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Of course, after the possibility of magic was ruled out, only someone with an innate ability could have accomplished such a difficult heist. There were in fact two types of innate ability: the first type developed out of the spirit root. Apart from the five elements, there was actually a small chance that a spirit root might awaken another unusual attribute, which often came with special abilities.

Like a magnetic force, for example, which could attract metals, or the ability to manipulate the fat on one's own body or on other people. There might also be people born with the innate ability to turn invisible – these were all innate abilities that grew out of special spirit roots.

It was a small chance, but in a broad survey of the world's population, the number of people whose spirit roots had special abilities in fact wasn't small.