Too Capable... What's in There?

I looked at the pitch-black, stone-like object sitting in front of the house.

Since I’ll be dealing with it for a long time, maybe I should think of a name for it.

Something simple would be best... It’s not really a stone, but how about the Absorption Stone?

It’s absorbing divine power, after all.

Maybe it’s a good thing no one in this world understands Japanese, I thought, looking around at my companions.

...Seriously.

A round object came flying toward us from the forest.

Looking closer, I saw that a Monster Stone, which must have been flying around the forest, was about to land on the Absorption Stone.

The next instant, it glimmered faintly, and light moved from the Monster Stone to the Absorption Stone before disappearing.

“Hmm, this isn’t quite what I pictured. Well, the result—gathering the divine power in the Absorption Stone—is right, so it’s fine. Maybe I didn’t picture it clearly enough?”...