During his training trip, Naruto is given a scroll which holds the secrets in how to seduce and ensnare women. A scroll he uses at first on the women and kunoichi around him but soon on the Shinobi...

The NARUTO story is not mine all credits are to be given to the author Lemon Sage.
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February 15th…
Thriller Hostel…
Pei Qian had yet to recover from being stabbed on the back by his beloved employees on Valentine's Day. He had even thought of arranging a Thriller Hostel experience for all his staff. 
However, he dismissed the idea since the project was not yet completed.
Let them go for the time being and settle the records with them once and for all after the Thriller Hostel was completed! Revenge was a dish best served cold. 
When the time comes, he would arrange for all his employees to feel the love Boss Pei harbored for them!
At this time, Chen Kangtuo was telling Pei Qian about the completion of the second major project of Thriller Hostel.
"Boss Pei, the six small projects planned at the initial stages had been completed. The pulleys under the container can be randomly combined and moved, so that the players cannot guess which project they were going to enter next.
"The second big project is moderately difficult. It is mainly used to test a player's psychological endurance. You must fully memorize the requirements of the project before entering. You must then accurately complete all the requirements even if the order of the small projects is disrupted. Only then will you pass it and qualify for the third major project challenge.
"Of course, the players will be able to experience the entire project even if they fail the requirements unless they give up themselves.
"The fee for the second large project is set at 30 yuan according to Boss Pei's requirement. It is equivalent to only five yuan for each small project. I personally think this price may be a little too low.
"Plans for the first and third projects are being worked out quickly. It is expected that the construction will start this week. However, we optimistically estimate that it would be ready only in May or June next year since the construction period of these two projects would be longer.
"There is a possibility of further delay if the quality of the project at that time cannot meet the requirements."
Pei Qian nodded. "En, not bad.
"Also, there is no need to worry about the price. Thriller Hostel is generally going to profit from the third project.
"We'll officially start business once all three projects are completed. Don't worry, we'll give priority in ensuring the quality and safety of the project."
It seemed like the haunted house project would not be able to be completed within this settlement cycle. It could only be pushed backward.
Fortunately, this settlement cycle allowed one unfinished project. If not, it would affect the settlement.
This way, Pei Qian could put his excess funds into the Thriller Hostel project which could greatly ease the pressure of excess funds before the settlement.
Of course, it might seem to be limitless on the surface, but there was actually still a limit.
The delayed project had to be done before the next settlement which meant that the project should not be too massive.
Take this Thriller Hostel for example. Pei Qian could well spend all the excess system funds on it, but the more money he spent, the greater the amount of work and a correspondingly longer time for completion.
If the next settlement cycle was in three months, the delayed project would be settled even if it had not started operations by then.
Therefore, Pei Qian had to consider the invisible restrictions when he would spend money at the Thriller Hostel. He could not just look at the present and ignore the long term effects.
In addition, since the Thriller Hostel had been selected as a project not to be completed in his cycle, all other projects including the cell phone, games, etc. must be completed.
Pei Qian looked at the time. The lab rat should be here soon.
As expected, Boss Li's car arrived outside the Thriller Hostel not long after.
"Boss Pei." Li Shi came over and shook hands with Pei Qian with happiness.
Pei Qian invited him to visit Thriller Hostel yesterday. Li Shi agreed without saying a second word.
His visit was mainly for two purposes. One was to examine the investment environment around the haunted house, and the other was to test Boss Pei's tone and the attitude of Dream Realization Ventures towards 'Top Student, Come Quick'. Were they really going to exit?
Pei Qian smiled and waved at Boss Li. "Boss Li, have some tea. You've come a long way."
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong had been supervising the progress of the project here so a small office was built in advance. There were naturally snacks, drinks, tea, etc. It was very in line with the Tengda spirit.
Boss Li sat down on the sofa for one and sipped his tea while exclaiming. "I remember Boss Pei mentioned that you wanted me to be the first customer of the haunted house. I did not expect the progress of the haunted house to be so fast. It's very in line with the Tengda efficiency."
Hmmm… strictly speaking, you are not the first customer of Thriller Hostel since Ruan Guangjian had already experienced three small projects within it. Pei Qian thought silently.
However, Boss Li, you will be the first to experience the second big project in its entirety. There is no problem in saying you are the first customer.
Pei Qian drank his tea and corrected Li Shi's phrasing. "This is only the second big project of the Thriller Hostel. More than half of the work has just started so it cannot be formally operational just yet.
"Moreover, this is not Tengda efficiency. Tengda never seeks speed but strives for constant improvement within a limited time." 
"Constant improvement…" Li Shi pondered for a moment before asking very seriously. "So, is this project scary?"
"Ahem, ahem." Pei Qian coughed lightly and glanced at Chen Kangtuo who was standing at the side. "How do you say this? It varies from person to person. You'll only know after experiencing it."
Chen Kangtuo handed the list with the content of the project to Boss Li. "This is an action to be completed in the project. Please go through it and memorize it."
Li Shi took this piece of paper. His eyes scanned the content on it, and his eyebrows could not help but be raised.
There are a few simple explanatory texts on it:
'Guests can ask to terminate the challenge at any time when they feel unwell.
'Keep in mind the various steps and execute them accurately during the challenge. You will be eligible for the third project of the Thriller Hostel when you successfully clear the process.
'You can continue to experience the entire process even if you took the wrong steps.
'There is no time limit for items you have to memorize.
'Special note: The order of the following six items will be randomly disrupted during the challenge. Please do not memorize them mechanically.'
Next were the names of the six projects and the challenge items that needed to be achieved in each project.
There were basically five to seven challenge items each and had certain relevance to each other so it was not difficult to remember.
Take the bathroom project for example. It went like this:
1. Lock the bathroom door.
2. Pick up the red candle on the ground and light it.
3. Put the candle in front of the mirror and shut your eyes for three seconds before looking into the mirror.
4. Turn on the tap and wash your hands.
5. Lie in the bathtub and press the timer; blindfold your eyes until the timer stops.
The challenge items basically focused on the entrance, the bathroom mirror, and the bathtub. The order was from outside to the inside. It would take only two to three minutes to remember it with a clear mind.
Of course, it would take at least half an hour to learn all the items considering that the order of the small projects would be disrupted. 
Li Shi quickly browsed through the requirements of all the small projects and fell silent.
It seemed… like it would not be as scary as he thought.
Li Shi came with the mentality of rushing to his death. That was because he knew Boss Pei strived to be perfect in everything he did. The haunted house project would definitely be terrifying!
However, it was slightly different from what he expected after seeing the list.
At present, the scariest haunted house had two characteristics. One was a long process; the other was having numerous staff interact with the guests.
However, this Thriller Hostel project was exactly the opposite.
Moreover, it could be seen from the paper that each of these challenge items were not too long. They might end in five to eight minutes so the total time taken would be about half an hour to 40 minutes.
Moreover, it seemed as though there would not be any staff pretending to be ghosts.
That gave Boss Li some relief.
It seemed as though this project was mainly used to qualify for the third project so the level of terror was moderate.
Li Shi had some expectations after thinking about it.
He originally thought that if this project was too scary, then he would not experience it. He would then think of another way to get an answer from Boss Pei.
He could make an issue out of it now since it did not seem to be too scary.
"Boss Pei, can I have another reward if I stick to the complete process? The qualification for the third project is meaningless to me," Li Shi asked.
Pei Qian nodded. "Sure, what kind of reward would Boss Li want? Shall I give you a lifetime VIP for Thriller Hostel for you to come and experience it for free?"
Li Shi's face turned black. "What do I want that for?! Do you think I don't cherish my life?
"Ahem, ahem, how about this? Boss Pei, if I can persist in this project by chance, would you tell me the truth about 'Top Student, Come Quick'? Is Dream Realization Ventures going to cash out?" 
Pei Qian laughed in his heart. Boss Li's request was exactly what he was looking for. Pei Qian was about to give him some advice even if he did not take the initiative to ask.
"No problem," Pei Qian agreed.
Li Shi raised his thumb. "Good! Boss Pei is indeed straightforward! I'll go and experience it. Boss Pei, don't break your promise." 
Both of them had an ax to grind. Li Shi carefully recited the requirements written on the paper. After about a quarter of an hour, he recited them out loud again. He remembered them all.
"I'm ready." Li Shi stood up.
Pei Qian nodded. "Boss Li, please go ahead."
Li Shi walked to the entrance of the second project with full confidence.
"He said he was afraid, but his pace is rather firm. Is Boss Li the same as Ruan Guangjian, pretending to be weak?"
Pei Qian suddenly felt a little uncertain about the Thriller Hostel project. However, he heard a tragic screen from within as soon as he walked to the front of the surveillance cameras.
"Ah!!!" 
Boss Li, who had entered for less than a minute, fell to the ground with his hands wiping the back of his head frantically.
Boss Pei noticed that the first project that Boss Li entered randomly was the 'ceiling'.
The guest had to bend down to pick up a broken notebook under the table when he entered the room. A drop of water would drip from the ceiling onto the back of the guest's neck.
The guest would subconsciously raise their heads at this point in time to see that a board had been removed. A head with a pair of wide eyes shedding bloody tears would be looking down at the guest.
Obviously, Boss Li raised his head only to see this head. He was so scared that he screamed and retreated. He subconsciously wanted to wipe away the 'bloodstain' at the back of his neck after he fell to the ground.
Pei Qian was relieved upon seeing that.
"It seemed like there was no problem with the level of horror at Thriller Hostel. The one with the problem is actually Ruan Guangjian…"


