Poe slowly opened his eyes⊠Where was he? Right, he was at the hospital. He was taken here last night. But this body passed out on the way.
Damn it, he shouldnât have cut this body to this degree. It is very feeble now, barely surviving!
But on the other hand, he had no idea that he would have to migrate to it! He was supposed to use it to shock that young master Victor and then take over his body!
It all happened very suddenly when that spear went through his body forcing him to instinctively migrate to this body as he was connected to it. Damn it!
âYoung master Paul! You are awake.â An ugly nurse startled him⊠Paul? Yes, this was supposed to be this bodyâs name⊠He will be a Paul from now on.
âI⊠Who am I⊠Paul? This⊠nameâŠâ He said with difficulty, making the Nurse panic.
âYou are Paul Von Weise, right? Does that name sound familiar?â She asked nervously,
âVon Weise? NoâŠ. Who ⊠Am I?â He lied as he deeply frowned, scaring the nurse.
Poe didn't let it show, but he was pleasantly surprised that his new body's previous owner was also a Von Weise! His plan was not completely ruined after all!
Although this guy was only a semi-player, he might be able to use him for a few years and then jump to a better Von Weise, maybe a baby⊠Itâs been a long time since he tasted a baby.
The nurse watched as Paul's face turned from a frown to a lascivious smile then as he began to drool. She felt that something was wrong with him so she quickly ran out of the ward. Screaming âDOCTOR! DOCTOR!â
Poe sighed, He had to fake having amnesia as he really had no memories. He can only eat souls' energy and not memories. Such a thing as a complete soul devouring only exists in fairy tales.
âWho are you⊠What are you doing in my body.â A voice startled Poe. The voice was talking to him! Looking around he found no one⊠Could it be coming from his head? If so, it would be the body's original owner. Wasnât his soul completely eaten?
âI am⊠Paul!â Poe talked in his mind, âWho are you? Where are you talking to me from?â He feigned Ignorance and started to listen carefully to determine the voice's origin.
âNo, that's impossible! I am Paul.â The voice said. Poe didnât respond, he quickly scanned the bodyâs consciousness for the voiceâs origin. Strange enough, he didnât find anything.
âNo, I am certain that I am Paul,â Poe said again.
â... Whoever you are, get out of my body!⊠NURSE! GUARDSâŠ. Why canât I move my mouth? Why canât I move my body? What did you do to me?â The voice asked, confirming Poeâs conclusion.
âOhâŠA remnant. So thatâs the caseâŠâ Poe stopped pretending after confirming that the voice couldnât affect the body. It must be a remnant soul that was not in the conscious zone. This was rare, but not unheard of. And was completely reasonable since he took the body in a hurry without a complete ritual.
He can use this to his advantage, as he has to live in this body for some time.
He canât change bodies sequentially. He had to wait for at least three years to repair his soul and fix his bodyâs reproductive functions⊠Thatâs the way he jumps from one person to another. Thatâs how he has been doing it for ages.
âI canât leave here, but letâs make a dealâŠ. How about you help me for a while, giving me all the information I need. And in exchange, I will leave in three years?â Poe asked,
âI would never!â The soul said, âThe family would surely find out about you and save me!â it said,
âWe will see about that very soon,â Poe said he had all the time in the world. And in this primitive world, no one had the technology to find out about him.
Sadly, he never realized that he was not talking to the long-dead Paul, but to Victor who was probing him.
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The first thing Alex did after leaving the study was to check her reflection in the mirror⊠To her surprise, she looked like Victor. Even her training suit had turned into one of his casual clothes.
She always knew that Victor had this amazon disguise skill, but she never expected it to be this overpowered⊠Wait, could it be possible that he was secretly sneaking into the bath while the girls were there? This was the first time she considered thisâŠ. No, he doesnât need to. Those crazy girls would strip in front of him if he asked,
She sighed as she headed to the living room, where Hilda was making some phone calls searching for some ironsmith to build a dungeon.
âYoung master, do you need any help?â She asked respectfully as she hang up the phone, startling Alex, Hilda never talked to her this respectfully.
âI⊠Where is Margret?â Alex asked, planning on some revenge.
âShe went up to her room to sleep,â Hilda said,
âI ⊠I seeâŠâ Alex nodded, then turned and left heading for Margretâs room⊠On the way, he met with Eta and Epsilon who were on their way to take a bath after their morning training.
âYoung master⊠We just finished our morning training and were going to take a shower. Would you care to join us?â Epsilon said as Eta blushed, âWe can scrub your backâŠ.â she whispered with a blush as she shily pulled his shirt.
Alex was tempted to try their service, but remembering how Victor usually dodged these situations, he spanked the girls' butts, making them giggle.
âLaterâŠâ she said as she climbed the stairs. Success, the girlâs blushes were genuine. They usually looked at her as if she was some kind of an insect. Especially after the accident with that slut Margret.
She liked their admiring gazes better thoughâŠ
Maybe she should just give up her male persona and confess the truthâŠ. Maybe they can be friends!
