DxD: I know…I'm not the real one,just a cheap copy. but...I'd win-Chapter 37: Temporary Return to DxD

*Knock knock*

"I'm gonna catch you!"

"Haha, stop it!!"

Several sounds of repairs and joy echoed through the slums of Axel, which were once horrifying.

There were several children running around or playing near a mansion worthy of a noble, but under renovation.

If someone observed carefully, they would notice something strange about the workers in this place:

They all had unusual masks on their faces.

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"Why hasn't the original created more robots yet?!" grumbled a fake Sanguinius while carrying a huge freshly cut tree trunk on his shoulder.

His muscular and supernatural physique was exposed, much to the misfortune of the young men in the area.

Yet, a situation appreciated by the opposite sex who came to receive food for the poor, distributed regularly every weekend with a flyer reading "he is a living angel devoid of 'corruption' and 'perfect'."

With particular emphasis on the words corruption and perfect.

"He's already created quite a few, but there's a lot to do in the basement, and he's already divided his overall strength enormously..." replied another clone, who was sweating with a huge hammer on his shoulder and a tanned complexion.

Sanguinius had extensively used 'Proxy' magic to accelerate the reconstruction of the mansion and slums.

For this purpose, he didn't rely solely on this extremely practical magic, which would make Lloyd Frontera drool with envy.

He had also used a lot of money!!

Not a day went by without a group of Sanguinius clones leaving to do quests at the guild.

Thanks to this, dangerous activities outside the city had greatly decreased.

However, this wouldn't be enough to explain his weakening, mentioned by a clone.

The real reason was the existence of 4 clones outside the city of Axel, who had left to eliminate the Demon King's generals.

"Yeah, the clones at the construction sites have an overall strength around 6, equivalent to a monster athlete, but..."

This wasn't far from being sufficient to face a creature of the Winter Shogun's caliber, as a Demon King's general possesses a similar level, or even slightly lower.

To deal with this situation, Sanguinius had created 4 clones, each receiving 15% of his strength equally distributed.

Thus, Sanguinius's status had greatly decreased!!!

He lost a total of 60% of his strength, but he's confident in his safety.

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Name: Sanguinius (the real one)

Species: Human (transformation magic active)

Age: Top secret

Class: Adventurer

Statistics:

Strength: 24,000 (9,600)

Speed: 10,500 (4,200)

Durability: 9,000 (3,600)

Mana: 7,483.5 (2,993.4)

Luck: 10

Intelligence: 6.5 (IQ 130)

Total stat points: 51,000 (20,400)

Total unused skill points: 0

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Magic categories:

[Name: Sacred Magic lvl Max]

[Description: Magic whose energy source is the caster's devotion to a deity or simply being linked to a deity.

It can be used by Priest, Archpriest, Crusader, and Sage classes.

Advanced classes can add the "Sacred" and "Sacred Highness" scripture to their spells to enhance their effects.]

[Name: Heal lvl _]

[Description: Instantly heals a person's wounds according to the user's level.]

[Name: Sacred Highness Healing]

[Description: Superior healing spell. Can even restore erased memories.]

[Name: Turn Undead lvl _]

[Description: Creates a light that sends the undead to the afterlife.]

[Name: Sacred Turn Undead lvl _]

[Description: More powerful version of Turn Undead. Can purify even a lich.]

[Name: Exorcism lvl _]

[Description: Summons a pillar of light that drives away demons. Powerful enough to stop a possessed person dead in their tracks.]

[Name: Sacred Exorcism lvl _]

[Description: More powerful version of Exorcism. Aqua casts it like a laser from her forehead. Can inflict damage on an Archdemon like Vanir.]

[Name: Break Spell lvl _]

[Description: Dispels magic, skills, and curses.]

[Name: Sacred Break Spell lvl _]

[Description: More powerful version of Break Spell. Can break powerful magical barriers.]

[Name: Cure Poison lvl _]

[Description: Detoxifies a person.]

[Name: Refresh lvl _]

[Description: Lowers body temperature.]

