(Google translator)
A man suddenly woke up in a strange place all in retro style, having no idea how he got there.


Only the OCs are mine.

Somewhere deep in the forest at the same time that Nathan and Vin are resting.

A yellow scaled snake covered with injuries and burn marks is slithering in the forest. Trying to find the tree where it woke up.

To its dismay, it couldn't find where it was and couldn't find its way on the other side of the forest.

While coiling around a tree, the snake could absorb energy faster than breathing.

After a while, it decided to try another tree that is at least like its own.

As it raised its head up, it saw a tree similar to the tree it rested in earlier. The shiny white and yellow bark, along with its purple leaf, stood out due to its sheer size. In the middle of the trunk is another snake resting coiled around it.

Without thinking much about it, the snake climbs the tree and coiled around it. Once it curled up, it began to absorb energy given off by the tree.

Due to the two snakes taking energy from the same tree. The amount of energy that the snakes received from the tree halved. This made the fantastic feeling of gaining strength to weaken by half. The change in sensation woke up the other snake high up the tree.

The second snake looked around, trying to find out the reason why the tree weakening.

When it looked down, it saw an unfamiliar part of the wood that wasn't there before when it first woke up. The second snake crawled back down.

The first snake sensed the hostile intent from the other snake and also woke up. It then looked up with killing intent even though tiredness was visible on its face.

When the two snakes locked sights. An instinctive sensation burned up within them, causing them to want to fight.

There is only one tree, and it has only limited energy.

They want it for themselves.

They don't want to share it with others.

From then on, the law of the jungle was born into the new world. For obtaining precious resources, it was either submit or dominate. In more extreme cases, it was to kill or be killed.

At that moment, a light orb floated out both of the snake's head and dispersed.

Both the snakes began to release their killing intent, and the first to pounce was the second snake.

When the second snake pounced, the first snake knew that it couldn't take that attack.

First, due to its fight earlier, it was exhausted; second, its energy absorption was stopped by the human, which he chased for more than 30 minutes.

On the plus side, it already experienced fighting and casting its first spell.

Before the second snake could hit him, he loosened his grip to the tree, causing it to slide back to the ground. It completely dodged the pounce of the second snake.

Once the first snake hit the ground, brown light glowed from his tail and slammed it to the ground.

A glowing brown 8x8 cm circle appeared on the ground where the brown light hit. And from the ground, a spike came out which hurled towards the second snake.

For the first time, the second snake froze as it felt fear and remained where it was.

Due to its first time for the first snake in creating an earth spike, it wasn't sharp enough to pierce the second snake. Still, it was enough to force it out as it flew a meter away from the tree from where it was coiling.

By watching what happened, the second snake gained comprehension of earth magic. By copying the movements of the first snake, it willed the energy within his body to call forth an earth spike.

Another spike shot out from behind the second snake and hurled towards the other.

But the first snake already had its tail glowing brown; it then swung its tail in a half-circle on the ground. From the curved line on the ground, a 10 cm thick curved wall appeared.

Out of the second snake's expectations, the spike it threw broke down while the wall remained up. It only dented the surface a little. It decided to try again and hurled another spike towards the wall.

At the same time, a brown light shot out from the top of the wall towards where the second snake. It moved faster than the snake could perceive it until a 5x5 cm circle appeared below its head.

Sensing a dreadful premonition, the second snake tried to turn around. Still, it was too late, a spike shot out from the ground. This time, it's thinner profile also made it sharper enough to penetrate the second snake's skin. The spike pierced its head where its brain is.

The body of the second snake began to wriggle around.

After struggling for a few seconds, the pierced snake lost all the light in its eyes and died.

The 8 remaining lights within its body flew out of its body. They solidified into white crystals the size of a marble.

Then, the first snake peeked out of the wall. It was already at the end of its wits as casting 3 spells already consumed 84% of its entire mana. Once it saw the second snake unmoving, around it were 8 crystals glowing white. The snake decided to go towards the corpse.

Once the snake reached the corpse, white light glowed from its body and shot towards its head. This made the snake close its eyes and enter a forced void state. When it opened its eyes, it got hungry as it looked at the corpse of the dead snake with greed. It found its snack.

First, the snake swallowed the corpse from its tail towards the neck. It also munched on the head still pierced with the earth spike. After eating the whole dead snake, it then looked towards the 8 crystals on the ground.

When it got close to the crystals, the snake got began to sense around the crystal as if trying to feel something. When it felt the energy coming off from the crystals that are at least 100x stronger than the energy from the tree. It also devoured all 8 crystals.

After its feast, the snake began to feel changes happening to its body. The signals within the snake's brain are telling it that it's about to enter ecdysis, so it needed to hide.

Once it hid inside a hollow part of a random tree, energy began to circulate within its body. Contrary to the snake's expectations, the ecdysis its experiencing wasn't simple. It wasn't just molting its skin, the thickness and length of the snake began to pulse as it increased in length and diameter.

The skin of the snake also began to age, rot, and tear. Revealing shinier and sturdier-looking scales.

The snake began to change at a speed visible to the eye, and its strength rocketed. But, the pain it brought made the snake lay on the ground helplessly in pain.

Even with the pain, it still remained conscious. The snake was aware that if he ever let go of his control of the circulating energy, he will explode.

Once the ecdysis, or rather, the breakthrough ended. The snake finally lost consciousness.

One can feel the changes that the snake experienced just by sensing its aura. It was around 8x stronger and has 16x more energy within it. Its size grew from a measly 1 meter and 8 centimeters in radius into an impressive 8 meters and 32 centimeters in radius.

___

As the dusk arrives, twilight shines towards the purple sky. The foliage is shining a deep shade of orange and the vivid purple trees.

Nathan and Vin, continued their journey as they look for the cave that Vin mentioned. Whenever they see something edible, they plucked the fruits such as a purple-colored peach and yellow berries.

"I can't believe that all those memes are helping us right now," Nathan exclaimed in happiness.

"Memes? What are those?" Vin replied with no hesitation?

"Haha, memes! Y'know those things like sponge gar and stuff."

"What? SpongeBob? Damn, do you also like retro stuff from the 2000s?"

"Hah retro? SpongeBob ended only like a year ago."

"Huh? Did they revive SpongeBob? I thought it was completely done 200+ years ago."

Nathan stared at Vin with an open mouth and a 'wtf' expression. He usually wouldn't even bat an eyelid. But right now they're in a place where magic exists, he couldn't help but doubt Vin. He felt like he shouldn't disregard it too.

"What? Bro don't kid, Last night was July 19, 2019."

Vin sunk into silence for a while before replying, "Uhh… Last night it was December 22, 2284…"

Astonishment sparked within their eyes.

After a moment of silence, the eyes of the two met and communicated, "we'll talk about this later when we settle."

Once the sun completely set over the horizon. The dark night welcomed no moon as pitch-black darkness devoured the vast land.

Nathan, who's currently inside a cave with Vin, is igniting a campfire using magic.

With only the faint glow around their hands as their only light, a hidden terror within their hearts surfaced. Absolute darkness, entities hidden in the shadows, the great unknown. These fears were dug out from within Nathan and Vin's minds.

Not even the calming effect of the glowing lights could completely eradicate the innate fear they are feeling.

"This isn't working," Vin complained.

"No shit, I didn't expect this at all. Black Hole for the sun and no moon, what kind of planet are we in?" Nathan added.

"Ugh, in any case, we still need to make a small fire. The temperature is dropping, and even my thick skin is feeling a little too chilly."

Nathan placed his hands above a stack of twigs and tried to fuse energy to create a fireball. Alas, the small spread of ember could only last for a few seconds against the recently plucked twigs.

"Seems like fusion is only effective for an explosion, if I did that, it'd just blow everything away. But if I tried to burn mana, the heat isn't enough to actually burn the leaves."

