System vs Rebirth

“This is hard.” Noel let out a long sigh as he laid down again, staring at the ceiling. “If I absorb the ancient demon crystal, it means that I can become a good husband and strong fighter. However, this will be unfair for a rival.

“If I don’t absorb the crystal, I will become a strong fighter and fair rival, but I won’t be a good husband.”

After marriage, he tried to balance everything, but in the end, it didn’t work out. “Then again, I can’t really complain after what happened during the battle against the ancient demon spider.”

Noel fell silent for a moment. “My father has taught me a lot about life’s principles, but he hasn’t taught me anything about being a father and a husband. I should probably ask my grandfather about this. But for now…”

Noel abruptly stopped and raised his head a bit more, staring at the window next to the bed. There was a ‘cat’ sticking on the window, her eyes staring at him intensely as if wanting something.

“What are you doing here, Em… Phantom?”

She opened the windows skillfully from the inside using her spiritual energy. She complained, “Why is it only the diva-nya?! Why is that fish getting a special treatment from the Spirit God-nya?! I want it too-nya!”

Noel’s eyebrows twitched. He wanted to shout back at this cat, but the other party was an elder. Then again, why would an elder be this childish and playful?

“It just happens that the diva is more suitable for this. You don’t have to think hard about this.” Noel shook his head helplessly while rising from the bed.

“Then why is that fish allowed to be the first one to get the spirit-nya? It’s not fair. It’s not fair-nya!”

‘Why is this person so annoying?’ Noel said, “Well, I don’t even know what you can do. Besides, can you even do anything under the water?”

“I love to eat fish-nya! I can do a lot of things, like roaming around-nya!”

Now that he thought about it, she was the one who discovered them right as soon as his group reached the sanctuary.

Could he actually use this? Considering this person’s annoying and playful nature, he might be able to take advantage of her. He said, “Anyway, it’s going to be dangerous. I don’t even have any assurance that everything will go perfectly fine.”

“It’s fine-nya! I won’t die-nya!” She pumped her chest proudly.

Noel wondered if this was alright or not, but he might be able to appease Anna with this. He said, “Well, I don’t know if I should ask you about this or not…”

“What is it-nya? Give me anything. I’m more useful than anyone else-nya!” She was staring at him with shining eyes.

“Actually, we thought that Old Ru’s request would only take a week at most. We would spend the remaining three weeks to hunt some demons, especially ancient demons. Not only can we reduce their number so that the demon king won’t have a lot of them in the future fight, but also so that we can absorb the crystals to reach the spirit king.

“But from the looks of it, we can’t do that since I have to focus on mastering a circulation method that can help me erase the curse.

“Besides, this request ends up causing a small problem for me and my wife. This will probably be the only way to appease her’s anger. Besides, who is not curious to test their new might against a worthy opponent?”

“!!!” The phantom’s expression brightened as if she had just gotten what she wanted. “So if I can find the ancient demons, you will erase my curse-nya?”

“Even if you don’t, I’ll help you as well. I have promised them to help after all.”

“No, no. I want to be the next in line-nya!”

“Fine, fine. I can promise that, but I’m warning you that it might be dangerous!”

“Nyahahaha!” She patted Noel back repeatedly while laughing. “You are my person now-nya! Wait, I mean, you are a good person-nya! I’ll be going first!”

In an instant, she just disappeared.

Noel was taken aback by her appearance. She just came and left as she pleased. And there was a chance that she was just faking her behavior to get some information from him.

However, the only reason Noel told her about it was because of that high point in the Affection Medal. Since she regarded him quite highly, it didn’t seem that she would backstab him or something even if she told the others about the request.

Meanwhile, if the phantom could really find an ancient demon, he could give Anna a chance to fight it as he originally promised. After that, he absorbed the demon crystal in front of her to show his answer.

“I guess this is the only way.” Noel sighed. “If I manage to defeat the demon king, we can compete with each other all we want. If we fail, we won’t be alive to compete with each other.

“Still, Mind Separation Circulation Method, huh? It allows me to do things twice as fast, but that’s because the Arctic Queen doesn’t have a spirit… let alone two spirits.

“If I have this circulation method, can I do something a bit different with two spirits, specifically two elements?” Noel couldn’t find the answer until he understood the method itself. “In my previous life, had I gone to this place? Doesn’t seem likely… since Old Ru had given me a condition to become a Spirit Transcendence first.

“In other words, because I’m faster compared to my previous life, the options are opening up.” Noel looked down, falling into deep thought. “And Force Control can actually increase the metabolism, huh? I wonder what will happen to someone who has two circulation methods?

“Can I actually use both of them because I have two spirits?”

Unfortunately, that answer went to Anna instead. Old Ru asked, “Creating a circulation method will take a long time. There are some basic circulation methods, which you can use to create your own, but the fastest one here still requires ten years.

It’s not that I doubt your talent, but even if you can do it fast, it will definitely still take at least five years… this is my opinion after increasing my expectations beyond my own imagination.”

“But…” Anna protested. This was the only way for her to get stronger.

“Instead of creating your own method, you should use that time to learn my circulation method. Besides, he should have taught you the Force Control, right?”

“Yes. I don’t know Force Control is a circulation method.”

“That’s why I want you to think about this… There’s a high chance that you will be able to do something that has never happened in this kingdom. To have two circulation methods!”

“!!!” Anna and Andreas widened their eyes. Andreas asked, “Is that even possible?”

“She might be able to do it. It wasn’t because of her talent, but…” Old Ru lowered his head, his gaze shifting to the blade.

“Don’t tell me…” Anna raised her blade.

“I think you understand it now. Your main body can use the Force Control Circulation Method. It will raise your strength beyond your limit. And my circulation method has a calm and smooth flow, which will be beneficial for that soul. From what I heard, that raging lightning comes from the spirit, correct?

“By using my circulation method, it’s possible to actually control that raging thunder completely. And if you’re thinking about getting a new body, due to the nature of this circulation method, the spiritual energy can harmonize with the new body easier.

“Not to mention that this is also a way for me to prolong my life. Even though I’m looking like this, I’m already 250 years old. I’m already 100 years past my life expectancy.

“Besides, training here will also help Andreas’ progress.” Old Ru smiled. He glanced at Andreas first before asking Anna. “So… do you want to learn it?”