A Man Like None Other

“No, this isn’t fake. This isn’t an illusion,” Jared protested, shaking his head. Flaxseed roared, “Of course, this isn’t an illusion. However, your girlfriend is not real; the charm spirit is pretending to be her. Have you forgotten that this is a Transforming Clone Charm? The charm spirit can take on any form it chooses!”

He wanted Jared to come to the realization that Josephine was someone else in disguise. “Not real?” Jared pushed Josephine away abruptly. “Jared?” the woman called out to him with sorrowful eyes. Her movements and facial expressions were identical to the real Josephine’s.

Furrowing his brows, Jared stared at her intensely. I don’t see anything wrong with her. How could she be fake?

“Jared, what are you doing?” Josephine threw herself into his arms once again. Jared stood still, for he did not know what to do. “Check her aura! The charm spirit can change its appearance but not its aura,” Flaxseed reminded him.

At once, Jared released his spiritual sense to envelope Josephine. As expected, her aura was not the one that he was familiar with..

“You’re indeed fake!”

her. Josephine was sent flying backward. Blood spewed

she wailed, staring at Jared resentfully. The

He could not tell if she was his

feet. With a pained expression, she approached him. There was even a faint

his heart skipped a beat. Instantly, Dragonslayer Sword materialized in his hands, and he thrust it forward,

in his hand showed no signs of slowing

of light appeared on Josephine’s body. and

initially fair and gorgeous, slowly turned into an unsightly monkey-like

deeply. The memory of how he had embraced that creature earlier had him trembling with

the glowing spots disappeared, along with everything in

Jared was able to see himself standing before the boulder again with his hand pressed on it. The symbols in front of him rose from the