Ybur first felt the changes in his Transformative Armor, then immersed his spirit into the Embrace Armor to make a careful comparison and feel the differences for a while.
Compared to Karlo's legitimate original version, the effect of the "Buffering Armor" he now possessed was obviously weaker. But Ybur had a great attitude about it, considering it a freebie – any bit pilfered was a boon, and it was an enhancement either way!
What he didn't understand was how he had come to master the Buffering Armor.
After pondering for a long time, Ybur came up with a guess—he hadn't actually mastered the Buffering Armor on his own, but had borrowed some of Karlo's "permissions" through their connection.
...Wait, that's not right, is it? I'm supposed to be the "god" they worship, yet after all this time, I'm borrowing permissions from a believer? That's backwards, isn't it?