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The way I understand this quote is the exact same thing as when MC gets memories from a thug or a scientist.During mc fight against Deryl ,just before is 3rd evolution .
a good thing to remember about that is what Sylla said about these memoryYou don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
So it's not like he's going to have acces of all the power of people close to him at whim and i would expect at first mc able to use some basic capacity of each trait and train and finding a balance with all of them, in a similar way to what he did in the begining when he tried to copy other animals abilities but this time with other trait (like teleporting (but on little scale), absorbing energy like Michael, or the passive protection of Alice at first and the furter we move in the story, the stronger mc get and the better he will become with these new copied capacity , to a point when he will mastering them an be overpowered anyway at the end of the story.)
There is that A rank monster looking like Sylla that can copy any people from the memory of her target;but limited by his own pool of power.
Whether or not she is connected to Sylla, i would expect it to be closer to memory than mc and therefore capable of more things with memory trait.
So another possiblity is that Mc won't be able to do the same thing and he could be limited with some passive or basic capacity of each superhuman/monster from whom he possess memories ,which will still remain extremely usefull and adding versatily for mc without killing interest of other superhuman (because if mc can do everything Alice or Michael can do, with him beeing one evolution above them, showing their evolution as superhuman in the story will become almost meaningless )
The most problematic part is about it altering mc balance between is two trait, because with Sylla, we know that she lost her purity because of things she's done before meeting Stephen, and since she was chosen of the 4th (so she was pure memory) i think that it would be weird that using her trait would taint her purity, but since we dont know anything about that part of Sylla's past, we can only theorize about it .
But i would expect Sylla to warn us about it if they where any problem with that since she want to help us to be as close as possible to 50-50.
And for your question at the end, from what Sylla said mc should be 50%body since his father was a perfect match with it but Sylla isnt, she's more geared toward memory and purer than most, so we could expect something between 60-80 + something else, so mc should have inerited Sylla impurity too, and in theory he souldnt be able to be a perfect 50-50 either and it's seem like it's what Sylla implie.
Sylla mention that mc body as moved to forward, and now she try to counterbalance it with memories to "balance everything out" and then hopping that the 4th will be satisfied.
The question is, would it supress what remains of the other trait if mc would focus on one or would it work like some container filled with several component until he's full (full here mean reaching is fifth evolution since it's when other power manifesting stop) and only balancing with what's already there. The most logical answer would be the second and from what Sylla said about "balancing everything out", it's seems like it.
And the question about becoming pure could be answered with just that, but also with Sylla herself, since she somehow lost her purity, what could stop her to restore it if it was just about getting some good memories like she do it now with mc? in theory nothing and yet she didnt, but maybe she just died before having time to do so or found another purpose with Stephen and her son.
It has to do more about MC's understanding and a better way to apply his Memory power. Nothing more.
So just like consuming a scientist will give him some insight into the science and the individual's thought process, getting the Apostle memories will give him some insight into how the Apostle thinks and processes it's existence.
Every time he connects to an Apostle, he gains understanding about the relevant aspect.
Every time he meditates to these memories, he improves the way he processes these aspects.
He can use this new knowledge to make better decisions, gain more knowledge and insight from the same interaction.
And eventually he can use it as part of his Memory powers to do more:
Authority said:You ".........I stand above."
"But with the echoes of memories comes an unexpected sense of.... Strength, of confidence, of authority."
Power said:You ".........I am the almighty."
"But with the echoes of memories comes an unexpected sense of.... Strength, of confidence, of power."
Body said:You ".........I'm invincible."
"But with the echoes of memories comes... Understanding, and an appreciation for this treasure of mine, this body."
Memory said:You ".........I understand."
"But with the echoes of memories comes... Understanding, and an appreciation for this treasure of mine, my memory."
Time said:You ".........I am eternal."
"But with the echoes of memories, I feel my mind broaden. Never before have I absorbed memories filled with so much detail.... So much time."
Examples:Space said:You ".........I open all."
"But with the echoes of memories, I feel my mind broaden. Never before have I absorbed memories filled with so much detail.... So much space."
Now that MC has knowledge about the aspect of Authority, he can stand above the rest. He is going to be more powerful and confident, he will recognize how to apply himself in a way that makes him more authoritative and secure. He will understand things that only those who have affinitity for this aspect understand. He will slowly turn into a leader.
Now that he has knowledge about the aspect of Time and Space, his temporal and spatial awareness will increase, along with his attention to detail. His eyes will see more details, he will be able to get more information to gain the upper hand in every interaction, be it an argument or combat.
The longer he mediates and the more he assimilates these memories, the more connected he will be to the aspects respresented by the Apostles. All this knowledge will make his Memories extremely potent. With enough time he will end up becoming omniscient, deriving an extreme amount of information from the smallest things possible. He will be able to understand and replicate anything.
One look will allow him to know the past, the present and the future and he will have perfect context for every piece of information.
He will know exactly what transformation to use, exactly how much force to apply, exactly what types of abilities he is going to face.
etc.
Now your bit about Syla being incapable of restoring her purity:
Syla says that high quality memories will balance out MC's deficiency, to the point that Memory herself will be satisfied. She doesn't say anything about restoring MC to a pure 50-50 status, just that his 45% with high quality training will become as strong as his 50%. There is no reason to assume anything else in my opinion.
Whatever happened to Syla changed her. She used to have high Memory purity, but the decisions in her life made her impure for some reason.
Syla is not a shapeshifter, we can't determine any way that she actually did this to herself directly.
MC on the other hand is a shapeshifter, and there is a good chance that will be able to transform his lifeforce at will.
If he is capable of transforming his lifeforce to use other powers, then what's stopping him from transforming all the impurities he inherited from Syla, back into Memory?