Gluttony’s 4th stage feature, Transmission, was the core of Overwrite, and it was literally a double-edged sword. If it was successful, it would give Theo more of the author’s ability, beyond what had been extracted from the essence. However, if it failed, he would lose all the abilities he had obtained previously and be hit with a mental backlash.

Theodore was currently standing on a perilous cliff.

What?

His eyes unfocused as he felt his vitality withering. Memories started to swirl madly in his head as his five senses started to shut down. He couldn’t tell where Alfred Bellontes’ memories ended and where Theodore Miller’s memories began. As the boundary between their egos collapsed, their memories started to mix together. Theo’s mentality didn’t fit his age, but it was hard for him to completely accept the hero’s soul. Somehow, Theo intuitively managed to form a mental structure that allowed the broken egos to settle,...