Chapter 97: Absorbing Abilities
"That... As long as it’s not a dangerous request, I’ll gladly grant it."
Unexpectedly, a happy expression appeared on Rossweisse’s face, which had previously shown a cold expression. For some reason, obtaining approval from a special human like Lucien was something Rossweisse had been looking forward to ever since she first met him.
Because that human allowed Rossweisse to do various things she wanted to him, other than taking his life, it was enough for Rossweisse to ask that human to carry out a theory that she had long wanted to realize. For now, this human was the only one who could realize Rossweisse’s theory, which she had long wanted to put into practice.
"Good! First of all, we have to find a large place for the two of us to prove my theory. I have long wanted to test this theory on a human who was born special like you. I hope you will be able to accept it happily."
A slightly doubtful expression began to appear on my face after listening to the word "theory" come out of Rossweisse’s mouth. As a man who had endured torture from noble ladies both young and old, I knew that the expression Rossweisse was currently showing me was no different from that of a woman who had discovered her only experimental subject.
But there was no way for me to escape the experiments that Rossweisse wanted to conduct on me. Since the woman in front of me was endlessly emitting an incredibly powerful and intimidating aura, I assumed that she would not let me leave her disciple’s territory even if I used all my strength.
Time passed as I walked out of Elize’s residence. Elize, Athena, and the other women began following behind Rossweisse. For some reason, Rossweisse’s current position was tens of meters away from me.
"What should I do? Do you just want me to remain silent while looking at you?"
"You’re an interesting kid. But that’s not the main issue. Let me see the form you used when facing thousands of troops from the Vermillion family."
Various complicated thoughts endlessly ran through my mind while listening to Rossweisse’s unreasonable request. There was no way for me to activate that imperfect form, which increased my power far beyond any of my other forms. Even so, I decided to let out a sigh while listening to Rossweisse’s request.
"But it is not an easy thing to do at all. There is one condition that I must fulfill in order to achieve my imperfect form."
Silence began to settle around Rossweisse. Rossweisse’s gaze, which had previously been directed toward the sky above, returned to the figure of the man standing before her. Without talking about unnecessary things, Rossweisse decided to impart a strange skill to the man in front of her.
"No problem. I will teach you an ability that no one else can use. You just need to do whatever I ask." Rossweisse instantly appeared in front of me without making a single sound with her footsteps. On the contrary, I couldn’t help but fall into a state of enlightenment as I began learning the ability that Rossweisse had previously given me.
Every time I learned the abilities that Rossweisse gave me, various unfamiliar pieces of knowledge began flooding my mind. It was an ability that could cause the user to lose their life due to a reduction in mana power. But as an abnormal human, I could survive even if my mana reached zero.
Ten seconds passed after I entered my state of enlightenment. My eyes opened again and continuously stared at Rossweisse with a complicated expression. However, the woman in front of me had dared to force me to learn a dangerous skill that could take my life at any moment.
[Ding! You have successfully learned the Absorbing Abilities skill. The ability you are currently learning was created directly by the Queen Witch.]
"The name of this ability is Mana Reversal. I simply named it that way. Although I don’t fully understand the true nature of this technique, I think it can have side effects on the user to the point of causing them to run out of mana."
For some reason, an expressionless look began to spread across my face. Remembering the moment when Rossweisse mentioned the name of the Absorbing Abilities skill, which was completely different from its actual name, surprised me a little. Since the system referred to the ability called Mana Reversal as Absorbing Abilities, I assumed that Rossweisse was completely unaware of the true function of this ability.
[The side effects of using Absorbing Abilities can cause the user to lose all of their mana power. This is one of the reasons why those with low amounts of mana can lose their lives when activating Absorbing Abilities. Using the ability while possessing very little mana is no different from committing suicide.]
[Moreover, the system hopes that the host will think twice before using Absorbing Abilities in the future. The current you are merely a weak human. Before "it" arrives, the system hopes that the host will become stronger so that you can maintain your current peaceful life.]
’Wait. Isn’t the woman in front of me the creator of Absorbing Abilities? Why does she call it Mana Reversal?’
[Even though she is the creator of this ability, she is completely unaware of the true function of Absorbing Abilities. She is merely its creator and not someone who has ever put it into practice. Since the system names each ability according to its actual function, it would be meaningless for the system to derive the name of the ability from the creator’s perspective.]
"I understand..."
"Are you okay? Can we start now? I can’t wait to test that strange form of yours and see whether the theory I researched in the past is true or not."
I knew from the beginning that there was no way I could escape from whatever Rossweisse intended to make me do. Therefore, I immediately activated Absorbing Abilities without giving any warning to Rossweisse.
When I activated Absorbing Abilities for a short time, I felt the amount of my mana begin to be absorbed every second the ability remained active. Even my instinctive use of my brain made me unable to resist an overwhelming sense of dizziness.
’What is this... I feel something strange...’
[MP: 101,766/144,766.]
[MP: 91,000... 61,333.]
[Warning! The system has detected that the host’s mana is decreasing at an extremely rapid rate. The system hopes that the host can deactivate Absorbing Abilities immediately!]
[Warning... The host’s Mana Points have fallen to a critically low level. Activating defense mechanisms... True Form transformation triggered successfully.]
’This feeling again... it feels so cold. But I can still maintain my mind and common sense. At least I can remain conscious even while in this imperfect form...’ This was by no means the first time I had managed to maintain my consciousness even when my body was in an unconscious state. For some reason, the function of the Soul-Life Earring continuously supplied mana at a rate of 500 Mana Points per second.
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