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Chapter 109
It was an urgent situation.
Miss Vampire, who had come to visit after a long time, was severely injured.
Her entire body was riddled with small and large holes.
"Gom-gom!"
First, I had to find Tosuni.
Because Tosuni was the best Healer in our Dungeon.
With Tosuni's cotton stuffing, Miss Vampire's injuries could be healed.
Where is Tosuni right now?
Is she still sleeping on the 2nd Floor?
Just as I was about to hurry off to find her.
"...!"
"Oooong!"
Right on time.
The Princess Doll and Tosuni came running hand in hand.
It seemed they had been together and rushed over after hearing the Intruder alarm.
Phew, that saved me the trouble of going to find her.
Tosuni also spotted the injured Miss Vampire.
Quickly grasping the situation, Tosuni immediately tore open her stomach and frantically pulled out her cotton stuffing.
"Master? What happened!?"
"Kuooh! She's hurt really badly!"
Ailee and Jjokkomi had arrived as well.
It looked like those two had also heard the alarm and come running.
As everyone stared at Miss Vampire with faces full of worry, Tosuni began to pack the cotton stuffing from inside her body onto Miss Vampire's wounds.
Whoosh-
The small holes quickly closed up.
The large holes were also slowly closing up.
As expected, our Doctor Tosuni's cotton stuffing is amazing.
Breathing heavily, Miss Vampire shifted her gaze to us.
"Haa, haa... Thank you......."
[Vampire lv.45]
┗Pw.270
┗Rnk.Elite
[Domain: Blood]
┗Rank - Epic
Hmm.
Her level is higher than before.
Anyway.
Let's ask what in the world happened here.
Just as I was about to ask Miss Vampire a question.
Wee-woo, wee-woo-!
The Intruder alarm rang out once again.
We whipped our heads around and looked toward the Portal.
Standing there was a very familiar face, one that shouldn't be there.
"Te, Teddy Bear...!"
With her entire body riddled with holes.
Crawling on the floor, barely having crossed the Portal, it was the woman, Miss Vampire.
.......
...Huh?
What in the world is going on?
I couldn't understand the situation.
Miss Vampire is clearly right here, isn't she?
I whipped my head around again.
Right below us.
I could see Miss Vampire lying face down.
It was the Miss Vampire that Tosuni had just healed with her cotton stuffing.
I whipped my head around one more time.
Towards the entrance of the Portal.
I could see the Miss Vampire who had just entered the Dungeon.
She was collapsed with severe injuries, just like the Miss Vampire here was a moment ago.
A Miss Vampire on this side.
A Miss Vampire on that side.
What is this?
Are they twins?
"Ugh... I knew it read my memories and fled here...."
The Miss Vampire by the Portal struggled to speak.
"Teddy Bear, Ailee... get away from her...!"
She dragged herself across the floor by her hands, approaching us.
"That one is a fake...!"
A fake?
The Miss Vampire we just healed?
We looked at the nearby Miss Vampire with bewildered expressions.
"Haa, haa... Don't be fooled, the fake is that one over there, not me...."
The Miss Vampire here said that the Miss Vampire by the Portal was a fake.
No, what kind of situation is this?
They aren't twins or anything, but one is a fake?
Then whose words should I believe?
I pulled up the information of the Miss Vampire by the Portal.
[Vampire lv.45]
┗Pw.270
┗Rnk.Elite
[Domain: Blood]
┗Rank - Epic
Her information was identical as well.
She clearly said one of them was a fake, but the race name, level, power, rank, and even Domain.
All the information matched perfectly.
Could it be that the Camouflage skill I worried about before, the one that even fools the Helper, actually exists?
Everyone's eyes focused on me.
They must have thought I could figure out the fake by using my Appraisal skill.
To make everyone understand this ridiculous situation, showing them directly would be faster than explaining.
Bonk!
I struck the head of the Miss Vampire right in front of me with my Cane.
Then, the information popped up for everyone to see.
Gom-gom-gom-gom- Bonk!
I approached the Miss Vampire in front of the Portal and struck her head.
This Miss Vampire's information floated up as well.
Checking the information of both sides, everyone made surprised faces as if they couldn't believe it.
"...?! ...!?"
"What is this! Are they twins?!"
"Kuooh? The information is exactly the same? What happened...?"
"...Which one is the real Master?"
"There's no way to know!"
