The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 4).
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Commissioned by Sivantic
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Anisette and Lord Trelawney disappeared in the evenings, only for Lord Trelawney to dump Anisette onto us in the morning.
Each time, frighteningly, she was somehow awake, if a bit disheveled, and had the energy to wash, feed, and clothe herself properly before going to rest.
That is with the equivalent of my curriculum, but in the open sea, against far larger prey from t...
2025-09-12 17:18:03 +0000 UTC
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V12: Chapter 3
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Interlude: Riegert
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I expended all the ammunition I was given and that led to the destruction of the Ascendant’s chassis.
That gave me a few minutes to meet with the Guardian’s Champions.
They recognized me, which was a boon.
“Riegert of the Holy Axe! What are you—
“Your people have allied with mine considering the new threats. I’ve come here to see you and your expedition safely withdrawn at any cost, especiall...
2025-09-08 15:25:46 +0000 UTC
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Giant Robots? Say no more. I’m in.
Volume 2: Chapter 4
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Free Chapter: Word count: 2500
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The one good thing that came out of being in the spotlight, was that it got a lot of other people interested in knocking me out of it for themselves.
It kept things nice and fresh, since people came up with new things for me to play against.
“Looks like the stealth function is temporary.” I noted while thundering forward towards the Leviathan. Grey Corp...
2025-09-02 00:34:45 +0000 UTC
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V12: Chapter 2
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Interlude: Riegert
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I never expected a messenger to arrive with news from the back home, especially as we were making our way back from instigating a conflict between the Stymphalians and Ascendant.
Thankfully, we never found the Guardian’s expedition, as we would have had to engage them if we did.
“Well, that’s a political mess that we’ve managed to avoid.” Oswald read the message detailing news of our alliance with the Guar...
2025-09-01 19:45:27 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Demon Lord 23
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There isn’t much that can stop a fully leveled, geared-up Champion in the early game. The only thing that came to mind was having enough money to buy out every single mercenary Champion possible and throwing them at the enemy. If you were lucky, you’ll lose them all and the armies you’ve latched them onto but get the kill by throwing enough bodies at the problems. Champions needed to rest, resupply, and recover from battles just like ever...
2025-08-29 02:21:06 +0000 UTC
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V12: Chapter 1
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The Merchants tanks were worse than I expected, so I gave the majority of them over to the Guardians while keeping a couple for testing.
If I had to describe them, they were basically WW1-era tanks. Barely mobile bricks with tracks and a cannon at the front. While it had Citadel Alloy armor, the tracks could still be blown off by infantry with explosives, the front plate could be pierced through by our field guns, and finally, setting it on fire can smoke ...
2025-08-26 01:40:38 +0000 UTC
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The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 3).
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Commissioned by Sivantic
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“Alice?”
“Yes, my lady?”
“Am I dreaming, or am I seeing Anisette treat Lord Trelawney like he’s a child?”
“You are not dreaming.”
Yet, I wished that I was.
“Shoulders square, chin up, and elbows off the table!” Anisette fussed over Lord Trelawney as he ate at our room’s singular table. He ate as he desired back at his coastal for...
2025-08-25 03:13:39 +0000 UTC
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The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 2). … Commissioned by Sivantic … “Sup.” One word, and I froze immediately as I realized L
The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 2).
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Commissioned by Sivantic
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“Sup.”
One word, and I froze immediately as I realized Lord Trelawney was present in the hallway I was walking through.
Chloe and Alice almost went still too, but they forced themselves to look in the direction of ...
2025-08-23 01:26:21 +0000 UTC
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My Weekly Gag Villain Job is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 12
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Rather than deciding on what I wanted, I instead decided to see who was willing to take up either role.
Unfortunately, given the state of the world, there were a lot of people at death’s door who I had my Imps on the prowl for.
If they were going to paradise or whatever, I just told my Imps to give them a sedative and moved on.
If they weren’t, then we took ...
2025-08-21 23:20:34 +0000 UTC
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My Weekly Gag Villain Job is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 11
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Interlude: Chroma Scarlet: Aine Campbell
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I had to give my predecessors some credit.
They fought a losing battle against the Legion, popped out tykes, and then held the line while those tykes grew up.
Then, those tykes repulsed the Legion before they even started high school.
I didn’t know whether to be proud or terrified at what I had to live u...
2025-08-19 13:26:35 +0000 UTC
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The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2).
