Ari continued to pick at his food as he listened to the two men talking. He kinda agreed with Takaya about not wanting anyone to fight those things, but if they had to fight, he would have liked to have been able to help.

Naoe's response, however, made him pause. "What's an 'Absorption spell'?" he asked, giving the older man a quizzical look. They had magic and spells in his world, but he had never heard of that particular one...