It was simple, really. My doppelganger was missing something that I possessed. It was pretty obvious now that I noticed it. Before, I had been far too worried to see the signs, but it was now perfectly apparent. My doppelganger could copy everything that I was. He could use every skill that I had, as well as every skill that I gained. However, that had one exception. There wasn’t a single tattoo on his body.
The dungeon lore, burned into me by the blessings of a curse, could not be replicated by this boss. If that was the case, then it stands to reason that he couldn’t access the dungeon point store at all. That meant that the dungeon points he had couldn’t be reset! Well, they could, but he wouldn’t be able to select something else! In short, he was stuck with the skills I had selected upon entering. He had three jobs, increased experience, and perhaps even portals. None of this aided him in this fight except the access to three jobs.
That’s when a thought hit me. If he has three jobs and he can equip the same three jobs I have equipped, would he be able to see a fourth? A part of me began to think that he probably couldn’t. With a breath, I reset my dungeon points. The tattoos on my body glowed as I accessed the store. Despite being a product of a curse, the doppelganger didn’t seem to be able to get a read on those tattoos. After all, he was unable to duplicate them.
I was worried he’d attack me while I was changing jobs and I didn’t want to be left weak, so I equipped True Hero and White Mage as soon as I reset. The 10th level of True Hero unlocked the skill 2nd Job, just like Slave Master did for my girls. So as long as I equipped it first, I could equip a second job. However, that went to my DP points, so 2nd Job was already crossed out, and I could immediately select a third job. In other words, I could use less DP to unlock the third job. I didn’t have time to dwell on it longer, as my opponent was waiting for an opening. Fortunately, the tattoos had really confused him.
He eyed them suspiciously, keeping his distance as if I was using a technique he was unfamiliar with. It bought me enough time to make my selections. I spent 15 points right away to gain 4 jobs in total. Then, I equipped Hero as my fourth job.
Hero and True Hero were similar in nature, but they were also very different. Furthermore, I was a much higher level in Hero than I was in True Hero. One of the primary differences is that Hero had swordsmanship, to which I was at Moderate Swordsmanship. Meanwhile, True Hero didn’t offer a swordsmanship skill, but simply a skill called Weapon Proficiency. For me and my doppelganger, we were both fighting with Basic Weapon Proficiency. Whether it was a sword, a spear, or a knife, we’d be able to wield it at a basic level.
To true swordsmen like Lydia, our entire fight up until now must have seemed clumsy. However, since we were both at the same level, our fight seemed fluid and proficient. Except, now that I had Hero equipped, I had Moderate Swordsmanship mixed in with Basic Weapon Proficiency. The skills didn’t just replace each other, but actually complimented each other. I had become far more proficient in weapons.
With that, I attacked him and was delighted to see the synergistic effect between the two skills. Rather than quickly adapting to the new job as he did before, he was now at a loss with each exchange. I gave him various wounds, and although he healed each one quickly, he had a confounded look on his face.
“You…” His once arrogant expression grew angry as the direction of the battle was suddenly flipped. “In that case… girls, kill him!”
Since he was no longer winning, he quickly switched to the most direct strategy. Either I cause my girls a pain that wouldn’t recede until one of us died, or I allow them to kill me.