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Arcane: TTB: Ch. 160

"Tax collection! Open up!"

The knock echoed through the narrow street in Piltover's merchant district. A local man stood at the front of the group, flanked by four Noxian soldiers in full armor. The locals knew his face, Marcus Wrent, a mid-level clerk who'd worked in the commercial licensing office for years before apparently switching ca...

Arcane: TTB: Ch. 159

Emystan walked into Piltover's council chamber. Her left hand rested on the pommel of her runic sword. Behind her came a squad of her personal guard, all wearing full plate armor. Under normal Noxian protocol, a commander who surrendered lost the automatic loyalty of her troops. There'd be challenges, power struggles, maybe someone trying to pul...

MPCW Ch. 30

Early the next morning, Qingxue dragged Alexei out of bed while the sun was still barely cresting the horizon.

"Do we have to do this now?" he groaned, stumbling after her as she led him across the courtyard. "It's not even properly light out yet."

"Yan is an early riser," Qingxue said. "And you promised her fruits when the tree bore...

MPCW Ch. 29

Around noon, Alexei pulled a grilled fish from his inventory, ate it to top off his hunger bar, and washed it down with some mushroom stew.

Lunch: accomplished.

The weird thing about Minecraft hunger mechanics was how slowly the bar depleted when you weren't doing anything strenuous. His last real meal had been two days ago.

"I...

NYP Ch. 112

The next morning, the area in front of Konoha's gates was packed with activity. Nearly a hundred ninjas had assembled for deployment. Some stood checking their gear one final time, examining weapons and supply pouches. Others talked quietly with squadmates, going over formations or just making conversation to settle pre-mission nerves. And scatt...

OP: AMP Ch. 221

Two veteran pirates, both with bounties exceeding one hundred million berries, had stepped forward to defend Shiki's throne room. And just like that, both had been stopped cold. The three remaining defenders wore expressions that could only be described as mortified.

The first guy to go down had an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit backing him up. ...

MCIM Ch. 150

"Skye, want to drink a bit more?"

After multiple experiments, Mario had finally calibrated the perfect dosage of soul essence for Skye. No more accidental fever spikes or concerning temperature fluctuations. Mainly because he had become something of a human thermometer when it came to monitoring her condition. Overly sensitive, perhaps, bu...

PIG V2 Ch. 50

Lead-grey clouds hung low over Gotham. No rain, but the air was thick with cold that seeped into your bones and made everything feel heavier than it should.

More than a dozen police vehicles had formed a loose perimeter around the low stone wall of Falcone Manor. The orchard beyond the wall was dead quiet. The wind moved through them witho...

PIG V2 Ch. 49

"Marco, I think the chief is right. Don't worry." Edward looked up from the forensic reports spread across his desk. "Based on all the evidence we have, they can't touch you."

Marco leaned against the doorframe of the Forensics office, arms crossed. He'd come here looking for reassurance, though he wasn't entirely sure why. Maybe because E...

MoP: Ch. 184

---Third POV---

"Although the newly unlocked spells fall into the flying and earth categories, I feel it's not that simple. For example, earth, as one of the four fundamental elements, water, fire, earth, wind, and the only one that exists in solid form, represents matter, solidity, and creation. Could it be related to keywords like stabil...

GSiN: Ch. 206

"Huh? Is it an earthquake?"

The constantly shaking ground made it hard for Kirin to keep her balance. She hurried over to lean against a nearby pillar, and still had the presence of mind to reach out a hand toward Ryouma.

"Don't worry, we get earthquakes here all the time. The buildings are designed with shock-absorbing features." 2026-01-17 01:33:39 +0000 UTC View Post

HSU: Ch. 349

The nighttime Konoha was as noisy as ever.

The only difference was that campaign posters for the election could be seen everywhere on the streets, proving that the village was in the midst of another round of power transition.

Masashi walked along the street. The surrounding clamor reached his ears, yet it didn't strike him as partic...

Arcane: TTB: Ch. 158

"FIRE! Keep firing, goddamn it!"

Emystan's command sword slashed downward.

The fleet's gun crews scrambled to adjust their aim, cannons swiveling to track the drone swarm. They fired in rotating volleys, trying to maintain continuous coverage while compensating for the drones' movement. Shell casings clattered across the decks as loa...

NYP Ch. 111

Night fell over Konoha.

Most of the village had gone to sleep. The celebration from earlier in the day had wound down hours ago, leaving the streets quiet and dark except for the occasional patrol passing through. Only a handful of lights still burned in windows, night owls working late or parents tending to crying children.

Through ...

OP: AMP Ch. 220

With the ankylosaurus held down by Bon Kurei, a man stepped forward from the remaining defenders. He was tall enough to match a Marine Admiral's height, his presence commanding attention.

"You're useless," he said flatly, not even looking at his struggling comrade. "Leave the rest to me."

