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“Welcome to the world Banica…”

“Jeremy. His name is Jeremy.”

“Lady Banica!”

“Don’t disappoint me, Jeremy.”

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Fufufu. This new world… I shall eat it all.

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A boy around 7 years old with black hair and blue eyes sat idly as he looks out of his window, bored. The food is this place are great but it gets boring over time and he hasn’t able to eat some of his favorite meal ever since he was reincarnated into this world.

The boy name is Jeremy Agriche and he’s the reincarnation of the Evil Food Eater Bacina Conchita. He could anything he wants as long it doesn’t displease his father. Frankly Jeremy sometimes has to resist to eat the man himself but right now he is playing the role of a childish touches starve son who would pounce at the slightest affection. It quite the amusement to see how unware they are.

A sound of the door creaking pulls his attention away from the window as an older servant that serve his mother walk in. Jeremy raised an eyebrow at her, looking bored as ever.

“What are you doing here?” Jeremy spat out childishly.

The servant stays passive as she already used to most of his childish remark and such. “Mistress has hired two new servants for you, young master.”

“ah?” Jeremy let out a sound, stunned at the fact his mother would gave him a new servant let alone two after he murdered his previous one. His mother claimed the way he killed them is not up to her standard so he will not be given a new servant until he passed the monthly exam.

The older servant opens the door behind her to show two familiar blonde hair blue eyes twin. Jeremy eyes widen as his eyes lock with the new servants, his new servants smile at him as they walk into the room.

“They are the new servants your mother assign. Do by your mother request, if you are to kill them, make it interesting.” The older servant told him before bowing. “That’s all.”

And with that the older servant left and close the door behind her, leaving Jeremy and his newly twin servants.

Jeremy swallowed uncharacteristic nervously. “Arte… Pollo… is that you?”

“Of course we are, lady Banica!” the twin exclaims.

“Perfect! Now I can finally eat my favorite dishes!” Jeremy sigh in content as he put his hand on his cheek.

“Aaahhh?!” the twin yelled out.

“Are they not obeying you, lady Banica?” Pollo asked.

“We should punish them!” Arte said with a sadistic smile as Pollo nodded also smiling like her.

Jeremy shake his head. “No, I didn’t order them to do anything.”. Jeremy sigh as he tilts his head slightly, “I can’t order most servant if it’s not the one in this part of the manor and mother pretty much forbidden me.”

Arte and Pollo both have a bitter look on the face, they obviously offended and angry on Jeremy behalf.

“That bitch! We should kill her for what she done to you, lady Banica!” Arte exclaims.

“Call me Jeremy now Arte” Jeremy told the twins. The twins nodded before Pollo asked Jeremy “Master Jeremy but it seem like everyone here are okay with killing and many crimes. Why would your mother be…” Pollo trailed off as he tried to found the perfect word. “…strict with you?”

“huh, that’s overly smart for a dimwit like you” Arte snorted.

“Huh?” Pollo let out a confuse noise at Arte statement.

“Nevermind that” Jeremy wave them off before continuing “I want to kill my mother since I’m younger but I’m not allow in the kitchen and if I did kill her, I can’t cook her due of it not being allow in the kitchen.”

“That’s a stupid rule! How could them not let master Jeremy cook!” Arte blurted out.

“But that’s okay for now.” Jeremy walk closer to them. “With you two here, I could finally kill her and eat my favorite dish.”

Arte and Pollo let out a maniacal smile, their eyes shine with malice as they heard Jeremy.

“Here’s what you gonna do…”

Natashi enters her bedroom after leaving the tea party that Maria hosted. Maria new doll that she presented was quite a delight. Natashi jump slightly as she notices her son, Jeremy sitting at the edge of her bed.

“Tch, what are you doing here child?” Natashi glared at Jeremy, her blue eyes slightly glow under her hats. “Have I not told you that you are not to enter my room without my permission?”

Surprisingly for her, Jeremy neither shot her a remark nor did he show a single emotion on his face. In fact, he didn’t even flinch at her venomous tone.

“I want to say thank you for the new servants.” Jeremy said with surprisingly no childishness.

Natashi eyes narrow down at Jeremy feeling something is off. Her son is smiling yet she feels uneasy. Jeremy smile in polite way and that’s not how he usually smiles. His smile always been childish but yet this smile only holds a hint of playfulness. His eyes are closed but it feels like he’s watching her.

“Oh?” Natashi said as she prepares to take out her knife in her sleeve if necessary. Jeremy never been interested in any servant that had serve him before nor has he ever thank her for one. “How so?”

Jeremy open his eyes to reveal his blue eyes that’s are identical with hers and his slit pupil that’s from his father. He spread his arm out to the side and said “Because they agreed to help me to kill you.”

Natashi immediately pull out her knife as soon the word left Jeremy mouth but before she could do anything, she was push to the floor and was restrain by two people. Her head is held down but is angle in a way that she could see her attacker. She glared at them as she tried to move one of her hand that hold her knife but it was easily taken by the female servant, Arte who is holding Natashi hands down to her back with only one of her hands.

