As Damien meticulously surveyed the surroundings, ensuring the monks had indeed departed, he couldn't suppress the urge to pick up each of the Karat 2 Shadow Stones scattered on the ground, pride be damned.
Olivia, curious about his apparent change of heart, couldn't help but interject, "You initially claimed these Karat 2 stones were of no interest to you."
Damien's response oozed unapologetic shamelessness, "Let's not be naive, my dear. I bartered for a Karat 24 Shadow Stone to compensate for my ill-fated boat. These, on the other hand, are free pickings. Why let them languish here when they could be gathered for our benefit? Care to lend a hand?" Reluctantly, Olivia joined in.
After meticulously gathering all twenty shadow stones and securing them within his Purple Spatial Beast's Eyeball, Damien declared, "Our collection is complete. It's time to press on towards the Overshadow Region."
