Devin Thomas was just laying down for bed after binge reading light novels on his favorite app when...

Evening comes.
The fluorescent lights flooded the entire home.
The cook and housemaids were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Graven and the girls were relaxing on the terrace outside the house. They watched the multitude of fireflies gathering in the air in front of them.
"Wow! So magical and splendid!" Laura murmured to herself. The night's atmosphere in the countryside always gives her a sense of peace and calmness.
Rebecca heard Laura's words of admiration for the fireflies. "Beautiful, isn't it?"
Laura smiled and looked at Rebecca. "Yes! Splendid! They're shining like stars in the sky!" she muses.
Rebecca stared at Graven's eyes sweetly. "Honey, I like to bond with Laura tonight. I will sleep in her room tonight. Is that okay with you?" she purred.
For a moment, Graven looked at the two women with a raised brow. After a while, he answered, "Okay..." he gave his permission.
"Thank you, honey!" Rebecca spoke in a sugary voice. She looked at Laura and winked at her.
One hour later.
The housemaid approached the terrace and announced, "Dinner is ready... My Lord...Miss!" she said and left quietly.
The trio rose to their feet and entered the house going to the dining room area.
They settled at the dining table and ate their supper in comfortable silence.
One hour later, they finished eating dinner and went upstairs.
Laura looked at Graven. "Do you have some books? I want to read before going to sleep," she said.
"Yeah, I have some books in the study room. The books were left by the previous owner of this house," he replied. "Follow me!"
The women followed Graven into the study room.
Inside the room.
Wow! There are two bookshelves filled with books of all types.
Laura inspected the book's title on the bookshelves. Based on her estimation, there are about 150 books inside the study room. She spent the next fifteen minutes perusing the title of the books. She picked up two books that she finds interesting to read. "I have finally chosen two books that I want to read!" she said. She looked at Graven. Thanks for this!" she told him.
"If you like it. You can have it. Since no one is reading the books here, it's yours from now on," he offered.
Laura's eyes twinkled in delight. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah!" he replied. "It's just gathering dust around here - you might as well enjoy it and bring it home with you!" he said. "If you like, I can send all these books to my father's mansion so that you can read them all," he offered.
"Wow! You're so nice, brother-in-law! Thank you in advance!" Laura said in a grateful voice.
"Don't mention it," he said.
"I'm going back to my room," Laura said merrily and left the couple in the study room.
After reaching her room, Laura went to the bathroom to have a quick bath.
Twenty minutes later.
She exited the bathroom wearing her pajama. She picked up the hairbrush and starts combing her hair while looking outside the window of her room.
Outside, there was darkness everywhere. The lights in the house are not enough to expel the darkness.
Laura was looking for the fireflies that gathered in the air in front of the terrace, sad, she can no longer find them. Where are they? She wants to see them again! Those fireflies brought a happy smile to her face.
Two hours went by.
Laura sat on the bed, reading a book in her lap while waiting for Rebecca to come to her room.
It was already 9:00 in the evening when Rebecca came knocking at the door. She was already wearing her sleeping attire.
"I'm here!" Rebecca announced enthusiastically.
Laura rose from the bed and opened the door. "Come in!" she said in a cheerful voice. She looked at the mirror that Rebecca was holding in her hands.
"I brought a mirror!" Rebecca said. She entered the room in high spirits.
"Just put the mirror on the table," Laura instructed.
Rebecca sauntered to the table and put down the mirror. "Here you are! Let me uncover your mystery tonight," she murmured, smiling at her reflection in the mirror.
She went to bed and sat beside Laura. "Are you sleepy now?" she asked.
Laura shook her head. "Not yet. I'm reading a book. Do you want to read one?" she offered.
Rebecca's eyes lighted up. "Sure!"
Laura rose to her feet and handed her a book titled: The Great Gatsby.
Rebecca accepted the book and flipped on the pages. "What are you reading? What is the title of the book?" she asked.
Laura showed her the book. "Here's the title~The Scarlet Letter," she answered.
"Nice!" Rebecca murmured. She began reading the book, trying to imitate Laura reading her book seriously.
A moment later.
Laura noticed that her companion wasn't really reading the book, just flipping the pages. She looked at her. "You don't like the story?" she asked.
Rebecca smiled and closed the book. "I can't read. I don't know how to read. The demon clans are not literate beings. As you know, we are not like humans who need to go to school and learn things," she grinned.
Laura laughed. "Ah, okay. If you're willing - I can teach you how to write and read. As long you're eager to learn and get yourself familiarize with the alphabet letters. Sooner or later, you will know how to read and write, which is easy as 123!" she offered excitedly.
Rebecca's eyes simmered in amusement. "That would be nice!"
"Do you want to learn?" Laura asked her earnestly.
"Yessss! I love to learn! If I can learn the alphabet, I'll be the first demon of its kind in this world who knows how to write and read just like humans! But I'm hard to teach!" Rebecca exclaimed and groaned.
"Don't worry, I'm a considerate teacher!" Laura smiled, loving the eagerness flashing on the woman's face.
Rebecca handed back the book to Laura and left the bed.
She went to the table where the mirror was located and stared at her reflection. She made a goofy expression while looking at herself in the mirror. "Which do you prefer, sleeping with the light on or off?" she asked.
"Ever since that mysterious spirit appeared in my life - I always sleep with the lights on in my bedroom," Laura replied.
"Ah, okay, I understand," Rebecca said.
Laura resumed reading the book.
While Rebecca was having fun making goofy faces in front of the mirror.
Several times, Laura glanced at Rebecca and witnessed her funny antics in front of the mirror and smiled with amusement.
A few moments later.
Getting tired of messing around with the mirror, Rebecca stood up and went to the window. She watched the surrounding of the house and looked beyond.
Two hours have passed.
Laura yawned, getting sleepy. She put the book on the bedside table and looked at Rebecca standing beside the window, still staring outside. "I'm getting sleepy. Aren't you going to sleep yet?" she asked her.
Rebecca looked over her shoulder. "I'm not sleepy yet. Go ahead, sleep well. Good night!" she said with a smile.
"Good night, Rebecca!" Laura said and lay her body down on the bed. She reached for the blanket and wrapped it around her body. She looked at Rebecca one last time before she closes her eyes to sleep.
Rebecca remained standing near the window, gazing at the shining stars above.
One hour later.
The clock on the wall strikes at midnight.
Rebecca left the window without closing it. She went to bed and settled herself comfortably beside Laura.
She stared at the ceiling for a long time. The fluorescent light was shining brightly. She glanced at the mirror, then at the window, back to back. She needs to be on alert mode.
She has no plans to close her eyes tonight, wanting to see Laura's mysterious admirer with her own eyes and uncover its identity.
One hour went by.
The hands of time strikes at 1:00 am.
Still... there's no sign of Laura's mysterious admirer coming out of the mirror.
Rebecca is getting sleepy, but she fought the sleepiness fiercely and forced her eyes to stay wide awake. No! She can't fall asleep tonight!
She rose from the bed and went inside the bathroom to splash water on her face. The water will help her eyes awake for another hour.
A few minutes later, she exited the bathroom and went to bed again.
She reached for the extra blanket and wrapped it around her body. She stared at the ceiling, then at the window, and finally back at the mirror.
Another hour passed.
Rebecca's eyelids were dropping fast. She opened them again quickly before sleep can take over her senses. She looked in the mirror and saw nothing!
Sighing, she stared at the window for a few minutes...then gradually her eyelids began dropping again...until she finally succumbs to slumber.
A few minutes later.
The light suddenly went out for a few minutes, then the light returned.
A guy wearing dark clothing was standing at the foot of the bed, watching the faces of the two women sleeping soundly in the bed.
The mysterious guy was staring at Laura's face for a long time with a deep longing in his eyes.
He opened his right hand - a single rose appeared in his palm. He walked towards Laura's side and placed the single rose on the bedside table above the book.
He stared continuously at Laura's lovely face for a few minutes.
And when Rebecca stirred in her sleep, the mysterious guy disappeared instantly from the room.