The holds on Natashi head is now gone due Arte now holding Natashi knife, “hehehe… Trying to attack master ey… hehehe how foolish of you…”

“Let go of me this instant!” Natashi command and instead of following her command, Arte passed the knife to Pollo who is holding down Natashi legs. Pollo the release his hold on one of her legs and move to hold both of her legs with one hand, but it’s still as firm as if he was still holding it with both of his hand.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!”

Natashi let out screams of pain as Pollo stabs her leg repeatedly with no mercy before moving to her other leg as he and Arte now shared a maniacal expression. This time instead of stabbing, Pollo slowly slash her other legs as Arte cheer him on.

Tears start to slip out of her eyes as she averted her gaze to Jeremy who’s not even trying to stop his servants, just watching her. Shiver went up her spine and cold sweats appear on her forehead as she feels Arte finger caressing her fingers while her brother keep slashing her legs. Unknown to her, The knife now has been contaminate with a slow effect poison that would creep upon her before the pain from the poison would begin.

“Gah!” Natashi groan in pain as Arte start to break her fingers. Natashi pant heavily as she lay face up on the floor, Arte and Pollo have gotten up from her but she can’t offer to walk like this, the pain she is feeling is… Unbearable.

As she lay there, veins start to pop out, pulsing purple and blue. Her eyes have gone bloodshot due the poison. Natashi could only watch hopeless as Jeremy walk closer to her.

Natashi weakly try to push herself away from Jeremy only of cried out of pain due using her broken fingers. She need to get away from him! If the twin servant does all of this for and by his command then who know what will he, himself would do to her.

Jeremy sat down near her before he drags his mother up close to him. Natashi weak body could only lean on the seven years’ old as the boy keep on smiling at her with the same god damn smile…!

“Mother… Do you want to have dinner with me?” Jeremy suddenly asked his mother rather calmly, his eyes glint dangerously.

“Of course…!” Natashi answered, hoping her answer would stop or even delay her death.

“I’m glad.” Jeremy bring his head down closer to Natashi shoulder like he would be nuzzling against her, her heart beat faster in relief before it was cut short as Jeremy suddenly took a large chuck of Natashi shoulder.

Natashi scream out in pain, blood splatter on both of them as Jeremy happily chew and eat the meat chuck of his mother. She looks at Jeremy with horror in her eyes only to see his eyes are full of hunger.

Arte and Pollo watch happily as they watch their master enjoying the meat with excitement. Jeremy soon finished the meat as he sighs in content, “Ah~ I miss this taste.”

Hearing this, Natashi body went cold as she tried to make a run for it to the door only to fail due the blood loss and poison finally kicking in. Her vision blurs as black spot also appears in her vision. All that she could hear is static before her vision and consciousness went black.

When she wakes up, she is on a table bound by ropes. She tried to scream but no voices came out. She saw a shine and before she knows it, her arm is butcher off of her with a butcher knife. Soon enough her limps are all cut off, she could only watch in despair and hopelessness before she was put in the oven, her consciousness blacking out once again.

Her blood bubble as her skins sizzler, slowly and agonizing Natashi died a long painful death.

Arte garnish the dish as Pollo set some of the ready dishes into tray trolley after coming back from setting the dining table in their master room.

“This’s going to be master first meal with a human meat. I hope he would like it.” Pollo comment.

“Of course he will! After all I’m the one who cook it.” Arte roll her eyes at Pollo comment.

After they finish everything, Arte and Pollo brought the tray trolley of foods to Jeremy room, avoiding any guards and servants per Jeremy command. Their master had told them he’s acting right now and for them to play along with this act.

They soon arrive to the room, inside the room are now a large dining table with three chairs with Jeremy currently sitting in the middle one, the blood that on him from before is now gone. They quickly set all the food up and toke off the cover to reveal newly made meal. Right in front of Jeremy are the head of a dark blue hair woman with dull blue eyes.

Arte and Pollo take a seat next to both of Jeremy sides with their own set of dish. Jeremy lick his lips in participation and start eating the head in front of him with glee. At the act, Arte and Pollo soon follow him and also start eating.

What a great way to eat one of his long waited favorite meal.

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Jeremy grins wildly as he leaves his father's office. His grins cause some staff to stir away from his paths as he walks to his room. He is getting his first toy, which means he can eat his toy as much as he can and nobody will care nor will they question such disappearing or death of the person.

Now that he is in a different world, it means there will be differences from his original world. For example, there are genuine demonic species here unlike in his original world. He can’t wait to try it. His power also works in this world so he can explore the cuisine here as much as he wants.

The only problem he can find is that poisons have some effect on him due he needs to consume poisons to not have an effect on his body but yet again his body heals anything that the poisons cause harm in his body.

Jeremy walks to his room as his servant, Arte and Pollo appear to his aid.

“Why such expressions master Jeremy?” Pollo asked with Arte nodding beside him.

“Oh Arte and Pollo!” Jeremy calmly exclaimed. “I finally got a toy that we can use to search for new flavors.”

“That’s great master Jeremy!” Arte smiled at him.

“What should we do?” Pollo continued, asking how they should make the food much more flavorful.

Jeremy answered almost immediately. “Since I want something new, I was thinking to we can start by injecting some low poison into them for about.... hmm… a week and then we can cut them into pieces before marinate them with vinegar and citrus juice and don’t forget to seasons them with oregano, rosemary, sage, garlic and paprika.”

