Just yesterday I was a champion and kept my enemies at bay. And today the new world shoved me into the body of a beggar count, whom no one takes seriously. Everyone around is trying to stick a dagger in the back, the family is almost destroyed, and the debts make me want to burn myself alive. But I won’t give up. I will go all the way again, this time as an aristocrat, and regain my power. After all, I’m still a champion! But those who killed me in the last world clearly put their hands into this one too... Author’s notes: More stories taking place in the same world: “Era of the Mongoose”: “Krotovsky”: “Count Vorontsov”: “Don’t threaten Dubrovsky!”: “Count Rysev”: “Well, hello, bear!”: “Daursky” “Prince Barsov” The cover artist lives here: