SWITCH TO ME

Chapter 04

I just woke up when I heard voices that seemed to be whispering. When I opened my eyes, I immediately saw the three grim reapers chasing me earlier, so to my surprise, I got up quickly. But I was even more shocked when I realized that I was tied upside down.

“What are you planning to do to me? Get me down here, or I'll report you to the police!” I shouted and all three of them laughed at me and the man with the blonde hair came over.

“Just do it, and we won't stop you from what you're planning to do.” He said, and then I suddenly remembered that I wasn't in the real world yet, so I just shook my head and bit my bottom lip.

“What are we going to do with him? Are we going to send him back to where he came from?” The red-haired woman asked the old man. He stood up and came to me at the same time he untied my feet by snapping his finger and as a result, I suddenly fell to the floor.

“Not yet. We first need to find out from which era he came because if we make a mistake we will not be able to return him to where he came from.” He replied as I slowly stood up and held my back because it was the first one that fell on me.

The blonde-haired man suddenly turned to me and leaned me against the wall while holding my collar tightly.

“Tell us what era you came from. What year did you come from?” He said as he looked at me intently, but his two colleagues immediately stopped him and took him away from me.

I coughed because of his tight grip on my collar and I almost choked and couldn't breathe.

“I'm sorry, but I don't remember anything about the world I came from. Half of my memories are gone, including who I am and what my true identity is.” I said that they turned to me.

I lied to them that I didn't remember anything because I didn't want to go back to my world and I wanted to enjoy these moments when I could stand up and walk properly. Even just for a few days, I want to do things I've never experienced in my entire life with my legs and not sitting in a wheelchair.

“First let me stay here in your world until all my memories come back and when I remember everything I will tell you right away, I promise,” I added while they just stared at me. There were a few seconds of silence around us and a cold breeze because of the awkwardness of the four of us. But that silence was also broken when the old man spoke.

“Alright, we'll let you stay here until your memories come back, but on one condition that no one can find out about you and Axel. No one can find out about the switch between the two of you. Otherwise, I can't promise you that you'll be able to return to your world alive. Do you understand what I mean?” He said that made me smile, and I quickly nodded twice to him. Thereafter, he turned his back and left, while the two who seemed to be unhappy with his decision followed behind him.

When I made sure that they were out, I danced with so much joy that I almost didn't realize that the woman with red hair was back there, and she was quietly watching me. Only then did I stop when I glanced in her direction, and I just pretended to exercise, so she wouldn't suspect me. But she just ignored me and took the black gloves she had left on the chair and immediately left as if she didn't see anything. Meanwhile, I sat on the chair and covered my face because I was so ashamed of myself.

Thereafter, they took me to the place where they were staying. It looks like an ordinary building from the outside, but when you step inside it looks like a big hotel.

I found out that four of them lived there, and I also learned their names. The white-haired man in his forties is Mr. White, their leader. While the red-haired woman is Ruby and the blonde-haired man is Cross. The four of them are grim reapers who hunt down bad spirits who want revenge. Just like in real life, where the policemen catch criminals to eradicate their evil and prevent them from harming other people. But the only difference between them is that they don't imprison the bad guys, but they kill them using their power. However, the job they have is also dangerous even if they are immortal because at any time the vengeful spirit can enter their bodies and use their powers to sow terror. And according to what I heard from them that's what happened to Axel, that's why he decided to go to the mortal world to stop the spirit inside his body. Whereas, vengeful spirits can't use their powers unless they want to fade away forever and turn into ashes.

I also thought that maybe Axel was the person who gave me the letter that I receive in the church, and it looks like he did it on purpose because he needed to switch with me. I also learned that two people who are had the same identity cannot stay in the same world or time, otherwise one of us will suddenly disappear for life. Where we will also be erased from the memory of the people who know us and they will not remember that we existed in this world.

“You will temporarily use Axel's name and room, but apart from that, you shouldn't touch his other belongings. You also can't use and abuse his power because everything you have now has a limit, and you have no idea how much it's too dangerous for a beginner like you.” Mr. White told me while we were sitting in the living room.

“Wait, how can I change clothes if I'm not allowed to use his things?” I asked and at the same time Cross grinned, so I turned my gaze to him.

“Of course, you can borrow them, except for his confidential stuff inside that you can't touch. You probably know what we mean, don't you? Apart from clothes, shoes, and anything else you need to use, you can borrow from him, but don't try to tamper with his gadgets and weapons.” He said, but I just shake my head and was curious about what the weapons and gadgets he was referring to look like and what they can do.

“What Axel hates the most is people interfering with his things. You would rather not see him angry, believe me.” Ruby said as she wiped her bow.

Suddenly, I was curious about what kind of co-worker Axel is and what the true personality that they often see in him. Until I got inside his room, where I noticed they were just standing outside while they were looking at me. At first, I wondered why they were just outside, but I realized that they had never entered that room because Axel was very strict with them.

“Come on in. What are you afraid of? You're both grim reapers, and aren't you friends?” I said as I pulled them into Axel's room because they were afraid to go in there.

“Friend? He never considered us to be his friends, and he only thought about himself most of the time.” Cross whispered, but Mr. White immediately scolds him.

“Don't worry because as long as I'm here, you can enter this room, and I'll treat you as my friends,” I said and was about to hug them, but I immediately pulled back when I noticed their sharp gaze on me. “Okay, I'm just kidding,” I added as I looked around Axel's entire room.

My jaw dropped in amazement, and at the same time, I was horrified by the photos of dead bodies displayed on his wall. I did not expect that, even in the fantasy world, my life would be this sad and boring.

As I looked around his room, my attention was drawn to his bookshelves, where I noticed that all the cover books were black. I took a book to find out what kind of book he was reading, but I was very surprised when a secret door opened and inside of it we saw his different types of weapons and many types of suits. Even Mr. White, Ruby, and Cross were also amazed at what they discovered. It seemed like they had just seen Axel's secret room, so we immediately went inside.

“I never thought his room would be this elegant, and he has a secret room,” Cross said, as he marveled at the different collections of guns there. As we all looked around at his weapon collections, my gaze turned to a clear cabinet. Where I saw different types of keys hanging inside, and it looks like it was not just an ordinary key because it seems he also has collections of different types of luxury cars.

“Is it true what I'm seeing now? How rich is he?” When I said that, they immediately came to me, and their eyes widened in shock when they saw many car keys.

I took one and pressed its button without knowing what it was for, but after a few moments a secret door opened again, but the door was not on the wall but below us where we were standing now, so we all screamed when we fell to the basement.

“Are you crazy? Why did you press the button?” Cross said angrily to me, but I didn't listen to him, instead, I was stunned by every sports car around us.

“Am I in heaven?” I whispered, and I pressed the car key again to look for the car where this key belongs from not far away we heard a car honking, so we turned around at the same time. My jaw almost dropped in amazement when I saw the appearance of the black car and I immediately approached it as I was staring at it.

“I've been looking for that car of his for a very long time, and I've always wondered where he kept it, but I just found it here,” Cross said, so I turned to him. “This is Axel's favorite car, and he only uses it once a year.” He added, so I was even more amazed, and I covered my mouth with both hands.

“Would you like to try riding it?” I said, but they didn't respond right away.

“Axel might find out about this, and he might even get angry with us.” Mr. White said as they turned around and were about to leave, but I immediately got into the car even though I don't know how to drive. I just pressed the start button, and it suddenly went fast, causing me to crash into a car. Therefore, they stopped walking, and they slowly turned to me when their eyes widened in shock when they saw that I damaged Axel's favorite car.