[Inside Lyrue kingdom]

[Charlotte point of view]

"What's wrong Karon?" [Qis]

"Oh, he's just being Salty that we couldn't find any trace or clue regarding his father, even when I tap into my Avery power, it didn't yield any sort of result" [Farhah]

"On other related note, we did find a clue or two regarding Simba the dark lion, just that he isn't here currently" [Singa]

"Oh..." [Sachmis]

"Your reaction tell me that you expected that" [Linda]

"I am. The other half of my soul is literally with the Holy Beast of Fire, and I can tell that it wasn't here the moment we step into the country" [Sachmis]

"That just leave Brother Ash group and Princess Diana with some good lead" [Charlotte]

"That's right, though we will wait for Ash and the other first before we proceed" [Diana]

"You said that but..." [Charlotte]

"I'm sorry for what the person I am based on do to you long ago". [Doppelganger prince]

This person, or more specifically, the person that this Doppelganger is based on, was the one that tried to prevent me from leaving the country once. If it wasn't for the male and female elf adventure as well as few other adventures from Estel, I would sincerely fall for the traps, attack the prince and who knows what ploys will that prince use to make me his personal treasure

This Doppelganger, unlike Htilorez is to Zerolith, is almost the same in term of appearances, but his manner of speaking is different. For once, this Doppelganger here is much much more polite, from the way he conducted himself to his manner of speech while talking with other. He also has a silver eye, which is his most unique feature

Still, waiting in the same room as him just make all those bad memories flooding in. I know it wasn't this Doppelganger that cause the issue back then, but the fact that he's almost similar to the very same prince make those memories resurface.

(I feel guilty about it, but I can't help it) [Charlotte]

Since we are waiting for Brother Ash and the other, we begin introducing ourselves, and just as the last of our siblings done so

"Sorry we are late" [Ash]

"No, you arrive just in time" [Long hair girl]

Brother Ash and the other arrive, and just as he cast the silence spell, he bring out the good from his item bag

"Jackpot" [Ash]

"So you succeeded!" [Diana]

"Pretty easy if you ask me" [Ash]

"Just glad that he doesn't bring any trouble like the last time" [Alaric]

"""Agree""" [Aries, Lara, Nara]

"And who do we have here?" [Mara]

"It's rather impolite of us, we are..." [Kara]

As they introduce themselves, the Doppelganger tell us his side of the story, and

"So you're... Whatever. It wasn't you the one that did that to Charlotte" [Ash]

(At least feel bad for me more!) [Charlotte]

(Charlotte, it's obvious what you're thinking) [Elise]

Elise whisper it to me. I am being immature here, but it just couldn't he help. Seeing this, Sis Diana and Muse quickly get into the business

"We can leave the unconscious Fawan first, so mind telling us what brings you here, after contacting the resistance group?" [Muse]

"Right. Please do so" [Diana]

"Very well. I might as well as start from the very beginning, maybe from the time The Behemoth Slayer here actually attacking the prince" [Doppelganger prince]

"!" [All]

All of us suddenly turn our head and stare at the dumbfounded Brother Ash.

"This... Actually, I do hear a rumour of this country's royal getting attack once, but since there was no other rumours or anything to confirm it, I just slide it off as a baseless rumours" [Muse]

"Plus, this must be during the time when Ash was still under the control of the Fallen God" [Qis]

"Maybe, as I am 10000% sure I never set my foot here before" [Ash]

"True. More specifically, few months after Charlotte here getting "detained" by the prince" [Doppelganger prince]

"So, it was before this whole things happen" [Resistance leader]

So basically it's the period after my departure here and before the first appearance of the doppelgangers here in Mountain Kingdom

"Your action during that time cause a great distress to the royal. With the impending doom of the fallen god awakening, and how the heroes are perceive as the personal knights of Princess Diana, any offers to help combat the devil is a good option. What's more, it's coming from the neighboring country, Lyrue" [Doppelganger prince]

"Lyrue and Mountain Kingdom are basically like Estel and Malsia after all, so I reckon this cause all of them to trust whatever proposal they come up with" [Muse]

"And what's the proposals?" [Qis]

"Nothing. It's a trap. Once they allowed the convoy from Lyrue to enter the castle, fake doppelgangers lead by the two traitorous prince of demon kingdom barge in, together with the old demon king, albeit, I must said, the old demon king look lifeless. Like a puppet being controlled by someone" [Doppelganger prince]

"Puppet huh..." [Karon]

"You don't think..." [Farhah]

I can tell that all of us here are having the same thought

"Could it be, the serial killer dwarf uses his pupper magic to..." [Savel]

"Unsure. Unless I see the old demon king by myself, I will refrain from commenting" [Ash]

We are glad to hear from Brother Ash that the dwarf lost racial magic, puppet magic couldn't resurrect a person

"Their operation was, as you can see, a success, and the rest, I am sure you know what's happening" [Doppelganger prince]

"But that isn't all right?" [Diana]

"Correct. If it just to tell you guys a story, then I can just send someone else that's equally unaffected by me, but rather, I come here with a proposal" [Doppelganger prince]

He proceed to bring out something from his item box magic

"This, this is the sacred heart of the once Goddess of Light, Theia or better known now after her defeat by the God of Life as the Holy Beast of Light, Angkasa. With this, I hope you can actually rescue them from the flowers they are entrapped within " [Doppelganger prince]

"!" [All]

That thing... That thing is...