Chapter 359: Change Of Plans

’Tsk, I’ll say it again, what a crappy night. Life is really unfair.’

’That’s true, although it was his luck, since he was looking for information and found a hot Lily.’

’It really was a surprise and we finally told him my secret… but damn, that doesn’t change the fact that he’s enjoying himself now, and I’m here taking a man I just seduced to a hotel, damn it!’

’It was our bad luck. I was also thinking of dragging Alice into the bathroom and not putting up a barrier just to annoy her, and then I would sneak into Elena’s bed and… haah~.’

’The only reason I not going on strike is because he doesn’t know what’s coming.’

’Yeah, let him enjoy it while he can! He doesn’t have much time left.’

Yes, that relieved me a little, but even so, it didn’t change the fact that I was in a situation straight out of my worst nightmares. But sometimes a man (woman) has to do what they have to do, for the greater good.

And with that mindset, I carried the man leaning on my shoulder, who was very drunk, to the hotel. .

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~A few hours ago~

“Damn it, what is this? Why me? Where did my passionate night go? What the hell is this crap?”

I was really frustrated. I was excited about the group action with Lily.

But once I went to get the information, I realized that there really wasn’t much time left; my brother would be leaving on the expedition the next morning.

That didn’t give me much time, and I had to act fast.

’This is for my family.’

I repeated to myself, and in a feminine appearance, wearing a dress that showed a lot of skin, I approached a lonely man in the corner of that lively bar.

“Hey, handsome, why so lonely?”

’Self-suggestion, self-suggestion, imagine he a pretty girl.’

“M-me?”

“Do you see anyone else handsome around here?”

“Y-yes, that one over there, that other one… hmm, that one too.”

“Hahaha, not only handsome, but funny too! You know, I’m liking you more and more.”

“R-really?… I-I don’t have any money.”

“Hehehe, why would I want your money? Are you silly? Hey, waiter, I heard there’s a high-class liquor here called spiritual essence; bring me some of that.”

“N-no, I said… I don’t have much money.”

“You’re misunderstanding me. I didn’t come here to get free drinks from you—I’m buying. After all, it felt like love at first sight. I don’t even know what it was, but something about your plain face caught me.”

“R-really?”

“Yes. Why don’t you tell me a little about yourself? That way, when tonight is over, maybe something more special than just love at first sight will be born.”

“Y-yes, I’m a…”

He was pushy, but it worked. Now I had to get as much information about him as possible, and there was no better way than drinking.

I wasn’t in my original appearance because, although it sounds bad to say, if someone as beautiful and high-status as me approached someone as simple as him, it would be very suspicious.

In fact, even though I’m not that pretty now, he seemed a little suspicious about why I had approached him, although he calmed down when he found out I didn’t want his money.

I listened patiently to his story while staring at him intently; he seemed embarrassed, and as he spoke, his eyes wandered everywhere except toward me. Obviously, his experience with women is almost nil; he was excellent prey.

“I see, so everyone here is your comrade. Tomorrow you’re going on an expedition, but why are you here alone? Why don’t you go with them? Look, things are lively over there.”

“I… I’m not very good with crowds.”

“Oh, what a coincidence, neither am I. Well, we have more and more in common; I feel more and more that fate is at work here. But you’re single, right? Well, you’re so… interesting? I wouldn’t mind sharing you or fighting for your love.”

“Hehehue, no, I’m single, and I swore I would only give my love to one person, hehue. Yes, I’m very available.”

’Tsk, what a disgusting laugh.’

I really regret the fate that brought me here. Rather, things were so exciting in the rest of the bar that I wanted to go join them, they seemed like good people to have a good party with.

This was, in fact, a pre-expedition party. They were all part of one of the two factions that would be going with my brother on the expedition, they came from other kingdoms; they were all first generation.

It was lucky—and unlucky—that the expedition was tomorrow, as I wasn’t late. Even so, with little time left, my options were limited, and now I had to, for the greater good, seduce this guy, whom I had no idea who he was until I saw his profile in the information Lily gave me.

I was observing his face in detail while pretending to be captivated: expressions, reactions, and his story.

