The Stars and Troops were baffled. All except Kintar, naturally. Her eyes were brimming, her face placid. The Unlimited Star's attention was clearly stolen by something unseen.
But Gerriey nearly jumped, and Yuyui's mouth gaped so wide that her identity as a human came into question.
She looked between the two pairs before her, the Grims in particular.
"Master. What did you…?" The words failed her.
The duplicates and their originals were not at all shocked, however.
Beyrmir stared at his copy, and both of them nodded at each other with grace, a tacit understanding between them. Unlike the Stars and Troops, Beyrmir already had a working understanding of his master's immediate plan, after all.
He wasn't the first Apostle to be duplicated today.
"Hah. So, this is what you meant," Grim said, turning to Skullius, grinning, going back to staring at his clone and walking in circles around it.
