System vs Rebirth

Chapter 183 Kirika Loetzel

”Please donʼt reject us. Going into this valley is better with a group.” Samuel strongly insisted with a smile.

”Excuse me?” Anna furrowed her eyebrows, showing her displeased. She had told them that she didnʼt plan to go with them. Everyone already knew that her character, which was different from what she had shown to Noel the whole time. This was just her past character that she had changed, but since the other party didnʼt back down, she had to show them.

Samuel flinched and tried to explain. ”I donʼt mean to be rude to you. But the valley is extremely dangerous. We might not be stronger than you, but our group is by no means weak. We can give you some help.”

Surprisingly, Kirika stepped up and said with hostility. ”As expected from the famous Anna Stargaze. Youʼre as cold as ever. I wonder how much torture Noel has received from you. Iʼm starting to pity him for getting paired up with you.”

Even Anna didnʼt expect this hostility from Kirika. She had felt Kirikaʼs cold gaze whenever they met in the barrack, but Kirika never did something as if she knew that she wasnʼt strong enough to challenge her. She seemed to want to defeat her to break the pair, saving Noel. But if she didnʼt get stronger first to the point where she could defeat her, she wouldnʼt be able to challenge her again since she only had one chance.

”What right do you have to get involved in my matter?” Anna asked coldly.

Kirika gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

”Letʼs stop, shall we?” Misha came between them to stop the arguments. ”Weʼre simply thinking that itʼs safer if we stick together since meeting here must be fate.”

”Thatʼs right.” Samuel nodded in agreement.

”Thereʼs no need for it. You should be the one to worry about your safety, not me. Iʼm not here to carry others through this valley.” Anna harrumphed, turning around.

”You…” Kirika gritted her teeth and stepped forward, glaring at her. ”Anna Stargaze!”

”Whatʼs wrong?” Anna maintained her cold face. Their heads were only a few inches away as they were glaring at each other. She smirked evilly and said, ”Ah, you must be the one that Noel saved back then, who I accidentally saved as well. Whatʼs wrong? Have you fallen to that guy and want to avenge him? Sorry, youʼre not strong enough. MISS Kirika.”

”!!!” Kirika widened her eyes when Anna emphasized the word ʼMissʼ as if she knew about her noble identity. ”You…”

Anna smiled coldly as if her plan seemed to have worked. She could now see the hesitation in Kirikaʼs face. She added inwardly, ʼWell, they should now see how horrible I am. Even if they try to report to the people on their back, theyʼll be spreading how bad I am. This way, my father wonʼt realize that Iʼve changed and wonʼt send any people to kill Noel. This should be enough to fool him for a while.

ʼI can simply ʼchangeʼ in the future because of some mysterious causes. But I have to be this hateful for now.ʼ

Of course, Anna couldnʼt let out such a thought and no one knew about this thought.

”If I need to cut you down, then Iʼll cut you down.” Kirika reached for her sword on her waist.

Anna smirked and also reached her sword. ”If thatʼs the case, I wonʼt show you any mercy.”

”Stop, stop, stop! We donʼt need to fight.” Samuel immediately went between them to stop them.

Anna glanced at him coldly before turning away as if she didnʼt care. She had wasted a lot of time with them.

”Donʼt bother me. If you bother me…” Anna released her Spiritual Energy and her lightning. Her sheer pressure alone cracked the ground, making them feel dread. ”… I wonʼt spare any of you.”

”!!!” They trembled because they could see the killing intent that seemed to have killed thousands of people instead of demons. They never expected that Anna to be able to release this kind of killing intent. At the same time, even if Marquis Stargaze was a doting parent, he wouldnʼt allow Anna to murder so many people.

That was why they wondered where this killing intent came from. At the same time, they realized that Anna was out of their reach.

Anna walked away after scaring them, heading straight to the valley by herself.

Kirika gritted her teeth, glaring at her back. She couldnʼt help but remember all the past memories.

When she was seven years old, she was left alone in a middle of a banquet. Everyone scrutinized her because she was chubby. So, she left to cry by herself in the garden, but she met a black-haired kid who was sitting in the garden this whole time. He was none other than Noel Ardagan.

”You are… the noble kid from the Muivell Kingdom.”

”So?” Noel glanced at her before turning back to his book.

”Are you here alone because others donʼt accept you as well?” Kirika asked.

”Huh?” Noel raised his eyebrows since that obviously wasnʼt the case.

”Ah, I apologize… You must be disappointed to be talking to a fat girl like me, right?”

”I donʼt care. Iʼm simply too lazy to bother with you and the rest of the people.”

”But you have to talk to them to make a connection.”

”I said Iʼm too lazy. If I have to make a connection, then I simply have to make them go to me themselves. Iʼm too lazy to go to them. I already have a job which is to succeed the house and make it better, so why do I have to work more to make relationship when I can do just that by making my family better?”

,m ”Thatʼs…” Kirika was stunned. This was the first time she met Noel and his words actually changed her. She realized that she just had to change and improved herself to the point no one could ignore her anymore.

After that day, she improved by leaps and bounds and those who were mocking her actually went to her with their flowery words. Although Noel had changed and she realized that Noelʼs plan was actually a flawed plan, it didnʼt change the fact that she was saved by those words.

But after the destruction of the Ardagan Family, she was forbidden to help him even though she wanted to thank him so much. In the end, she ran away and hid her identity to meet Noel.

She could see Noel changing by putting more effort like herself. And when he showed his brilliance by using traps, she knew that Noel had been doing his best.

She thought she could pair up with him. But that was when Anna Stargaze appeared. A strong force that could make everyone feel helpless. She wanted to help but the moment she made a move, she would lose the chance to do it in the future, so she had been trying hard to get stronger to defeat her.

She took a deep breath and thought, ʼNo, I still have a few months. Thereʼs still a chance.ʼ

Anna didnʼt know yet there was someone who had been haunting her back this whole time. One would wonder what Anna would feel and do when she realized Noel and Kirikaʼs relationship. But more importantly, Noel didnʼt realize that his life had been filled with misunderstanding even though he just wanted to live lazily.