Chapter 1903: Chapter 1903

The conversation continued in the club room. Despite it being a summer morning, the temperature inside was perfectly pleasant. Jenkins had hung his coat on a rack by the door and was comfortable in just his shirtsleeves. He didn't have to worry about his cat's fur clinging to his clothes either—Chocolate, conveniently, never shed.

J-Miss continued her explanation, but not before clutching at her chest, right over her heart. The gesture wasn't suggestive; it was fierce, almost violent. Jenkins knew Jessica would definitely feel that pain when she regained control of her body.

"The Dark Soul here is a fusion of all three of us," J-Miss declared. "That makes the three of us the owners of this King Soul. We can all pledge our allegiance to you, naturally, but you must understand one thing. Queen Windsor and I are both genuine queens, so..."

"So, if I want to obtain your King Soul, I must at least attain a status equal to yours."

Jenkins sighed, the rhythm of his hand stroking his cat slowing. Chocolate, who had been resting peacefully, cracked open one eye, annoyed that the woman across from them was causing Jenkins distress.

"Yes. And that's just the minimum. It's possible you'll need a status even higher than ours."

"Higher? That could prove difficult."

Jenkins shook his head.

"It seems I'll have to wait until the weekend, after forcing Queen Isabella to abdicate, before making any decisions... And be a little gentler. That's Jessica's body. Try to take care of it."

"We've lost our own bodies, so I cherish every chance I get to 'come out.' Every flicker of pain is just another confirmation that I am real."

Jenkins had already discovered in the possibility worlds that the Windsor from the first world—J-Miss—was mentally unstable due to Queen Isabella having murdered her parents. Now that they were all back in the real world, that instability hadn't vanished. If anything, it seemed to have twisted into something even more morbid.

"A real body? Perhaps... I can give you your own bodies."

After leaving the Mysterious Realm last night, the two alternate Jessica Windsors were able to exist thanks to the primary Jessica's unique ability, Triple Shadow (Red Martial Arts). She could summon either of them to act at any time.

From what Jenkins could discern with his unique sight, the three women were currently sharing a single body. Jessica was the dominant consciousness, with the other two existing in a state of dependency.

Their memories weren't shared, but their minds and spiritual energies were interconnected; their souls had merged into an inseparable whole. This meant that while only one consciousness could control the body at any given moment, all three souls were always present. Their only limitation was the single physical form.

Therefore, if he could create other "vessels" to house the other two souls, all three of them could be active simultaneously, at least for a short while. It would have to be brief, of course. J-Miss and Queen Windsor were still dependents; their activity would require the primary Jessica to expend additional spirit.

"So, what do you intend to do?"

The voice that spoke now was Jessica's, the original Windsor.

"I can create two bodies for you. Two identical bodies. It wouldn't be difficult."

He gestured with his hands, tracing the outline of a figure in the air. Then he added,

"I had the chance to carefully examine Queen Windsor's body in the third possibility world. I know your physical structure like the back of my hand. The bodies I create will be absolutely indistinguishable from your own."

He was quite confident in this assertion. Back then, to ensure she wasn't a puppet controlled by the Difference Engine, he had thoroughly examined her using both his life-force perception and his knowledge of mechanics.

"What on earth did you two... Never mind. I'm sure it wasn't like that. So, you're saying you know my body intimately?"

He gave a confident nod.

she muttered, her cheeks flushing red.

Scolding or not, Jenkins proceeded. Using a combination of his World Tree Sapling, Psychography, and Book of Memories abilities, he brought two perfectly identical, living replicas of Jessica Windsor into existence. Thanks to the Psychography ability, the newly formed bodies were fully clothed—Jenkins was always careful about such details.

"Jenkins, could you step out for a moment?"

"What is it? Does the Triple Shadow ability require you to be unobserved?"

As he spoke, he scooped up Chocolate and stood. The cat, its nap interrupted, gave a displeased wriggle before allowing Jenkins to lift it into his arms.

"No. I just want to find out for myself exactly how well you know my body. Now, please get out."

Jessica insisted, a blush creeping up her neck.

"...Very well. Call me if you need anything."

And with that, he walked out the door.

He didn't have to wait long. He was just in the middle of a discussion with one of the club's maids about the price of tulips when Jessica called from inside the room, telling him he could enter.

He pushed the door open to find a remarkable sight: three identical Jessica Windsors stood by the coffee table in the center of the ring of sofas. All three were now dressed in matching outfits.

"Now then," one of them said with a smile, "care to guess which one of us is which?"

The three were even more alike than identical triplets.

"You're Queen Windsor," Jenkins said, pointing to the one in the center. "To your left is Jessica, and to your right is J-Miss. Only Jessica is an Enchanter; you two are ordinary humans. I'm afraid I can't create spirit out of thin air."

"And how did you know I was Queen Windsor?"

the woman in the middle asked.

Jenkins turned and gently closed the large white door behind him, its panels intricately carved with blossoming flowers.

"To my eyes, your souls are still distinct. Each one has its own light—brilliant, beautiful, like a rare gem... I am familiar with the soul of each and every one of you." This update ıs available on novel(ꜰ)ire.net

The four of them took their seats, one on each side of the exquisite glass-topped coffee table. Looking at the three identical women before him, Jenkins couldn't help but marvel at the sight, even though two of them were his own creations.

"How did you possibly manage this?"

It was Queen Windsor who asked. As the only one of the three who had been a demigod, she could fully appreciate the miraculous nature of what he had done—creating a living, perfectly matched physical body for a soul.

"I am the World Tree Sapling."

"In my world, the identity of the Sapling was never confirmed, though it was most likely Sigrid Capet. So I'm not familiar with this ability."

Queen Windsor remarked, stroking her right hand with her left, as if inspecting a piece of craftsmanship.

"In my world, Williamette was the World Tree Sapling, but I never heard he was this powerful. To me, I'm afraid, he was just a criminal wanted by every church in the kingdom. To be honest, I didn't know him all that well."