System vs Rebirth

"So, do you want to talk about your reincarnation, little girl?"

"!!!" Anna's body shook as she looked at Old Ru in shock. "You…"

"You should have suspected it already. If you haven't, then I don't know why I should drop you more hints after all this."

"…" Anna paused for a moment before asking, "Are you the reason behind my reincarnation?"

"Yes and no." Old Ru slightly turned his head to the side as if asking her to follow him.

They walked to the living room again. Anna didn't notice it previously, but there was a picture frame of Old Ru and his grandson. But unlike the current Old Ru, the one in the picture had a shell like that of a turtle.

"This is…" Anna gasped.

"As you can see, I am a turtle, while my grandson is a wolf. But that doesn't matter for now since I'm only going to tell you about the time." Old Ru ended his statement with a question. "How much do you know about your reincarnation?"

Anna wondered if it was alright to tell him about it. But considering the other party already knew about it, he should have pretty much guessed everything. "I only knew that I somehow got reincarnated after I died because of a betrayal."

"Was Noel involved?"

"He died with me."

did he say at

me about his

at Anna with a disappointed expression. "It

Ru insulted them all of a sudden.

Her smile genuinely came from the

felt disappointed in herself and wanted to remove her past. However, her past shaped the current her and gave her this strength. She could regret it all she wanted, but it wouldn't change. Since

lot of bad things in life. I had killed numerous people indiscriminately. I had made a lot of people suffer just because of my instinct and feeling. In fact, I shouldn't belong here as my sins were so

all that, he came to me. We fought against each other, not realizing that both of us influenced each other. I never backed down from his challenge. He never gave up on me no matter how deep

to do after all this, at the very least, I want to help him achieve his dream. This is my atonement, my resolve,

breath and showed a complex yet

back and said with a relieved tone. "I can see why he gives you that

said, "I am one of the Guardian Deities of the kingdom, known as Longevity Guardian. As a turtle, I can live a lot

she soon calmed her down, thinking this was the only possibility and an answer to why

on my back is the only thing that has witnessed all my journey. It has been exposed to my power for as long as I can remember. Eventually, that shell becomes an artifact that stores

guessed, the power of that shell is to turn back time. And around two years ago, the shell… disappeared." Old Ru instantly gave the answer, showing that he was the one who truly

Old Ru continued, "But from what you've told me, Noel didn't bring you to this place like this

confirmed without

thanked Noel instead of me." Old Ru smiled. "I have guessed a few things. I know that I will be teaching Noel. I don't know the reason why I chose to accept him in my previous life, but I can guess a