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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It's that time of the year again. Febuary 14th is known as Valentine's Day to most people around the world. In Maizuru Naval Base, it is also known as the day the kitchens turn into a warzone. Almost a hundred shipgirls take turns and scramble to the kitchens to make the best chocolate. They would then distribute the chocolates around to each other and to me.

In Japan, there are two types of Valentine's Day Chocolate, Giri (Obligatory) Chocolate and Honmei (True Feelings) Chocolate. Until last year, I would receive mostly Giri Chocolate. I think there was some Honmei Chocolate mixed in, but I never knew. Last year, I received my first official Honmei Chocolate from Zuihou. This year, I would be receiving more Honmei chocolate. The thought of receiving more of such chocolates this year excites me.

"I wonder what kind of chocolates would I receive this year~?"

"What's with that creepy grin?" (Kagerou)

A girl of average height and brown hair tied into twintails with white ribbons stood in front of my table. She wore a blazer-like uniform jacket above her white shirt and bike shorts under her skirt. This girl is the first ship of the Kagerou-class destroyers, Kagerou. She was staring at me with cautious eyes.

"Oh. Kagerou. You done with yours?"

"Yeah. And I kind of don't want to give this to you after seeing that." (Kagerou)

"Oh come on. Don't be like that."

"Yeah yeah. Here." (Kagerou)

Kagerou gave me a pink box with a small ribbon tied at the corner.

"Happy Valentine's. The same as always, Giri Chocolate." (Kagerou)

"I know that. At least let me fantasize."

"Oho~ I wonder what would Zuihou-san do if she heard that." (Zuihou)

"Thank you. Wow. Giri Chocolate! I'm so happy."

"Please don't do that. That makes it even creepier. Besides, don't you already have someone giving you Honmei chocolates later?" (Kagerou)

As expected, none of the girls found out about my harem plan. The only one that knows about this is Avrora. She was eavesdropping on us when I was discussing the issue with Zuihou. Looks like she kept her promise on keeping mum about it.

"Anyway, I'm done here today. Time to look for Shiranui." (Kagerou)

"Say hi to her for me."

"Yeah yeah. Later, Commander." (Kagerou)

Kagerou left the office. She really does on her sisters, especially Shiranui. Shiranui is basically the opposite of Kagerou. While Kagerou is cheerful and optimistic, Shiranui is serious stoic. She is also bloodthirsty when it comes to fighting Abyssals, just like Yuudachi.

After Kagerou, the rest of the chocolates came flowing in. Even Rei gave me hers, though she didn't state whether it was Giri or Honmei. She was blushing like mad though.

Since the girls took turns to make their chocolates, I should be receiving my Honmei Chocolates soon. It should be Zuihou's, Zuihou-chan's and Shigure's turn to use the kitchen by now. I would know, since I was the one who sceduled them to be the last. I'm kind of curious how would they make their chocolates. I know Zuihou tried to mix some weird concotion into hers two years but was stopped by Shouhou. I'm kind of expecting Zuihou-chan to do the same. I have never seen Shigure cook before. I mean, she did help my mom with the cooking back at my house but I didn't really pay attention since I was chatting with my dad. I'm really curious how Shigure looks like in the kitchen. Maybe I should pay them a visit. That way, I can sate my curiousity, and make sure the twins don't mix in anything weird.

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If I go in, I may make them nervous. It's better if I just peek from the outside through the window.

Cute! Shigure looks so cute. She is wearing a frilly pink apron. Even her white eyepatch has red heart on it. Zuihou is wearing a white apron above her miko outfit while Zuihou-chan wore a yellow apron above her hoodie and skirt. Eh? Isn't that Zuihou's alternate outfit? Did Zuihou gave away hers? No. If she did, the size would be too large for Zuihou-chan's small body. The hoodie and skirt fits her perfectly.

From what I'm seeing, Shigure and Zuihou-chan are the only ones preparing the chocolate while Zuihou instructs them. I guess Zuihou already finished hers? She is a more experienced cook compard to the other two after all. Hmm... Doesn't seem like the twins added anything weird into the bowl of melted chocolate. I'm satisfied for now. Let's just wait for them to finish up. While waiting, I can feast on the chocolates the others gave me since this morning. I should have enough cooling tea. Right?

