After Clone 1 returned home, I destroyed him after informing him that I would take him to the Dungeon again tomorrow. Then I decided to make a change to my appearance before leaving the house.
Since I decided to send two clones to the Loki Familia, I can no longer use my original appearance—at least for now.
After all, they are twin brothers.
'Just a few basic changes are enough.'
I can even alter my body structure; I could turn into a woman if I wanted to. However, I only changed my hair and eye color, along with my height.
I made myself a little taller. Now I'm close to two meters tall.
After making these changes, I went to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror.
"There are still some similarities to my original appearance, but I think this is enough." Even after changing my hair to black and my eyes to black, I'm still very attractive. Impressive.
I left the house and headed toward the Hostess of Fertility. I usually prefer cooking something at home, but today I felt like eating out. As soon as I arrived and stepped inside, a waitress approached me.
Syr Flova.
I smiled at her, even though I know who she truly is. I acted normally and was guided to a table. As soon as I sat down, I placed my order. Syr's eyes were fixed on me.
'She's interested in me.' I might be a little conceited, but that's what I believe.
"I'll bring your food shortly," Syr said with a gentle smile.
I smiled back, and she stepped away. Then my smile faded, and I sighed. I looked around and saw many loud adventurers nearby. 'I don't know any of these people besides the waitresses.'
They're all NPCs.
They're all probably weak.
'I wish I had a skill that allowed me to see people's falna. That would be useful to evaluate their strength.'
It would also be useful to have a skill that lets me see a monster's stats or shows how dangerous it is, like the system in that Korean novel called Solo Leveling.
After just a few seconds, my beer was placed on the table, and shortly after, my food arrived—two plates full of meat and one with pasta. Since arriving in this world, I've been eating quite a lot.
I ate calmly without talking to anyone.
Sometimes a few women tried to approach me, but I dismissed them immediately.
I've thought about taking advantage of this appearance a few times, but it's better to leave that for later.
Honestly, if I'm going to use this appearance, it might as well be to attract a goddess.
I really want to bring a goddess like Freya to my bed.
'That might be difficult.' I smiled bitterly, looking at Syr Flova in the distance.
She noticed my gaze and smiled.
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After I finished eating, Syr Flova approached my table to try to talk to me, but I didn't continue the conversation and left the restaurant shortly after. She seemed a little disappointed.
I sighed as I walked home and opened my status to take a look.
Name: Zane
Level: 10 ( EXP: 134,505 / 200,000 )
Clones: 4/4
Strength: 95
Endurance: 59
Agility: 87
Dexterity: 84
Magic: 49
Points: 0
Skills:
Clones EX
Appearance EX
Telepathy EX
Knife Combat LV8
Movement Acceleration LV7
Strength Enhancement LV6
Fire Magic LV4
'I've already gained this much experience? That's scary. Besides that, some skills have leveled up.'
Taking advantage of the moment, I also checked my inventory.
'There are a lot of magic stones here, most of them mid-level. The clones must be exploring deeper floors.' Feeling quite satisfied, I returned home and took a shower. After that, I sat down to write something in a notebook.
I began writing about my experiences in this world. As I started, I thought, 'This feels like a badly written fanfic.'
And then time passed quickly.
Before I noticed, it was already late.
I drank some water and went to my bedroom. As soon as I lay down, I realized I had leveled up once again.
'I'll distribute those points tomorrow.'
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When I woke up the next day, I had breakfast as usual and then got ready to head to the Dungeon. Even with my modified appearance, I put on my usual cloak and pulled up my hood.
I entered the Dungeon easily.
'The security in this place really sucks. There should be a checkpoint or something.'
As soon as I entered, I started advancing through the floors as quickly as I could. The more time passes, the better I can navigate inside the Dungeon. Knowledge about it truly becomes engraved in my mind—I can't forget a single detail.
Because of that, I know the best routes and "shortcuts" to descend as fast as possible.
After some time, I reached the 12th floor.
Amid the mist, I summoned Clone 1 again.
When he saw me, he lowered his head and said, "Thank you for giving me that mission, Master. It was very fun."
"Yes, good work."
"But about the Goddess's proposal, have you decided what you'll do?" Clone 1 asked.
"I'm going to accept her proposal."
"So you're going to join her Familia, Master? With you there, I'm sure her Familia would become number one in this city. After all, you're the strongest person in the world."
This idiot—I'm not the strongest person in the world. I'm far from it.
"What are you talking about? I'm not joining her Familia. You are." I pointed at Clone 1.
"Me?" He pointed at himself, confused.
"Not just you. I'm also sending another clone with you. You'll need to get along since you'll be playing the role of brothers. Are you ready?"
"…"
He doesn't look ready.
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