The Mark

Chapter 57

Chapter 57

"But bullets don’t affect him. Isn’t it useless for him?" Caen asked, remembering that Lucifer was impervious to bullets.

His healing was just too overpowered.

"You don’t understand, Master Caen. According to our information, each ability has some limitations. Even though his healing is overpowered, we shouldn’t waste it to heal bullet wounds. Also, wearing this vest is not only intended for that. The bulletproof thing is just one of the purposes." Henny explained.

"Aside from being able to resist bullets, this vest can also absorb a good percentage of the impact of most of the attacks. It’s also fireproof. Its weight is very light, not heavier than a normal shirt. As for its thickness, it’s only two millimeters thick at the thickest portion," he further added.

"Also, we heard some rumors about APF working on making bullets more dangerous for Variants. So this can come in handy at unexpected times."

"And lastly, it’s stylish. Heck, I worked hard to find the latest fashion trends to make it look stylish for Lucifer. Give me some credit. It can at least be a fashion accessory!"

Everyone had agreed with most of the uses but to use it as an accessory, they found it amusing. But it wasn’t a lie. The jacket vest looked stylish.

"Here, try wearing it," Henny said as he threw the vest towards Lucifer.

Lucifer caught the jacket vest and wore it as well.

"Oh right. This has the same limitation as the last one. Never touch it bare-handed," Henny reminded him again.

"Don’t worry. I already know that you don’t have the item that was used to make my gloves. You don’t have to tell me twice," Lucifer said, feeling annoyed. He was telling him the same thing over and over again as if he was a kid.

"Hahaha, sorry. Call it a habit," Henny responded as he scratched the back of his head before walking back to the shelf again.

"I would have planned to create and provide a few weapons for you as well. I think a sword would have suited you seeing how fast and nimble you are. But then I realized that you’re just as good as you can be even without a weapon. With a weapon, your lightning and strength filled with brunt attacks would be useless so I didn’t make them," he said before taking a pause.

"But I did make something for you. A special one," he added before he turned back, showing Lucifer a fist full of little balls.

The balls were so small. The size of one ball was five times smaller than an ordinary golf ball.

There were around ten semi-transparent balls in his hand which he carefully brought closer to Lucifer.

"Raise your hand and open your fist."

"What are these balls?" Lucifer asked curiously. He didn’t do what he was told. He wanted to know what these were first before holding them in his hand.

"Don’t worry, these will be your weapons. On their own, these things are useless but I made them while putting your black lightning power into consideration. You can compress your black lightning and transfer its energy inside the balls right before you throw these at the enemy."

"These will act as a very powerful bomb that can cause large-scale destruction. As for how much destruction, that will depend on how much energy you can place inside them in one second. Because you must throw it the next second if you don’t want it to overload and blow up near you." Henny explained the uses.

"I don’t want to repeat the same warning again but please never touch them without wearing your gloves," Hanney said to Lucifer.

"Now give me your hands and take them. Don’t worry, these will not be activated unless you start supplying them energy. Until then, you can carry them in your pocket like toys."

Lucifer raised his hand slowly and took the orbs in his hand, carefully observing them.

Seeing Lucifer assessing the small semi-transparent orbs, Caen couldn’t help but sweat. This reminded him of the incident moments ago when Lucifer was observing the shoes right before he tested them.

"Ah, Lucifer. Please don’t test them. I request of you," Caen reminded Lucifer with an anxious voice.

"That’s right. Don’t test them in this closed space. The destruction will be too much. If you want, you can test one by throwing it out during the mission you’re about to go to," Henny also said, supporting Caen’s remarks.

Hearing their constant reminders, Lucifer just simply nodded his head. In any case, he wasn’t going to test it here. He wasn’t crazy, he thought.

He placed the orbs in his pocket a few moments after he was done with his slight observation.

"Is there anything else?" Vega asked Henny.

"There is one more thing. As I heard, our little friend had a big problem. It was that his clothes were always destroyed in battles," Henny said, tracing his steps back to the shelf. "And running around n***d is really unsightly."

"I already made that jacket vest which can resist most of the attacks and can last longer without being destroyed. But that doesn’t cover all the bases," he further said before turning back.