It couldn't be helped. No one would actually try to directly use the sun to light up a candle.

"Then how are we supposed to create fire then?" Vin replied as he rolled his eyes.

"We're dealing with this energy the wrong way. We're trying to recreate things that aren't it. While the energy is seemingly omnipotent, we can't actually gather enough to produce stronger flames."

"So, what do you suggest?"

"You," Nathan spoke as he pointed towards Vin. "How do we actually control air and water? You don't actually believe that we just can, right?"

"Uhm, but that's exactly what I think."

"Not exactly, look at me, I gesture with my hand while I talk, but the air isn't moving according to the movements of my hands. There's something else that makes it work."

"Now that you mention it, even though we don't do much, a large amount of energy gets drained from my body." 

"Right! Hmm, how about this? You play video games?"

"Yup."

"Then, let's call the energy mana."

"Shit, I have the same idea."

"I know, right! Ok, right now, there are two kinds of mana available to us. One is our internal mana, and the other is the external mana filling the environment."

"Ah, yes, I also realize something. Faint light glows according to what element do the gestures with." Vin spoke as green light emitted from his hands, and the air around began to circle around.

The sight astonished Nathan.

"How are you controlling the wind so well?"

"Huh? I... hmm" after a moment of hesitation, he spoke again. "Don't call this out as stupid, but I imagine it in my head before it moved this way."

 Nathan furrowed his eyebrows. With a little bit of skepticism, he copied Vin and started to imagine wind orbiting his hands.

At his call, his hands began to emit faint green light as the air started to circle around his hands.

Nathan's jaw dropped. Excited from the discovery, he lost control of his thoughts, making the wind disperse. The light in his hands remained.

Even without the orbiting wind, he could still feel his mana decreasing.

By his sheer will, he commanded to stop, then the light faded.

Once the light completely disappeared. Nathan looked at the excited Vin with a 'holy shit this is it" eyes.

"The way to control it is very crude, the amount of mana we use for that little command is too much."

"I agree. But, I feel like I understood something about mana." Vin mused.

"What is it?"

"I'm not sure. This is just my guts but, I feel like we're vibrating on a specific frequency that relays our will towards the external mana, which accepts the will. It's as if the external mana is resonating with our internal mana filled with our intention. Vin explained while gesturing and controlling the air around him.

"That's also my hypothesis. There's some kind of resonance happening. I'll try to change my approach."

"I'll try it too."

Nathan and Vin began to imagine a small ball of fire as a faint red glow enveloped their hands.

In the beginning, they could faintly feel the heat between their hands, but that was it. The more they try, the more mana they consumed. Vin could strive for a good 10 minutes before having to rest and recover mana. Nathan, on the other hand, could last 20 minutes due to his breakthrough earlier.

An hour passed, and the night got even colder. Various regions of the forest became lively. Different beings began to panic as they try to make a fire to combat the chill and darkness of the night.

Nathan and Vin kept persevering after a few more tries until Vin slumped to the ground.

"I… I can't go on…" Vin uttered weakly.

"It's fine, try to rest for a while, I feel like I'm really close to it."

"Alright."

Vin sat down in the lotus position. Nathan remained seated with his hands above the stacked twigs.

After continuous heating, the twigs dried up as if it were on the ground for a month. On the parts where it is closer towards the center of Nathan's hands, a faint red glow is visible.

The result thrilled Nathan as he continued to produce heat. He stopped trying to build a fire long ago and opted to produce heat as he didn't need to summon an actual fire. His current Mana pool isn't enough to create pure fire.

Another 20 minutes have passed as Vin began to help Nathan in heating the fire pit. Embers now began to glow, and smoke is flying upwards. At that moment, a fire began to burn at the edges of the twigs.

Vin immediately added dried leaves and twigs while Nathan remained heating things up.

When the fire grew to medium size, Vin began to regulate the air around it while Nathan rested.

They now have a working campfire. It only needs to be maintained.

Outside the cave.

Various parts of the forest began to glow with a warm light as humans and beasts began to fight for the campfire.

Some parts of the forest were baptized with human blood. Other regions have a large number of white crystals littered all over the ground.

Corpses of humans and beasts are scattered as well while the survivors cooped up in the fire pits. Some groups comprised of a single entity. Others formed groups, while others mixed with each other as beasts, and humans worked together to maintain the fire.

Some humans were shrouded by a mysterious light that increased their strength. Some beasts began to change their forms as if evolving on the spot. At the same time, some beast devoured humans and beast alike and entered a hibernation.

Just like that, the first night resulted in the population of the forest dropping down to less than half.

After the death of the current universe. The last living being decided to use his last breathe to restart the universe.

On the birth of the new universe, the remains of the old reality began to converge at a single planet, various existences from different points in time were suddenly transmigrated into a world that breathes magic.

