The man spread his arms wide, as if embracing the heavens, his face full of fervor. When he reached the word "trembling," he even curled his arms inward and let his body shudder dramatically.
Jiang Bai and Hu Tao exchanged looks.
"You feel anything?"
"Nope."
"Me neither."
They both turned to Wu Cong.
Wu Cong looked just as bewildered, but when he saw how exaggerated A’Ling’s expression and gestures were, he quickly nodded in agreement.
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Wu Cong let out a sigh. "Exactly… At least you both have Visions—proof that you’ve been chosen by the gods. But for people like us, ordinary mortals, even catching a glimpse of an adeptus in our lifetime is nothing more than a fantasy."
"So, when I heard that an adeptus was taking disciples here, I rushed over immediately. I wanted to fulfill the dream my ancestors never could…"
However, he wasn’t sure if he could actually master the adeptus’s techniques.
His tal...
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Before Jiang Bai could react, Hu Tao had already rounded the corner, spear in hand, radiating menace.
Her expression was dark as she slowly advanced toward him.
"Go on, run! Why aren’t you running now?"
Last time, he said her singing sounded like a wolf howling. This time, he flat-out called it awful.
She had to teach this guy a lesson today!
"Hero, save me!" Jiang Bai patted the shoulder of his human shield and ducked behind him.
The burly ...
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"You’re underestimating the Director!"
Hu Tao puffed up her cheeks in protest as Jiang Bai kept trying to instruct her.
"I’m not underestimating you, Director Hu. I’m just… sharing my experience," Jiang Bai sighed heavily. If he kept this up, he felt like he might have a heart attack.
"I’ve roamed Liyue for so many years—I have my own way of doing things!" Hu Tao shot him a glare and continued as she pleased.
Jiang Bai fell silent, giving up entirely on try...
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The spiked club gleamed coldly as it struck down again and again. Within moments, the juvenile Geovishap had stopped breathing.
Breaking off a tree branch, Jiang Bai prodded the Geovishap’s corpse with curiosity. "Director Hu, do you think this thing has meat? Is it edible?"
Its entire body was encased in a thick layer of rocky scales, making it look anything but meaty.
"I don’t know. I’m not Xiangling. Why would I waste my time figuring out if monster meat is edible?"...
2025-03-05 05:08:15 +0000 UTC
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On the third day since the rumors began, the situation started to spiral out of control.
Uesugi Gen’s name was still circulating among the students, but now, new rumors about other people had begun flooding the school forum.
[Nagumo Miyabi is secretly in love with Student Council President Horikita Manabu and has an ambiguous relationship with First-Year Class C’s Ryūen Kakeru.]
[Ryūen Kakeru was once brutally bullied by Uesugi Gen.]
2025-03-05 05:07:46 +0000 UTC
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Ichinose Honami really missed Uesugi Gen.
Desperately so.
It had been two whole days since she last saw him—something that had never happened before. This endless waiting was driving her insane.
Ever since they met, not a single day had gone by without her seeing him. Not once.
During class, she would instinctively glance toward the back of the room every so often. If he was still there, she would feel at ease. If his seat was empty, frustration would bubble up insid...
2025-03-05 05:07:42 +0000 UTC
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A dimly lit dormitory. A kitchen knife. A woman. Her lifeless eyes devoid of light…
The eerily familiar scene made Uesugi Gen feel as though the spirit of an old acquaintance was haunting Advanced Nurturing High School.
Kushida Kikyo stood there, clutching a kitchen knife, staring at him blankly. Her voice murmured in an eerie monotone:
"I sent you so many messages… and you didn’t reply to a single one. What’s even worse, you went to find that b*tch Horikita first in...
2025-03-05 05:07:38 +0000 UTC
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After school, once he had seen Shiina Hiyori off, Uesugi Gen silently estimated the time.
That stubborn girl should be arriving any moment now.
To prepare, he decided to make himself look at least a little miserable. Otherwise, after having been played like a fool, Horikita Suzune might just use him as a punching bag.
Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
A rapid succession of doorbell chimes echoed from the entrance.
It wasn’t hard to tell just ho...
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The time rewinds to noon—lunchtime.
"Click."
The doorknob of the second-floor dormitory was gently turned. Just as Uesugi Gen was eagerly preparing to continue his online vendetta, he turned his head in confusion.
Shiina?
Besides himself, the only person with a keycard to this room was her. But why was she here at this time?
