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."

to her and asked if he could join

what you will do for the kids? They look

"Just like you…"

She, too, wanted to kill Anna before, but when everything came

a lot to Noel's plan. And there didn't seem to be any conflict between Noel and Anna.

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

didn't reply to her statement for a while. It was clear that he knew about their motivation, but looking from his eyes,

don't think it is. It's true that you can grow stronger exponentially… After all, that is what makes me this strong in the

how the revenge thought forced him to keep training. However, the moment he got confused by his

was lucky to find a new goal or he would have suffered a

wished for the kids. "Actually, I wish that the kids could grow up without any thoughts of revenge. I want them to do

they were completely awkward and had no idea. The confusion completely overwhelmed their

about the Sword Dance, it felt like they were smiling a lot. They enjoyed

kept getting stronger, we are bound to kill a demon or a person. To endure such a cruel thing, we have to

smiles."

Rose nodded. She could understand his concern before turning around, saying, "I think you should say it to them. Eric and Erica, right? The

head around, finding the two peeking from the corner. They were only curious, so there

feel them eventually, but Rose had

what they should do now

and Erica came out while scratching the