Meanwhile.
Only after arriving in Iceland did Lorien and his three companions realize—it was still noon here. Afternoon hadn’t even begun.
Gwen did a quick calculation in her head and suddenly remembered.
“Lorien, Iceland time is about two hours behind France. When we got here, it was just noon.”
Indeed, they had ...
2025-10-12 13:46:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe crowd bustled around her, yet she stood still, like an outsider set apart from the flow.
One hand tugged her hood lower, wrapping herself fully in its cover. In the other, she held a compass. Its needle pointed straight at the Northern Tower. On a deeper, instinctive level, she could also sense the target’s presence there.
Once...
2025-10-12 13:45:57 +0000 UTC View PostA faint fragrance lingered in the air.
On the bed woven from petals and leaves, a mischievous hand reached out, brushing aside the golden hair draped over the face. Fingertips slid down the smooth, jade-like back, tracing its contours.
A muffled gasp escaped as the delicate figure beneath the quilt shifted slightly. Samael’s gaze l...
2025-10-12 13:37:33 +0000 UTC View PostWithin the Earth Goddess’s Temple, deep in the heart of Mount Parnassus.
Reclining upon her stone throne, the Earth Mother gazed downward for a full quarter of an hour before finally closing her eyes with a sigh.
“I never imagined, child, that you would truly gain recognition from the authority of the Earth Goddess. I should be g...
2025-10-12 13:36:33 +0000 UTC View PostFacing Karatachi Yagura’s Water Release technique, Kazuyama Gekkō grinned.
Bringing his hands together sharply without forming any seals, the sea beneath his feet began to churn like boiling water.
“Water Release: Raging Tide Technique.”
Another wave of violent force crashed forward, colliding with Yagura’s jutsu and s...
2025-10-12 13:20:03 +0000 UTC View PostFacing Chōmei’s teasing, Kazuyama Gekkō burst out laughing.
“Hahahaha, that’s exactly how it should be. What else do you expect?”
“Am I really supposed to charge in and fight them head-on?”
“I know you’re itching to take on the Three-Tails, but this isn’t the right time.”
Karatachi Yagura had already...
2025-10-12 13:19:27 +0000 UTC View PostAll I can say is… Daredevil really lives up to being the blind man.
“Your nose must be broken,” Herman replied without a change in expression, though he couldn’t help but think Matt’s nose was sharper than a dog’s.
What kind of scientific explanation could explain this? Molecular residue? Yeah, right.
“Maybe.” 2025-10-12 12:50:55 +0000 UTC View Post
The Phoenix was aloof and reserved.
Her other self, the Dark Phoenix, was fiery, cold-blooded, and domineering.
And now, Herman was facing the passionate side of the Dark Phoenix... Under this persona, Jean Grey was like a queen who reveled in looking down from above.
With every rise and fall, the room echoed with an intense, u...
2025-10-12 12:50:11 +0000 UTC View PostOn the road from Kumogakure to the border of the Land of Fire, a small squad advanced step by step. Their pace was unhurried but steady.
The jōnin leading the group kept a sharp eye on everything around them. On this familiar path, even the slightest difference from before would make him stop and toss a shuriken to test for danger.
...
2025-10-12 12:40:33 +0000 UTC View Post“Owl, your sensory perception is unbelievable.”
Deep within the Land of Lightning, inside a secluded mountain cave.
Kakashi stared in amazement at Hakken, who was calmly chewing on a rabbit leg. At first, when their first target had been utterly destroyed and the culprit vanished without a trace, he’d thought it was just a coin...
2025-10-12 12:40:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Land of Fire, Konoha.
The village, untouched by the flames of war raging on the front lines, remained peaceful and serene. Those who had never experienced that atmosphere could never truly grasp how cruel reality was. They were enjoying a peace forged through blood.
“Good!”
The calm was suddenly broken by a sharp, excit...
2025-10-11 13:33:04 +0000 UTC View PostX-Mansion.
Student Dormitory.
A few minutes earlier.
“Is she going to help that uncle from before?” Wanda watched Jean Grey’s retreating figure and quietly asked Herman.
“Mhm.”
Herman nodded. He knew Jean Grey wasn’t just a teacher at the academy, but also a scientist with medical expertise who often tre...
2025-10-11 13:25:11 +0000 UTC View PostOf course, Herman didn’t bother to read Jean Grey’s inner thoughts.
“Kitty has a cheerful personality, so you should get along well with her. Just remember—don’t go bullying your new classmates.”
Herman recalled Shadowcat, the sweet-faced, petite girl. He ruffled Wanda’s hair as he spoke, reminding her gently. Truth be ...
2025-10-11 13:24:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe end of the first half of the Grand Line: the Sabaody Archipelago.
Formed from the colossal Yarukiman Mangrove, the world’s largest red tree, its seventy-nine roots have given rise to seventy-nine closely packed islands.
Sabaody is a singular place. Nestled against the Red Line, it marks the final stop of the first half of the G...
2025-10-11 13:16:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter returning to G-5, Ortoren and Momonga passed more than two quiet months. True to his word, Spandine swiftly sent a large group of unemployed shipwrights from Water 7—along with Master Tom himself—to G-5.
At that moment, in the Base Commander’s office, Ortoren was hunched over his desk, drafting a development plan.
Across ...
