The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 225: A Game (2)

“Come on… We all should tell the truth here.” Victor said, “Tell me your secrets…” He added.

The girls hesitated,

“Let’s start with you…” he looked at Candle first. She seemed the most honest one.

“I… I have a crush on you… I find you very attractive… Especially that you are younger than me…” She said as she blushed, making Alpha wish to beat some sense into her. This girl fell fast. Too fast.

“Oh… This young master is very pleased with you…” He nodded, “Do you have any other dark secrets?” He asked, She blushed as she looked down…

Victor quickly gestured to Alpha who cursed then gave her a paper and a pen, which Candle quickly began to write onto after covering it like an exam paper. She flooded it and gave it to Victor moments later.

“Oh… We all do that…” He smiled, “From now on you will work at my mansion as a maid.” He said, making her blush deeper. Too bad she won’t remember any of that in the morning.

“You are next.” Victor looked at Mimi. “What about you? What secrets do you have?” He asked.

She hesitated, then took a deep breath, “I… Like women… “ She looked at Theta then stated bravely. Making Theta look weirdly back at her.

Alpha was now on the verge of exploding. What is wrong with this world, are there no sane girls left?

“Oh… That’s fine, stay with Alpha then… She has enough girls to feed you.” Victor quickly got rid of her. He didn’t dare to ask her any further, he could tell from the look in her eyes, this girl was bad news.

“And you? Little number three?” He asked Nightshade, “what is your secret? I won’t tell anyone, I promise” He said,

“I…” She hesitated, “I have many secrets.” She whispered,

“Oh… Really? What?” He asked,

“I am a police officer… I work for the supernatural crimes division. I was investigating the recent kidnappings around the country…” She said in a low voice. Making Theta gasp, as Alpha squinted her eyes. This girl was lying to her. She will be punished later.

“Oh… When was the last time you contacted your unit?” Victor asked as he sent a message to Kai.

“Three months ago…” She said, “Those bastards at the auction destroyed all my luggage which contained my connection device and tracing bug.”

“What are your plans now?” He asked,

“I was planning to steal my contract and escape, but after the accident in the forest I decided to investigate more.” She nodded, making Victor sigh. He must find a way to use her or get rid of her.

“Investigate for what?” Margret was the one who asked her, as she spotted a fleeting unnatural expression on her face.

“About the men who killed my family.” She said,

“What men?” Victor’s interest was reignited.

“They wore black masks… they…. They tortured my father and mother to death for two days… Then burnt their corpses and escaped…. I hid in the ventilation shaft watching them..” She said as her eyes began to tear up, but she didn’t notice as her face was really scary at that moment. It was the face of someone who would do anything for revenge.

“Do you think I have anything to do with this?” Victor asked as he prepared to subdue her if she began to act crazy… This was the effect of the wine.

“No… But those men were using ruins, similar to the one you drew on Alpha’s body.” She said, making him relax a little.

“Did they say anything?” Victor asked,

“They were crafting a Pure Soul talisman. That’s what they talked about… They said my parents were of a low grade…” She spat angrily, making Victor, Alpha, Margret, and Hana gasp at the same time.

“Did they say who they work for?” Victor asked quickly,

“Limbo… Something… I don’t remember.” She said as she frowned and began to shake.

Victor wanted to question her more, but he could tell that any more than that would make her relive the experience of that day, so he quickly gestured to Alpha who professionally used a needle to knock her and the other two girls off.

“Do you know anything about this Limbo thing?” Alpha asked,

“Never heard of them.” He said as he pondered.

“What are those … Pure souls Talismans?” Margret asked after some hesitation.

“Some really evil sh*t.” Alpha replied, “It is dark magic, that darkest of dark magic.” She added,

“What are they for?” Margret asked again. This time Alpha didn’t answer, she didn’t know.

“They are very useful,” Victor said, earning himself a squint from Alpha.

“They are created by taming and extracting a soul through intense pain and anger, then inserting it in a special kind of rare talismans.” Victor explained, “So their main use is to extend your own soul. Simply mark one with your soul and put it in a doll. That doll will act as another body for you.”

“So you are basically using the soul in the talisman as your own.” Margret pondered.

“Yes… To a certain extent.” He said,

“Then… That soul…. Would it be conscious?” Margret asked again.

“Probably not, the talisman had no pain respirators and the master has total control over it… It is basically being used as a client processor. It should have lost all its ego because of the pain it had to go through when it was extracted.” He said, “The low-quality ones only last for a few days, but some high-quality ones can survive for decades. In the end, they will perish though, no soul can survive without a body.” He said.

After the reckoning, these kinds of things were very common amidst the chaos.

He is not proud of it, but he had to use four very high-grade talismans like that during the time travel ritual he did in the past. He got them from a very shady seller back then, and they cost him most of his savings.

Wait… Victor suddenly remembered the fate log from earlier… The first four death overwrites. The list seemed to be chronological.

“I see…” Margret said, trying hard not to show a thing, Not noticing that Victor was inspecting her very thoughtfully… When Nightshade mentioned the Pure soul Talisman, Margret’s hand began to shake.

“Now what shall we do to this little spy?” Alpha asked, returning to the most important topic in her opinion.

“The same thing you do when you have something good! Double it! Make her a double spy.” Victor replied, then paused, “No, A triple spy is better.” He added as she sent another message to Kai, with one word on it “Margret.”

