Chapter 112
Chapter 112 – Soul Transfer
When the light of sunrise entered through the window, I woke up comfortably… . . somewhere that I didn’t recognize at first .
I looked around the bed . Mind calming blue wallpaper adorned the wall . Lavish furnitures were set slightly away from the bed .
When turned my sight back to the bed I slept in, there was a huge black colored stuffed bear sitting in the back .
What’s the meaning of this? Why was I in this room? I wanted to consult this to Greed, but he’s nowhere to be found .
After finishing last night’s exchange with Mimir, I immediately went to sleep because I was tired . Could it be perhaps, I did a sleepwalk and unconsciously wandered to this room… . ?
Unable to think up anything, I sighed .
[Haa……ee!? This voice]
I had a female voice!? Moreover, it’s the voice that I’m familiar with already .
I looked down to check my body . I’m wearing a frilly white negligee . My eyes then fell on the bulge on my chest .
Have I become a woman!?
With the drowsiness already leaving my mind, I was once again shocked from hearing my own voice .
[No way……eeeeeeeeee!]
There’s no mistake . I wanted to quickly check my appearance on a mirror . But since it’s not originally my body, the way it moves was different and thus making it hard for me to even walk properly! Before I knew it, I was tumbling with my feet tangling to each other… . really . What the hell was going on!?
[I’m now Roxy!? Eeeeeee!!]
I involuntarily yelled after confirming my appearance .
[Eh! Eh! Eeeeee… . . ]
I walked around the room round and round, trying to calm myself down . But the feeling wouldn’t died down . In the end, I laid down on the carpeted floor . Overwhelmed .
[Kyah]
What the hell was going on…… . . hahahaha… . . this must be just a weird dream .
Ah, I actually hadn’t woken up yet, and was still dreaming .
I kept lying on the carpet, five minutes… . ten minutes……twenty minutes passed, and I still hadn’t woken up yet .
[It’s real! What now, what now]
As I was rolling on the floor, the door suddenly swung open . And the one standing on the doorway… . . was shocking to see . It was Fate Barbatos, still in his pajamas .
He approached me with an ugly expression on his face .
And just like that, he placed both of his hands on my shoulders .
[Kyah, I’m going to be assaulted by myself!]
[Calm down . You are Fate, aren’t you?]
[Nn? ……could it be, Roxy?]
[Yes]
AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaa . I was struck by an outburst of feeling that made me felt powerless .
Slowly calming myself down once more, both of us opened up to confirm what was actually happening .
[We’ve]
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[We have]
[ [ …… . switched bodies ] ]
Roxy who was in my appearance, got up . And then, offered me her hand .
[Now, get up . It’s not healthy to sleep on the floor . ]
I grabbed her hand and got up . Guided by Roxy, the two of us sat on the bedside .
As I slowly settled down, she began making assumptions on how this thing could have happened .
[Yesterday, I was still myself when I went to sleep . But when I woke up, I’ve become Fai . Turns out Fai like to thrash around while sleeping, eh? I woke up after falling from the bed . ]
[Ahahaha, I’m not a calm sleeper indeed . Leaving that aside, a similar thing happened to me too . ]
[U～n, is that so? Could it be perhaps, this had something to do with that mysterious magic diagram at the hobgoblin forest?]
[Yeah… . . most likely . That time I and Roxy were struck by that red light although for a short time . ]
Roxy came closer to me .
[You are right! The light was meant to switch our body to each other . But the effect did not appear immediately because Fai attacked and forced it stop midway . ]
[U～n, the switch was probably supposed to happen right at that place . ]
Me and Roxy……when I think about it, I got scared .
[I think that’s not the real aim . Maybe, they were trying to replace us with the goblins?]
[If so, then it’s even more dangerous . Fortunately I switched with Roxy . I can’t imagine if it’s with a goblin]
[I also feel fortunate that I switched with Fai . I really hate those goblins]
Ahahaha, we laughed at each other like that… . . but in any case, I had to find a way to switch back . I mean, I can’t be using Roxy’s body all the time .
That also applies to Roxy .
[I am a bit troubled by this sudden body switching . My heart is not prepared for this…]
[Me too… . ]
On the bedside, both of us fell into deep thought . This kind of thing, perhaps only that girl may know the solution .
Right . She’s working on the research facility at the military district . Only yesterday we delivered to her the data from our investigation for further analysis .
[Maybe, Raine might have a clue about that mysterious magic diagram, and this strange occurrence . Let’s go meet her immediately . ]
[Yes, let us go . But before that!]
