Healing System

You got quite a few good boons, didn't you?

The system teased Michael a bit but he was too busy staring at his updated status.

The mana purity shot up all the way to 200%, it was at 121% just a few moments ago, his strength really was no joke now, or so he hoped at the very least.

Yes, you are a tad bit stronger than the average newly ascended Tier 2, but just slightly, don't get ahead of yourself.

Michael attempted to cast a sword of light and he did not expect it to appear as fast as it did, it managed to even startle him a bit.

His previous casting speed was already incredibly fast, but now, it was much faster, he doubted that anyone would be able to react to his attacks. Frankly, it seemed a bit too overpowered.

'System, what are those numbers near the stats? Am I finally getting the good old stat numbers back?' Michael asked as he stopped playing around with his newfound casting speed. He would test out the destructiveness a bit later, he did not want to completely destroy Amanda's apartment just yet.

Sort of, the numbers are categorized into ranks based on their amount; for example, F- would be from 50 stat points to 99, F, from 100 to 149 and so on until you reach the maximum, which is 1000 or S+. The total will combine all of the previous tiers and add them up, obviously, the bigger the number, the better.

'50 Stat points for F-? Is there a rank prior to that?'

No, you tier up and are automatically given 50 points for each stat, you got 100 because of your skill, Physical Enhancement.

'Fair enough.. are these stats the same as before, as in, before I received a mana core?'

Not exactly, the calculations are different and these stats are a bit easier to increase. Even INT, the stat that should boost your mental acuity, can be increased by merely casting spells. You have a very fast casting speed, one that looks abnormal to others, without the INT stat to balance it out, you would not even be able to cast a single spell successfully.

Michael nodded in understanding, he had not paid much attention to his INT stat, or more like how the others react to him in battle, maybe that was because he rarely fought someone equal to him.

'So INT is the easiest stat to level up then, and CHA is the hardest?' He asked one last time for confirmation.

For you, yes, it should be the opposite, you get CHA stat points just from people finding you attractive, but since you don't really interact with others that much, the stat does not rise.

'...' Michael was left speechless, was he not a Saint previously? Should that not have increased his CHA by quite a lot?

Sexual attraction Michael. The people who were worshipping you as a Saint merely found you to be cute-looking, a mascot of sorts. The CHA stat is similar to the bewitching ability of demons, it's a wonder I was able to acquire it too, though I guess I did look a bit stellar...

And he was once again left speechless, it sucked beings in such a young body, even if by now he looked nearly 20, when he was a Saint, Michael still looked fairly young.

His charisma stat did rise quite a bit from his time in the other world, he just wondered why.

Isn't it obvious? You are like eye candy for Astraea.

Michael sat back down on the sofa and turned on the TV while slowly processing what the system had just said.

'I thought she was staring at me with curiosity..' He sighed and slumped further into the sofa.

Nope, but I don't blame you, I was the same. I didn't know she liked me up until my death.

'...How did you die?' Michael asked with curiosity, he no longer felt as energetic as he did previously. It seemed like the charisma talks and Astraea had drained him of his energy a tad bit.

I fell into a trap and had a couple of artificially created black holes made of mana collapse onto me, I don't really remember much after that though.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

'So do you remember the very first Michael... Or I guess the second one right after you?'

He was the polar opposite of me, an absolute pussy who ran away from every single battle that came his way, added on to the fact that he sided with the demons, I can't say I have a very good impression of him.

Michael chuckled 'That does not sound very fun..'

Of course it isn't! Imagine watching and not being able to do anything to stop someone like that, someone who was allegedly carrying your legacy. I won't get into the details, but, Uriel made a countermeasure for that, you might remember it from the second trial.

'I do' He nodded and proceeded to think for a moment before asking yet another question 'Do you remember how you first began reincarnating as the system or whatever?'

I vaguely remember it. One of the Seraphim managed to retrieve my soul right after I died and handed it over to the Archangels. After that, my soul was forged into that little blob you saw in the first trial, or that's what I gathered anyway. My memory has grown foggy of those times.

Michael could tell that the system was hiding something, but he could not really force the information out of it, as insensitive and cautious as he was, he would respect the boundaries.

Right, enough of that depressing stuff, let's go back to Astraea. What do you think about her?

'That's a bit of a change, no..? But... She does seem unique.. and my heart always beats oddly fast when I am around her, though I assume that's because of your influence?' He questioned the system.

No, I have not interfered with your emotions in the slightest, the only thing I showed you was the memory of how the two of us first met. She is not the same individual as she was before, I can assure you that much, I could barely recognize her.

'She seemed pretty accurately depicted according to the memories though?' Michael tilted his head at the system's comment.

Your brain is filling in those memories, just as her brain is filling in the memories of you. You are two different people entirely. The only connection you two have to your previous selves is the bits of memories that keep appearing, almost as if deja vu.

'So are you telling me she still likes me even though I am not you?' Michael began switching the TV channels a bit anxiously.

Even in his past life, he never settled down. He did go on a few dates with some girls, but it never led to anything where he could develop any romantic interest.

That's right, I am glad you feel that way though. At the very least, you are not following my footsteps in one category.

'Right...' Michael took a deep breath and looked at his status once again. There was one more new option that he forgot to ask the system about.

'What is Skill Sacrifice?'