During lunch break, Quilt followed me to the cafeteria to get lunch, and he continued talking.
"The only girl I can simp for is Lucy." He bumped into another guy.
"What an unfortunate timing, so it's really impossible to avoid this fate," the little guy complained and whispered in a low voice. He squatted and watched his lunch on the floor.
His name is Amulet. He had long messy brown hair with bangs that covered his eyes. He was short and had very little presence. He slept all the time, and no teacher woke him up.
"Don't mind him. He is a talkative," I tried to reassure him. "Come, let's get another meal."
I watched from my consciousness how much my vessel had grown without the support from the psyches.
I was basically not thinking but just moving and fulfilling tasks without orders, like a programmed robot that knows the future.
I got Amulet another set, and we ate at the same table.
"I haven't really noticed you in class… have we met before?" I asked.
"No, this is the first time we're meeting. I'm Amulet, and I'm not really a noticeable individual," he replied in a low tone.
His eyes looked dead and cold.
"I'm Will Evert," I introduced myself.
"Indeed, I hardly notice him in class despite I'm the class rep. I'm disappointed in myself," Quilt put his hand on his face dramatically to express himself.
"You're the class rep?" We both asked in surprise.
"Huh? You guys don't know? How antisocial are you?" He was disappointed.
Amulet stood up as he was signalled by Lucy, who was at the entrance of the hall.
"It was nice meeting you guys, but I'll be taking my leave now. Someone's waiting for me."
He left the table and went to meet up with Lucy.
"I knew he was going to meet up with Lucy. What did she even see in that gloomy kid?" Quilt mumbled with a frustrated look.
It was evening, and school was over. I was heading back home. Then Wrath appeared in my consciousness. It was my first time seeing him after weeks. His appearance had now changed a lot. He looked younger than he did initially. He looked exactly like me, but with dark red hair and eyes. He still had the angry look.
Seconds after, four other psyches appeared. It was my first time seeing them up close. They looked like me but with different personalities and appearances.
"It will take some time to master this host power," Wrath said. He had always had an irritated expression, but this looked more intense.
"Hmph! You still have problems handling this piece of work?" Pride boasted.
Pride had a muscular build and permed long laid-back golden hair with golden pupils.
"Hey! You're not the only ones that get to handle the host all the time. Gluttony and I haven't gotten the chance to operate," Envy complained while she pointed at Gluttony, who was still busy with his food.
Gluttony was chubby, slow, and had short dark blue hair. Envy, on the other hand, had short hair as well but purple-coloured, as well as her aura and pupils.
"So, this Neutco is going to fall under our hands when we're completely assembled?" Gluttony asked while sitting on one of the sofas in the psyche environment.
"Who the fuck gave it that lame name? Aren't we talking about Neutral Consciousness, which will be used for the plot?" Envy questioned in an annoyed tone.
"I was the one who named it, and it's going to retain that name. If you have a problem with it, try convincing me—with your fist, that is," Greed retaliated with a surge of threatening words.
"What about me, Greed? I would like the name changed," Pride boasted because he believed he was the strongest of all the sins.
"It is a shame neither of you have the impeccable knowledge for producing excellent names," Greed replied.
"The hell did you say?!" Pride and Envy chorused in fury as they let their aura explode.
"All of you shut your trap. An old lady wants to cross."
An old lady stood by me and grabbed my uniform shirt from behind. She had planned to tag along since we were the only ones that had intended to cross. She seemed pretty old—around her 70s.
"I can't read her mind," Greed said.
"What's her scale?" Wrath ordered.
"She's 80% good. That's why it's impossible to link with her mind," Greed added.
"Then what's the point of letting her live? Let me take over from here." Pride took control of my vessel.
At that time, we had already started moving across the zebra crossing.
"How dare you touch me, you dirty old bag? Worst of all, you're a useless vessel of the virtues. You should just die here!" Pride hit her hands off his clothes.
"Idiot! Do you plan on killing her?" Greed asked.
"Of course. All these guys are hindrances, and they should be eradicated as precautions."
"If we kill her now, her wish will be granted. It's best we leave her and let our copies deal with her as she's still alive. Her scale will eventually reverse in due time," Greed proposed.
"And when is due time?" Gluttony added.
"When we have our allies Lust and Sloth back. Then we shall wreak havoc on this planet as we had planned as the starting position. Isn't that right, Gluttony?" Greed asked with a curious smile.
I got home and took my bath. In the late evening, I headed out to a nightclub where I could find Lust.
I still couldn't move from my prison—the statue where I was imprisoned. All I could do was watch, observe, and learn. From what I've observed, psyches are mostly found in places that are favourable to their psychic nature. Lust would likely be in this place given that her human vessel is Lucy, and the fact that she attends the same school as me proves that her base will be the only clubhouse in this town.
"Let's have some fun first. Women—human women—everywhere!" Gluttony screamed in excitement.
"We are not here for fun. Don't forget our objective—it's to recruit Lucy… no, Lust," Wrath said with a serious look.
"I wonder where she might be?" Envy asked.
"We'll know when we feel its presence," Pride replied.
"That's her," Greed pointed.
Lust still looked very much like Lucy, whom I saw today. She looked more mature; she had altered her appearance. She had long, dark, silky hair. Her facial features were perfect. Her eyes were large and pink in colour, with light brown skin like mine.
"I'll handle this!" Pride took control of my body