DxD: I know…I'm not the real one,just a cheap copy. but...I'd win-Chapter 43: Convincing Wiz and Devouring an Archdemon

Vanir.

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He's a demon general who's potentially as strong as his sovereign and his daughter according to him.

Sanguinius (clone) doesn't know if the demon's boastful claims are true.

Still, he's tough.

Destroy his dolls? A useless action, 'cause they're quickly replaceable and they're just temporary bodies! Break his mask? Vanir will just come back to life later.

'The scumbag doesn't have proper physical strength and his curses are annoying.'

If he had all the strength of the original and the other clones, he's confident in his definitive and quick victory.

"You really are a fascinating creature, my divination isn't working properly."

Translation: Sanguinius is globally stronger than him.

In the Konosuba universe, the target of a skill can cancel it if the gap in stats and level is too big.

'So his divination still works anyway.'

This explained to Sanguinius why he had trouble destroying his mask, despite the abusive use of Holy Power in this area.

"Thanks for the compliment, but I've got plenty of tricks up my sleeve, you see?"

Sanguinius's clone just smiled, before deploying an enormous amount of Holy Power.

Vanir, who had been relaxed until now, immediately panicked.

The archdemon surely saw an unpleasant future, which shows the clone's good idea.

'Like a wise man said, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!!'

Yeah, Sanguinius wanted to assimilate Vanir to finally purify the small remains of his existence thanks to 'trust'.

Of course, he tried to use the Charm skill on him.

But...

'I don't know if it's because of the absurdity of his existence or because he's genderless, but the skill doesn't work.'

A weird situation, but not without logic.

Vanir, as an asexual creature, doesn't feel any real attraction or need of that kind.

He only gets pleasure from consuming negative emotions emitted by intelligent creatures, 'cause it also makes him stronger.

"Wait!! There's a way to...!!"

Vanir couldn't finish his words before being engulfed by continuous gunfire of bullets created by Holy Power.

His little army of dolls couldn't resist.

Sanguinius didn't wait another second, he grabbed the original mask thanks to the Suspicions skill and used Sylvia's skill.

It took a few seconds for the mask to disappear in his hands.

"So that's divination?... It's like another version of the Suspicion skill, but I can understand it."

Vanir was no more.

....

"...Uh... I... I know the customer is king, but... I'm not sure this purchase is a good idea, Lord Sanguinius."

Sanguinius (clone) is in charge of handling the orphanage and manor administration, but he encountered a small problem.

The guild card shows the death of three demonic generals, and if he counts Beldia...

That brings the number of defeated generals to four.

This means he'll have to kill Wiz sooner or later, but he doesn't want to do it if possible.

'I just hope the other clones will be strong enough to destroy the barrier without needing to go that far.'

Unconsciously, a brief sad gleam appeared on the man's face.

Unfortunately, this expression was very misinterpreted by Wiz because of the circumstances of their conversation.

"I just find that this object called Power-Boosting Crystal is perfect for the current me," declared Sanguinius after a small pause.

Power-Boosting Crystal, it's an object capable of considerably increasing an individual's magic at the cost of their life force.

Sanguinius (clone) didn't lie, 'cause he's very weak compared to the 4 other clones outside Axel town.

He wanted to have an object as a trump card, despite his manager role in Axel town.

After all, there are already rumors about a certain Destroyer coming this way.

And he has another plan, which justifies being present here.

'Wiz is gullible and kind, she won't let me use such an object.'

Sanguinius didn't hesitate anymore to pay for the suicidal object, despite Wiz's hesitation and protests.

"Listen, Lord Sanguinius, I don't know why you insist on buying this object... but you're very important to the slum inhabitants..."

Despite her occasional stuttering and hesitations, Wiz stands her ground.

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Sanguinius smiled mentally, 'cause things are going as planned by him.

He didn't want to take such a route with Wiz, but he has to bend things quickly.

"You're not saying all that because I'm the owner and I tolerated your unpaid debts, right?"

Sanguinius squinted his eyes looking at the woman, who immediately had a funny reaction to his false accusation.

You gotta understand that, despite her many talents, Wiz is a bad merchant.

