System vs Rebirth

"What's wrong with her…" Noel muttered in a low voice while clutching his head. He looked down, wondering what had happened.

He had returned to the fort and used the meeting tent to finish the blueprints. But he couldn't put his head into the work because of what had happened.

The scene where Anna kissed his cheek kept replaying in his mind.

'What's wrong with her? I did a lot of things, but I didn't think there was a single thing where it could lead to something like that. That was extremely weird.'

'And Anna looked different just now. She felt nostalgic but distant. It felt like I was watching the same and familiar Anna, yet, I couldn't help but think she wasn't the Anna I knew.'

'I didn't know why, but tears felt like they were about to fall from my eyes. Did she do anything to me? Still, there was nothing major happening where it could lead to such a drastic change from Anna.'

Noel couldn't help but recall all the memories he had with Anna.

At first, he was trying to kill her. Anna was so apologetic back then, even though she still showed her overwhelming power.

Not long after, Anna realized all the things she had done and wanted to atone for that mistake.

Before they graduated, they even found out about the true scheme behind the execution and realized that everything was just a misunderstanding.

And by that time, Anna, who seemed to have a deep hatred toward him to the point she wanted to execute him as well, had completely disappeared. In fact, his actions might have made her so frustrated that she couldn't help but explode. All the words she said to him back then couldn't help but flash in his mind.

that one could understand each other more. After all, they were striking each other's weaknesses, making them know what kind of

relationship progressed and they finally became friends. They even shared the same

when

they had to be separated

still cooperating with each other, they didn't meet every day like in

because their relationship hadn't gone further and they had their

more mature as if she had come to terms with something. The change was

couldn't even react

"Does Anna like me or something? That kind of action is not something a friend will do, especially a noble… So, does she see me in a

one hand, Anna was the most talented woman in the kingdom and she was among the most beautiful

saw him that way. It might look more believable if their

from her change to the reason for her change. As long as

his mind. It felt like Anna

to find a woman as well after rebuilding his family. After all, a noble had

together for a long time and knew each

by having a relationship with him, Anna would be thrown right into the vortex. She would face the Supreme Devil Organization, the Royal Family, and even

Stargaze and the entire Stargaze Family would be directly affected by it. There was no way she didn't

that

that just to confuse me… That's right. There is that bet. Don't tell me, she used that method to make me open up to her. By making me fall in love with her, can she crack me open…

deny all the possibilities for their relationship. Yet, a part of