With all three rounds completed, the situation became clearer.
1-Imperial Glory battle team - 9 points
The new captain, Di Maria, destroyed everything quickly. With his leadership, the Imperial Glory battle team had demonstrated the true dominance of a champion.
2-Asura Battle team - 7 points
The only problem was when Marzu would join into the team. Obviously everyone knew that if the next match was between Imperial Glory and Asura, Marzu would likely not hide himself anymore. It was time to tell the world who the king was. It felt just like a competition between Aslan and Arbiter.
3-Saruman Snake battle team - 6 points
King Wang Zheng had returned and led Saruman Snake to a great momentum. An outstanding team. It was just that its quality had to be further examined, and the only teams that could examine it were Imperial Glory and Asura.
4-Dynasty battle team - 6 points
Lear had missed an important Earth derby match because of a mission. The Dynasty battle team had always been very stable. Without a doubt, it was another strong team. However, it had already lost the looks of a champion.
5-Eagle battle team - 3 points
Dendi had demonstrated the amazing way of thinking of Manalasuo. Although the results from the battle were average, the impression he left was deep.
6-Lya Star battle team - 3 points
Pampas' strategic leadership ability was already beyond doubt.
7-Dark Wolves battle team
In terms of strength, the Dark Wolves battle team should, in fact, be ranked higher. However, their opponents were too strong. It was a luck issue.
8-Icefire battle team
Compared to the first season, it had shown clear improvements. One could only say that on the stage where various strong countries compete, they could only serve as a contrast for other teams.
The battle was still ongoing. Based on the intentions of the academy, there would be a need to determine the ranking. Between Imperial Glory, Asura, and Saruman Snake, who would be the real king?
Rumor had it that the school was considering having a segmental conclusion based on these three teams and tried to eliminate the chance and coincidence factor. This was to find out which of these teams was, in fact, the strongest.
The initial thoughts would be to have these three teams go through a round robin competition.
If these thoughts were to materialize, then Lear could only cry in the toilet.
This was because if he had really given his all in the fight against the Saruman Snake battle team, although the chances of winning might not have been big, getting a draw might not have been impossible, considering the strength of the Dynasty battle team. If that were the case, the three teams for the Greatest King Competition would include Dynasty and not Saruman Snake.
However, that was not the case. At this moment, Lear had to pay the price for his "strategy". He had missed a great opportunity.
Sometimes, opportunities were left for the brave.
Although these things weren't confirmed, they were already widely spread. Even the members of the other battle teams wanted to know about this.
For example, Imperial Glory should stop hiding and covering up. People would like to see the skill level of Di Maria and the Atlantean. Also, Marzu from the Asura battle team should not hold on to his image of being high above the rest. Whether he really had the capabilities, he should show it in front of others. As for Saruman Snake, didn't Wang Zheng say that he wanted to rule over the Elite Academy? His chance was here now. Whether it was just talk or if he was a rebel that could go against all odds, it was time to decide who was better.
Everyone's reactions were very intense. One could say that this was a more serious issue for the Imperial Glory and Asura battle teams. After all, the competition between Aslan and Arbiter involved multiple aspects. This time, they would definitely want to achieve victory in front of the entire Milky Way Alliance.
As for the Saruman Snake battle team, win or lose, they would have the chance to greatly increase their exposure. This was obviously depending on them not collapsing in battle. If they were to collapse, using the words of Earthlings, it would be better for them to just hide their weaknesses.
After taking in the various feedbacks from various major battle teams, the students, and some outsiders, they finally decided on the format of the finals for the Greatest King Competition.
The Greatest King would be decided between Imperial Glory, Asura, and Saruman Snake.
This team would also be recorded into the history of Elite Academy as the first champion team.
Number one in the world!
These five words were sufficient to make countless teenagers feel excited and get their blood boiling.
Who would be the number one team in the world?
The decision of the academy was announced quickly. Lear and Luo Fei were on Tita Star at this very moment. On one aspect, Lear was curious as to how Wang Zheng could achieve such a breakthrough in this place. He wanted to come and take a look. On the other aspect, his family had projects in this place. He would need to observe a little and take a break at the same time. It was killing two birds with one stone.
The whole planet was filled with an abundance of life force and was beyond imagination. For those who had cultivation techniques, they would have a different experience. The Ares Art was also a cultivation technique of the five phases. Moreover, it was inclined towards the Wood element. This feeling was fantastic. Lear and Luo Fei both had a certain level of understanding. It was especially so for the fatty as his eyes were always wide open and seemed to be shimmering. Since he had arrived on Tita Star, he had not talked about sleeping.
However, the good mood of Lear was completely disturbed by the notice from the school.
Luo Fei had also received it. When he saw it, he shut up immediately. He knew that his amazing holiday had ended.
They might not have lost if they had done something.
This time, they had really carried a rock and dropped it on their own leg. Truthfully speaking, if they were to fight without holding back, they would definitely have the chance to achieve a draw. They knew each other too well. Moreover, Saruman Snake had obvious weaknesses. Although Wang Zheng was relatively more terrifying, the fatty was confident that he would be able to stall him if he were to risk his life.
However, they had lost the chance now. They had moved ahead and were not on the same playing field with them anymore.
There were shades of green within the black face of Lear. What the hell was this about? Were the professors from the White Tiger Region all dogs? Didn't they have some principles? How could they just change!
"Bo… Boss. What should we do? Should we go back?" the fatty asked cautiously. The truth was, he didn't wish to go back. With things all settled, he might as well enjoy himself a little more on Tita Star.
"Let's go back. I want to see how Wang Zheng will die!" said Lear with gritted teeth. The miscalculation this time had really cost him. He had been plotting for so long just for the day he could squeeze Saruman Snake off by his maneuver. Yet when he was about to succeed, he had completely lost.
"Boss is brilliant. The truth is that this might not be a good thing for Saruman Snake. Under such circumstances, Asura and Imperial Glory will definitely try their best and risk their lives. Saruman Snake definitely can't make it!" Luo Fei said seriously.
Lear's mood was slightly better now. "Yeah, this is just like basketball. The regular season and playoffs are completely different. Therefore, we have even more reason to go back!"
He didn't speak a word on the trip back. Luo Fei knew that this incident was a blow not because Saruman Snake had entered the finals but because the Dynasty battle team could have advanced.
Since the start of IG, everything had been going according to Lear's plan. Basically, everyone had been taken advantage by him. Luo Fei knew that Lear had always been waiting for this day and had made preparations for this day. For example, he had tried to hoodwink the two lightbulb freaks, the Mayans. But when everything was ready, Wang Zheng was the one to harvest his efforts.
Along the way, Lear's gaze was shimmering and not fixed. Luo Fei knew that Lear was clearly calculating how to screw Wang Zheng over next. This matter wouldn't just end like this. All along, it had always been him taking advantage of others and not the other way round.
Bam...
The jeep stopped.
Lear paused for a moment and asked, "What's the matter? The car cannot be started?"
Luo Fei scratched his head and replied, "I don't know. This thing just can't be started."
The car just couldn't be started anymore. Obviously, it couldn't be started. The car was out of fuel.
And there was no petrol station in this place.
They had only wanted to experience the retro feeling. Luo Fei looked into the sky and thought to himself, What the hell is this?
Would they have to walk back?


He received a genetic score of 28... completely disqualifying him from applying to military college!
He helped deliver a friend's love letter... and fell into a lake becoming infamous for dying for love!
His very first gift... warped him into a brutal training simulation!
However he perserved through all these trials! Our Dear Student Wang Zheng has finally started his lucky(?) university life!
This is the song of a blood boiling and exciting storm! The most ferocious and heated mecha adventure around is finally here!
TL Note: This is a novel about doing the impossible, seeing the invisible. Follow along for a ride across the universe!
TL;DR: Not Shakespeare, not complex, but fun and easy to read. Come support! 
As the translator, I've enjoyed translating this novel and I hope to bring the essence of what the author has tried to portray into the chapters you will read.
To sum it up in 3 words: Mechs! Explosions! Science!
To be perfectly honest, this novel is about your typically overpowered protagonist who does get looked down from time to time but always overcomes the odds with his own special power. He's abit more mature having grown up on his own and just a littttttttle bit dense.
Although it always ends up with him winning, it always happens in an interesting (subjective) and fun way that makes me enjoy reading this.
The novel has elements of lighthearted comedy from time to time and I do chuckle at how direct the humor is.
It's not as smart as say WMW nor does it weave an intricate story much like Ergen's novels. More importantly, its fun and it doesn't try to hide it.


Su Cha did not have time to guess at others. She called Le Anqi again. "Maybe she wants to get to know me. There are too many things one couldn't say during the show."
Fu Mo pouted. "But why would she suddenly want to know you?"
Su Cha: "Because I'm pretty."
Fu Mo: "…"
Le Anqi answered the call and sounded a little confused. "Hello…"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Anqi. I didn't know it was nighttime in China."
"It's okay…"
She asked in a sleepy voice, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing much. I just wanted to ask what you've been doing recently. Is school okay?"
Le Anqi's sudden silence could make one think that she fell asleep.
But all of a sudden, Su Cha heard Le Anqi say in a low and sleepy voice, "Don't make a scene…"
She was obviously not talking to Su Cha.
Su Cha squinted her eyes. Her outfit today was retro and beautiful. Such an expression made Su Cha look a little dangerous, like a snake or a scorpion.
Le Anqi had someone else by her side.
Su Cha did not say anything. Le Anqi continued, "Ah, I've been doing well recently. But I'm so sleepy now. I'll contact you when I'm free."
Then she hung up, but Su Cha heard a faint male voice. "Who is it?"
It was nighttime, yet it was obvious that Le Anqi was with someone else.
Su Cha rubbed her eyebrows. She knew that it was up to Le Anqi if she wanted to date or be with anyone, but it was not so easy to let it pass after Fu Mo found out that Le Anqi's boyfriend was taking drugs, especially since Le Anqi might also be doing the same now.
This matter was too serious. She was obviously being led to a dead end.
After the show, she would go back to deal with Le Anqi.
As a friend, she could not sit by and do nothing. She would only do it this time. As for what Le Anqi would think, whether she would accept it or reject it, it would depend on her personal choice. No matter what the choice was, as long as she rejected it, Su Cha would not interfere in this matter.
Seeing that she was a little vexed and knowing that she had woken up early this morning, Fu Mo instructed, "Sleep for a while. Go back to the hotel first. There's still some time before seven. I'll wake you up."
Su Cha nodded and fell asleep in the car.
***
At this time, the country started to light up.
Naturally, there was no lack of attention on the exciting show, but a picture appeared on Weibo shockingly, causing a huge sensation.
Bull's Eye TV Official: "At New York's Chanel Show, @Su Cha dominates the entire venue, causing a sensation among the foreign media. There is no one else who can be the current goddess. These photos show she is the best representative of Chanel."
The pictures all gave off very classic vibes. In addition, Su Cha walked very quickly at that time. Almost no one took a picture of her losing her composure. At the end of the red carpet, she suddenly turned her head. The nonchalance in her eyes was fixed by the camera. That mood was simply amazing!
There were many celebrities who could only pray to get captured from a good angle. Meanwhile, just by looking at this photo, one would start to feel nostalgic.
Perhaps only in that bygone era would such a peerless beauty appear.
Yet now, a most exciting sight had reappeared.
Many netizens who woke up early in the morning watched Su Cha's show. How could they continue to mock her?
How could you say anything about this face?
Wow, your ancestors are all fairies!