Laura died when she was a baby. Out of desperation, her parents agreed on a deal with the mysterious couple to bring her back to life. Her family left their village and hide in a far away place... with no intention of honoring the deal.

Twenty years later.

Mysterious black hooded cape men descended into their mansion. They hurt her father and abducted her sister, claiming that they're fulfilling the deal that took place a long time ago. Her sister can only be returned to her family ten days later, in one condition, she won't leave their town.

To protect Laura, her father entered another deal to marry her to the most notorious womanizing bachelor in the next town. The groom was the son of a powerful family, he has a questionable attitude and lacking in the looks department. Then she met the 'other' brother. He's handsome as hell and mysterious in so many ways, her heart beats crazily for him. And yet... he turns out to be something not human.

Her peaceful life descended into chaos, and so the story begins.


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However, Yeona, in course of time, took revenge against her killer.The man got married after 3 years of her murder. His wife was beautiful and educated, she was also working as an executive in a large company.

She was also from an affluent family. After the marriage both went for honey moon and came back after just 5 days. Both were very happy because the place they had visited was known for its scenic beauty. 

They returned from honey moon just now, however, from the bus stand, she called a cab and went to her house for just 4 days. The man was very tired after a long journey.

So, after shower and taking break fast he had a sound sleep. He woke up at 1 pm, went to a restaurant and had lunch there. He avoided the trouble of cooking. When he returned home, somebody called him, so he spoke for sometime with him then threw himself on bed and had a nice sleep again.

In the evening he felt very fresh. He prepared a cup of coffee, kept on the bed side table and was reading an interesting book lying on the bed and occasionally sipping coffee.

It was about 7 pm. The door of the room was ajar. The next room was dark only a dim light was on and the room where he was lying was also dark, except a table lamp which he had kept on in order to read the book.

But the light has made the room quite bright , except some patchy shadows here and there, one can see every thing clearly in the room.

The man was totally absorbed in reading the book and sipping coffee from time to time.

Suddenly, he noticed that a shadow passed over him from his head towards his legs. He , however, didn't care and continued to read. Again he noticed the same thing, so, he moved his book and looked at the door which was partially opened. 

He saw a woman standing at the door, only a part of her body was visible as the door was partly opened. He asked, " Who is there ? please come in." He switched on the light, sat on the bed .

He got up to see who was standing but no one was seen. He came out of his house and saw that a neighbour was standing out and feeding her child, he asked, " Excuse me Mam, Did you see anyone coming into my house ? "

The woman was surprised by his question. She first looked at his door then turned towards him and said, " How can any body come in sir, as your door was closed."

He thought for a moment, came in and started reading once again.

A collection of paranormal short stories ...

These stories prove that...

Some things which can be beyond your imagination and are mysterious....


