One More Chance ( A Date A Live Fanfic )

Chapter Three

The Next morning : 

     Shido woke up and  got up from the bed. Rather , it would be more accurate to say that he transferred his soul from the outside body to this clone in his bed. The time taken for his soul to move from one clone ( or shell as he preferred to call them ) was so miniscule that it was completely negligible, even on the quantum scale. Last night had been a profitable one for him as he was not only successful in killing that bastard responsible for Nia's torture, but also with that act he had infiltrated the military. Soon he could have all the high ranking officers in the military at his command. 

        While he already had made some plans for the current prime minister, in case things didn't go according to him , he could just use the entire strength of the army to cause a Coup D'état ( overthrowing the government ) and snatch all the power . While the Coup D'état may seem sudden and out of nowhere and would certainly cause suspicions worldwide leading to some to believe that perhaps there was some secret backer or mastermind to the whole thing, it wouldn't matter much to him since who in their right mind would even suspect a powerless 17 year old kid ? 

      While moving downstairs, he mulled over his thoughts. His current aim was to gather as much power and influence as possible. He had already created a short list of the rich people in the world. Devouring their souls and assuming their identity would help to further increase his influence on the world. This was because while the rich may not have direct influence over populace , what they have is monetary power. 

       They could act as excellent tools for threatening governments. For example, let's say if somehow suddenly all the world's largest corporations suddenly, for no apparent reason, decided to sell all their stocks. This would undoubtedly cause a stock market crash leading to a recession. The recession will lead to massive unemployment , shutting of business, and if it did happen on a worldwide scale, a sure and heavy blow to the entire monetary system humans created over the centuries. Of course, this was purely hypothetical as the possibility of a single individual having control over the entire stock market was completely out of the question , right ?..... 

        Shido internally chuckled on his plans . How ironic. The systems that humans created to support themselves and facilitate development just became reins for him to control them. And if they did happen to Try to go against him ; in his hands these reins would very well become a noose around their necks.

      Shido however shook his head to get these thoughts out of it. Minor things like World domination could wait for later. For now he had more important things to focus on, like what exactly should he make for breakfast and the bento . He got down towards the kitchen and saw that kotori hadn't woken up. Tohka and the other girls within the spirit mansion hadn't showed up yet and it was quite early in the morning, so it was understandable. He finally settled on making some grilled bacon along with some simple yakitori sandwiches for breakfast. As for the bento for lunch, he decided to splurge a bit and thought of making kaiseki for everyone . It may seem excessive to make 9 kaiseki , even when most people would consider a single kaiseki for lunch as an overkill ( and a huge waste too ) but for him , his family only deserved the best food. So it hardly mattered. He quickly started to prepare the various dishes cumulating to form a kaiseki with speeds that would make even the most veteran itamae ( Japanese chef, especially in high end restaurants )  jealous. He made sure to leave out some of the parts like those involving usage of sake. To a purist , this may seem crime, as most chefs believed that a kaiseki was in essence sacred and while it's components could be switched a bit , none of them should be removed. However when you considered that underage people were going to consume it , it was a whole another thing altogether. 

[ Author's note : Kaiseki are traditional Japanese cuisine where multiple dishes are served at a single time . They are considered a work of art just as much as a food. In case you are wondering what the typical kaiseki comprises of, here's the list :