"Admiral. Happy Valentine's Day!" (Zuihou, Shigure, Zuihou-chan)

The three of them presented the chocolates to me. Zuihou-chan packed hers in heart-shaped box. Shigure had her dog-shaped chocolates packed in one of those plastic bags. The one's that can be decorated with a ribbon on top. Zuihou's had hers packed in a small box, which is unusual as she usually packs her chocolates in a heart-shaped box like Zuihou-chan's. 

"Thank you. Can I eat it now?" 

"S-sure." (Shigure)

"U-unn..." (Zuihou-chan)

The first one is Shigure's. I untied the ribbon and opened up the bag. As soon as I bit into the dog-shaped chocolate, something sweet and gooey filled my mouth.

"Honey?"

"Y-yes. Admiral must have eaten a lot of chocolates by now. So I thought something sotthing would be good." (Shigure)

Huh~ She put in quite a bit of thought while making these. I licked the residue of my fingers before cleaning them with a tissue. I placed my now-cleaned hand on Shigure's head,

"Thank you, Shigure. That was delicious."

"~~~" (Shigure)

More cute noises from Shigure. Huh? Did the flaps on her head just moved? They were moving, right? 

"Alright. Next one is Zuihou-chan's."

I opened the heart-shaped box. Inside contained several different shapesof chocolates. There is one with a red dote on it. Let's try that one first.

"Delicious. This one has strawberry bits in it."

"Really? Is it really delicious?"

"Yeah. It's really delicious. It's not those dried ones. I'm impressed you put in fresh fruits in it. Is this the only one?" 

"Yeah. The others have fillings in them. This is the only one with stawberries in it."

"Thank you. I will savour the rest later."

"Ehehe~" (Zuihou-chan)

Next is Zuihou's one. Eh? It's... bitter. It's not the very strong type, but still, this is different from what she usually makes. Did she make a mistake? Should I point it out to her?

"Zuihou, this-"

Zuihou just pointed at the heart on her choker. Ah, I see. Okay. I will wait for you later. 

"This is as delicious as always." 

I ate another one. What is she planning this time? Recently, Zuihou has been using the choker to convey certain messages to me. It's like our little form of communication. For now,  pointing specifically at the heart means she has something to tell me later. 

They three of them continued to hang out in the office for a while more before Zuihou-chan became unable to open her eyes any longer. It almost time for her bedtime. 

"I will bring her back to her room. Don't worry about me. I will be sleeping with Yamakaze and Kawakaze today." (Shigure) 

"Oh? It's today?"

"Yeah. I promised them a few days ago." (Shigure) 

Got it. Have fun. Don't stay up too late. Good night."

"Good night." (Shigure) 

"Good... night..." (Zuihou-chan)

"Hey now. Open your eyes when you are walking." (Shigure) 

Shigure left with Zuihou-chan in tow. Now then, 

"Zuihou, what was it you-"

Zuihou entered the bathroom without a word. Is she taking a bath? I don't mind the smell of her sweat though. 

About half an hour later, she emerged from the bathroom, fresh from her bath. Before I could say anything, she quickly made a dash for my room. What was that all about? I thought she wanted to tell me something?

Just then, there was a notification on my phone, 

"Come to the room after bathing."

She is definitely up to something sexy. 

After having my bath, I went straight to my room. I didn't even bother tying my bathrobe properly. 

"Zuihou, did you wait long?"

"A-admiral... That was fast..." (Zuihou) 

With her back facing me, Zuihou turned her head to look at me. Her face was extremely red. She just stood in front of me.

"Of course. I can't wait to see what you have prepared for me."

"W-wait. I'm still preparing my heart." (Zuihou) 

Zuihou took a few deep breathes, before letting her yukata drop onto the floor. I can't help but stare at the peach in front of me. 

"Can you look away for a bit? It's embarrassing..." (Zuihou) 

"Alright." 

I turned around to face the door, 

"Is this fine?"

"Yeah. Don't turn around until I tell you to. Okay? Do not turn around yet!" (Zuihou) 

"Okay. I get it."

I can something shuffling around on the bed. There is a weird squelching sound, followed by the smell of chocolate. Eh? Is she... 

"There. You can... turn around now..." (Zuihou) 

I turned around to find my girlfriend naked on the bed, covered in chocolate.

"Once more, Happy Valentine's Day. Eat up..." (Zuihou) 

"Thank you for the food!"

Hyan! Nh! Admiral! Your tongue... Ahn!!" (Zuihou) 

It was a very sweet chocolate.

Being an Admiral sounds fun but it is not easy. First there is the war with the mysterious Abyssal Fleet, which have decided to lock down the sea and it's surrounding airspace, indiscriminately shooting at anything they deem a threat. Then there is the issue with logistics and resources, which is hard to come by with the whole lock down going on. Most important job of being an Admiral is ship maintenance. No, not that kind of maintenance. I'm taking about making sure your ships are both physically and mentally well, since they are actually girls who possess memories of historical naval warships and have their own personalities. 

Join the Admiral of Maizuru Naval Districts he tackles the Abyssal threat and other potential problems, like dealing with the feelings his Shipgirls have for him.

PS: I don't own Kantai Collection or Azur Lane. Kantai Collection and Azur Lane belongs to their owners, DMM Games and Shanghai Manjuu respectively.