Zhang Zian was busy the whole day and now it was almost time for him to go to bed. 
Zhang Zian had been exhausted throughout the day, but now that he knew the elves' lives could be extended, his tiredness vanished completely. However, he hadn't told the news to Old Time Tea or the other elves yet. As Pi had said, it wasn't the right time. If he hastily told the news to everyone, they would be too expectful. The reality might be too disappointing. For that reason, they might as well not know about it in the first place. 
Even if the lifetime of the elves really could be extended infinitely, the elves had to go through an extremely difficult process to do so. Judging from Pi's stern expression as it read the untitled book, Zhang Zian figured that this may be his biggest challenge and trial since he downloaded the Pet Hunter game.
Although he couldn't understand the untitled book, whether it was the Hyperwebster Dictionary, The Book of Sand, or a fantasy book from another civilization in the universe, he was still very grateful for it. Without it, he wouldn't have found out about such reassuring and hopeful news.
The elves had fallen asleep, one after the other. Before going to sleep, Richard had been very active that night, as if everything put him in a good mood. Zhang Zian had to hang it upside down to calm it down. 
When everyone was in bed, Pi was still sitting in front of the computer, typing away.
"Pi, did the noise bother you?" Zhang Zian came over and asked. He knew how annoying Richard and Snowy Lionet were.
Pi shook its head no.
"Well, we're all going to bed now. Please go to sleep as soon as you finish writing." Zhang Zian brought over a small desk lamp. The lamp light was turned away from the bedroom, so it wouldn't affect anyone's sleeping.
He didn't plan on telling Pi what he was doing later, because he wasn't sure whether he would be successful or not. He didn't want Pi to be disappointed after giving it so much hope. 
Pi grinned and nodded.
Zhang Zian glanced at the elves again. After confirming that each elfin was in its correct place, he turned off the ceiling light. 
With the light from the desk lamp and his own nightlight, he laid on his bed and stared at the ceiling, listening to Pi type. He thought about the elves' lives for a while, and then thought about the situation of Uncle Li's diner. He tried to allow all of his thoughts to occupy his mind and keep himself from falling asleep.
About an hour later he heard a click, and the fan noise from the laptop disappeared. Pi turned off the desk lamp and the room grew darker. It climbed into the basket hammock chair to go to sleep.
Zhang Zian kept his eyes open for a while, and almost fell asleep. He pinched his thighs to keep himself awake. 
He looked up and guessed that Pi had already fallen asleep. Then, he grabbed his cell phone by his pillow and opened the Qidian app.
That day, as he watched Pi write, he had secretly browsed the Internet on his cell phone, trying to find out what the amazing reading lists were.
After he finished researching, he knew that reading lists were an important supplement to the Official Recommendation Spots from the Qidian website. A reading list was created by an individual, who would list his or her favorite books and the reasons why they would recommended those books on their list. If other readers agreed with the owner's suggestions, they would start following the creator of the list. The reading list owners were similar to bloggers who reviewed digital products on video websites, and the digital products recommended by bloggers tended to receive more attention. Some reading list owners even had tens of thousands of followers. 
After careful searching, Zhang Zian discovered that the reading list owners were roughly divided into two categories. One type introduced and reviewed each book in great length, while the other kind of reading list owners introduced each book with only one sentence. The former type attracted much more followers than the latter. After all, through the detailed evaluations and introductions, the readers could tell that the reading list owners had put in a lot of work into every book. 
That day, he had mentally noted the reading list owners' IDs who wrote long book reviews and then went to the comment sections of their lists. He first ruled out the most popular reading list owners, because in their comment sections, numerous authors or authors who pretended to be readers were promoting their own books. Those reading list owners wouldn't be able to read all the books being recommended to them, even if they tried to read 24 hours a day.
As for the reading list owners that attracted fewer followers, their comment sections were basically empty. It wouldn't be helpful for Zhang Zian to advertise Pi's novel in those lists. 
After more research, he targeted a reading list owner who had the tenth most followers. The ID name of the reading list owner was Morning Gorilla Star, who was mentioned by the author of Diplomats of the Underworld. 
Morning Gorilla Star had written down his requirements about posting advertisements in his comment: Do not copy and paste your ads. I will promote urban novels that have no or only one female protagonist.
Zhang Zian felt relieved when he read these requirements. He was extremely popular with women, and many cute girls were desperately hoping to be his girlfriend. Pi had just hidden this fact while writing the novel based on the life in Zhang Zian's pet shop. Therefore, Pi's novel had managed to meet Morning Gorilla Star's requirements.
Advertising was like sending resumes to hiring managers. The key points of the novel must be written as concisely as possible. What was the highlight of Pi's novel? It certainly wasn't that the protagonist didn't have a girlfriend! 
He typed on his phone: Can I promote my own book? The title of the book is Pet King. The protagonist, who is the owner of a pet shop, downloads a game that can capture elves. Together with the elves, he witnesses the growth of the pet shop. There is no female protagonist in this book. 
