System vs Rebirth

Chapter 141 Connection

”I know that you have two Spirits in your body, Mr. Noel.”

”!!!” Noelʼs heart thumped and his body trembled. Noel raised his hand as if he wanted to grasp that neck, but he restrained himself for a bit.

He didnʼt want to strike her first without giving her any time to explain. He already had a time when he was so impulsive back then, so he was already mature enough to control his emotion.

”What do you mean?” Noel asked.

The Saintess smiled and put on her blindfold. She said, ”Iʼm sure that you are here for the Moon Blessing. My Moon Blessing is a bit different than the rest. Not only can you see in the dark, but you can also see the Spiritual Energy easier. Though, it also comes with a price of my eyesight. Not that I complain for my blindness… since it can help more people that way.

”But donʼt worry. Only my eyes can see something beyond the Spiritual Energy, which is the source of our power, the Spirits…” The Saintess smiled, locating the two Spirits in Noelʼs hand and heart. ”I know that you donʼt want your secret to be exposed and the best way to do it is to eliminate me.

”But to be honest, the reason why Iʼm exposing you like this is because I want to gain your trust. Instead of sneakily holding your secret, I want you to know that I have known your secret. This way, if the information is leaked somewhere, you surely can think of me as the suspect.”

Noel narrowed his eyes, feeling suspicious. ”And why do you come to a conclusion that you want to gain my trust?”

”The Moon Goddess,” The Saintess answered without hesitation. ”I am not so sure, but it seems that the Moon Goddess wants me to support you.”

​ ”Wants you to support me?” Noel remembered the feeling of him wanting to protect her earlier. He wanted to question the connection between Ardagan and the Moon Goddess but it would reveal a lot of information, so he wondered if this was the right thing to do.

As if she could see Noelʼs doubt, she added, ”Weʼre the same. We both know nothing and have the doubt. But never in my life that the Moon Goddess ever did something bad to me… She might give me some hardship to overcome, but she wouldnʼt harm my entire being. Thatʼs why I choose to believe her and reveal this information to you.

”Have you ever asked these questions? What is actually the Spirit? Why are they inside of us this whole time and why must we discover them first before we can gain their power? Whatʼs the difference between the spirits and the demons? The spirits reside in our body like the demons reside in living beings.”

Noel fell silent because he never asked those questions. He had been learning many things in the past few months through the books in the library, but he never questioned the information itself. How did they come up to such a conclusion?

Noel could see that the spirits and demons were more mysterious than he thought. ”So, you are assuming that thereʼs a connection between spirits?”

”Yes. But because they donʼt have the uniqueness like us, they donʼt realize it.”

”So, whatʼs the connection between our spirits?”

”Thatʼs what I want to know as well. We can even use the Spirit Oath to share our finding.”

”…” Noel knew that he wouldnʼt be able to lie when using the Spirit Oath, so he decided to refuse because he didnʼt want to get trapped again. ”No need. Instead of talking about this, we should distribute the water as soon as possible.”

”Thatʼs right. The longer weʼre here, the more impatient they will be.” The Saintess smiled, not pursuing the matter further.

Both of them were curious about the Spirits, but they knew that the situation was more complicated than they thought.

In the end, the Saintess opened the door and asked the knights that stood by outside to help her in bringing the water gallons out of the house.

The knights immediately distributed the water and Noel could see their faces after drinking the water. It was truly a bliss. It seemed the water from the Ice Pearl couldnʼt be compared to the water from the system. But then again, the Ice Pearl gave him free water while the latter used two Honor Points. Of course, the water from the system was better.

While distributing the water, Noel was often distracted by the connection between Ardagan and the Moon Goddess.

It was so visible that Anna could see through him easily. After checking Noelʼs condition from a distance, she approached him to know what was going on.

”Whatʼs wrong?” Anna asked worriedly.

Noel looked at Anna for a while.

ʼWhat should I do? I should get going with Anna to locate the demons, but my mind is distracted from this thought. If I go outside with this kind of thought, itʼll be dangerous. I might get distracted in the middle of a fight. This time, my curiosity is far higher compared to any events in the past.ʼ

On the one hand, Noel wanted to act like normal. On the other hand, he would just endanger their lives if he went out right now.

He knew it would be rude for him to take back his plan like this, but he still asked, ”Sorry, Anna. I think Iʼll have to meditate for a while to sort my thought about the previous incident. Do you mind waiting for me?”

Anna was surprised because Noel never abandoned his plan just because of a small matter. It felt like she was abandoned just for his cause. It wasnʼt fair.

However, Anna also knew that if something had distracted Noel to this degree, the matter wasnʼt small. Hence, she nodded her head with a smile, assuring him. ”Sure. Thatʼll be the best. Iʼll take care of your job here, so you should finish it quickly.”

”Sorry and thank you.”