System vs Rebirth

"Hehe, are you disappointed? I come prepared this time." Anna proudly puffed her chest, showing the swimsuit she had prepared this whole time.

This white swimsuit covered from her shoulder to her thighs, so Noel had no way to see her body.

On the other hand, Noel, who was expecting to bathe separately, came unprepared. He might be able to go without a shirt, but he had to wear pants this time.

And seeing how Anna bragged about it showed how much she had prepared for it.

As soon as they reached in front of the basin, Noel asked, "Looking at how prepared you are, don't tell me you're actually looking forward to it? Looking forward to take a bath with me? How perverted are you?"

"Wha—" Anna didn't expect that Noel could strike her with those questions. "I'm not a pervert!"

"But you didn't deny that you're looking forward to take a bath with me, right?" Noel stood in front of her, glaring at her.

Anna felt like Noel was giving an intense pressure, forcing her to step back. "I'm looking forward to it to defeat you. Look at you, aren't you disappointed?!"

Noel kept pushing forward while saying, "Disappointed huh? What if I said I'm disappointed? Are you going to strip?"

Anna's body trembled. "Strip? You are joking. Can't you feel the tingling sensation on your feet? You must feel that pain… If you go there with naked body, you're going to be destroyed by the pain."

"So, you knew and didn't tell me about it? You must want to kill me."

"No… I didn't know about the pain."

A smirk suddenly appeared on Noel's face as he asked, "So, you didn't know about the pain. Then, I guess you're scared now because you don't dare to go in without anything? You must be afraid of the pain… If you don't dare, why don't you go out right now?"

Anna wanted to answer while taking a step back before she felt her back touched the wall.

"!!!" Anna glanced to the back and realized she was trapped. Noel took this opportunity to slam the wall, preventing her from escaping.

"This is the last time you can leave… What will you choose? If you're afraid of pain, I suggest you to escape right away!"

"You… You can't scare me like that! My pain resistance is stronger than you! It's just I know that if I go there, you will be scared to dive."

"No, no. I'm a gentleman. Unlike a pervert like you, I know the basic courtesy. So, it's ladies first… You can go first if you're not scared." Noel smirked.

"You are just trying to escape, aren't you? Just tell me if you're scared. There's no need to threaten me like this." Anna smiled slyly as if she recognized Noel's plan.

However, she slightly pushed Noel away and stood in front of the basin while pointing at it. "Come on. Let's jump together. The one who doesn't jump is the chicken."

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Noel snorted and stood next to her, showing his willpower.

The water was flooding the cave, but it only reached their heel. However, the pain they had to endure in their feet were like they were standing on top of blazing fire.

The scorching pain made their feet numb and their bodies shake. They couldn't imagine what kind of pain they would feel if they dove into this pool of Body Strengthening Liquid. The pain would be all over their body and they might pass out.

If they passed out, they might die from other causes like drowning or even the people from the Supreme Devil Organization.

Noel took advantage of this to make Anna's victory disappear because he had changed the competition from taking a bath together to pain resistance.

But when those two standing at the edge of the basin, staring at the pool, they were scared to jump in.

"Ladies first. Show me if you dare to do it or not. Or I'll take this as my win." Noel snorted..

"Your victory? No! You also don't dare to do it. If you're so confident, why don't you jump in right away? If I don't dare to do it, that would be your victory."

"Do you think I don't know your method? You must like to see me being tortured while you're entering the pool slowly while adjusting the pain."

"No way. Just tell me you're scared."

"No, you're the one who's scared."

"Just admit it that we both are scared by the pain." Anna glared at him while pointing at the pool. "Let's jump together. By the count of three, we're jumping in. Do you dare to do it?"

"So, you admit that you're scared."

"I'm asking whether if you dare or not. The pool is not that deep, so our head should be able to stay afloat after the initial dip." Anna smirked.

"Fine. Let's go in together. I'll lower myself to you and accept your challenge."

"Then, let's do it."

Anna and Noel looked at the pool together.

"One…" Anna started the count.

"Two…" Noel also did it to show he wasn't scared.

And finally, they both said at the same time. "Three!"

Anna and Noel jumped into the air together as they were prepared to dive at the same time. However, Noel jumped once more with his Hyper Jump that allowed him to kick the air to stay afloat, letting Anna fall first. "I'm doing this to make sure someone is awake!"

"You…" Anna realized she was tricked by Noel. However, Noel was underestimating her reflex.

She suddenly smirked before submerging as if telling him, "I know you're going to do it. That's why I jumped slightly higher than you."

Because she was in the air longer, she had the time to react and grabbed Noel's waist before he escaped from her reach.

"!!!" Noel's face became pale, knowing what would happen next.

Noel and Anna realized that they both had plans to trick each other. But in the end, Anna managed to cling to him and drag him to the pool.

*Boom!*