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Commissioned by Ichypa
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Time to kill.
It was a turn of phrase that I had simply accepted while under Lord Trelawney’s tutelage.
When faced with this ‘threat,’ how long will it take you to kill it?
That was the simplest iteration of the question, but behind it lay an absurd number of other questions.
What are you armed with while facing the threat? How many people are with you when you are ...
2025-08-18 14:59:58 +0000 UTC
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V11: Epilogue
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Interlude: Grimnar
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The Trueborn called for us to battle against our diminished cousins, and we answered.
Henrick was our first casualty.
“They are strong.” He recovered swiftly. His arm had been set aflame by a fiery strike from the air. His armor saved his limb, but he required interment in a healing pod to regain control over it. “How goes the battle?”
“Poorly.” I answered him and motioned for him to follow. “They...
2025-08-18 14:58:17 +0000 UTC
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V11: Chapter 14
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2000 words added by Chaosbrain
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Interlude: Khanrow
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I sought out the young Champion and his fellows and found them.
They left behind trails for those who sought them out.
A somewhat foolish move, if not for the fact that we were watched every step of the way.
Upon reaching the site, it was obvious that they had abandoned their hideaway, and only the young man remained along with a few of his companions. Looking ar...
2025-08-11 16:04:58 +0000 UTC
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The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 1: Epilogue).
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When Lord Trelawney bid us farewell, he gave us a letter for the Adventurer’s Guild.
He told us that he contacted those who he knew there so that we would be informed if there were any populations of monsters that could be culled for profit and power anywhere within the guild’s reach.
I had informed him House Argelia’s lands had plenty of monsters, and we would step in to dispatch them if we ever felt comp...
2025-08-09 01:27:53 +0000 UTC
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V11: Chapter 13
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Interlude: Khanrow
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Watching the Guardians work with our forces to take on the Merchants was an interesting affair.
It was the first time our forces faced a foe also focused on using ranged weapons.
The average Merchant rifle was an entire generation behind our own. They used caps attached on the outside to ignite propellant and had pre-sized cartridges with wads, propellant, rifled barrels, and shaped bullets. The firing speed of eac...
2025-08-05 23:09:42 +0000 UTC
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As a Househusband, Fiscal Responsibility Is Imperative (2.4)
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In most Murim-adjacent media, divine pills and rare plants were methods for people to gain power. Years worth of Qi was stored in them, or they had some special property that made reaching the next realm easier or enhanced the effects of reaching that realm. Consuming one is a direct benefit, and they’re rare commodities that command high prices.
Maybe that was how it first was in ancient times in this world,...
2025-08-01 21:01:23 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Demon Lord 22
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The Forgers and their possible futures hung in the back of my mind, so I investigated them first.
I was glad that I didn’t send a delegation to meet with them first.
They would’ve been forewarned and acted differently.
The outpost that I observed now made use of tribal peoples and townsfolk raided from remaining towns in the region. Even though they didn’t have their Citadel yet, they had mining operations and light indu...
2025-07-31 16:10:24 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Demon Lord 21
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With seven of the eight Citadels under my control and with the Forger’s movements being tracked, I had a choice.
Wait for them to find the Citadel, or assault them and get the Citadel Ring before they can raise it, and then take it for myself.
I considered the possibility of hunting them down but ultimately decided against it.
The defenses around the continent were faltering. The activation of the Citadels required tremendou...
2025-07-30 17:59:49 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Reborn: Demon Lord 20
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Some people try to play the ‘Merchants’ as a clean faction, but everyone agrees they’re absolute dogshit when they’re not being a bunch of crazed anarcho-capitalists.
The majority of your population isn’t under wage slavery and trapped in hovels attached to industrial districts?
No production for you.
You’re not using all your political influence to bully higher prices for all your wares?
Your income is now a...
2025-07-30 05:38:18 +0000 UTC
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V11: Chapter 12
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Interlude: Celia
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The death of the King of Wisdom.
The meeting where he threatened his own life lingered in my mind unceasingly.
Such a move should’ve been craven. It should have been a sign of weakness. After witnessing that moment, I should’ve felt assured that I was superior to him.
But such was not the case.
Jack had been indomitable and peerless from the moment that I met him, even if I had not known it then. Like...
2025-07-28 15:22:48 +0000 UTC
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The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Chapter 15).
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Commissioned by Sivantic
Word count: 2500
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The days blended into one another under Lord Trelawney’s tutelage.