The famous actress Su Cha was involved in a scandal! The leaked video had left the fans flabbergasted. 
Fans, "They look so cute together! Her boyfriend looks like an adorable puppy!"
However, the public, who had witnessed his muscular physique in the video clip, had a different opinion. 
"How is he a f*cking puppy! He's more like a ferocious hound!"
In Su Cha's eyes, Bo Muyi was a lovable man who was always demanding kisses and hugs. 
In the public's eyes, Bo Muyi was merely a loathsome and overbearing tyrant. 
Before her rebirth, the naive and innocent Su Cha departed that life in sorrow. 
After her rebirth, Su Cha turned into an absurdly talented, but violent and deviant woman. 
Not only that, she mollycoddled her husband dearly! 
(This is a story of a brutal and aberrant heroine who met a ruthless yet overly-affectionate hero.)
Side note: This is a story of the heroine's three, but not one, lifetimes.

Uni, Izzo, and Ruki were walking at night in the upper section of Sonyu district. Ruki's belly rumbled.
Ruki: "Guys, I want something to eat: I am so hunger".
Uni: "Where do you expect us to find food in this dump?"
Izzo: "There must be some food around here".
Uni: "We have to keep on walking until we find a place to stay for the night; we might have to go without food until tomorrow".
Ruki began whining.
Ruki: "I need food now. How can we look for someone without energy"?
Uni: Whisper, "Ugh, you complain a lot".
They kept on walking Until they were almost out of  Sonyu District where an old man came flying through the door of a one-story building and landed on the ground. Someone came out of the building with fire surrounding him.
(The one that had the fire around him was named Retro. He was wearing a green shirt tucked in his yellow high-waist big trousers, dark brown shoes, and black shaded eye-glasses. He was 5ft 6ins tall, of black complexion and black Afro Hairstyle.)
Retro: "I can't believe you betray us like that old man, after everything we did for you".
Old man: "I am sorry Retro, we had to, we were starving".
Retro: "You are just greedy".
Retro Held out his hand and fire engulfed it.
Old man: "You don't have to do this, Retro!"
Retro: "Don't worry, I won't kill you".
As Retro was about to blast the fire at the old man, a rock came from the direction of Uni's team and hit Retro which sent him to the ground.  The old man was surprised and looked at the direction where the rock came from. He saw Uni, Izzo, and Ruki standing but Izzo had Chi around his hands. They ran to the old man and Ruki helped him up.
Ruki: "Are you ok?".
Old man: "Yes I am".
Retro got up and looked at them.
Retro: "Mmm. You all seem new around here but you should try to mind your own business".
Retro carried his hands closer to each other and created a fireball that turned into a 7ft long bird and sent it after them. They were amazed by what Retro did but Izzo surrounded his hands with chi again and then swung it in the air and a 10ft thick rectangular rock came from the earth In front of Izzo.
Izzo: "Let's see if your attack can faze this".
Retro's Firebird crashed into Izzo's rock and destroyed it and the impact sent everyone slamming against the surrounding building and they landed on the ground.
Izzo: "What! How did he destroy my defense?".
Everyone got up and Retro was above Izzo: ready to attack him with his fist. Izzo saw him in the air and took a huge step backward and Retro came down and his hand sunk into the ground. Uni went to Retro and threw some quick punches but Retro counter it with the same attack.
Retro: Talking to himself, "He is not bad at all".
Retro tensed his right arm and did a heavy punch. Uni also did the same but Retro's attack was more powerful so it pushed Uni back. Ruki took out a little metal rod that had a blue button on it. She pressed the button and the rod extended to a 5ft long broad staff and then spun it around.  Uni, Ruki, and Izzo looked at one another and nodded their heads. They rushed at Retro.
Retro: "All three attacking me at the same time, let me see what they can do".
Ruki transferred Chi unto her staff and attacked Retro. Retro used his Forearms and blocked the attacks. While blocking Ruki's attacks, Uni came from below and gave Retro a nasty punch in his gut.  Retro was affected by it and his guard dropped and Ruki took the opportunity and inflicted multiple damages with her staff. Retro got angry and surrounded his right hand with fire and was about to do an attack but two huge rocks came from above and hit him in his back and he fell to the ground.
Ruki: "That should do some decent damage".
Ruki remembered the old man and looked around for him.
Ruki: "Guys, where is the old man!?"
Uni and Izzo both looked for him.
Uni: "Ugh, he ran away".
Izzo: "Well that is what you get for helping a stranger".
They felt a large amount of Chi coming from Retro's spot. Retro shouted from underneath the rocks.
Retro: "Scattering Birds!"
Two hundred small fire-birds came out from underneath Retro's spot destroying the rocks on top of him and created small holes in the surrounding building. Uni, Ruki, and Izzo got caught in the attack. Retro got up bleeding from his mouth. Uni used his body as a shield to protect Ruki from the attack and Izzo created Rectangular stone to protect himself.  Ruki looked at Uni from behind and saw blood dripping from his hand down to his leg.
Ruki: "Uni…".
Uni: "Are you ok?".
Ruki: "Idiot, Why did you do that!?"
Uni laughed.
Uni: "I am the leader and if anyone is going to die on this mission, it is I".
Izzo lowered his hands and the Rectangular stone dropped on the ground. 
Izzo: "Shit! I didn't expect such an attack. Is everyone ok? "
Izzo looked at them and saw Uni's condition.
Izzo: "Uni! Can you do that thing with your hand again?".
Uni: "No I can't, I am almost out of Chi".
Ruki: "How are we going to defeat him?".
Uni shouted at Retro.
Uni: "Hey Asshole! That won't be enough to beat us".
Retro placed his right hand on his glasses.
Retro: "In your current condition you will not be able to fight back and act as if you are a tough guy".
Izzo: Talking to himself, "He is right, Uni fought someone else earlier and received multiple wounds and now got even more. He is probably at his limit". 
Retro: "Well I have an offer for you guys as you all don't seem weak".
Uni: "Offer?"
Retro smiled.
Retro: "You guys got caught by Lilith already and took the nuke pills. If you help me then I can give you what you want the most; the cure".
They were shocked by Retro's words.

