"Oh, that's interesting actually! Because I remained conscious and thinking the entire time, I generated a ton of energy of course, and that mixed with nitric acid was enough to cause my petrification to break on its own. The next person also did it himself, six months later, but then again Taiju doesn't think that much."

It was both a teasing swipe at his best friend, but also it was true. "After that when I experimented, I had to take into account the fact that most people are in something of a cold sleep and are completely unaware of time passing, and also aren't generating energy."