System vs Rebirth

Rose led Noel to a river that flowed not far away from the village. This was the source of water that provided life to the village.

However, what Rose wanted to show Noel wasn't the river but a tree next to the river.

The tree seemed to be the same as the ones around it, but its location was a bit unique. There were more than ten meters to the nearest trees as if the tree was being separated from the rest of the colony.

"This should be the place." Rose looked at the tree and touched the trunk, reminiscing the memory between her and her father.

"Father! Look, I managed to climb it!" Rose puffed her chest proudly as she was standing on top of a branch. She was only six years old at this time, but she somehow managed to climb this tree with that tiny body of hers.

"Rose. Please climb down. It's not safe!" A middle-aged man shouted gently, trying to coax her so that she would safely climb down.

But the small Rose was still cheeky as she proudly declared, "I won't go down. You can also climb the tree and catch me. I'm going to prevent dad from—ooowh?!"

When she was making a declaration, she puffed her chest, causing her balance to shift. She ended up slipping and falling to the ground.

Her father's heart skipped a beat. If he had been a normal father, he would have missed Rose because there was still some distance between them.

Rose could only look at the sky as her back would be the one hitting the ground first.

But to her surprise, she landed on her father's hands as the latter caught him gently, making her feel like she fell on top of a pillow.

"Huh?" Rose's body froze and her expression was terrified. She wanted to say something, but she panicked and her mouth refused to open.

In the end, she could only cry. "Waaa…"

Her father tried his best to make a comforting smile while gently holding her in his hands. "Are you alright, my sweetheart?"

a bit when she heard her father's voice and looked up, realizing that her father had managed to

but her father lowered her down gently before hugging her. "It's alright. It's alright.

gradually

apologize with all the tears on her cheeks and

manages to catch you." Her father tried to make a light-hearted

her father had circled around

let you go this time." He gently sat down with his back leaning on the tree. This way, he could

was still in shock, but she remembered what her father had

Her father raised his hand as if trying to grasp the tree. "This tree is called Manloon Tree. It's a common

natural occurrence as if the tree is trying to tell everyone that it is

a shaking tone while rubbing her eyes to stop

"Hmm…What do you think?"

But Rose

will be someone special, so

"Really?!"

"Yep." Her father smiled.

made her forget about what had just happened earlier and stopped

felt something was wrong. Her father wasn't supposed to be able to catch her back then. So, the fact that he managed to do it must be because

might be the

closed while remembering that scene. She gently placed her head on the trunk and muttered, "The Manloon Tree might be a common tree, but it's also one of the most resilient. And this tree that is separated

Rose slowly turned around, looking at Noel. "I think if my

was still confused about this