Zosia: Quick Transmigration System
Chapter 116 - 114- Not My Time To Die

"So.... What do you also have to say for this?" Percival asked in a taunting tone.

Zosia glanced at the blunt knife, her face was expressionless. Turning to Percival, "We are not children, so I very well won't throw a murder weapon under my bed, when I could simply put it in my inventory."

Asgar moved closer to the corpse one more time. He brought out a sterile glove and wore it on both of his hands.

Using his left hand, he placed it on Mina's abdomen and the centre of her forehead. Suddenly, a frown appeared on his face.

Doing the same thing he did for Mina to Tanya. He shook his head.

"Apparently, Percival, Zosia isn't the culprit as both died of Soul removal. As for where their souls are, we can only guess that it's with the so-called Lord of Strings." Asgar words made both of them frown, but Zosia was a little bit happy.

She was vindicated.

Turning to Percival, she raised her eyebrow with her upper lips upturned in a smirk.

Seeing the smirk on Zosia's face, he couldn't help but snort.

"Whatever, just know I would be watching you."

"I also don't care, just don't fall in love with me while watching me." Zosia replied.

Asgar chuckled at Zosia's reply but Percival didn't find it funny.

"Don't think too much. You—" Percival words were interrupted by Asgar.

"Enough!" Asgar's firm voice rang in the room, lessening the tension that was building up.

"Percival, we would talk later and Zosia, for now, just ignore Percival."

Zosia nodded in response, her gaze moving from Asgar to the soulless corpse of Mina and Tanya.

She couldn't help but remember what had happened last night. What exactly had they done?

To her, she had noticed that this place also operated by rules but instead of an established rule or a public rule. This one, you'd have to find out by yourself.

Remembering the first day Lucian had warned her, but she didn't heed his advice and was punished.

But, how did Lucian find out the hidden rule?

"Hey, where is Lucian?" Zosia asked.

"You mean, Captain."

"Yes. Who else is answering Lucian?" Zosia remarked with a tired sigh.

"I corrected you on how to address him. Don't call him like he is some guy, You—"

"Just stop." Zosia Interrupted, "I don't know what's up with you. You should take it easy."

Knock!

Knock!!

They turned to look at the door. "Asgar, can you put the bodies in your inventory" Zosia asked.

"Yeah. Sure."

Receiving Asgar's response and watching how he settled the scene, making sure that all evidence disappeared, she couldn't help but appreciate his skill.

"Who is that?" Zosia asked. Recieving no response, she could only open the door. Seeing that it was Jasmine, she could only fake a smile and said, "Good morning."

Jasmine stood like a statue, not responding to Zosia's greeting.

Zosia exchanged looks with Asgar and Percival. Clearing her throat again, she asked, "Is there a problem, dear?"

"My necklace.... Mina... Took it.... Want it back." Her words were broken that Zosia had to piece them together to form a sentence.

Remembering the necklace she had seen Mina holding, she wondered if that was hers. Unfortunately, Mina was no longer alive and so the necklace is also gone with her.

"Mina is not here, she must have left before I woke up." Zosia answered, her eyes watching every little expression on Jasmine's face but noticed that she was expressionless.

"Then.... Follow me.... to find her." She said again, her words still broken. It sounded more like a broken recorder.

"We will follow you to go look for her." Zosia answered, making sure to emphasize the word "WE".

Asgar and Percival nodded their head, since, they had decided to play along, maybe they could even deal with her and the rest of the strange things here to get out of this world.

"No.... Only You!"

Zosia had already stepped out of the room, when she heard Jasmine's reply, causing her and the rest to pause.

"Many heads are better than a few. With more people, we can cover much grounds." She said with a smile.

She had to make sure that till the end, nothing was suspicious about her or to give them the room to act on her.

"Only You." Jasmine repeated with her soulless eyes, staring at Zosia like she wants to pierce through her soul.

Zosia felt a chill run down her spine. Jasmine's eyes were unnerving, like she was staring right through her, and it made Zosia's skin crawl. She took a deep breath and smiled.

"Alright, Jasmine," Zosia replied, her voice steady, though her mind was racing. "I'll come with you. Asgar, Percival, you two stay here and keep an eye on things. If I need help, I'll call."

"Once, Luc... The captain comes, you guys should come find me." She sent a telepathic message to them.

Asgar and Percival exchanged a quick glance. Percival frowned but gave a reluctant nod. Asgar, however, seemed more intrigued than worried. "Be careful, Zosia," he said, his voice low but firm.

He didn't plan to let her go alone anyways, he would just follow behind them while remaining invisible.

"Lead the way." Zosia turned to Jasmine with a smile.

Jasmine nodded her head stiffly and turned to move with Zosia following behind her.

Asgar and Percival stepped out of the room. They didn't follow behind them but stood to watch.

Things observed by an uninvolved persons do have the ability of seeing things that might not have been noticed by the person involved

They hadn't gone far when she saw Lucian approaching them. Jasmine who had been moving with an unnatural grace came to a stop, gazing fiercely at Lucian.

Since, Zosia was behind her, she was unable to see it.

"Where are you going with her?" Lucian asked the moment he approached them.

"To look for Mina for her necklace."

Zosia's answer made Lucian frown. He couldn't help but wonder what had happened to the bodies. "Had she not woken up to see them or had something else happened?" He thought Inwardly.

Seeing a frown on his face, Zosia felt a twinge of unease. Lucian wasn't someone that always had an expression on his face. He wouldn't even offer you a smile except he found something interesting, needless to talk more than needed.

"Where is Asgar and Percival?"

"Oh! They...." Zosia was about to answer, when they answered by themselves.

