Hovering system panels captured Noa's entire view.
[ You reached the requirements to evolve further than your current status ]
[ Doom God's Mark detected ]
[ A Will of the Many detected ]
[ You're holding an artefact from a forgotten era—one that pushes you beyond human limits ]
[ Condition for unlocking your potential is adjusted ]
"What is it?" Noa complained, waiting for the system to explain. "Stop edging me!"
Five long seconds later, a new message emerged.
[ Calculation for the suitable condition completed ]
[ You need to die ]
"What?"
[ Thousand times ]
"Is this some kind of joke?" Noa said loudly.
Usually, conditions for becoming a Returne were fairly easy, demanding something like slaying a specific monster or collecting a special herb.
But the difficulty increased with grade.
Progressing through ranks became increasingly harder, resulting in countless failures and dead Embers.
'And I have to die and lose my echoes first?' he concluded. 'But why?'