"Ooong...?"
Tosuni stared fixedly at the Miss Vampire by the Portal.
Then, she slowly took steps and approached her.
After stopping right in front of her.
Tosuni tore open her stomach again and pulled out her cotton stuffing.
She began to heal her more calmly than a moment ago.
Since she didn't know who was real and who was fake yet, it seemed she intended to heal the Miss Vampire who entered the Dungeon late as well.
"What, what are you doing... I told you that one is fake? You must absolutely not heal her...!"
Bonk!
I struck the head of the nearby Miss Vampire with my Cane.
Be quiet, you punk!
Where do you get off shouting?
When you might even be the fake!
"Teddy Bear...?"
If you are the real one, I'll apologize later.
Until the truth is revealed, obediently follow our words.
***
I created two more small Prisons.
And I locked each of the two in a Prison.
I planned to keep them locked up until it was confirmed who was real and who was fake.
Since it was a situation where they kept insisting the other was a fake.
They didn't resist when being locked up.
Perhaps thinking they would be suspected if they resisted, they went in obediently.
Of course, even if they had resisted, there wouldn't have been a problem.
Because we have Fake Dolls stronger than Miss Vampire, so we could forcefully shove them in.
First, I asked the two Miss Vampires the reason for their injuries.
Listening to them, they said they got hurt fighting each other.
I heard the battle location wasn't far from our Dungeon.
Hmm.
Is the Miss Vampire who came to the Dungeon first the real one?
Since she knows Tosuni's Healing ability, she might have chosen our Dungeon as the closest place to get healed... and the Miss Vampire who arrived late might have simply been chasing the Miss Vampire who arrived first....
At first, I had thoughts like the above.
But I couldn't conclude it with just that, so I threw various questions at them both.
However.......
No matter what questions we asked, the two gave completely identical answers.
Both of them knew every single memory they shared with us without missing a single thing.
The first meeting with me, the time we Resurrected Ailee, the time we fought the Lycanthrope, and even the information that I originally couldn't speak.
This, it seemed the fake one had perfectly duplicated her memories as well.
"The questions aren't over! Tell me who I am!"
"Aren't you my daughter."
"Aren't you my daughter."
"Yoooong...."
Their appearances were exactly identical.
Even their personalities and ways of speaking were identical.
There was absolutely no way to distinguish the fake.
Since it was a situation where even the information the Helper brought up couldn't figure it out.
Would the fake perhaps not have a shadow?
I had this thought and checked, but their shadows were perfectly fine.
I even tested their abilities.
However, it was no help.
Because the two of them could handle all skills exactly the same.
"This is hard... Who in the world is the real Master......."
Ailee rubbed her forehead with a frown.
At that moment, she shouted as if something had come to mind.
"Ah! Wait a minute! Could this be the work of a Doppelganger?"
"Gom?"
"In the past... that is, a monster I read about in a history book back when I was Human just came to mind, and if it's the ability of the monster recorded there called a Doppelganger, it's possible to pull something like this off!"
Ailee continued her explanation so we could easily understand.
An entity that destroyed a nation in the very distant past.
A legendary Demon King Class monster.
Race name, Doppelganger.
It's said to be a guy that perfectly duplicates not only the opponent's appearance but also their personality, way of speaking, memories, level, power, Domain, and even their skills.
And because of the danger of this ability, it was designated as Demon King Class.
"To think that a Demon King Class monster that existed on the Humans' Continent in the past would also be on this Continent...."
"Gom-gom, gom-gom-gom."
Don't you know any countermeasures?
"I don't know. I didn't study history that hard... But there's definitely a way to beat it. The History Book recorded that after destroying one nation, the Doppelganger moved on to another country, and even there it duplicated Royalty but was found out and subjugated."
After Ailee said that.
She suddenly shifted her gaze towards the entrance of the Labor Camp.
"Come to think of it, I know Chunsam studied a lot of history...."
"Gom-gom?"
"Wait a bit, I'll go get Chunsam! He might actually know!"
Ailee immediately ran towards the Labor Camp.
***
Ailee brought Chunsam back.
And quickly finished explaining the situation.
Chunsam asked while looking alternately at the Miss Vampires locked in the Prison.
"■■□ ■■□□ □■□?"
"He asked, so you want me to find the fake."
"■□ ■■□□ □■□... ■□■□■ ■■■ ■■□□ ■□■□."
