Fortunately, no one ended up dead.
Of course, at the very end, things almost escalated into a knife fight between them, but I desperately stopped it.
“I’m going to bring the villagers now! Honey!”
With those words, Lisanna dashed toward the shelter.
Once I confird she was gone—
[Sub-quest has been completed.]
[As a reward, affinity has increased, and a random trait has been granted.]
—I stared at the quest completion ssage in front of .
“A randomly assigned trait, huh…”
Honestly, I didn’t expect much.
Hoping for sothing good among countless possible traits was a joke.
“I won’t even wish for a Tier 1 trait. Getting a Tier 3 would be lucky enough.”
Feigning indifference, I opened my status window.
The mont I saw the newly acquired trait, I was slightly surprised.
David von Kaine
Age: 21
Traits: Ga Setting Ability, Return by Death, Personality Alteration, Transformation, ntal Immunity, Clone
Talents: Magic, Delusion, Magi, Aura, Self-Justification
Points: 4,500
Clone…?
Not a bad trait.
It only seed useless before because that idiot Sien couldn’t use it properly.
But if I thought about it rationally, this was actually a great pull.
“I’ve been saving points recently, reluctant to buy clones. This is great timing.”
Thinking that, I called out to Lise.
“Lise.”
“Yes, young master?”
“I need to check sothing for a bit. If Lisanna cos back, let her know.”
“Understood.”
With that, I turned and walked into the forest.
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Once again, I arrived in the woods.
I raised my auditory senses and scanned the surroundings.
“Okay, no one’s here.”
After confirming I was alone, I activated Clone.
Then—
—Fwoosh!
A clone identical to appeared right in front of my eyes.
As I looked at him with curiosity—
“What the hell are you looking at?”
The damn thing suddenly picked a fight with .
What the hell?
“How the hell do you start talking by picking a fight with your original?”
“That’s just your real personality, isn’t it?”
“My real personality?”
That couldn’t be right.
As if I—soone so kind and reasonable—would get talked back to just for looking.
This clone must have so serious misunderstandings.
While I was confidently rationalizing that—
“Wow. You’re totally self-justifying right now, aren’t you?”
My clone stared at , as if he could read my mind.
I imdiately shook my head.
Absolutely not.
“? No way. I see reality clearly.”
“Wow, look at that shalessness. Even Happiness is probably thinking the sa as .”
[The Goddess of Happiness agrees with the clone’s words.]
A clone and a deity teaming up to gang up on .
I looked at the clone and said firmly—
“Hmm. Looks like this clone is defective.”
“…I give up. Whatever. So, you want to show my abilities?”
“Yeah. Your personality might be a little defective, but you seem decent otherwise. Show what you’ve got.”
The clone looked like he had a lot to say but said nothing and simply displayed his power.
About ten minutes later—
“Hmm…”
This was better than I expected.
I already assud he wouldn’t be able to use traits.
If he could, he’d have access to Ga Setting Ability and Regression, which would practically make him the original.
“If that were the case, he’d be the real one, and I’d just be his clone.”
Still, aside from traits, he could use almost everything else.
For example—
“This is a bit surprising.”
—He could use Dragon’s Authority.
When I looked at him in mild surprise, he returned to his normal form and responded.
“Yeah, but my limit is only 70% of what you can do, right?”
“True. Still, it’s a little disappointing.”
“What’s disappointing?”
The clone looked confused.
I replied, sounding sowhat regretful.
“The more clones I make, the weaker they get.”
“Original, don’t you think you’re being a little greedy?”
“Am I?”
“Yeah. Honestly, if clones didn’t weaken, that’d be totally broken.”
He had a point.
If that were the case, I could probably handle all the lieutenants by myself, except for Andrew.
After all, I could summon up to 100 clones.
“Of course, each one would only have 5% of my strength.”
Considering they also couldn’t use traits, I was better off focusing all my power into a single strong clone.
In the face of an overwhelming opponent, numbers alone wouldn’t make a difference.
“Hey, by the way—”
At that mont, the clone suddenly spoke.
Kaine broke out of his thoughts and turned his gaze toward it.
“Oh, what?”
“Aren’t you going to give a na?”
“Huh? Do I need to?”
“Were you seriously planning to just call ‘Clone’ all the ti?”
“Uh? Yeah, that was the plan.”
As Kaine nodded as if it were the most natural thing, the clone stared at him with an utterly unimpressed expression.
“Seriously? You’re going to use frequently, so shouldn’t you at least give a na? Have so decency, man!”
“Is a na that important?”
“No, not really… but it feels weird not having one.”
“Hm. Fine, if you insist. From now on, you’re Kejun.”
