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

will do for the

"Just like you…"

Anna before, but when

plan. And there didn't seem to be any conflict between Noel and Anna. So,

usually drives people to a great length… That should be the reason why their strength has improved drastically in the

that he knew about

asked, "Do you think Revenge is the best drive to power? I don't think it is. It's true that you can grow stronger exponentially… After all, that is

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

a huge backlash. He might fall from grace

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

of me, they were completely awkward

Sword Dance, it felt

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

their smiles." Noel made a sad

turning around, saying, "I think you should say it to them. Eric and Erica, right? The

he turned his head around, finding the two peeking from the corner. They were

eventually, but Rose had beaten him and informed him about these two

Eric and Erica panicked, wondering what they should

out while scratching the back