But then, as his eyes reached the last line, his smirk faltered. His brows furrowed slightly, his pupils dilated again.
"…What?" he whispered.
His eyes widened.
[Effect 5: Memory Eater] — Whenever you consume a creature, you absorb their recent memories along with them.
For a moment, he just stared. His mind stalled, caught between shock and disbelief.
He hadn't expected this. Not at all. This was nowhere near what he imagined Gluttony's next evolution would grant him.
Attributes, talents, skills—yes, that he could understand. But memories?
He blinked hard, shaking his head slightly as if to make sure the glowing words weren't some kind of illusion.
But they didn't vanish. They remained fixed, pulsing faintly.
"…Memory eater," he muttered under his breath, the words tasting strange on his tongue.
The more he thought about it, the more the weight of this effect began to sink in.