"Here!"

"Here."

"Were you guys planning to let her go by herself?" Lucian asked, his voice carrying a note of stern authority.

"That was.... was he caring about me?" Zosia thought Inwardly with a raised eyebrow. It was a little bit suspicious.

Percival opened his mouth to respond, but Asgar raised a hand to stop him.

"We had no choice, Captain," Asgar said, keeping his tone neutral. "Jasmine insisted that only Zosia go with her. We thought it best not to provoke any.... you know or force Jasmine's hand."

"Also, we planned to follow behind them." Asgar added through telepathy to Lucian.

Lucian's eyes flicked to Jasmine, who stood eerily still, her head tilted slightly as if she were listening to a distant sound. Her expression remained blank, her eyes unfocused yet strangely intense.

"Jasmine," Lucian said gently, taking a step closer. "Why does Zosia have to go alone? It's safer if we all search together."

Jasmine's head snapped towards Lucian, her movements jerky and unnatural. For a moment, her face twisted with a flicker of confusion or perhaps frustration, but it was gone as quickly as it had appeared.

"Only Zosia," Jasmine repeated, her voice hollow and distant, like an echo from a deep well. "The rest stay. It's the rule."

"Whose rule?" Lucian pressed, his gaze sharp. "Is this the Lord of Strings' doing?"

At the mention of the Lord of Strings, Jasmine's body tensed. Her hands clenched into fists at her sides, and for a brief second, a ripple of fear passed through her expressionless face. It was gone almost immediately, but Lucian didn't miss it.

"Fine.... But don't blame me.... when something happens." She said fiercely and turned to continue leading the way.

They soon arrived outside. Just like before, it was still snowing, with the snowing flakes falling intermittently on her body which was blocked out by her spiritual senses.

"Huh?" A frown surfaced her face when she started feeling the loss of sensations in her fingers.

"My Defects have started acting up." Zosia informed them through telepathy.

"Which is?" Percival asked in return, through telepathy.

"Loss of touch."

"Since, you can still manage, let's go." Lucian said and continued walking.

They quickly came to a stop when, they noticed they could no longer move forward.

"What happened?" Zosia asked, her eyes filled with a hint of worry in them as she stared at how stuck they were to the ground.

"I told you. Anything that happens.... The Lord... he watches," she murmured, her voice dropping to a whisper. "He knows... he knows everything."

Zosia felt a cold dread settle in her stomach. The way Jasmine spoke, the unnatural quality of her voice, sent a shiver down her spine.

It was as if Jasmine wasn't entirely herself—as if something or someone else was speaking through her.

Lucian seemed to notice this too. He glanced at Zosia, a silent question in his eyes. Zosia nodded slightly, understanding his unspoken message: stay alert, be ready for anything.

Lucian could still move but glancing at Asgar and Percival who was completely held down and understanding that he was getting weak as well as the fact that their defects were also manifesting. He wasn't even done with his preparations, so going there with Zosia, might do more harm than good.

"Zosia, I believe you can do it. Take this as a training and once you are out, maybe you could join us." He assured her through telepathy.

Zosia could only nod her head, hoping that what she would deal with, should not happen when she is having a huge defect.

"Alright," Lucian said slowly, turning his attention back to Jasmine. "If that's what the Lord wants, we'll follow the rule. But Zosia is one of us, and we won't let anything happen to her. Do you understand, Jasmine?"

Jasmine nodded mechanically. "I understand. The Lord wants... what the Lord wants."

"Good," Lucian replied, his tone firm but calm. "Zosia, go with her. But keep your wits about you. If anything feels off, you get out of there and call for us. No hesitation."

Zosia swallowed hard, nodding. "I will. Don't worry."

With a final glance at Asgar and Percival, Zosia turned to follow Jasmine.

Their steps, made crunching sounds as they stepped on the snow.

The snow seemed to absorb the sound around them, creating an eerie silence amidst the crunching sound.

She could feel Jasmine's presence ahead of her, moving with that same unnatural grace.

As they moved deeper, she realized that they were going back to the same way they had come from on the first day.

She noticed the strange ice crystals, that she believed must have been what caught Kevin and Xen's interest.

Glancing at her surroundings, she could tell they were getting to the place Kevin and Xen must have died.

Clenching her fist, she could still feel the numbness that followed with the loss of sensations.

"Jasmine," Zosia called out, her voice barely more than a whisper in the oppressive quiet. "Where exactly are we going?"

Jasmine didn't respond at first, her steps never faltering. Then, without turning around, she spoke, her voice eerily steady. "To the place where the souls go."

"To do what young lady?" Zosia asked with a hint of humour. Unfortunately, that couldn't be caught in her current situation.

Zosia brought out her sword and clung it to her back with her daggers taking their place by her hips. She wasn't sure, if guns could work in this world, but feeling that they may be suppressed, she could only tuck it behind the daggers. She brought out some talisman that were in her inventory.

Biting her lips, she knew that without entering her space, she was currently ill equipped.

Zosia was still checking out herself, when they arrived at a hollow cave.

"You wouldn't be able to..... survive, so do not struggle, if you want a ....clean death." Jasmine's eerie voice sounded, echoing even in the hollow cave they were yet to enter.

Zosia didn't believe she would die here. Even if she were to die, she would struggle to her last breath, making sure to take them down with her.

She doesn't fear death but she fears a worthless death. No..no, to put it in a better way as everyone fears death. It is more like her fear of a worthless death outweighs her fear of death.

So, she couldn't allow herself to die here, especially when she hadn't even made it. She is yet to explore the wonders of the soul world, so, she definitely couldn't die.

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