The Genius of Cloning in the Academy City-Chapter 89: Violet’s Rest. And…

Unfortunately, Violet couldn’t sleep well that night.

The reason wasn’t anything else. We suffered a crushing defeat.

In the dormitory, Violet No. 150, fiddling with a tablet, lost a game.

“Ugh!”

I almost threw the tablet in frustration but held back.

Instead, I vented my anger by punching the bed repeatedly.

Then, I snapped out of it when I heard a voice from below.

“Violet, are you feeling unwell?”

Peeking under the bed, I saw Daphne in her pajamas, yawning while looking up at me.

“Oh! No, no. I didn’t wake you up, did I?”

I quickly reassured her, who was tilting her head curiously, and went back to my spot.

I had forgotten Daphne was below. It felt awkward to admit I had thrown a tantrum over a game, so I dodged the subject.

“Goodnight, Violet…”

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and returned to bed.

Violet No. 150 pulled the blanket over her head and tried to swallow her frustration.

The game loss from earlier kept replaying in her mind.

Even the watching Violets chimed in.

“That’s so annoying!”

“We lost because of that guy’s politics!”

“Blue team’s fault!”

The reason for our collective frustration was clear. It was the game Violet had recently become obsessed with: Spy Catch.

As you know, I’m an Awakened.

Compared to ordinary people, Awakened individuals possess multiple times the physical capabilities.

These physical abilities aren’t limited to strength; they also include reaction speed and dynamic vision.

Thus, Violet, who had grown adept at using magic, had game control skills that overwhelmed Earth’s professional gamers.

When I activated magic throughout my body and played seriously, I could even take on AI.

For that reason, games in this world of Trist, the setting of Deep Crimson Academia, have difficulty levels and modes specifically for Awakened players.

It’s a countermeasure since the game is full of human aimbots who dodge pixel-perfectly without thinking.

Of course, not everyone played games. If you wanted to enjoy your enhanced physical abilities, sparring with swords was often more entertaining.

In any case, in a world of superhumans, electronic games evolved to focus on intellectual fun.

You can tell just by looking at the computer game rankings here: from first to tenth place, they’re all trading card or turn-based games.

*Spy Catch,* the game I was playing, also emphasized strategy and deduction.

As the name suggests, it’s a game about finding a spy hidden among the citizens.

From its name and rules, you could deduce it was similar to Earth’s “Mafia Game.”

It was fun. But today, I ended up losing five rounds in a row.

Worse yet, in two consecutive games, I was caught as the spy by some annoying player.

“I can’t lose!”

Encouraged by the other Violets, No. 150 started a new game.

“Ah! It’s that guy again!”

Unfortunately, the same annoying player appeared this round.

12greatblackveil412: … purple1v is probably the spy. Just vote once, or drop me instead. Got it?

maru12va1: Voting now.

purple1v: No, it’s not me! I swear!

arphabc86pas: Seems suspicious.

-purple1v was the spy!

And I lost again.

“Ugh! No way!”

“That 12great guy got me again!”

As the game ended and I was about to leave, the player commented in the lobby.

12greatblackveil412: Is it you again? Stop being so obvious as the spy, lol.

12greatblackveil412: Honestly, dumb players shouldn’t play as spies.

We were furious. Hearing the guy’s taunts, the Violets decided not to let it slide.

“Everyone! Assemble!”

Regardless of location, all the Violets grabbed their devices and logged into the game.

Thankfully, this game didn’t discriminate between devices.

The Violets in the central dorms booted up laptops.

The Violet staying in the guest room at Irene’s house grabbed her smartphone, created a new account, and logged in.

A total of eight Violets created new accounts and joined the game.

Spy Catch has a maximum of 10 players per game.

After multiple attempts, more than half of us managed to join the same room.

With five of us, we could easily sway the majority opinion.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the annoying player was in the room.

HP: 4400/4400

MP: 40100/40100

Skills and Knowledge:

<Polaris Standard Hunter Swordsmanship> Lv2

<Ether Emission and Manipulation> Lv2

<Basic Magic> Lv1

<Explosives Crafting Skills>: Lv1

Unrevealed Technique: ???

Unrevealed Combat Style: ???

Unique Abilities:

<Collective Intelligence> Lv3

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<Dynamic Consciousness/Identity-Linked Clone Technique> Lv3

A new ability has been added!

Synchronicity Traits:

Backstab Proficiency – Increases damage when attacking enemies from behind.

Weakling Extermination – Increases damage when attacking opponents with low health.

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Our power had increased significantly, and our magical reserves had reached an astounding level.

The massive extermination of cockroaches had resulted in an incredible boost. Levels… What was the max level in this game again? Was it 85? 90?

“My memory is hazy… It was patched during the prologue of the second season…”

The notable aspect was the unique abilities. A new one had been added.

Upon checking, I found a new entry.

<Dynamic Consciousness/Identity-Linked Clone Technique> Lv3

The mana consumption for creating clones has been slightly reduced.

The ‘Hibernation’ ability has been added.

“Hibernation, huh…”

I would have to check what it did later.

Interestingly, there were broken entries among the skills we had learned.

What were those about?

It might be something that unlocks under specific conditions.

Regardless, the Violets were growing steadily.

However, it was still insufficient to execute our grand plans. We needed more magic.

“It’s time to collect all the Crystal Flowers.”

“Alright, let’s engage in some righteous thievery.”

Since we had obtained the perception-disrupting devices, it was time to test them out.

With the field trip only a few days away, we needed to handle this quickly.

The deep forest of Chloris was a trickier place than expected.

To break through it easily, we needed more clones.

More magic, more clones, and more power.

The Violets began strategizing.

“If it’s at Aegis Specialized Academy…”

“We might see those people.”

The goal was simple: steal the Crystal Flowers from Aegis Specialized Academy.

At this point, I wondered which playable characters might be attending there. I was curious.