In the world of Time Freeze, Zhao Yao's blows rained mercilessly on Project X. The power of six cats coupled with the Power Up Card-enhanced Deflective Field was enough to blast a building with one punch, while the power of one kick was enough to flatten a fortress.
Shadows of his kicks and punches enveloped Project X as his face contorted and deformed. The mad bursts of energy in each blow turned Project X's face backwards as his four limbs and torso started to deform and each of his bones and muscles started to rupture. 
"You guessed it."
A hint of confidence flashed across Zhao Yao's eyes as he watched Project X deform and break apart under his punches.
"Project X's duplicating ability is split into active and passive duplication. He can even replicate a supercat's Time Freeze ability just from the apostle that borrowed the supercat's powers."
"Just like what he did previously, replicating Matcha's ability from my body."
"However, there was something he could not do."
"Based on his performance, attitude and battle tactics, it seems that after replicating the ability from me, he had never seen the panel, never seen missions, never seen the diamond hall, nor the rewards equipment."
"This means that Project X could only replicate the abilities of supercats. He can't replicate my abilities, neither can he replicate my Book."
"So he has no missions, no experience points or rewards, no ability to upgrade supercats, no equipment and no additional powers like the Cat Princess Dress or Power Up Card that he could use."
At that moment, Zhao Yao had figured out the limits to Project X's replicating abilities.
He could replicate a supercat's abilities to its maximum potential, even with Matcha, whose Time Freeze ability was upgraded to 12 seconds. As long as it was Matcha's ability, Project X would be able to replicate it.
However, when Zhao Yao used the Book's Power Up Card to extend the lasting power of Time Freeze from 12 to 120 seconds, Project X was unable to replicate this effect. Hence, Project X only had Matcha's Time Freeze ability and could not replicate the Book's powers. 
Bam! Landing one last punch on Project X, Zhao Yao had at this point used up 40 seconds of Time Freeze, including the 12 seconds from earlier on.
When time resumed its flow, Project X only felt a sudden, extreme pain in his body before he lost all feeling in his organs, blood and flesh, exploding in a cloud of blood and flesh.
"Despicable!!"
"After my Time Freeze ended, his Time Freeze actually continued to run?"
"Why did this happen? How did his Time Freeze exceed 12 seconds?!"
Flames of anger raged in Project X's heart at the thought of being bashed into pieces alive by a mere human.
"Zhao Yao! I want to swallow you whole!"
Whoosh! In that instant when his physical body was battered into dust, the shadow beneath Project X's feet contorted and shot out countless shadow spikes that reached for Zhao Yao's shadow.
However, right at the moment Project X attacked, he saw a cute ragdoll cat in Zhao Yao's arms.
"It's that cat… d*mn it!!"
Project X's vision blacked out as he emerged from the shadows. However, Project X's physique was far stronger than her powers, hence he immediately awoke from the nap he fell into.
However, this tiny lag in time was enough for Zhao Yao to activate Elizabeth's controlling power as his eyes flashed red. Project X was immobilized on the spot, much to his astonishment. 
"One down." Zhao Yao sighed in relief but did not attack the Project X that was held in control immediately. Instead, he shifted his attention elsewhere.
Just as he expected, once this Project X had been caught from the shadows, footsteps echoed through the passageway as three other Project X's walked towards him.
Especially after seeing the last Project X, a murderous glint flashed across Zhao Yao's eyes.
Three cats, Lightning, Fish Ball and Matcha, were held tightly in that Project X's arms, unable to escape. However, judging from the three cats soulful eyes and expressions, their intelligence seemed to be intact.
"So he caught Lightning, Fish Ball, and Matcha?" Zhao Yao frowned slightly. Although he was very happy that the three cats appeared unharmed, he was puzzled as to why Project X did not just take away their intelligence.
"If I'm Project X, even if I don't kill my opponents, I would want to rob them of their abilities and intelligence and turn them into normal cats. So why is this happening? Or is he trying to threaten me?"
The three Project Xs walked over and stared at Zhao Yao at the same time, "Zhao Yao, your capabilities were indeed beyond my expectations. However the attack you did during the Time Freeze just now, how many times can you continue doing that? If you can kill one of my doppelgangers each time you did that, how many of me can you continue to kill?"
Another Project X continued, "And this targeted controlling superpower. It can only control one cat at a time right?"
As they said that, the two Project Xs had slowly advanced forward, flanking Zhao Yao on both sides.
"Elizabeth, don't strike first, I will test the capabilities of these doppelgangers first," Zhao Yao told Elizabeth telepathically as he narrowed his eyes, controlling the Project X that he had subdued as they moved towards the other two Project Xs.
In an instant, the two doppelgangers of Project X and the Project X that was being controlled by Zhao Yao fought against him. The three cats and one man scuffled amidst howling blows as intense energy crossed between them. Huge chunks of walls broke apart, stirring shock and fear amongst the supercats that were watching the battle from the side.
However, Zhao Yao was more shocked than any of them.
"The fighting power of these two doppelgangers are about the same as the Project X in the Time Freeze previously."
"No, they're actually slightly stronger. Is it because of the training ability?"
"But, how exactly did he do it? Can each doppelganger be as strong as his actual self?"
"No, fighting them head-on like this won't work. Fighting each doppelganger head-on like this is too much a waste of time and energy. It's impossible to kill Project X like this, especially since his body is constantly evolving."
Between blows, Project X smiled and taunted, "What's wrong? Feeling hopeless? Do you understand how undefeatable I am now? You're a mere human. How could you win against me?"
Bam! As they exchanged blows, Project X merely retreated a few steps while Zhao Yao was sent flying out more than hundreds of meters.
As Zhao Yao flew out, Project X activated Time Freeze again.
Looking at the immobilized Zhao Yao, Project X's lips curled into a smile.
"Your strongest point is also your weakness," Project X slowly walked up to Zhao Yao. Looking at his immobilized body, he said calmly, "Matcha's Time Freeze ability lasts as long as its lasting time. Although I don't know how you managed to extend the duration of the Time Freeze, you showed me that your Time Freeze lasts longer than mine."
"12 seconds have passed. I can still activate Time Freeze again, but you?"
The next moment, both Project Xs stood to the left and right of Zhao Yao in a flash. They extended their paws, pressing on Zhao Yao's face and chest.
Slaughter's laser beam ability was activated and white blasts of high-energy laser beams shot out from the paws of both Project Xs, blasting his face mercilessly. The laser beams reached thousands of degrees in temperature as they spread out instantly, enveloping Zhao Yao's body entirely.


"Let go of that kitty cat!"

A shooting star whizzed through the sky, causing countless super powers to appear on Earth.

However, the main characters that awaken during this phenomenon aren't humans, but cats...

During this event, this same thought appeared in the minds of countless cats: "Am I a god?"

Zhao Yao, an ordinary human, is the only person that can control these super cats.

Zhao Yao: "Am I a god?"

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TL's Intro：

Zhao Yao, the protagonist of the story, is the most ordinary man you could possibly imagine. Since graduating from college, he had been engulfed by his bureaucratic workplace and its toxic environment. To make things worse, he has neither a car, money nor a girlfriend. The only silver lining was his fat and lazy cat, Matcha, which provided a semblance of company and friendship.

However, things were about to change drastically for Zhao Yao and Matcha. One shooting star will transform their lives into anything but ordinary.

Shin returned to his Soulrealm, along with with Aya, Elmyra, Wedge and Biggs, as well as selected people that they wanted to come along with them. After getting to the settlement, he saw that the people of Nibelheim had settled themselves. Shin gave them capsule houses, and he plan to do the same with the new people that came with him from Midgar. 

Jessie had also settled herself among his Einherjar and Familiars, so she came immediately upon learning that Shin brought her friends and mother with him to this world. After seeing her mother, she cried happily, and did not stop thanking her boss or benefactor. Shin was glad that Jessie was able to get settled in after dying, and he allowed her to help the others to get themselves settled with homes for their own. He provided them the needed capsule houses, and a big one for the new orphanage. (there were a lot of orphans that came with them that Elmyra and Aya requested to take). When those people saw his world, they couldn't believe their eyes, and thought that they had died and went to paradise. 

Shin introduced them to the other people that were living in his world, as well as pointed out about the floating islands, that they could get to, and forbidden to go to. They were also shock that the Gold Saucer existed in his world, and Shin also learned that Queen Yu had already found people that wishes to work in entertainment there. It has been running just recently, but only at night.