“…”
The clone’s face was filled with dissatisfaction, but Kaine ignored its gaze and continued.
“Anyway, we’re done here, right?”
“Ah, before that, take good care of Lise.”
Kejun suddenly started giving relationship advice.
Then, it continued,
“She seed really excited about this trip.”
“Hm… now that you ntion it… Don’t you have romantic feelings?”
“Clones don’t have emotions like that.”
“Hm…”
Kaine stared at him suspiciously, and the clone responded with an incredibly aggrieved expression.
“You think I’d do sothing weird, don’t you? Don’t worry, that won’t happen. If you’re so concerned, just dispel the clone. My emotions and mories will return to you.”
“…Alright. Clone Dispel.”
As the clone disappeared, emotions and mories surged into Kaine’s mind.
‘Huh. He was telling the truth.’
There was indeed no trace of romantic feelings.
Just unwavering loyalty toward Kaine.
So, the things he had been worried about would never happen.
‘Wait. But he was talking smack about ?’
Nothing serious—just minor complaints about him being stingy and petty.
‘Still, an insult is an insult.’
Kaine decided he would need to discipline Kejun later and returned to the village, thinking about how to go about it.
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Upon returning, the village was lively again.
“Babe! Why are you so late?”
At that mont, Lisanna approached, waving her hand.
Judging by her bright smile, she had been looking for him.
“Didn’t Lise tell you?”
“She did, but I still wanted to see you.”
Was it because he had saved Herian Village?
She was attacking more boldly than before.
Just as she was about to link arms with him—
“Sorry, but I’m here too.”
Lise grabbed the back of her neck, stopping her.
Lisanna clicked her tongue openly.
“Tch!”
-Kyuuuut!
anwhile, Yong-yong flapped its wings wildly and rubbed its face against Kaine’s cheek.
On top of that, it looked like it was about to cry.
‘What’s up with it?’
Wondering what had caused this, Kaine looked around and spotted Kage, who was crossing her arms over her ample chest with a smug expression.
“Tsk, tsk! Unlike you, little lizard, I can change into an adult form.”
-Kyuuu!
Kage’s boastful remark triggered an intense reaction from Yong-yong.
Seeing how much it was fuming at such a childish provocation, it must have been quite jealous.
‘Well, putting that aside, Kage is beautiful in this form.’
And, as if she knew it herself, Kage clung tightly to Kaine’s arm.
“Master! Pet !”
Her eyes sparkled as she gazed up at him, pressing her ample chest against him.
Kaine gently stroked the top of her head.
And, while he was at it, he casually rubbed her perked-up ears.
“M-Master… Be gentle there. It feels weird.”
Seeing her blush, it seed to be quite a sensitive spot.
Kaine nodded and naturally withdrew his hand.
“Happy now? Then go back to your usual form. Yong-yong is about to get really upset.”
“Okay, Master!”
With a determined face, Kage nodded.
Then, she transford back into her childlike form.
“Master, how many days are left of the field study?”
At that mont, Lise asked with a serious tone.
Kaine thought for a mont before answering.
“Hmm… including today and the rest days, about four days.”
“I see. Then, may I propose an idea?”
Her voice was exceptionally polite.
Kaine nodded.
“Sure. What is it?”
“How about, during the remaining days of the field study, you spend one day with each of us?”
“…”
The sudden suggestion caught him off guard.
Normally, he would have questioned if it was even necessary.
—Ah. Before that, make sure to take care of Lise.
But Kejun’s words lingered in his mind, making it difficult to refuse.
To make matters worse, it seed that this wasn’t just Lise’s idea.
Excluding Yong-yong, the other two were silently pressuring him as well.
In the end, unable to withstand their silent coercion, Kaine nodded.
“Alright. Let’s do that.”
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anwhile, at that very mont, soone was watching Kaine’s group from afar.
Though concealed by a robe, her breathtaking beauty couldn’t be completely hidden.
Just then—
-Kirik?
-Kyaaa?
Monsters who had barely escaped from Kaine’s group spotted her.
Then, as if taking out their frustration, they charged at her.
—CRACK!
In an instant, the goblins were completely crushed.
At the sa ti—
“I hope ti passes quickly.”
She murmured as if she were eagerly waiting to et soone.
—Whoosh!
Suddenly, a cool breeze blew past.
The wind lifted her robe, revealing—
“Huh?!”
For a mont, the sight of dragon wings and a beauty mark near her lips was exposed.
“No one saw that, right?”
She quickly pulled her robe back down and glanced around.
Realizing that no one was nearby, she let out a sigh of relief.
“Whew… Looks like no one saw.”
With that, she disappeared into the distance.
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