“Got it master Jeremy!” Arte and Pollo nodded. “When should we-” “-Start preparing the ingredient?”

“Well I will be getting my toys tomorrow, so better prepare them today.” Jeremy answers them as he claps his hand slightly in a ‘chop chop’ way.

“Of course master Jeremy.” The twins said in unison as they bow to Jeremy before leaving the room, leaving Jeremy alone with his thoughts.

Jeremy glances outside and sighs a bit before choosing to drink some of the poison he has in his room. Since the Agriche children are to consume poison to build an immunity to it, it will be perfectly fine if someone stumbles upon him drinking poison but it’s not like he needed to.

He just did it because some poisons in this world have a lot of different flavors that he can’t help but to take a liking for some of it.

The poison he is drinking right now tastes like a combination of Nasturtium blossoms and Greeonian Plateau Rose. As he drinks this he could almost feel his inside burn as his body continues to heal himself instantly.

Jeremy can’t help but to sigh a bit at the reminder of his healing ability, now he has to restrain himself just to not look suspicious. In a family like Agriche, you wouldn’t guarantee to able live in this household without a single scar. Seeing his ability will also heal the scar leaving none left, he has to restrict his healing as much as he can when around other and made sure he doesn’t get injure anywhere visible.

But he can’t help but to smile at the thought of how delicious his toy will taste even if he has to wait for about a week.

Jeremy thought about a previous conversion he had with the twins before about the other. His other servants are here in this world, they all travel here to get him. Too bad the Neo Black Box has been damaged and Seth is still working on it. They all are far away from Jeremy's location, only able to locate him due the twins' connection with him.

The twins get hired because they were out there killing in the forest near the Agriche territory heading to where he’s at. Getting hired just makes it easier.

“Master Jeremy! We're back!” the twins' voice broke his train of thought as he put down the bottle of poisons in his hand. Arte and Pollo have come back and brought him some food to snack on.

“Ah!” Jeremy let out a sound of satisfaction at the sight of it as the twins set it on his table. He walks to the table and quickly takes a seat, ready to eat his snack now.

Jeremy stands in front of the door to his new toy with Arte and Pollo behind him, ready to guard the door. He gives a smile at Arte and Pollo, who smile back at him before he enters the room and lord and behold. His new toy right there, all beaten up and chained. Their body is covered with bruises and cuts, their blood flesh as it continues to stick into their body.

His toy flinched at the sight of him, Huh…. It Looks like they remember him when his father first brings it to the manor. Jeremy walked closer to his toy as they tried to crawl away from him, failing due blood loss.

Jeremy crouches down near his toy, grabbing their legs very tightly. “Now, I can’t have you crawl away from me. It’s impolite.”

His toy screams to their gag as Jeremy snaps their right leg with ease. Tears start to form in his toy eyes as Jeremy continues to snap their other legs.

“There.” Jeremy simply let go of his toy legs and looked at his toy with a glint in his eyes. “I don’t have much plan today, so you are free for now.”

Jeremy stands up and walks toward the door but before he leaves he takes a glance at his toy, seeing their eyes are full of relief despite their broken legs. Jeremy smirks a bit before walking out.

He locks the door before continuing walking with Arte and Pollo right on his heels. “Arte, Pollo, I want you two to give my new toys some food to eat. Make sure they eat the food with meat that is infected by the Gula Disease.”

“Of course master Jeremy.”

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Jeremy hums happily, his sharp grin is proof of that as he pushes the food trolley into the toy room, well more accurate is a cell but does it really matter?

Arte and Pollo followed him closely since they would help him today. They all have some plan with his toy today, Jeremy also needs to make sure that his toy has gotten the Gula Disease.

The knights welcome Jeremy as they let him in. Arte and Pollo crackled behind him, staring unblinking at them while following him inside. The knights soon close the door and lock it, knowing that Jeremy has the main key to the room.

“Hello again.” Jeremy greeted. “I hope you enjoyed your meal last time. You must be starving.”

Jeremy could see the hunger in his toy expression, the desperation that is too familiar to him. Almost just like her mother.

“Well too bad. This food isn’t for you.” Jeremy continued, simply taking a knife off the trolley. His toy eyes widened with fear at the sight of the knife. “Your legs haven’t healed completely right?”

Pollo leaned in to look at the legs before exclaiming. “Nope! If it did, I’m pretty sure it won't heal right.”

“Yes. Yes, thank you Pollo.” Jeremy pated Pollo's head which Pollo greatly welcomed while his sister looked in slight envy at the head pet.

“Besides, It’s not like you, son of a bitch would need it anymore.” Arte said, pulling a butcher knife off the trolley. “So may as well get rid of it.”

Jeremy's smile curled up into a small smirk but to his toy, it’s full of malice. They tried to scramble away from Arte who started to approach them while Pollo set up a small kitchen.

“Guh-!” the toy choked as Arte pushed them to the ground with her hand around their throat and swiftly cut the leg right below the knee. “Hey Pollo, bandage him up. I need to prepare a meal for this dumb buffoon.”

“Okay~” Pollo agreed, already finished setting up the small kitchen. He pulls out a bandage off the trolley and walks toward Jeremy’s toy as the toy cries and screams out of pain.

