Earl Andrade proclaimed his self as a frustrated but determined  writer. Pabalik-balik siya sa isang publishing company subalit paulit- ulit din ang rejeksyong nakukuha niya.  but, in a fateful day he met a loquacious girl who insulted his work and end up following her.

Hey everyone, Himitsu here! I've been having a lot of trouble thinking of what will happen in this story, so this story is going to be paused for a long time, sorry. BUT, while this story will be on pause, I'm going to be reworking "The Demon Wolf" adding and changing some stuff to it in private because I plan on self-publishing it and making it a hard cover and probably digital as well, so there's that to look foward to if you enjoy this story and liked the first one. I'm also going to be doing some artwork for The Demon Wolf, with a christmas drawing already in the works, so if you wanna see that you can check out my instagram at TIWHimitsu.

After it seemed everything was going back to normal, Red will soon find out the dark truth as horrific things start happening again.

Bluehole used closed alpha and beta periodswith about 80,000 players to gauge initial reaction to the gameplay and adjust balance prior to a wider release.[13][41] Just prior to the early access phase on Steam, Bluehole opened a few servers and invited some popular live streamers of similar games to try it out as to start gaining interest.[42] Early access for the Windows version launched on March 23, 2017.[43] This period was planned to last approximately six months, originally aiming for a September 2017 release.[43][44] In July 2017, Greene announced that they would need to extend the early access period by a few months, continuing to release updates on a regular basis, with plans to still release by the end of 2017, as committing to this original period "could hinder us from delivering a fully featured game and/or lead to disappointment within the community if the launch deadline is not met".[45] Initially, Bluehole had expected that they would just gain enough players through early access to smooth out the gameplay, and only when the game was completed, they would have started more marketing for the title. The sudden interest in the game from early access exceeded their expectations, and put emphasis on the stability of the game and its underlying networking alongside gameplay improvements.[41] Through August 2017, these updates generally included a major weekly patch alongside major monthly updates that provided key performance improvements.[46][5][19] However, from August onward Bluehole backed off the rate of such patches, as the high frequency has led to some quality control issues, and the developers rather make sure each patch content is well-vetted by the community before providing new updates; this did not change their plans for a 2017 release, where it fully released out of early access on December 20.[47][48]

In part of the game's success in early access, Tencent Games, the largest publisher of video games in China, approached Bluehole that same month with an offer to publish Battlegrounds in China and purchase equity in the company.[49] However, the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association issued a statement in October 2017 that discouraged battle royale-style games, stating that they are too violent and deviate from Chinese values of socialism, deeming it harmful to young consumers.[50][51] The following month however, PUBG had reached a formal agreement with the Chinese government to allow the release of the game in the country, with Tencent as the publishing partner.[52] However, some changes were made to make sure it aligned with socialist values and traditional Chinese morals.[53] In South Korea, the game is marketed and distributed by Kakao Games.[54]

Despite the lack of a Chinese publisher prior to the Tencent deal, players in China had found ways to acquire and play the game through Steam via proxies and other networking tricks.[55] To address it, PUBG Corporation planned to add maximum client ping limits for servers which can reduce the issues with latency problems and prevent some of the cheating that has occurred. This would not prevent cross-region matchmaking but may make it difficult for some players to play outside their region if they have a poor Internet infrastructure.[56] Tencent has also helped by identifying and reporting around 30 software programs to Chinese police that can be used to cheat in Battlegrounds, leading to over a hundred arrests by the beginning of 2018.[57] Separately, this technical issue, in addition to the larger number of Chinese players, has created complaints in the player community. Some Western players fear that many Chinese players are able to cheat in the game by exploiting some of the network latency issues, something that PUBG Corporation continued to address as the game shifted out of early access. However, a small number of players called for server segregation by region, and had used racial insults at Chinese players they encounter in game. Greene was disappointed with this "xenophobic attitude", calling it "disgraceful", and asked the player community to respect the Chinese players more as their numbers were a key part of the game's success.[55]Greene also identified that players can easily get around such region locks using virtual private networks, making this approach ineffective.[58] PUBG Corporation eventually added region-based matchmaking by October 2018, though players still reported issues with connectivity and slow matchmaking.[59]

