System vs Rebirth

"Ugh." Noel gradually opened his eyes. His head was hurt and his body was exhausted. Judging from the amount of light piercing through the curtain as well as the temperature of the room, he was sure that it was already midday.

He had never woken up this late, so his body reacted instinctively, trying to lift him up from the bed.

Suddenly, he found something weighing on his left side.

"!!!" Noel turned around and saw the naked Anna hugging him tight.

"Mhmmm?" She let out a groan, waking up because of the movement.

Seeing her made him remember what happened last night. He couldn't help but mutter inwardly, 'Ah. Right… last night…'

As soon as they reached the room, Anna surprisingly locked the door and even blocked the curtain.

"I guess you're pretty tired too. Let's sleep." Noel nodded, ignoring her actions.

However, right when he had just finished taking off his tuxedo and unbuttoned the top part of his shirt, Anna suddenly pushed him down.

"What?" Noel was taken aback and fell on the bed. He looked at Anna with a dumbfounded face as she sat down on top of him as if she were trying to restrain him. "Anna? What's going on?"

Anna didn't answer him immediately. She took a close look at Noel's face as if she were unsure whether to say it or not.

"What's wrong?" Noel was concerned. This was the best day of their lives, so he didn't want her to feel bad about something.

"I know that you're respecting me by not touching me."

Noel raised his eyebrows as if he had gotten the gist of the discussion. "That's because…"

Before he finished, Anna continued, "I know. It's because you don't want me to be pregnant and lose a few months of my life, not being able to do anything but focus on the baby, right? I understand and am thankful for your consideration. It's just…"

Anna bit her lips before saying, "You're taking it too extreme. Just like how you are banning yourself from alcohol. With your power, you can actually burn the alcohol content and enjoy the drink, right?"

The answer was obvious. With his current skill, it was an easy task and Noel would never be drunk. He abstained from alcohol because he didn't want to make a decision he would regret. But Anna was trying to say otherwise.

"This is the same. I don't have a lot of compelling arguments for this and I have been waiting for our wedding before saying this. But I wish you would make me completely yours…"

Noel wanted to open his mouth, but Anna stopped him by placing a finger on his lips. She opened the drawer next to the bed and took out several things.

"That's…" Noel looked surprised.

embarrassed. "Harley gave me these best quality rubbers imported directly from the Greenwood Kingdom. They

control my essence for one specific reason. Khalid even gave me this pill that he said would help me avoid pregnancy. It was said to be popular in the Zaecuria Kingdom for lustful nobles who didn't want

your grandfather asked me whether you were impotent or not." Anna scratched the back of her head. "I know that

can burn the alcohol, you will still consider the 0.01% chance of you failing to do it. I know you're like that too in this scenario. It's just…I feel a bit empty as if

in shock. She prepared all those things because she respected

was just his selfishness. Unlike the alcohol that impacted only him, this was a decision

his decision to respect her would

he wouldn't reject her. But even with all this, she still didn't do

He was open to that idea. In fact, he had been trying to

have made you

you should apologize for. It's just… do you not want to?" Anna

line of

but Noel was already looking at her with a passionate gaze. "Alright. Action speaks louder than words in

…

were Spirit Grandmasters, so the last thing he knew was that the morning sun had risen

soft moan while

our head." Noel gave a wry smile, thinking they had overdone it a

cheeky laugh before she lifted herself up and placed her head on Noel's chest. "Somehow today… I don't care about anything else.

little cute thing. Sadly, it's enough selfishness for today. You can be selfish later once we return

stuck out her

going up and greeting our guests first. You can take your time here. I'll call the maid to prepare you some food." Noel gently freed himself from Anna and put on some

he was about to leave, Anna

around, seeing Anna sitting down on the bed while covering herself

"Thank you…"

head, feeling embarrassed. "I should be the one thanking you. Whenever I'm being too excessive, don't be shy and just slap me. You might be the only one who has the courage to say it

be a bit more reserved. While Anna could say it directly, she wasn't

like something. That was why she prepared all that before confronting him. This was what Noel

was no one other than Anna who would be

you as

hand. "Take your time… I want you to take care

"En."

nodded and finally left

dropped to the bed once again while covering her eyes with her arm. Still, there