"Don't tell me…"
Suddenly, doubt crept into his mind.
Why was the golden mana behaving so differently? It should have sent waves of pain coursing through his body the moment he exceeded his limit. Yet, he felt nothing.
Why?
"Is there some mystery hidden within the coin?"
"Most likely. Other than what Root told me, I know nothing about it. Maybe even Root wasn't aware of all its secrets. After all, the coin was silver before it turned golden when I regressed. How could he have known what would happen when the coin is overloaded without actually doing so?"
"Ah!"
"Anyway, this thing is finally resonating with my intention. For some reason, I feel a closeness to it, as if it agreed with all my actions."
Oliver focused his senses on the golden armor covering his body, pressing against his skin, protecting him. Finally, he asked the question that had been plaguing his mind.
"Does this thing have consciousness?"
How else could it respond to his feelings without one?
