Chapter 31

At first, it was supposed to be a discussion, but it completely turned into a combat atmosphere.

Well, there's nothing I can do about it.

First, I'll use the parameter透视 (parameter透视) I can borrow from Avignon to probe the enemy's hand.

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【Name】Riber

【Type】Human

【Gender】Male

【Age】19

【Lv】21

【Possessed Skill】Skill Steel

※Skill Description: Temporarily steal skills from other humans and use them as your own. The stolen person cannot use their skill temporarily. There are time and usage limits. Cannot simultaneously steal more than one skill. The stolen skill will automatically reset after a certain period. The highest level operation "Complete Seizure" can be used.

【Affinity】Kill Kill Kill

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A skill to steal skills?

This is the skill Riber was granted. A skill that was highly evaluated by the church and became the reason for him to become a hero.

"First, I'll show you what my skill is. It's called 'Preparation for Despair.'"

"No, thank you."

It's in time.

"Listen, even if you say no. My skill is called <Skill Steel>. It's the ability to temporarily steal and use others' skills."

He starts talking even though I don't want to hear it.

Is he the type who wants to boast at every opportunity?

"This skill is the strongest, you know? No matter how strong the skill the opponent has, I can use the same one. By stealing the skill."

"Your power turning against you. Indeed, such a situation would confuse anyone."

"That's right! Being cornered by the very thing you relied on the most! Everyone I've defeated has panicked with a look of 'I can't believe it' and then eventually turned to despair. They can't use their skills while I'm stealing them!"

The more excellent the skill someone is granted, the more they rely on it, and the less they can do without it.

For such people, Riber's skill of stealing skills is a nightmare.

"This skill made me a hero! I'll show you the difference from those low-level skills with my own body."

"Stealing skills sounds more like a thief's skill than a hero's."

"Shut up, you!"

Riber shouts and extends both hands towards me.

It seems to be the preparatory action for skill activation.

And finally, the skill is activated.

"<Skill Steel>! Steal that guy's skill!"

A white light emitted from Riber's hands pierces through my body.

At that moment, I felt as if our senses were connected.

"Good! Skill theft complete! Despair as you get beaten by your own skill!"

Riber immediately lunges at me to attack.

"I'll thoroughly evaluate the feel of your skill! Even if it's just a low-level skill, it's bound to be low-level! ... Gah!?"

He is immediately hit by my punch and flies away, his face struck.

He bounces on the ground a couple of times and rolls further.

"What!? Why isn't my strength increased!? Isn't your skill a buffing type!?"

"Why don't you check it yourself? You should be able to confirm the content of the stolen skill, right?"

One can always check the details of their own skills.

Riber is probably browsing the information within himself, as if directing his gaze inward...

"What is this!? I didn't steal any skill! It's just an empty slot waiting in standby!?"

"That's right, you can't steal something from nothing."

"What do you mean...!?"

"You should know best."

You were there when I was declared <Skillless> at the blessing ceremony.

"I don't have even a low-level skill. I'm <Skillless>. Even if you could steal any skill, you can't steal something that doesn't exist. That's the answer."

"Shut up! Your physical abilities are clearly beyond normal! What else could it be besides a skill effect!?"

"Because you can only think in terms of skills, that's the only answer you can come up with."

I grab Riber's hands.

Both his right and left hands. I gradually apply pressure to crush them.

I can sense his will to resist...

"Aaaaaah!? What is this strength!? I can't push back! Are you a gorilla!?"

"Excuse me, I'm just a human."

This time, I pull him up.

Riber easily floats in the air.

Then I throw him carelessly.

"Ahhhhhh!?"

Riber's body flies in a trajectory parallel to the ground and slams into the castle wall.

"Ah, ah... What is this monstrous strength? ... Ah!?"

Riber lets out a cry of surprise, like a strangled bird.

Because I, who was supposed to be far away, was suddenly right in front of him.

"When did you get here!? Not only strength but speed too!?"

Riber narrowly avoids my hand, which I extend suddenly.

He moves awkwardly in a panic.

My hand, missing its target, grabs the castle wall behind him.

My fingers dig into the hard stone wall, creating a hole, and many fine cracks spread from there...

"Ughhhhhh!?"

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

A part of the castle wall collapses.

The wall, which should protect the king's residence, crumbles easily under my single hand.

"Impossible...! Impossible...!"

Riber crawls away from the falling debris.

"Destroying a castle wall with bare hands!? How much strength buffing skill do you need for that!? What percentage increase? ... No, how many times? It would be impossible without a tenfold increase!?"

"That's not the case."

If you level up properly and gain strength, you can do this without a skill buff.

"K, K, K, K, K... Ruya, it seems you've drawn a pretty good skill."

"I don't have any skill."

"I've heard before. Some high-level skills have a sub-effect that blocks the influence of other skills...! Did you use that to block my <Skill Steel>?"

But he still doesn't believe me.

"Annoying, but a skill that can produce that much power is plausible. Good for you, Ruya, to have such a good skill. Since you have it, I'll take it!"

The ferocious light in Riber's eyes doesn't fade.

Is he planning to do something more?

"Your skill has already been proven ineffective against me?"

There's nothing to steal from a <Skillless>.

"I'll use my trump card. My skill <Skill Steel> has the ultimate operation 'Complete Seizure'!"

I remember that was written in the parameters.

What is that?

"The ultimate skill theft that the user of <Skill Steel> can use only once in a lifetime. That's 'Complete Seizure'! It steals the target's skill and never returns it!"

"Really?"

"The stolen person loses their skill and becomes <Skillless>! In exchange, I can never use <Skill Steel> again, but I can completely make the stolen skill my own! Forever!"

It's an irreversible skill swap.

By sacrificing someone else, Riber can become the user of any skill. That's 'Complete Seizure'.

"A skill that can produce such power can even fight demons head-on! This will make my position as a hero even more solid! To meet such a skill I've been searching for so long in this form! And Ruya, you're the one who has it!"

Riber doesn't doubt that I have a powerful skill.

I'm just <Skillless>, and my speed and strength are the result of leveling up.

"Like a treasure that was right in front of you all along? Sorry, Ruya! I didn't realize your value! Your value is to exist to have your skill stolen by me!!"

"Hey, you should stop."

"It's too late to beg for your life! Your skill is mine! The strongest and invincible skill should be used by me, the hero!!"

I tried to stop him, but Riber wouldn't listen...

"Take this <Skill Steel> 'Complete Seizure'!!"

He used the irreversible technique.

"Hehehe...! How about that! Now your skill is mine, hahaha! Gah!?"

He collapses on the spot after being punched by me.

He took a good hit to the stomach.

"Gah...! What is this monstrous strength? You should have lost your strength after your skill was 'Completely Seized'...!?"

"Why don't you check? See the end result of what you did."

I can clearly see it with parameter透视.

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【Name】Riber

【Type】Human

【Gender】Male

【Age】19

【Lv】21

【Possessed Skill】None

【Affinity】Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill

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"What? What? What!?!? My skill! My skill is gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone,