POV: Clone 2
Some time earlier.
When the man flew back and crashed into the wall, his companions didn't know how to react. He spat blood, and his broken shield injured his own hand. On top of that, his sword flew from his grip and landed far away.
He was completely defenseless.
As I approached, the man looked at me in terror. His eyelids began to tremble as I got closer. "No, don't do this!" the woman who had been standing beside him earlier screamed.
I turned to her and smiled.
"Hehehe." I laughed when I saw tears streaming down her face. They came so suddenly that it was almost funny.
"You son of a bitch. What kind of monster are you?" he asked me.
I crouched down and extended my hand toward his head, but before I could touch him, an arrow came flying toward me and struck my arm. Even so, I didn't stop moving.
Since I don't feel pain, it doesn't matter.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" The other man in the group rushed forward holding a two-handed sword. He's fast despite his sturdy build.
I jumped out of the reach of his blade and said, "That's unfair. Three against one." I shrugged, mocking them.
"I'll kill you! I won't forgive you for what you did to Mike!" the crying woman shouted. Then an unfamiliar spell came flying toward me. An explosion erupted where I had been standing.
Is that fire magic?
I placed a hand on my chin and thought.
"I can do that too." I smiled maliciously at the woman, and she immediately understood my intention.
"WATCH OUT! HE'S PREPARING SOMETHING DANGEROUS!" she screamed.
Something appeared floating in front of me—a concentrated fireball. Small, but powerful. The woman's eyes widened, and she looked like she was preparing to cast something to protect her friend.
But she didn't have time.
The fireball shot forward rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it struck the man lying on the ground, who had already been writhing in agony.
The wall and the floor were damaged, and his body… well.
I can't say anything was left.
His friends were speechless, unable to believe what they were seeing.
For some reason, that made me incredibly happy. A wave of satisfaction washed over me so intensely that I smiled instinctively. Hearing their screams of despair excited me. This is wonderful.
There might be something wrong with my head. I know it's wrong, but I can't control myself.
The master doesn't want me to do this, but I can't control myself.
"You bastard, I'll kill you!!!" the man shouted as he charged at me, swinging his two-handed sword.
I dodged his blade and drew my knife. In one motion, I slashed his face. As soon as I did, he fell to the ground and began to writhe in agony.
The two women started screaming desperately and were preparing to flee, but before I could continue the fun, my body began to disappear.
"Master, you son of a bitch."
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As soon as I appeared in front of the master, a heated argument began.
I finally noticed the two system notifications the master always talks about.
[You have broken a rule]
[You have broken a rule]
There were two notifications. I probably received them when I killed those two.
When the master grabbed my neck, I felt the urge to fight back, but if I did, my existence would be completely erased. I need to control myself.
"Don't even try to fight back. If you do, you'll be completely erased from existence."
"I don't care if you punish me. I don't feel pain like those disgusting humans. I don't care about getting hurt," I replied to the master.
"So that's how it is…" After saying that, he threw me against the wall, but I felt nothing and simply stood up calmly.
"Damn it. I just wanted you to farm EXP for me and have fun. Since when did you develop such a disgusting and unpleasant personality?"
Hearing the master's words made me extremely irritated. I have an unpleasant personality? Me?
All the other clones are like stupid dolls that act without thinking. They just follow orders. They can't even think for themselves.
I'm the reasonable one here! I know I'm stronger, and I know I'm superior.
The master should also know that he's superior to all those adventurers. He should know he's stronger than them and that he shouldn't lower himself to their level.
"Can I be honest? I think the unpleasant personality here is yours," I said, smiling at him.
The master fell silent and then asked, "Why?"
"You have the power to become the strongest, yet you act like some ordinary adventurer. You hide. You're a coward. You're afraid of those so-called Familias. You're afraid of the Gods."
"I just don't want to show my abilities to everyone. I'm not strong enough to deal with the consequences."
"Then why are you playing at being in a 'Familia'? Why did you join one of them? Why did you send the other clones into a Familia? You want to have fun, don't you? Live an ordinary life."
"..."
"I have your memories, master. I know you were familiar with this world even before you came here. I know you like those 'characters' and just want to take advantage of the opportunity to interact with them. You're like a child."
"Finished?"
"Yes. I don't care if you destroy me and never let me live again, but know this: you will regret it. I'm the only one among them who understands the true objective."
"Yeah, yeah, the objective is to conquer the world or something like that, right?"
"You understand perfectly, master. You have the power for it—you just need to evolve and want it. If you do, you'll be able to play with those 'characters' you like so much."
I smiled maliciously at the master.
He stared at me coldly and said,
"Your objective is foolish."
After that, I disappeared.
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