He thought it over and added "Currently" in front of the sentence, "There is no female protagonist in this book." Then, he satisfyingly clicked the "Send" button.
After sending the message, Zhang Zian repeatedly refreshed the comment section and anxiously waited for a reply from the reading list owner, just like a job seeker who was constantly refreshing emails and nervously waiting for replies after sending out his resume. Zhang Zian had read the books recommended by Morning Gorilla Star, and all the books were well-written. Perhaps Morning Gorilla Star wouldn't think Pi's novel was good enough. However, Zhang Zian hoped that Morning Gorilla Star, who had read countless books, could at least tell him why Pi's novel failed to be recommended by him. In that case, Zhang Zian could help Pi revise the novel. Zhang Zian was acting like a job seeker who was close to starving to death and desperately needed a job, whatever the job was, to feed himself.
Since it was nearly one o'clock in the morning, the owner had probably gone to bed already. Watching his comment drowning in other comments from authors promoting their own books, Zhang Zian couldn't help but sigh in dismay.
Perhaps he sighed too loud, because Zhang Zian heard a squeaking sound come from the hammock chair. It sounded like Pi had turned over.
He locked his phone screen and waited a little longer. He didn't unlock his phone until there wasn't any more sounds coming from the chair.
What should he do?
He was very sleepy. Should he wait till the reading list owner woke up and try advertising again? 
No, he shouldn't wait. Tomorrow, Pi would receive its first Minor Recommendation Spot. If its novel failed to be ranked in the top three or top four spots, it might never have a chance to receive a recommendation again.
With that thought, he decided to advertise on another reading list. Advertising was just like begging, and as long as he could swallow his pride now, he would gradually become thick-skinned. 
This time, he lowered his expectations by moving his attention from the reading list owners with tens of thousands of followers to ones with hundreds of followers, hoping that some of them hadn't fallen asleep yet.
Zhang Zian noticed that there was one whose ID was Yang Chenkong. In his reading list, Yang Chenkong wrote reviews with thousands of words for each book and offered many thoughtful insights. However, Yang Chenkong only had a mere 3,000 followers. Would it really be useful to advertise in this list?
Zhang Zian desperately went to the comment section. To his surprise, he saw that this reading list owner was still online, discussing his opinions with his friends about a certain book. 
Zhang Zian hadn't read the book that they were talking about. However, from reading their conversation, Zhang Zian felt as if he had read it and learned about its successes and failures. From observing, Zhang Zian could tell that Yang Chenkong was very professional. 
For some reason, the comment section of his reading list was blank and had no advertisements. Zhang Zian chuckled to himself. He could take advantage of this rare opportunity to advertise. 
There were some basic rules of advertising for all reading lists. Unlike like people who put advertisements in bathrooms,  book-promoting advertisements couldn't be randomly posted. Each reading list owner had different requirements for advertisements. For example, Morning Gorilla Star had explicitly stated that he would only recommend novels with no or one female protagonist. Yang Chenkong, however, had a wide range of book choices. Except for supernatural novels, Yang Chenkong basically read every genre. 
However, the most difficult thing was that the list owner didn't specify which book genres he would recommend, and Zhang Zian didn't know how to cater to his preferences. After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Zian rewrote the message that he had sent to Morning Gorilla Star. He deleted the sentence "Currently, there is no female protagonist in this book." He added, "Feel free to read the sample chapters, but don't blame me if you're poisoned (Translator's Note: Read and Poison sound the same in Chinese)," hoping that his self-deprecating tone would draw Yang Chenkong's attention. 
After clicking "Send", he was too tired to repeatedly refresh the comment section as he did before. It was almost half past one in the morning, and he would need to get up early that day.
Putting down his cell phone, Zhang Zian lay down flat on the bed. Soon, he was half-awake and half-asleep, and he would completely fall asleep at any moment. 
In the darkness, Pi had been watching him the whole time. It had barely moved, except to slightly change its posture after its legs started to get numb.
Pi had always known about Zhang Zian's actions. It could tell from Zhang Zian's exhaustion. 
Since Zhang Zian was so tired, it wouldn't matter if he did these things later, right?
Pi opened its mouth and silently imitated the shape of someone saying "thank you."
What?
Zhang Zian thought he heard something. It seemed like someone was talking to him. He barely could open his eyes. His drowsiness was as heavy as a mountain, pressing down on his eyelids.
He looked around and found nothing out of the ordinary. He unlocked his phone screen and saw that it was past two in the morning. 
Since he hadn't logged out from the Qidian app yet, he clicked open Yang Chenkong's comment section, the second reading list owner he advertised on that night, hoping to find Yang Chenkong's review on Pi's novel. However, he found no review, and saw that the advertisement he had posted was gone.
No wonder the comment section was so empty. As it turned out, Yang Chenkong deleted all of the advertisements in his comment section. Zhang Zian's efforts were again all in vain. 
He couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. He shoved his cell phone under his pillow and fell asleep.