[Name: Support Buffs lvl _]

[Description: Magic that allows casting multiple spells to increase resistance, speed, and strength.] fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

[Name: Blessing lvl _]

[Description: Increases luck.]

[Name: Boost lvl _]

[Description: Increases strength.]

[Name: Haste lvl _]

[Description: Increases speed.]

[Name: Protection lvl _]

[Description: Increases physical resistance.]

[Name: Resistance lvl _]

[Description: Increases magical resistance.]

[Name: Eyes of Providence lvl _]

[Description: Allows seeing and hearing ghosts. Can reveal other hidden things.]

[Name: Reflect lvl _]

[Description: Returns attacks back to the opponent.]

[Name: Force Fire lvl _]

[Description: Attracts monsters' attention.]

[Name: Magic Seal]

[Description: Seals an entity's power. Even an Archdemon cannot break it.]

[Name: Magic Circle lvl _]

[Description: Repels ghosts, undead, demons, and monsters. Can create barriers or make objects invisible.]

[Name: Resurrection lvl _]

[Description: Resurrects a recently deceased person. Doesn't work if the body is digested or destroyed, or in case of natural death (aging or disease).]

[Name: Water Magic lvl _]

[Description: Allows manipulating water at a distance, breathing underwater, and using water-related skills.]

[Name: Create Water lvl _]

[Description: Projects pure water from ambient humidity.]

[Name: Teleportation lvl _]

[Description: Transports up to 4 targets to marked locations. Each user can have 3.]

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Sanguinius's spell list is absurdly long, but the worst comes when combining it with the skill list acquired by his clones or from DxD magic.

It's thanks to this that he's so confident in his clones' success, despite their seemingly modest status.

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Name: Sanguinius (clone on mission)

Species: Human (transformation magic active)

Age: Top secret

Class: Adventurer

Statistics:

Strength: 24,000 (3,600)

Speed: 10,500 (1,575)

Durability: 9,000 (1,350)

Mana: 7,483.5 (1,122.55)

Luck: 10

Intelligence: 6.5 (IQ 130)

Total stat points: 51,000 (7,650)

"Haven't you noticed something?" asks a clone, while carrying a child on his shoulder.

"What? We're really busy," responds another clone frowning, after observing the clone with a simple job.

He lowered the little girl from his shoulders, before adopting a slightly serious expression.

"I can't feel the connection with the original anymore."

The other clones were slightly incredulous at first, but they quickly sensed the absence of Sanguinius's original magical energy and holy power.

Normally, it emanates from the ground because of the basement.

'Though the work isn't finished, the original is usually underground.'

Despite the situation, the clones didn't panic.

The goddess of darkness had been locked in another dimension and her clone still functioned, despite being disconnected from her original.

They quickly deduced their original's location.

'Indeed, it's been a week... he went to see Cortana's evolution.'

...

"I'm home!!!"

Sanguinius announced his return loudly, after arriving on the island.

There was almost nothing usual about him, except for his wings that had become an unusual gray tint and a ghostly halo on his head.

[Welcome back, master]

It didn't take long for him to meet Cortana.

The AI emanated a different atmosphere from her early days, which is too striking a detail for her creator to miss.

"Thanks for your hospitality," he replies in a gentle tone.

During the journey to Cortana's brain, he noticed a form of hesitation coming from the machine.

"Do you have something to inform me about?"

"Sister!!"

The voice of a child close to puberty caught Sanguinius's attention.

He followed the source of the voice, finally observing a small child about 11 or 12 years old.

He wore clean Greek clothes, with gray hair and striking scarlet eyes, but there was something else about this little one.

Something familiar, but also bad news.

"Divinity? Are you the offspring of a god?" His voice doesn't hide his surprise, but also his annoyance at this 'new problem'.

After listening to Sanguinius, the child pulled out an old dagger from his clothes, before positioning himself between him and Cortana's hologram.

His act showed his intention to protect the AI.

'I didn't want to deal with the Greeks right now, but...'

Sanguinius could only hope to confront a potentially reasonable god.