Can two enemies ever fall for each other? No? Then you're wrong.

Agent 47, Irene Lee was sent to perform a small task of a mission that was assigned to one of her co-agents, which later decided to take a turn in her life getting her assigned as a lead of the whole case. Her job was to collect evidence against one of the secret gangs of the city, infamous for their skillful crimes to the headquarter but famous to the outside world as an idol group called 'BTS'. She was bound to bring them under bars for their lifetime. While working undercover, one of the gang members gets attracted to her.

What will she do now? Is she destined to get together with him or destroy him along with his mates? What about her cover? What is more important to her?

Check out the story to find out ...

Rubianne Shcool is the shcool of the witch. But nobody can find the answer of puzzle behind the Butterfly Wand. But only two person can solve it and it was the descendant of Butterfly Wand.

I just started living with Emiyo and I was still disappointed with my body since its way too much young and it doesn't grow faster, wait a second! Why the heck am I thinking like an 8 Y/o child. Anyways, according to the isekai anime I have to train my body so I can use some serious skills. I kept thinking and realized that I can probably access that system which keep popping in my mind. I sat on bed and tried to concentrate, I was able to see screen and the system's voice started echoing "You can't access system with current stats" Hearing that annoyed me. I felt so bad for myself but keeping my feeling aside I have to figure out when I can access the system, I need to focus again. I sat and tried to focus again, this time I tried to ask the system about when can I access it, so window popped in my mind with an echo like before this time the voice said "Dear host, raise you strength and IQ to the appropriate to access the system settings. Your current strength and goal will appear on screen now"
𝓗𝓸𝓼𝓽-𝓐𝓴𝓲𝓽𝓸 𝓐𝓼𝓪
~~~~𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓼~~~~
𝓢𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓰𝓽𝓱-5/50
𝓐𝓰𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂-??/??
𝓢𝓮𝓷𝓼𝓮-??/??
𝓥𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂-??/??
𝓘𝓠/𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮-7/50
𝓦𝓲𝓼𝓭𝓸𝓶-??/??
Seeing the stats, I realized that it would be really hard to raise up the stats. Well I'm really confused why system was doing this to me, why can't I become OP protagonist like isekai anime MCs.
I need to gather strength and train myself hard, I started thinking doing some work out. But, wait how am I supposed to run in this forest? I can do push-ups, pull-ups, lunges, etc. without an issue though. I also need to train my IQ stats, should I start solving some puzzles and stuff? But does this world have puzzle like we use to have on earth? I better ask Emiyo, I knocked her door and she opened it in no time. She asked "What's up Akito?" I answer "I want some puzzles to play, I'm really bored right now." her eyes had sudden sparkle in it and said "In that case, I have some good puzzles" she ran towards outside the house, I guess she have brother complex but I am not complaining about it since in my last life no one really cared much about me. Suddenly she appeared with a big box full of books, some looking weird Rubik's cube, some artistic pencils and whatnot. I was really shocked seeing those, Emiyo patted on my head and said "It's all yours now, you can enjoy it!" I smiled and thanked her from my heart, she exclaimed and said "OH! I forgot to say, if you need help or clue just let me know I can guide you in how to solve that puzzle, ok?" I happily replied "For sure Emiyo!"
I came back in my room and checked all the puzzles in the box, I was amazed to see this many puzzles and I kept exploring, I found many puzzles were same as the world I came from but some puzzles which look like Rubik's cube and some jigsaw puzzle were different. This Rubik's cube is really weird it doesn't rotate like the real Rubik's cube, rather it looks like a box with just a pen mark. When I checked the jigsaw puzzle it is sliding puzzle, and again it doesn't move lust like rubik's cube wasn't rotating. I decided to ask Emiyo, but I feel bad for myself since I am solving kid level puzzle and can't figure out what to do. I am almost 21 according to my previous life, but anyways I should try solving the one I can before I call her. 
_________________________________________
1 hour later 
HAHAHAHA it was damn easy, I could even solve it while sleeping. I solved around 12 puzzles out of 20, my IQ must've gone up at least a little bit. Let's check!!