After returning to the Mo Family, Wen Xinya received a call from her Grandpa asking for her to visit the Wen Family.
Wen Xinya greeted Grampy and then went to the Wen Family.
Upon seeing her, Mother Wang exclaimed in joy. "Miss, you're home! Old Master is waiting for you in the study room."
"Thank you, Mother Wang!" Wen Xinya gave her a nod. As she entered the living room, her gaze landed upon Ning Shuqian and Wen Yuya who were all dressed up and ready to go out.
Ning Shuqian glared at Wen Xinya with hatred but greeted her graciously with a smile. "Xinya, you're back." 
Wen Xinya nodded and said, "Aunt Ning, Sister Yuya, are you two going out?"
Wen Yuya looked as if she had not slept well. No matter how thick the makeup on her face, it could not conceal her dull eyes, making her appear weak and listless. 
Even though Ning Shuqian tried to pretend to be gracious, her stiff expressions revealed her true feelings. 
Ning Shuqian replied, "Yuya is not feeling well, so I'm bringing her to see a doctor."
Considering how emotionally unstable she was yesterday after the incident, they did not bring her to the hospital for a checkup. After having her rest for a night, she calmed down and would bring her to see a doctor now.
"Oh! No wonder Sister Yuya looks so listless," said Wen Xinya understandably. She recalled her past life when Ning Shuqian and Wen Yuya had plotted for her to be raped and had compromising videos of her taken. There was an outroar, and the Wen Family became the talk of the town. Anger from Grandpa, insults from Grandma, and beatings from her father were directed at her while the two of them stood idly by. Nobody cared about her health, much less bothered to bring her to the hospital. The memory of her visiting the pharmacy to purchase contraceptive pills only to have the pharmacist look at her with disdain when asking for her age was deeply etched in her mind. 
Without anyone to comfort her, she was haunted by her nightmares for countless nights and was swallowed up by the terror. Thinking back about the despair she felt from back then, Xinya felt suffocated. Her eyes darkened with malice as she recalled her tragic past life. Wen Yuya should have a taste of that despair and pain too.
"Sister, you look so pretty in that outfit, just like a pure angel." Wen Yuya said to Wen Xinya, who was wearing a white dress. Her body development looked better than before, and she had grown taller too. She was brimming with youth, and there was a perceptible vitality about her. Yuya could never compare to her. 
At that moment, a sense of inferiority hit her. She felt cold as if the coldness had seeped into the pores on her skin and penetrated her veins into her blood, engulfing her entire body. The memory she had so carefully hidden inside her head, afraid to let it surface, was like a cold flame. It swept over her and burned her, causing her to be overwhelmed with grief. 
A malicious feeling arose inside of her. It was so clear and distinct as if a blood-sucking worm had latched onto her heart. 
"This is from Jo-ramst's new season's collection." Wen Xinya could feel the intense hatred from her gaze. Thus, she raised her head and looked straight into that pair of bloodshot eyes. Her reflection through those eyes looked ghastly. 
The hatred in Wen Yuya's eyes melted away in an instant, and she said while smiling ever so sweetly, "The retro feel of the clothes from Jo-ramst suits sister so well." 
Her eyes were slightly red as if tears had cleansed it, looking all the more penetrating. Wen Xinya started having doubts about the emotions she had seen in Wen Yuya's eyes just now. Hearing she call her "sister" again and again, Wen Xinya's heart was in a turmoil. Wen Yuya must have gone crazy! She actually called her "sister" on her own accord and even talked to her happily. This made Wen Xinya even more vigilant.
As if she could sense that Wen Xinya had her guards up, Wen Yuya smiled even more brightly and said, "Sister, that long earring on your ear is so pretty, where did you get it? I would like to buy it too."
"A friend of mine gave me this earring. I don't know where to buy it either." She stroked the earring given by Si Yiyan subconsciously, and her thoughts went to him. As she thought of Si Yiyan, she recalled what happened on that afternoon in Jo-ramst.
"Sister's friend is so nice, always giving you pretty things." Within Wen Yuya's innocent smile harbored a shred of envy that was so pure and so bright that it was blinding. She even wrapped her arms around Wen Xinya. 
The faint smell of perfume on Wen Yuya provoked her nerves. She pushed Wen Yuya's arms away with a pretense of indifference and replied, "This is just the way friends are, exchanging gifts with one another." 
An alarm went off in her heart. Any normal person would have a drastic change in their mood upon suffering from setbacks and harm. What exactly was Wen Yuya planning?
"Did sister come back to visit Grandpa?" Wen Yuya did not have anything planned as she realized that Wen Xinya would tense up every time she called her "sister." This feeling where she could manipulate her emotions with every move made her happy.
So, Wen Xinya is not as elegant as she made herself out to be.
She was very cautious and guarded around her.
"Yup! I haven't seen Grandpa in a long time, so I'm here to see him." Wen Xinya frowned a little. The way Wen Yuya was acting annoyed her to a great extent; as if something was getting out of her control bit by bit. This Wen Yuya became so much harder to handle compared to before. 
"Grandma went out to play mahjong while mother and I are going to the hospital. Originally, I was worried that Grandpa was going to be left alone in the house. Now that you are here, I can rest my mind." Wen Yuya was smiling so sweetly, yet her eyes were locked onto Wen Xinya. She derived a great sense of joy from her vengeance every time Wen Xinya was on the alert or felt annoyed. 
"Aren't you going to the hospital with Aunt Ning? Hurry and go! I should go up to see Grandpa too." said Xinya with a faint smile. She had completely lost her patience to pretend cordiality with Wen Yuya.
Wen Yuya smiled. "Sister, see you later."
Wen Xinya nodded and headed upstairs.
The smile on Wen Yuya's face disappeared in a moment, leaving behind a cold, sly gaze. She stared at her back with so much evil intent that it could make one's hair stand on end. 
Ning Shuqian felt relieved. Through this incident, Yuya finally got rid of her rash behavior. "Yuya, have you heard of the story of the snake in the cup?" 
Wen Yuya could faintly understand the meaning behind Ning Shuqian's words. She replied, "It is a story about a man who went to his friend's house to drink and mistakenly thought that a shadow reflection in his cup was a snake swimming about. He did not listen to his friend's persuasion, drank the wine, went home thinking that he had a snake in his belly and ended up scaring himself into becoming ill. The moral of this story is that paranoia and false beliefs would lead to terror." 
Ning Shuqian broke into a smile and said, "Have you realized? The moment she heard you call her sister, she became tense and cautious. She must be suspecting that you are planning something with your sudden change. Isn't this the story of the snake in the cup?" 
Wen Yuya came to a sudden realization. Her eyes gleamed with malice as she said, "I want her to always be in fear and on guard so that she would never get a day of peace." 


Originally born from a wealthy family, she ends up leading a vagrant life for fifteen years. However, when she is eventually found by her family, she falls into another devious plot and eventually dies tragically. 

Fifteen years after her rebirth, ravenously raging for revenge, she tears down the hypocritical mask of the foster daughter who had taken her place, and reduces her greedy stepmother and stepsister back to their original sorry states. 

To the jerk's profession of his deep love for her, she only has one thing to say, "Get the hell out of my life. The love you speak of humiliates love!" 

Regardless of the appearances of you monsters, I’ll take in it my stride with my capability, building a business dynasty of my own, sitting in the depths of my riches, bathing in the glistening limelight of the world. 

A certain rich empire's CEO: "Don't mind me. I'm just leaving my mark here to declaring my possession rights; I’ll wait patiently for you to grow up!" The queen's mighty return with commercial warfare fully within her grasp, she navigates the power struggles with skill and verve. When it comes to scheming conspiracies, all she has to say is, "Who are you again? Don’t even bother!"

