Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?
Chapter 213 - 11 What Did the Counterfeit Say

Chapter 213: Chapter 11 What Did the Counterfeit Say

Everyone rushed to the scene, only to see "Mia" being simultaneously impaled by the real Peggy and her Undead Illusion Sword Avatar, tragically dying on the spot.

"Damn it!" Mia stomped her feet in anger, "Why is this clone pretending to be me so weak?!"

"Another one?" Peggy coldly glanced over and immediately launched another attack with her illusion.

"Bring it on!" Mia immediately drew her weapon to meet the attack.

"Don’t be hasty in fighting!" Aske quickly shouted, "Peggy, look carefully, we’re the real ones!"

"How to prove it?" Peggy asked coldly, obviously distrusting Aske before her.

"Hmm." Aske pondered for a moment, "How about we spar? By using familiar moves, perhaps I can prove my identity, right?"

His tone was gentle and natural, but Peggy couldn’t help but shudder—she interpreted the implied meaning of his words as "Feel the pain!" and "Remember the fear I brought you!"

To describe one-sided oppression and beating as "sparring," "practice," or "helping you to enhance your strength," without any mercy—such shameless style was indeed typical of the Squad Leader!

Could this Aske really be genuine?

Peggy was somewhat stunned, only to hear Thira shouting from behind:

"Star Nine Forms! The counterfeit can’t use Extraordinary Swordsmanship. If you can use Star Nine Forms to eliminate these fakes, then we’ll believe you’re the real one!"

"That works." Aske laughed, blade and shield in hand, and immediately confronted the "Aske" who was fiercely fighting with Sigrdrifa.

"So it’s you..." the fake "Aske" said with a wry smile.

"How about that, scared now?" Aske shook his longsword, immediately using Star Nine Forms - Sharp Breaking, aiming directly at the opponent’s skull.

"When your clone is quite miserable." The fake "Aske" sighed, "Knowing for sure I can’t win, yet still having to face death defiantly."

He tried to jump back repeatedly, attempting to dodge the longsword. However, Aske, as if anticipating this, sped forward with an Instant Step. Star Nine Forms - Sharp Breaking instantly pinned his clone to the ground.

Releasing the sword hilt, Aske then took a long spear from behind and attacked the fake "Eleanor."

"Eleanor" tried to block with her shield, but Aske’s long spear vibrated, rapidly attacking her undefended feet at a slant.

"Eleanor" hurriedly moved the shield to protect her lower body, but suddenly her forehead burst out in blood—Miel, seizing the opportunity when she exposed her head, shot a bullet that hit her skull.

She involuntarily fell backward, and Aske took the opportunity to sweep his weapon, using Iron Cutting to send the fake’s shield flying, then delivered a powerful Cloud Piercing stab, impaling "Eleanor" and pinning her against the nearby wall.

Then he pulled an axe from his waist with his right hand and threw it at the remaining "Medea," while his left hand fired three shots, sealing all her directions for evasion.

Thus "Medea" too was inevitably cleaved by the flying axe, dying on the spot.

"It’s settled." Aske spoke, turning around to assess Squad A girls’ condition.

Sigrdrifa was the most injured, apparently having been beaten by the fakes. Her Meteorite Armor was pierced in several places by a long spear. Fortunately, all vital spots were missed, probably because she used the frost effect of the North Wind Axe to slow down the enemies’ assault.

Thira and Nora were also in a disheveled state, both bearing marks of flame burns, which made Medea sigh endlessly—my flames didn’t touch your fakes, so how come you got roasted by my fakes?

The best in condition were Peggy and Miel; the latter stayed hidden in the back, firing with firearms, thus hardly suffering any injuries.

Peggy was undoubtedly the MVP of this battle, using her swift movements and Undead Illusion Sword to engage most of the enemies, preventing them from landing a fatal blow on Sigrdrifa until Squad B’s arrival.

"What a disgrace, comrades." Aske sighed, "Do you know how your fakes fought with us?"

Medea then explained the situation to Squad A girls, leaving Thira both astonished and ashamed.

Letting Peggy carry her at high speed, then unleashing the "Storm" and "Meteor" AOE techniques to control the battlefield, why hadn’t I thought of that at the time?

Thira stared at her minor wound, sighing deeply.

Nora healed Sigrdrifa and then began to heal and revive the other members. Meanwhile, Mia had collected all the wizard fragments left by the vanished bodies and also picked up Aske’s weapon, returning it to the squad leader with a pleasing manner.

"Oh right," Medea asked curiously, "how did you figure out they were fakes?"

The girls of Team A looked at each other, then turned their eyes toward Peggy and Nora simultaneously.

"Mm," Nora said, her cheeks slightly blushing as she pointed at Peggy, "Peggy was the first to realize that Aske was fake."

"No, no, no," Peggy turned away awkwardly, "Nora noticed it first; I only realized there was a problem after she mentioned it."

Medea’s eyes flickered, reading something interesting from their minds, and a sly smile appeared on her face.

"So, who noticed it first?" Sigrdrifa asked, clearly puzzled.

"In any case, since it’s already settled, let’s not dwell on it too much," Nora said hastily, waving her hand.

"Why not?" Sigrdrifa became even more confused.

"No reason!" Nora said, visibly annoyed.

This normally gentle person, when irritated, was especially intimidating, causing Sigrdrifa to quickly shut her mouth and hide sheepishly behind Eleanor.

"Aske, do you want to know?" Medea whispered into the mind communication channel to Aske.

"No," Aske said.

"Don’t be so quick to refuse," Medea said playfully, "I can give you three hints: confession, quarrel, wings."

Aske: ...

He roughly understood what "confession" and "quarrel" meant. But what on earth did she mean by "wings"? Fake Aske, what did you say?! Shameless guy, daring to impersonate me and act like a scoundrel! I let you die too easily just now!

"So, that fake pretending to be me wanted to stir up trouble between Nora and Peggy, intensifying team conflicts too forcefully, which is why he exposed himself?" Aske warned Medea, "Don’t stir up unnecessary trouble."

"Of course not," Medea said.

"It seems your plan is going smoothly," Medusa suddenly spoke from within.

"What plan? They started arguing on their own," Medea replied with a slight sneer.

"You almost make me believe that," Medusa said sarcastically.

"Do you know, Medusa?" Medea said indifferently, "Our current enemy is not each other, but Aske himself."

"As long as he clings to his stubborn notion of returning, we must make it our ultimate goal to prevent his departure. After all, once he leaves this world..."

"...there will be no victors, only losers," Medusa remarked, "But these foolish women seem not to realize that."

"So I will make them realize it," Medea slowly said, "I can’t be the only one sacrificing myself, taking on Aske’s blame and anger."

"You’re almost becoming unrecognizable, Medea," Medusa said, "With your old temperament, you would never allow even a slight chance for someone else to touch the man you fancy."

"No. I have never been more persistent about being myself," Medea scoffed, "By any means necessary, at any cost, even if it means giving up everything..."

"...to keep him in this world."