The intense pain made Hakodi choose submission outright. No matter how unyielding someone was, once their soul had been controlled by another, they could only obediently submit.
Hakodi thought to himself that he would submit to Gaino for now, then look for an opportunity to kill him. What Hakodi did not know was that once Gaino controlled someone's soul, he could read that person's thoughts immediately.
Gaino read Hakodi's mind and discovered that his submission was not wholehearted. Just as Hakodi was about to reach him, Gaino began chanting his "tightening spell" once more. When Hakodi was only a step away from Gaino, his head once again felt as though it were exploding from countless needle pricks.
"Ahhh! It hurts so much! Why? I'm already willing to submit to you!"
Gaino said, "I forgot to tell you something. As long as I control someone's soul, I will know everything they think the instant they think it."
"What were you thinking just now? I know perfectly well. So don't try to play tricks in front of me. Otherwise, I'll let you know the consequences of offending your master."
Gaino intensified his assault on Hakodi's soul. Hakodi rolled around on the ground in agony from the headache. Before long, blood flowed from his ears, nose, and mouth, yet Gaino still did not stop.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. I truly know my mistake this time. Master, please give me another chance! I will never make such a mistake a second time!"
"You still want to make it a second time?"
"No, no. There won't be a next time. There absolutely won't be one from now on. Please show mercy, Master, and spare my life."
Hakodi knelt on the ground and viciously slammed his head against it. Even after his forehead split