Mornings were spent eating and training the body.
Days were spent hunting and killing powerful monsters.
Afternoons spent at half-rest or killing more to make quota.
By sunset, we were back at Coastal Fortress Trelawney, and we were consuming a banquet.
After that it was ...
2025-07-25 04:25:50 +0000 UTC
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Giant Robots? Say no more. I’m in.
Volume 2: Chapter 3
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Free Chapter: Word count: 2500
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While piloting a giant robot was still my raison d’être, having other things to do made it better.
Cina-140 and a bunch of other gynoids took care of the ship. Since I was getting up in my years, I was starting to be appreciative of the fact that my administrative staff was a bunch of buxom blondes with braids in nicely fitted maid outfits. The fact t...
2025-07-23 19:54:17 +0000 UTC
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The Northern Noble is a Grinder (Chapter 14).
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Commissioned by Sivantic
Word count: 2500
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“Your teacher is fighting the shadow of a god. I aim to regain his favor by safeguarding his people and his students.” The words were unhoneyed and lacking in respect. Chloe almost seemed affronted by the lack of honor that I was offered, but I glanced at her to stifle such feelings. She did so. “I see that you hold no trust for me. I understand. But you can trus...
2025-07-23 03:59:16 +0000 UTC
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V11: Chapter 11
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Interlude: Conquest
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“Hah, and in the end, she joins forces with us anyway. Celia should just learn to give up.” Morgan let loose a sigh and pushed the letter with the king’s seal my way. I suspected what lay within, but reading it settled my nerves. “The Guardians are with us. The Merchants are undergoing a civil war, and finally the Forgers are having trouble with their troops. We couldn’t have asked for a better start to his final wa...
2025-07-21 15:09:48 +0000 UTC
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My Weekly Gag Villain Job Is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 10
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Unfortunately, all good things eventually come to an end.
Between all the surveillance systems in the world, along with how proactive the world is at identifying and dealing with threats, it was only a matter of time before one of our operations got uncovered.
The fact that it occurred in Japan wasn’t much of a surprise.
“Looks like we’re not getting any m...
2025-07-19 02:27:16 +0000 UTC
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As a Househusband, Fiscal Responsibility Is Imperative (2.3)
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Commissioned by Ichypa
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I’m sure Jun of the Tang Clan had many thoughts and beliefs regarding how things were going to turn out.
Maybe, he thought he’d intimidate me into just leaving and dying to Demonic Beasts. If he managed that, Father wouldn’t lift a finger for revenge.
Or, perhaps, he wished to seduce Seol. If he managed that, Seol would only have her family’s future to consid...
2025-07-16 23:13:23 +0000 UTC
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My Weekly Gag Villain Job Is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 9
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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I kept an eye on a few places around the world that didn’t receive much attention.
Lots of studies showed that humanity progressed far enough to be noticeable to interstellar and interdimensional civilizations. Some said that it started when we hit the industrial age and population swelled up along with numbers of highly talented individuals. If you believed some of the co...
2025-07-15 13:32:23 +0000 UTC
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V11: Chapter 10
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Bright Grass and Adamant Trees were the first two luxury and strategic resources unlocked by Pin.
Bright Grass, as I expected, was a massive game changer economically. With the resource being exploited, tons of it were allocated across my nation, and the results were immediate. The cost of wax went down, oil was no longer needed for lanterns, and mages could focus on helping facilitate logistics rather than maintain magical lamps.
My guess as to why...
2025-07-14 15:28:11 +0000 UTC
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V11: Chapter 9
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I’ll really need to apologize to Ayah and the others later, but with Celia and Harper both present, I couldn’t clue them into my plan/threat.
The enclosed prototype of Red Mist wasn’t in easily breakable glass. It was in a transparent metal that I would need to use magic to break.
It was the equivalent of putting a loaded gun against my head, but the striker was filed down, and I’d need to put a bit more metal on the end to make it work.
<...
2025-07-07 17:41:01 +0000 UTC
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As a Househusband, Fiscal Responsibility Is Imperative (2.2)
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I half-expected to go searching for a blacksmith on my own, but the Namgoong clan recognized the worth of what I offered and prepared accordingly.
Meaning that I got the matriarch’s escort for the duration.
It was an incredible move on their part.
Not only did they showcase to me that they knew what I offered was incredible, but they also sent the clear message that I was under their control. Near...
2025-07-06 04:58:35 +0000 UTC
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