After making sure that everyone got their own home and lodgings, he went straight to his home, which is now located in Merveille. Shin renovated Shiki's fortress into a villa, however, it can also be considered a palace at how large it is. The place also has a new name, The Goddess Abode. It's appearance now is similar to the ancient Japanese castles, but with modern things inside (such as climate control and modern everyday appliances). Shin copied how the bedrooms were fixed, using space and time manipulation, so his master bedroom were in the middle of every room, and each room can be given access to his room and vice versa. All his wives, could open their connecting door to his room for easy access, which his wives were delighted to have.

Currently, Shin was pecking the rosy lips of his wives, for every minute that they had missed being with him. The ones that are not present were the two goddess, busy managing their familia in Orario, Ais which Shin left to venture to floor 59, and Tifa, which is adventuring in her home world.

"How long will you be staying husband?" (Scheherazade)

"Hmm.. I'll stay for awhile this time, I've been missing you a lot~ " (Shin)

"Really? That's great news sisters! You better not change your mind until you satisfy each of us you hear!" (Scáthach)

"Hahah! Then I'll definitely work hard~" (Shin)

Shin's wives were happy that Shin would be staying with them longer this time. Each one knew that Shin was working hard in finding his family. They also knew that they couldn't get all of his time for themselves, so every time he could spend time with them, they treasure it greatly.

Shin's wives were very harmonious. This time, they draw lots on who's going with Shin on certain days. After the drawing, there were no dissatisfaction with the result. So Shin spent the next few months in his Soulrealm, accompanying his wives everyday. He'd also became busy every night, as he was accompanied in bed, usually with two to three of his wives at a time. He was also able to finally bed Kagerou and Saeko, which are the few that haven't spent time in bed with him. It happened when he took them on a date. For Saeko, she was a stoic and usually serious girl. But when she met Shin, she became attractive, and started talking with his other wives, about what he likes and prefer, however, during their date, Shin just told her that he liked her just the way she is. He love the individuality of each of them, so no need to change anything at all. Saeko was happy hearing this. She was pretty nervous and afraid that Shin would not like her, but after hearing this, the awkward feeling that she had disappeared, and she had a smile on her face the whole day. At night, she refused to separate from Shin, so she also spend the whole night in bed with Shin. 

She voluntarily removed every article of cloth from her body, upon entering their room. Saeko's personality was straightforward, and in her mind and heart, she belongs to Shin, so she was not ashamed to show everything to him. However, because she did not have any experience with the opposite sex, she froze, and does not know what to do. With Shin leading her, she became passive, and accepted everything that Shin, now her husband wanted to do with her. That night, she didn't know that she would moan loudly, every time she reach her climax. Her pussy have always been soaking wet, during their union, and every cum that Shin had, everything was released inside her womb. After several rounds of sex, she fell asleep on top of Shin, with a satisfied smile on her red lips.

As for Kagerou, she had her chance, after Shin became her personal trainer for the whole day. The person she admire and love the most is her lord Shin, so getting him to train her personally, she was very happy. She learned a lot, and seriously taken everything Shin thought her to heart. After the long day of rigorous training, within their personal training dojo, sweaty, her kimono accidentally slid down from her smooth and white shoulder, revealing her twin peaks. Kagerou always wore sexy komono's especially when Shin praise how kimono suit her, and how sexy she is wearing it. So she had always wore one everyday. She never wear anything underneath her kimono, so when her's slid down, Shin saw her perfect shaped E-cup breast, all the way to her pink inverted nipples. Shin could only gulp his saliva, as he was mesmerized by it. Kagerou, although red from embarrassment, did not cover her breast, instead, she stood up, and allowed her dress to fall on the floor, revealing her shaved pussy as well. Her heart was beating fast, but with enough courage, she stared at her lord Shin, wanting to show that she was giving herself fully and only to him. 

Shin felt Kagerou's feelings, so he did not shy away. He took Kagerou's ripe body, right there at the dojo's floor. The two finally shared each other's body, and became one. Kagerou was usually quite most of the time, but her body was overtaken by lust, so she was biting her finger, and moaning meekly at the same time, every time Shin thrust his rod deep inside her womb. The two did not stop, until morning, and the floor of the dojo were covered by either Kagerou's pussy juice or Shin's cum that overflowed from her pussy. 

Shin was very satisfied with his girls, and never had any night without passion. It was good that their abode was in Merveille, where only his wives live. So every night, loud moans could be heard coming from Shin's room. One early morning, after his wives fell asleep, one on top of him, and one on each of his arms, quietly sleeping on his shoulder, Shin was speaking with Yggdrasil, for any news about the still missing Megumi and Akari.

"I'm sorry Shin, I still do not have news of them, but since we found both Akane and Aya, we should find them soon." (Yggdrasil)

"(sigh) I'm just worried for the two of them. After seeing what happened to Aya, I'm afraid at what state the two is in. I still haven't taken action on Shinra yet, but soon, I would let them know my wrath!" (Shin)

"Don't worry Shin, I working non-stop and extend my scanning on more worlds. With your strength increasing, my range also expanded, which should help in the search." (Yggdrasil)

"Thank you Yggdrasil, you're the best partner I have, I'm lucky to have you!" (Shin)

"Oh Shin, you're making me blush. Praise me more~" (Yggdrasil)

"Hahah~ then I'll have to help you as well. I'll need to become stronger!" (Shin)

Next day, Shin woke up early. He carefully got up as to not disturb his sleeping wives. They were sleeping comfortably and they were tired, due to their love session last night. Shin took a shower, and went out. He planned to integrate with the new bloodlines that he obtained from the last Gacha, as well as to let Yggdrasil absorb the new system. It was also time to summon a new servant. 

Now, Shin was sitting in the open field, just a bit away from the palace.

"Shin, are you ready?" (Yggdrasil)

"Sure am. Let's do this in order. First, will be the servant summoning, then we'll release the souls, then we'll integrate with the bloodlines and system." (Shin)

"Got it~ Ting! Initializing summoning circle!" (Yggdrasil)

From the red colored summoning circle, a silhouette of a woman appeared. After a few minutes, the woman's appearance could be seen. What appeared is a tall and elegant yet voluptuous woman. She's tall with a curvy figure. Her breasts are noticeably large. Also, she has very long hair, which she ties at the very end. She appears to wear some kind of a latex bodysuit, with a piece of cloth draped over her chest, with a heart-shaped insignia, linked to her collar. A similar piece of cloth is found over her crotch, tied by a rope around her waist. She possesses some armor in the form of tight gauntlets and grieves, elbow and knee-length respectively. Her Katana is seen sheaved, connected to her by another sort of rope.

She's currently staring at Shin, curious at the man in front of her.

"Arah.. are you my new master?" (???)