Xbox One

Greene was part of Microsoft's press conference during E3 2017 to announce that Battlegrounds would be coming to Xbox Oneas a timed console exclusive sometime by the end of 2017, using the Xbox Game Previewearly access approach to test it.[60] [61][62][41]

Initially, Greene said that Microsoft was not directly involved in the porting but only providing assistance to make sure the port is good, and that most of the porting responsibilities are being done by Anticto, a Spanish developer.[30] However, at Gamescomthat year, Bluehole affirmed that Microsoft Studios would be publishing the Xbox One version of the title, helping to make a planned 2017 release for this version.[63] Greene said that Microsoft's support has helped in several ways, not only for the Xbox One version but improving the performance and security of the Windows version. Further, by being part of the group of studios under the Microsoft banner, they have been able to talk and incorporate technology from other developers, such as improved water rendering techniques they obtained from Rare that they had developed for Sea of Thieves.[64] Microsoft considered Battlegrounds to be an important project to demonstrate their company's ability to be more than just a publisher, according to Microsoft's Nico Bihary who lead the project. Bihary said they have given Battlegrounds a "white glove" treatment, and for the Xbox One port have provided services from their advanced technology group and time and support from The Coalition, another of Microsoft Studios' subsidiaries.[65] Kim also stated that the team was interested in cross-platform play between the Windows and console versions, but did not anticipate this as a release feature, as they need to determine how to mitigate the advantage keyboard and mouse-using players would have over those using controllers.[41]

Titled "Game Preview Edition", the early access version for the Xbox One was released on December 12, 2017 in both digital and physical formats.[66][67][68] To promote it, Microsoft performed real-life supply crate drops in Australia in the week prior, with the crates containing Xbox hardware, Battlegrounds merchandise, and other goods, using passcodes published alongside the drop locations on social media.[69] The Xbox version also includes Xbox-specific in-game cosmetic items, some which could be purchased directly rather than through in-game crates.[70] The official release out of the Game Preview program occurred on September 4, 2018.[71][72]
Mobile versions

Following the Chinese publication deal for the Windows version, Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation additionally announced that they were planning on releasing two mobile versions based on the game in the country.[73][74] The first, PUBG: Exhilarating Battlefield, is an abridged version of the original game, and was developed by Lightspeed & Quantum Studio, an internal division of Tencent Games.[75] The second, PUBG: Army Attack, includes more arcade-style elements, including action taking place on warships, and was developed by Tencent's Timi Studio.[76] Both versions are free-to-play, and were released for Android and iOSdevices on February 9, 2018.[77][78] The games had a combined total of 75 million pre-registrations, and ranked first and second on the Chinese iOS download charts at launch.[78] Following a soft launch in Canada, an English version of Exhilarating Battlefieldknown as PUBG Mobile, was released worldwide on March 19, 2018.[79][80][81]

PlayStation 4

With the announcement of the Xbox release, PUBG Corporation stated that there were plans to port to additional platforms, such as the PlayStation 4.[82][83][84] In an interview shortly after Gamescom, Greene said that their deal with Microsoft did not exclude a PlayStation 4 port, but that their focus at the time was only on the Windows and Xbox One version, given the small size of their team.[64][49] When asked about it in January 2018, Kim stated that the team released the game first on the Steam and Xbox Game Preview early access programs as they both easily allowed in-development games to be released and updated over time, which contrasted with Sony's lack of their own early access program, as well as their strict quality control for even completed games.[85] The PlayStation port was officially announced in November, and was released on December 7, 2018. PUBG Corporation studio head Brian Corrigan said that while they had had a small team working on the PlayStation 4 port for some time, it was only until the Xbox One port was mostly completed that they began fully working on the PlayStation port.[86] The PlayStation 4 version of the game includes platform-exclusive customization items, specifically the outfit of Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series, and Ellie's backpack from The Last of Us.[87] A short live-action film to promote the PlayStation 4 release was directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starred Jason Mitchell.[88]

