After the two of us ignored Clone 2, I began making the changes, starting with him. I altered his appearance enough to make him ugly. I reshaped his face, leaving it slightly deformed.
After that, I added a patchy beard with some white in it, then changed his hair, making it look like that of a 60-year-old man—thin white strands, almost starting to fall out.
His once muscular body became less defined, and I made him shorter.
His golden eyes turned black.
Now he looked like an ordinary old man you'd find walking down the street. The only thing that made him different from other old men was that he still had some muscle left.
"Are you satisfied now?"
Clone 2 touched his uneven beard and wrinkled face and said, "This is perfect. Thank you, Master."
After saying that, he lowered his head in gratitude and then left. As soon as he walked away, I noticed he sheathed his dagger at his waist, seeming to have no intention of using it.
Next, I looked at Clone 4, who stared at me with lifeless eyes.
"How do you want your appearance to be? Do you want to be beautiful or ugly?"
"Could you create an ordinary appearance?"
"Ordinary… I'm not sure I can do that."
I started making the changes. I made her hair long and black, reaching her shoulders. It was strange seeing a tall, muscular man with long hair like that, so I altered her body.
I almost completely removed her muscles, significantly reduced her height, and added medium-sized breasts.
'Wow, her body turned out really well.'
But I still had to adjust her face.
I made her features more delicate, refined the shape of her face, made her lips slightly fuller, and lengthened her eyelashes. After a few more adjustments, she became a beautiful woman.
The only thing I hadn't changed yet was her eyes—they were still golden.
"The color of your eyes…" I decided to change them to silver. A lighter shade of black—more like dark gray.
Since her eyes were practically lifeless and her expression didn't change, her appearance became very striking.
Cold and beautiful.
'The only thing left to change is… down there.'
I hadn't altered her sexual organ yet—I left that for last. I didn't think much about it and simply made the change. When everything was finished, Clone 4 smiled for the first time.
"Thank you." She lowered her head in gratitude. However, her voice was still the same as mine.
I felt such discomfort that I changed her voice right then and there. I had to modify her vocal cords.
"Please thank me again," I asked.
"Thank you."
Now she had a sweet, very pleasant voice.
Huff~~
I let out a sigh of relief and then said, "I hope you continue working hard from now on. I tried to create an average appearance, but you ended up very beautiful. If any man tries to do something to you, you have permission to kill him."
Looking at me coldly, she said, "Understood. I will."
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When the next day arrived, I summoned Clones 1 and 3 to my house and explained everything they needed to do once they reached the Loki Familia's residence.
"Clone 1, I want you to do the same thing, understood?"
"Yes. I'll maintain contact."
"All right, you may go now."
After nodding, the two "twin brothers" left my house, and I sat down on the couch, letting out a long sigh. The story I created isn't very convincing—but who cares?
I told them to say they left their previous Familia amicably and decided to join the Loki Familia.
Loki is clever and will surely notice that something is off, but since they don't have a Falna, she will grant them one. I don't think Loki will care much about their past as long as they become good members of her Familia.
I smiled and waited for Clone 1's signal.
After several long minutes, it finally came.
[Master, I just spoke with a guard. We'll be meeting the Goddess shortly.]
'Good. Don't act like idiots—be serious,' I said in both clones' minds.
[Understood.]
[Trust me, Master. It will work out.]
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POV: Clone 1
As soon as we entered a room with a table, we were instructed to sit by an unfamiliar man.
'The walk here was exhausting. So many people were interested in the two of us. Did we really attract that much attention?'
I let out a long sigh, and some time later, the door opened.
The same red-haired woman from before entered—the Goddess Loki.
She looked at the two of us sitting side by side and smiled.
Soon after, the man called Finn entered the room as well.
"I see you've made your decision," Loki said, showing her teeth. Is she really that happy?
"It wasn't a difficult decision," I replied.
"I figured as much. So, how did the conversation with your Familia's God go?" She smiled at me mischievously, as if she knew something. However, I remained unfazed and answered calmly.
"Everything went smoothly. Our Falnas have already been removed," I replied honestly.
[Shit, there's a serious problem!]
Then I heard Master panic inside my head.
'What happened, Master?' I asked him.
I started to feel nervous too, beginning to sweat.
[She thinks you're Level Two. When a God removes your Falna and you receive a new one, the previous status remains. In other words, when she gives you a Falna, she'll realize you never had one before!]
'Damn, that's bad, Master.' A cold sweat ran down my back.
"What's wrong? You look nervous."
Unlike me, Clone 3 remained calm.
"It's nothing."
"I see. Then shall we begin?" Loki smiled. "I'll grant you a Falna."
That fast? No preparation? No more questions?
Then Master said:
[It's fine. Let her give you the Falna. I'm sure the system will interfere.]
Master sounded confident, so I decided to trust him.
"All right," I replied.
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