"Sort of~ (smile)" (Shin)

"(tilted her head cutely in confusion) Sort of? If you're not my master, then what are you? I know that you're the one that summoned me.. I can feel the connection between us.." (???)

"Well~ you're not wrong. I am the one that summoned you, but I'm not your master." (Shin)

"Eh? Then what do yo mean?" (???)

"If we're on a grail war, or within a singularity, then I can be considered your master. But apparently, were not~" (Shin)

"Eh, were not... hmmn, now that you mention it, the feeling I have is indeed different. Where is this?" (???)

"We're currently inside my soul, or what I call Soulrealm. This things that you're feeling, should be various energies, but mainly, my soul." (Shin)

"This feeling is very powerful.. divine even.. are you.. a God?" (???)

"Nope~" (Shin)

"(sigh).. even if we're no longer in a grail war, you're still the one that summoned me. You're still my master." (???)

"But I don't want to be your master.. can't we be friends, companion, partner or... lover? (smile)" (Shin)

"Umm.. why would you consider a servant like me those, especially a lover?" (???)

"Because you are. You're not any lower than me, or any other person in this world or other worlds. You're even a special ones that needs respect, that's why.. can you consider my proposition?" (Shin)

"(smile).. I can. Then allow me to accompany and watch you. After that, I can give you my answer, is that okay with you?" (???)

"Of course! And again, welcome to my realm. I'm happy to have the chance to meet you~" (Shin)

"Likewise~ You're the first to have given me this.. proposition, and refuse to be my master. It's.. kind of refreshing. I can get use to this (smile)" (???)

"I'm glad~ then let me introduce myself. My name is Shin!" (Shin)

"Shin.. what a nice name.. Shin.. fufuh~ Oh! Where are my manners! It's my pleasure to meet you.. my name is.." (???)

He's the strongest on Earth. When his "new" family got Isekai'd, he chased them to the different multiverse to get them back.

Worlds:
-One Piece
-Danmachi
-Final Fantasy VII Remake
Highschool of the Dead
-Fist of the North Star
-Samurai X
-The Demon Who Became My Sister
-Gantz
-More to come..

-The Mc will be traveling to all minor worlds, before he ascend to the higher planes.
-This is also a harem story, and an OP character.
-First Fanfic, so please bear with it.
-No set time of updates, updates can be once every 2 days, a week or a month.

[NEET Princess: Hello? Can anyone tell me why this is on my PC?]
[Danger Loli: What's this? Is someone trying to talk to Flan?]
Kaguya looked at the screen in shock and thought 'Why is Flandre here? How is that possible? She doesn't even have a Computer!'
[NEET Princess: FLANDRE? What are you doing here?]
[Danger Loli: Do you know Flan?]
[NEET Princess: It's me, Kaguya]
[Danger Loli: Kaguya?]
[NEET Princess: The one that lives in the Bamboo Forest]
[Danger Loli: Oh that Kaguya! Does Kaguya want to play with Flan?]
Kaguya suddenly had a shiver run through her spine as she thought of 'Playing' with Flandre.
[NEET Princess: Not right now, but Flandre, could you tell me how you have a computer?]
[Danger Loli: Computer?]
"..." Kaguya suddenly had a headache as she looked at the screen. 
[NEET Princess: The thing you are looking at right now]
[Danger Loli: You mean this blue thingy in the air?]
Blue thingy? Wasn't she using a computer?
[NEET Princess: Can you describe it?]
[Danger Loli: It's blue and it floats in the air and Flan can type in it!]
'Great, that helps so much' thought Kaguya sarcastically.
Meanwhile, in a dark prison cell that barely any light came in, there laid a young man surrounded by mountains and mountains of books and was currently looking into a blank book.
but this book was not blank for him though, as he could see inside the book and he could see people talking to each other?
This young man had dark brown hair and brown eyes, but beneath these seemingly normal eyes, lied something far from normal, this young man's name was Ryner Lute. 
He tried everything to uncover the secrets of this book, from looking through every page of the blank book to using his not-so-normal eyes, but everything failed.
Ryner sat there on the ground as he stared at the book and muttered "Even the Alpha Stigma can't analyze it?"
He looked at the open book and watched as two people were talking, and did not even recognize some of the terms that they said.
Ryner looked at the keyboard on the page of the book and decided to see if it actually works.
[Dreaming Devil: Can anyone tell me what kind of magic this is? Is this some kind of hero relic?]
'Hero relic? What's that?' thought Kaguya as she looked at the screen.
[NEET Princess: Hero relic? What's that?]
[Dreaming Devil: Hero relics, are Items used by heroes of old, to combat the darkness of the world many years ago]
'Sounds like the plot from some anime,' thought Kaguya, as she started typing, but suddenly something new happened in the chat.
[Lewd Shota (Owner) has changed his nickname to Skywalker (Owner)]
[Skywalker has hidden the (Owner) tag]
[NEET Princess: Hun? There's an Owner!]
[NEET Princess: Quickly tell us what's going on!]
[NEET Princess: You cant hide just because you hidden the owner tag!]
[Skywalker: You're probably wondering what's going on]
[Skywalker: This is a Multiversal Chat Room and I don't know much about it either]
[Skywalker: There could be people in here from the worlds of novels, games, anime, ect]
[Skywalker: But this is just speculation on my part]
Ryner looked at the book in wonder. Although he did not understand the other terms this 'Skywalker' said, he did understand one thing, and that was the part about novels and other worlds.
'So there are other worlds besides this one?' he thought.
[NEET Princess: How could you not know anything, you're the owner!]
[Skywalker: Indeed it says I am the owner, but I don't know much about this either as I'm not the creator, I'm just a random person who was made the owner]
[Skywalker: Why don't we introduce ourselves? My name is Ashur and I'm an elf]
[NEET Princess: An elf? Can you say something more believable?]
[Skywalker: *Feeling cute, might delete later.JPG*]
What Ashur just sent was a picture he took as he used his illusion magic to make him look older to around a highschooler, and his long ears very prominent in the photo, but if you saw the picture, you could only think 'Beautiful' or 'Handsome' as you looked at it.
'Long ears?' thought Ryner looked a the photo inside the book and couldn't help but look at Ashur's two protruding ears.
[NEET Princess: .......]
[Blank(Sora):.......]
[Super Pretty Cyber Girl:.......]
[Danger Loli:.....]
[NEET Princess: Hold on, two wild lurkers suddenly appeared!]
Meanwhile in a dark room only illuminated by the light of many monitors, sat a young man and a small girl, with the girl sitting on the young man's lap.
They were both currently looking at the screen of a phone held up by the young man.
They had been observing the chat group from the very beginning, but decided to observe and see the legitimacy of what Skywalker claimed was was a 'Multiversal Chat Room'.
The two siblings were now staring at a photo Skywalker just sent, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not see any signs of editing or body modifications.
"Nii..." said Shiro as she turned her head up to look at Sora.
"Yeah Shiro?"
"Are they truly from another world?"
"I'm not sure, but I do recognize three of them, maybe four, but there is only one way to find out," said Sora as he started typing.
After he finished typing, Sora hit enter.
[Blank(Sora): So is there any other way to prove this is a 'Multiversal Chat Room'?]
[Skywalker: Maybe, hold on a sec..]
[Skywalker: Found something, there seems to be a portable mode, just click the icon in the bottom left corner]
Sora then looked at the screen, and there did seem to be an icon at the bottom left corner, so he clicked it.
Suddenly, a blue transparent screen appeared in front of the siblings and surprised the hell out of them.
"Nii.."
Sora gulped looking at the floating blue screen before he slowly replied "Yeah?"
"Does that mean we were talking to the real deals?" asked Shiro.
"Yeah..."
[Blank(Sora): My name is Sora, and my little sister's name is Shiro, It's nice to meet you all]
[Skywalker: I'll reintroduce myself, my name is Ashur, nice to meet you]
[Danger Loli: My name is Flandre, but you can call me, Flan!]
[Skywalker: Nice to meet you Flan]
[NEET Princess: I guess it's my turn? My name is Kaguya Houraisan]
Ryner looked at them all introducing themselves and decided to introduce himself also.
[Dreaming Devil: I guess I got to introduce myself also? My name is Ryner Lute]
[Super Pretty Cyber Girl: You can call me Ene, nice to meet you all!]
[Super Pretty Cyber Girl: So Master can I speak now?]
[Skywalker: Go ahead]
[NEET Princess: Wait, MASTER?]
Kaguya looked at the screen in confusion, wasn't Ene from Kagerou project? How come she is calling Ashur, Master?
[Blank(Sora): You bastard! How come you got a pretty girl calling you Master? And how come I don't have one!?]
[Blank(Shiro): Nii..Your thoughts are leaking]
[Blank(Sora): I mean, spill! Why is she calling you 'Master'?]
[Skywalker: 1. Ene seems to have made a contract with me through the chat room's system and ended up contracted to me, kind of like a Heroic spirit, and 2. You will]
[Blank(Sora): I will have a pretty girl call me 'Master'?]
Sora was confused, how come he sounded like he knows the future?
[Skywalker: Remember when I said that people here could be from novels, games, and anime? Well, I am still waiting on a season two]
[NEET Princess: Yes! Give us a season two! we've been waiting for too long!]
They were in an anime? Sora and Shiro were shocked.
[Blank(Sora): Your kidding right?]
[Skywalker: Nope, you get pulled into a fantasy world where everything is decided by games]
'Is that paradise?' thought the siblings as they fantasized about what would be like if life was decided by games.