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

"Gulp."
Geno couldn't help but swallow when he put down the manuscript.
As a senior culinary editor-in-chief with 30 years of experience under his belt, he hadn't been touched by words describing gourmet food for a long time, but after reading Derrick's article today, a strong desire had risen within him. He wanted to try that eggplant with garlic sauce himself to see if it was as tantalizing as Derrick described.
Even a table full of delicious meat dishes looked unworthy in front of the eggplant with garlic sauce now.
"These are indeed words with soul. A real culinary review article," Geno praised before he grasped his hair in exasperation. "Such a marvellous article. Why didn't I discover it earlier!? If I had, we could have publicized it in advance, and maybe the sales results could even be higher."
"Isn't it so. The first print of 'Vegetarianism' was only 5000 copies. It gained popularity totally through the readers' word of mouth. There wasn't any publicity about it at all. This is indeed a miracle in the magazine's history." The young editor nodded in agreement.
Geno closed the manuscript in his hands, and determinedly said, "Since our publishing plant couldn't catch up with the demand, we will find two other publishing companies to work together with us at the same time to print this current issue of 'Vegetarianism'. We are going to extend the miracle of this culinary magazine and show the entire industry hope."
"Yes." The young editor acknowledged it before putting down the report, and strode out of the office.
"Derrick and this Mamy Restaurant are really Hall's saviors. After I am done with the business here, I have to personally go and express my gratitude," Geno said smilingly as he took up the report on the table and read it through attentively. Then, he, too, strode out of the editor-in-chief's office with the report and a folder in his hands.
…
Rodu. The Royal Palace.
A resplendent bedchamber with an equal distribution of pink and gold, which made the bedchamber look very young and cute.
A maiden wearing luxurious clothes was lying on the bed and reading the latest issue of "Vegetarianism" engrossingly.
After a while, she finally put away the magazine in her hand. A pained expression flashed across her exquisite face as she listened to her rumbling stomach. She flipped over and pressed the magazine to her stomach as she dejectedly said, "My heavens! Why did you let me read this kind of stuff in the middle of the night! It's already the 36th time that I am reading it, but why… am I still so hungry after reading it?!"
"Your Highness, it's your bedtime," a young maid said with a smile next to the bed.
Princess Vanessa sat up in bed and looked at the young maid sadly. "Lola, I wish to eat something."
"The queen has instructed that you are not allowed to eat before you sleep." The maid, Lola, shook her head at the Princess on the bed helplessly.
"Can I just eat a cube of sugar? A small cube, just a small cube will do." Vanessa extended a little finger.
"The queen has said that you were not allowed to eat any sugar before your teeth were repaired." Lola shook her head as she felt a pang of heartache looking at the black holes on Princess Vanessa's teeth.
Princess Vanessa was His Majesty the king's only daughter. She inherited the beauty of the queen, and was already a little beauty at the age of 16.
However, there was a lot of decay and corrosion on her teeth because she liked to eat sugar sneakily before she slept. It was fine if she didn't smile, but when she did, her teeth looked like those belonging to a 70-80 year old person, and it damaged her air of elegance
The magic casters did have a plan to fix them, but the treatment process was longer. Moreover, Princess Vanessa was still eating sweets sneakily, so her treatment wasn't very effective.
Because of this, Princess Vanessa hadn't appeared in any public gatherings since she was 14 years old. She locked herself in her bed chambers every day, only visiting the countryside manor occasionally for a vacation. However, she only had Lola with her to serve her.
For the past few years, her greatest interest was reading all kinds of gourmet magazines. The king doted on her, so whenever she wanted to eat something, the chef would be invited to the palace to cook for her alone specially.
The queen had already given strict orders to Lola. She had to make sure that the princess didn't eat sweets sneakily again, or she would be punished severely.
Vanessa stared at Lola for a while before she plopped back onto her bed again. She knew about the queen's orders, and she couldn't let Lola be punished because of her.
"Lola, do you believe that the eggplant with garlic sauce is really so delicious? I have already dreamt about it for the past few days. I really want to go to Chaos City to try it myself," Vanessa said softly as she lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling which had luminous pearls embedded into it.
"It has to be really delicious if it makes Your Highness yearn for it so much," Lola said smilingly. "I heard that Mr. Mag took the 'best chef of the day' title on the king's birthday. Every dish he made won the king's praises."
"Arrrgh… What a regret! Why did I have to go to the countryside for a vacation on those few days! I missed a scrumptious feast!!!"
Vanessa kicked her legs with a forlorn expression.
Lola covered her properly with her blanket again with a smile as she said, "If you really want to have it, Your Highness, we could just inform the king, and he would definitely invite Mr. Mag to Rodu to cook the eggplant with garlic sauce for you."
"Really?!" Vanessa's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on her lips. "Alright, I shall go and look for Father tomorrow and ask him to invite Mr. Mag to the palace."
…
Mag finally coaxed the two little ones to sleep. He snuck out of the room gingerly and went to the balcony.
The trip to the sea today was very rewarding. Apart from gaining a crack troop, he also gained a strength point reward.
The chance to advance to 8th-tier was right in front of him, and Mag obviously wasn't a patient person.
He went to the balcony and locked the door carefully. Mag removed his bathrobe and put it aside before he walked to the center of the balcony and exhaled lightly. Then, he stretched both his arms, and said in his heart, "System, I am ready. We can begin now."
"Boom!"
An explosive sound suddenly appeared across the sky as eight bolts of lightning twisted into one suspended column and landed on top of Mag's head.
The suspended column lit up the balcony brightly. Mag, who was only wearing his underpants, bathed in the light. His muscles and bones seemed to have become transparent as they tore apart and reformed again crazily in the light.
Three minutes later, the light finally dispersed.
Mag, who felt as if one century had gone by, flicked open his eyes instantly. He clenched his fists as he felt a special strength flowing about in his body, which could easily be controlled by his thoughts.
"Is it what 8th-tier feels like?" A smile appeared on Mag's lips. It was a familiar yet strange feeling.
He didn't attempt to try out his sword. Instead, he grabbed his bathrobe and went downstairs naked. He took a bath before lying down on his bed again. He clicked open that youtiao and soybean milk set meal, and entered into the test field for the God of Cookery.