A guy who killed himself due to some reasons and then got teleport to another world and get some serious OP skills which are most unique in that world. The new world is full of magic and fantasy stuff and looks literally like some anime/game world.

It was my first day of being a Highschool student. I was nervous because of the new environment. I dont have friends yet kasi ako lang ang nag enroll dito  na school sa lahat ng batchmates ko dahil lumipat kami ng tirahan after I graduated. Nakaka panibago talaga. 

I finally found my classroom. I met Laurice, my classmate. We became best friends kasi nagkakasundo kami sa halos lahat ng bagay.

3rd week of our class, pina tawag kami mga freshmen for an orientation pero ang masaklap, nilalagnat ako pero I really need to walk to tha gym kasi requirement nga. Sinabihan ako ni Laurice na wag na bumaba at siya na lang daw mag e-explain kay teacher but I insisted. Pina una ko na lang siya to reserve a seat for us kasi iinom pa ako ng gamot. 

Pababa na ako when someone called my attention 

"Hi miss, freshmen ka diba? are going downstairs?Pwede ba humingi ng favor?" 
"Yes, kasi may orientation kami. Ano namang favor po? " 
"Sakto! ito kasi yung attendance sheet ninyo mamaya sa orientarion kaso, hindi ko naibigay kay Maam Haidee  earlier nahirapan kasi akong hanapin sa desk niya tapos may next subject pa kami"
"Sige po."
 
and then suddenly,  may tumawag sa kanya
"hoy, James! nandito na si Maam" 

"salamat talaga miss ha, pasensya sa abala" and then pumunta na siya sa classroom nila. 

ang ending? na late ako sa orientation. 

JAMES pala pangalan niya and Junior student pala siya. Actually, magkatabi lang pala classrooms namin.

Lagi ko nang  nakikita si James since then pero hindi malabong mangyari yun kasi nga, neighborhood kami. 

Nauso noon ang rubik's cube sa amin kaya i bought one para matutunan ko rin. Nasa hallway kami ni Laurice with some other classmates nag lalaro ng rubik's. Paunahan kami maka solve. Since hindi ko pa masyadong alam gamitin and medyo mahina ang lola niyo sa mga ganyan, I found it very hard for me solve kahit isang puzzle lang. It happened na dumaan si James pero I wonder why he is smiling while staring at me na nahihirapan.

Recess time and since may time pa then medyo bored ako kasi absent sa Laurice, naisipan kong tapusin yung puzzle na hindi ko pa na solved. Nagulat na lang ako, may mamang tumabi sa akin
"oy, hello nice meeting you again"
na shocked ako dahil si James nakita ko
"ohh hi, it's you again"
"wait, I think I have not yet introduced myself. By the way, I'm James and your?..."
"Lindsay (without looking at him kasi nasa rubik's ang focus ko)"

"(noticing na wala sa kanya ang focus ko) wow, nahihilig ka na rin pala dyan. Hindi mo naitatanong, magaling ako dyan. Gusto mo pruweba? need some help?" at dahil gusto rin namang ma solve na ang puzzle, I just said "yes" sabay abot ng rubik's cube sa kanya. To my surprise, ang puzzle na 1 day ko nang tina-try e solve eh na buo niya in just less than 3 minutes. Yung moment na yun habang naka ngiti siyang inaabot pabalik ang puzzle, nakakatitig lang talaga ako sa kanya.Hindi naman siya gwapo na yung tipong pang campus crush, hindi siya katangkaran and medyo moreno ang kulay ng balat niya pero there's something in this guy na pumukaw ng interest ko hindi dahil na solved niya ng ganoon kadali ang puzzle pero basta, hindi ko talaga ma describe yung something na yun. Yun bang, pag naka tingin ka sa mga mata niya, may parang hahatak sayo na mas kilalanin pa siya.

Naging stalker niya ako bigla. Sa pag e-estalk ko, nalaman kong siya pala ang nag papa-aral sa sarili niya at tinutulungan siya ni Maam Haidee sa tuition niya sa school at nalaman ko rin, magaling talaga siya sa Math. Nung nalaman ko yun, na remind ako sa prayer ko noon na sana magka asawa ako ng magaling sa Math(total opposite ko) kaya gusto ko Mr. Engineer si Mr. Right.