As he took a step forward, everyone noticed s...

MCIM Ch. 149

Mephisto took the Ghost Rider medallion from Mario's hand, turning it over. The artifact had undergone changes he couldn't quite identify, but he could still clearly sense the sinful souls trapped within its cursed metal.

Azure light flickered across his palm, and one by one, translucent blue spirits began streaming out of the medallion. T...

PIG V2 Ch. 48

The wail of sirens grew from distant to deafening. Red and blue lights tore through the darkness of the alley, painting the brick walls in harsh, strobing colors. Gordon was among the first through the police cordon. When he saw Barnes lying in the spreading pool of blood, all the color drained from his face.

"I was too late..." Marco's vo...

PIG V2 Ch. 47

A few days later.

Just after five in the afternoon, Marco stood in the doorway of the precinct office, thermos in hand, watching Internal Affairs haul boxes of files down the stairs. Renee led the procession. Crispus brought up the rear, looking apologetic even from across the hall.

"You done?" Marco called out.

Crispus nodded,...

MoP: Ch. 183

---Third POV---

"What's a limited-time reward pool? Are the devs starting a gacha system now?"

Some players followed the prompt and clicked into the draw interface. They discovered there were three reward pools in total: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced.

The draw currency was bluntly named Draw Tokens. Each player's number of ...

GSiN: Ch. 205

Staring at Jigen as he strolled toward him at an unhurried pace, Orochimaru inwardly cursed his luck.

This was bad. In hindsight, he should have taken the earlier chance to throw explosive tags. At least that would have caused a bigger commotion. Ryouma might have noticed more quickly.

Jigen walked through the rising smoke. Beneath h...

HSU: Ch. 348

After speaking, Tobirama went right back to tinkering with his experiment. Watching him work so intently was still different from watching Orochimaru. The Snake Sannin approached experiments from a purely self-interested perspective. Every result served himself. Tobirama, on the other hand, conducted research to develop ninjutsu usable by the ma...

Arcane: TTB: Ch. 157

The Sun Gate's broad waters were choked with warships. Camille stood at the head of Piltover's hastily assembled "welcoming committee." Behind her, the city's elites shuffled nervously in their finest clothes, trying to look dignified while internally calculating their odds of survival.

House Medarda was conspicuously absent. Ambessa had m...

MPCW Ch. 28

Yan caught every detail of Alexei's performance. His acting skills were decent enough to fool Qingxue, who had a soft spot for him, but she had been around the cultivation world long enough to recognize manipulation when she saw it.

"This is already the simplest primer I know. Any simpler and we'd be teaching prenatal education."

She...

NYP Ch. 110

The day the Kumo envoys were scheduled to arrive came faster than expected.

To celebrate what Konoha's leadership was publicly calling "hard-won peace," the village had organized a grand festival. Colorful ribbons and banners hung from every building along the main street. Vendors had set up stalls selling food and festival goods. Children...

OP: AMP Ch. 219

The ankylosaurus-transformed pirate's eyes burned as he glared at the Straw Hat crew blocking his path. If these random nobodies hadn't shown up out of nowhere, his future would've been secure. Second Division Captain at minimum, maybe First Division if he played his cards right. There was no way he'd have fallen below Third Division, not with t...

MCIM Ch. 148

Mario pressed himself against the laboratory window, his conscience screaming at him for being a voyeuristic creep. But when he saw what was happening inside the lab, disappointment flooded through him. He deactivated his invisibility and walked straight inside.

How boring. I wanted to see something scandalous.

Inside the la...

PIG V2 Ch. 46

Rain crawled down the windows of Joe's Tavern. Gordon sat hunched over a cup of black coffee he'd barely touched, watching the steam dissipate into nothing. Across from him, Marco stirred his own cup and waited.

Gordon's jaw was tight. His brow was furrowed deep enough to plant crops in. He looked like a man carrying the weight of the worl...

MoP: Ch. 182

---Third POV---

The man hesitated for two seconds.

"Pay... pay the robber's medical bills?"

"Next."

"No, I'm joking." The man struggled to protest. "Send Bob to work as a laborer at the blacksmith's for three months?"

Child coldly shoved him aside.

"Next."

"Kill Bob."

"...Next."

"Bob acted in...

GSiN: Ch. 204

Although this unexpected situation made Orochimaru quite uncomfortable, the other party's manners were impeccable, leaving him with nothing to criticize. After all, a so-called exhibition inherently carried the nature of an auction.

"This way please."

Seeing the two reach an understanding, the merchant felt a weight lift from his hea...

HSU: Ch. 347

According to the standards in Kaguya's memories, every Ōtsutsuki was a user of Yin-Yang Release, and that was before eating any chakra fruit. The key point was: even before eating fruit, the Ōtsutsuki were already very strong.

If they did eat the fruit, and added their random assortment of bizarre abilities on top of that, he would proba...