In Chaos City on the Norland Continent, there is a strange restaurant.

Here, elves and dwarves share tables. Beastmen are prohibited from making a din, and giant dragons can only seat around the tiny square in front of the restaurant. Even demons have to bring their own stools…

But it is such a strange restaurant that has long lines outside every day.

Elves are stuffing kebabs, paying no mind to their manners; giant dragons are sitting around a hot pot, strainers in their hands; demons are eating nice-looking dango…

"There's no other place on this continent where you can find food like that! The boss here is a genius!" a customer provides such a review. Then, he gives a furtive look at the door. "Also, don't you think of kidnapping the boss away or dine-and-dashing, or you will suffer a tragic death."

"Eat, pay, or you will be beaten to death." says a cute little girl in her childish voice as she trots forward. A five-meter tall dragon shivers when it meets her eyes.

Teresa remained unconscious until noon. When the nun lady opened her eyes, what greeted her face was not the god's portrait on her ceiling. Instead, it was an owl.
Teresa crooked her head slightly in confusion. The owl copied Teresa and crooked its head too. After spending three seconds to remember what occurred last night, Teresa sat up from her bed uneasily. Her movement startled the owl by her bed and caused it to fly up to the beam.
Where is this?
Feeling slightly dizzy, Teresa looked around. According to her memories, Cheryl was seriously injured and captured by the inquisition leader. She herself was also captured by an inquisitor.
But, her surroundings, this room filled with books, does not resemble a place of torture and interrogation...
"Teresa, you're finally awake. I thought you're going to continue sleeping for the entire day."
Cheryl walked over to Teresa's bed. She was carrying bread and fruit she had just purchased from Norland's market.
"The priest from the Heresy Tribunal forgave us?"
Teresa simply cannot believe that they could've survived with what they encountered yesterday. Because of that, she could only think of it as the priest showing mercy upon them and forgiving their mistake...
"The inquisitors aren't the nuns of the orphanage. Once we're captured by them, if we're able to die quickly and without suffering, it'll be them showing mercy upon us."
Cheryl took out a bottled milk and bread from her grocery bag and placed it beside Teresa's bed.
As a veteran inquisitor, she knew how cruel the Heresy Tribunal was in their interrogation and killing of their prisoners. For traitors like them, it would only be worse.
"Teresa, we've managed to escape! From now on, you no longer have to be trapped in that dark basement all day long. You will be able to move freely according to your own desires."
"Escaped?"
Teresa looked around the surroundings again. The owls on the beams were letting out 'hoo hoo' sounds. They seemed to be greeting the tower's new resident.
Teresa was feeling bewildered by her surroundings. It was simply too unfamiliar to her.
She has lived her entire life in the church. Even after becoming an inquisitor, the only thing she does every day was to consecrate herself to God.
She would pray in the morning, pray at noon and read some ancient books and other works of literature at night to pass time.
That was the size of Teresa's world. The church located in the Holy City was her entire world.
Even though she yearned for the outside world, she was bewildered and at a loss as to how to react when she really managed to escape to the outside world… She didn't know what to do… or what she could do.
"I've purchased the authority to use the magic network from Weissenasche Theater. Crush apart this originium crystal with your hand and you'll be able to play that dwarf on a mission to rescue a princess game anytime and anywhere."
Cheryl noticed the perplexion in her friend's eyes and placed a pebble-like originium crystal on her hand.
That originium crystal was not firm at all. One could easily crush it with a slight bit of strength. The crushed originium crystal transformed into specks of white light that assimilated into Teresa's body.
The desktop interface for the magic network appeared before her eyes.
With Cheryl's help, Teresa soon completed her registration. Her nickname was 'Teresa Nun.'
"Cheryl, are they all reading your diary?"
Teresa did not enter the Game Special District to begin the adventure of the dwarf uncle's princess rescue right away. The reason for that was because her attention was caught by the 'Diary of an Inquisitor' on the Mage Forum's home page.
"Of course. Last night, it was these… readers, that's how you address them… they were the ones that came to help us and rescued us from those inquisitors pusing us. To repay them, I've been writing my journey entry the entire day."
Cheryl has considered the 'Diary of an Inquisitor' to be something worthy for her to be proud of.
Having just gained access to the magic network, Teresa began to carefully skim over the post Cheryl made.
It was her first time realizing that books could actually be recorded in such a manner. Furthermore, while reading the 'book,' she could share her thoughts with the other readers at anytime and anywhere.
As Teresa was someone who has always been reading to pass time while she was in the church, she immediately grew fond of this new form of reading.
"What'd you think? Are you going to write a book in the Motionless Library too? It'll definitely be well-received by a lot of people."
Incited by Cheryl, the nun lady nodded her head. Thus, Cheryl began to instruct her on how to use the Mage Forum.
Teresa tapped open the Motionless Library sub-forum and created a new post. But, once she started pondering about what to write, she was stuck.
As she pondered, Teresa found her suitcase among a small pile of books beside her bed.
"Wait a bit."
Teresa got out of the bed and opened her suitcase. Not long after, she found an aged notebook from the canons-filled suitcase.
"Teresa, are you also planning to write a diary?" asked Cheryl.
"Not a diary…"
Teresa opened the notebook's first page. Clumsily, she began to type at the virtual keyboard. Soon, a title that caused Cheryl unease appeared on the forum.
'The Piper Tucker and the Lost Elven Youth'
Judging from the title, it was obviously a fictional story created by Teresa. Furthermore, judging from how thick the notebook was, she has fictionalized that story for quite some time.
It would appear that apart from praying and reading, Teresa would also find time to write stuff she was fond of.
"Let me have a look."
Cheryl kept feeling that there was something fishy with the title. She picked up Teresa's notebook and skimmed through it.
She only read a little bit before being completely shaken even though she was an old lady over ninety years old.
"The stories recorded in this notebook are sacred writings presented to me by God!"
Using her special way, Teresa flaunted to Cheryl her work's excellence.
'So the God of Holy Light is actually such a person.' Even though that was what Cheryl was thinking, she didn't say it out loud. She slowly placed Teresa's notebook back by the bed.
"Mhmm, it's an excellent story indeed. It will definitely be very well-received."
Cheryl said those words against her conscience.
Encouraged by Cheryl, the nun lady posted her first story on the Mage Forum's Motionless Library sub-forum.
Feeling uneasy, Teresa started waiting. Several minutes later, the first reply appeared under her post.
'A very interesting book.' Replied by: Faye
"Someone's reading it… Faye. That name sounds familiar."
After reading the first reader's reply, Teresa's uneasy mood was immediately replaced with happiness and excitement. But, she kept feeling like the name Faye was familiar.
She opened the Mage Forum's Game Special District. Soon, she found the post in the sub-forum with the greatest amount of replies.
'How to let the dwarf with the red hat survive till the end.' Poster: Faye
Back then, Teresa only managed to successfully beat the first level after reading that post.
"Do you know her?"
Teresa shook her head at Cheryl's question. As Teresa has never left the Holy Church, she had no idea who Faye was.
"But, she must be a very kindhearted person," Teresa spoke with a tone of absolute certainty.


