"Uhm...what's going on, Phryne?" Jeff looked at the agent in charge of Alexander's surveillance

There were three intelligence agents sitting on a piece of cloth and playing cards

Phryne looked at him in surprise. “We are playing, do you want to join us?”

“No thanks…” Jeff raised his hand dismissively. “But I ask why you are playing when you are supposed to be watching Alexander.”

A female agent shrugged. "They do the same thing for hours. The poor boy drags the rock, while Alexander flogs him mercilessly."

"That's true. Plus, we always leave someone to watch Alexander. Agent Rick is watching him right now." Phryne pointed to a man who was sitting on a tree trunk eating some potato chips while watching Alexander and Rustin.

Jeff shook his head. “That's no excuse for missing work, Sonia. Come on, drop everything and get back to work.”

The agents frowned but they carried out Jeff's orders

Rick pointed at Rustin excitedly. “That boy dragged the rock for three metres.”

"What?." The rest of the agents screamed in shock and returned to their positions to see that their colleague's words were true

"Damn..." Phryne cursed as he took fifty coins out of his wallet

Sonia took out seventy coins and gave them to Rick with a sad and hesitant face, then the agents started giving him money one by one.

" What is this?." Jeff looked at Agent Rick in confusion

Rick smiled brightly as he counted his fortune. “We were betting on how far that boy could drag the rock, and I won.”

“...” Jeff stared at them desperately

There is no benefit to be expected from these people

Jeff stepped forward and took out a small camera from his pocket to take a picture of Alexander and Rustin

“What do you take a picture of?” Phryne asked in baffling

“I sent a report to the headquarters in the capital.” Jeff's tone was unhappy.

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"And..." Phryne whispered

The agents were looking at Jeff with curiosity to know what was the response of the higher authorities to Alexander's actions

Jeff smiled bitterly. “They asked me to test my blood alcohol level.”

“Pfft…” Sonia stifled her laughter

Jeff ignored her and took a good photo after adjusting the angle and his standing position

“Hmm?” Jeff raised an eyebrow

The agents approached him, raising themselves to look over his shoulder at the picture he had taken

The picture showed Rustin, who was clearly experiencing the most difficult periods of his life

But what was strange was Alexander's expression, who was clearly looking towards the camera, smiling as he raised the victory sign

“Does he know what we were doing?” Phryne asked cagey

“He probably already knows where you are, because you didn't bother to hide your location.” Jeff looked at them gloatingly

The agents lowered their heads in shame

They wondered how Alexander was able to discover their location despite the great distance between them

They were sure that they were not doing anything that might attract his attention, such as making sounds or movements that might reveal their location

But it turns out that Alexander knew about them from the beginning

This was a shame for any secret agent

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Alexander sat cross-legged on top of the rock, deep in thought

He still remembers the sight of blood on his hand to this day

It's not that he's shocked at the sight of the blood, but he's shocked because he doesn't know why the blood came out in the first place

Is it due to an internal injury?

This was the worst that could happen

The internal injuries were serious and fatal

It is like a hidden cancer that can kill you if you do not treat it early, because it may be too late if this injury develops, even if you discover it.

He was sure that he had not been seriously injured since he arrived in this world. Therefore, there is a possibility that Alexander suffered an injury before their souls merged, but he examined his body for hours and did not find any problem with it.

So is this due to the intertwining of souls?

This always worried him

Losing control is the worst thing that can happen to someone in his situation

He still remembers the first time he arrived in this world

All he had in his head were negative thoughts that were driving him to despair

He was going to throw himself from the top floor, fortunately for him Alfred had intervened at the right moment

The turmoil of dark emotions and thoughts was the first step towards losing control and turning into a hollow

That's why he tried to avoid meeting people who had strong relationships with Alexander

Because they are able to cause an effect on him, which is why he was trying hard to strengthen his soul to protect himself from the side effects of the merging of souls.

He does not know how the priests of the Church of Reincarnation were able to avoid the problems of merging souls

He began to regret not studying this topic more instead of wasting time cursing the Church of Reincarnation and criticizing their methods

But he is still confused about the cause of this sudden nosebleed

He met Theodore and Maria, and even saw Seraphina, and yet nothing happened to him

However, his nose began to bleed when he was asked one question

Why do you avoid meeting Seraphina?

He already had an answer in his head

I don't want to arouse the feelings of Alexander's soul

But gradually he began to think that he was avoiding talking to all of Alexander's acquaintances

He only spoke to Theodore once, he never had a calm conversation with Maria, and he didn't bother to think about his younger brother.

While continuing these thoughts, a headache began to occur in his head and then his nose began to bleed

Why then did this thing happen to me?

Is it because I thought about Alexander's family and acquaintances?

Is my spirit still weak even after raising my level and taking the spirit enhancement potion?

There was a subtle feeling that there was something important that he needed to think about urgently

But he doesn't remember what exactly this thing is

Alexander's eyes fell on the person who had put him in this dilemma

He frowned irritate and directed a lash at Rustin's back

“Ahhh…” Rustin rubbed his back and looked at Alexander spitefully. “Why did you hit me?”

“Sorry, my hand slipped.” Alexander waved his hand innocently

"..." What a ridiculous excuse

Rustin ignored him and continued pulling the rock

Alexander looked at Rustin, sighing

It seems that the moment has come to move on to the second part of the training