"Huh?! Why isn't it working on you?"
Rey, puzzled by the current scenario, took another step back. His back was against the wall, figuratively and literally.
"Heh." With a smug look, Razael took a step forward again.
"[Sleep], [Paralyse]!!" Rey attempted to use his skills again but failed.
Razael stepped forward again and slammed his hand on the wall behind Rey.
"Stop spamming skills, okay? I'm not here to hurt you." Razael said, bringing his face closer to Rey and staring into his eyes.
"Kyaa-"
"H-HUH?! Who?!"
The sudden sound startled Razael, and he looked around in shock. It sounded like a shriek of a girl, but he didn't see anyone around.
"Huh, must've been my imagination. So, getting back to you, Rey, I have a proposal for you."
Razael returned his attention to Rey, still pinning him against the wall.
"What... kind of proposal? Oh, and before that, mind stepping away? I'll not run, maybe."
Rey replied, his eyes darting around wildly, looking for any help or escape.
"I want to sneak out." Razael said.
"Huh?"
"I want to sneak out."
"No, I heard you the first time. But what can I do in this matter?"
"I want to sneak out."
"G-Geez fine. Step away a bit... please?"
"I want to sneak out."
"AAH!! FINE! I'll help! Okay? That's what you wanted to hear?!" Rey finally gave up and slumped down on the ground.
Razael finally stepped away from him, "You should've said so from the beginning."
"But I, How will I help you sneak out?" Rey, his breath heavy and face flushed, asked while averting his gaze from Razael.
"Hmm? You were planning on sneaking out, weren't you? To the royal dungeon?" Razael asked with a puzzled face.
"Haah, you know about this too?" Rey let out a sigh and stood back up.
"Of course I know. That's why I approached you." Razael said, tilting his head as if stating the obvious.
"Rude... but how will I help you sneak out? My skills only work on myself." Rey said.
"Hmm, we can- Oh! Before that, let's go to your room. We can't say these things in public."
Rey nodded and started walking. Razael followed behind him.
Soon after they both disappeared, a short girl came out from behind a pillar.
"haah.. haah.. I heard everything... Razael... I can even blackmail him now. Hehehe."
On closer inspection, it could be observed that this girl was clutching her skirt at her crotch area, and a visible patch of wetness covered right where she clutched.
Before walking away, this girl took out a heart-shaped necklace, buried deep in her huge breasts.
This locket opened to reveal a photo of Razael.
With heavy panting, the girl walked away.
"Haah, You're mine, Razael. Ugh! That bitch Lucielle, I'll kill her for sure. Seducing my Razael with that mature body."
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Back in Rey's room,
"Uh... This is awkward. This is the first time someone has come into my room." Rey whispered to himself.
"Chill dude, I'm not a girl."
"And that's the problem!!"
"Ugh... whatever, let's get back to the topic." Razael looked at Rey with a face full of disdain before shrugging it off for mutual good.
"Hmm, so the plan is, you'll let me copy your [Mimic] and then I'll leave the royal estate," Razael stated.
"Sure, but how will you copy my abilities? I'm the one with skill-copying skill, y'know?" Rey shrugged, pointing at his status.
"Well, I have a similar skill."
Razael originally planned to embody Rey and then copy abilities using [Doppel], and use them later. But when he tried this, a problem occurred.
Razael can only maintain that state for one minute and 25 seconds. All the abilities he copies at that time get stored in [Doppel], so when the state ends, he can't retain any of those abilities. But if he embodies Rey again, all the abilities he copied in [Doppel] before still remain.
Razael also considered asking for help from Adonis and going out legally, but where's the fun in that? Sneaking out illegally was more suited and preferred by him.
In the end, Razael settled on using [Re-read] to copy [Mimic] from Rey. Asking Rey was easier than asking Justin (Justin is the guy Rey copied [Mimic] from) because Rey had many secrets, and hence easier to blackmail him.
[Re-read] let's Razael learn any non-exclusive skill that he already knows about. It helps him learn them very quickly. SS rank skills might take a few months to learn, but the likes of A rank skills could be learnt just by seeing once or twice.
"Sure." Rey didn't waste any time and directly transformed into Razael with [Mimic].
It was an exact copy, well as much as Rey knew about him at least. This is the limitation of [Mimic]. You can't become something you have no idea about. If Rey can't know the exact location of Razael's, say, moles. Then he could get caught by someone who knows Razael.
Razael checked his status, and with a smirk, he transformed into Rey.
"You really can copy skills?" Rey, with Razael's face, raised an eyebrow.
"More like 'learn' them, but yeah." Razael, with Rey's face, replied.
"Hmm, but why didn't you just 'learn' my skill when I transformed into Justin before?" Rey, still with Razael's face, questioned back.
"Ah, it's because of two reasons. First, I didn't see you transform, and second, you weren't willing to teach it to me."
[Re-read] not only requires Razael to 'know' of the skill, but also to interact with the characters that own the skill.
Even without the characters, Razael could probably learn the skills, but then learning an A-rank skill might take a week's practice. It was better to just interact with characters and learn them at first sight.
"Well then, let's catch up some other day?" Razael, now transformed back to himself, said to Rey.
"Huh? O-Oh yeah sure... Hmm.. See you later?" Rey, still as Razael, replied awkwardly.
Razael left the room shortly after.
Rey sighed, "What's happening to me..."
He looked at the mirror and gulped audibly. With some hesitation. He bolted the door to his room, still looking like Razael...
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