“Oh….” Alpha pondered looking at him.

“SunRize?” She asked,

“They will come for her.” He said, making her nod, that was a good idea… If only this young master was not a huge control freak pervert, she would have really liked him…. What was she thinking again?

“This suit has three bedrooms, I will take one with Hana and Theta.” She said as she stood up intending to escape the room. Staying with Victor for a long time would always make her start to have strange thoughts. He was that handsome after all…

“Why me?” Theta asked, breaking Alpha’s thoughts flow, She only got a glare as a response.

Alpha didn’t want her to sleep with Victor… She had been corrupted enough already.

“The girls would not wake up until tomorrow so I will keep them in the other room,” Alpha added as she began to drag the girls like sacks of potatoes into the inner room.

“Good… Margret, go take a shower. You will be my hugging pillow tonight.” Victor said,

“Ah…. I…Me? Yes….” She nodded, then stood up absentmindedly then headed to the bathroom, she was a little pale.

Victor was watching her go when his phone rang… It was Kai who dumped a bunch of files onto his phone, without speaking a word. Most of them were about Margret and Nightshade. Background checks, the last one was different.

“Theta.” Victor suddenly said, starting with Theta who was upset because she couldn’t sleep with him tonight. She thought this was her chance with the super possessive Lily out of the picture.

“Do you want me to warm your bed too?” She asked with anticipation,

“Of course I do, but not tonight, you are still too young for that.” He disappointed her before beginning to speak seriously,

“you probably don’t know yet, but I was attacked today on the way back here. Some of the men were sent by your cousin Erwin, he wants you dead. The family team traced the last payment sent to the attackers from his account.” Victor said, startling her.

“Don’t worry,” He said as he hugged her suddenly, “You are now mine, so I will protect you.” He said, making her hug him back.

“Can I sleep with you tonight?” She asked again in a lonely voice… “I don’t want to sleep alone.” She added sneakily,

“Alpha will sleep with you, And Hana too… So don’t worry.” He said, spanking her butt before letting her go. What’s wrong with girls today? Didn’t they have any shame?

Victor quickly escaped Theta and headed to the inner room where Alpha had just finished throwing the girls on the big bed.

“Oh… are you here to taste the goods?” She asked sarcastically… She couldn’t help herself, something about him always gets on her nerves.

“Yes.” He replied, making her shocked. Really? She quickly realized that he meant other things when he took a needle then took blood samples from the girls one by one then tested them with his bloodlines book.

“What?” She asked, she couldn’t read the ancient symbols in the book.

“Nightshade is a blood Goat, A ranked… I can’t tell the purity since she had already awakened,” he said. “Candle is a jade Rabbit, B ranked at 73% and Mimi is a Rust Dog, F ranked at 99%…. I always had the feeling she was a b*tch…” He said with a nod.

“So… Nightshade might awaken as a player by herself?” Alpha asked,

“It’s not easy. There is only a 2% chance, but it is a possibility.” Victor frowned, “Make sure to educate her well before that. I will leave all of her mess to you.” He said as he left the room.

…

Victor, who was relaxing on his bed, frowned as he read the reports on his phone.

Nightshade was pretty good, she not only scammed the police but even the Von Geldstadt investigators. If Victor didn’t get her real name, tracing her might have been difficult.

He quickly flipped to another file, this one he had read before. It was Margret’s info. Everything about her. From her birth to the time he met her.

Her parents died in an accident, so her uncle took care of her after that. The files contained details of how he used her to earn his pocket money… She was very young back then. And this must have been very hard on her.

Her misery ended three years ago when an anonymous sent some files and videos of her uncle's actions to the police… That’s when Margret began living with her aunt. They were not the best, but they didn’t sell her. Not yet anyway.

Victor pondered for a few seconds then opened one of the video files. Those were the pieces of evidence sent to the police in Margret's case. They were shot very professionally from a hidden camera that displayed everything clearly. Featuring the little star Margret entertaining some guests with her uncle.

Damn it! She was good… How did she do that?... Even in his past life, Victor didn’t see any positions like this…

Those were Victor’s thoughts when he was startled by Margret who suddenly opened the door and entered to see Victor bleeding from his nose.

“Are you watching some good ‘Drama’?” She asked with a chuckle as he quickly closed his phone.

“The best…” He replied as he looked at her. She seemed a little better after taking a shower.

“Come sleep next to me… this young master is very tired today.” He said,

Margret didn’t refuse him, she didn’t even wear her pajamas as she slipped under the blanket before throwing her towel away, giving young master Victor some very exotic hug… It was as if he was the one acting as her hug pillow, not the other way around. He even had to start using a calming down technique to appease his youthful spirit.

Margret was really anxious tonight, and It took her 30 Minutes to fully sleep to Victor’s peaceful breathing rhythm. That’s when he opened his eyes. It was time for him to confirm his theory.

“What is your secret?”

“I….” The girl blushed then stood up and ran to Victor, wipering some words in his ear before returning to her seat with a deep blush… Why did she say that to him?

Victor opened his mouth in shock then chuckled, “Everyone has the right to have some perverted hobbies. He said taking out a bag of mushrooms. Then throwing them to her.

“I am sure those would be to your liking.” He said.