World
Earth. The third planet from the sun. The continent of Asia. Location - The Great Asian Plains. A fictional state - Small-An. The era is digital. the year 2030.
The character
Dara is a businessman, farmer, philosopher, fond of healing folk medicine. Caught in the novels Magic Farmer Dara - 2nd Edition, 'Jiang' Magic Coin, The Adventures of Treasure Hunters - 1 season, and Gourmet DAO. It has magical powers.
Shir Ali is a chef in a small restaurant with 4 tables. Cultivator - Culinary Tao. Works with his cousin Dara. More detailed information is found in the novels Gourmet DAO and Magic Farmer Dara - 2nd Edition
Baraz - Retired Secret Police Officer Meets in Magic Farmer Dara - 2nd Edition
Fang-friend of Dara, a student from Chengdu, lives on the farm at Dara, he has his own company (uncle's company) in the capital of Small-An.
Found in Magic Farmer Dara - 2nd Edition

Updates
The first chapter for the plot plot.
I want to write the first 10 chapters, and then start publishing them. For now, I'll take a break for publication for 10 days.
After 10 days, there will be 2 chapters per day for 2 weeks and then updates will be 3-4 chapters per week.
In total, I plan to write from 60 to 100 chapters.
The chapter will have 1800 to 2500 words.
Thank you!

City treasure hunters, this is the second season of "The Adventures of Treasure Hunters - 1 season"

In it, Dara takes advantage of the knowledge of her system and will seek treasures in the underground passages, in the ravines in the city center. Visit fairs and flea markets, second-hand shops in search of treasures, artifacts, antiques.

Chapters will be from 60 to 100.

Updates the first two weeks of 2 chapters per day. And after three chapters a week.

In the next couple of weeks, there will be the first update.

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This is a work of art. Any resemblance to real people or real events is purely coincidental.

Imagine school kids taking some famous song or well-known speech and corrupting the words for humor.

Imagine the works of Ancient Grecian scholar, Cicero, and producing it in Latin (common tongue, vulgate)

Imagine print paper press technology taking "unknown text" and making nonsense with text alignment and missing punctuation.

Imagine digital publishing software taking corrupted paragraphs to show how professional a document you might create.

Paragraph alignment, word spacing, text alignment.

And there is 'Lorem Ipsum'; a paragraph out of context, for the wrong readership, corrupted of all meaning.

Have we really given it any thought?

Did language scholars sit down and discuss it in social circles.
Could the missing words be a secret code, and a way of passing messages amongst secret societies with secret handshakes.

Will code breakers discover hidden messages in breaking down the original Cicero text and Latin version?  Will the answer change if you consider the alignment and direct of words written in ancient Greek (a language that might transcribe leftward or rightward or a combination; depending on the age they wrote it).

I doubt it.  It doubt anything meaningful would be discovered; because the simplest answer is usually the correct one.

Lorem Ipsum exists because of corruption, reproduction, retelling, reprinting, misspelling, cut and pasting, and editing.

It is something to consider as I write today.  Will my word survive, and if they do survive; would I recognize them?

Expositionary Discourse.  The target is levity, but my aim might not be reliable.  Please leave me kind reviews!  This series will update with no advance schedule.

Jae-Sik hesitated in front of Gun-Ho's office before he entered the office.
"Hey, Jae-Sik, please come in. The guests already left."
Jae-Sik entered the office and sat carefully at the conference table in Gun-Ho's office.
"I talked with the lady president who used to work for KimBooks."
"That's good. So you found her phone number."
"My college friend who was my junior at that time happened to work for KimBooks at their editorial department. He also majored in creative writing like me. He made me promise to him that I wouldn't tell anyone that I got her number from him."
"Really? So what does that lady president say?"
"She said she wanted to have some time off from her work at first. And then, once she found out that the person who wanted to talk with her is the president of a big auto parts company, she seems to be interested suddenly."
"So is she willing to meet with me?"
"She said she would visit the company. It seems that she has already been contacted by so many swindlers who said they would want to start a publishing company with her. So, she wants to make sure that you are really the person who is running a big company."
"Haha, really? So when is she coming here?"
"She said she will be here by 2 pm tomorrow."
"That's good. You should be here by 2 pm tomorrow too, okay?"
"Okay, I will."
"Do you have any information on her? Like how old she is?"
"I don't know much about her, but as far as I know, she graduated from Ewha Woman's University; she should be in her late 40s. She has an extensive sales network in the publishing industry, and she has incisive eyes in selecting good books to publish."
"Haha. I see. Okay, I will see you tomorrow at my office."
 
