My Goblin System : Levelling up with my SSS Class Devouring skill Chapter 261

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Satou’s consciousness drifted in that strange space between waking and sleeping, his mind processing the massive influx of information from devouring rc Assault. In this liminal state, mories that weren’t his own began surfacing—fragnts of the legendary assassin’s experiences playing out like scenes from soone else’s life.

The first mory ca into focus with crystal clarity.

He saw rc Assault sitting across from Chronus in what appeared to be a private eting chamber. The Ti Demon Lord’s appearance was stable—middle-aged, silver-streaked hair, cold calculating eyes that assessed everything.

Between them on an ornate table lay docunts. Satou couldn’t read the text directly, but the mory provided context—these were intelligence reports about demon lord activities, territorial movents, weaknesses in defenses.

"This is the information you requested," rc Assault’s voice said from the mory, though Satou experienced it from the assassin’s perspective. "Demon Lord positions, their current projects, vulnerabilities in their security. Everything the humans would need to plan strategic strikes."

Chronus smiled as he reviewed the docunts, his multi-temporal eyes gleaming with satisfaction. "Excellent work as always, rc Assault. The humans will pay handsoly for this intelligence. And the best part? They’ll never trace it back to . Just another mysterious information broker selling secrets."

"The paynt?" rc Assault asked coolly.

"Already transferred to your accounts," Chronus confird. "Plus the usual bonus for discretion. You understand, of course, that this arrangent must remain absolutely secret. If the council discovered I was feeding information to our enemies..."

"Your secrets are safe with ," rc Assault assured him. "As long as the paynts continue, I have no interest in revealing our dealings. Besides, discretion is part of my professional reputation."

The mory shifted, showing a different eting weeks or months later.

More docunts changed hands. Maps marking demon lord patrol routes. Schedules for when defenses would be weakest. Detailed intelligence about a specific demon lord’s movents.

"This one is particularly valuable,it contains everything about Duke Margoth weakness and strength, and his castle blueprint " Chronus said, tapping one set of docunts.

"You’re setting up an assassination," rc Assault observed without judgnt.

"I’m providing information to interested parties," Chronus corrected with false innocence. "What they do with that information is their own business. Though I admit, Margoth’s death would be... convenient for certain political goals."

Satou felt shock rippling through the mory. Chronus had orchestrated Demon Lord Duke Margoth death? The one who’d been killed by Vegeta—the human hero—in what everyone had assud was simply a battle during the human-demon conflicts?

The mory fast-forwarded, showing the aftermath.

News had spread through the demon realm that Margoth had been killed by Vegeta in a surprise ambush. The hero had sohow known exactly where the demon lord would be, exactly when his defenses would be weakest, exactly which approach would bypass his security.

It hadn’t been luck or skill. It had been betrayal from within.

Chronus had sold out one of his fellow demon lords to the humans for political gain.

The mory shifted again to a more recent scene.

rc Assault stood in his throne room, studying reports from his network of spies and informants. Docunts spread across a table detailed Satou’s rapid rise—his survival of the dungeon, his defeat of Richard Clay, his establishnt of the settlent.

But one docunt in particular had caught the assassin’s attention. Observations from multiple sources about how Satou seed to grow stronger after major battles. How defeated enemies sotis seed to... disappear without trace. How Satou’s power level increased in ways that didn’t match normal demon developnt.

"Interesting," rc Assault murmured in the mory, his analytical mind working through possibilities. "Very interesting indeed."

He pulled out a personal journal—a leather-bound book where he kept his most valuable secrets—and began writing.

Subject: Satou

Hypothesis: Possesses ability to absorb power/skills from defeated enemies. Evidence: Rapid power growth inconsistent with normal developnt. Disappearance of enemy corpses. Acquisition of abilities that match defeated opponents.

Potential: If hypothesis correct, subject represents unprecedented threat. Ability to grow stronger by consuming enemies would make him nearly impossible to stop long-term. Every enemy defeated makes him more dangerous.

Classification: Extre Priority Target. Must be eliminated before reaching full potential.

Note: Keep this information strictly confidential. Knowledge of such an ability would make subject target for every major power in demon realm. Better to eliminate quietly than alert others to threat.

rc Assault closed the journal and locked it in a hidden safe, his nightmare-magic sealing it with layers of protection.

Satou felt fear spike through him as he experienced the mory. rc Assault had known about [Devour]. Had figured out his greatest secret. The ability he’d kept hidden from everyone except those who’d discovered it through direct observation.

But then the mory continued, showing rc Assault eting with Chronus again weeks later.

"The target you hired for—Satou," rc Assault said. "I’ve completed my initial analysis. He’s more dangerous than your report suggested."

"How so?" Chronus asked, leaning forward with interest.

rc Assault paused, and Satou could feel the assassin’s internal debate. Should he reveal what he’d discovered? Share that Satou possessed an ability that could theoretically make him unstoppable?

"He’s adaptable," rc Assault finally said, choosing his words carefully. "Learns quickly. Grows stronger from challenges. The kind of opponent who becos more dangerous the more you fight him."

"But you can kill him?" Chronus pressed.

"Yes," rc Assault confird with absolute confidence. "I’ll trap him in the nightmare realm, break his mind, enslave his soul. He won’t be a problem after I’m finished."

Chronus nodded, satisfied with that answer. The eting ended, and Satou felt rc Assault’s satisfaction at having kept the secret.

Why? Satou wondered through the mory. Why didn’t he tell Chronus about [Devour]? That information would have been worth a fortune, then Satou then said he wasn’t sure if what he thought was real , that he needed to see it personally before he could believe his hypothesis was correct.

The answer ca as rc Assault’s own thoughts and after he saw how stronger Satou had beco in the nightmare realm by seeing satou use nightmare creatures abilities that he had defeated.

Knowledge is power. Power is leverage. If I tell Chronus about the absorption ability, he gains that knowledge for free. But if I keep it to myself, it remains MY advantage. MY secret. Sothing I can exploit or reveal at my discretion for maximum profit.