“Hmm…” Jeremy hum as he sat down on one of the sit he had Arte and Pollo place last time they are here. “He’s quiet loud. Quiet him down, Pollo.”

“Okay, Master Jeremy!” Pollo exclaimed, putting bandages around the toy mouth before putting some on the toy butchered leg.

“I did tell you that the food on the trolly isn’t for you did I?” Jeremy kneeled down to his toy eye level. “But I didn’t say that you couldn’t eat it.”

Oh, how Jeremy could see how his toy eyes light up at the mention of food. The Gula disease really did a number on it.

Those lights soon died off when it saw its leg was the main ingredient for the meal. Muffled screams come from its bandaged mouth as it begins to struggle. It clearly doesn’t want to eat it itself but its stomach betrayed it by making a rumbling sound.

Jeremy chuckled in slight amusement before turning to Arte. “Arte, if you could, please make the meal as fast as you can. Our dear toy here is hungry.”

Jeremy then looked over to Pollo before shaking his head slightly. “Oh, Pollo. Don’t play with him. He will get tired and then even more hungry. So hungry there’s nothing else for me to eat.”

“What!?” Pollo exclaimed. “That cannot happen! I won’t allow it”

And so Pollo stopped toying with it and just restrained it, even though it would have bored him waiting for Arte to finish the meal for his master toy.

‘I’m done!” Arte announced, bringing the plate of food to Jeremy. Jeremy accepted it while his other hand rubbed Arte's head which she happily indulged.

Jeremy then walked over before kneeling down to his toy as Pollo removed the bandage around its mouth. “Say “Ah””

It’s tried to look away but can’t resist its hunger. It hasn't been eating for a while and despite knowing it's leg that is on the plate, it can’t help but salivate at the smell of fresh made food.

In the end, it eats the food. Despite knowing the ingredients of the food it can’t help but savor and enjoy the taste. The last time the toy ate was last week, yet with the Gula disease, it causes it appetites to become distorted, causing them to crave whatever was available, including inedible objects such as hay or silverware.

Jeremy had decided to make his toy get the disease by food despite being able to make an airborne version of it due not wanting suspicions fallen on him. He can’t risk getting the disease spread to any of the Agriche. There is a cure in his last life but since this is the first case of the Gula disease, he doubts anyone will be able to find the cure for it by the time he’s done.

The closest who can potentially heal people from this disease are the Blue Pedelian but then again as far as he knew they can only heal the wounds inflicted on them or others but Arte and Pollo had mentioned before when they were out that the Blue Pedelian could even heal poisons.

Jeremy fed the last bit of the meal to his toy before asking. “Did you enjoy it?”

It didn’t answer, it’s head bowed down like it’s horrified of its own action. It acts on impulse, it’s so hungry that it can’t help itself. It just ate but yet… It still feels hungry.

“Hey!” Arte exclaimed. “Our master asked you questions!”

“You should be grateful that our master even fed you.” Pollo stated angrily.

Trembling, it answered with. “…I… I appreciate… the food…”

Jeremy smiled at it. “I hope you do. After all, I will be so busy with my studies that I won’t have much time feeding you.”

Its eyes widen at the implication that Jeremy is making. Its head snaps back up to Jeremy, its eyes filled with horror and desperation. “I…”

“You survive not eating for a week, I’m sure you can survive another or even more.” Jeremy continued not caring much about his toy reaction.

“Please…” the sound coming from it is weak yet full of desperation. “Just today…please…”

Jeremy hums in a fake, thoughtful way. “I mean I could. The twins did mention before that you had been good so maybe I would allow you to feast today BUT only for today.”

Its eyes light up; it didn’t care that it couldn’t eat for another week if it could satisfy its hunger.

“Arte, Pollo, just feed him my portion of the food today until it’s full and leave some leftovers, bring it to my room.” Jeremy commanded, giving the room key to Arte as both her and Pollo nodded at the command.

Jeremy leaves the room as Arte locks the door behind him. The guards are no longer guarding the doors which doesn’t change much but Jeremy happily went to the kitchen to request some snacks until Arte and Pollo are done with their agenda.

Jeremy went back to his room after requesting some snacks. Upon entering, Jeremy noticed a letter on his desk. Raising an eyebrow, Jeremy opens the letter as he immediately identifies the sender of it. It is the third wife of the house, Maria Agriche.

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Jeremy dressed himself with the clothes the twins had picked for him. It suits his current body, too bad red doesn’t match him like when he was Banica but blue isn’t too bad. Jeremy would be glad to say that he matches with his dear, Carlos. Oh! How he wonders what his reaction would be toward him. No one beside the twin has seen the current him but he knows that Carlos would always love him no matter what, even if he is now a male.

Looking over the mirror, Jeremy looked over his appearance. He needs to make a good first impression after all. Not that it will be hard, He was a Duke after all.

Jeremy smiled, satisfied with his appearance and walked out of his bedroom with the twins on toes. They went to a glass greenhouse in the center of the mansion where the Tea Party is hosted by Maria as he is going in place of his mother.

Jeremy enters the Garden where he is cheerfully greeted by Maria herself. “Jeremy! Welcome, take a seat.”

