"Self-repair..." Lorne swallowed.
Objects capable of repairing themselves had never been ordinary, and that held true even in this world of supernatural powers.
In all the time since he had transmigrated, he had never heard of a Mystical Item that could repair itself. Although he knew many dangerous Sealed Artifacts possessed "living" traits, seeing it firsthand still felt rather eerie.
"Perhaps... it isn't this Monocle that's special, but the pathway itself..." Another possibility occurred to Lorne.
Granted, he had never heard of a pathway that could heal its members by consuming low-sequence characteristics from the same pathway. But perhaps... this was an ability unique to the Marauder pathway?
Using characteristics from the same pathway to make potions for advancement was common knowledge, so it wasn't impossible that Marauders had some little-known peculiarity in this regard. After all, the very concept of "theft" encompassed "taking" something and "making it one's own."
"Still, if I really can repair this Monocle completely, it'll be a deal where I stand to gain without losing anything," Lorne murmured.
Although the item had a sinister air about it, he still wanted to restore it if possible. After all, a Mystical Item with an appraisal function and no apparent serious side effects would be incredibly useful!
"Perhaps I could also try exploring that Fourth Epoch Amon Family Mausoleum... if Marauder characteristics can be found on the outskirts, there might be higher-sequence ones deeper inside, or related secrets..."
"I could bring Sharron along. With two Sequence 5s together, the risk would be much lower..."
Only after repeatedly confirming that the Monocle posed no danger and testing its appraisal function, which did seem to have recovered somewhat, did he carefully put away everything on the table.
"Phew..." He leaned back in his chair, exhausted, and let out a long