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With considerable experience observing the absorption of relics in Strange Tales, Kamiya felt confident in assessing the situation.
By now, it was safe to conclude that the absorption of the shadow clump had been successful.
So, Kamiya asked, "Alright, do you feel any changes in yourself, or have you gained any additional abilities?"
"Aba... Aba!"
The little old man was dazed for a few seconds before gradually coming to his senses.
He raised his short arms above his head and hopped around comically, as if performing some bizarre ritualistic dance. Then Kamiya saw something wriggling out from the old man's diminutive shadow.
It was a blurry human figure, roughly three to four centimeters tall.
The figure that crawled out of the shadow was black, with what looked like thick ink flowing over its body, dripping onto the surface of the table.
However, the ink-like flowing shadow would quickly disappear upon touching the table.