Roxy grabbed my shoulder tightly .
[Eh, what!?]
[Please come here]
Saying so, he brought me to the front of a closet . She opened the closet door and extracted her holy knight uniform .
[Yes, we are ready . Please close your eyes . ]
[Close my eyes!?]
[That’s right! It will be embarrassing if you were to see my naked body . Just in case, let me just put a blindfold on you . ]
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She used a long cloth to cover my eyes . Only then she began to work .
First she took off the negligee from my body . Helping me changing into the holy knight uniform .
I was preoccupied with raising and moving my limbs accordingly . Once in a while, I unconsciously yelped when her hands touched my skin .
[Hyaaa!]
[Fai, please don’t make strange voice with my body . ]
[It’s because this body is more sensitive than my original body…]
[Moou, don’t say that!]
Perhaps because it’s winter, but her hands felt cold on my skin .
Whilst thinking about that, I yelped a couple more time . At last, after I was done changing clothes, the blindfold was taken off .
[This is somewhat… . . tiring . ]
[We are going to meet Raine, how dare you to show up just like this! It’s not over yet . Next, come over here . ]
This time around, she sat me down in front of the dressing table then proceeded to comb my hair . It actually felt pleasant .
[How nice]
[It is something we always do though . Being a girl is this hard . ]
[Is that so?]
[Yes it is, we are done now!]
I looked at the mirror, and the reflection of the usual Roxy stared back at me . Sharp and cool .
Placing my index finger and thumb under my chin, I tried to strike a cool face . Looks good .
However, Roxy immediately scolded me upon seeing my antics because she normally wouldn’t do such a thing .
[Well then, let us go to Fai’s abode next, I need to change clothes as… well… . ]
[Un, that’s… . . right… . . ]
When we were about to leave the bedroom, was that Aishsama peeking on the door!? She was looking at us with incredulous face .
She entered the room in a haste, just like that .
[Fate, Roxy……I don’t want to say much about the two of you, but seeing what happened here just now… . I think it’s better if you two stop doing it . There is that thing called rule and order . Suddenly barging in, pushing her down, then changing clothes while blindfolded . As your mother, I’m surprised to know that my daughter has such a hidden hobby!]
[Mother, it’s a misunderstanding!!]
Roxy jumped in and desperately tried to explain to Aishsama . But it was in vain, since she’s approaching Aishsama while still in my appearance . This instead upset Aishsama .
[Fate, you . . Where are you touching, aaaaa! What’s the matter!? Are you not satisfied with Roxy only and decided to go after me either… . I’m sorry, my dear husband…what are you trying to do to me!]
Dangerous, dangerous! The misunderstanding got even worse . At this rate, my credibility would fall sharply .
I somehow got in between the two of them, and tried to explain the circumstance . How when I woke up in the morning, I woke up in Roxy’s body . And how it probably have something to do with our investigation on hobgoblin forest . I explained patiently until Aishsama understood .
[So that’s why . Moou, that surprised me . I thought Fate was going to attack me because he wanted both the daughter and mother . It’s been a while, so I got a bit excited . ]
Aishsama laughed in a jest . At the very least, it’s good that the misunderstanding has been solved .
While I was still sighing in relief after the explaining, Aishsama suddenly hugged me, and not letting me go . Why me?
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[Aishsama, please stop for a moment]
[It’s the parent-child skinship . You see, we are parents and child even if only in body . Even if you don’t want to I still won’t stop . ]
[Kyaaaaa, help me . Don’t, you are touching my butt!]
Roxy was also annoyed at Aishsama’s antics . Especially since she just had to do it in this time of emergency . But apparently most of all, she didn’t want me to make weird expression while I’m still inside her body .
Roxy jumped at her mother once more, all of us ended up rolling on the bed .
[Mother, please do not play around in times like this . ]
[Stop, Fate . My heart still belongs to my husband . ]
[Gununu… . . mother . At the moment, I am in Fai’s body!]
[Aishsama, this is a bit too much . ]
The angry Roxy was in a mounting position over her mother’s body, while I was restless on the side, unable to think up anything to stop this .
Still on the bed, I sensed a gaze coming from the open door .
There, the eldest maid――Haru-san was looking at us through her glasses .
Aishsama and Roxy also noticed her presence, and looked back at her . Haru-san’s face turned pale, and she immediately bowed repeatedly .
[Pardon me . I didn’t know that you are in such a relationship… . I won’t tell anyone of what I saw just now . Excuse me!]
Haru-san’s expression turned bad as she escaped the scene . Aishsama’s face also looked bad .
