DxD: I know…I'm not the real one,just a cheap copy. but...I'd win-Chapter 53 - 52: It’s selfish, it’s hypocritical, it’s polygamy, it’s wrong... so what?
Chapter 53 - 52: It's selfish, it's hypocritical, it's polygamy, it's wrong... so what?
"Good morning, Mr. Director."
"Good morning, Ken."
The blond man (clone) replied with a friendly smile as he patted the head of the child who had greeted him.
"Hmm~" The little boy squinted his eyes like a cat before he was finally released to continue on his way down the hallway.
It's been 6 months since the Demon King's death.
Sanguinius was no longer an adventurer... at least, not his original body.
He had become a count of the kingdom and the lord of the Axel region.
He was able to easily take control of this region because the former lord had a magical contract with an archdemon.
Of course, he forced the demon to teach him his skill before sending him back to hell.
'I never thought I'd get my own Kyoka Suigetsu.'
[Name: Powers of Adjustment (S-rank)]
[Category: Active Skill]
[Description: This ability allows you to "adjust" people by manipulating their perception, making them act and think in ways they normally wouldn't without realizing it. This can also manipulate memories of past events.]
[Effect: Perception Manipulation]
[Warning!!! This skill doesn't work properly against people as strong or slightly stronger than the user, and has no effect against much stronger ones.]
This skill had an incredible effect when combined with the Act and Trust skills.
It reinforced the image of a perfect angel in people's perception and more.
Sanguinius doesn't actually control anyone, but he just adjusts their vision of things, and this has enormously weakened Trust's disadvantage.
His reputation is now impossible to tarnish.
Besides this skill and the Demon King's skill, which increases his subordinates' power.
Sanguinius also obtained a Japanese person's cheat skill, thanks to a clone.
"This skill allowed the original to accelerate his plans by years."
Creation... an incredible power, but the former owner lacked too much knowledge and proper vision of what to create.
Thus, the Academy was born quickly thanks to all this.
It specializes in training adventurers who want to learn the trade.
But enrollment wasn't granted to everyone: you had to start at a young age, precisely at 7 years old.
As for payment? It's free.
After all, if it's free, then you're the product... Right?
Unfortunately, the poor parents from Axel's slums didn't know this saying.
Young children who show potential will be sent to the old abandoned castle outside Axel town, which has been completely restored.
'I've already got a hundred Space Marine candidates, just waiting for their training to finish.'
He had Thrax as a candidate Chapter master, and he had human resources and a firmly established social position.
Sanguinius had all the necessary or desired things from the Konosuba world.
As for taking control of the kingdom and later the continent?
He's not in a hurry, because the next Demon King will do the job after the original's ascension to "paradise."
"I wonder where the demon king's daughter reincarnated? Hehe~"
Sanguinius promised to bring her back to her father, but her demonic nature complicated things.
Holy Power doesn't work well with demons, so he first used resurrection magic to attract the demon's soul, then used Leylin Farlier's reincarnation spell on her.
Currently, original Sanguinius doesn't know where she is.
But he's sure she'll come to him and the clone thinks the same.
'And that's when she'll become the wings that will allow the original to fly to this world's throne.'
"So, how's the creation of the floating arcane fortress going?" he asked, arriving in a room filled with paperwork on the desk.
"The construction is going well, but we'd need a solid power source, administrator."
A clone wearing an inquisition mask gave him a report while indicating a free chair.
'Administrator? A title offered by the original for properly managing the situation with Wiz but...'
He almost lost this wonderful position because of another clone, who provided a very precious element.
The Creation skill.
If the latter wasn't interested in the position, then he'd still be busy in the slums.
'Despite my small personal feelings toward him, he helped enormously... we never would have dared undertake the creation of a weakened version of the legendary floating arcane city without this skill or even undertake the creation of the astral gate.'
The floating arcane fortress is a weakened version of the legendary Arcane floating city that Leylin Farlier inherited from the arcane magical civilization.
It's much less powerful than the original, capable of eliminating a conceptual entity like a god at its peak.