“Thanks for the invitation.” Jeremy takes a seat, looking around at the people who are in the Tea Party. Most of them are probably Wives or Concubines of his father with only a few children attending, the most noticeable are a girl with a hood. That girl is the only one out of everyone here who has magic excluding him and his servants. Not that she can even notice that, after all, his and the Twin magic is foreign from this world.

“Call me Aunt.”

“Hm?” Jeremy turned to Maria, faces full of questions. Maria laughed gleefully at Jeremy's cute expression. “Call me Aunt, Jeremy!”

“I don’t think that I should, Madam.” Jeremy replied, faking a twitch in his face. Maria cheerfully shook her head as she said. “No sense! Natashi is a close friend of mine! Speaking about Natashi, how is she?”

Jeremy could hear people talking in the background even a blond hair woman sighing in relief. Maybe because Maria focuses on him. From the information that Pollo gathers, Jeremy is the only one who hasn’t attended any of Maria Tea Party.

“I'm afraid I haven't seen my mother at all. The last time I saw her was when she left to attend Aunt Maria's Last Tea Party.”

“Oh? How strange. I was hoping to show Natashi my dolls…”

Talks about Natashi started to spiral around the Tea Party as Maria continued to nonchalantly talk to Jeremy. However, Jeremy's attention is on the few pastries in front of Maria. He realized immediately It’s made with human meat, his favorite kind of food. It seems like he’s not the only cannibal in this household. Jeremy sniffs the air as he fully turns his head to the direction of the pastries instead of just his eyes, tilting his head slightly.

Maria noticed this of course and blighted at the thought of sharing the taste of human flesh with someone other than her fellow wives. “Ah! Are you interested in some? Since you are new, I would gladly give you some to try.”

Jeremy fakes a hesitation, showing a sign of weakness that his siblings could exploit. God they are so easy to fool. “...what's inside of it? I smell something foul…”

“Hahaha!” Maria waved Jeremy's concern off as she picked a plate of pastry and presented it to Jeremy, waiting for him to accept it. “I wouldn’t call it foul but you are the first person to realize that there is something special in the pastry!”

“Then… what’s inside of it?” Jeremy asked, as the talking around them quieted down a bit, seemingly wanting to know what is inside Maria pastries. After all, Maria only shares those pastries to a few wives and not only that, these pastries are handmade by Maria herself.

“How about you try it first and then I'll tell you!” Maria puts the pastry down in front of Jeremy, seeing that he has no intention to take it from her, rather excitedly. “It could be our little secret.”

Seeing that Maria had no indication of telling everyone in the Tea Party the special ingredient to the pastry, they turned to talk among themselves.

Jeremy looks at the pastry with some fake nervousness before seemingly steeling himself to eat it. He picks up a fork and cuts through the cake like pastry and eats it. It’s so good! Almost as good as Arte cooking but he can’t show he enjoys it. He needs to pretend. “There’s meat in it… but… it doesn’t taste like the one I had before….”

Maria leaned in to whisper into Jeremy's ear. “Of course, It’s made of Human Flesh.”

To everyone else, Jeremy's eyes widened in horror and surprise as one of hand intrinsically went to his mouth and the other grabbed a knife. But it seems like he is resisting himself from attacking Maria.

“I heard you will have a teacher soon?” Maria abruptly said, changing the topic so quickly it almost gave Jeremy whiplash. She watches as Jeremy nodded as he turned his eyes from her. His hand is already moving away from his mouth yet his other hand is still on the knife. “I hope you will stay long but if you die then I guess I could just make you into one of my dolls, you are just delightful!”

“Doll?”

“Oh right. You never see them. No worries, the others and I have our toy ready, well doll in my case.” Maria gestures to the toys in their own cage.

Soon talking about the toys pick up, murmuring to each other about their toys and such. One of the guests near Jeremy turned to ask him a question. “I heard you had gotten your first toy. How was it?”

“Oh, they are annoying at first, trying to bite me and all but after starving them for about a week they become docile.” Jeremy nonchalant replied.

“I have to try that next time.”

“If my toy tries to bite me, I would also starve them”

“Why didn’t I think of that…”

“Why not drugging them?” another guest asked Jeremy.

“I like a challenge.” Jeremy said with a sharp grin. “It won’t be fun for me if they break completely on the first day.”

“True, I like having a challenge too.”

“I rather like it when they docile.”

“If you drug them too much, they won't be able to fight that well.”

“Really? Do you think so?”

“How about you guys make your toys fight it out.”

“Good idea! Ready to lose?”

“Ha, don’t be delusional”

Two toys are brought out of their cage and into the main center cage, where they have to fight. Jeremy watched in interest as both toys started to fight. Guests around him started to bet and cheered around him.

“I bet the green hair one will win.”

“Her hand is rather messy, I don’t think she will.”

“Are you enjoying the Tea party, Jeremy?”

Jeremy turns his attention to Maria who is looking at him expectantly. “I am. It’s rather fun.”

“I hope you did.” Maria said before turning her attention to the blond hair woman beside her. “Do you enjoy Jeremy company, Sierra? I hope to invite him more.”

“Erm…” Sierra stuttered. “He’s b-been a great company!”