INTRAMURALS TIME

May " BLIND DATE" na pakulo ang SSG sa school. I am not expecting to have "BLIND DATE" kasi hindi naman ako famous at hindi kagandahan ang lola niyo. Pero nagulat ako when one of the SSG members suddenly approached me and put a blind fold on me. Grabe, bumilis talaga tibok ng puso ko as in parang sasabog sa sobrang kaba kasi alam ko saan nila ako dadalhin.
As expected, dinala nila ako sa isang classroom na may design (with all the chairs and tables) tapos bigla na lang ni locked. Nagulat ako, may kasama ako sa room.. 

Si James!!! (abangan sa Chapter 2)

Shen Luo'an moved closer to take a look.
It was a small puzzle with nine grids, so it was very simple.
However, for a two-year-old child, it isn't easy.
Shen Luo'an took one glance at it and in disbelief, asked, "Did Xiao Yue'er complete this by himself?"
"Yes!" Shen Zhilie said rather excitedly. He then looked at Shen Luo'an and said, "I bought this for him and earlier on, I had passed the puzzle to him and he immediately started working on it. The little chap's fixing up the sixteen grid one right now. Come on, let's go take a look!"
Shen Luo'an, felt extremely proud and excited when he heard this.
He tagged behind Shen Zhilie as they made their way to Xiao Yue'er's nursery room. There, they saw the little boy sprawled out on the floor engrossed in playing with his toys.
When he noticed Shen Zhilie and Shen Luo'an entering the room, he looked up at them and laughed merrily before calling out, "Daddy! Uncle!"
"What are you playing with?" Shen Luo'an asked as he walked over and squatted down beside him to take a look.
Xiao Yue'er looked at him and then proceeded to point at the puzzles before obediently replying, "Uncle."
"Did Uncle give this to you?" asked Shen Luo'an. He then caressed the boy's head gently and asked, "Do you like it?"
"Yes, I like it," said Xiao Yue'er with a grin.
Shen Luo'an glanced at the puzzle and realised that Xiao Yue'er was almost done with it.
The four corners of the puzzle were already completed properly.
"Have you completed the puzzle?" asked Shen Luo'an.
Shen Yuexiao looked at the puzzle in front of him and proceeded reached out for the puzzle piece in his father's hand. He then shook his head and simply said, "No."
Subsequently, he pieced the puzzle that he had grabbed to where it was supposed to be on the sixteen-piece puzzle set on the floor.
Shen Zhilie and Shen Luo'an watched him in silence, awed by his ability. Soon, they realised that he had completed all sides of the puzzle perfectly, all the pieces were fitted correctly.
Within a short period of time, he was fixing up the last piece of the puzzle which features an eye-catching image of Wolffy, the Big Grey Wolf. The puzzle was completed perfectly, without any error.
Shen Luo'an seemed as if he had expected this and looked to be in complete disbelief. On the other hand, Shen Zhilie simply laughed out loud and said, "Brother, look at this."
Shen Zhilie pointed at a lego house in the corner of the room. It was a tall and beautiful little villa with such intricate detailing.
"I just brought all these toys home today. Look how well he has built the house," said Shen Zhilie.
Shen Zhilie looked extremely proud when he said this. "Like I said. My nephew can't possibly be dumber than other kids," he said.
"Who said that Xiao Yue'er was dumb?" Shen Luo'an asked as he raised his eyebrows. "He has always been very smart. There were many times when he could remember little details and facts even though I've only told it to him once. You often play with him as well, don't you? You're not the least concerned about your nephew and yet you have the cheek to say such a thing?" questioned Shen Luo'an.
Shen Zhilie felt slightly awkward and so he coughed lightly before trying to defend himself, "Well, I just realised. Kids from other families are also pretty smart. Look at Ou Ming's daughter. She's one year younger than Xiao Yue'er but she already knows how to use the bathroom by herself. She's also articulate and very quick-witted."