A god picked up a golden card he found and is fused with an otaku's soul and chat group.

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[I don't own anything I use from other works]
[I don't own the cover]
[I write for pleasure and will be updating whenever]
Chapters should be around once every week 
Discord: https://discord.gg/SfEKRgWuaY



Kagerou shoved his hand in his pocket and pulled out a small bottle of glowing green liquid. He popped open the bottle and poured the green liquid onto his wound and it was miraculously healed without leaving any bruises or scratches behind. Kagerou started laughing. " Ha!" You missed!" Victor sucked his teeth. " I wasn't targeting you fool." I targeting the army that was behind of you." And by the looks of it, I succeeded. Turn around and see for yourself." Kagerou slowly turned around and saw that the entire Industrial Elven army that invaded the East was destroyed. Kagerou sucked his teeth. Kagerou sucked his teeth and charged towards Victor. Even though Kagerou knew he couldn't defeat Victor he would put up a good fight. He tried to stab Victor in his neck. Victor dodged the attack and kicked Kagerou in his chest. 
Kagerou vomited up blood and collapsed on his knees. Stop." Just stop it." You know I'm not taking you seriously." You know you have no chance of defeating me." Not a million years." So just stop." Kagerou stood on his feet and extended out his metal claws, generating a black aura around them. Kagerou sliced the air causing six identical sword beams to fly out towards Victor. Victor sighed and pulled his sword while it still was in its sheath. He blocked the six black sword beams, filling the area up with smoke. Kagerou started growling. He wanted Victor to take him seriously. Kagerou wanted to see a true swordsman in Victor. As the smoke around the area cleared up, Victor was nowhere to be found. Kagerou walked towards where Victor stood and saw a small red bead. He picked up the red bead sniffed it. Kagerou smelled gun powder. This was when he realized that he was holding a bomb. Shit!" yelled Kagerou. Kagerou tossed a bomb into the air. A powerful explosion occurred. Kagerou took a deep breath. Kagerou suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder.

As he turned around, he was stabbed in the chest. Kagerou instantly profusely started sweating. Victor ripped the sword from his chest and cleaned on Kagerou's back. Don't worry." I didn't strike any vital parts." Take this as a lesson." The next you try to fight me I'll not hesitate to fucking kill you." Do you understand me?" Kagerou didn't answer. Instead, he lunged towards Victor and tried to stab him with metal claws once more. Victor sucked teeth and kicked Kagerou in the face, causing him to crash into some barrels. " That's it." This time is the next time." Victor started sharpening his blade sword across the ground, sending sparks flying all over the place. He cocked back his arm and snickered. Just he was about to land the killing blow, Fujibayashi came to the rescue. He blocked Victor's sword with his double-edged spear. High winds started picking up. Victor sighed and said: Hello, Fujibayashi." It's been a while hasn't it?" Fujibayashi sucked his teeth. Not long enough." Both Fujibayashi and Victor jumped away from each other. Both of them fought each other countless of times. Whenever they fought each other they caused lots of destruction.

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“THE NEW GATE”, an online game that trapped its players and turned into a death game, was now releasing the thousands of players that had been dragged into it, thanks to the efforts of Shin, one of the most powerful players. But after having defeated the last boss and freed everyone, he was swallowed up by a strange light and found himself inside the game world 500 years in the future and unable to leave.

A new VRMMORPG a guy obsessed with speed makes a speed based character whatcha him rise to fame.

with many easter eggs to Animay Popular TV show Mythology and Much more to keep a eye out for.

