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, he would have fought longer and planned

Spirit God gave him an unexpected answer.

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

widened his eyes and raised his head, staring at the Spirit

But what do you

"Spiritual energy?"

can replace

Noel 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 turning

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

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 afraid

only a small portion of people

can be considered an upgrade to your power. You

offer. However, he couldn't help but worry about

you're going

widened his

but most likely, they could easily live for more than a few hundred years, if not

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

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

God classified this as bad

choose to take his own