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?"

he had known such a thing,

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

him a solution. But it seemed that it was impossible. When he was about to feel disappointed, he suddenly noticed

and raised his head, staring

But what do you think the Spirit's life force

"Spiritual energy?"

energy can

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

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

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

happened before, only a

considered an upgrade to your power. You will become half-human, half- spirit, meaning you

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

will be your age. Because you're

Noel widened his eyes in

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

lifespan. On the one hand, it was good to live for a very long time. On the other hand, living too long would shred their hearts

die, while his appearance would look as if he hadn't aged. Then he would witness the next generation, and the next generation after that would die before him. He didn't know how many painful experiences would tear

classified this as

also choose to take his own life, but…