Reincarnated as Itsuka Shido: Collecting Spirits as Lovers

Inside a dimly lit, spacious room, a group of people sat around a round table. The symbol of a hand with eight fingers was carved into the wall behind the man seated at the head, his face was concealed beneath a dark robe, much like most of the others present. From the reverent silence and the way the others occasionally glanced at him, it was clear he was the leader.

This was the headquarters of the Eight Fingers.

Among those present, only three individuals sat without robes hiding their identities.

One of them was Coco Doll who was already under Shido's command. Even though his business was already done for, he didn't have any worry on his face instead he was smiling the entire time, as if already knowing the outcome of everything.

Another was a woman with long blonde hair, but her appearance betrayed her poor health. Her skin was sickly pale, and her sunken eyes hinted at exhaustion or long-term deterioration. She was Hilma Cygnaeus, the head of the Eight Fingers' drug trade division.

She was smoking a cigarette calmly while waiting for the meeting to start.

The last one was giant, bald man with imposing presence. Half of his face and body covered with tattoos of various beast. His name is Zero, the leader of security department of Eight fingers.

He sat with his arms crossed, leaning back in his chair on the left side of the table, radiating arrogance. His expression showed little interest in the meeting, as if he believed nothing could threaten him or the organization he served.

All of them except Coco Doll didn't know the disaster that was about to come to them. Shido had already given him instructions on what to do later so he didn't have anything to worry about. Though, he was curious as to why Shido seemed to want to subdue them rather than to imprison them. But he didn't complain since what Shido wanted to do was quite interesting.

"Let's now begin the meeting." the leader seated at the center of the table announced, his voice calm yet authoritative.

"There are several items on the agenda, but first... Coco Doll?"