A cute girl with silver hair, violet eyes, and gray thigh-high stockings came into view.
"Good afternoon, Miss Shiina."
...
2025-03-05 05:07:29 +0000 UTC
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"Why?"
Eck tilted his head slightly, his expression curious.
"Mr. Zhongli, what led you to such a conclusion?"
Fu Hua also turned to look at Zhongli. She had initially assumed that, given Zhongli's personality, he might simply admit that he was the one who rewound time that day.
But to her surprise, Zhongli outright denied Eck's assumption, rejecting it without hesitation.
"Or perhaps..." Eck's lips curled into a faint smile. "Lord Zhongli, are you in fact the on...
2025-03-05 05:07:24 +0000 UTC
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"Time is such a fascinating thing."
"Time is such a profound mystery."
"I am deeply curious about what transpired on the snowy mountain recently."
"Would you be willing to tell me what you know?"
The boy named Eck spread his arms slightly, his voice carrying a strange air of leisure—
As if nothing in this world could concern him.
Difficulties, obstacles, and treacherous paths; towering peaks and abyssal depths—none of it seemed to matter to him.
H...
2025-03-05 05:06:56 +0000 UTC
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—I lost!
—I lost again.
—I lost completely.
The [Gold] Alchemist crashed into the ground, disbelief written all over her face.
The battlefield was already a wreck—blackened soil and scorched earth stretched as far as the eye could see.
Her defensive barriers had been completely shattered, leaving her incapable of even keeping dirt from smearing her once-immaculate form.
Her pale gold cloak was now charred, and her delicate...
2025-03-05 05:06:35 +0000 UTC
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Huh??
The blond prince was momentarily at a loss for words. He had never expected such a response from his sister.
Aether frowned, carefully explaining, "Lumine, did you not understand what I just said?"
"I understood," she replied. "And my conclusion is—my brother, of all people, is too much of a coward to keep in touch with his own sister over something like this. How pathetic."
Lumine’s voice was clear and melodious, yet her words were sharp as a blade....
2025-03-05 05:05:58 +0000 UTC
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"Raana, did you see Chihiro today?"
"No."
"Hmm?" Tsuzuki Shifune frowned in slight confusion. "You didn’t go to the band today?"
"The band disbanded."
"……"
Seeing her granddaughter's expression—one that seemed caught between relief and disappointment—Tsuzuki Shifune found herself puzzled.
By all logic, Chihiro had joined the band under the identity of Soyo, clearly because the girl was too shy to face her sister directly and had deliberately chose...
2025-03-05 05:04:58 +0000 UTC
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Awa Subaru could barely hold it in anymore.
She wasn’t particularly close to Tsuzuki Chihiro, but knowing that she had some connection to her grandmother made her slightly less wary of her.
But after watching Chihiro stumble right into her grandmother’s trap after all that effort, Subaru found herself no longer annoyed with her—she actually pitied her.
Sigh… Some people just have unfortunate faces, and apparently, unfortunate fates to ...
2025-03-05 05:04:49 +0000 UTC
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To Awa Tendo, Tsuzuki Shifune was an old acquaintance with whom she had always had a strange, conflicting relationship.
The two had been high school classmates, but their dynamic had always been complicated.
After all, among the entire student body, they had been the two most popular girls—naturally, a sense of rivalry had developed between them.
Looking back now, it all seemed rather childish.
But back then, both Awa and Shifune had constantly compared them...
2025-03-05 05:04:44 +0000 UTC
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"Excuse us…"
"…What are you doing?"
Even though it didn’t feel right to criticize her band’s vocalist in front of someone she barely knew—especially someone like Tsuzuki Chihiro—Momoka couldn’t help but feel embarrassed by Nina’s behavior.
The girl was crouched down, hunched over like a thief sneaking around a crime scene.
Does our band even have a future? First, they had a reckless kid, then a drummer who randomly decided to...
2025-03-05 05:04:40 +0000 UTC
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Tsuzuki Chihiro felt like she was busier than the Prime Minister. Every day, it was either one person looking for her or another person asking to meet.
If someone was looking for her, then fine, she had to deal with it.
If they were looking for Soyo, though… somehow, she couldn’t just sit back and ignore it either.
And then there were situations like just now—where they were looking for both her and Soyo at the same time.
2025-03-05 05:04:36 +0000 UTC
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"Huh?"
Chihaya Anon froze for a moment, feeling like her brain had suddenly stopped working.
"Why would I have to sneak glances at Soyo? What does this have to do with her… Wait, I get it!"