That slender figure first appeared beside Xia Ling, revealing a tall and straight outline.
Then, Lin Yan, dressed in a gray robe, walked out from the stairwell.
He was wearing black handmade cloud-climbing boots, a retro style that seemed to be out of place in this era. However, matched with his gray robe, it did not allow anyone to be out of character.
Xia Ling loosened her grip on the amulet.
Unknowingly, she was sweating all over. Looking at Lin Yan's handsome side profile, Xia Ling could feel the indifferent aura from Lin Yan's body. In an instant, she confirmed that this was not some ghost's disguise, but Lin Yan himself.
"Master! You're here, " she called out naturally.
"Yes, " Lin Yan replied.
Xia Ling withdrew her gaze and looked at the two ghosts at the side.
The big-headed ghost wore an orange-red hard hat. The blood on the other end of the head was glued together with the cracked hard hat. Looking out from the floor, it gave Xia ling the most ferocious smile. There was still half a brick on its head There was a hint of humor in the horrifying blood.
Xia Ling had never seen the other one.
The black aura surrounding this malicious ghost was heavier than that of the big-headed ghost. Its neck was like a pinched noodle, and its mouth was like a monkey's face. Its neck was long and coiled like a snake. It stuck out its long tongue at Xia Ling He licked his own face.
When his long tongue went over, his entire face was blurred, like a face made of paper that had been licked until it was ruined.
"BIG SISTER! Since you're not listening to me... " the big-headed ghost smiled sinisterly and climbed up the rooftop bit by bit.
The two ghosts were so large that they stuck to the edge of the floor, and like squirming liquid, they surged toward Xia Ling.
Lin Yan was such a big living person, but these two ghosts seemed to be invisible?
Xia Ling was not afraid of these two stupid ghosts to begin with. Judging from the Aura, the thin noodle ghost that she had never seen before seemed to be the one that she had wandered down the stairs, the one that did not have enough intelligence.
If it were not for the terrain that was not suitable for Xia Ling, Xia Ling would not have been so cautious. She had an Amulet, so what was there to be afraid of when she saw ghosts like this one after another?
However, her original caution was relieved when she saw Lin Yan.
These two ghosts were really spread out today. What was the concept of the eight-character Zenith Yang?
How much the malicious ghosts liked the eight-character Zenith Yin was how much they hated the eight-character Zenith Yang Lin Yan.
The eight-character Zenith Yang Lin Yan was like a walking flame. This flame could not burn humans, and it was precisely the malicious ghosts like them that were burned. As long as their souls were touched by the golden flame, the malicious ghosts would definitely be scared out of their wits and die without a trace.
With Lin Yan's support, Xia Ling's lips curved, and she mocked the big-headed ghost even more.
"people with an iq of 250 don't deserve to talk to me. Look at your behavior. You're a ghost, but you still have to climb up the stairs. If this gets out, you'll really embarrass the evil spirits. "If I were you, I would also float up. I'm so tired, and I even made my teammates rush over. What are you two doing this for? "
What... ...
The two ghosts looked at each other and suddenly realized.
They were ghosts. It only took them a blink of an eye to float up the stairs, and they were thrown down the stairs. It took them some time to avoid those Taoist priests, but it did not take them long.
Why would those who could fly climb up?
Their faces were burning with shame.
The noodle ghost wrapped his neck a few more times and said angrily in embarrassment.
"Shut up! This is the fun of being a ghost. You are not us, what do you know! "


Xia Ling wanted to run, but no matter where she went, she could always see the devil king with a gentle and malicious look in his eyes.
"Xia Xia, where are you running to? "

[1v1, sweeter than ever ]
"..."
Text: Yan Luo Bai, "fast wear, flirt: Plan to save the fallen boss"

Some job has passed already but Retro and Doc are not coming back...
It has been around 2 hours since I've been trapped in a room shared by my brothers. Well, it is not just my older brother's room to be exact...
"Woah. Is she really their little sister?!"
"I know right! Doesn't look like them at all! She's like a doll!"
There are two more boys sharing one small room with my brothers.

"Mmm..."
I voiced my dissatisfaction in their hands touching me...
"Haha, how cute."
That just made it worse...
"Lemme go...!"

Why are my brothers letting them touch me, you may wonder?
Where are my brothers, you may ask?
Because they are not registered as nobility they can't skip classes even when their family comes to visit.
It was either, bring a loud toddler to class... or leave your friends to watch over her.
It was the latter.

Ugh, I'll cry... Why must they touch my face?
"Ngh..." I began to tear up. I might be an adult, but getting touched all over is scary.
"Oh, we made her cry..."
Seeing me starting to tear up they let me go. As they did I made sure to secure my safe spot on top of a closet owned by my brothers.

"She is Yeo's sister for sure..."
One of the boys commented. Thanks to Leo, I even know their names... but after they started harassing me I totally erased them from my mind. They deserve no name!
"mmm..." Where is Retro already... this dress is unconfirmable and those two rascals won't leave me alone...
As I was thinking that, the doors went flying and the crazy nagging butler rushed into the room.
"Retjo..." I began to whine and made my way to Retro from the closest.
Seeing me cry he picked me up and gave me a big squeeze...
I have become quite a spoiled brat since the whole awakening thing.

"Mmm, so unlike my lady. She has never been the type to cry over being alone..."

Ah crap, Retro is going rage mode.
"Retro... I wanna go see brother Leo and Yeo."
"Can't do. You've been out for far too long..."
Seems like Retro is having a hard time dropping polite speech. Hmm... this could become troublesome really fast.

"Hm. Did the errand boy those 2 promise finally come?"
One of the boys spoke up with a chuckle.
Boys that shared a room with my brothers, looked very much like Mary.
Well, one of the two had brownish hair, which made me think that he is also from a better-off family.
There seems to be a pattern here I guess. I didn't really interact much with commoners in my past life, but Demons with no Nobel decency have only black hair. The same goes for the bastard and orphan children.
Only Nobels have differently colored hair.
Now that doesn't mean that the person in question is a Nobel, it could just mean that one of their many ancestors before, was of Nobel blood.
I think that is also why, as of the recent 50 years, more and more commoners with magical power are popping up.
Nobel's are truly pigs...
I cringed at the thought and just clung to Retro more.

Retro was a Nobel. Son of a Marquis Retro. Confusing I know, but Retro's full name is Retro Rei Poligony the 2nd.
Retro got the same name as his father, due to awakening to the same level as him.

The trait of this family, in particular, is their Pink Hair and almost white eyes that Retro has.
He looked very much like Marquis, and thus was his favorite.
Later Marquis gave my late grandfather, his daughter, and son to use however he wanted.
And thus, Mrs. Pepe and Retro came to be.
Mrs. Pepe was the name given to her by father. I don't know why she abounded her last name or how they went from being nobility to servants. I am just glad those two are serving my family.
So... you can guess reaction Retro had on being called an "errand boy". Even though butler is in a way just that... Retro hates it... it seems...
Because little after they said it, he began sipping his magical power and killing intent.
I know that Retro already knows this but...
If you kill there will be no reward.
"If you kill there will be no reward." 
Hmm!? Did I say...
I covered my mouth and looked down.
I couldn't see their expressions but I bet they were surprised...
I could hear Retro make a small gasp before shaking slightly.

After that Retro began moving while still holding me.
He moved around the room fast, grabbing everything I needed for my nap. Changing me to pajamas and them pitting me in the banker bed top that belonged to Leo.
After a short while, I began to feel sleepy. Maybe because of my childlike body, or just the fact that I always nap around this time. I fell fast asleep in no time.

In the dusty room, there were four people.
The three men and a little girl breathing softly, hugging her teddy bear, while asleep.
The oldest out of the three men made a big sigh and then began to softly chuckle.
The two boys that sat and relaxed on the bunk bed next to the one where the girl was sleeping, shot up creeped out.
"No reward huh..."
With that Retro pat the head of the child, and slowly walked out.
At the door, he turned to the boys and put a finger over his mouth.
At this moment his light pink eyes and pink hair, that is like a candy normally, looked scarier than the red eyes of the child currently sleeping on the bed.
They clearly got the message and nodded so hard it felt like their heads will fall off.
They understood they shouldn't wake the child up no matter what. Or that they should not anger this sweet looking figure.
Retro showed them a forced smile and slowly walked outside of the room.
When one of the boys went to peak outside a few minutes later, there he was also resting sitting on the floor.
Seeing that as well, they decided just to bolt it to their class early and leave the room.
They will talk about this crazy man with Yeo and Leo. Despite knowing their sister for a short while, and not really caring for her all that much. They felt the need to when it is their friend's sister that is in question.
Both Yeo and Leo were important to the two. As they shared the room with the brothers despite their distant and cold personalities.