Gun-Ho was dozing off in his office after lunch when Jae-Sik came with a lady. She was that lady president who was known to have the hand of Midas in the publishing field; her name was Jeong-Sook Shin. She looked proud and intelligent. She walked into the office with a long white scarf around her neck. Jae-Sik introduced her to Gun-Ho.
"She is the previous president of KimBooks. This is President Gun-Ho Goo of GH Mobile here."
She offered first her hands to Gun-Ho for a handshake.
"I'm Jeong-Sook Shin. Very nice to meet you."
"I'm Gun-Ho Goo. Please have a seat."
Jeong-Sook sat on a chair.
"I was surprised twice since I came to this company. At first, I was surprised by the size of the company. I was actually expecting to see a factory with several tens of workers, but there are 250 workers in this company. Second, I was surprised because the president of this big company is so young. When I heard that the president of a manufacturing company is interested in starting a publishing company, I expected to see an old man."
 
Gun-Ho picked up the book written by Professor Jien Wang—Economy Trend in China for the 21st Century and showed it to Jeong-Sook.
"A friend of mine in China wrote this book. I want to publish this book in Korea."
The lady was wondering.
"Are you saying that you just want to publish this book, rather than starting a publishing company?"
"Of course not. I want to publish books that are best-selling books on Amazon.com, starting from this book here. I heard you have discerning eyes for recognizing good books."
"Since you are running a big company, I suppose you have enough funds to invest. How much do you intend to invest in a publishing company?"
"How much do you think would be enough?"
"It will take a few months to publish a book, and you need to pay for the expenses including labor until then. You can assume that it will take at least 300 million won until a publishing company starts generating enough income to be self-sufficient."
"300 million won. Okay. With how much salary would you be happy to work with me in running a publishing company?"
"I don't remember telling you that I would work with you in running a publishing business. I just came here out of curiosity since I am taking my time off from work, and I heard someone in the manufacturing industry was interested in the publishing industry."
"I don't know anything about publishing business, but you have been in the publishing field for a long time, and you have extensive experience and discernment in selecting books. I will take care of the necessary funds. Would you work with me and start a publishing company?"
"I have a few conditions."
"What are they?"
 
"First, I don't want to be interfered in running the publishing company."
"That I can do. I can't interfere with something I don't know about. Moreover, I don't have time or energy to do so since I have another company that I need to run."
"Hahaha. That's the thing I like about. That's why I have declined many offers to work together in running a publishing company. I knew you wouldn't interfere in the publishing business since you have your manufacturing company to run."
"Is there a second condition?"
"I'd like to have a stock option in addition to a salary. The major reason why I quit KimBooks was that I couldn't reach an agreement with its president on a stock option. I want 10%."
Gun-Ho shook his head.
"I have a company in China, and I give a stock option of 5%. I can't give you more than that. I need to keep balance and fairness within my companies. Moreover, a publishing business requires me to take a high risk of failure, and the business is not a type of business that would generate substantial revenue."
"Okay, then I will take a salary plus 5% stock option."
"Okay, I will give you that. However, I have a few conditions as well."
"I am listening."
 
"I want you to let Mr. Jae-Sik Moon manage the editorial department."
"Mr. Jae-Sik Moon? Of course, I would love to work with him. He used to work in the publishing industry, and he is an award-winning author of a full-length novel as well. He has extensive work experience in editing as well."
"Secondarily, I know three people in a design company in Seoul. I want you to hire them."
"I can give them an opportunity to have an interview with me. I need to see them first before I can tell you whether I would hire them or not. However, since you recommend them, I will see their qualification favorably."
"I will provide you an office-tel that is located close to the Gangnam station in Seoul."
"Sure. An office-tel would be enough until the company becomes stable."
"Okay then. We will contact you as soon as we complete any administration work on our side. The capital of the company is 300 million won, and the company's name will be GH Media. We will register Gun-Ho Goo and Jeong-Sook Shin as the directors of the company. For any paperwork we need from you in order to register your name as the director of the company, you will be contacted by Manger Seong-Il Kang from GH Development in Seoul."
"Sounds good."
 
When Jeong-Sook and Jae-Sik walked out of Gun-Ho's office, Jeong-Sook asked,
"What does President Goo's father do?"
"President Goo is a self-made successful man."
"Wow! He is so young though."
"He has another factory being built right now; they will soon move to that location. The new factory is in Jiksan Town; he is building a highly advanced factory in a 5,000 pyung large land there."
"5,000 pyung? Wow, he is an amazing person. I don't understand why he wants to have a small publishing company though."
"Why not? He probably likes it a lot."
 
Gun-Ho made a call to his office in Seoul—GH Development. Ji-Young Jeong picked up the phone.
"How is the design company next door doing?"
"Nothing has changed yet, sir. The office is still closed temporarily."
"You said that you know well the person who worked for that company, right?"
"Yes, the person I am close to is the team leader of their design team."
"Can you tell her to come to the office? Tell her that I will acquire that design company."
"Sir? Are you going to buy that design company?"
"Yes. I will be there by noon today. Tell her that I want to meet with her at noon if she doesn't have any prior engagement."
"Sure, I will let her know."

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

The matter of the student council was over and the announcement would be made tomorrow since it was very shocking news. 

The teacher had been known first with the change of the student council, but they didn't say anything. Their job was to teach the student and they wouldn't do anything about the matter within the student. However, they were surprised when they knew the president of the student council along with other positions in that place had been changed by the students in their first year.

The most surprising was probably Kasugano Haruka who had just transferred to this school for less than a month. 

The group of teachers wouldn't expect a student who loved to skip the school had become part of the student council, but no one voiced their complaint since they knew that the teacher was being employed by the students and not the other way. 

If some member of the student council member was dissatisfied with the teacher then it was very easy to fire them since there were a lot of people who wanted to become a teacher in this prestigious school. 

High salary, good health insurance, and a good environment working as long as you ignore the students. 

Everything was perfect because they wanted to destroy their life in this school.

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"You're going to go home with me?" Haru asked along the way.

Kirari nodded and said, "Yes, you're my bodyguard for this month, right?" 

Haru looked at Kirari and said, "You have a lot of bodyguards though." He started to think that he hadn't done anything any bodyguard's work in the past two weeks of his stay in this school. Even though he had become a bodyguard, he didn't have to do anything since Kirari had a lot of bodyguards. 

Kirari shook her head and said, "It's more interesting with you." 

Haru smiled and said, "That's good, I'll protect you." 

Kirari smiled and suddenly asked, "You're still writing, right?" 

Haru nodded and said, "Yes, I have intended to buy a manga publishing and make my story into a manga." He didn't have time to draw, but he could search for mangaka and provided them with a story. 

Kirari nodded and said, "That's good, your image won't be damaged by your investment." 

Haru sighed and thought that the standing of business owners or financial experts was unexpectedly very low in this country. 

The job with high standing was a job which made someone called "-Sensei" suffix such as writer, doctor, lawyer, politician, mangaka, etc. 

His worth wasn't enough to make everyone referee him, and his age was also very young making it hard for someone to take him seriously. It was his luck that he was able to get rewarded by "Charisma" from the quest before making his presence stronger. 

"You don't need to worry about my image since I'll buy a newspaper company in each prefecture," Haru said. 

Kirari was a bit worried and said, "Don't you know that there are a lot of newspapers is going bankrupt since the sales aren't good?" 

Haru nodded and said, "I understand that matter, but it is also something that needs to be faced since we're going to enter the digital age." 

"Digital age?" 

"For example this smartphone." Haru took out his smartphone and said, "In the past, we're only using it for a call, email, or short message, but today, we can do a lot of things and we can search a lot of information using a smartphone." 

"That's true." Kirari nodded. 

"People will move to the internet to read the news, and a lot of people also will use this chance to share a lot of hoax news to the internet," Haru said. 

"Hoax news?" Kirari raised her eyebrow and nodded. 

"Then when someone is creating news on the internet, who is more credible than a newspaper who has been in business for centuries of years?" Haru said. 

"........" 

Kirari, who heard Haru's explanation, nodded in response. "I guess the newspaper needs a new business model." 

"That's right, that's what I'm doing right now with my newspaper company," Haru said. 

Kirari smiled and said, "Then, I don't need to worry about you." 

"You're so worried about me, we're not married yet, right?" Haru said to tease her. 

"......." 

"What do you think?" Kirari asked. 

"......." 

Haru didn't expect such a reaction from Kirari. He knew that it was hard to make her blush, but he didn't expect it would be this much. He scratched his head and said, "Why don't we go home now?" 

"......" Kirari laughed and said, "Let's go back." 

OK. 

Haru thought that at least he had made her laugh and had to admit that her laugh was very attractive. 

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"New car?" Kirari asked, entering his car. 

"Hmm...." Haru nodded. 

"How about safety?" Kirari asked. 

"Missile won't put a scratch on this car," Haru answered. 

"What a boast," Kirari said while rolling his eyes. 

"How is Ririka going home?" Haru asked. 

"She won't be targeted," Kirari said. 

Haru raised his eyebrow and asked, "So you're going to be targeted?" 

Kirari looked at Haru and said, "If I die then you'll also die." 

"......" 

Haru was speechless and said, "You don't need to worry." He put his hand on the steer and said, "I won't let anyone hurt you." 

"That's very good." Kirari smiled and said, "I'm expecting your service, my bodyguard." 

"You don't need to worry my lady." Haru took Kirari's hand and said, "Your knight is here to protect you from anything." 

Kirari looked away and said, "You're not embarrassed to say those words to me?" 

"......." 

Haru was speechless, but he smiled when he could see a blush on Kirari's face from the reflection of the window. "No, I'm very sincere in my words." 

"OK." Kirari sighed softly and said, "Don't talk and let me see whether you're qualified to become my knight." 

"Good, what is my first quest?" Haru asked. 

"Send me back home safely, can you do that?" Kirari asked. 

"Alright, challenge accepted," Haru said and changed the gear of his car before he went to drive to Kirari's home. 

Kirari looked at Haru and smiled while thinking about the interesting thing that could be done with him together.

10 chapters / week

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He has been reincarnated, he thought that he didn't have a cheat until suddenly he noticed someone invite him on a group chat.

[Do you wish to join Dimensional Chat Group?]

MC: "Accept!"

