“Huh!?”
“I’m a clone of the original. He is currently occupied so he left me here to watch over you. I can't fight you because I’m a fraction of his power, not enough to judge your strength at all.”
“Oh… Ok in that case. I’ll wait for him.”
“Sigh”
///// With Vincent /////
“Aarg!”
“*Cough*”
“*Cough*”
Vincent coughed violently as he mistakenly inhaled dust from the floor. Wheezing, he stood up and soon caught his breath.
Then memories of before flashed through his mind, “Did it work?” He asked the system.
[Unfortunately no… it didn't.]
“Oh…"
"That's… upsetting." He said, caressing his forehead with a tired look on his face.
"I have to find another way.”
[Indeed, I suggest you journey to the next artifact. By my calculations, the journey should barely scratch the one-week mark.]
“Hmm.” He considered the system's advice.