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My original appearance is as follows: beautiful black hair, pale skin, a defined jawline, blue eyes, and a well-toned physique. It's not the kind of body people would envy, but it's a good one.
Other than that, there's nothing particularly special about me. I could be considered a handsome man, but not much above average.
As for Zen, I created his appearance based on mine, but I changed his hair and eye color. While designing him, I imagined an elf—long blond hair and green eyes—but without the pointed ears.
When I said "Confirm," I was satisfied with the result.
"You look handsome, Zen. I'm sure you could win over a lot of women if you tried."
"Thanks to you, Master." Zen bowed his head.
Seeing a man with such an incredible appearance bow to me felt a bit uncomfortable.
"But even though I've changed your appearance, keep the mask on your face. I want it to become our mark. I'll switch the white masks to black ones in the future. From now on, we'll all wear black masks."
"Is there a reason behind that?"
"Not exactly. I just think it looks cool and makes us seem like a mysterious group. Isn't that cool?"
"If you say so, Master..." Zen didn't seem to understand why I was so excited about something like this.
As I was about to explain the concept of a 'villainous organization' to him, Ken and Lee appeared. As soon as they arrived, I took the masks from both of them and dismissed the clones. After that, I put the mask on my own face and activated the skill.
However, they came wearing casual clothes—the same clothes my original body was wearing.
"So that's how it works. I thought they'd appear with the armor, mask, and sword since I'm using Chen's body, but I guess not."
Oh well.
I opened their status windows to check them out.
Their stats were quite similar. Neither had reached LV10 yet, and their stats were between 30 and 40. Their skills were still at a low level for now. "I need to think of an appearance for them."
Looking at Lee first, I imagined a more delicate appearance.
"Let's see. Black hair with some blue streaks. Long, slightly wavy hair with a natural look." As I spoke, Lee's hair changed before me. "Now for the eyes…"
"How about gray eyes? Cold and piercing." When the change occurred, I was very pleased. Then I altered his physique. I gave him a slightly androgynous body but with some muscle.
When I finished, I said, "Confirm."
Lee bowed his head, and his wavy hair swayed. He looked up, and his gray eyes pierced into my soul. "Damn it, I'm just creating models here. I should make someone more average."
So, the one chosen to have an average appearance was Ken. He didn't seem to mind the idea. 'Of course he doesn't.'
The look I chose for him was that of a generic character you'd see in a seasonal isekai.
Short brown hair, brown eyes, and a slightly above-average build.
Nothing too out of the ordinary.
Ken seemed satisfied with his new appearance and bowed his head.
Before I could say anything, the three of them were already kneeling in front of me with their eyes closed. "What do you expect me to do? Zen, put on this black mask and keep working. You two, I'll store you away for now."
"Yes!" Ken and Lee replied, and I dismissed the clones.
"Master, aren't you going to change Chen's appearance?" Zen asked before leaving.
"Can I really do that while I'm using his body?"
"..." Zen tilted his head, unsure himself.
I sighed and activated the ability on myself. To my surprise, the skill worked, and I was able to change Chen's appearance even while using his body. "What should I change?"
Since I plan to keep using Chen's body for now, I should choose a look I like.
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"It's done." While designing Chen, I thought of a swordsman character I once saw in a webtoon before coming to this world. A handsome, tall, and muscular man with skin as smooth and white as porcelain.
In addition, he had long hair that reached his waist, which he kept tied in a ponytail, and very light blue eyes—lighter than the sky itself. I didn't have a mirror, but I was sure the appearance was exceptional.
Zen, who had been observing the transformation, said:
"This is amazing, Master. You look beautiful."
"Hearing that from you just makes me uncomfortable."
"Why?"
"Just go!"
Following my command, Zen put the mask on and ran off. I grabbed the last remaining black mask and placed it on my face. "This appearance I chose doesn't match this armor and sword at all."
The armor adjusted to my body, but it still didn't feel right. I need to change Chen's gear. It's a shame I can't customize each clone's equipment individually yet.
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After changing everyone's appearance, I deactivated the "NeuroLink" ability and returned to my original body. After putting on my armor, placing the black mask over my face, and gripping my sword, I reactivated the "NeuroLink" ability.
I took control of Chen's body once again.
Since I hadn't warned him that I'd be taking over his body again, Chen had already moved and was now in a completely different location.
I headed to a place where there was no risk of being found by accident and summoned Ken and Lee.
Two strange masses appeared on the ground and began to grow, forming into Ken and Lee. They appeared with the same look I had previously given them, but wearing armor, black masks, and holding swords.
Alright, now that my original body is fully equipped, I can summon clones without any issues.
"I still have four more clones to summon. I'm not really in the mood to give them all names and customize their appearances."
Should I just summon them and give them a generic look?
So, I summoned four more clones.
Each one appeared wearing armor, full black face masks, and wielding a sword. "I'll name you Clone 5, 6, 7, and 8 for now. As for your appearances…"
I decided to slightly modify each of their looks for now. I'll change them one by one later with more attention. "Long black hair and light blue eyes, just like Chen's appearance."
After adjusting the appearance of all the clones, they bowed their heads in respect.
"We're still on the fourth floor. These clones already came with pretty high stats, so I guess there's no problem leaving them here, right?" The four new clones then walked away to begin hunting.
Soon after, I started receiving multiple system messages.
[ EXP +20 ]
[ EXP +20 ]
[ EXP +20 ]
[ EXP +20 ]
"I now have eight clones fighting at the same time." I quickly assimilated again to absorb all their knowledge.
I smiled and put the mask back over my face. Then, I began to run, searching for enemies to have some fun with. I decided to keep moving forward and continue descending the floors just like the clones do.
Luckily, after the "assimilation," I also received all of the clones' knowledge about the dungeon, so I was able to navigate it easily.
At least down to the 8th floor.
"Let's go—I want to have some fun too."
Without thinking too much about the future, I pressed on, seeking some excitement.
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