“Great!” Maria clapped her hand cheerfully. “I see your tea is finished Sierra, Vel! Come pour Sierra a new one.”

A woman with a hollow, scarred face. A corpse-like woman wearing a beautiful, brand-new gown, wandering limply from table to table while some guests fawned over her ghastly appearance. While Sierra faces turned ashen once again for encountering Vel the second time in the Tea party.

Vel brokenly picked up a tea pot and while trembling, poured the tea into Sierra teacup before awkwardly put the teapot back down.

“Thank you Vel.” Maria turned to me, gesturing to Vel. “Jeremy, this is my doll Vel. Does she look cute.”

“She kinda does.” Jeremy tilted his head in a curious manner. “How do you do that?”

Maria laughed. “I will show you how next time I made another doll. And it will be even cuter than Vel.”

Jeremy mealy hummed as he turned his attention back to the toys fighting. There’s now more toys than before fighting. He watches as he eats the cake that Arte places in front of him while Pollo refills his cup.

He rather enjoys eating alongside Arte and Pollo but he can’t act that comfortable with them sadly. Jeremy right now is acting like a calm and rather curious child who is rather touch starved, he is planning to act more and more impulsive and reckless. He had a plan for his chances of behavior and the reason shall be related to his mother, he just needed some time to initiate it.

He wondered how long someone would realize his persona could be used and who. Who will be the one who thinks they are in control when the thing they think they are controlling is never under their control? Who will be his source of entertainment in this household? Who will be the fool that tries to use him?

Oh, how he can’t wait.

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Jeremy walks through the collider of the District 3 of the East Building. All the wives and children live in the East Building, and the districts are divided within the East Building, so in fact, they rarely encounter each other with the expectation of Maria tea party but most of her guests are lower noble within the Agriche territory as most concubines try to avoid her.

The wives knew each other, which is obvious. It will be a surprise if they don’t since Maria insisted on inviting every wife to her tea party.

The children however, not so much. Sure some of them knew about the other but it’s mostly because their district is closer to each other or their mom brought (drag) them to Maria tea party.

There’s only one child that is known by most and it’s because he went out of his way to talk to any of them.

That child goes by the name Achille Agriche, second son of Father but widely known as Asil as he would have introduced himself as such. He most likely thought it would bring himself closer to them.

It may work for now, when the children are still young but some of them are already starting their studies. They won’t be innocent, the younger may but the older? They are a lost cost but I heard from aunt Maria that Asil is still trying to talk to –in her own words- “Her good for nothing son.”

Not like Deon actively doing anything against it. In a household that values skill, talent, and strength above all else, Deon is held to a higher standard than Asil while Asil is the second son and child, Deon still has more skill then Asil will ever have.

Father had even announced the three seats of Grand Feast Seats a few years ago when his first three children hit the age of 8 years old. Where the top 3 best children will have a banquet once a month with the head of the house.

It’s almost quite obvious who will take the number 1 spot.

Frankly, Jeremy has no interest over the seat but he rather not dispose of it. He likes his new mortal body and would like to keep it as long as he can.

He stops in front of a door to Asil room. From Arte's report, Asil will leave his room around this time to take a stroll in the district 3 garden.

A servant opens the door from the inside, revealing a surprise Asil at Jeremy's sudden visit.

“Jeremy?!” What are you doing here?” Asil asked in surprise yet rather softly. His servant narrowed his eyes on him.

“I need to talk to you about something” Jeremy claimed, taking Asil's hand and dragging him back to the Asil room. He was stopped by an Asil servant which he looked at with disdain. “What? Can’t you see we will be busy here.”

“Master Jeremy, I’m afraid that you shouldn’t force Young Master Asil to do what you want.” The servant scolded him.

“You can’t tell what to do!” Jeremy spat out, glaring at the servant which doesn’t affect him that much due Jeremy is a child.

“Eem…” Asil started, gaining Jeremy and his servant attention. “I agreed with Neo but if you really wanted to talk, I think it would be better if we talk in the garden.”

“But I don’t want to talk later!” Jeremy whined, pouting a little. “I want to talk about it now.”

Asil servant Neo didn’t even react a twitch but maybe it’s because Asil immediately jumped to calm Jeremy down. “If you agree to join me in the garden, I would make sure you get to eat the pastry that is prepared in the garden." Asil offered gently, smiling a bit at him.

Jeremy perks up at the mention of pastries, it looks like even if Asil is the most innocent and nicest of all the children in this household, he is still an Agriche in the end after all.

“You promised?” Jeremy launches into Asil's arm, hugging it. Asil chuckled as he replied. “I promised.”

Asil and Jeremy walk to the garden with Neo right behind them. “Asil…!” Jeremy called out.

“Yes Jeremy?” Asil asked, they are nearing the garden now.

“This conversation is suuuppeeerr Private. So I don’t want him!” Jeremt pointed at Neo. “to hear us.”

Asil sighs before turning to Neo, his hand starting to pet Jeremy. “Neo, Do you mind preparing one more tea and a few more treats for us?”

“Of course, young master.” Neo bow respectfully before going off to do the task Asil has requested of him.

Jeremy and Asil both walk peacefully to the garden. Asil gently removed his hand out of Jeremy's grasp so he could open the garden door much more easily.

