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?"

voice and looked up, realizing that her father had managed to catch her.

something, but her father lowered her down gently before hugging her. "It's alright. It's alright. As long as you're

words gradually

to apologize with all the tears on her

manages to catch you." Her

but her father had circled around her

leaning on the tree. This way, he could let Rose

because she was still in shock, but

his hand as if trying to grasp the tree. "This tree is called Manloon Tree. It's a common tree that you can find

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

shaking tone while rubbing

"Hmm…What do you think?"

don't know. But Rose wants to

daddy will be someone special, so

"Really?!"

"Yep." Her father smiled.

had just happened earlier and stopped the tears from flowing

to be able to catch her back then. So, the fact

father was special. And he might be the reason

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

think if my father wants to hide something, he will hide

eyebrows. Although he was still confused about this