Global Awakening: Only I Can Respawn

As for the last step, YuWon and Gina dragged an ogre's corpse from the entrance and threw it down the stairs. Soon enough, the snails were upon it. But since the ogre's corpse was quite big, they could kill more snails per molotov.

Using their ashes, everyone made their way safely to the train. However, YuWon didn't board the train. Gina and Yeji stared at him, wondering what was going on inside his head.

"Husband, what are you doing?" Gina asked, extending her hand, thinking YuWon needed help.

"Yes... brother," Yeji chimed in. "This isn't the time to fool around."

"You guys go ahead," YuWon replied. "I have something else to do."

Since he had found a loophole to milk the Mythical Store Ticket, he wasn't going to pass on that opportunity. Besides, he also wanted to save Lysandra.

Despite having no offensive abilities, her support abilities were quite good. With someone like her on their team, things would get easier for them.

But I can't tell Gina about her... not yet. Or else she would forcibly drag me into the train with her. Then there's also this girl...

YuWon turned around to see Yuna fidgeting behind him. He wondered why she had jumped off the train in the previous life. And the only answer he could come up with was a mission.

Yuna wasn't one to forsake her life for others. If she did something, there had to be a reason behind it, just like she was acting clingy to him for a reason.

Whatever that mission was, the punishment would be harsh enough for her to disregard her life.

That was the only situation YuWon could come up with for Yuna to jump off the train after him. But making her talk about it would not be that easy.

"You got a quest, don't you?" YuWon asked.

"Quest? What quest—" she replied, not wanting to reveal her cards, and have her plans backfire.

"It'll be easier for both of us if you didn't lie."

But she remained stubborn, so YuWon grabbed her arm and pushed her against the train. His eyes locked with her, like a scientist studying a strange phenomenon. A moment later, he stepped back, sighing.

"Just so you know, I won't be around for a while," he shrugged. "If you have a time-dependent mission, you'll fail. When you do, you'll be useless to me and I hate carrying useless weight around."

Upon hearing his words, Yuna hesitated before sighing in defeat.

"It's a quest to gain your acknowledgment..." she mumbled, rubbing the back of her neck.

"So that's why you were acting so clingy," YuWon rolled his eyes. "No wonder."

"If I can't get you to acknowledge me, I'll fail the quest, and… well, lose my abilities."

It was an annoying quest indeed. He thought the sponsors only wanted them to fight and survive. But it seemed some of them enjoyed forcing the humans to form a relationship.

A survival soap-opera? Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse.

Although, he wasn't interested in getting with Yuna. He only wanted her to break the bond between her and Minho. But with him gone, there was no need for him to get involved with her.

However, this is an excellent opportunity.

YuWon might not like Yuna, but she was a capable woman. As a strategist, she was bound to shine in the future. Not to mention her devourer class. As long as he could cultivate her, she would become useful to him.

"You want my acknowledgment, that's it?" YuWon mumbled.

Yuna nodded and reached out for a hug. But YuWon stepped back, avoiding her. If it was his acknowledgment, then there was no need for them to get physical.

With an awkward smile, he patted Yuna's back and said, "That should be enough for now."

Yuna blinked, clearly taken aback by YuWon's hesitance to embrace her. But he was right. His pat had cleared her quest, even though she hadn't tamed him as it was asked of her.

She raised her head and wanted to say something else. But before she could, YuWon turned her around and kicked her butt, shoving her inside the train just as the doors closed.

"Ow!" Yuna frowned, caressing her buttcheeks.

She turned around only to see YuWon waving them off. Once the train was gone, YuWon's smile faded. He closed his eyes, wondering how he would deal with the charred ghoul again.

When he opened his eyes, he was back in the penalty zone. But something was different. Instead of the gruesome movie set he expected to find, YuWon was in the middle of a lush forest.

"Well... this is unexpected."

YuWon scratched his head. Despite his respawning, the penalty zone remained as it was after he cleared it once. But he didn't get time to remain lost in his thoughts as someone appeared before him.

"I've been waiting for you, savior," Lysandra whispered.

"You remember me?" YuWon asked, confused.

Since he had basically gone back in time, YuWon had naturally assumed everyone would forget about him, including Lysandra. But that didn't seem to be the case.

"I won't be a good soulmate if I forget you, will I?" Lysandra smiled, caressing his cheek.

"But how—?"

Before he could finish, Lysandra leaned in and kissed him. Unlike the time he kissed Gina and Anna, kissing Lysandra felt... different. It was a weird sensation, like he was kissing the wind after a soft rain.

Lysandra continued after pulling away, "The rules don't bind me the same way as mortals. I am always aware of the past and present. No matter how many times you respawn, I will always remember you."

There goes my opportunity to become overpowered.

YuWon scratched the back of his head. He was hoping to kill the ghoul and milk the system for the mythical choice ticket. But this time, the system was a step ahead and dealt with his greed before things got out of hand.

While he was lost in thought, Lysandra linked her arms with him and opened a portal.

"Savior, it's time for us to go home," she said, leaning against his chest.

"Yeah... let's go," YuWon sighed, wondering what he would say to Gina now.

...having a mythical gear could've saved my life. But now... I'm cooked.