System vs Rebirth

'Why?' That question kept flashing in her head. On the one hand, she felt like Noel had a grander scheme. On the other hand, she had been with Noel for a long time and didn't sense anything like it.

She had thought about telling him all the information about reincarnation, but she somehow became hesitant after listening to Old Ru.

Still, she had prepared the 'alternate world' as a reason to avoid the suspicion. For the time being, she could use this as an excuse.

"Well, I've told you everything. The rest will be up to you and him." Old Ru smiled while waving his hand.

Their bodies felt like they were moving backward. Her vision was blurry and her balance was tipped over.

Eventually, they returned to the room in the position before Old Ru snapped his fingers.

"Have a good rest." Old Ru smiled and immediately left as though nothing happened.

"…" Anna was completely speechless. When she turned around and found Noel checking the room, the question once again crept into her mind.

'Why did Noel do all that? For what reason?' Anna gulped down. She was curious about it, but she felt like she wasn't prepared for the answer.

"What's wrong?" Noel asked, noticing her anxious expression.

"Ah. It's nothing." Anna smiled awkwardly. "Still, we need to share living space, huh? Even more, all the things we need come in a single set."

"We are a bit lucky since we don't have to share plates and utensils." Noel shrugged, noticing the items were only related to the bedroom, not other purposes.

in agreement. "So, which one will be

pointed at the

in your dictionary?" Anna chuckled, teasing

to be treated as such? I can

bed. She sat on the bed and asked, "So, what kind of

more about it?" Noel tilted his head in

new power, so I didn't know which

anything that can be used

to recall the memory, but nothing came to her mind. "We can only wait for tomorrow, I

nodded. His eyes seemed to be fixated on Anna. "Say… If it were the me from the alternate world, would I bring you to this place? Would I agree to your

say no. On the other hand, she recalled that

something is troubling you?" Noel noticed her anxiety. She had been like this ever since she entered the

at where Old Ru was standing earlier. "He told me something, making me remember my childhood. What if… I'm talking about what if… what if you received a present from someone? That present was so big that it was beyond

context. If it's just someone random, I will take it and probably look at it later. If it's from a friend, I will cherish it. If it's from my family,

scratched the back of her head, wanting to say that wasn't

so it would just make her more suspicious. It was better to wait for another day to solve this

rest of the day getting some rest and cleaning their bodies, conditioning themselves for the

The next day.