System vs Rebirth

“You bastard.” The middle-aged man gritted his teeth because the bars that stopped him wasn’t the bar that locked Noel up, they were from the bars from the cell across Noel’s.

And this also meant that Noel had no one to stop him to come out from his cell.

Still, the most shocking thing was the fact that Noel could use his Spiritual Energy.

“You… How can you use the Spiritual Energy?”

“I just want to kill you, so is there a reason why I can’t use my Spiritual Energy?” Noel smirked.

Noel’s words were truly poisonous for angering someone. The middle-aged man covered his body with metal and punched Noel.

However, three big swords appeared on top of him. Seeing this extraordinary swords, the man feared for Noel for the first time. This kind of sword could truly kill him, he thought.

Before the swords dropped, he threw his body to the side and ended up hitting the wall.

“Kh.” There was no pain because his body was covered in metal, but the embarrassment that came along with it was something he couldn’t endure.

He was a Spirit Wielder, yet, he was toyed by a single Apprentice Knight. This shame couldn’t be washed until he killed Noel and all the witnesses.

Unfortunately for him, the moment he turned around to attack Noel, the latter had stood in front of Kirika and Lokhar’s cells, standing with a smile on his face.

“Haha, if only I can capture this moment, it will surely be great.” Noel laughed.

“Noel!” Kirika and Lokhar called him, worried.

Noel ignored them because he had to focus on this fight. The space was quite narrow, so he had to be careful since his opponent was a Spirit Wielder.

He had been provoking him this whole time, so the anger wouldn’t rise anymore sooner or later. So, before he became immune to his provocation, Noel had to drag this guy out of the basement.

Still, the man hurriedly jumped forth and punched Noel from above. The latter easily dodged it by leaping backward, heading straight to the exit.

At the same time, he gathered his Spiritual Energy on his hand and released the snowflake symbol again.

“Freeze.”

The middle-aged man raised both arms to tackle this ice this time. The moment the snowflake burst out, it covered everything in ice. Even the gaps between bars were blocked by the ice. Yet, the man who endured the full brunt of this ice only ended up with his arms and body frozen.

But since he was covered in metal, he smashed his body with his ice covered hands. The great force shattered the ice, freeing him.

“Your ice won’t work against me anymore.” The man roared and chased after Noel.

However, Noel chuckled and shouted, “Run!”

In that instant, Noel truly ran away, escaping.

The man who was flamed with anger decided to chase after Noel instead of focusing on his friends.

Still, Noel wouldn’t shout all the way like that if he just wanted to escape. The reason he shouted for all people to hear because it was a message. A message for Kirika and Lokhar.

Both of them looked at each other in understanding. When Noel positioned himself between their cells, he actually made a quick slash that cut the bars.

By luring the man, they could escape from him and stop becoming his burden.

Kirika was the first one to take off the bars and sneaked out of her cell before helping the injured Lokhar up.

“Are you alright?” Kirika asked.

“Yeah. We have to go out, but in our condition, I don’t think it’s possible. If we’re found out by that guy, we’ll become his burden again.” Lokhar gritted his teeth.

“I know where to go. I’ll help you up.” Kirika nodded and helped Lokhar walk as they went to the exit.

…

Meanwhile, Noel was fighting the man inside the mansion. Obviously, he didn’t mind causing ruckus since the lord of this mansion already knew about the Supreme Devil Organization. Hence, it was better to cause all the ruckus to let them know.

*Bam!*

The guy smashed a wall of the mansion, creating a hole leading to the garden.

Seeing this hole, Noel hurriedly entered the hole to get some space.

The man followed right after while gritting his teeth. “Running all you like, you will die today.”

“Oh, scary.” Noel shrugged before pointing his sword at him. “Though, I think I can go more seriously right now.”

“Useless!” The man roared and punched Noel.

Noel took a deep breath and imagined a situation that evoked an emotion with his Imaginary Battlefield. An image of a kid sitting behind him while crying appeared in his mind. He had to protect this kid, so he had to be as calm as possible.

And after that, he gently struck the fist from the side and used the opponent’s weight and momentum to direct this punch to the side.

Even the man was stunned because he felt like someone was pulling him to that side. Due to the sudden change of direction, he slipped and hit the ground, creating a small crater on the garden.

This was Noel’s Everchanging Emotion Sword Style that evoked the Joy. He hadn’t completed this sword style yet, but he could use it a bit.

After repelling the punch, Noel smiled as the joy of helping someone filled his heart.

He distanced himself again and raised his sword.

‘I still used too much time to use this technique. If it’s a high level battle, I would have died in an instant. The emotion is also too weak. Tsk.’ Noel complained about his performance inwardly. Even so, he was satisfied because he could use this opportunity to train his Everchanging Emotion Sword Style.

He smiled, provoking the man again. “Come. What’s wrong? I was just about to get serious and now you fear me?”

“You, die!” The man roared and leaped to Noel again as their battle continued.

Unbeknownst to Noel, the ice that covered the basement started to crack before a hand shattered the ice. From the inside, there was an eye filled with resentment as if planning to kill Noel as soon as he came out.