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Debbie was in high spirits that day. Scarlet didn't know why her editor was so chirpy but she smiled too.
"Oh! I see that you're finally out of the cast. How does it feel?"
The young writer laughed. "Not much different from when I'm still in a cast... I was told that I'd still need a few weeks to get used to moving around again and about a month before I can try to walk without the splint and crutches. There are physiotherapy classes that I will be attending to help with the recovery process but it feels great not having to bear the itch and not be able to scratch it."
The editor smiled and presented the girl with an envelope.
"This is...?"
Debbie grinned. "Open it."
Scarlet grabbed a letter opener and neatly ripped it open. There was a letter addressed to Scarlet and the girl looked at her teacher.
"This...?!"
Debbie couldn't keep the wide smile away from her face. "I turned it in to a friend who is a literary agent and it was well-received. Your very first writing contract, darling. Congratulations."
Scarlet didn't know how to react and cried. Sixteen is a Gang might not be her first work but in terms of growth, it marked a significant milestone for the girl who had gained not only a precious family but a very close group of friends who didn't shun her. The fact that the publishing agent who accepted the manuscript mentioned how touching the feelings of the main character moved them made Scarlet feel as if it wasn't written in vain.
The young writer had poured her feelings and the trials they'd overcome together into this make-belief world of adventure and evil adults. While the manuscript was unpolished in the eyes of the publishing agent, they were keen to sign her up for publication because of that unique perspective and Scarlet's ability to move people with her story.
"I didn't tell them your age. This meeting might have to wait until you tell the good news to Wilmer and Orita. People normally don't get their writing contracts with their second attempt. You're very talented, Scarlet. I'm hoping to see more of your future works, there's nothing much I can teach you at this moment."
Scarlet hugged Debbie and thanked her from the bottom of her heart. Being offered a writing contract meant a lot for Scarlet. It meant that she was acknowledged and more importantly, this was something she didn't accomplish using the influence of the Wilde Family's name. Could this be the way she could repay Mrs Wilde's kindness of accepting her into their family?
The good news couldn't remain a secret forever. When Alex and Jasper returned home that day, Scarlet told them the good news. One good news multiplied into two and when Mr Wilde returned home, he called for a celebration. It turned out that there was not just one simple piece of good news. They had two unexpected but dearly missed guests joining them for dinner and another two guests whom Scarlet was happy to receive.
"Mother!" the girls screamed with joy as Jenna brought the luggage up. Mrs Wilde bent down to hug her girls with Jasper awkwardly standing by Mr Wilde's side.
"Mrs Wilde," he greeted politely and offered to help Jenna.
Claire bowed with Tina and Sue behind her. The lady butler was impressed by Claire's management of the household. The head maid did a great job despite the lack of manpower. Also, due to the short notice, Jenna was expecting some difficulty in being able to accommodate such a large group. Claire didn't seem to struggle with the new guests. The dining table was quickly modified with the table extended to fit the extra people for dinner. The maids under Claire's care were also quick to whip up extra dishes and make enough food for everyone, not neglecting to add a touch of classiness to them befitting of the Wilde Family's prestige.
Alex announced that she won an art competition that she was secretly participating in and was going to have her work displayed at an exhibit. Mrs Wilde and Jenna revealed that they would be moving over to live in Singapore for a more permanent period of time from now on so that they could spend more time as a family. Jasper's parents would also visit from time to time when Mr and Mrs Wilde had to fly for business trips.
Wilmer was all smiles as well. He had received news from Benjamin earlier that afternoon that the evidence the children collected was enough to permanently ruin Cody and Larissa. The verdict will be out next week. Danny and Elfie were here to deliver news about their findings of Anastasia.
Danny smiled and congratulated the Wilde's. "I have a favour to ask."
Immediately, the joy and laughter melted into silence. The children looked at their teacher oddly. Jasper knew about Danny and Wilmer's special relationship but Scarlet and Alex were slower to catch on. Whatever favour Danny was asking for didn't feel like something a teacher and parent could easily talk about.
"I would be taking a short leave of absence from the school due to personal reasons and in that period of time, I would like to entrust my son, Elfie, in the care of your family."
Wilmer's warm expression grew cold at once. The jokes and laughter erased from his eyes. "It's about that, isn't it?"
Danny nodded. Orita didn't look pleased but her eyes softened when she saw Elfie tense up.
"You're going to be personally acting on it?" the CEO asked and Danny nodded again, not daring to meet his friend's eyes.
Wilmer's lips thinned into a line, his eyes hard. "Orita and I don't mind taking care of Elfie for you. However, I won't accept it if you don't intend to come back for him."
Elfie looked fragile at that moment and it was Alex who held the hacker's hands to comfort him. Scarlet didn't know what was going on either but she gave Elfie a small smile trying to reassure him that everything would be alright. The adults could be relied on and even if things didn't work out, Elfie still had them and a group of very reliable friends.
Danny bit the insides of his cheeks. "I'm not abandoning him, Wilmer. I didn't adopt Elfie with the intention of abandoning him. He is my son."
Orita decided that the tension was scaring the children a little too much and quickly diffused the tension by asking Jenna to bring out the alcohol to the study so the men could talk over it. At the same time, she expertly diverted the subject away from the serious discussion by asking the children how they met Elfie.
Everyone had good news to share and interesting stories to tell about their time spent together at school. When Scarlet told everyone that Debbie sent her manuscript to an agent who found a publishing house interested in contracting her book, Orita squealed like an excited schoolgirl and immediately placed the first order of five copies that she wanted Scarlet to sign.
"You need to start practising your signatures now," Alex joked and Scarlet blushed.
Elfie smiled. "What is the story about?"
The young writer launched into details about the inspiration she took and the hacker had a good laugh over some of the scenes Scarletdescribed. Scarlet's vivid imagination and good sense of humour had successfully woven the personalities of everyone in the E.C. Class into her book.
"I want to read that book, I really do. It sounds very interesting that you managed to capture everyone so accurately!" he praised.
Scarlet squirmed in her chair, embarrassed by the praises.
"That's it!" Alex declared. "I'm going to draw your first book into a comic!"
Jasper raised a brow. "Do you know how to draw digitally? I thought you were still trying to understand how paintbrushes work."
Orita laughed. "Oh, Jasper dear... there's no rush. Alex can slowly pick that up. We can employ some art teacher if she wants to speed up that process. Also, Wilmer might be planning on an internship rotation for the three of you."
That news got their attention and the heiress smiled. "Don't tell Daddy that I said this. However, Wilmer has been working hard to negotiate for the departments that would interest you most to accept you and teach you the trade. Alex will have plenty of opportunity in the future to get acquainted with digital brushes. Scarlet will have a lot of chances to learn different writing styles and the practicality of it. Jasper can discover the secrets to how money flows within an organisation."
All three children had their eyes lit up. Elfie watched them with envy. He didn't know what an internship was but it sounded fun. "Mrs Wilde, can I join them for the internship too if I'm going to be in the care of the Wilde Family for a while. I think my programming skills might come in handy. I'd also love to have a chance to study a network and create a network system set up on a large scale."
Orita looked at Jenna who bowed at the hacker. "We will do our best to make arrangements. I'm sure many of our software developers and engineers would be thrilled to meet the mastermind behind the most recent underground raids in person. We will inform Wilmer about your wishes."
Elfie was flattered. Not many people knew about his official job or talked about it apart from Danny. He knew that Danny and Wilmer were close friends but Wilmer had never once spoken about Elfie's accomplishments before.
"Underground raid?" Alex asked and Orita smiled.
"That's a secret between your daddy, mommy and Danny. Elfie is a very talented programmer and he sometimes helps adults who need his skills which is why he is often not in school. Elfie travels a lot to help others so he hardly has any time to make friends."
Alex put a finger to her lip to indicate that she understood this should not be so easily revealed to others outside of the family. Orita smiled at her daughter's simple-mindedness and gave the other two children a sideways glance. Jasper nodded slightly to indicate that he understood because his eyes were unreadable behind his hair. Scarlet met the heiress' look with her own full of acceptance but also curiosity.
Claire knew that look. There was no mistaking it. Her young mistress would definitely find a chance to catch Elfie and interrogate him for information. Who knows, this might be the content Scarlet needed for her new book.


