“Once again, it is nice to meet you. My name is Sakura and I serve Lady Meilin. I never thought I would be coming to the Demon Territory, but I look forward to working with you.”
After returning to the house, while eating lunch that Lydia had prepared, Sakura introduced herself and everyone else…
“Alex. When I went to pick you up from the cabin, I saw that there were many more dolls of Ms. Ellie. And there was even a doll of Ms. Sakura here.”
“Ahh, yeah. It’s just, a lot happened and ……”
“Well …… please tell me more about that later on, okay?”
Lydia, sitting next to me, smiled prettily and reached for a strange place under the table.
Lydia!? Lydiaaaa!? Nora is sitting right in front of me, so that kind of thing will have to wait until the evening.
“Fufu …… Lydia. Don’t be so angry. This Sakura …… she has some great tricks up her sleeve. I like her quite a bit. But, of course, Alex is the real deal.”
“Is it such a great skill?”
“Yes. I almost lost consciousness.”
“Ms. Shelly almost lost consciousness…… Did you fight her?”
“Well. It was fierce …… but it resulted in Alex gaining some interesting skills.”
Shelly, who we invited to have lunch after escorting us …… and Lydia, who wasn’t been to the underground cave, don’t mesh at all.
No, they won’t mesh, and I can’t explain it because Nora is there, but I wonder what is that interesting skill that she mentioned.
“Shelly. What is that interesting skill?”
“Fufu …… It’s the Clone Technique skill.”
“What!? W-What do you mean!? Mr. Alex …… no, Lord Alex has my skill?”
I explained to the flustered Ms. Sakura that I can gain skills by kissing, and tried to use it right away.
“[Clone Technique] …… Kuh, this is ……”
“Lord Alex! Please close your eyes. The clone technique skill takes a lot of practice to get used to. If you close your eyes, you should be fine for the time being.”
The moment I used the clone technique skill, I felt as if I was seeing different scenery with my right eye and my left eye, and I felt dizzy.
However, when I followed Ms. Sakura’s words and closed my eyes, it made it much easier.
“Once you get used to it, it is possible for the main body and the alter ego to act separately, but that might take a few years.”
“Does that mean I won’t be able to use this skill for a while?”
“No, I think it is still possible to perform simple actions. Moreover, the main body and the clone share the same senses, so …… I think it will play an active role at night.”
Saying this, Ms. Sakura performed several experiments to explain.
For example, when she tickled my clone, I also felt ticklish, and when I put food in the clone’s mouth, I feel like I’m eating too. Or rather, she said that when the clone disappears, I’ll feel like I actually ate the food.
After all the experimentation, I deactivated my clone technique skill, and …… sure enough, I felt a little bloated from the bread my clone ate.
“In other words, if the clone takes damage, the main body also takes damage. For the time being, I think you should avoid using it except at night.”
“Hmm. So, when you say “clone”, you actually mean that there are two Alex’s, huh?”
“Let’s see. When I am on a surveillance mission, my clone can do my business for me and I don’t have to move at all.”
“I see. So he can produce that thing too.”
“Yes. I think that Alex’s thing will probably come out as well.”
No, what are you two talking about, Ellie and Ms. Sakura.
But if I can do the movements of two people, like Ms. Sakura, it’s quite useful.
Unfortunately, right now I can’t even open my eyes when I take my clone out.
“Hey, hey, hey. Since a while ago, everyone has been talking about using big brother’s skills at night, but what are they talking about?”
“Hahaha. Nora. I’m sure it’s difficult for you with your body. First, you should do it like me and take it from behind ……”
“Stop! Nora, by night, I mean …… that it would be easier if my clone worked while I was sleeping. It doesn’t mean anything more than that, so don’t worry about it.”
Shelly, what are you trying to teach Nora!
“Ehhh, let’s sleep normally at night! Rather than that, I don’t think I’ve slept with big brother in a while.”
“I, I don’t think that’s true.”
“Anyway, Nora, we’ve got more dolls, so could I ask you to make more houses …… wait, that’s right. I have to introduce one more to you. Everyone has already finished eating, right? Come here for a minute.”
We walked out of the house with Lydia and Nora, who hadn’t gone to the cave and…
“What!? M-Mr. Alex!? Why is there a golem in the wall ……”
Lydia grabs my hand, probably to use magic, and the frightened Nora hides behind my back.
“Wait a minute. This is a Golem. It’s a golem that follows mine and Meilin’s instructions. We’ve tried everything, but he won’t attack us, so don’t worry.”
“…… I-Is that so. Did Ms. Meilin make this one too?”
“No, it was in the ruins of the underground village.”
“I see. By the way, what is this golem feeding on?”
Lydia is looking at the Golem cautiously, but I’d certainly like to know what it’s powered by, too.
“Shelly. Do you know how this golem works?”
“Mm. I can feel the magic coming from the underground. The little dolls are converting their food into magic, but not this golem. Perhaps there is a device underground that is the source of the magic power. But I sense it more from the northeast, so it must be in a different place than the ruins of the village to the west.”
“I see. If it is also related to Meilin’s–the black-haired tribe, then we can go explore it once.”
From what Shelly said, it is possible that there are other villages and facilities of the black-haired tribe underground besides that village.
Well, if you think about it, the place is so large that you can’t even see the nearest town, so it seems natural that it should be there.
According to what I’ve heard, Sakura is a shinobi, a job that allows her to investigate and find traps, and she is even able to replace the “thief” that is said to be essential for dungeon exploration.
If that’s the case, once the newly increased number of dolls–my five dolls, Ellie’s three dolls, and Ms. Sakura’s two dolls–the things needed for them to live here are ready, we’ll go explore the cave again.
With this in mind, we decided to further cultivate the much larger eastern area.