Chapter 35: MimicrySeeing as how I didn''t know how to deal with the situation, I used my 200 iq mega brain supercomputer to formulate a solution.

    "...Guess I''ll die." [Solace]

    Nothing came to mind. That was until I recalled my ability.

    ("Hold up... let''s try |Mimic|?") [Solace]

    Though I didn''t really know how it worked, I just tested it.

    "|Mimic|!" [Solace]

    Just as I used the spell, a dense fog seemed to surround my body. Within seconds, I was falling to the ground.

    "W-Woah!" [Solace]

    I landed on all fours, along with the sound of meat hitting the ground.

    "Ouch..." [Solace]

    ("...Huh? Ouch?") [Solace]

    I looked down at my hands. To my surprise, they were human.

    "N-No way... I''m human again!" [Solace]

    I felt elated at the thought of being human again, but there was one major problem.

    "...Why am I naked?" [Solace]

    Unfortunately for me, the mimicry skill didn''t make me clothes.

    "Ngh..." [Fina]

    ("Uh oh.") [Solace]

    I could see Fina awakening, which was an even bigger problem.

    ("There''s no way in hell I''m going to let her see me naked.") [Solace]

    I glanced around in search of any useful objects, and luckily, I found one. Bad thing was, it wasn''t a very sanitary method.

    ("Do I really want to do this...?") [Solace]

    I pondered whether or not to go with my idea, but was brought to reality by Fina shifting in the background.

    ("Caution to the wind then!") [Solace]

    Without regard to sanitation and morality, I stripped any clothing from the surrounding kobold''s bodies.

    ("Hurry up!") [Solace]

    I put on the clothing I stole from the kobolds in an instant, barely making it in time for Fina to wake up.

    "Urgh... Wh-where am I...?" [Fina]

    She still seemed to be in a daze, which I saw as an opportunity.

    "Yo, you''re awake?" [Solace]

    "Huh?" [Fina]

    She reacted strangely. As soon as she saw me, Fina whipped out a knife and crouched into a defensive position.

    "Wh-Who''re you?" [Fina] Sёarch* The N?velFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    "Woah! Don''t point that thing at me!" [Solace]

    I backed away with my hands up, making sure to show I meant no harm.

    "...Stay over there, you pervert." [Fina]

    "Pervert?" [Solace]

    I looked down at myself. Though I did wear armor from the kobolds, I guess it wasn''t enough to just cover up most of my torso and some of my lower half.

    "Okay, there''s a misunderstanding here." [Solace]

    "I don''t think so." [Fina]

    Never had I thought my own master could be so annoying.

    "You know what? Sure. How about I just... leave you alone? ''Kay?" [Solace]

    I inched backwards towards one of the many paths in the cave, but was suddenly stopped when Fina called out to me.

    "Wait." [Fina]

    "...Yes?" [Solace]

    "Did you do that?" [Fina]

    Asking me a question, she pointed her dagger at the demon''s corpse. Honestly, I was surprised that she didn''t notice it sooner.

    "Uh... Yeah. You were in some deep trouble so I helped you out." [Solace]

    "..." [Fina]

    She stared me in the eyes, as if to check if I was lying or something.

    "...If you truly are my savior, then I apologize for my behavior." [Fina]

    Sheathing the dagger by her side, she picked herself off the ground.

    "May I ask your name?" [Fina]

    "My name?" [Solace]

    Then there was my other problem. I didn''t want to reveal that I was her spirit so soon, so I thought of something stupid.

    "My name... is uh... Alt." [Solace]

    "Alt?" [Fina]

    "Um... Yeah..." [Solace]

    The dumbest and easiest name that I could think of. As an avid game enjoyer, I had multiple alternative accounts online. So, I counted my mimic-ed self as an alternative account. Therefore, I named myself "Alt" as an abbreviation for "alternative".

    "Anywho, I should go now." [Solace]

    "What? But I haven''t thanked you yet!" [Fina]

    As soon as I saw her take a single step forward, I turned into one of the cave''s narrow paths. By the time she had caught up to me, I was no longer in my human state.

    "Please wait- Huh?! Solace?!" [Fina]

    And there I appeared, as Solace one could say. Using my newfound ability, mimic, I somehow managed to make myself the same as before I evolved.

    ("Here I am! You''re one and only Solace.") [Solace]

    I did little twirls in the air, attempting to distract Fina from going forward.

    "Solace, did you see an almost naked man go down that way?" [Fina]

    Shaking myself sideways, I replied with a "no".

    "Hm... Then he won''t mind if I take the demon parts will he?" [Fina]

    She looked at the demon''s corpse, unsure of what to do with it.

    ("Just take it. I killed it after all.") [Solace]

    Gliding over to the demon''s corpse, I motioned for Fina.

    "...I suppose he won''t mind, seeing as how he just left." [Fina]

    And like that, Fina took out her dagger and went to work.

    ("I can''t believe that worked...") [Solace]