The system's question remained before Gen.
There was no countdown.
Nor did it reduce the reward because he took so long to choose.
[End your identity as "Fate Rewriter"?]
Gen first asked about the consequences of ending it.
The screen listed four items.
The eye power, chakra, and understanding of ninjutsu he had already gained would not be taken back.
The real memories he had formed since arriving in this world would not be deleted.
The system would no longer mark nodes in the original future.
New deviations in fate would no longer generate tasks, rewards, or optimal options.
Ending it did not mean losing his power.
It meant losing a reference point that could constantly compare the present with the original future.
Gen pressed further, asking whether the system would retain any hidden conditions for reclaiming what it had given him.
If an ability had been earned as a reward for a deviation in fate, would it fail at a critical moment after he exited?
The screen checked each item in turn.
The changes in chakra that had already become part of his body belonged to Gen himself.
The understanding of ninjutsu he had acquired would not be sealed away.
The growth his Sharingan had already undergone would not be reversed.
Only unclaimed rewards that still depended on a task being valid would become inaccessible.
After his exit, the system could not use his abilities as leverage to demand that Gen accept another task.
Gen recorded that answer separately in his private records.
Not to prove the system's existence to anyone else.
But to stop himself from interpreting every fluctuation in his power as punishment for leaving.
Gen then asked what would happen if he chose to keep it.
``` [The system will continue to identify events