The moment I heard the message, I froze and found it hard to breathe. I couldn’t believe my ears. What? Retrieve his ability? How was that possible? Why was this the first time I had heard about this? Or, did I need to meet certain conditions to make it happen?

However, my questions weren’t important. The point was that I could take away Luca Bruno’s ability. It didn’t even take me a second to come to a decision. I nodded. Immediately, mana began to leave Luca Bruno’s body. He let out a painful scream.

“Kuaaaaaaaaa!”

“Eh? Did the pain come later?”

“Eh…That person, he’s getting paler!”

The white ball of light absorbed Luca Bruno’s mana, which then flew into my hand. I stared at it as if I was enchanted. Another message then rang out.

[A suitable candidate for the ability is nearby. Would you like to bestow the ability?]

Without having to ask, I already knew who the candidate was. It was almost…instinctual. I stared at the ball of light, then faced Yua who was looking at me intently. She called me, as if she knew what I was about to say.

“Oppa…”

“Yua, do you still want to…become a dungeon explorer?”

Yua immediately shouted aloud, “Yes! I want to help you by your side! I don’t want to sit back...