System vs Rebirth

Once he thought about it, a reply suddenly came. From the way it talked, it seemed Ardagan finally responded to him again.

[Please take me out.]

'Huh?' Noel was stunned for a moment. He hurriedly went to an open area so that he could take out Ardagan without a problem.

It was there he finally found the change from Ardagan.

"This is…" Noel gasped after finding a small circle on Ardagan's blade. "What is this?"

[Do you remember the time I talked about the fact that our senses are shared?]

'Yes.' Noel almost forgot that he was in an open area where he could be observed. So, he immediately stopped talking out loud and returned to using his inner voice.

[We have been sharing our senses this whole time, but the way we sense the world is different, so you might haven't noticed it. So, I will be telling you directly.]

[The circle on my body is the second slot medal.]

'The second slot medal? I'm sorry, but I don't think I understand what you're talking about. Isn't the medal related to the amount of my Spiritual Energy Reserve?'

[Yes and no.]

still nothing but a sword. My sense as an object is different from yours. The way I sense everything around me is

Spiritual Energy, and Rune Mastery. I have to block my sense and focus my power so that I can lend it to

reserve for you. It, by no means, increases your original reserve. The same applies to the Sword Mastery

second slot medal is basically me growing stronger. You can

time. A portion of me will boost you while the other

never thought about this. After the Spirit Link, his senses and sensitivity to the Spiritual Energy drastically increased. He understood that

achievement that he

being confronted like this, he could

but look at Ardagan with a solemn expression. 'It

inwardly, 'Ardagan, Heisk. I'd like to apologize for being neglectful. Even though I have been

owner. Even your ancestor only realized it after wielding me for ten years. Just from how you realize it in just two years

forget that before I'm a Spirit, I'm just a tool. I'm a tool to kill people. Those people might be your enemies, they might be your allies, or they

to support you with all my strength. Just like you, we are going to get stronger

form or the system, it didn't change his fundamentals. That was why he had been ignoring the fact he was a Spirit, a

was his partner, not his tool that he could take advantage of as

to him. He might be busy making changes or he might not be able to tell the secret.

been thinking about this, but what about my daily training? All those missions still give a permanent boost to my

this might

[You are half correct.]