System vs Rebirth

"Mhm…" Noel gently moaned while opening his eyes. It was still in the middle of the night.

It might be due to them getting pretty excited to know he was still alive, they ended up waking up this late.

Noel closed his eyes to imitate how they were sleeping so that the rest of the kids would follow his action.

He gently rose from the floor, looking at the kids. They had pushed away their beds and used their sheets to create a thin mattress so that they could sleep together.

So, Noel didn't carry them to their individual bed.

Instead, he made sure that none of them had trouble sleeping before walking out of the room as quietly as possible.

When he reached the backyard to get some air, he found Rose sitting under the moonlight, staring at the sky.

There was a smile on her face as if she had made a fun memory in this place.

"You're still awake?" Rose smiled at Noel.

"Of course. If I don't try to sleep, the kids will continue until dawn. They are still growing up, so they should get some sleep." Noel shook his head helplessly. "Though, I'm wondering the same about you."

"Hmm…" Rose's smile became even bigger as she gently glanced at the house as if looking at the kids behind the wall. "This place is peaceful and filled with happiness. I can clearly see how attached they are to you."

"Well, I never thought I would be that attached either."

"Yeah. Though, You seem to have a lot of fun with them."

Noel walked to her and

I wonder what you will do for the kids? They

"Just like you…"

too, wanted to kill Anna before, but when everything came to light, she stopped thinking about

a lot to Noel's plan. And there didn't seem to be any conflict between Noel and Anna. So, she dropped the idea

worry about their motivation. Revenge usually drives people to a great length… That should be the

for a while. It was clear that he knew about their motivation, but

I don't think it is. It's true that you can

got confused by his desire to get revenge due to his father's note, he

suffered a huge backlash. He might fall from grace

"Actually, I wish that the kids could grow up without any thoughts of revenge. I want them to do everything they want, not be driven by any

danced in front of me, they were completely awkward and

Sword Dance, it felt like

era and kept getting stronger, we are bound to kill a demon or a person. To endure such a cruel thing, we have to at least enjoy what we

wish for them to not lose their smiles." Noel made a sad smile, showing

nodded. She could understand his concern before turning around, saying, "I think you should

skipped a beat as he turned his head around, finding the two peeking from the corner. They were only curious, so there was no intent sent through

would certainly feel them eventually, but Rose had beaten him and

Erica panicked, wondering what they should do

out while