391  390: Forget (Fourth Bonus Chapter)

    Corey''s heart rate increased slightly as he waited for Nina''s response. He didn''t know why, but he had a feeling that she was once again going to drop a bombshell.

    A bombshell which a part of him wanted, and another part of him feared.

    [First of all, you can never regain the memories of your past lives.]

    Corey raised his brows in surprise.

    [If you ever see or encounter the memories of your past self, it would be like you''re watching a movie. There would be no recollection, and there would be no feelings or emotions of the past.]

    [There might come a time when you''ll see the memories of your past self, however, it would be like you''re watching the life of a stranger. So you don''t have to be worried about your memories coming back and you becoming a different person because of the memories.]

    Corey was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. He was almost certain that what he was going to hear from Nina was going to be something that would not be in his favor.

    "Well, that''s good. Although I''m curious about my past life, I don''t want to change. This is my life, and I have a family and people I care about. I don''t want my past life''s memories to affect my feelings towards those I care about."

    [Hmm.] Nina hummed, and Corey stood.

    "Well, I have learned a lot today, and though I want to ask some more questions, I''d rather ask them at another time."

    Corey dusted his body, and then he grabbed his axe. Just as he was about to take a step forward, Nina spoke,

    [I haven''t answered your last question.]

    Corey raised his brows, "My last question?"

    [You asked if your past self was still alive and if he would want to take over your body.]

    When Corey heard this, he frowned.

    For some reason, his mind completely ignored that last question he asked Nina, and he had a feeling that it wasn''t normal.

    [To tell you the truth, I went through your memories from the moment you absorbed me into your body. I did it so that I could know the type of person I was dealing with.]

    Corey frowned slightly.

    [Corey... can you remember your true self?]

    The instant Nina asked this question, Corey staggered backward and his eyes widened to the limit in pure shock.

    Memories started pouring into his mind and with every second that passed, the shock and disbelief that he felt increased.

    Corey looked at his axe for a few seconds.

    "Can I become as strong as the Paragon Ancestor through the Universal System?"

    The instant Corey asked this question, both Corey and Nina did not know, but reality around them paused for a millionth of a second.

    Nina remained quiet for a few seconds, and then she replied,

    [...No, you cannot.]

    A grin instantly appeared on Corey''s face the instant he heard Nina''s words.

    "Life''s good isn''t it?"

    [...]

    Corey chuckled softly, and then he walked toward the temple. As he approached the temple, there was a completely random and seemingly insignificant memory his stars of consciousness recalled.

    When he wanted to become a tier 1, the Universal System gave him a list of classes to choose from:

    [Heir of the Ancient Spear God]

    [Arcane Mage]

    [Poison Warlock]

    [Heir of the Ghost King]

    And, [Night Assassin].

    Although he chose the Poison Warlock Class, he could not help but become curious as to what his path would have been if he had chosen Night Assassin as his class.

    Would he have gone on the same path as he did in his previous life?

    ''Maybe the main reason why the Universal System put the class among the list of options was because of my past life.''

    A glint flashed in Corey''s eyes, and then he stared at the ghost gloves on his hands.

    ''Although I don''t really care about my past self, I still need to know more about my past self...'' Corey clenched and unclenched his fists.

    ''... I think I should try and look for information on the Ghost King. I have a feeling that I''ll be able to find something about my past self since there should be a sort of similarity or connection between ghosts and assassins... Right?''