Volume 1 Chapter 9: Exploration Of The Spawn Point (Edited)

Volume 1 Chapter 9: Exploration Of The Spawn Point

An: Sorry for the late update I have to go to school and now I only have time to finish editing the chapter. enjoy!!!

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Considering that the stats and skills of the clone are basically a carbon copy of mine, except for the unique skill [Clone], which is understandable when I think about it. What if the clone can make a clone of itself too? Then, it would create a never-ending sea of clones.

???: "Master, please give me a name."

Carmilla: "A name, huh? Wait, let me think about it."

"Clone, Clone 1, First Clone, 1st Clone" was the first thing she thought of when the clone in front of her asked for a name. As you can see, Alice has a very bad naming sense. So, whenever she needs a name, she'll ask Vanessa for a suitable one, search on the internet, or resort to using a random name generator to find something appropriate.

Carmilla: "Your name will be Clone 1 for now until I think of a nice name."

Clone 1: "Yes, master."

My voice started to become a whisper as I began to realize that I had chosen an awful-sounding name again. Embarrassed, I stopped looking at Clone 1 in the eyes. It was like when my cat gave birth to kittens, and I named them Cat 1, Cat 2, Cat 3, and so on. When I told Vanessa the names of the kittens, she started coughing heavily and said to the kittens, "Poor kittens, you almost suffered like your mother," whom I named 'Miss Cat'. After that incident, Vanessa started giving me a list of names for the kittens.

Carmilla: "Or I'll just ask Vanessa for a name."

Clone 1: "Did you say something, Master?"

Carmilla: "Nothing. I was just thinking about what we will do."

Clone 1: "Master, may I suggest something?"

Carmilla: "Go ahead."

Clone 1: "Why don't we explore the back of the cave? It seems much larger than expected, and leaving the cave during daylight could be fatal due to our vulnerability to direct sunlight. We'll need to wait for nightfall to safely venture outside and explore further."

Carmilla: "That's a fantastic idea, and I was actually considering the same. I'm intrigued, so count me in—I'll help with the exploration too."

Alice may be lazy, but when something piques her interest or catches her eye, she will do anything to obtain it with all her resources. For instance, when she was with Vanessa, both of them passed by an arcade. Alice spotted a cute cat plushie in the prize pool of a claw machine. Since they had something else to do, Alice kept it in mind. The next day, after school ended, Alice went straight to the arcade to play the claw machine.

Alice would go to the arcade every day until she spent all of her pocket money. She continued this routine for a whole straight week, causing concern among her parents and Vanessa, who knew Alice to be very lazy. Luckily, after a week of persistence, she finally obtained the cat plushie. Upon seeing Alice return home with the cute cat plushie, both of her parents sighed in relief. They understood that Alice's change in behavior was due to her addiction to cute things. Since Alice returned to her lazy ways and her parents observed that her studies were not affected, they decided not to interfere with Alice's interests as long as her studies remained unaffected.

When Vanessa visited and saw the cat plushie, familiar with Alice's tendencies, she sighed and gently reminded Alice not to spend all her pocket money on playing at the arcade. Vanessa offered to help, mentioning that she could get the plushie in a few tries. However, Alice retorted that it wouldn't be fun if she didn't obtain the plushie by herself.

Carmilla: "C'mon, let's go!"

Clone 1: "Yes, Master."

Carmilla and Clone 1 walked side by side. With their night vision skills, both could see as clearly as day within a five-meter radius in front of them, making walking in the dark effortless for the two of them.

After walking in a straight line for a full five minutes without any incident, Carmilla's interest began to wane. However, suddenly, the cave widened, prompting Carmilla to increase her speed, with Clone 1 following closely behind.

Upon entering the cave's opening, Carmilla noticed several passages. Fortunately, Carmilla and Clone 1 hadn't ventured too far from their point of entry, avoiding getting lost. They realized that if they forgot the entrance's location, finding it would be troublesome. They'd have to re-enter each passage one by one, potentially leading to a challenging situation as they navigated their way back. Given their uncertainty about what lay beyond each passage, they knew they had to proceed cautiously throughout their exploration.

Carmilla and Clone 1 were stunned by the multitude of entrances surrounding them. They glanced around, noticing that nothing emerged from these passages. This observation helped them calm down slightly.

Carmilla: "What on earth is this? Why are there so many entrances here?"

After uttering those words, Carmilla began to count the entrances one by one.

Carmilla: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11."

Clone 1: "Master, there are 18 entrances here, including where we came from, so that leaves 17 unknown entrances."

Carmilla: "That's a lot! This is intriguing, but there are too many entrances to explore. If we try to examine each one individually, it will take too much time. Moreover, splitting up would be risky, considering we have no idea what lies within those entrances."

Clone 1: "Master, I agree. It's not advisable for us to separate, given the potential dangers within these passages. It's much safer for us to stick together, even if it means taking longer to explore."

Carmilla: "Ugh, fine. Let's explore together."

Carmilla was about to walk towards a random entrance when Clone 1 stopped her.

Clone 1: "Ah, Master, I suggest marking the entrance; otherwise, it'll be very difficult to find our way back."

Carmilla: "Oh, that's true. We'll be in big trouble if that happens. Thanks for reminding me."