After using the Recovery magic, the pain in his shoulder instantly vanished. As for recalling the part where he was shot by an arrow, there was no need for Imitation at all.
This was the skill Keare truly used in the Dungeon.
All those practical training sessions with Yamato Mikoto were controlled to be within the scope of physical discomfort, not to the extent of directly causing physical trauma.
Facing the girl's confused gaze, his expression inevitably became strange.
He shook his head and said, "This kind of thing, you yourself are a master of magic... I shouldn't need to explain it, right?"
"Magic that heals injuries..."
Liliruca hesitated, wanting to say that Recovery-type magic was extremely rare in Orario, but seeing his nonchalant demeanor, she ultimately didn't speak.
She looked at the bloody battlefield. Once the determination faded, how to handle the aftermath became an issue she had to address.
"What should we do with these people?"
Keare couldn't bring himself to tell Liliruca directly that he was about to conduct human experiments to see if he could extract ability values from the Soma Familia Adventurers.
He carefully analyzed the situation. The Adventurers who followed Liliruca didn't know his identity beforehand, but the sudden disappearance of Adventurers would inevitably attract attention.
Fighting against Lv1 Adventurers was already the limit.
And Liliruca's situation in Orario would also be quite difficult; at least until he could solve the problem of her leaving the Familia, she would definitely not be able to show her face.
Thinking of this, another way to use the Optimization skill emerged in Keare's mind.
While increasing ability values, it could also adjust the target's memories; at least when the Legendary Hero faced the Great Princess, he used this method.
"There are two solutions now."
"Find a place to bury them, but your Familia Captain Chanis will definitely find out. For the next period of time, you'll have to live under a new identity."
"...That method might be a bit difficult."
Liliruca shook her head. It wasn't that she hadn't tried that before; it even implicated the kind florist who took her in. As for how she was found out, she still had no clue.
"It's not that I'm unwilling to live under a new identity. If it were that simple to leave the Familia, there would have been no Liliruca the Supporter in the Dungeon a long time ago."
"Then there's only one other method left."
"..."
"What method?"
The girl looked up, casting a confused gaze at Keare.
"It's simple, alter their memories."
"How is that simple?!"
Liliruca's expression was strange; at least in her understanding, no Adventurer could achieve such a feat. Yet, she looked at the brown-haired, delicate young man.
The delicate smile that appeared on Keare's face, which onlookers would definitely consider a bright and cheerful smile, didn't make her feel any tenderness. Instead, it sent a chill down her spine...
He could definitely do it!
"So, you wouldn't use... memory alteration on me, would you?"
"You're thinking too much. If I truly made you forget about helping you leave the Soma Familia, wouldn't all my efforts be in vain?"
Keare's brown eyes were extremely deep.
His smile remained, but his attitude was undeniable: "At least with this, I can hold it over you for a lifetime."
Regarding the development method for the derivative ability of Recovery magic, Keare already had a specific process.
It was to cancel the healing effect, change the magic output form, and based on Plundering the target's ability values, perform a comprehensive buff on himself.
From another perspective, wasn't this also a form of Recovery?
But the specific effects still required Keare to practice to get an answer.
After all, in the world of the Legendary Hero, the Plunder skill only stole experience points and magic, while the Dungeon or Familia world just didn't have such a setting.
The great feat of leveling up had a fundamental difference from experience points.
"If..."
"If I can set the direction of Plunder to be comprehensive ability values, at least I won't have to worry about hitting a bottleneck in my ability values by only relying on training in the future."
Filled with anticipation, Keare walked towards the tall, muscular Adventurer who was leading the group.
After being subjected to the Deterioration skill, his core organs were severely damaged, making it impossible for him to even crawl in the shadows, but his consciousness remained clear.
Noticing the approaching footsteps, Decree, who knew he was about to be silenced, trembled uncontrollably. The process of waiting for death was the most cruel for him!
"I..."
"I... I have money!"
He let out a low growl from his throat, worried that Keare wouldn't understand, and tried to prove it with action, but found that his limbs were completely uncontrollable.
He could only watch as the figure gradually approached.
Even Decree didn't notice the foul smell in the air, which was constantly spreading.
"It really is..."
Keare looked at the tall, muscular Adventurer whose bodily functions were impaired and who had lost control of his bladder due to fear. His furrowed brows showed clear disgust.
Recalling their conversation when they first met, he shook his head lightly and quietly reminded him, "I still prefer your arrogant face from the beginning."
"..."
Mercy towards enemies is cruelty towards oneself.
Keare, of course, knew this principle. Facing Decree's terrified gaze, he placed his palm on the tall, muscular Adventurer's shoulder and concentrated.
With the activation of the Recovery magic, continuous use of magic caused his already insufficient mental power to be completely drained in a short period of time.
It didn't remove the Deterioration effect on Decree; instead, like a syringe, it Plundered his ability values that hadn't yet been updated and solidified.
But from the subjective perspective of the Plunderer, Keare didn't feel an increase in his ability values; instead, the dizzy state caused by mental exhaustion was effectively alleviated.
"The direction is correct."
"But how many units of ability value can be Plundered in a single instance still needs to be observed directly after Hestia updates the ability values!"
He looked at the dispirited, tall, muscular Adventurer, not immediately using Optimization to alter or erase memories.
Instead, he switched targets to the other Adventurers present, using the Plunder skill in the same way, getting all the rewards from this battle for himself.
Ignoring Liliruca's confused gaze, Keare had no intention of explaining anything. After all, Imitation and Plunder were his trump cards in Orario that could not be exposed no matter what.
"Actually, you should be grateful."
"I currently don't have the means to face a full-scale assault from the Soma Familia."
Circling back, Keare returned to Decree's front and patiently squatted down. Since he chose to Optimize memories, was it just simply erasing this encounter?
When they returned to the Familia, it would be difficult to explain to Chanis.
In the upcoming Dungeon exploration, there would inevitably be other cats and dogs tracking them, which had completely deviated from Keare's future development plans!
The chaotic Soma Familia.
Keare, as an outsider, couldn't comment, but within the chaotic Soma Familia, there was a team of Adventurers who defected, delaying the tracking of Liliruca in the Dungeon.
This was very important to him.
"Since I'm modifying memories..."
"Why don't I go all the way?!"