Chapter 118

An apprentice is one who picks locks and slips through doors.

A thief, on the other hand, is the most obvious kind of burglar.

The Path of the Three Cunning Families from Lord of the Mysteries is truly a combination of deception, fraud, and swindling.

Besides being extremely cautious, it is also very strange.

Ren Amamiya did not refute this.

"Indeed, the power I hold is indeed a bit strange."

"However, as long as these abilities are mastered, they can be utilized in many ways."

On this point, Sonoko Suzuki found it very reasonable.

After all, Ren, without anyone knowing, used divination to locate the Maple Leaf Gold Coins stolen by the Italian bandit gang in advance.

No so-called clues were needed; everything could be achieved simply through divination.

From this, it could be seen that the power Ren possessed was truly special and very useful.

At the very least, no normal person would ever think that someone could snatch the Maple Leaf Gold Coins using such a method.

"I understand divination, but what ability is 'Opening Doors'?"

From the words alone, Sonoko Suzuki could understand what kind of ability this was.

Yet she had already realized that this was absolutely not a simple ability.

"It is exactly what the words say."

"Simply put, it is the ability to open any locked door."

This is an ability that is very literal.

The ability to open locked doors.

On the surface, it sounds very ordinary, yet such an ability in the normal world would be unstoppable.

"Any lock that lacks special properties can be opened."

"Even if a door is set into a wall, one can still walk through the wall."

"Not just unlocking, but also walking through walls?"

Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

This time, she finally understood that the effects of special abilities were truly beyond imagination.

Besides being able to unlock doors, it even had the effect of passing through walls.

In a sense, this 'picking locks and slipping through doors' was truly formidable.

"All doors can be opened?"

"All of them."

"As long as they lack special properties, the ability to Open Doors can open any door."

"No matter how complex the lock, it can be opened?"

"All of them."

The single phrase "All of them" made Sonoko Suzuki understand.

This ability was simply without any restrictions.

"This ability is simply the bane of every door lock in the world."

Amidst her amazement, Sonoko Suzuki also turned her attention to the last point.

"Is the ability of Theft the same?"

"No."

Ren Amamiya shook his head slightly.

"Only Theft is currently just ordinary theft."

"At most, it merely appears slightly more mysterious than ordinary theft."

"Only Theft is like this?"

Sonoko Suzuki was stunned for a moment.

However, she did not dwell too much on these details.

Even if the ability was only Theft with nothing else, it was still more mysterious than ordinary theft.

What she could know now was that mysterious abilities were simply unimaginable to people in the ordinary world.

"Ren, are those incredible powers all this strong?"

"Why do I feel that Ran's ability doesn't seem very strong?"

The abilities of the Big Ice Lump and the Arrogant Brat were still unknown.

For now, only Ren's ability and the ability Ran obtained could be compared.

"The extraordinary ability Mao Li received is already very strong."

"The trait of the Glutton and the trait of digesting monsters have almost altered Mao Li's body structure."

"As long as enough food is consumed, her body's digestive ability can turn it into strength, reaction speed, explosive power, and muscle density."

"Mao Li herself is already particularly talented in strength; with this power added, after Mao Li grows for a while, her physical strength will be unmatched by even four or five trained men."

"If combined with some fighting techniques, I think it would be quite normal for her to kill someone with a single punch."

After learning about the Fang of the Imperial Cherry, Ren Amamiya confirmed that Mao Li Lan had a vast room for future growth.

She, who was already skilled in strength, could achieve even greater growth in this field.

The only issue was that the increased strength needed to be carefully controlled.

Otherwise, just as he had said earlier, she might really kill someone with a single punch.

"On that front, I think Mao Li should be quite troubled by the problem of her weight increasing."

"Eh? Is that even something to worry about?"

"I suppose so."

"After all, muscle weighs far more than fat."

"As he eats more and more, Mao Li's muscle density will increase, so an increase in body weight will be inevitable."

Suzuki Sonoko's mouth twitched.

She felt that perhaps gaining such power was not such a good thing after all.

The side effects of mere physical enhancement were quite significant.

Even back when Ran studied karate, she was already a muscle woman.

In the future, perhaps the value of such a muscle woman would continue to rise.

"By the way, Amamiya, do you think I need to tell Mom and Dad?"

Regarding this, she still wanted to ask Amamiya's opinion.

"If you want to, it's not that you can't."

"But I think you'd better wait until you get the diary before saying anything."

"That way, it will be easier for you to explain it to your parents."

Understanding the mysterious side is very difficult.

Especially since the understanding in this world is still mainly scientific.

To make a materialist believe in the power of the mysterious side, the final method is to present substantial evidence.

Otherwise, Ren Amamiya could already imagine Suzuki Sonoko's headache-ridden expression as she tried to explain.

Suzuki Sonoko thought for a moment and instantly dropped the idea.

"That's true."

She herself felt such a thing was unreliable.

It was only because she trusted Ran enough; otherwise, she would really find it hard to believe.

She might even think Ran was dreaming.

PS: New book launched, seeking data.