However, original Sanguinius strived to keep most of its functions, like spatial jumping.
As for the astral gate... it's a gate leading to other worlds, if you have their coordinates or it's random.
"A solid power source... I have a temporary solution to the problem, but for the floating city project or even the astral gate..."
They need energy similar to faith, which could power the floating city and the astral gate to infinity of other worlds forever.
Instinctively, the clone looked at his wrist.
'The Destroyer's energy core will do for the fortress, but the floating city will need an eternal sacrifice and another one for the astral gate.'
Two people had to remain stuck at a post for eternity, a necessary sacrifice.
"If the original uses the dream skill... yes, that should remain somewhat ethical."
...
"Hey Luna... and Wiz."
While one clone was thinking about using Trust to solve the energy problem, original Sanguinius was stuck under the gaze of two women who seemed to want to tear him apart.
"You lied to me?" The first to get to the point was Wiz.
The woman known for her gentle and kind nature spoke in a low voice, while her bangs covered her eyes.
The air was getting cold, because of the mana attracted by her.
'She really wants to freeze me?!'
It obviously wouldn't work, but Sanguinius was uncomfortable seeing this side of Wiz.
He doesn't want to say he doesn't like this side of the lich... it's just different from usual.
"No... I-I hadn't sorted out my feelings for Luna at the time, and we weren't dating, her and me."
As usual, Sanguinius didn't lie to his loved ones during important conversations.
He just gave selective information.
Indeed, he hadn't sorted out his feelings at the time because he was simply hitting on Luna.
A simple whim at first.
As for Wiz... his administrator did all the work for him, he just came to collect his clone's work.
'It's technically myself who proposed to Wiz, but she doesn't need to know all the details.'
Sanguinius spent 6 months in the Konosuba world, after the demon king's execution.
He returned to the DxD universe only because of Cortana, who takes care of young Thrax's education.
During this period, the angel deemed it preferable to avoid using skills like "Powers of Adjustment" or "Pheromones" on his loved ones.
What's the point of a relationship built that way?
Might as well use the Charm skill and empty his balls directly into both women's wombs, instead of flirting and hitting on them.
It's this line of thinking that led him to invite Wiz and Luna to clear things up.
After hearing Sanguinius's words, the lich relaxed a bit.
But she still glared at Sanguinius with a pouty look.
"S-so *tear*... there's nothing between us?"
Luna was about to leave, but Sanguinius moved extremely fast and cut off her path.
The young girl hit his muscular chest.
His new speed is absurd from a mortal point of view, he even damaged the floor because of the friction from his steps.
Luna was about to fall, after hitting his chest, but was caught by the waist by Sanguinius.
"I never said there was nothing serious between us... and I don't want to hurt you or Wiz... I want you both."
Yes, he's not in love and never said he loved them both.
However, the vision of seeing Wiz or Luna with another man is impossible for Sanguinius to tolerate.
'It's selfish, it's hypocritical, it's polygamy, it's wrong... so what?'
He's already set his sights on them, even if Wiz's case is due to a clone.
He won't let them go, unless he gets a clear and clean rejection now.
"W..what?!"
"P..pervert."
Besides the shock, Wiz had trouble expressing herself on the matter and giving her opinion clearly.
She was too confused for that.
On the other hand, Luna wasn't indecisive in her actions.
After mumbling the word pervert, she tried to get out of his grip.
Without success.
'No choice, it's make or break.'
Kiss.
Sanguinius kissed the head receptionist, who wasn't very cooperative at first.
Hell, she even bit his lower lip.
If he were an ordinary man, he would have already bled.
Fortunately, the aggressive act was temporary and she even returned his kiss.
"...Just me and Wiz... no more," she said, in a low voice but leaving no room for negotiation.
Of course, Sanguinius nodded.
'...She'll change her mind in 100 years, or I should just avoid introducing her to Serie or Mittlet.'
While the two were still embracing each other, Wiz's voice was finally heard.
"I.. I want a kiss too!!"
