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?"

known such a thing, he would

was when the Spirit God gave him an unexpected answer. "Unfortunately, it's going to be impossible to replenish

that it was impossible. When he was

head, staring at the Spirit God in

I can't replenish a human's life force. But what do you

"Spiritual energy?"

The spiritual energy can replace

the Spirit God asked him to listen first. The only way to

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

good news. It would be 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

had never happened before, only a small portion of people

good news is that this can be considered an upgrade to your power.

tempting offer. However, he couldn't help but worry about the bad news.

you're going to

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

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 would shred

witness the next generation, and the next generation after that would

was why the Spirit God classified this

also choose to take