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?"

know. If he had known such a thing, he would have fought longer and planned it much

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

thought that the Spirit God would give him a solution. But it seemed that it was impossible. When he

his eyes and raised his head, staring at the

force. But

"Spiritual energy?"

can

Spirit God asked him to listen first. The

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

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 integrated himself with demons. Even if he explained it

happened before, only a

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

he couldn't help but worry about

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

his

other spirits, but most likely, they could

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

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

was why the Spirit God classified this as bad

take his own life, but… could