Jeremy gasped as he excitedly ran through the garden. “Big brother Asil! Did you take care of it?!”

Asil laughs softly, the wind carries the laughter as if it was a melody to be heard by anyone. “Unfortunately no, I do take care of the flowers in my room though.”

Jeremy and Asil sat down in the dinning place of the garden. “So, what do want to discuss?” Asil started.

“Cut to the case huh? I like yah.” Jeremy said before eating a small macaroon. “You may fool everyone but you can fool me.”

Asil's face turns nervous as his grip on his tea cup tightens to the point it shakes a bit. “I don’t get what you mean.”

“Actually it was a surprise to me either.” Jeremy confessed. “I wouldn’t have noticed it if it weren’t for Arte and Pollo.”

“Your… servants…?” Asil furrowed his brow.

“You know who they are?” Jeremy smiled. “Charming aren’t they?”

Asil let out a nervous laugh. “I guess…”

“You shouldn’t be so nervous but I may say your acting is top notch.” Jeremy's hand intertwines as he rests his head on it. “I applaud you, Eve.”

Rather than confessing, it seems like Asil is still playing his role. “Eve…? I wasn’t aware there’s someone named Eve in the house.”

“Still pretending? Really?” Jeremy said in a snarky attitude. “There’s no one here, so don’t be nervous.”

“huh.” Asil let out a long sigh as he rested his cheek on one of his hands. “I didn’t expect to be found out this early.”

“Arte was scouting the area when she noticed you but Pollo is the one who’s confirmed it was you.” Jeremy said while calmly drinking his tea from the cup he stole from Asil. “Arte is always the smarter one out of the two of them but Pollo is more emotional.”

“How are they?” Asil asked, a hint of concern in his tone.

“They are doing great.” Jeremy answered. “but don’t try to stir the conversion away.”

Asil simply hums as Jeremy continues talking. “Pollo being the emotional twin, had him get attached faster than Arte. You know why they follow me?”

“Because you look like their mother.” This answer raised an eyebrow for Jeremy because he knows Eve shouldn’t know this, Jeremy only knew about this when the twin told her in one of their journeys but then again she doesn’t know much about her.

“Yes, as a mother that they never meet.” Jeremy said as Asil nodded. “The mother they saw was just a fleeting memory but yet they get attached to those who look like her nonetheless.”

“But Arte got attached to her mother when she was Ney didn’t she?”

“but she isn’t overly attached but Pollo… he gets so attached to the point he mourns for them even when we depart.” Jeremy saw Asil servant Neo starting walking toward them with a tray of pastries and a tea cup. “Even if he insulted you, hated you, he still has a small bit of affection for you.”

“Such an unconvincing truth…” Asil said in a mellow tone yet his face morphed into a nervous one, playing it off for Neo.

“I need you to do a favor for me.” Jeremy smiles excitedly as Neo places a plate of a small cake in front of Jeremy and a tea cup in front of Asil before pouring tea into it.

“Thank you Neo.” Asil smiles at Neo who nodded his head before walking out of hearing range but still could see them. “What kind of favor?” Asil tilted his head slightly.

“You know Natashi?” Jeremy asked.

“Yes. The woman you ate, right." That was a statement, not a question.

“You know me so well.” Jeremy confirms Asil statement. “I couldn’t help myself! I haven’t eaten human flesh for so long.”

“How am I supposed to help you anyway?” Asil asked skeptically.

“I need your help, I need my mother to be still alive until I think she is enough.” Jeremy said.

“You want me to hypnotize someone to think she is your mother?”

“Not think, is my mother.” Jeremy affirmed. “I have a plan to orchestrate her death as suicide to father my servant but I already ate her up but I already has excuse for that.”

“Why should I do this?” Asil began to drink his tea. “I have no use of this.”

“True, that’s why I have an offer for you.” Jeremy put down his cake. “You help me and I will have my crew help you search for Adam.”

“You know about it huh.” Asil said in a mellow tone.

“It’s obvious since you are here.” Jeremy extends his hand toward Asil. “If you hear that, that means you and the other have escaped the court ending. So that mean Adam is either reincarnated here or somewhere else.” Jeremy lean in knowing his offer already gains Asil interest. “How about that? Do you accept it?”

“You pull a hard bargain. Very well.” Asil and Jeremy (Eve and Banica) shake hands with each other. “It’s a deal.”

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Jeremy clicked his tongue as he entered his bedroom. His cuts and wounds heal themselves as soon he shut the door behind him. Arte is already standing by with a medical kit.

“Hmp, I can’t stand that stuck up Fucker.” Arte complains as she wraps bandages around the supposed wounds so nobody suspects of Jeremy's healing ability.

“Why can’t we just kill them?” Pollo asked in curiosity yet his eyes held malice.

“Because,” Jeremy answered. “They hold the second highest authority in the household. If they are to be killed or disappear, I’m sure everyone will be investigated even if Father doesn't particularly care about them.” Jeremy observed his sharpened nails.

Pollo simply said “Oohh…” while Arte grumbled under her breath. “Can’t we just use that person to help us.”

Jeremy chuckled. “Patient my dear Arte. When the time comes, I will let you hunt to your heart's content” He patted their head.

