Just like the last time, something was happening in that small cabin that Jonas didn’t want William to know about.

‘What’s going on there? I have to find out!’

William was growing curious, and as much as he wanted to go check it out, he didn’t.

The mansion’s hallways were still being watched—especially the rooms where the slaves were—so going there was almost impossible.

What he could do was jump out the window and venture over, but he decided to wait.

In the end, William went to his bed, lay down, and tried to rest.

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The next morning, things happened the same way. He ate something in the morning and headed to the mine to work.

However, two things changed. The first was that Wendy wasn’t there to have breakfast with them, which was strange.

The second was that William was starting to socialize more with the other miners, especially 03, who was closer to William.

As soon as they entered the mine, 03 said, “What do you think about trying to come up with a plan to escape? Do you have any idea how we can remove this seal that’s blocking our mana?”

“No idea, but we can definitely think of something. There has to be a way out of here,” William replied.

The other two slaves weren’t too keen on the plan. “Do you really think we can escape? It’s impossible! They paid a lot to buy us, and they’ll never give us a chance to leave. Accepting that sooner will be better for you.”

William wasn’t surprised when he heard that. Just by looking at their faces, he could tell they had lost hope of escaping. However, all William needed to do was give them hope.

If they realized there was a chance to escape, well, then they’d want to try and work together to find a way out of that place.

“03, do you know anything about that cabin in the back? I noticed some lights there at night,” William asked.

“Ah, yeah, I’ve noticed it too. I’ve always been curious about it, but I’ve never been able to go check it out, and now I’ve kind of forgotten about it. You’ll forget about it too soon enough,” 03 said, patting William on the back. “Let’s get to work, 04. We’ve got a lot of mana stones to collect.”

Each of them went to a different part of the mine. William went to the back, just like he had the day before, and started working.

He collected the stones while his mind was also focused on the demonic sword.

Victoria was sleeping. Her father was too. It was still early in the morning.

William observed the surroundings using his enhanced senses and noticed that the house was quite large, but only two people lived there—Victoria and her father.

And as much as he wanted to explore the place, it was impossible since he couldn’t move.

‘I think it’s time to start exerting my influence…’ he thought.

He decided to take advantage of Victoria’s sleep to begin influencing her. Although it was risky to act so quickly, William felt it was better to act now rather than waste time.

Using his demonic energy—which wasn’t completely sealed since the seal only affected his mana—William managed to enter Victoria’s mind while she was sleeping!

He entered her dreams! In the dream, William appeared in his “normal” form, but he wore ancient clothing, and at his waist was his Asura sword and a small bamboo flask containing alcohol.

In her dream, Victoria was at the battle academy she was about to attend, and everyone there was impressed with her power!

The students praised her and treated her well, and the teachers constantly said she was the best student they had ever had.

‘It seems like everyone wants power to feel this way, huh? I guess there’s nothing wrong with that,’ William thought.

He walked around the school, and it didn’t take long for Victoria to notice his presence. When she saw the sword at his waist, she said, “Oh my god, am I now dreaming about a handsome warrior who uses my sword?”

She thought this was just part of her dream—normal for dreams—but it wasn’t quite like that.

William approached her and said, “What an interesting dream you’re having. Is this what you’re looking for at the battle academy? Flattery and a handsome prince?”

Victoria knew she was dreaming, and what William said was strange to her.

“Is my mind playing tricks on me now? I know you’re just a product of my imagination,” she said.

“Am I? Or maybe your father bought a sword that contains a piece of my soul, gave it to you, and now I’ve come to talk to you in your dreams. Ever thought of that?” William replied.

Victoria looked at him with a startled expression. “I’d never think of something like that, but it must just be part of my dream.”

Despite William’s influence, she was the one controlling the dream as she saw fit, so with just a thought, William was expelled from her dream.

But when Victoria finally woke up and went to the living room where the sword was, she looked at it and began to reflect.

“Was that real?”

She picked up the sword and started examining it, noticing that it did indeed look ancient and had a different aura.

At that moment, her father also woke up. “Good morning, my beautiful daughter. Already thinking about training? Please eat something first.”

Victoria placed the sword back on its stand. “I’ll train later. What are we having for breakfast?”

“Whatever you want,” her father said with a smile.

The two prepared breakfast together. William felt a bit envious of Victoria. She still had her family with her. As for him? Well, he had lost his family and was now in a completely different world.

Around 9 a.m., she took the sword and went to train. William thought she would train with the dummies in her backyard, but Victoria left and ventured into the forest.

She went to a small stream near her home. There, she placed the sword on a rock, knelt in front of it, and said, “Was what happened in my dream true? Are you an ancient artifact with a soul?”

William was surprised!

‘Most people would be scared, but she’s willing to find out more. Is it because she’s thirsty for power?’

This seemed like the perfect moment to try talking to her. Things were happening faster than William had expected.

He concentrated and then sent her a mental message. It was extremely difficult to do.

The two didn’t have a strong connection, and Victoria didn’t have any demonic lineage to easily use his energy.

In other words, it was simply very hard to send a message. He had to think of something simple to say, something that could help in some way.

“Yes, what happened in the dream was real. However, I can’t speak often or at length, but know that I’m here to help you and make you stronger.”

Victoria took a few steps back and almost fell into the stream. “I can’t believe it, the sword really talks! What do I do? What do I do?”

This was the first time something like this had happened to her. And from what she knew, artifacts that could do something like this were incredibly rare and powerful.

“Did I finally hit the jackpot? I think this will help me a lot at the battle academy!”

This made her even more excited to practice. She decided to practice on some dead logs nearby.

William once again took the opportunity to demonstrate a bit of the power he could channel through the sword. He used the black flames that enveloped the sword as she struck the log!

This greatly increased the power of the attack, and the log burned to ashes in seconds.

“The sword even has special attacks!”

Victoria was thrilled and wanted to tell her father about it, but William spoke to her again.

“This has to be kept a secret,” he said. “Many people might want to use me, and I only accept those I find worthy. Your father can’t know.”

She and her father had always been very close, and Victoria began to feel bad about keeping secrets, but she could already imagine that telling him might not be a good idea.

There was a chance her father would think the sword was dangerous and worth much more than he had paid, meaning he might want to take it and sell it.

He was a merchant who thought a lot about money, so that was something he might do.

Victoria didn’t want that. She wanted to use her new magical sword to become important at the battle academy she was about to attend.

“Alright, I’ll keep it a secret. What else can you do to make me stronger?” she asked.

William didn’t respond because he couldn’t send mental messages frequently, but he was already thinking of ways to use Victoria to his advantage and, perhaps, save his real body.

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