House search hits basement—magic books, circles, vials/apparatus. Alchemist lair, not moonshiner—but what to do with it, dunno.
Touch unknown potions—bad idea. Took books, search answers "anyone else?" Yes: three naked women floating in murky fluid tanks. Nice proportions/looks.
Sharp eye spots differences—like twin sisters of slain maid-Homunculi. But differ beyond hair/body—stunned different bust sizes?
Near-zero to size 4, same apparent age. Guess: grown to adult size, then bust grows with "age"? Seniority marker?
Overthought, but pissed me! Not horniness. Expected Star Wars clones—uniform build!
One uniform outfit fits all. Uniformity fan! Same gear, weapons, parts, measures.
Recall tape measure fail: spares differed by cm. Enough griping.
Faces differ slightly—puffy cheeks, upturned nose—subtle unless staring. Why? Genes probably—can't purge fully. Human traces parents; blood clone can't yield 100% red-eyed platinum blondes! In 1000 batch, traits pop.
Heavily gene-tweaked, couldn't fully standardize. Or deemed body/face variance unworthy effort?
Or useful—blend in, blame lineage/inbreeding/breeding. Magus minds—mystery.
Back to sleepers: manor staff maintaining while empty. Options: kill, ignore, wake.
Wake out—dunno how, likely hostile, why need? Pose as Illya, claim shady guy new master—might work, might not.
On run, lust relief/domestic help tempting—but questions on stolen books. Unconscious body near unknowns risky. Nope.
Killing senseless— not cruelty fan. Game XP? Sure. Nah, laziness?
Take tanks for later alchemy reverse-engineering? Wires to outlets, floor circles deter. Leave.
Admire nudes, vow master alchemy—revisit Einzberns, hot devils! Rest of house nada, grab fancy bed, sofa, rocker recliner—dream item.
Load truck, add mage clone, spear clone, Grail-bearer clone, swordsman clone, and mystery clone. Latter two: swordsman just scabbard/sword.
Expected Artoria-style plate armor—nope. Kid dream knights? Man-armor weakness.
Mystery clone: snake pupils only diff. Abilities? No Pegasus. No intuitive blood control. Keep—must give something. Frequent clone use spots trait. Real-world fine, unobtrusive.
Later sort family notes/journals. Maybe ID Rider.
Done looting, plop shotgun truck seat, ponder bright future. What next? Global: young, hot, magic, cash, library! Read/assimilate all.
Not full novice-archmage set—need training! Clock Tower/Mage's Association join. Two tracks: poor free but indentured; rich pay, chill. Need lots cash!
Near-term: quiet spot digest books... docs ideal. Parents? Nah, cut ties.
Paranoia: kid missing 2 months from Grail War city, returns fine—suspicious. No freedom for pursuits.
Fukuoka hounds investigate—fat trail. Overcautious? No illusions on magi.
Others probe: what happened? Missing family books? Grail/winner? Hunt unfriendly—no "good job, join us." Loot first.
Bail! Where? Hole up deep forest near city couple years. City for food, live container, read, shake local crime small-time—steal cash. Watch docs/money laundering/banks.
Movies only, learn practical on Yakuza! Raise funds! Doubt foreign currency, yen useless outside Japan. But experience!
Shift to driver clone, start truck, glamour dead driver, into unknown! Wait, need island map.
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