Taking advantage of the moment while Honey Shadow adjusted its form, Ji Xie spoke:
"Want me to do it?"
"No need."
The exchange came so naturally that neither of them realized Ji Xie had unwittingly developed the good habit of checking first before doing anything.
Once the thing before them had formed a rough human shape, it began refining its outline as though sculpting itself.
The entire process was remarkably quick, taking only a few seconds, but the longer Li Xian watched that outline, the more familiar it looked...
The resident stood off to the side with the net in hand, making no rash moves. Li Xian likewise watched Honey Shadow in silence until it had fully become a "person."
Was that... me?!
Someone who looked exactly like Li Xian appeared before him. They stared expressionlessly at each other as though looking into a mirror. It had even copied Ji Xie on Li Xian's shoulder, though the tentacle lay motionless against its shoulder, apparently mistaken for some sort of accessory.
The only difference between them was that the "copy" held a Fishing Rod identical to Li Xian's item.
For a moment, Li Xian was bewildered and suspicious, even wondering whether it had somehow stolen his item. But with a thought, his own Fishing Rod appeared in his hand.
So after seeing me use the item just now, it remembered the Fishing Rod and copied that too!
He returned the item to his inventory and warily watched "his own" every move.
Would that Fishing Rod... work the same way too?
While he pondered this, the resident, who had been waiting for an opening, suddenly struck. The net's handle extended, and the net swept down toward "Li Xian"!
But Honey Shadow reacted with extraordinary speed, darting aside almost the instant the resident