System vs Rebirth

"…" Noel shook his head helplessly while Anna tried her best to explain it. "I truly wanted to talk about something, not sleeping together. How in the world did you interpret it that way?"

Damian chuckled and said to Dimitri, ignoring Anna's response. "As expected of a butler, you truly support your master."

"Of course," Dimitri proudly said. "My Master is the only son of the former Count Ardagan. I should do my best to help my Master prepare an heir for the next generation of Ardagan!"

"Wha—!" Anna dropped her jaw to the ground, not knowing how to respond.

Nicole looked down and muttered, "Ardagan and Stargaze, huh? If I'm not wrong, Master told me that Count Ardagan is his best friend. They are close like brothers. In fact, if they were opposite genders, they would have married each other."

"You too, Nicole?!" Anna's eyebrows twitched as she was eager to berate all of them.

"Why did you even bother correcting them? Did you not notice they were just teasing you?" Noel shook his head helplessly.

"That's…" Anna bit her lips and asked, "Are you not embarrassed as well? They misunderstood our relationship, you know."

"Hmm… I don't really mind. In fact, I wonder what would happen if my wife were the most talented and strongest person in the Muivell Kingdom. Won't she be able to accompany me all the time? I'm planning to go to the top after all." Noel looked at the ceiling as if he was imagining it.

couldn't help but blush, thinking, 'Wait, what? Is Noel always thinking about this? He actually likes me and wants me

longest… Don't tell me.' Anna looked

that her delusion was being distracted when Noel failed to maintain his poker

Noel tried his best to hold back his laughter,

face became red like a boiled shrimp. She was so embarrassed that she even thought about it. She couldn't help but

Without them realizing it, Noel had changed the mood. They were exhausted and the tension was rising due to the demons around them. But with this simple exchange,

on Anna, Noel glanced at

understood his role and asked Nicole and Damian to leave the room quietly. The

her hands and asked, "So, what do you want to talk

had left. She was too embarrassed to the point where

dig a hole and hid herself inside. But in the end, she just dropped to the bed and covered her face with the

Take it as the teasing was too excessive, sorry." Noel smiled while sitting next to Anna. "You

for your trust. Never in my wildest dream would I think that you could trust me unconditionally like earlier. Even

either as though it was something unsolvable. He asked, "I should be the one asking, why were you trying to sacrifice your life for me? With

knowing how to express it. "You should know that

"Yeah." Noel nodded.