Um, uhh, uhhhhhh-,,,

  I don't-,,

  I clench my hands, staring at their wrinkly visage and how they move, now more fluid than they did under his own control.

  ...What kind of guy was this?...

  These... these skills are, uh...

  The magic skills are self-explanatory, but the rest are just... The first one, with the localization and all, that must have been what let him know I was there, being and existing and all, but...

  It's written in the same way that the SRI skill is written, all professional and with system in it. Like it's all meta and shit.

  I haven't... thought much about it, about how the system worked. My stats and how I can see details about other people and monsters. This system... It has something to do with this guy. What's his name-, rob, brob.... Okay I have no idea, but I do remember it was the same name as one of the skills I've been allowed to borrow.

  So, the suspect skills I have are...

  Wait, am I allowed to view them? And their details-?...

  Okay hold up,,,

  ...What the shit. The first one? The second one? The third one-??

  This is all-,,,

  I feel sick. Who exactly was this guy? Why has he been, I dunno, recognized by the system?... This skill, the, uh, Gulliver one... it was given to him Specifically-? And it's-, it's even named after him, I just don't-,,

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  The effects of the skill aren't even impressive. Change size? It costs mana, but it doesn't even give any increase in stats, so I really just don't see the use of it. It just... makes him big. And only him, by the sounds of it.

  The first one explains his behaviour when I popped up, but the second one...

  I don't understand it. I'm guessing it means something like... that this guy can make people go do things for him? Maybe even go into the dungeon to get him things. What is even special-?

  ...But, if the skills I gained were anything to go by, this guy was - is - strong. Probably the strongest guy in the village.

  ...So... If I go into his village in his body...

  ...They'll have no way to banish me.

  Which is-, is very very unethical and not right but,, neither is anything else I can do! This is the best thing I can do, the thing that harms the fewest people possible!

  I clench my old and wrinkly fists. I have no mana right now, so I'll need to wait for that to fill back up.

  Until then, I'll bide my time.

  I sit down, and wait for the sun to rise again.

  ...

  Man, this is boring.

  -Oh, right! Let's check my new spells, I can't believe I almost forgot about it, again...

  Ooooooh, that is-, that is a lot of spells.

  Say what you will about the ethics of using hijack, but it's been the only way for me to actually learn spells so far.

  Hmmm, I think... I think I shouldn't use that Judgement one. I am not sinless, and I'm pretty sure using such a skill will leave me dead and/or dying. Halo? Useful. Familiar? Leaves the fighting to somebody else (although, man, F- is a damn low score...). Collar? Sounds scary, no thank you. Perseverence? Like fireball but honed missile. Armour? Useful. Whip? Another way of attacking. Ward? More defence is always a good thing.

  As I sat there, reading about my new spells, I hardly noticed the sun rising.

  ...Gametime.

  I rise from where I sit, and head for the village, anxious.