Chapter 123

The group followed Alois and Liam with their gaze.

"Are you sure they'll be okay?" Izzy asked them through a mental link.

"More than enough. Alois is a Diamond—ranked swordsman, it won't be difficult for him to protect himself and his disciple, instead of protecting us all. They won't have any problems. Moreover, they are still under the protection of the Adventurer's Guild, and unlike the two of us, no one is hunting them," Idan replied to her.

Izzy didn't say anything in response.

"From their behavior, we can tell that their attitude towards us has changed over the past few days, if we compare it with our first meeting with them," Eulalia said, recalling their first meeting.

"Yeah, especially Liam. Did you see the way he looked at you, Senior Eulalia?" Arabel asked with a playful smile, not missing the way Liam looked at Eulalia.

"Huh? Really?" Eulalia was surprised when she heard Arabel's question.

"Even so, I'm not particularly interested in him, and just so you understand, at this time, until we leave this world, I'm not interested in this kind of relationship."

"Ha, look at you, you're saying one thing, but your body is saying something completely different," Arabel pointed out to some redness on her face.

"You can't deny that you're beautiful, senior. I'm sure a lot of guys dream about you."

Idan and Nemo nodded their heads in silence, agreeing with Arabel's words. Their eldest was certainly beautiful.

Eulalia just didn't know what to say, looking at her younger comrades.

As soon as Alois and Liam disappeared from sight, Sierra appeared in front of the group after a while, still wrapped in a black cloak, and mystery hovered around her. Immediately after her appearance, she enveloped the surroundings with the power of darkness and isolated the place.

Nemo, Eulalia and Izzy, although they were expecting her appearance, were amazed by her beauty and radiated power.

Following her, Idan and Arabel summoned their contracted doppelgangers. They had been inside their Stars all this time and were now fully restored and full of energy.

As soon as they appeared, they began to look around with interest and study the others.

Seeing that Idan and Arabel had summoned their doppelgangers, Eulalia called her own doppelganger, who was watching them from a distance. Her doppelganger was in the form of a bird all this time and, having flown, sat on her shoulder.

"Let's clarify it again. Do you both want Nemo and me to go to the first city, while your doppelgangers and mine distract everyone who set up an ambush on the way to the third city?" Eulalia asked Idan and Arabel.

"Yes, that's right," Arabel confirmed. "We know that most of those who came after us set up an ambush on the way to Usuria to prevent us from returning under Milica's wing."

"Did you find out because of her?" asked Eulalia, somewhat apprehensive about Sierra, but ready to believe the couple.

"Actually, we guessed it ourselves. Miss Sierra only confirmed our assumptions," Arabel replied.

"Will they be all right?" asked Eulalia anxiously, looking at the three doppelgangers.

"You better focus on yourself, senior. These three will be fine," Idan said.

"Their task is to give us some time by distracting the attention of those who set up the ambush until we leave the Forbidden Zone. Your doppelganger can handle this task without any problems. If necessary, he could even copy one of the Diamond-ranked fighters and give them a decent fight back before running away. As for our doppelgangers, Arabel and I have a special ability that can summon them as a last resort. And don't forget, Senior, those who set up the ambush intend to catch us alive. As long as our doppelgangers pretend to be us, they'll be safe."

"Yes, all this is true only if Geminia's words were true, that Limbo's consciousness could not observe us while we were in that "clearing", and does not know that we all signed a contract with perfect doppelgangers. Also, do you hope that it won't notice that these two are just pretending to be you?" Eulalia was still unsure of the plan the couple was proposing.

"Don't worry, we're sure Limbo's consciousness won't immediately realize that they're doppelgangers. Our confidence is based on the fact that Limbo consciousness is not omnipotent or omniscient. According to the rules, "Perfect Doppelgangers" cannot leave the central layer, but as you can see, after signing the contract, they can safely leave not only the central layer, but also the Forbidden Zone itself. That's why Limbo won't immediately realize they're doppelgangers." Arabel tried to explain to Eulalia what their confidence was based on.

The Idan and Arabel doppelgangers happily clapped their hands and nodded their heads, agreeing with Arabel's words. Although they could talk, they preferred to remain silent out of habit. Both doppelgangers were excited and looking forward to the opportunity to fight whoever had ambushed their masters.

All this time, they were prisoners of the central layer and could not leave it. Now that these restrictions were lifted, they were ready for new adventures.

Because of the contract they made, there were some changes in their bodies. The most significant of these was the restriction on their basic ability to copy. Previously, they could copy all creatures, including their appearance, some of their abilities, and even their strength rank, but now this restriction only applied to the rank of creatures. The maximum rank they could demonstrate was limited to the platinum rank, which was only two ranks higher than their masters.

And it didn't upset them at all. They understood that their masters would not always have a "silver" rank, and that as their masters rose through the ranks, their ability to imitate would improve.

After listening to the couple's arguments, Eulalia, to her surprise, agreed with their proposal.

"Then let's meet in the first city. If it doesn't work out, then after the "Reset" on the border of the outer and middle layers from the third city in the Forest of Doppelgangers," Arabel suggested, noting with joy that Eulalia had finally agreed to their plan.

Nemo, who had been silent all this time, also generally agreed with their plan. He and Eulalia were Milica's disciples, and they weren't being hunted, so they could have gotten to the first city more safely. Besides, like Alois and Liam, they were under the protection of the Adventurer's Guild.

Everything was clear with the doppelgangers, and the couple seemed to have enlisted the help of a Dark Valkyrie named Sierra. Therefore, Nemo wasn't too worried about them. He was just wondering what this couple was up to, since they decided to separate from them and go to the second city?