"Oh? And what exactly do you think you get?"
Tsuzuki Chihiro couldn’t see Anon’s face from where she sat behind her, but just from the tone of her voice, she knew that girl was wearing a smug expression again.
Crap. She might look&nbs...
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"Chihiro… does it really have to be like this?"
After finishing dinner, Chihaya Anon—who had been all fired up about achieving greatness in the world of guitar—enthusiastically grabbed Chihiro’s hand, insisting that her guitar teacher give her some proper guidance.
However, when Chihiro sat on the bed, spread her legs slightly, and patted the spot in front of her as a signal for Anon to sit between them, Anon suddenly hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed.
Truthful...
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"Anon? What's wrong? What are you two doing, running upstairs in the middle of a meal?"
Noriko's voice drifted up from downstairs, and upon hearing it, Anon rushed to the door, shut it quickly, and called back down:
"Mom, don't come up!"
"Honestly... Fine, I'll make some food for you two and bring it up later."
"Phew..."
"Didn't expect this—our little Anon is actually such a filial daughter. Closing the door, are you planning to face me alone?"
It had to ...
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“…They’re all gone.”
In the kitchen, Nagasaki Soyo stared at the washed but still-unstored dishes in the sink and let out a sigh that felt decades older than she actually was.
Now that she was alone at home, she didn’t even have the motivation to cook.
Cooking meant washing dishes afterward.
And washing dishes meant no one was there to argue with her while she did it.
So what was the point?
Might as well just eat instant noodles or microwave a rea...
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“Something impulsive?”
Togawa Sadaharu raised an eyebrow but didn’t follow Tsuzuki Shifune’s lead in sipping his coffee.
Mainly because… he didn’t actually like this particular blend.
Honestly, he was highly suspicious that this old classmate had deliberately ordered something she knew he disliked—just to see him suffer.
After all, back in their school days, Tsuzuki Shifune had loved watching him make a f...
2025-03-05 05:04:12 +0000 UTC
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After finishing their late-night meal, the Pokémon either sprawled out on the carpet to relax or went off to train on their own in the practice area.
August lounged on the couch, idly toying with two [Ghostium Z] crystals and a uniquely designed bracelet in his hands.
In the end, he had chosen the [Z-Crystal], as it was the only one he could actually use at the moment.
The other two rewards—a [Reaper Cloth] ...
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"...So, you're also a Pokémon that escaped from the ghost world?" August asked.
Gastly nodded quickly.
"Then why didn't you attack me like the other Pokémon did?"
"Gasly, gasly!"
"Oh? You mean those guys were just brainless fools?"
Gastly nodded again, looking utterly disdainful.
Wow. Even ghosts have a hierarchy of disdain? August couldn't help but think.
Just as he was mentally mocking the situation, Gastly suddenly put on a fawning ...
2025-03-05 05:03:59 +0000 UTC
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Aah!
The moment it poked its head out from the stairwell, Gastly was so startled it nearly jumped.
What did it see?
A wicked human commanding his minions to string up a helpless Mismagius and beat it!
There was also a ferocious Eevee sinking its fangs into a little ghost girl's arm—her pained expression made it clear she was suffering.
This is terrifying!
Gastly trembled. It was just about to retreat and slip away when that human, the one wearing...
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Gulp…
Blue stared at the staircase ahead, shrouded in an ominous aura, and swallowed hard.
“…Are we really going up there?” she asked August.
Every instinct in her body told her that stepping forward was not going to end well.
Eevee, nestled in August’s arms, nodded vigorously in agreement.
“Of course, we’re not walking up there like this.”
August could also sense the overwhelm...
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The second floor felt noticeably different from the first.
The overhead lights had gone dark, leaving only the dim emergency lights to provide any visibility.
Even with those weak lights, the range of vision was no more than four or five meters.
Beyond that?
Only darkness.
Only rows upon rows of tombstones.
The eerie atmosphere made Blue instinctively reach for a Poké Ball, releasing her Chansey to protect her.
Except…
Before Chansey could do...
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Hearing Elias’s plain and straightforward explanation, Steven curiously leaned over to take a look.
Hmm. It was well-written.
After examining the letter for a moment, Steven finally remembered the main reason he had come to find his friend today.
“Elias, are you planning to travel like most trainers, or are you considering joining an organization?”
There was a glint of anticipation in Steven’s gaze as he asked the question.
Elias didn’t ne...
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