A few moments later, he was carrying something in his hand as he returned to their spot.

"Here, I don’t need to explain much. These are the pants for you. And this is the most useful for you from what I can see," he said as he tossed the pants towards Lucifer who caught it.

"What’s special about this one?" Lucifer asked. This time he joined the conversation, voicing out his query. He wondered why he should wear them.

He was actually interested in such things since the man really talked about what Lucifer had in his heart.

- : Cardigan Particles

- : Cardigan Particles

- : Cardigan Particles

From what Lucifer felt, clothes were the biggest problems. Two things were constantly targeted when he was in battles.

The first one was his clothes which never came out intact after battles. Most of the time, let alone coming intact, his clothes could entirely get ruined and disappear, leaving him completely n***d.

The second target was his hand which he had lost twice already. He didn’t have to worry about his hands since they could just grow back again.

But it was an entirely different story when it was about his clothes since they couldn’t grow back out of thin air as if the battle didn’t happen.

"Oh, believe me when I say this, but this is the most technologically advanced pants, which I believe is most useful for you after those gloves," Henny said, grinning from ear to ear. There was a hint of pride in his voice.

He turned back and walked over to the table, picking up a remote, which he pointed towards the TV that was located just a few meters away from their current spot.

At the press of a button, the TV turned on and started showing a presentation. Everyone averted their gaze to the TV screen, their eyes filled with intrigue and amusement.

"God, were you waiting with your presentation for this moment? I can’t believe it," Caen commented as he rolled his eyes.

He couldn’t believe that Henny had even prepared a presentation for this. Isona also shook her head, watching Henny helplessly.

"Hey, such things need to be told the way they could be understood," Henny replied as he laughed.

As everyone watched the screen, they saw a video. There was no audio or any sound that could be heard coming out of the TV. But for that, Henny was there to give commentary, explaining the things they were seeing in the video itself.

"What you see on the screen is the composition Cardinal Particles. We created those ourselves. Too bad we can’t show it off to the world. So I feel like this is the right place to show off," Henny said to them as an introductory word.

"The pants that Lucifer is holding right now... is the first thing we made using the Cardigan Particles. I’m sure we’ll make more in the future," he explained.

The footage on the TV changed, showing the pants flying in the sky in the form of cartoon Avatar. A ball of fire was flying towards the pants. As soon as the ball hit the pants, that ball disappeared.

"Really? We now have cartoon animations too?"

Caen had the urge to facepalm himself after seeing the childish presentation made by Henny. He knew that they had a kid in their midst but to use cartoons in this serious place, did he lose his mind?

"The Cardigan Particles are a special discovery of ours. With this, we can improve all the battle gear. As for the specialty, it is indestructible. As long as the attack is within its limit, it will absorb the attack without even a single scratch," Henny described, his voice filled with pride and confidence.

"Hmm, so what if the attack is outside its limit? What will happen?" Dion inquired curiously.

"If the attack is outside its limit, then the cardigan particles will disperse, acting invisible for a certain span of time. Instead of being destroyed, they will let the attack pass through them. Thus, the clothes will never be destroyed," Henny answered.

"Really? So if there’s a strong attack that’s outside its limit, the clothes won’t provide any protection and let the attack hit the wearer so these could not be destroyed?" Caen asked exasperatedly as he raised both his hands in disbelief.

"That’s right. The wearer might die and disappear, but the cardigan particles and the clothes will still be there. But don’t worry, for the attack to be outside its defense limit, the attack needs to be really strong," Henny replied.

"I get it. So that’s why you said it’s more useful for Lucifer. The biggest problem he had was his clothes being destroyed. You just found a breakthrough!"

"This discovery of yours was the solution for Lucifer’s main concern. You’re pretty lucky to find a person that needs indestructible clothes even if his body is destroyed," Isona said as she understood the use.

If the attack were within the limit, the pants wouldn’t be destroyed. And if it were outside the limit, it would save itself while letting Lucifer be hit. Lucifer could heal himself, so this wasn’t dangerous.

"Even if the attack is outside the limit, it does not mean that the pants won’t protect the user. It will decrease the impact of the attack as much as it can and only let it pass when it’s too much to handle," Henny replied.