System vs Rebirth

Noel thought no one would be able to recognize him, at least with just a single glance. However, he might have severely underestimated Rose's senses.

She instantly picked all the details with her eyes. The different colors in his eyes, hair, and sword, but a similar body figure. There might be one more thing so detailed that Noel forgot to match so that Rose couldn't see through him.

It was his movement. Yes, Rose could see the familiar way of walking. It wasn't something other people could easily pick, but Rose saw all those details just from a glance.

The moment their eyes met, all the clues clicked in her head, pinpointing the identity of this person.

Yes, even though he was different, Rose knew the person standing before her was Noel.

Desperate, she jumped forward and tackled Noel to the ground, refusing to let him go anymore.

Noel was startled because he didn't expect Rose to pounce on him. He ended up falling to the ground with Rose on top of him.

"Wait, what? Who are you? What are you doing?!" Noel asked in panic with a slightly heavier tone to match his disguise. "Hurry up and release me. Who are you?!"

"Noel," Rose called his name.

Noel's heart skipped a beat. However, he tried not to show it in his action as he shouted, "If you don't move away, I'm going—"

He couldn't complete his words when he felt something touch his cheek. It was wet.

raised his head

are you crying, woman? Hurry up and release me!"

Rose smiled. "This might be one of

is Noel?! You must have got the wrong person.

was trembling and her shaking hands held Noel's hands. Relief and fear, happiness and sadness, all of them mixed in her

uttered, "I'm glad… I'm glad.

body shook a bit. This was the first time he saw Rose break down. In fact, he was aware that Rose might be hit the hardest by his plan, but Noel couldn't do anything because he had

for him to continue lying to

since it was best

long sigh and said in his original voice. "Ah, I

hadn't

let Noel go, afraid

Rose's condition once again before saying, "I'm sorry, Rose. I didn't want to hurt you like this, but I had no choice but to do it. Well, I'll explain it to you, but can you keep it a secret from the others for the time being? I'll also give you the

weakly but still

Surprisingly, Rose also matched the movement even though

should let Stella witness it instead… But if I let anyone else witness my death, Anna would be in danger… Well, I can understand why she is

nodded, knowing he meant she was holding his