“Ten silver stags! Make sure they’re gentle with him!”
“A newborn ‘fawn’ can’t handle a pack of starving wolves...!”
Before the still-bewildered Jon could even open his mouth to refuse, Kal had already offered up the funds for this “activity.”
At the sound of Kal’s command, the members of the Blackstone Me...
2025-07-28 04:00:57 +0000 UTC View PostDusk fell over the western hills, and the sky gradually darkened.
But unlike usual, Winterfell did not sink into its typical nighttime stillness—where only the occasional bark of a dog or the grating call of a raven could be heard.
The arrival of the royal party had brought with it a rare liveliness to this frigid northern strongho...
2025-07-28 03:42:00 +0000 UTC View PostJust as things were about to explode, Tyrion—who never missed a chance to stir the pot—chimed in from the sidelines with a casual remark.
Jon instinctively turned his head again, his eyes still carrying a trace of clear, confused innocence.
Kal, however, was not amused. Jon had actually dared to let his mind wander in the middle ...
2025-07-28 03:29:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, really?”
Kal didn’t sound the least bit convinced.
Then, without warning, he unfastened the belt at his waist and flung the longsword—still sheathed in its leather scabbard—straight at the bastard boy clinging so desperately to his pitiful pride.
As Jon caught the sword, Kal spoke coldly.
“Draw it—and s...
2025-07-28 02:57:57 +0000 UTC View PostAt the same time the Kumo squad was mobilizing, the Sunagakure team was also on the move—but their identities were quite different.
“Yura-sama, has Sasori-sama engaged in combat?”
A Sunagakure ninja asked in a low voice, clearly one of Sasori’s subordinates.
All of them had had the cerebral ‘Memory-Concealing Manipula...
2025-07-28 01:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostWith just one glance at the corpses strewn across the battlefield, the Admiral’s chest tightened.
“Evacuate the wounded! You all fall back—I’ll cover the retreat!”
As soon as the Admiral’s voice rang out, the remaining hunters seized the opportunity to withdraw.
Perhaps sensing instinctively that this new arrival po...
2025-07-28 01:09:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Kakashi.”
After swiftly finishing his paperwork, Hiruzen stood up slowly and spoke in a deep voice.
“From today onward, you’ll be in charge of overseeing the jinchūriki, Uzumaki Naruto. Take an ANBU squad with you—you’re not to go alone.”
Kakashi, who had stood motionless by the side all day, didn’t expect the...
2025-07-28 00:11:08 +0000 UTC View PostOffshore, ever since Lann had led the sorcerers away, the Northern Legions had entered full combat readiness.
This was a legion that had never appeared in the current standoff between North and South.
If the Nilfgaardians on the frontlines were to see them now, they would no doubt cry out in despair.
Ever since the establishmen...
2025-07-27 23:29:37 +0000 UTC View PostHall, who had been watching the scene unfold with interest, couldn’t help but let out a couple of amused snorts when he saw Jon trying so hard to act like a grown man.
He immediately felt the urge to tease.
“Hey, kid—if it really meant harm, that little ‘rabbit’ of yours would’ve had its neck twisted by now.”
“A...
2025-07-27 06:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostWinterfell’s crypts were the resting place of the dead from House Stark, the final destination of every Lord of Winterfell.
Each one was commemorated with a carved stone statue, and—according to tradition—every former lord’s statue had an iron longsword laid across its lap.
The oldest of those swords had long since rusted awa...
2025-07-27 03:30:55 +0000 UTC View PostAs he stepped out of the main keep, Kal adjusted the collar of his uniform and took in the slightly damp warmth of the city—a climate he wasn’t quite used to. Looking up, he stared at the gray sky overhead.
“Wonder if it’ll snow…” he muttered.
Then, from the corner of his eye, he noticed a small black figure climbing up a...
2025-07-27 03:30:12 +0000 UTC View PostInside the main keep of Winterfell, Lord Eddard Stark emerged from one of the corridors and immediately caught sight of his wife, Catelyn Tully, busy in the great hall directing the servants.
At this moment, Lord Stark wore a neatly trimmed short beard. His hair had been washed clean and combed into place with fine oil—rarely did he look...
2025-07-27 02:26:27 +0000 UTC View PostHidan’s words made everyone present feel like their brains had just been hit with a gong.
Especially Kakuzu, who stared at Hidan in utter disbelief.
He couldn’t understand how this lunatic managed to ask such a question at a time like this.
Even on Konoha’s side, Kakashi shot Hidan a dead-fish-eyed glare, and Kitagawa Gen...
2025-07-26 23:57:56 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough they hadn’t officially joined the Fire Wyvern Grimalkyne tribe yet, many of the Grimalkynes believed that the three warriors would become part of it sooner or later—and even the Fire Wyvern Grimalkynes themselves shared that view.
So, after the selection was complete, each of the three Grimalkyne warriors was assigned a tamed ...
2025-07-26 23:28:20 +0000 UTC View PostInside the Uchiha Clan Compound.
The only remaining shinobi elder of the Shimura Clan was now completely surrounded by a group of radical Uchiha shinobi.
One malicious gaze after another wandered up and down his figure.
“If I recall correctly,” said Uchiha Setsuna, leaning on a cane, “most of the Shimura Clan’s shinobi ...