No! She had promised her father⊠And Victor would surely feel betrayed if she did that. He always told her that he hated liars.
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Victor sighed, now that Poe was awake, he must manipulate him carefully. He wanted to find out his story, but that guy was as cautious as a snake.
Victor didnât really care, he can destroy them at any moment⊠He just wanted to find out what power he belonged to. Victor had a hunch that it was Limbo Empire. A secret organization made of otherworldly demons who occupy human bodies.
In his previous life, he only read rudimentary summary reports about them. As they slowly disappeared, hiding in the shadows when the Imperial family declared them enemies of all humans and destroyed most of their bases after they failed to occupy the body of a high princess. One of Lilyâs cousins.
Victor shook his head, deciding to forget about Poe for now. That guy would need more than a month to leave the hospital. He canât even take a sh*t without some help at the moment.
Victor turned work on the things he had on hand. His desk was full of stacks of papers. Those were the lists and contracts he got from Harvey.
They contained the entire Von Geldstadt spy network in his family. It was bigger than he expected.
781 Collaborators and 150 Agents, with 15 of them holding high positions! And one was in the high console, a part of the Seven! It was none other than the inquisition hall master, Alfred.
Victor thought deeply and began to draw a diagram of the family's high console,
; ;
Loyalist
Loyalist
Loyalist
Neutral
DARK
DARK
WHITE
Ariana
Logan
Owen
Bruce
Alfred
Cassius
Frank
HALL OF SECRETS
HALL OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
HALL OF PUNISHMENT
TREASURY
HALL OF INQUISITION
HALL OF BLOOD
HALL OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
MISSING?
?
Morrisâs Grandpa
Billâs Grandpa
Von Geldstadt spy/
MINE!
Ritaâs Grandpa / Von Zwei spy
Titusâs grandfather / ? spy
The lists he got from Harvey had a big problem! They had missing names that Victor expected. He really wanted to find Titusâs and his grandfatherâs Frank names. But they were not there.
This meant one of two things. Either Harvey had scammed him, which was not realistic after signing the contract. Or⊠The white faction never worked for the Von Geldstadt family as he formerly believed.
Charlotteâs relationship with Titus must be from another source⊠Who?
Victor was now suspecting the Dark Chamber as the culprit⊠He never encountered those in his previous life, so he had no idea what their real goals were.
Nevertheless, with this group of spies, he might be able to get enough info and prepare for problems⊠He will be able to re-balance the family situation a bit before Lindaâs pregnancy got revealed.
Anyway, with Alfred serving him, Victor can relax a bit, as he can manipulate some of the surveillance data on him, allowing him some more freedom.
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Alex made her way to Margretâs room, where she took a deep breath then pushed the door open and stepped in. The room was nothing like she expected.
It was not full of fluffy things or gilded decorations. It was full of whiteboards and newspaper scraps. It looked like she was planning an assassination or a heist.
Margret, who was startled by âVictorâsâ sudden intrusion, was standing there naked, drying her red curly hair after finishing her shower. She looked at Alex with surprise.
âYoung master! Do you need anything?â She asked as she displayed her body proudly. Not caring about him inspecting her room.
âAhh⊠Wear something first⊠You will catch a cold like this.â Alex said as she sat on her bed. Thankfully the disguise hid her blush⊠Thatâs what she thought.
Margret nodded and wrapped herself with a towel then sat next to Alex, crossing her legs.
âWhat is on your mind?â She asked, âDid you regret refusing me last night, and wish to taste my techniques?â She asked as she leaned hard on Alex.
âEh?... Ah⊠NoâŠ. I was just wondering how is Alexâs trainingâŠâ Alex blurred out the first thing that came to her mind.
âOh⊠Donât worry, I am working hard to expose his feminine side,â She said, winking at Alex who didnât get it.
âI bought some new toys from Tetraquad city yesterday. I was going to try them on our little Alex⊠'' She said, reaching for her ring and dumping a group of some very menacing torture devices. They were all colored pink!
Alex looked at them with horror⊠Other than the strange-looking cuffs, she didnât know what the other things were called. She had a hunch about the way that they could be used, and she didn't like it at all!
âDo you want to give them a try?â Margret asked raising one eyebrow,
If Alex was a man, he would have really taken Margretâs invitation, but poor Alex didnât even know how to use these things. But she knew one thing. She canât leave those dangerous things in Margretâs possession. What if they were really used against her?
âAh...Yes,â Alex suddenly replied, surprising Margret. Who felt that Victor was acting a bit weird⊠Shouldnât he be scolding her right now? Why did he say Yes? What did it mean? Would he really try those things on her or was he planning to let her tie him up?
Sadly for Margret, none of these scenarios happened as Alex grabbed the items as a group and threw them in his storage ring, then quickly stood up and headed to the door.
âWhere are you going?â Margret asked in surprise. He was acting extra weird.
â...To try your âŠToys...â Alex's voice trailed off as she walked out and closed the door behind her.
âOn whom?â Margret asked as she stood in shock, but no one answered her.