Geminia and Nemo looked at each other and prepared for the upcoming "battle".
Geminia, without hesitation, assumed the form of Nemo. As a being with this ability, she could take the form of any creature, not just a female.
Nemo saw an exact replica of him.
There were no differences.
"Nemo, you were right!" Izzy suddenly exclaimed, turning to Nemo. "She can copy our contract! I clearly feel a connection with her, just like I do with you!"
The little beast also shuddered, feeling the same contract that she had already gotten used to these days. She felt uneasy at the appearance of another such contract, especially considering that this being was her ancestor.
Geminia, having assumed the form of Nemo, immediately felt the two contracts that were connected with him. She had the same power over these contracts as Nemo, so she could use this connection to prevent them from helping Nemo, negating their efforts.
Geminia also noticed an oddity in Nemo's body. Unlike Nemo himself, when Geminia took on his form, the effect of the spell that tried to kill Nemo but was suppressed by the Dark Daggers did not affect her. Before the eyes of Nemo and everyone else, his doppelganger's missing arm began to regenerate, which caused surprise and bewilderment.
In a matter of seconds, all the injuries on the doppelganger's body disappeared: not only did the arm grow back, but the disfigured face that he hid behind a mask was completely healed.
Geminia curiously raised her newly grown hand and, after examining it, removed the mask from her face with the same hand.
Nemo flinched slightly, but restrained himself from rushing forward to his doppelganger, as he had done last time. This time, he managed to restrain himself, realizing who was standing in front of him in his guise.
When Geminia took off her mask, Nemo's healed face was revealed.
Everyone, without exception, saw his face for the first time.
Nemo had short black hair and dark eyes, the color of which could not be clearly distinguished from afar.
Unexpectedly, Nemo's face turned out to be very attractive. It was as beautiful as Idan, and if you looked closely, you could tell that Nemo was even a little more beautiful than Idan.
Nemo was stunned when he saw that face.
Nemo didn't know what he looked like without his terrible injuries, and now that he finally looked at himself, he couldn't believe it was really him. This face was too beautiful for someone like him.
Izzy, on the other hand, was completely delighted with Nemo's face without her terrible injuries. She couldn't take her eyes off him.
The women watching this scene alternated between looking at Nemo and looking at Idan, as if comparing the two guys and trying to decide which one was more attractive.
Idan was getting annoyed by what was happening.
The fox cub, not wanting to miss such a wonderful moment, like a true professional, pulled out her camera. This surprised Sierra and Eulalia, but she continued to take photos non-stop, one after another. She took most of the pictures with the camera aimed at Nemo's doppelganger.
The fox cub imagined how she would exchange these photos for sweets with these women and with Nemo himself.
"No offense, Idan, but Nemo is definitely more beautiful!" Eulalia was the first to speak, still hugging her double in the form of a cat. As Idan noticed, she hadn't let go of her since he saw her.
"But for me, Idan is better!" — Esma expressed her opinion.
"Idan is better!" said Arabel confidently.
"Heh, you, the one who started seeing the world in pink tones, of course, your boyfriend is more beautiful!" Sierra grinned at Arabel's response. "I give my vote to Nemo!"
"Damn it! 2 on 2! What a draw then!" summed up Esma, and everyone nodded in unison. Idan watched the scene, speechless.
Geminia took off her mask and threw it aside, considering that she no longer needed it. But suddenly she froze, frowned, and then, realizing something incredible, opened her eyes wide. She looked at Nemo in disbelief.
However, Geminia soon regained her composure and laughed at him.
"Who would have thought that you would turn out to be their descendant! How ironic!" she thought.
Her surprise and shock were caused by Nemo's bloodline, which had been sealed and cursed all this time. In their last meeting, even she couldn't recognize Nemo's bloodline, but now that she had taken his form, she had learned a lot about him.
Geminia had nothing against Nemo's bloodline, of course, but the realization of who he was amazed her. The fact that a descendant of the Rain Clan claimed the "Throne" left by the previous King couldn't help but make her laugh, because the previous King was one of those who led the Rain Clan to collapse.
At the same time, Geminia felt a desire to see this happen. As a descendant of the Rain Clan, he will take the "Throne".
Geminia was aware that for Nemo, the "Throne" was an opportunity that could help him lift the curse placed on his bloodline.
Geminia looked at Nemo with even more hope now.
Nemo, noticing the sudden change in Geminia's behavior, did not take any action, but only calmly awaited further developments.
"Well, shall we begin?" — Geminia asked in a strange voice for Nemo. On the one hand, he understood that this was probably his voice, but on the other hand, he rejected this idea, because he had never heard it since his awakening in Limbo.
Nemo immediately sprang into action. He looked at the little beast sitting on his shoulder and nodded at her. The beast, in turn, looked at Nemo, then at Geminia and, having made a decision, jumped off his shoulder. However, before she reached the ground, she hovered in the air and began to transform.
Her body began to turn into a black sludge, similar to the kind that dead "Perfect Doppelgangers" usually turn into in the central layer of the Doppelganger Forest. This black sludge attached itself to the missing part of Nemo's hand, and soon it turned into Nemo's right hand, and its execution was so flawless that no one could tell if it was a real hand or not.
Nemo then took out what Idan had given him from his inside pocket. Pulling it out and looking at it, Nemo swallowed hard. What he was holding in his hands looked like a small piece of paper with some strange symbols inscribed on it.
Nemo prayed that the plan that Idan and the mysterious System had proposed to him would succeed.
He put his Soul Force into a small piece of paper, which Idan called a talisman. As he did so, the talisman shone, and then broke apart, and the inscriptions depicted on it flashed in the air. These inscriptions quickly moved to Nemo's body and became fixed on it.
[Ding! The Temporary Seal Release Talisman has been activated! The duration is 30 seconds, then the seal will be restored!]
Nemo heard the still unaccustomed voice of the System, and at that moment he felt something inside him awaken.