"Damn it!" Linda and Alina were in their room, and Alina had just flopped on the bed. "Why do they have to be so hard? Can't they just accept- I can't even tell you guys why!" Fucking rules. She was free of some, but not of others. It was probably for the best, anyway, but it was undeniably frustrating to keep peace when they couldn't find it in the first place.
"We'll all get through it, eventually." Linda soothed, sitting on the other bed, watching her. The last time Linda saw Alina genuinely angry did not end well.
"'Eventually' is too long! Furthermore, we don't have time to stay here and settle this ourselves! We have things to do, witches to find, and fucking griffins to go after."
"Take it as it comes, remember?" Linda muttered, repeating what Alina had once screamed at her, six years ago. The image, the memory, flashed through her mind. Alina's tear stained face as Linda and her friends laughed.
Alina didn't speak for a while. 
"You know, I almost didn't recognise you. You've grown a lot, Jones." she finally whispered.
"Says the one who punched me on the shoulder as a goodbye. That fucking hurt, and we were 11." Linda mustered a strained smile.
"You didn't recognise me at first, did you?" Alina asked, her voice clear of any evidence of frustration, while her heart was still full of it.
Linda shook her head, "You're confident." She answered simply. Alina didn't respond.
Korū face planted onto his bed the moment he entered his room, his thoughts never ceasing as they haunted him. His mother. His uncles. His grandfather. The curse.
Hikari, on the other hand, was doing a check on the pack's medicines with her mentor, while Kumori seemingly vanished into thin air.
***
"What the hell do we do now?" Alina asked the next day, both she and Linda sitting on their respective beds, wondering if they should take the risk and venture out. They knew next to nothing about the habits of this pack.
"Are you guys awake?" Linda mindlinked Cayne. 
"Fuck off," was the response. 
"The guys aren't awake yet. I have no idea how or why." Linda notified Alina.
"But I'm bored." Alina complained. Linda chuckled a little. She was oftentimes so childish, as if she were perpetually bouncing back and forth between being naive, and being wise.
Quick, anxious footsteps outside caught their attention. Kumori was headed somewhere, muttering loudly enough for the girls in the room to hear, something along the lines of "Why am I a fucking peacekeeper-"
Korū was apparently getting into fights on his second day back home. Early in the morning.
"I love our hosts." Alina grumbled. She knew, though, their responsibilities did not revolve around making sure the guests get taken care of, "Let's talk about what we're doing next."
"Well, we should be meeting the dragons to see if we can get them on our side. We need Kaito for that." Linda said. Both of them glanced expectantly at the door again, hoping that a friendly face would show up and tell them how they are expected to act, as Bloodmoon visitors. 
"Are we running on a schedule?" Alina asked, feeling like something was off.
"Not as far as I know. We'll have to make this trip again if we don't break the curse, or find a way to break it, before Night Stalker tells us to go back." They lapsed into a silence again.
"The Betas are back." The murmurs spread through the entire tunnel system, relief in the voices of the messengers.
A few minutes later, the door opened. Korū stood in the entrance, a few more scratches added to the collection of scars on him. "We can make a move soon. The Betas are back."
"Epic opening line." Alina stated, getting up. "Morning."
"Fuck off." He mindlinked Cayne. "Oi. Wake up."
He heard a groan in response. "Fine." Followed by shouting coming from the next room. 
"What's happening?" Linda asked worriedly. 
"Sounds like the guys." Alina said. "Hey, thought you said something about the Betas being halfway across the world?"
Korū decided to ignore her and go help Cayne in waking the others up. He practically kicked their door down. "Wake the fuck up."
"Why would anyone wake up at such an ungodly hour of the day?!" Liam demanded.
"How the hell is 8am ungodly? Everyone here is up and about by 7."
"I usually wake up at 6, so give me a break." Cole mumbled, covering his face with the blanket.
"You've already gotten two hours more. Get up." He gave Cayne an exasperated glance.
Cayne just shrugged.
"I swear." He beckoned to Cayne. "You're the only decent one. Come on, they can stay behind for all I care."
Cayne chuckled. "Gee, thanks." He turned to the other guys. "Mindlink me when you're done."
Korū left the room with Cayne, knocking on Alina's door again. "Oi."
"Yes sir." Alina said, Linda following closely as they exited the room. "What are the plans for today, exactly?"
"The Betas are more open-minded. Go talk to them." He looked slightly annoyed. "I won't be talking for you. I have shit to do."
"Okay…" Alina answered hesitantly.
"Kagerou-san," Korū called. "Aai-san. The...visitors are here."
"Come in," a voice responded. Korū opened the door to reveal the two Betas sitting in a pretty comfortable space. "Sit down," the male, Kagerou, invited them.
The three of them filed into the room and sat.
"So... What do you need our pack's help with?"
The three glanced at each other in a silent debate as to who should speak. 
"If we cut the long story short, we basically need your help to communicate with some dragons and negotiate for their help. This is to hunt down a group of griffins and perhaps a mix of a few other races. Night Stalker is leading the investigation at the moment, and their help would be appreciated. It would be good if your pack is willing to get involved too. This concerns murderers, Betas. It also involves a few of your pack members." Linda said.
The Betas glanced at each other, communicating silently. "Alright," the female said. "Say we lend you our assistance. Tell us exactly what happened that made you come all the way here for our help. We can't go anywhere without knowing what we're up against."
Linda and Cayne both turned to Alina, who sighed. "Like she said, it's a long story, that we are still missing pieces of."
"It started perhaps slightly more than 6 years ago. I assume you remember the incident before the 19th Gamma Tournament?" She paused. 
"It was my group that was attacked by a large group of rogue griffins. Every time they killed, they made sure to carve into the stomachs of their victims. The Japanese letter 'A'. It's a detail that slipped my mind at that time. I was the only one of that travelling group to make it out alive. Except, I only recently realised that I talked to a friend before the attack, but when I reached the venue, she was already there. 
"About twenty days ago, my pack's Gammas went missing, leaving a note that said they were embarking on the Mission. They were found dead together with Korū and Hikari's mother and one uncle. The other made it alive. All of them had the same thing carved into their stomach. There was evidence of help from at least one dragon, which is suspected to be Korū and Hikari's grandfather. 
"We later discovered that the Beta family of Night Stalker were all part of this, their adopted daughter the 'friend' that I mentioned earlier. We found out that they had taken the ikrar, and that the grandfather is definitely involved, but they escaped through reinforcements. Anyone we captured committed suicide." Alina finished, settling back into her chair.
"Okay. Apart from the investigations and the dragons, what else do you want our help with? Say you have access to whatever we have," Kagerou offered.
"... Kagerou-san, Aai-san, I have to go. Akiri-sensei is calling me." After receiving nods from the Betas, he turned and left the room.
Alina cocked her head to a side thoughtfully, then said tentatively, "I need your pack to authorise an investigation on an… incident that your Alpha has suspected involvement in. I can't disclose any other information, but the Council will be sending someone official to investigate this, and what happened yesterday. If the pack cooperates, the process will be faster, and everything will be settled more quickly, with less hassle. I thought I'd warn you."

After her brother died, her only home was gone. Growing up in a pack that only ever judged each other for their appearances, she never fit in. She had no place to go. 

But she always had big dreams, dreams many times bigger than herself. Dreams of running free, of running whenever she wanted, and wherever she wanted. 

So run she did. 

But the shackles. They would always be there. She couldn't get away, because they clung to her. A second skin. 

A prison. 

Embarking on a journey with new friends and old enemies, it’s up to them to break the curse, but even that comes with a cost. 

Can they survive, especially when the only way is to fight fire with fire?

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