Clone One and Clone Two exchanged glances, then both took a few steps back. Among the four adventurers standing there, two were women—an archer and a swordswoman. The swordswoman was the first to speak.
"Excuse me, may I ask your names?" She looked very interested in the two of them. At least one of them had to take the bait.
The two men in the group were clearly uncomfortable with the situation. Maybe they liked that woman.
However, the two clones didn't respond.
"Hmmm… Are you shy about talking to women?" the woman asked.
Clone Two heard that and clicked his tongue. "Tsk."
The woman heard it and pouted.
"Wow, do you hate me that much? Am I that ugly?"
"Hey, Alana, stop acting like a slut." One of the men grabbed her shoulder. "Sorry about her. She can be pretty unpleasant when she wants to be. We were just a little surprised and curious since you're twins."
"Who are you calling a slut!? Do you want to die!?"
"Just be quiet. Can't you see they don't like this at all? I think those guys are stronger than us," he whispered into Alana's ear. She clicked her tongue and calmed down.
"Fine. Now let me go."
"We don't want to talk to you. Please step aside," Clone Two said. "I want to continue hunting. Let's go." He called Clone One and walked past the group without looking back.
Before they could move farther away, Alana asked, "At least can you tell me which Familia you belong to?"
Since they knew it would be foolish to say anything, they remained silent and kept walking.
After the two of them left, Alana gritted her teeth and said, "Hey, aren't those idiots a little too full of themselves? Who do they think they are? Acting like that just because they're handsome? That's so irritating!"
Alana considered herself a very attractive woman, so she couldn't understand why those twin brothers hadn't even wanted to look at her face.
The other members of the group, who knew her personality very well, began saying things like:
"You're beautiful. Don't worry about them."
"Sorry for calling you a slut."
"Yeah, don't mind them. I'm sure they'll realize they missed a great opportunity."
Smiling at her friends' words, she said,
"Should I ask Goddess Loki if she knows them? Maybe they're famous and we just never heard of them."
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POV: Zane
After walking around the city for a while and getting some fresh air, I decided to head to the dungeon. Before entering, I thought about climbing the tower to check the shops of the Hephaestus Familia, but I gave up on the idea.
I wanted to see if they had better knives than the one I bought through the system at a fair price.
But thinking about it… that's probably impossible.
The poison on this knife is very strong, and the other knives with special abilities are probably just as good. I saw some knives for 300 points that looked insanely powerful. After buying a magical skill, I'll purchase a new knife.
Speaking of that…
[ Black Mamba ]
Attack – 1,260
Durability – 3,562 / 5,000
After my fight with that guy, the durability dropped a lot. Fortunately, the knife's durability doesn't decrease when the clones fight monsters. They each have their own durability.
If durability were shared, this knife would have broken yesterday.
I already have plenty of magic stones stored. If this knife breaks, I can buy another one for 100 points. It's fine.
I sighed and entered the dungeon.
I began descending the spiral staircase that led to the first floor.
As I went down, I saw a group of four people approaching. Two men and two women. The woman in front was quite attractive. I pulled my hood down to hide my face and walked past them.
But as soon as I passed, I heard the woman's voice.
"Hey, you." She called out to me.
I didn't respond.
This is probably related to my clones. It's better not to do anything.
"Hey, you! Answer me! Weren't you down there? How did you get here before us? Where's your brother?"
Wait… those two idiots were exploring the dungeon together!? I told them not to stay together!
I turned around and smiled at the woman. "My brother went home. He was pretty tired. After dropping him off, I decided to come back."
"Oh? You finally decided to say something." She smiled in satisfaction and started walking down the stairs, leaving her group behind. "So, what's your name?"
"Hm?" She tilted her head, waiting for my answer. "Which Familia do you belong to?"
"I think it's better not to talk too much about that. But my name is Rui. See you later."
"Rui? What a beautiful name. You—"
Before she could say anything else, I started running and went down the stairs as fast as I could.
'That woman… She's one of those, isn't she?' The type who goes after any handsome man.
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POV: Third Person
After that interaction, the woman felt satisfied. Even though she hadn't managed to talk to him much, she at least got his name. He fell for my charms. She tossed her black hair back.
Then she left the dungeon with her group.
When they arrived at the house of the Loki Familia, the woman went straight to talk to Loki.
Fortunately for her, Loki was home at that moment, in the main hall. She was lying on her sofa, relaxing.
"Goddess."
"Huh? Hm?" Loki slowly opened her eyes and saw the woman standing there. "What is it, Alana?"
"I want to know if you're familiar with two handsome twin brothers. Blonde hair and golden eyes. Do you know which Familia they belong to?"
"Golden-eyed twins? I've never seen them before." Loki looked confused.
"I see." Alana, also confused, left the room.
'The Goddess doesn't know them? Are they really unknown?'
To her, that was surprising.
And Loki, after receiving that strange question, kept thinking about it.
'Golden-haired and golden-eyed twins? How have I never heard of them before?'
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Next Chapters:Chapter 13 - Does Clone 2 hate humans? / Chapter 14 - Explore deeper floors. / Chapter 15 - Clone 1 was destroyed. / Chapter 16 - Maniac? / Chapter 17 - Finn? / Chapter 18 - Loki wants to meet you. New abilities. / Chapter 19 - Encounter with Loki.