DanMachi: The Twin Ansel Takes on the Dungeon's Curse

After transmigrating to Orario, the city of dungeons, Su Mo is stabbed to death in the Dungeon just five minutes from the start, only to mysteriously split into two individuals. One escapes to the surface with a damaged System, blind in his left eye and physically frail. The other remains deep in the Dungeon, feeding on magic stones and drinking blood as he transforms into a nonhuman monster, constantly invading Su Mo's consciousness and trying to assimilate him.

After being rescued by the elf Ryuu and sent out the door by Mama Mia with two loaves of bread, Hestia frets on the street over her inability to recruit a follower. Su Mo walks up and says he is willing to become hers. The moment her blessing is inscribed, divine script appears: Ansel, Doppelganger Magic, can split into a maximum of two individuals, abilities divided evenly, currently unusable. Hestia falls silent for a long while. "You only have half your strength left. The other half is turning into a monster in the Dungeon." Clutching a borrowed shortsword, Su Mo enters the Dungeon's first level. The moment a Cave Lizard lunges at him, a faint light returns to his left eye, and the magic stone crumbles to ash in his palm. His other self is growing stronger by the minute on the thirtieth floor, and he must reclaim his other half while trapped in this broken body.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.