And so, we promptly exited the room to chase after Haru-san who had already running towards the end of the hallway .
The misunderstanding with Haru-san was solved somehow, and we were now at the Barbatos mansion .
I was waiting at the entrance for Roxy to finish changing . I thought that there’s no need to use blindfold like how I did, since there is nothing for me to be ashamed of, so I just let her do everything herself .
When we left the Heart mansion, Aishsama offered to help Roxy changing clothes, insisting that it’s too much of a burden for Roxy . But since Roxy greatly opposed it, she backed down .
As for me, I felt that it’s far dangerous to entrust my body to Aishsama, since I had no idea what she’d do .
Aishsama even teasingly said, if we couldn’t return to our original body today, we’ll take a bath together with her later . Or so she said .
I just hoped that she’s not being serious . While thinking so, Roxy came down the stairs, already finished with changing clothes . Next to her were Aaron, Mimir, and Shara .
Apparently, the incident didn’t escape their notice, and they had recognized that the despite having the body, the contents weren’t really Fate . Aaron smiled and talked to me who was still in Roxy’s body .
[O Fate, it seems that you are involved in something weird once more . ]
[Yes, to think I’d switch bodies with Roxy . . ]
[This may proven to be bad, since you are using the body of a well known holy knight . No one else other than us here, and Aisha and Haru at the heart mansion, should know of this matter . Once you arrive at the military district, you should refrain from acting strange . Remember, you are currently Roxy Heart . ]
[I’ll be careful . ]
Aaron said all that because he’s worried of us, so I strengthened my resolve . Someone might catch the masculinity of my speech . It’ll be better if I don’t open my mouth as much as possible .
Shara came to my side anxiously .
[Fate-sama… . ]
[It’ll be alright! I’ll be back soon . Until then, I leave the mansion to you . ]
[Yes, I’ll do my best!]
Nodding her head, Shara showed a relieved smile .
After Mimir talked to Roxy for a while, she then bowed to me before retreating back to the kitchen .
[Well then, I’m going . ]
With Aaron and Shara seeing us off, we began to stride towards the military district . Along the way, I asked Roxy about the short conversation she had with Mimir, in which she responded with a smile .
[Mimir is not being honest, isn’t she? I think she’s worried . She asked me take care of Fate-sama . ]
[I see… . . So Mimir did that… . ]
There was always some sort of distance between me and Mimir before, but this somewhat shortened it down in my heart .
For her who must feed during the full moon, I am by all means a necessary existence for her… . . reminded of this aspect, I was slightly relieved after hearing that from Roxy .
Going north along the holy knights residence area, the gate leading to the military district is finally on sight . The gate is dedicated for Holy Knight’s use, so not many people passed through there .
When the gateguards noticed us from afar, they immediately unlocked and opened the gate . Me and Roxy were from the Five Great Families after all, so the soldiers had already memorized our faces .
As Aaron said, I must not undermine Roxy’s integrity as a famous figure . Thus when we passed the gate, I took time to greet the soldiers in a friendly manner, like Roxy always do .
At that point, their eyes turned into heart symbol and their countenance became mellow . What a power… . nothing less from Seyfat Kingdom’s goddess .
While seeing the response, I glanced at Roxy who was walking behind me .
She greeted the soldiers with a big smile as she usually do, except that she’s still in my appearance .
[Everyone, please do your best as per usual!]
Of course, since she’s still inside my body, the soldiers were looking at her with questionable look .
I’ll let Roxy know later .
[Let us go!]
[What is wrong?]
[You are not Roxy at the moment, you are me . ]
[Ah, right . Now that you mention it, I almost forgot . I am Fate Barbatos at the moment . ]
That said, Roxy tried hard to act like me . It’s a bit awkward, but passable . Especially if compared to before .
Thinking that she’s been doing well, she said .
[How about it? Very close resemble isn’t it? I have always watched Fai . You always walk like this]
[That’s not how I always walk . ]
[So this is how it feels like to have this]
[EEeeeee]
I thought that she was being serious, but Roxy’s face said it all, she’s just teasing me .
I was tricked, once again . But I didn’t feel bad, it made me feel happy instead .
There’s not much anxiety despite the fact that we’ve switched body . Perhaps, I could keep my calm because I switched with Roxy .
As we moved on while talking to each other, the lab where Raine was staying in became visible . I just hope that Raine had some good information to offer . Otherwise, if I returned home still in Roxy’s appearance, Aishsama would surely force me to take a bath with her . That would be absolutely outrageous…