The revelation hit Gaige like a thunderbolt. As he stared at the screen, the weight of its words pressed down on him, leaving him in a stunned silence. It was a chilling truth he hadn't fully comprehended until now. "One-lifers or all the creatures living on Earth cannot reincarnate and will completely lose their soul, so ghosts and the undead are meant not to exist on Earth. If they do, they are meant to be extinguished." It was a profound realization that shattered the boundaries of his understanding. Until this moment, Gaige had assumed that a purger's sole duty was to eliminate returnees—those who came back from the dead. But the system's message revealed the grim extent of their responsibilities. The eradication of returnees was just one facet of their grim task.“Are you a ghost or a ghoul?” he asked again. “Aren’t you going to answer me?” his tone laced with frustration and impatience. He tightened his grip on the firearm, determined to make this shot count. Confidence surged
The woman's voice broke the silence like a gentle whisper. "Hey, I can give you whatever you want, but you only have to read bedtime stories every night." She spoke fluently in Earth's language, her eyes shimmering with an inexplicable otherworldly allure that transcended words. Gaige's response came in the form of an incredulous, "What?" Yet, his question was met with an unsettling moan from the woman, and a disgusted grimace twisted his features. As he roughly yanked his hand away from her ample chest, the woman emitted a strange and scandalous sound. He had assumed she wouldn't permit his escape, causing her bosom to bounce enticingly as she released an intoxicating aphrodisiac scent. With his nose covered, Gaige extended his middle finger toward her before bolting away. He sprinted as though his life depended on it, determined to avoid the woman who seemed to exude trouble. However, curiosity gnawed at him. Was her scarlet hair merely a coincidence, matching his own? What kno
Gaige stared at the bullet placed in his palm. It should have been empty and spent, but the one resting in his hand appeared clean and brand new. His gaze shifted to Ellise, who smiled brightly at him even after his attempt to kill her. It wasn't her smile but her unfathomable power that made her truly remarkable. Gaige's curiosity about her race and strength intensified after witnessing the miraculous healing of the hole in her head and the blood returning inside her. The bullet that had struck her wasn't ordinary; it was a purging bullet. He couldn't help but wonder how she had survived, or if his power of purging was truly so feeble that someone like Ellise could casually shrug off his bullets as if they were nothing. Clenching his fist, he couldn't help but reflect on his own weakness at this moment. "Are you manipulating time, or do you possess exceptional regenerative abilities?" Ellise shrugged her shoulders and replied, "Don't bother trying to learn anything about me; I won'
Gaige's eyes remained closed. He remembered how he had fainted, the result of losing so much blood. He didn't feel any pain or any other bodily discomfort, but the sight of the blood flowing from his mouth still alarmed him. Recalling how his warm blood had turned cold in his palms just before blacking out, he softly called out, "Adal." However, there was no response, leading him to conclude that he was still in the midst of a dream. His eyes remained tightly shut, rendering him unable to perceive anything, and he couldn't exert control over his own body. "Wake up! Get up!" he yelled in his mind, but it proved futile. He remained trapped within the dream, biding his time for the moment when he'd awaken. Later, Gaige heard his own voice, reciting the same bedtime story Ellise had hired him to read. "Once upon a time, there was a newborn child, born with less beauty and intelligence than everyone else." Gaige paid little attention to the story's content, reading it merely because h
"Bring me back to Earth!" Gaige shouted internally. Gaige awoke in a cold sweat, his heart racing within the confines of his ribcage as he vividly recalled the sensation of a sword piercing his neck. He tried to rise, but he realized he still had no control over his body. It felt as if all his energy had been drained, leaving him unable to even move his neck to look around. His gaze remained fixed on the white ceiling above him. He wondered about his whereabouts, and the only clue was the rhythmic beeping sound of a machine connected to him. "Congratulations on gaining consciousness!" Adal's voice resonated in Gaige's ears. "Am I back?" Gaige asked eagerly. "Yes," Adal replied. "Where am I?" he asked. He had missed the convenience of having Adal by his side. It felt unfair that he couldn't take Adal and the system with him if he were to die here. "You are at Adermodna General Hospital," Adal informed him. "Adermodna? How did I return? What happened while I was unconscious, and
Ellise Thom remained an enigmatic figure in Gaige's eyes. She was a woman of mystery, an entity that he couldn't fully trust. Her true identity remained a puzzle, and Gaige couldn't help but wonder about her origins. "What race is she, and what kind of creature is she?" Gaige pondered. His uncertainty regarding Ellise was rooted in the fact that she seemed to possess knowledge and abilities that defied easy explanation. She was wealthy, a billionaire, and her presence alone held considerable power in the country. Gaige had been granted an identity that made him her son, a name that carried significant weight and influence. "Ellise Thom," Gaige mused. "Is that even her real name?" While Gaige felt a surge of excitement about his acquiredidentity, he kept a stoic expression as he regarded Ellise. He remained unconvinced, silently urging her to reveal more about herself and the nature of her association with him. Ellise, however, didn't seem willing to disclose much. She smiled but r
"When are you going to leave me alone?" Gaige asked, his tone laced with irritation. The peculiar arrangement he had with Ellise was starting to wear on his patience. She had promised to support him financially and assist him in his mission, provided he bring her along when he returned to heaven—an empty promise he had no intention of keeping. Ellise, however, seemed oblivious to the true nature of Gaige's celestial origins. "I can't leave my only son, who has just awoken from a coma," she replied with a hint of playfulness in her voice. Gaige rolled his eyes and gestured toward the exit. "I may have agreed to be your son, but I certainly didn't sign up for this level of clinginess." Ellise chuckled softly. "How cold-hearted of you. We are going home." "Home? Will the hospital even allow that?" Gaige raised an eyebrow, his skepticism evident. "Who do you think I am?" Ellise retorted, her confidence unwavering. She was a woman of influence, accustomed to getting her way. Gaige nod
Ellise burst into laughter, and Gaige could only watch with a confused look on his face. As he clutched the phone in his hands, he wondered which part of his words was funny. "Has anyone ever told you that you look cute?" she asked. "F*ck you," Gaige replied. Among all the words Gaige struggled to say, "F*ck you" was one of the few he could utter fluently with his tongue tied. Ellise and Gaige conversed in two different languages—Ellise spoke Earthling while Gaige replied in Soleil's language—making it difficult for those around them to understand. However, hearing someone curse at their boss left the driver and secretary in the front looking perplexed. Meanwhile, Ellise didn't care about her people and buried Gaige's face between her breasts, playfully telling him he looked adorable. Gaige couldn't fight back because he was not in full health yet, so he seized the opportunity to tap into her divine powers. As Gaige healed himself, he heard more error warnings than Ellise's laugh