System vs Rebirth

"Your reward for defeating that spider is… actually something you have to decide."

"Eh? I have to decide it myself?" Noel blinked his eyes a few times.

"Indeed. Whether you want to return or not, you have to make that decision." The Spirit God confirmed it with a nod.

"Then, I want to return," Noel said without hesitation. There was no need to choose. As long as he could revive, he would do it.

However, the Spirit God actually raised his hand, gesturing him to stop. "I know your excitement, but the method is rather special. So hear me out for a moment."

"I apologize." Noel looked down. Still, he was excited that he could be revived. He clenched his hands into fists, determined to go back. But the decision he had to make was rather a hard one.

"The only way for you to go back to the living world is by repairing your body and recovering your life force. I'm sure you are already aware of it."

"Yes." Noel nodded. If he didn't know, he wouldn't say that the pill from the Sword Saint wasn't enough.

"Your body can be repaired with the pill you have. In fact, that lady has done it for you."

"…" Noel looked down. He couldn't really say it was a waste, considering Anna's desperation.

"The question is, how are we going to restore your life force?"

thing, he would have fought longer and planned

an unexpected answer. "Unfortunately, it's going to be impossible to

Spirit God would give him a solution. But it seemed that it was impossible. When he was about to feel disappointed, he suddenly noticed something

his head,

a human's life force. But what do you think the

"Spiritual energy?"

can

no wonder why the Spirit God asked him to listen first. The only way to resurrect him was by turning

have to consider before making your decision." The Spirit God raised two fingers. "I'll begin with the good news. First of all, there aren't many changes if you decide to live

with a horn or something after all. And if his body looked different, the royal family could brand him as someone who had integrated himself with demons. Even if he explained it was with the spirit, they wouldn't believe him. People were

had never happened before, only a small

an upgrade to your power. You will become half-human, half- spirit, meaning you can unleash much more

a tempting offer. However, he couldn't help but worry

the bad news, it will be your age. Because you're going to turn into a half-spirit,

widened his eyes in

Goddess had been alive for more than a century. He didn't know about other spirits, but most likely, they could easily live for more than a few hundred years,

endless lifespan. On the one hand, it was good to live for a very long time.

look as if he hadn't aged. Then he would witness the next generation,

classified this as bad news

to take his