In a large room, a meeting is currently happening. City leaders, village chiefs, and feudal lords are at present. Because of the threat, they can't decide what to do. A fortress city, and, more importantly, their strongest one, was attacked the other day. They are now in greater danger because the next city, which is adjacent to the fortress city, is weak.
They were not in agreement with the other suggestions. The nobles are hysterical, but there is one noble who can keep his cool. And he has something like a plan that he thinks might be good.
"We just need to infiltrate. After all, a high-intelligence monster should not be considered a normal monster. Consider them as opposing nations, and then devise a strategy." A dead-like voice came from the corner of the room.
They were all silent for a moment before turning to face the source of the voice. Then, a young adult male, who was only 25 years old, appeared from the darkness.
"Matias von Malhir." A comment from a nobleman who initiated the meeting.
Matias Malhir has messy, chest-length hair. His face couldn't properly be seen because of the hair covering his face. Despite his noble status, he acts and dresses in a rather ordinary manner. His pale face and dead-like voice give him a gloomy aura.
The crowd in the room started mumbling, whispering about him and his suggestions.
"You are overestimating monsters nowadays, young man." A statement from an old noble named Victor Santino.
"Sir Santino, you don't think everything is futile? I mean, it's better to overestimate your enemies than underestimate them." Another cold, dead voice comes from Matias Malhir. He was messing with his hair like a lunatic, but the people around him still recognized him as a noble, despite his appearance.
The room was filled again with muttering. Brains that call themselves nobles who only think themselves are away from the village chiefs. It may even look like the village chiefs aren't needed in that room. It seemed that they were only present to be humiliated.
"I see your point. Then, let's prepare some spies that look like monsters, maybe you have an acquaintance, Matias von Malhir." Victor Santino commented in a singsong manner as if mocking Matias Malhir.
Even though it was insulting, Matias Malhir just let out a small chuckle. In the burst of laughter from the people in the room, he just closed his eyes and sighed.
But after a few seconds, he joined in the laughter, but his laugh sounded forced and rough. It was unpleasant to hear and disturbing to hear. From the harmonious laughter of other people, his laugh doesn't fit.
The crowd has left with no choice but to stop their laughter, but Matias Milhar was still laughing, making him the only one who laughed.
"You sure love to make jokes, Sir Santino. Maybe you can fight a goblin king by your puny swordsmanship." An insane, mocking look emerged from Matias Milhar's face. With the accompaniment of his cold, dead voice, his creepy aura seems to get stronger. It was also as if his eyes were glowing with red colors. But it was also retaliation for Matias Milhar. It was well known that Victor Santino's swordsmanship was bad.
He had no choice but to hiss in order to maintain his composure. He clenched his hands, thinking that if he showed his reaction, people would assume he was guilty. It was more humiliating than what he had just said.
"Now, I have more suggestions. Can you lend me your ears for a moment?"
***
Weeks have passed since Lucifarge invaded the fortress city, which he eventually discovered the name was.
The fortress city of Florencia is located in the March of Marquess Labrindo of Olteria Kingdom. It was also known as the strongest border city, with which Lucifarge seems to disagree with. He didn't consider Bernard to be particularly strong; after all, he died with a simple swing of his arms.
The city had not been destroyed. Surprisingly, humans were coexisting with the demi-humans that Lucifarge had just freed from slavery. Even if it was just stolen land, he did not oppress the natives. It was not at first liked by Rayas. But when Lucifarge pointed out that he wanted to unite the land so no one would suffer, Rayas just went silent.
The next stage of his plan involves infiltrating human society. But how will he even do it if he has that giant goblin king's body?
He'd already devised a strategy: moving his soul, just as he was reincarnated into a new body. Now that he is stronger than before, he can just make the compatibility of souls malleable.
After another week, Tema reappeared, his own system. A 'ding' sound emerged and reached his ears. He let out a smirk and started conversing with Tema.
Tema apparently came back to a normal state. Features were unlocked and they were the Daily Quest, Shop, and Achievements.
[It is commendable, Hanzel. I didn't think that you would gather plenty of followers in my absence.]
"No, Tema. This isn't enough. I still have plenty of plans. After all, I have just heard interesting news."
[What is it?]
"There's a lurking giant spider in the Florens Kingdom."
[So what is it?]
"I want them. I want their strength for me. I want to keep them and build another army of monsters." Lucifarge grinned in delight. His words had a pleasant tone to them, especially when he kept saying words he wasn't interested in before.
Lucifarge was still grinning in his seat inside the mayor's room. Everything that had previously belonged to the nobility was now his. The weapons, soldiers, and also women. But he just disregarded the women and kept the materials.
Also, within the 2 weeks, the cat kins was moved inside the fortress city. And with his plan being absent inside the city, he made Rayas and Lucy the leaders.
"We have to visit the Florens Kingdom."
[And how will you do it? Really, Hanzel, I see you as another person right now. You're becoming more of a monster.]
Lucifarge began to chuckle and stood up, hovering in front of the window, at the remark.
The night was still, the moon was bright and the stars were absent. It was as if a night of sadness.
"Soul Compatibility is Malleable. I just need to have a new body. It was just because I have a weak soul and can not fight the compatibility with the goblin. After all, you have a normal state, right? I can bring my stats with right?"
[How did you know that?]
Lucifarge widened his eyes and abruptly burst into laughter. He was holding his stomach and seemed to be laughing at the [...] sound made by Tema. "Really? You're asking me that? With these stats, do you think the range of my intelligence is short?"
[Then, what do you want to do?]
"I just want to have a human body. By tomorrow, we will depart for finding a suitable body. I have just a theory with that giant spider."