At age 10, Scarlet Liu Xiu Wen was tested with a Mensa IQ of 156.

By age 12, she was publishing books with the pen name Permanent Frost. By age 14, she was a successful vocalist-composer in the band called Britannia. By age 16 Scarlet had a successful career as a model and actress going by the stage name of Liu Xiu Wen.

However, there was a secret that the world didn't know. Away from the limelight, Scarlet took on yet another persona online as Pirate S - the eccentric half-genius. Everyone who lurked in the forums knew her name. Known for her unusual takes on life and mostly popularly for her "Human Observation Diary" blog, Scarlet enjoys the nerd life in secret.

Human Observation Diary has always kept to a very standard format but one day, a reader pointed out that the blog has recently been differing from its usual format. Intrigued by the trigger, Scarlet investigates her latest human observation - an online NEET by the name of Jedd77.

From further interactions, Scarlet finds herself helplessly drawn to him. As their friendship develops into something more, Scarlet has to make a choice.

To give up her secrecy and allow Jedd77 to be a part of her life? Or continue the game of cat and mouse even after the face reveal.

***

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Hi, been a while. Sorry for the radio silence! 
A lot has happened with Gaia Online since I last posted an update. First and foremost, I've come to the realization that I'm pretty bad at this web novel thing--to no one's surprise, really! I've now rewritten Gaia Online for the umpteenth time and gone through several iterations of the overall setting, plot, and characters. 
I've decided to pursue a more traditional publishing route (or self-publishing) for this story when--or if--I manage to finish it in a way that satisfies me. Since I'm writing in my spare time, and mostly during vacations where I can really lose myself in the characters and their world, it will likely take me several years.
I hope you've enjoyed the first incarnation of Gaia Online even in its woefully unfinished form and apologize for removing it from webnovel.com. Should I be lucky enough to catch the attention of a publisher, they will likely not want my work on a platform that's not theirs, draft like state and all.
Thank you for your time, for showing interest, and for your kind comments. I will strive to become an author worthy of your time.
With appreciation, MC Shael

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