"That guy gotta but a criminal of some sort!"
"I agree..."
Both spooked to their bone just ran through the long halls to the Golden Brothers.




"What are you doing unto my friend huh? Kaz Retro."
Rein said while blocking Kaz Retro lightning sword. He gazed at Retro's eyes fearlessly—like a beast looking down unto its prey. Kaz Retro replied nonchalantly,
"Oh, So it's your friend?, 'that's how he's too weak like you."
Kaz Retro pushed rein away by applying some shocked force unto his sword.
Rein then carries out a step-back to avoid his shockwave.
As rein gazed at his surroundings, all the people around were all looking at him.
He gazed at his friend vishan who was at his back, but stopped in a few seconds because of Kaz Retro sudden interference.
Kaz Retro then did a stance. He's muttering something on his mouth with his two eyes closed.
In a few moments.
"Electro Boost."
Kaz Retro two silvered-armored boots were curling around with electricity, and as he opened his two eyes—its color changed. Instead of Rose-like red it changes into a blueish sky.
Rein then stared at the Kaz Retro rare figure instantly.
He grasped his sword much tighter than before. Much tighter when he had fought the Demon Boar.
Rein knew that this is no game to play. Kaz Retro powers were really strong, probably much stronger than the three Demon boars combined.
As he gazed at Kaz Retro evolved figure….
"He disappeared?"
Kaz Retro instantly disappeared and reappeared at Rein's line of sight. He was now at his front just a few five meters at him.
Bluffing about his strength Kaz then spoke, "You aren't just the one who knew how to disappear. I too."
After a round of bluffing. Kaz Retro then swung his lighting sword towards rein. It was fast, but not as fast that rein couldn't avoid.
Rein then started to counter-attack by using his augmarium sword.
—The colliding of their two swords keep spewing a clunking sound of iron, along with a few sparkles of fire which disappear in a few split of seconds….
Rein black shirt started to get scratched by the lighting sword that Kaz Retro used. He knew that he was losing in terms of speed, yet he is still not trying to stop the fight. Instead he was fighting back.
"Hahaha! You are dying bitch! Say bye bye to the world!!"
Kaz Retro widened smile could all be seen on his face. He was not really holding back.
He was really trying to kill rein; and in just a few moments, rein will really die if he won't do something about his intense situation.
Rein can't stand to hold back anymore. He then inhaled and breathe deeply.
The air started to get heavier when rein closed his two eyes while blocking Kaz Retro's rapid attacks.
"How are you not dying! You are just a lowly pest!!"
Kaz Retro started to get annoyed when rein blocked his attacks just by closing his eyes.
As Kaz Retro didn't imagine it. He was dripping on sweat. The air started to get heavier, along when he attacked.
Kaz increased his speed unto his further limits that his body could give, but it was useless.
Rein counter-attacks started to go galloping in speed. His silver armor were all pierced and broken into pieces, as he could not block any of it….
"Damn you!! I am much more gifted than you! You are just an failure—nothing more like a lowly pest!!"
"...."
"Grahhh!!!"
Kaz tried to fight back with his silver armor broken in halves. He swung his lighting sword towards rein.
As a counter to Kaz attack. Rein then also swung his augmarium sword.
The two swords collide and prove to themselves who is stronger upon them.
It was then when Kaz was exhausted. He dropped his broken lighting sword unto the ground.
And as he stared at rein. He's eyes were now widely open.
"....!!"
An eye without emotion or fear to kill a human—That's what Kaz Retro saw upon rein two dull-dark eyes.
"ahhh!!… ahh!! monster!!! Bring— bring it away!!"
Kaz Retro were crying in fear as he stared at rein two dark eyes. It wasn't rein, but more like a horrendous being.
Retro's large self-esteem could no longer be seen upon his handsome velvet complexion, it was now replaced by nervousness and fear to be killed.
He pissed unto his pants not knowing that he did.
But Rein didn't stop gazing at him, his face was really dark with rage. He then grasped his sword tight and did a stance.
A stance that could execute a swift-step.
Troubled, the crowd was brought in uneasiness and disbelief, even General Cecil was just grabbing kim arms and gazing at the situation where his proud student will get killed.
She didn't try to stop rein, she was really trying to pluck out any information about him, by using her appraisal skill that she got from her father.
In a few further moments, rein dashed, not giving Kaz Retro a chance to regain his composure—he tried to cut his neck.
"Wait rein! Stop!!"
"OH my God!!"
"No, rein!!"
"Rein!!!"
Sudden loud words coming from Kim and Rein friends started echoing around the room, but rein could not hear any of it. He was really on fire. 
He was really desperate to kill a useless being, Which is not needed by the world.
Kaz bawled his eyes in fear when he saw rein approaching him wildly like a bullet on fire.
He could only muttered an "stop!" word when rein dashed in front of him while pointing his sword.
It was then when rein blinked his dark eyes. He was shocked when his sword stopped. It was nearly hitting Kaz Retro's neck, but it was stopped by two fingers.
He gazed at the one who stopped his attack and woke up from his dark ferocious state,
"Gen—General Gavin?"
General Gavin then grinned and replied, "What a nice fight you had there brat! But let's end it on the critical part before someone gets killed, are you okay with that?"
Rein then nodded his head calmly. He put down his augmarium sword away from Kaz neck, and immediately returned it unto his back sheathed.
"Good!"
An expression where rein didn't imagine that General Gavin would give— rein then asked for forgiveness for what he did.
"You didn't do wrong kid. So don't ask for forgiveness."
Rein then lowered his head. He doesn't know what to answer about general Gavin replies. He just stood their silently without doing anything.
In a few seconds General Gavin then averted his gaze from rein. He fixed his blue mask before talking to the frightened Kaz,
"You lost miserably."
General Gavin said monotonously, like a dragon speaking unto a cat. 
"It was an underhanded tricks!! That—that black haired guy is cheating! He was cheating!! There's no way he could have won, I'm a fencing champion in our country! I'm a fencing champion in our country!!! " Kaz was roaring in the room blabbering about how Rein faked his win.
But General Gavin didn't give much attention to it. He instantly poked Kaz neck which made him fall asleep.
"What—what are you doing unto my student Gavin!!?" General Cecil roared to the room.
"Your student?" General Gavin replied, "Oh, So that's how he's a vicious being like you."
General Gavin replies made General Cecil face pale-darkened. As she tried to pull-out her two large swords at her back. General Gavin spoke,
"Oh, you wanted to fight me? Sure, sure you can fight me. But I suggest you postpone it until the party's over."
General Gavin then walked away from the room with Rein and Vishan on his side.
Rein gazed at his surroundings while leaving the room. He gazed at Kim and she was emitting a dark expression that he couldn't tell. He then averted his gaze and looked at his friends, but they were all shocked and their mouths were all agape.
"...."
—General Cecil was full of rage and anger, but she just tried to hold it back because in just a few minutes the king and General vrekerd will be arrive for the party to get started.
Like nothing had happened, General Gavin headed off to the room with the two students on his side.
After he reached the large red door—heading outside. General Cecil shouted,
"Gavin!! You don't know who you are accompanying with!! Even I don't have any vague idea of what he is!! I can't appraise him like a normal person that I could. He's an existence where I don't know and you don't know of. He's a mysterious and dangerous being!!!"
General Gavin then stopped after hearing General Cecil warning words. He stopped,  fixed his mask— then he replied tersely,
"I know."
"What!! You are endangering the lives of the thousands of people here!!"
"I told ya I know, for those are my instincts been always telling me. So shut up, you're annoying. I am leaving now. See ya sister Cecil."
Chapter 025: End
Next Chapter 026:

A place where no humans should visit. A place where no humans should enter...  