2025-10-11 13:15:33 +0000 UTC View PostAfterward.
Once Lorien brought Wanda and Gwen back home, the Avengers’ meeting quickly disbanded. Agent Mobius and the outsider Loki were promptly expelled from this universe.
Why?
Because when Loki claimed that the Loki standing beside Thor should have been strangled long ago, Thor lifted Mjolnir and nearly caved in the outs...
2025-10-11 13:06:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe Time Prison was one of the Time Variance Authority’s core facilities. It housed countless beings who had disrupted the timeline.
And there were all kinds. For example, many versions of Loki were locked inside. Not just Loki—there were countless other creatures confined within the Time Prison.
So when Agent Mobius spoke, the o...
2025-10-11 13:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Hmm... Mm..."
Though puzzled, Ladon still nodded seriously at the teacher's grave tone, committing every word of caution to memory.
The ancient serpent’s tense expression softened into a faint smile. Raising a hand, he gently brushed Ladon’s cold, gleaming silver scales, finally setting aside one long-held concern.
In his ...
2025-10-11 12:59:36 +0000 UTC View PostWithin the Sacred Garden, the atmosphere was unusually tense. Two figures sat facing each other, the air thick with the feeling of drawn blades.
Samael rolled the last stone fragment between his fingers, smoothing its edge before carving an image onto the card. He glanced at the claw covering his opponent’s hand, a faint smirk tugging at...
2025-10-11 12:58:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Just a merchant. Outside of Orario, those tiny nations can do little more than talk. Do they really dare speak out in opposition?”
“Extraterritoriality? That’s merely a privilege granted by Orario.”
“You want to use Orario’s own privilege to restrain Orario? Pfft~ Only ignorant insects would make such a foolish choice....
2025-10-11 12:53:00 +0000 UTC View Post‘Damn it!’
As the chips before her dwindled one by one, Ryuu realized she had fallen into a trap. Her eyes burned with bitter regret.
‘I’ve been had.’
‘These people aren’t cheating—they’re all ganging up on me.’
When one person takes on the entire table, even without cheating, the group can ensure some...
2025-10-11 12:52:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhy is the Mist Hidden Village called the Mist Hidden Village? Isn't it because it's perpetually shrouded in thick fog?
Water Release: Hiding in Mist Technique—this was the signature technique of the Kirigakure ninja. Yet now, Kazuyama Gekkō was the one to use it first.
Having slain the Third Mizukage years ago, he had gained all ...
2025-10-11 12:41:55 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile, Kazuyama Gekkō was still busy overseeing his own looting spree. His clones were moving faster and faster, while the original body lingered on the snack street, munching away as he helped Chōmei collect the delicacies he wanted.
“Hey, Chōmei, how about trying some takoyaki? Huh? This stall owner’s unbelievable—how do you...
2025-10-11 12:41:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe night of slaughter was far from brief.
Yet even with over a hundred enemies, the elite squad was not delayed for long. By the time the Kumogakure reinforcements arrived, the four had already vanished into the boundless darkness.
Only pools of blood and shattered corpses remained, silently testifying to the carnage that had taken ...
2025-10-11 00:39:58 +0000 UTC View Post“What did you say?”
As the four-man squad launched their suicidal frontal assault, the report quickly reached Hizashi Hyūga’s command center.
The Hyūga Clan excelled in reconnaissance. It was their unique Dōjutsu that had time and again thwarted Kumogakure’s invasions, making Kumogakure covet the Byakugan even more.
...
2025-10-11 00:39:30 +0000 UTC View Post“Is that child really the core of the squad?”
After Hakken and the others left, Hizashi Hyūga’s face showed clear confusion.
No matter how he looked at it, Kakashi Hatake and Shisui Uchiha were obviously the ones meant to lead. Those two children were, at best, just there to make up the numbers on the front line.
Shaking...
2025-10-11 00:39:02 +0000 UTC View PostShisui’s arrival was an unexpected surprise.
Even with an extra member, their pace didn’t slow in the slightest.
Kakashi found himself admiring the newcomer.
The reason was simple.
When forced to choose between the mission and his comrades, Shisui had chosen his comrades.
That alone was enough for Kakashi to res...
2025-10-10 13:12:57 +0000 UTC View PostA Zanpakutō is forged from the very soul of a Shinigami. By learning its name and communing with it on a spiritual level, the Shinigami draws out its true power.
The Zanpakutō in Hakken’s hand, however, was different. It had originally come from the beginner’s gift pack of the King of Normal Attacks System.
Over time, through c...
2025-10-10 13:12:25 +0000 UTC View PostHakken’s gaze lingered on Mikoto’s round belly, a trace of emotion flickering in his eyes.
Sasuke Uchiha.
In the original story, he had always seemed like a particularly unpleasant character—
a boy who could speak of nothing but revenge, whose every action embodied the mindset of a true avenger.
There was a saying. 2025-10-10 13:11:59 +0000 UTC View Post
“You seem pretty happy.”
As they stepped out of the Hokage Building, Hakken shot a glance at Itachi, whose face was filled with excitement. “Didn’t I hear someone say they hated war?”
“Ken-san, hating war is one thing,” Itachi replied, shaking his head with a faint smile. “But at the same time, we’re helping Minato-...
2025-10-10 13:11:29 +0000 UTC View Post