"He mumbled to himself, to think one of them is a Doppelganger... I never dreamed I would actually see a legendary Demon King recorded in the History Book in my lifetime."
You don't need to do Interpretation for his useless mumbling.
Anyway, Chunsam.
If this gets resolved well, your status is going up.
From a Slave to a cute Slave.
Chunsam withdrew his gaze from the Prison.
Then he glanced at my Cane and said something.
"■□□ □■■ ■."
"He said the countermeasure is very simple. It looks like he knows how to beat it!"
"□ □■ ■■□ □■."
"He says we need a Mirror first! Kiddo, could you make a Mirror for us?"
Ailee asked the Princess Doll next to her.
The Princess Doll nodded and whipped up a large Full-length Mirror.
She could have asked me.
"■■□■□ □■ ■■."
"Now he says to shine it in the mirror?"
I turned the mirror.
And shined it on the Miss Vampire in the left Prison.
Next, I shined it on the Miss Vampire in the right Prison as well.
"Gom, gom-gom-gom? Gom-gom-gom-gom?"
What, they're both exactly the same?
What's different?
I thought maybe the Doppelganger wouldn't reflect in the mirror.
Chunsam's gaze was fixed on my Cane.
"□□■ ■□■ ■□ □■, ■ ■□■□■ □■□■."
"He says to use the Cane to try Appraisal on the reflection in the mirror. Then you'll be able to distinguish it?"
Right, Chunsam also knew my Cane's ability.
But the Cane can only use Appraisal if it directly touches the body?
I guess he didn't know that much.
Well, it doesn't really matter.
In the first place, the Cane is just a means to show information to others too.
My main Appraisal skill is Helper.
I could freely check information from a distance without physical contact.
...Wait.
But I can also check the information of someone reflected in the Mirror, right?
I've never tried it before, so I don't know.
Well, I'll find out if I try it now.
[Doppelganger lv.45]
┗Pw.270
┗Rnk.Elite
[Domain: Blood]
┗Rank - Epic
Ohh.
The information of Miss Vampire reflected in the Mirror floated up.
It was the Miss Vampire locked in the left Prison.
The other information was still the same.
However, one piece of information had changed.
Namely, her race name was listed as Doppelganger!
So you were the fake!
You're busted, you punk!
"Bear Baby? Why are you suddenly so angry? Did you perhaps just use Appraisal with another skill you have besides the Cane?"
As expected, Ailee was quick to catch on.
Just as I was about to tell her that I found the fake guy.
"Are you done checking? Then I'll turn the Mirror to reflect the guy on the right."
Fox turned the Mirror.
And reflected the Miss Vampire locked in the right Prison.
There's no need to check the right side, though?
Since I already found the fake....
...No, still, I should check just in case.
I don't know the reason, but I suddenly felt uneasy.
So to make absolutely sure, I pulled up the information of the Miss Vampire locked on the right as well.
[Doppelganger lv.45]
┗Pw.270
┗Rnk.Elite
[Domain: Blood]
┗Rank - Epic
"Gom...?"
A more dizzying situation than before unfolded.
The left one was a Doppelganger, and the right one was a Doppelganger.
Both of them had their race names listed as Doppelganger.
What's going on here?
Why are both of them Doppelgangers!
Is it some kind of error?
Or could it be that there was no real one from the beginning?
At that moment while I was panicking.
Wee-woo, wee-woo-!
The alarm rang out once again.
No! Why is the alarm ringing so much today?
I whipped my head around and looked toward the Portal.
[Vampire lv.45]
┗Pw.270
┗Rnk.Elite
[Domain: Blood]
┗Rank - Epic
"Wh-what is this loud noise?"
Standing there was Miss Vampire.
Ugh, I feel like I'm going to lose my mind.
Why does Miss Vampire keep showing up!!!
Don't tell me that one is a Doppelganger too!?
"Ah, Teddy Bear! Ailee! Did someone who looks exactly like me happen to come here?!"
Miss Vampire shouted upon spotting us.
This Miss Vampire was completely uninjured.
And, she wasn't alone.
Behind Miss Vampire.
A stranger crossed the Portal and leisurely stepped foot into the Dungeon.
"So this is the Dungeon where my niece's friends reside."
[Vampire Lord lv.80]
┗Pw.800
┗Rnk.Unique
[Domain: Blood]
┗Rank - Epic