Give me your power stones!!! NOW!!!
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POV: Zane
I was calm when suddenly someone contacted me about a dangerous man being spotted. It was Akane. From her tone of voice, I could tell she was extremely nervous.
I took control of her eyes, and then I saw him.
'Ottar.' He's here again. As I suspected, he can tell which ones are clones. But honestly, this is getting annoying. This is the third time he's gotten in my way.
First, he killed one of my clones. Then, he came to me "to ask questions," and now this?
I'm starting to lose my patience.
"Huh? Who the hell are you, dumbass?" After hearing Zoro speak through Akane's ears, I decided to take control of Zoro's body, which was closer.
The moment I took over Zoro's body and looked straight at Ottar's face, his eyebrows raised.
"You're persistent as hell, aren't you? I already told the members of the Loki Familia that I don't want trouble... So why do you people from the Freya Familia keep chasing me? I thought Goddess Loki had informed all the gods about me." I smiled.
Ottar stared at me for a few seconds before speaking.
"You're the leader?"
"Yeah, I'm the leader. But don't keep calling me that."
"Master!" Akane called out to me. "He's dangerous."
"I know. Just stay quiet," I replied to Akane.
"Master? So that's what they call you?"
"I'm not a fan of it, but I've gotten used to it. I've told them plenty of times not to call me 'Master,' but they never listen."
"I see."
"So, why are you chasing them? You already know I don't want trouble."
"I'm here at Goddess Freya's request."
"I see. What does she want? A chat?"
"..."
"Oh, I get it. She asked you to find my main body. But that's not going to happen. I'm really starting to lose my patience, you know? I haven't done anything to anyone, yet you all keep coming after me."
"You know it's not that simple."
"Yeah, I know I'm strange and that I appeared out of nowhere. But I've already said I won't harm anyone. Still, if idiots keep getting in my way, I'll have to change how I operate." I smirked again.
"I wonder what would happen if the 'Other Freya' were attacked?" I said in a playful tone.
"..."
"You're probably thinking, 'How does he know about that?' But I know a lot more than just that. I know everything about the Familias. My memory isn't perfect, sometimes I forget things, but I know a lot. Using my abilities to cause a massive problem would be easy for me."
"Would you do that?"
"Like I said, I don't want trouble. But if people keep getting in my way, I won't have a choice but to get rid of them."
"Do you realize what you're saying?"
"Of course. It might not be easy, but I'm confident I could wipe you out if I wanted to. Just like any other Familia."
"You're very confident."
"Yes, I am. Maybe I'm doing something stupid right now, threatening you like this, but I want a bit of fun. At first, I didn't want to draw attention, but I realized that was impossible. And since I've decided not to care about staying under the radar, I might as well do it with style."
"..."
"Go to Freya and tell her I want to talk. If she refuses and keeps getting in my way, tell her I won't hesitate to start a war. And if…"
I pointed my sword at Ottar.
"If that war happens, I'll be the one standing at the end."
"..."
"Oh, and tell her I've decided to create a Familia. The first Familia in Orario not created by a god. Probably no one will accept that, but I don't care."
"You've gone insane."
"Maybe?" I rested the sword on my shoulder and gave a dazzling smile.
"Now go talk to the goddess. I want her answer by the end of the day."
"..."
After that, I asked Ottar to leave and returned to my original body.
Suddenly, notifications popped up.
[Clone "Zoro" has been destroyed]
[Clone "Akame" has been destroyed]
[Clone "Zen" has been destroyed]
"Haha. Son of a bitch."
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The moment the clones were killed, I summoned them again.
They were back at level one.
"Damn it, they had just evolved. I want to kill Ottar. Bastard."
With the clones in front of me, I dismissed them and took control of Berserker's body.
I brought Akame, Zen, and Zoro back into the dungeon and told them to form a party so they could reach level 20 quickly.
Then, I returned to my original body.
"Ottar knows what they look like, but I don't care anymore. Even if they're killed, I'll just summon them again."
I went to the bathroom and took a hot shower.
Afterward, I changed my appearance back to that of an old woman.
I prepared my meal, ate, then sat on the couch and opened the system to browse the skill list.
I decided to search for a skill that would help me with something I'd been thinking about earlier.
All my clones must have a soul.
"Hmmm…"
I searched for a few minutes and found a skill.
Very convenient.
[Artificial Soul] – Allows the user to create an artificial soul.
"This is exactly what I needed. But how does it work? Do I just create a soul, and that's it?"
Honestly, I'm not even sure what a soul is.
Can a soul tell everything about a person?
I think so.
I'll probably be able to edit the soul however I want with this skill. Maybe create a weak soul, a fearless soul, or the soul of someone powerful.
I need to see how it works once I buy the skill.
Unfortunately, it costs 60 points. I can't afford it yet.
All I can do now is wait for my level to go up. I'm gaining a lot of EXP—enough to level up once a day/two days.
Then, a few days passed.
Three, to be exact.
During that time, I leveled up twice and reached level 7.
I spent the whole day monitoring my clones, and as night approached, I remembered I needed to go to Welf's shop and the Hephaestus Familia's shop to pick up the items I ordered.
So I summoned Clone 16, gave him the same appearance I used when I placed the order at the Hephaestus Familia shop, and left the house.
It's time to make my clones stronger.
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