I had to gain his complete trust and needed to get to know him in depth in order to join the expedition.

And the drunker, the better. The drinks kept coming, and he and I drank. I drank little.

Finally, when I realized that he really didn’t have any friends and was a total loner, I was more than sure that my plan would work, although I still had to do one final check.

When he reached the point where his mind seemed completely unclear, I thought it was time to act…

“Handsome, don’t you think this place is too noisy? You know, there’s a hotel nearby. Why don’t we talk some more there? You know what I mean, right?”

“Huh? Yeshh…”

I don’t think he understood, but the important thing is that he said yes. He was drunk, but still conscious, so I got up, took his hand, and dragged him out of the bar, trying not to attract attention.

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Bang!

’This bastard!’

He fell down in the middle of the road, and I had no choice but to pick him up and carry him over my shoulder. Still, I stubbornly made my way to the hotel.

The older woman who was minding the entrance looked at the man and then at me. She seemed not to understand what was going on, as if my situation was the opposite of normal.

’Damn it! I’m not even that pretty. What’s the problem?’

“My friend made a reservation for a large room. Her name was Auphi.”

“Ah… yes, that’s right. It’s door number 12; your two friends are already there.”

“Okay, thank you.”

I’m going to ignore the fact that when I said that, the woman’s eyes seemed to sparkle and she looked even more doubtfully at the man I was carrying, as if wondering what kind of male god he was for a beautiful woman to take him to the room where two others were waiting.

’I hope this is the last time I do something like this.’

When I arrived in front of the room, I looked both ways and saw no one, so I undid my metamorphosis and immediately entered.

There were two people there… well, one; since Number 1 was one.

“Ugh, really, what did I get myself into?”

It was Aurora, who, upon seeing me arrive with a man in tow, began to doubt the situation.

Number 1 had a hard time convincing her to come.

I took the man to the bed…

“Let’s see how well this goes.”

I think it’s going to be a long night, but I’ll make sure to get everything out of that man.

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’Strike! I’m on strike!’

’Huehue, it’s karma time, how about that? Besides, you can’t, you’re the real one.’

’The world is fair and maintains balance, plus you’re the real one.’

’Damn you! Karma doesn’t affect us. So what if I’m the real one? I have human rights too. You guys are resentful about last night, but it was just one night, and who knows how long I’ll be here.’

’Go back if you want, it’s not our problem.’

’Well, obviously we won’t. Besides, what’s the point of complaining to yourself?’

’…’

yeah, this isn’t productive… lately I’ve been calling myself a bastard a lot, and it’s true that it’s just complaining to myself but I still feel like I had to do it.

I was distracted by Lily and didn’t realize what was going on.

And surprisingly, in the morning I was on my way to an expedition. I was surprised that it was the very next day. Luckily, they had already made the arrangements, but I complain because I didn’t have time to mentally prepare myself.

I really don’t know how long this will last. From my experience, it could be just a few days or even more than a month. If it’s the latter, I might go crazy being away from girls for so long.

but at least I thought that since they stayed I can enter the doppelgangers whenever I want, and see them but….

’Ugh! It’s better to abstain, or the tragedy will repeat itself.’

If I’m the one who’s isolated now, at least I’m learning from my mistakes. And even though it hurts not to see the girls for so long, I’ll ignore that side of me completely and focus here. After all, I can’t exploit this body.

Now I was riding on a flying ship belonging to my brother. I looked like David, the guy I seduced last night. I was in a corner, calm, pretending to use my breath with a don’t-come-near-me vibe.

Anyway, with how lonely he is, I doubt anyone will approach him; that’s why I chose him. I was thinking about how to proceed from here on out. The situation is no longer as simple as I thought.

After receiving the information about the location of the expedition, I realized it was a place I had in my memories, and connecting the dots, I began to understand what would probably happen to him.

I realized that, contrary to what I originally thought, my brother’s incident did have something to do with me, or rather my alternate self, only he never knew it.

Now I had three goals, and one was very important, as it was the first step in ending this continental battle.

At least for me, my time of relaxation and tranquillity had come to an end.

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