The twin brightens “We would make sure you will have feast master Jeremy.”

“I look forward to it.” Jeremy smiles calmly at them. “But our first step of our plan is on the go.”

Later when the dark starry night has arrived, Jeremy taps his fingers against the wooden table as he waits for Asil's arrival.

Asil's arrival was announced with a door opening. The door nor Asil footsteps made any noise. “You finally arrive.” Jeremy said, sitting his head to look at Asil.

“My apology.” Asil sheepishly apologized. “Roxie doesn’t want me to leave her.”

“Hm… Roxie… Roxie…” Jeremy repeated, thinking how the name sounds familiar. “Isn’t she one of the children with the lowest score even below you?”

Asil chuckled nervously. (Jeremy himself can’t tell if that's genuine or not) “Yeah… I was also surprised; the only good grade I had was in poison.”

“Oh,” Jeremy said in interest. Banica was never a weapon person nor is she usually in the front row of battle. Sure she had her moments but back then she had her power to rely on. Jeremy is still good enough to give a satisfactory result and could be said in the upper middle of ranks. “I never thought you would let your poison talent shine.”

“After so much time, it has become second nature to me.” Asil took a seat in front of Jeremy. “It’s better than learning seduction.” He murmured.

Jeremy decides to not comment on it but instead get to the point. “Okay, let’s not dilly dally. Have you found the replacement?”

“Yes.” Asil confirmed. “In fact it’s one of the toys I have but never really…” Asil trailed as he moved his head in a circle, not quite sure how to describe it exactly.

“Yes I understand.” Jeremy waves it back. “How did you get a toy anyway?”

“It was a gift so I experimented with poison on them.” Asil explained. “That plan backfires when it doesn't happen and I keep them alive as much as I can.”

Jeremy hummed. “You have everything ready?”

“Yes.” Asil confirmed. “It is a pain to get it quick though.” He complained.

“Excellent.” Jeremy clapped his hands in glee. “Ah! I forgot to ask you this last time but why do we have our memories? This isn’t a “Possessing body” situation, this time we are both reincarnated after all.”

“How do I explain this…” Asil rubbed his forehead with his fingers. “You could say this is the result of a reset.”

“A reset? Like the Fourth Period?” Jeremy raised his eyebrow.

“It’s quite similar.” Asil nodded. “But no, our situation is similar to the Court Ending without the looping.”

‘Looping…’ Jeremy catched the word but didn’t voice it out. “Time travel?”

“One of the causes.” Asil further clarified. “To be precise, someone reincarnated into another world and then reincarnated back here in the same body.”

“And you know who this individual is.” Jeremy stated.

“Correct…” Asil confirms before his smile turns more sinister. “But I won’t be telling you that. Where’s the fun in it.”

“Not even a hint?” Jeremy leaned forward. Asil merely smiled at him normally and said. “They are aware that they are a reincarnation but not that this is their third life.”

“Oh.” Jeremy leaned back to their chair, rubbing his chin. “How interesting.”

Jeremy's mind quickly went over some employee, teacher, mothers, and siblings that potentially could be a reincarnation. ‘It has to be from the house, Asil couldn’t risk going out for long goes he? If we go by the first option, they surely have some different reactions to some stuff because of a different world, different rules. But I also couldn’t know any of those because I’m restricted to my district most of the time, until a few years ago…’

‘It’s better to have Arte and Pollo look into it.’ Jeremy decided. “Very well, as for the woman, I’m sure you remember what you need to do.”

“Of course.” Asil nodded. “Everything shall be in order by tomorrow.”

“Can’t wait for it.”

The next day, shocking news arrives with Madam Natashi coming out of a carriage. When questioned, her answer was “I sent a servant a letter about my departure back to my parents' home by their request.”

The servant was never found so it gets chalk off as the servant was murdered when they were delivering the letter so it’s never been discovered and was burned alongside the servant corpse.

When Jeremy heard the news, he ran toward his mother saying that he ‘oh so miss so much’. Though he heisted to hug her when she looked at him still with indifference.

“Mother…!” Have you heard of my progress?” Jeremy hopefully asked.

“No I didn’t, you idiot child.” Natashi rolled her eyes. “I was out of the house. Looks like your observant skills aren't that good.”

“Ehm…” Jeremy stumbled on his words. “Oh, well…” He swallowed nervously before gaining a bit of confidence. “I’m actually in the upper middle rank right now. I'm in the top 6!”

“S-six?!” Natashi stuttered in surprise, her eyes filled with surprisingly fear before she regained her composure, snapping her fan open, softly fanning herself. “Hmp. Looks like the other children aren't that good after all since someone undeserving like you manages to snag 6 places.”

Jeremy's face drops as he looks down to the floor, biting his lips in frustration. His head then went back up as he weakly protested. “But…”

“No but!” Natashi hit Jeremy on the head with her fan. “Don’t bother me.” And with that she walks away. Unknown to her, Jeremy's frown has turned into a vicious smile.

Meanwhile as soon as she enters her room, Natashi is hit with a wave of Fear. ‘Why am I like this…’ she looks down to her hands, which are trembling. ‘Why am I reacting like this… Do I actually fear him…?!’