She had accumulated a huge debt with the former owner, who had allowed her to rent this place for her magic shop.

Original Sanguinius had already tried to recruit her, but without success.

So he decided to buy this place and her debts to have a small means of pressure on her.

Of course, he disguised this action as an act of kindness and investment in Wiz.

The original didn't plan to use this "favor" quickly, but the clone judged taking control of the lich as urgent.

'She's probably panicking, 'cause she doesn't know what kind of person will inherit her debt.'

A perfectly executed plan.

"Of course not!! Lord Sanguinius is also my benefactor and..."

She hesitated to express herself further, but her face became slightly red.

This awakened the clone's curiosity, who uses the Suspicion skill.

Why the Suspicion skill and not Divination, which is more efficient currently?

It's simply because of the clone's weakness.

'A... and also... yo... you... a...re... kind and... a gentleman...'

Listening to Wiz's opinion of him, the clone felt slightly guilty.

The poor girl sees him as a good person, like all the inhabitants of Axel, but...

Unconsciously, he glanced at the number showing how many people were providing him with trust.

'I'm really a hypocrite here.'

Despite this realization, the clone decided to harden his heart.

The original chose this path and he's not gonna change his mind now, right?

"...Ok, I can promise you to just study this magic object without using it myself, but..."

Wiz adopted a serious expression listening to more of Sanguinius's words.

"But, I want you by my side."

If the old Damien saw this version of himself in action, he'd throw up his coffee.

Too shameless.

"Wh...what!!"

The lich's face clearly turned red.

Sanguinius's bold action is based on the suspicions skill, 'cause he's not really an expert on Konosuba.

Otherwise, he'd know that Wiz had already almost given in to another fallen angel's advances in the original story.

The worst part of this little story is that the latter wanted to kill her in a mage duel.

When things went wrong, he started making several romantic advances to Wiz in order to save his life.

At the time, if Vanir hadn't explained to Wiz that angels in the Konosuba universe are genderless, she would have potentially been fooled by the fallen one.

Now, history repeats itself without Vanir to protect the gullible lich.

"I... I know, my words come out of nowhere and we've barely known each other for a few days," he said with the acting skill at maximum capacity.

"But... I can't imagine myself without you, couldn't we... try?" he said, trying to slowly catch the cold hands of the lich in front of him.

Fortunately for the clone, Wiz didn't stop him in his increasingly bold actions.

The situation resembles toxic relationships in Sanguinius's past life, when a man would blackmail a girl with his own life.

Except he's just a clone... his death would cause temporary weakening but nothing really nasty to the original.

'I know, it's very disloyal but... no choice.'

The demon lord must be defeated before the original's arrival or the castle barrier must be destroyed.

The clone was satisfied with his plan, which would undoubtedly disgust his best friend on Earth.

And potentially the original, but still, the clone is him... there's a part of the original that's like this.

"I... I don't feel something as strong and identical for you, but... I... I can try." ƒrēenovelkiss.com

The clone showed a happy expression, 'cause he was able to 'subjugate' a Demon Lord general thanks to his brain.

He would have jumped to take Wiz in his arms or would have given her a kiss, but clones aren't allowed to have that kind of contact (fuck).

"But..."

His joy was interrupted by the hesitant expression on Wiz's face.

"But?"

"Y... you see, I have a secret and I don't know if a person possessing holy magic as powerful as yours could... *shh*"

Sanguinius interrupted Wiz with a finger on her lips.

"I know... you're a lich, right?"

Wiz was surprised, but quickly recovered.

'As expected of Lord Sanguinius, he saw through me but he didn't judge me on my race.'

Wiz's respect for Sanguinius increased to another level, but she still wasn't really reassured.

Yet, she gathered her courage and opened her mouth again.

"Yes... I'm a lich, but I'm also a demon lord general... I'd understand if your feelings..."

Hug.

"Wiz, I don't give a damn about your past... I like the New Wiz in front of me."

Tears.

Alone in the magic shop, a woman shed tears of joy, clinging to a clone, who prayed silently in his heart.

'Original, a hug doesn't count as self-NTR, right?'