Joshua found himself in the body of a demon prince in a different world, a prince known for his eccentric hobbies.
Uninterested in the battle for the throne and worried about the future of the demon race, Joshua decided to bring forth earth's culture and conquer the new world through... entertainment!
Step one, make movies to change the people's impression of demons...

I can't sleep.
No matter how much I try I just find myself tossing and turning, unable to get comfortable or unable to shut my brain down long enough to drift off. Surrendering, I pull on a hoodie and decide to see if my brother's still awake. I haven't seen or heard from him since I visited before lunch, and Dad's still keeping me in the dark about his condition.
Arriving outside Tony's room, which is only a few doors away from my own I see a slither of light coming from the cracks around the door between it and the frame. I knock first, not wanting to walk in if he's asleep.
"You don't have to knock, Ellis." Tony's voice is slightly muffled beyond the door, but his words are audible. I let myself in.
He's sat cross-legged on his bed, surrounded by the same books he had stacked neatly there this morning. He closes the one he had been reading before I disturbed him and settles it down softly on the nightstand beside the reading lamp that casts dim light and shadows around his room.
He's left his room at least once today, his hair is still slightly damp from his shower, and he's wearing cleaner clothes than when I previously visited him. And there is no sign of the stale, clinical smell that clings to you even after you've left the hospital.
"You're up late for someone who should be resting." I state as I close the door gently behind me.
"I'll have all the time in the world to sleep when I'm dead." Tony rolls his eyes at me.
"That's not funny, Tony." I chastise as I perch on the corner of his bed.
Tony snorts back a laugh. The hair at the back of his head sticks straight up, indicating to me that he's gotten some sleep today at least.
"Relax, I'm only joking." Tony replies, aiming to punch me in the arm but I lean back to avoid him.
"It's still not funny, Tony. You could have died today." I cross my arms over my chest as I stare at my brother.
Tony meets my gaze evenly.
"Try telling me something I don't already know, Ellis," he grumbles at me, "but enough about that, what are you doing here? Couldn't sleep either?"
"Yeeaah... I've kind of had 'one of those days'." I scratch the back of my head nervously.
"You're telling me." Tony grins knowingly at me.  "So what happened? Is Dad still busting yours and Max's lazy asses?"
He smiles at his own joke, but it's short-lived. His grin fades almost as quickly as it appeared as Tony senses my uneasiness. I don't want to tell him, but unlike Tony I don't like keeping secrets from my brother.
"No, it's worse. Cass kissed me."
"She did what?" Tony spits venomously.
"And... I kind of kissed her back." I add before I can stop myself.
Tony's left-hand clenches the bedsheets so tightly within his fist his knuckles turn white.
"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME ELLIS?!" He screams at me. If he could have been a decibel louder he would probably have woken the entire pack. Even those who live at the farthest reaches of our territory.
"Tony, calm down, it was just a kiss." I recoil under his intense eyes.
"DON'T FUCKING TELL ME TO CALM DOWN! Of all the she-wolves in the pack-"
He breaks off abruptly, clutching his chest as he coughs, struggling to draw in a breath. He leans forward, his free hand clutching his knee as he struggles to regain his composure.
"I did warn you to calm down." I reach out a hand to help him, but Tony slaps it away. "If it helps, I did drop her on her sorry ass."
"A little," Tony wheezes as he gets his breathing under control. Straightening, he meets my gaze evenly, "but I'm still angry with you, Ellis."
"Duly noted." I mentally roll my eyes. I'll consider myself lucky that Tony didn't punch me right in the face. "Are you still reading these journals?"
I shift our attention to the books littering Tony's bed. I pick one up, it has a faded velvet green-covered and wrinkled, yellow pages. I flip through it absentmindedly.
"What are you looking for anyway?"
"It's just a little light reading." Tony plucks the book from my hands, probably a good idea considering how delicate it is, and I'm not nearly as cautious with reading like he is. "There's a lot of entries by the Betas. Some of the stories are really interesting."
He coughs again as he lays the book I had been flipping through atop the one he had been reading on his bedside table.
"Are you sure you're okay, Tony?" I feel my eyebrows crease with worry.
He looks exhausted. Dark shadows cling to the underside of his eyes, and the spark in his eyes seems to be extinguishing. Even his usual banter seems half-assed.
"I'm fine..." Tony inhales a deep breath. "Just a little tired."
"I should probably go then." I proclaim as I push myself off his bed.
"There's actually one more thing I need to say, Ellis." I turn expectantly to Tony. There's a sad look in his golden eyes. "I want you to find yourself another Beta."
"A what?" I exclaim. His words are like a kick in the stomach. I asked Tony to be my Beta because I trust him and I know he'll protect me to his dying breath regardless of his condition.
"Think about it, Ellis..." He holds up a hand, silencing me when I open my mouth to protest. "I'm not going to get better whether you like it or not, and Max..." He pauses, cocking his head to one side as he thinks. "Well... Max is Max." He shrugs indifferently. I try not to laugh, but I can't stop the twitch in my lips. "I think you should at least consider a third Beta. It's better to get someone to start their training now rather than later."
"I suppose you're right." I sigh, deflated as Tony's words make sense.
There's no cure for his dyspnea. He's never going to get better, but at least he can't get any worse than what he already is now. Not without dropping dead that is, but I push that morbid thought from my head. There's a time and a place for that, and neither of them is now.
"Sleep on it and let me know what you decide tomorrow." Tony retrieves his book from the nightstand and sitting back against his pillows he opens to a random page, dismissing me without another word.
"Sure. Goodnight, Tony."
I turn the door handle slowly.  I look once more back at Tony. He's watching me, a melancholy look in his eyes and a slight smirk on his lips. The book he's holding wasn't the one he had been reading when I entered, it was the one I grabbed from the bed that he later snatched from me.
I grin back at him. Smug bastard.
Back in my room, I flop on my bed, not bothering to take off my hoodie, not that I need it with my werewolf blood, it's just better than wandering around topless. I can't help it if I'm a modest wolf.
Staring at the dark ceiling I contemplate Tony's words as they run around my head: "I want you to find yourself another Beta."
He said them with such finality it unnerves me. Does he think if he goes to sleep tonight that he won't wake up tomorrow morning?
I roll onto my side and close my eyes, attempting to get some sleep tonight. It's not unheard of for an Alpha to have more than two Betas, it's all down to preference really. I chose Tony and Max because they're the only ones I trust to watch my back and keep me protected.
Well, there is one more person...

"She holds herself with such confidence. Her body perfectly poised despite her having her back turned to me, with her hands on her hips as she chats to her friend. And her hair - so soft and silky looking. Coloured dark like a midsummer's night sky. And- Cr*p! She turns suddenly, and is looking right at me!"

Ellis is set to become Alpha on his twenty-first birthday IF he can find himself a suitable wife, but what happens when he falls for an Omega from a rival pack? 

Bella lives a lowly existence as a "bottom feeder", doing whatever it takes to stay alive. A chance encounter with a charming stranger at the New Moon Club rises uncertain feelings within Bella; could this man be the key to her freedom? 

A werewolf/fantasy/romance novel. Contains strong language and some scenes unsuitable for younger persons. Reader discretion is advised.

In a Dark room, a light shines in the middle of it, The light Illustrate a Face of Man this light was the light of a computer if you are asking why I didn't say that from the start it because The AUTHOR IS A F***ING PIECE OF SH*T WHO WANT INCREASE THE WORD COU- *MMM MMM*.

Sorry about that Our Narrator got out of control Forgot about Him We won't be seeing him again.

Anyway, The Man was just reading Another Fanfiction on Webnovel He was scrolling through the Comments Section Reading the Comments You know as any lifeless Fellow would do.

[ANOTHER HAREM When does it end] Said a guy with the username of Ur-Mom-Gay frustrated at the amount of Harem on the website.

 (A/N: Yes Author made a lame Joke and wants to die)

As our Unnamed Mc was about to Agree with the Comment And go with an argument against People with a Dead fried up Brain Who like Harem a Pop-up Ad appears on his Screen Blocking his view of the Comments

He sighed even after installing an Adblocker he still gets Pop up ads here and there

[*Would You like to be Reincarnated in an Anime world?*] Was what written on the Blue pop up screen Under it was Two buttons Yes or No 

Our still unnamed mc Sighed at the obvious Scam Directed towards Kids 

But as a Fellow idiot Who reads Fanfiction He of course Clicked Yes 

[What kind of power would you like?] After clicking Yes these words appeared on the Screen 

Not thinking much he wrote *Solo Leveling System The whole package with the Shadow Monarch*

(A/N: I will be using the Light novel as a source material however if you only saw the Manhwa that fine too I'm Using the Light Novel because it gives me a deeper understanding of Jin-woo System and Shadow Monarch Powers and also it's good you should read it)

After Sending What he Wrote the Pop-up ad disappeared

Seeing nothing happening he Sighed and cursed Himself for being an idiot going along with an obvious Scam

'Maybe I read too much Fanfiction Let just go To sleep and run a Scan on my computer Tomorrow I hope I didn't just download a virus' 

He thought as he Closed his computer making the room go completely Dark He moved into the Darkroom dodging the Chair in the way as he already has the whole room in his memory he doesn't need to open the lights to reach his bed

Laying down on his bed he Closed his eyes and Went to Dream Land 

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Opening his eyes to see ..............

