Pov: Zane

As soon as Clone 2 disappeared, I let out a sigh and then checked my status to get an idea of how much EXP I still needed to level up.

Level: 13 (EXP: 251,125 / 340,000)

Clones: 3/4

Strength: 108

Endurance: 62

Agility: 103

Dexterity: 99

Magic: 52

Points: 80

I need new clones as soon as possible. Right now, only one clone is hunting inside the dungeon—Clone 4. The EXP gain is far too low, and that irritates me.

Why the hell did that bastard have to turn into a psychopath?

Now that he killed random people inside the dungeon, this will probably cause a lot of problems in the future. Good thing I changed his appearance before all that shit happened.

Now that he's gone, it's as if he never existed. I don't think there's any way to link those murders to me, even if two women survived.

"What a headache."

On top of being a psychopath, he still said all those things to me.

But to be honest?

He didn't lie about anything.

I have enough power to dominate this world if necessary. It might take time, but a powerful ability like this definitely makes something like that possible. But like he said, I just want to live.

My old life wasn't good. Far from it. It was a miserable life. I don't even like thinking about the past.

'What a pain.'

I threw myself onto the couch and stared at the cracked wall.

'That bastard even broke my house. Damn it.'

But wait…

Can't I just erase his entire consciousness?

"System, can I do something like that?"

[ Would you like to delete the data of 'Clone 2'? ]

"Data? What is this, a game save file or something? But yes, I'd like to delete it."

[ The data of 'Clone 2' has been deleted ]

After doing that, I summoned him again. I thought Clone 2 would appear with an appearance identical to my current one, but he had the same appearance as before—a strange old man.

'But clearly it's not the same "person," just a completely new clone.'

His expression was neutral, as if he had no emotions.

Then he knelt in front of me and lowered his head.

"You can raise your head. I'm going to change your appearance because I don't want to keep remembering that unpleasant argument."

I changed his appearance and gave him a more ordinary look. Short brown hair and light brown eyes. I reduced his muscles and his height as well.

This guy practically turned into a "generic isekai protagonist."

I laughed, and the clone looked at me without understanding.

"I'm going to make you disappear now. I'll take you to the dungeon later and give you some orders."

"Understood."

He nodded and then disappeared.

Fortunately, the system allows me to erase a clone's personality.

'But I still don't understand how that guy turned out like that.'

I didn't treat him badly or anything like that. When did he start hating humans? It was so sudden that it doesn't make any sense.

If my clones can change their personalities that easily, I need to be careful with them.

Not because they might hurt me—

but because they might hurt others.

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Pov: Third Person

The two women who witnessed their friends being killed were in complete despair.

"Please, don't come any closer!"

"Stay back, you monster!"

They both shouted, already expecting the worst.

The man was licking his lips, basically devouring them with his eyes. But contrary to what they expected, the man didn't feel any sexual desire.

He was simply excited by the possibility of killing them and making them suffer.

His gaze was disgusting and terrifying.

However, suddenly, the man's body began to disappear.

He didn't vanish all at once.

"Master, you bastard."

The man (Clone 2), who thought he had said it mentally, actually said it out loud—and the women heard it.

"Master."

That word stuck in their minds.

That man had a master. He wasn't acting on his own. Someone had ordered him to do that.

On top of that, this master had enough power to make the man disappear whenever he wanted.

When they realized they were safe, they sighed in relief. After hugging each other, the two immediately began to run away.

However, they had to be careful. There were many dangers on that floor, and they wouldn't be able to deal with strong monsters alone.

Without the other two members of their group—the strongest ones—it was impossible to fight.

But they were lucky.

They managed to leave the dungeon safely.

When they finally got out, they began crying in relief and were comforted by other adventurers nearby. Everyone assumed they had simply had a terrible encounter with monsters, that monsters had killed the members of their party.

However, the words that came out of one woman's mouth shocked them.

"It was a man! An adventurer did this!" one of the women shouted.

Everyone around them began looking at each other, realizing the situation was far more serious than they had thought.

After all, those two women were members of the Loki Familia—a newly formed group.

Despite all being Level Two adventurers, they were a talented party.

Who could have "destroyed" that group so easily?

People quickly reached a conclusion:

A Level Four adventurer or higher must have done it.

Many people started thinking the Freya Familia might be behind it. Others suspected the Ishtar Familia.

There were many theories, but no one knew the truth.

Other members of the Loki Familia soon arrived to help. Ais Wallenstein's group was among them.

She stepped forward and spoke with the women, listening carefully to everything they had to say.

After that, Ais escorted the two women back to the Familia home.

Some time later, the goddess Loki appeared.

"I already know what happened, but I want you to tell me everything in detail."

"What did the fucker who did this look like?"

Loki was extremely furious.

'I will hunt down whoever did this.'

'And when I find you… I'll make sure to kill you.'