

Anna's body trembled as her face was flushed red. She never expected that she

they had been traveling together for so long,

However, she forgot that Noel would also start cooking to make sure he

at the yellowish

Greenwood Kingdom. I have to boil it for another thirty minutes. So, why don't you head to the

finding. "Since when did you started cooking? I have never seen you

compared to yours, but at least, this one tastes decent." Noel rolled his eyes as if Anna was looking down on his

moment before she decided to go to the river. On her walk, her heart was beating crazily. She gulped down and screamed inwardly, 'What is that? Noel can cook? If he can cook, does that mean he doesn't need me anymore? I thought I could conquer Noel through his stomach,

have to go separate ways in a few months… by the time we meet again, Noel shouldn't be interested in my food anymore.' Anna pinched the bridge of her nose. She knew that the food wasn't that relevant anymore after solving the hatred,

don't have to cook all the time anymore?" Anna muttered, trying to make her feel better, albeit failed. She hung her head low as she walked toward the

while, she returned to their camp while drying her hair with