"Dungeons. "

The place where despair and sufferings are located, thus where madness and chaos resides. Whereupon loathsome and disgusting creatures multiply and hide.  It was no place worth to step-foot and sightseeing. And yet; Rein was forced to enter that nasty and dreadful place. 

A normal first-year college student named Rein Crawford, was summoned to another world with his classmates, and the other students from another universities.  Their purpose is to stop the dungeons from appearing and spreading. 

In short. Their purpose is to stop, and destroy the source of chaos lurking around the continent. 

But what if you are the chaos itself? That there is something in your whole years of existence that you didn't know, and haven't even had the slightest chance to hear about? 

[Erased Existence]

Figs, pomegranates and apples sit on the coffee table with a hole in its glass face. I eat the fruit, greedily stuff it into my mouth, but even with juice leaking down the corners of my lips, I cannot taste a thing. I spent all night contemplating whether my reality, spent in an estranged retro 90's apartment, was real. The possibilities were cripplingly limitless. This could be a dream. A nightmare, yet, never have I experienced one as vivid, as repetitive and time-consuming as this never-ending night.

My aching back rests against the wall as the scentless flames creep from the living room couch, spreading to the window to my left, engulfing the shattered glass. The thick darkness outside goes untouched by the flames' light. Neither does warmth turn my pale skin pink. I am nothing beyond what I can see, feel, taste and hear. I am nothing.

"Game over."


A pallor glow emanates from the television. The words flash loudly, connected to the Nintendo 64 where I played Final Fantasy IV. The distraction is not enough. I reach for the flames. As if a hallucination, the harmlessly pass through my fingers. I play the fool, trusting my five senses to relay the naked truth of this apartment. This unsanctified hologram. Its retro appearance misguides the viewer to perceive the room as ordinary. The décor suggests nothing out of the norm. Movie posters and Nintendo games from the 80s and 90s plaster the pea-green wall in an eyesore of a collage. Red and yellows splash the couches, a small television sits above the fireplace— a fire hazard if I ever saw one. Chaos defines the room.


I kick over the table, shattering the console under my heel and rip the curtains. No matter how much I shatter, I am numb to the pain. The blood spilt on the jaded glass simply flows without pain. There is no scent, no sound, just a blasted void in which I simply exist. The time is always 2:13 pm.


I fling open the apartment door, admiring the ring on my finger. An ouroboros, a snake devouring its own tail wraps around my shaking finger. Tremors run through my body as I examine the 23 written in marker and the moss green paint peeling from the door's surface. This time is different. This time I will escape.


Darkness greets me like an old friend when I step outside into the endless void, I cannot hear myself breathing. I clench my teeth before I back into the apartment. Thousands of times I left out the door, climbed through the window, and walked into the darkness. This apartment is surrounded by an everlasting nothing.

I draw in a deep breath and I rush out the door. The moment I blink, I am back inside the apartment. Everything is restored back to its undamaged state, but I swear something is missing by the television. Something was there. A game console perhaps? I feel the loss in my bones, but I cannot prove anything. I rip open the kitchen cupboards. The labels on the canned foods are blank. I swear there was something written on the label. None of this makes sense. But why do I feel like there should be something on the label? I had the feeling minor changes are made to the room every time I try to escape. Things fade, vanish, and my stomach churns at the horror.

With a sigh, I turn to find something to break when I notice the door to the bathroom is open. I stiffen, gawking with confusion. It was not open before. Hesitant, I walk up to it, reaching for its handle. Something wet and cold touches my bare feet and I pull back at the sudden feeling. My eyes snap down. A mixture of water and blood spills beneath the door.

The door slams shut, the lights switch off and the fireplace illuminates the room in the darkness. Only this time, I hear everything and my ears ring, coping with the unexpected noise. My stomach lurches when I hear breathing. Someone is here with me.

"At least you still have your despair," a deep voice whispers in my ear and I gather the nerve to turn around, "Better hold on to it before you have nothing left."

A man stands behind me, his irises flare orange like the flames in the fireplace, glowing fiercely in contrast to his snowy hair and black clothes. He wears a cocky smirk, seeming at home in this madhouse.

It has been long since I interacted with someone and I'm sick of giving random inanimate objects names and talking to them, like Jerry the lamp and Tina the ugly couch. They suck at holding a conversation.

The stranger laughs as though listening to my thoughts.

"Who are you?" I ask.

I cannot hear myself speak but this man seems to understand.

"So many with much potential wash up here. Delightful, really, watching them fall apart. But I must admit, two years and you have not lost your fire."

Two years. The revelation is a stab to the gut, and I sit on Tina the couch before I grow too dizzy. It couldn't be that long, could it?

"Where am I?"

"A hellscape called Purgatory. Not that there are other cushiony destinations which would take your soul in," he explains with a sadistic grin, "Here, your sins become the architect of your despair with the goal of cleansing your soul. But, let's face it, they would keep you here even if there was nothing wrong with who you are. Your problem lies within what you are."

I gather my hair in my hands as the revelation settles in. So, this is my fate, to wait in an unfamiliar apartment until my memory decays? What if I had a happy life out of here? Maybe I had a family, friends, a lover. Do they mourn me, or have they forgotten about me? I release a sharp breath and my stomach twists. I jolt when the stranger places his hands on my shoulders. I snap my eyes up to see him gazing down at me with a charming smile.

"You hate this constant isolation, being trapped with your own thoughts, do you not? Don't you want to be able to speak, taste," his fingers trace down my arms. He slides it up to where my heart beats beneath my skin. "To feel. I'm sure you want more than this, to be able to feel the warmth on your skin, to feel your heartbeat shake your chest. You want to feel alive, don't you? But, how badly?"

I suck in a breath, noticing how I can feel the warmth of his skin.

"If you stay any longer, you'll be stuck trying to savour this room because before you know it, you won't even be able to remember it. Your fears, your goals, your memories of what matters to you will disappear. Everything that made you, you, will disappear."

I crease my brows.

"Where are you going with this?"

"I want to piss off some angels by letting a soul out. Lucky for you, you caught my attention."

I frown, ready to call bullshit, but judging from this guy's expression and tone, he is dead serious.

"I'm awfully fond of body swaps. The deal is that you spend a month possessing the body of a random human and they'll take your place here."

What sane person would choose to trade places with me?

The stranger smirks.

"Think of me as the host and you're the contestant. Amuse me enough, you'll get to stay out of Purgatory. Permanently."

There is an unsettling glint of amusement in his eyes. Too easy. There is a catch. He is not offering this out of the goodness of his heart. After a moment, the stranger sighs in disappointment.

"You know, I'm a very busy man. I don't have all day," he turns to leave.

In an instant, I catch his arm.

"I'm guessing that's a yes."

After a moment, I give him a reluctant nod.

"Ah uh, do you think to agree is as simple as nodding?" he muses.

I give him a deadpan look. How else am I meant to agree to this?

This amuses the stranger and he holds out his hands. A bright, orange light engulfs his palms before he conjures a blade. The phrase 'Che la mia ferita sia mortale' is carved into the metal surface of its fold-in floral handle.

"She needs your blood."

I wrap my hand around the blade, flinching as the knife sharply draws back.

"Smart choice, Invidian."

My chest swells at the name's familiarity. My name. I can't believe I forgot something so important.

"Do you know what the engravings mean?"

Blinding pain shoots through my me as he rams the knife into my chest. My heart pounds violently as my vision fades.

As soon as it fades, I hear him whisper, "may all your wounds be mortal."

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