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."

her and asked if he

you will do

"Just like you…"

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

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

people to a great length… That should be the reason why their strength has

for a while. It was clear that he knew about their motivation, but looking from his eyes, he

to power? I don't think it is. It's true

forced him to keep training. However, the moment he got confused by his desire to get revenge due to his father's note, he felt he

a new goal or he would have suffered a

had another worry and this was what he actually wished for the kids. "Actually, I wish that the kids could grow up without any thoughts of revenge. I

in front of me, they were completely awkward and had no idea. The

after learning a lot about the Sword Dance, it

as we lived in this era and kept getting stronger, we are bound to kill a demon or a person. To endure such a cruel thing,

to not lose their smiles."

understand his concern before turning around, saying, "I think you should say it to them. Eric and Erica,

skipped a beat as he turned his head around, finding the two peeking from

them eventually, but Rose had beaten him

and Erica panicked, wondering what they should do now

Erica came out while scratching the back