I Siphon the Dead to Become the Strongest

The world evolved into a comic-book nightmare of gates, monsters, and rock-star S-Rankers. Me? I’m Ethan—a bottom-tier E-Ranker.Sure, I have a "busted" power that lets me steal and absorb monster souls. But while every dark anti-hero in fiction uses that kind of ability to edge-lord their way to global domination, I have far more realistic goals: keeping a roof over my adoptive sister's head, paying for her math tutoring, and using stolen monster passives to open stubborn pickle jars and never tire while running for the bus.I hunt harmless E-Rank Slimes, keep my head down, and stay out of trouble. But in a post-apocalypse Seoul where trouble always finds you, staying average might just be the hardest job of all.