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?"

such a thing, he would have fought longer and planned it much

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

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 in his

and raised his head, staring at the Spirit God in

But

"Spiritual energy?"

The spiritual energy can

understood what he was trying to say. It was no wonder why the Spirit God asked him to listen first. The only way to resurrect him was by

are two good news and two bad news that you'll 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 as a spirit. You won't have a different body or end up

troublesome if Anna suddenly gave birth to a child 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

this had never happened before, only a small

good news is that this can be considered an upgrade to your power. You will become half-human, half- spirit,

It was indeed a tempting offer. However, he couldn't help but worry about the bad news. He gulped down, listening

you're going to turn into a half-spirit,

Noel widened his eyes in

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

it was like having an endless lifespan. On the one hand, it was good to live for a very long time. On the other hand, living too long

aged. Then he would witness the next generation, and the next generation

God classified this as bad news

to take his own life,