513 Abandoned Evangelical Hospital

If you can willingly accept it, what sort of punishment would that be? A real punishment is something you must swallow despite being unwilling. That was my first reaction.

It was indeed a novel experience to hear someone from a non-hostile side plead for mercy, but I never thought I should be the one to punish others. Taking a step back, I never considered myself a person in a high position holding the power of judgment.

"Do you want to die only after your memories are restored, to repay Little Bowl?" I asked curiously.

The wandering soul nodded, then shook his head and said, "It's more than that... Knowing who I am and where I come from, and then taking the final step towards death... that is my complete wish.

"I don't want to face my death as a lonely wandering ghost but as a living human being.

"... I also realize this is a very extravagant wish, but this is my only obsession."

I roughly understood what he wanted to express, "So, you want to die with a clear mind."