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Chapter 35 Substitute Body
After everyone in the room understood the terms, the souls agreed with the witch hat's plan. However, Aleshia had numerous concerns about the process, so she questioned the witch hat further about the possible aftereffects. She expressed her worries to the witch hat, "Witch hat, do you know if your plan will unfold as you expect? Are you certain the body you have prepared can contain the power for souls like me and Kailey without imploding?"
"I'm not sure what will happen when the soul inhabits the golem, as I haven't tested for any occasion like this before. Let me explain how I tested the golems. I hopped onto the topmost part of the golem, the head, and puppet them around using fine mana control to move their limbs. However, I haven't been able to grasp the facial expressions, as there are too many and too difficult to manipulate." The witch hat went off on a tangent, but Aleshia got it back on track.
"Alright, I understand. I will try to inhabit the puppet you have prepared," Aleshia agreed. With those words, Aleshia promptly went around to the scattered golem parts and started to enter them. However, she was stopped only moments later by the witch hat, which had noticed a problem with the golem part's arrangement. Using its magic, it swiftly organized the golem parts into proper alignment. With that slight matter out of the way, Aleshia continued to absorb into the golem's body, filled with precisely layered spiritual circuitry, not unlike the soul constructs circuits she had created in the soul space.
She absorbed into the golem's body lying on the ground. The golem's body twitched to life with a slight jerking movement. First, the palms moved, then the toes of the golem puppet, and the eyelids fluttered open with a glassy look. The body slowly lifted its upper body, head, and arms, attempting to stand up. However, when it became upright, the head's weight caused it to slump forward, short-circuiting the body.
This incident would have happened to anyone since manipulating the golem was intricate an process, requiring Aleshia to deliberately maneuver every part of the body that a human would typically operate unconsciously, including tendons, muscles, and joints. Despite lacking organs, the golem's body replicated the human form. While Aleshia practiced manipulating the golem, she made a puzzling discovery - her soul force was depleting at an alarming rate. This realization sparked a profound understanding within her: she couldn't live without being connected to another soul.