Mythshaper

As it turned out, the explanation of the test was far simpler than I had presumed. The pendant was made from a rare ingredient called Holreum, more commonly known as Halostone. It possessed characteristics of both metal and gem. However, what was important here was that Halostone could be used to store one's essence, serving as a top-tier reservoir in times of need. There was essentially no loss of essence, regardless of the time that passed.

For this characteristic alone, Shapers used rings, earrings, or other ornaments made of Halostone as a secondary reserve for their essence. As for its ability to change colour, that was directly related to the essence types.

Transference-type essence was colourless, but Transformation turned it blue, Enhancement made it red, and the last primary colour yellow for Enchantment.

Now, where did green fall into this? According to Mum, Halostone followed the simple rules of primary and secondary colours.

Transference didn’t cause much change, but when the yellow of Enchantment and the blue of Transformation mingled together, they formed green.

“I think I have a book on the theory of essence colour somewhere in there,” Mum said, peering towards her shelf. “Or maybe I gave it to Emi.”

“So, essence colour is practically the same as the colours I see,” I muttered. “If you had just asked me, I could have told you.”

Mum blinked. “That completely slipped off my mind.”

Well, she couldn’t see it the way I did, so it was easy for her to miss the details. Moreover, I believed Mum didn’t fully understand the extent to which I perceived the colours of those threads.

“Shouldn’t your essence be yellow, with Transference and Enchantment?” I asked. “Why is it golden?”

“Because…” She paused, startled, perhaps not expecting me to distinguish the difference. “Subtypes. I have a subtype that adds some healing qualities.”