His apartment Roof Of course what did You Expect, Standing up he made his way to the bathroom and took an SH*T, Took a shower, Didn't brush his teeth because he is too lazy and today is Friday his off day from his job so he won't be meeting anyone anyway there is no point in brushing them 

He lunches his Computer and Looked to see if any Manga or Manhwa got updated of course he could just remember which one update when but Nah he just checks this way if he missed one he just reads it the next day 

Scrolling for about 2 hours in his Watch list which is filled with Hundreds of Manga he never Read after reading midway it go boring so he drops them and left them in his Watch list to rot forever 

After finishing most of the Manga that got updated he went back to the endless cycle of trying to find a Good Fanfiction of course he already read almost every good fanfiction on the website however he kept reading anyway 

He then stood up made his way to the Small kitchen opened the fridge only to see it Empty 

And so our mc harden his heart to go outside to buy groceries, Changing his clothes and grabbing his wallet he left his apartment with his Target being the Supermarket 

And this where our Story began however you will have to wait for the next chapter as the Author run out of Ideas to stretch This CHAPTER

A guy Dies finds himself in a Anime world bla bla bla you know drill 
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I'm not taking this seriously so please f**k off 





















Just wanted to make what I wrote seem longer

After Vincent left Areto sat there. It was little after 10pm that Elias returned, while later his roommate Yukiya came in. "Classes will return tomorrow. The Ministry is sending Sentry's to the school." Putting up his cloak on the changing screen Elias untucked his bed covers. "Where are you sleeping?" Yukiya left the bathroom with his uniform in hand, his wolf was by the furnace drifted off into sleep. "Areto, wait." Areto was up out the door before anyone could stop him. Leaving the building behind him, Areto made his way to the gazebo that him and Vincent sit at. The crecent moon gave little light as it shined down through the gazebo roof. It sparkled on the enclave making it glow. Crickets and tree frogs sang their song anding to the atmosphere of the night. Hiding under the table Areto let the night lullaby soothe making the voices drift away. "Hello there." Banging his head on the table he lifted it up to see who spoke. A girl stood at the archway, the light from her wand illuminated the area. "You shouldn't be out here it isn't safe." Nodding I got out from the table, tilting her head she walked back to the boys dorm. She put the light out, "What is your name?" I didn't respond to her. "Not really talkive are ya, it ok." She hopped on a flower bed balancing on the edge, did it on the benches all the way down the path. "The school really likes their flowers." She had a point. Rose arches, tuilp beds, Lilys, Daisy even carnations and buttercups are planted throughout the entire school grounds. "Areto! Areto where are you!?" They heard yelling ahead of them. 
 "Luce." Reigniting her wand the girl waved it around, gaining the attention of the other two.   Up ahead they saw two lights coming towards them. Elias and Cerim came over with their wands a light.  "There you are. You shouldn't have run off like that." Areto hanged his head. "It seems like he is fine, I'll escort you back to the girls dorm." Cerim dimmed his light a bit as he spoke. "Hmm.... Oh Im on patrol for the night, so there is no need." Elias looked at her confused. She shurgged at them then continued to the boy dorm. "I'll escort you back." She dragged out the 'you' part. "You are that girl that Luca was kind to during the town trip." Elias kept his wand close, "I'm surprised you remember, prince." Groaning Elias rolled his eyes. "Need me to open the door?" She asked. "I don't need you to do anything for me." Elias bit out. "Ohh.... Try not to puff out your chest when you do." Echo walked away when they reached the gate, flicking her wrist her light went out as she continued. Cerim opened the door leading them inside, "No more antics for the night." Bidding them good night Cerim left the two of them alone. My cheek stung as Elias smacked me. "What where you thinking. All he asked was where you are going to sleep, you didn't have to run." Elias kept his voice down, "Well..." I didn't give a answer for I didn't have one, not truly. "I didn't want to burden you master or your roommate." That's all I could say. 
 "Sit by the fire for a sec, I'll be back." Going over to it I collapsed, my legs going numb they gave out. I didn't dare look up when he came back. "Come on." Following him I re-entered his room, Yukiya fast asleep. "Sleep on the couch." Elias crept over to his bed. "I'm sorry for hitting you. Just..." Taking a deep breath. "...please don't do that again." Getting under the covers Elias didn't reset sleep. 
                                 ****** 
"You know something. What are you keeping." Klaus barged in the room making PB's feathers ruffle up. "Making demands will get you no where. I told you everything earlier." Salenne went back to reading. Coming over he yanked the book out of her hands. "You are lying." He said starring at her, glancing at the book his face soured. "How did you get this? This book is in the Ministry library." Yanking the book back I sat back in my chair. "I'm not lying." She said. "And don't get your nikkers in a twist. This isn't the only book that as more then one copy." Opening it up she found her page. Glancing at it contents Klaus couldn't make out the words. "You know how to read that language." He said going to her side. "Yes, I can. Since I'm currently reading this book." She started to get annoyed with him. His breath was on her hair making it move to his breathing. Asking her a question was on his mind, "Who is your roommate?" 
"No one I confide in." I answered. "So don't bother to asked them for information about me." Turning the page I got more comfortable in my seat. "What is your favorite color?" He asked. Rolling her eyes she groaned loudly. "Really. Kissing ass won't work either." He is persistent about this. "Red." I answered him. Happy with the response he went to the door. "My favorite color is Midnight blue." Walking out the door I through a pillow at him. Going back to reading, I slowly fell asleep.

Forty years ago the city of Anastasia know for the high value slaves, top lead in genetics, and magical technology fell to ruin after the uprising. With so much of information left after the chaos, the Government of Magic sent expeditions to gather what information it could. With the last expedition ending in failure, the Government withdrawn all advancements.
 Areto a former breeder to the slave network, set free by a unknown beast. When his former masters' family is killed, he is brought up as a adopted child to an renowned Magical Inventor. With the opportunity to get away from his former masters, and aquire power to protect the one he loves. He will no longer be a slave. Going to a elite Magic school he will learn what it means to be free. But when the past comes back his nightmares are reignited.

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