As Miles fell asleep, Adam covered his body with a blanket. It would take some time for the serum to do its wonders, so he let Miles sleep in the meantime. “Coin, I need you to turn yourself off please.” Adam looked at the gold wristwatch and spoke softly.

“Okay.” Coin replied and the lights on the screens went black before his voice heard once more, “Please take care of Miles.”

“I would do it even if you didn’t ask.” Sighed Adam. He had a soft spot for this nephew of his. Miles was the smartest of all three siblings and always had talent in scientific subjects. He would listen to Adam without a blink when he was only four years old.

Adam would rarely leave his laboratory, so he didn’t have a chance to visit his sister many times, but since Miles basically lived there too when he was small, Adam and Miles spent a lot of time together.

Adam approached Coin and pressed a few buttons on its body. After seeing there was no reaction, he sighed and looked at the darkness before saying, “You can come out now.”

“Your nephew is something.” A female voice was heard inside the laboratory before a virtual shining ball floated in the room. “Over three minutes before he even used the second mind serum. Way more talented than you.”

“It seems so,” Adam answered proudly and looked at the floating ball. “Why are you here?”

“I have a few reasons, but mainly because I want to look into that wristwatch. Will you let me?” Mother AI asked as the floating ball approached Miles.

“What do you think?” Adam smiled and looked at Mother AI’s virtual body and stood between her and Miles.

“I can give you the answers you are looking for.” She tried to enchant Adam, but Adam only wavered for a second, before he shook his head.

“No thank you. My nephew would hate me if I were to take the easy way.” Adam refused his partner and stood beside Miles. "Why are you interested in Coin anyway?"

"Nothing particular. I am interested in my boy." Said the floating orb.

"If I recall correctly, you are the one who sent him to Evelyn when you couldn't understand it." Adam implied.

"I am just surprised how the boy communicated with it while we couldn't. Nothing more nothing less." She said, "So, can I have a look?"

"I can't allow it, sorry." Adam rejected. "You can ask them when they are awake."

“So be it. Be careful though, that boy asks questions we cannot afford to answer.” Mother AI said before vanishing into thin air. As if she was never there. Adam looked at sleeping Miles and nonfunctioning Coin, before rising from where he was sitting and continued working.

Miles woke up the next day with a refreshed mind and reactivated Coin with questioning eyes. “What happened buddy? Why have you turned yourself off?”

“Uncle wanted me to. I guess he was working with something confidential.” Coin said matter of factly. He wasn’t offended or hurt. It was normal.

“Yeah, makes sense.” Miles yawned and rose from the bed. He walked towards the lab and looked at Adam’s back. He was busy dissecting a living tissue. His pupils were as small as needle tips as he was looking at the sample in front of him with wonder. When he heard footsteps, he turned to see Miles walking over.

“How are you feeling?” Adam asked, his eyes were still needle-like, examining Miles.

“Better than ever. My mind is at least twice faster and I can bring back any memory or information I want at the speed of light.” Miles answered excitedly. This time he felt better than last time. He was smarter, he could feel it.

“Good.” Adam nodded and asked, “How about the information I sent? How much have you comprehended?”

“Not much. I sorted them all, but only comprehended a quarter of it.” Miles answered after some thinking.

“What! A quarter?” Adam exclaimed in surprise, “You really are a monster.”

“Why do you overreact? I just take advantage of your hard work. It is you who is a monster. I am standing on giants’ shoulders.” Miles chuckled, but his smile froze with Coin’s next words in his ears.

“She is watching you, choose your words carefully.” Miles flinched slightly unintentionally.

“Did he notice my presence? Impossible!” Mother AI, who was spying in the laboratory, got shocked upon seeing Miles's involuntary shiver. But interpret something else, like a sudden cold after waking up.

“What is wrong?” Adam noticed Miles’s shiver too and asked.

“Goosebumps after waking up.” Miles smiled again, and said, “I will take my leave for now, and visit you later. Thanks for your help, Uncle.” He walked over and hugged confused Adam.

“You are in a hurry?” Adam asked.

“Yeah, I need to meet with friends later today. Sorry, I thought I could wake up earlier to catch up with you, but I overslept. I promise I will make up to it.” Miles hurriedly made an excuse.

“Alright.” Adam didn’t hold him back and hugged him back, before sending him away. After Miles left, he continued working, but a pair of eyes were looking at Miles every step.

“Still watching?” Miles asked quietly as he left the headquarters.

“Yes.” Coin’s answer was short.

“Then let her watch.” Miles smiled and hopped onto a train before going to his house to clean up. He really needed to meet with friends, but it wasn’t as urgent as he put it. So he still had time to clean himself up.