2025-07-26 22:39:04 +0000 UTC View Post[Boom!]
A loud crash sent dust particles cascading down from above.
A building might have collapsed overhead—or perhaps some massive beast had stomped on it. But whatever it was, Fringilla knew full well that the battlefield above was not where she and the others belonged.
The moment the massive portal opened, Fringilla immed...
2025-07-26 17:04:07 +0000 UTC View PostHearing those familiar lewd jokes, Kal couldn’t help but let out a laugh himself.
He glanced toward Winterfell in the distance, its towers wreathed in white mist, and gave a slow shake of his head. Then he reached out and patted Fawkes, who was snorting and flicking his tail in impatience, urging the stallion to move forward.
“Le...
2025-07-26 05:49:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Your Grace, my Queen!”
Kal turned toward Cersei, the smile on his face growing ever more radiant—his voice carefully polite, at least on the surface.
“One of your knights has fallen, and the other… has chosen to surrender.”
He tried to phrase it nicely.
But despite the formal tone, there was no mistaking the ...
2025-07-26 05:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostHe took a life with the same ease and casualness as brushing dust off his shoulder—and not a single emotion flickered across Kal’s face.
As if this was all perfectly natural.
But as those chilling words left Kal’s lips, Ser Borros Blount—who had just watched his sworn brother die before his very eyes—felt as though he’d f...
2025-07-26 05:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the flickering light of the campfire, Kal stared straight at Cersei, a meaningful glint in his eyes.
Then he nodded.
“Of course.”
“I’m not lying—and I’m dead serious!!!”
Kal spoke with unwavering composure, the flames reflecting in his eyes.
And perhaps sensing disbelief in the crowd, he added: ...
2025-07-26 05:03:14 +0000 UTC View PostHundreds of people packed themselves into the modest courtyard.
And after carving out a bare patch of ground in the middle, it became even more cramped.
At the center of this open space, aside from the aurochs Kal had captured—still roasting over the coals since it couldn’t be moved—there were now four freshly built bonfires su...
2025-07-26 04:44:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Well... Jiraiya-sama isn’t here. Want me to head back to Konoha and bring him over?”
Kitagawa Gen asked tentatively, only to shake his head immediately.
“Actually, I probably couldn’t do that even if I wanted to. Konoha’s a bit far from here. What I don’t get is—why are you here?”
“What about you?”
...
2025-07-26 03:52:20 +0000 UTC View PostAfter four days of monotonous flying, coming back to a show this entertaining was a welcome surprise. Naturally, Logan ended up watching a bit longer than usual.
And since he had never seen a Pink Rathian in person before, his gaze lingered even more on her.
That, however, didn’t sit well with Aki.
In the ongoing battle, the ...
2025-07-26 03:29:12 +0000 UTC View PostCapital of the Land of Fire.
Late at night.
Under the orders of the daimyō of the Land of Fire, the Twelve Guardian Ninja had gathered in full—except for one: Nauma was absent.
And so, the Twelve Guardian Ninja had become Eleven.
The formation of the eleven present clearly indicated two opposing factions.
One fac...
2025-07-26 02:33:18 +0000 UTC View PostLann looked up, sensing something.
The sky was still clear—but his gaze pierced through it, reaching the endless void beyond.
“They’re here!”
Lann slapped his palm against the ground. Over a dozen spheres of light flared to life around him, each revealing a unicorn.
These were all that remained of the unicorns in ...
2025-07-26 02:06:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Trial by combat?!"
The moment Kal finished speaking, the surrounding crowd was momentarily stunned, then erupted in a wave of shocked gasps.
Eyes widened in disbelief.
No one had expected Kal to make such a choice.
After all, given what King Robert had just said, it was obvious that Kal had better options available.
<... 2025-07-25 03:52:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright, enough with that. Let’s talk intel,” Kakashi said, glaring at Kitagawa Gen in mild irritation.
“Did you find anything? That organization is extremely dangerous, as I’m sure you already know. If we want intel on Sasori, we can’t afford to hold anything back.”
“While I may not like you people,” Chiyo snorted...
2025-07-25 02:46:48 +0000 UTC View PostDeep within the Ancient Forest, in a spacious grove surrounded by trees, there was a platform overgrown with vines and wild grass.
There, a colossal Glavenus—over 27 meters long—leapt onto the platform, its massive sapphire-blue tail blade swaying behind it, nearly half its total length. In its jaws, it held prey that had narrowly esca...
2025-07-25 01:36:22 +0000 UTC View Post“As far as I know,” said one of the Shimura elders, his tone low and deliberate, “the Uchiha Clan isn’t entirely united.”
His eyes narrowed with malice as he spoke coldly: “Even within their clan, Uchiha Keizumi is seen as a rogue. He’s offended many of the more sinister Uchiha.”
“Given our current strength, the Shi...
2025-07-25 00:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostEredin’s body began to tremble, his armor clinking with metallic chimes.
He couldn’t forget that one blow—the slash that had cleaved through both Francesca and the distant rainbow-streaked sky.
In such a confined space, he knew no one could stop this man.
Run! He had to run! Run, run, run, run, run, run!
The command...
2025-07-24 23:46:56 +0000 UTC View Post