The Genius of Cloning in the Academy City

Chapter 119: Violet Explained!

The girls’ dormitory of Polaris Academy, far away from the commotion.

“Agh, my head hurts!”

I, Violet No. 1, felt a sharp throb in my head.

Another one of me had caused trouble again.

I was the first Violet to fall into this world. Yet, the authority granted to me was the same as that of any other Violet.

What remained was only a shallow symbolism. We, who prioritize practicality, don’t place much value on the number “1.”

However, every Violet possesses a contradictory nature of individuality and simultaneity.

When one Violet makes a mistake, we all have to bear the consequences.

In other words, a Violet’s mistake leads to collective responsibility.

So, I suffered watching the foolish act committed by one of the other me’s.

The chain of minor mistakes that led to a confidential leak in the central district, for instance.

“Ugh…”

No. 1 groaned weakly. I can’t believe it was discovered there!

From leaving the basement door open for a brief moment, intending to move the hibernating Violet’s body, to being negligent because we were living without escapes, all of those small moments added up, resulting in the lament of a lab mate.

In front of No. 1 stood Kalia, looking flustered.

“Ugh!”

“You said it was a kidnapping, right? You didn’t capture and imprison an innocent person, did you? Right?”

“No, I mean…”

“Answer honestly…”

“It’s true that the person is innocent!”

“What? Hey!”

Ugh, it’s complicated. If we had imprisoned a genuinely bad person, Kalia would have just accepted it.

After all, she’s lived in such a rough environment.

Among the friends gathered in the central district, she’s second only to me in terms of familiarity with murder and violence against people.

She probably would’ve just said a few words and left.

The problem is, the person we imprisoned is truly innocent. We locked them up just because they saw our faces.

As I groaned alone, leaning on the desk, a clear and refreshing voice reached my ears.

“Violet. You’re not hurt, are you? Right?”

I lifted my head slightly, and my gaze was captured by long, silvery waves.

As my eyes moved up, I saw a delicate, pale face with sapphire-colored eyes full of concern and goodwill, looking back at me.

“That’s right. Daphne, something happened that gave me a headache. Could you use your unique ability for me…?”

As the warm green glow enveloped my head, I finally felt some comfort.

Although I experience this every day, Daphne’s ability affects the Violet network. It’s truly fascinating.

「Ugh, finally, I’m starting to calm down.」

「Now I can think more clearly!」

As my mind cooled down, I was able to organize my thoughts.

Just a moment ago, I had been in quite a difficult situation.

I had honestly tried to explain, but explaining one thing didn’t end it right away.

“Alright! I’ll answer everything. Ask me anything.”

Each time I answered one question, more followed. For example, like this:

“You said it was an innocent person. Then why did you kidnap and imprison them?”

“Well, I’m actually curious too. They asked a bunch of questions and then locked them up just because they saw their face. I’m not complaining though. Honestly, it wasn’t bad. I got along fairly comfortably.”

“That’s because they entered an important facility, so I wanted to ask what kind of place it was!”

“Important facility? Where is that?”

“Ah…”

I trailed off at Kalia’s question. Lucian followed up by asking.

“Where did you get that gun and weapon?”

“This? I smuggled it!”

“What? Are you crazy… Fine. Then why did you smuggle it?”

“Because they wouldn’t sell it to me! And it saves magic too.”

“…?”

Each time I answered one question, two more would come flying at me.

After answering those, four more would follow.

Why did we conduct the kidnapping? What exactly is the unique ability? What am I doing these days? What am I even thinking…?

「If I try to explain everything one by one, this will never end!」

「This won’t work. I’ll need to prepare and explain properly.」

At this rate, it was clear that all the questions would just pile up, so I decided to stop receiving questions.

“Stop asking questions! It’s too late today. I’ll explain everything tomorrow morning. For now, go ahead and get some rest!”

The next day, I took everyone to the Violet barracks. It had computers, projectors, microphones, and a podium, making it a good place to explain things. And another feature: it was full of Violets.

When I opened the door to the barracks, Lucian’s group was taken aback by the sight. Irene and Kalia were used to seeing us like this, and the bespectacled re

“It’s a kill list of individuals tied to the academy’s Board of Directors and the academy-related clans.”

“…?”

Everyone froze, not understanding what I was saying. Since they couldn’t grasp the hundred-year plan of the Violets, I decided to explain more plainly.

“It’s nothing complicated. We’re going to kill everyone on that list!”

Their jaws dropped.