"Girls tend to be quicker in learning how to speak. Their brains will also develop faster. But the development is only limited to its physical growth. Xiao Yue'er's IQ is much higher than his peers," countered Shen Luo'an.
"Well... My sister-in-law's son is also pretty smart. I'm referring to Li Jinnan's son," said Shen Zhilie.
"Oh?" said Shen Luo'an.
"He speaks smoothly and he enunciates clearly," continued Shen Zhilie.
"Does he know how to solve the Rubik's Cube?" Shen Luo'an asked.
"Gosh... How would I know?" Shen Zhilie replied, dumbfounded.
"Xiao Yue'er already knows how to solve the Rubik's Cube. He can even fix his own broken toys," replied Shen Luo'an nonchalantly, making it extremely evident that he was bragging about his son's capabilities. "This child's just like me. He doesn't like to talk much but his mind is definitely much sharper compared to talkative people like you," continued Shen Luo'an smugly.
"...So you're even launching a personal attack now?" Shen Zhilie asked.
"Am I?" said Shen Luo'an as he took one glance at Shen Zhilie. "But aren't I speaking the truth?" he continued.


In her previous lifetime, they had married for five years. He meant everything to her, but she was thrown away like an old shoe. 

After her rebirth, she gave him a divorce contract preemptively— 
“Divorce after one year, the terms of the contract are as follows: husband and wife shall not share a room or bed. Intimacy forbidden?” 
he raised his eyebrow. 

Who knew that after she got drunk one day, leaning on the headboard, he rested his deep-set eyes on her. "You broke the contract, Mrs, Li."

The next day at school is exhausting. Crescent ends up sleeping at 12, and her parents yelled at her for staying up so late. She rushes through the halls in school, and she makes sure to stay weary of whoever was going to make her day any worse than before. She has visible eye-bags under her eyes, and she's tired.

"Did you fight Crécelle yesterday or something?" Mint murmurs, Crescent glances at him.

"No. Very very close though" Crescent mumbles, she steals a grape from Ice's lunch tray. He pushes the grapes to her. 

"Are you sure? It seems a little tiring for you" Estelle mumbles. "I can't have my only rival in parkour dropping dead on me in athletics"

"Just challenge Aaron. He's definitely a better person to parkour with" Crescent mumbles.

The table stares at her in silence, there was no way Crescent could ever understand how busy Aaron was. Being a champion meant helping the principal with whatever, and training until you had maxed out your skills. From rumors alone people assumed that Aaron was golden haired. He had eerie emerald eyes, and his brows were always furrowed. He almost resembled the eldest of his home.

"What does Aaron actually look like?" Crescent asks, she wants to know. She needs to know. She can't defeat him without stats.

"Eyes blue like the atlantic, and he's going down like the titanic" Estelle sings.

"hair amber, warm and dramatic, and he's going down like the titanic" Mint joins.

"Skin pale, bright as the sunlight, and he's rising up, out of a nightlight" Ice hums.

"That last one makes no sense"

"He's 190cm. He's a titan"

"But you guys are also?"

"We're close. Not there but close" Mint sighs. "Aaron's like the elder one of the household. Ice's family worships him"

"Tough life?"

"Very tough"

The lunch bell rings, and Crescent escapes school as soon a possible. She pays Ignes and Elios a quick visit, and drops off some food for them. She talks with them briefly, and then they fly off for the day. She makes her way to the tombs again, and she tries to airbend her way to Kenma. He notices off the bat, and he knocks Crescent off balance. She chokes on her spit thanks to him.

"You're too slow." Kenma shoots. "You need to go quicker and have more stealth"

"I hate you"

Kenma motions her to a puzzle, and Crescent gets to work. She finishes 4 rooms and gets tired on the fifth. 

"Want a snack?" Kenma asks, he tosses her an apple, and Crescent bites down. It's juicy, and she's pretty sure it's one of the offerings that the school places for the old champions. No wonder Kenma was already developing his muscles. He's muscular, and despite not being too tall, he was agile. There was a lot to learn from him even if he was an ex-champion. He was no older than his twenties, and he had won against Aaron before. 

"The competition is in 4 months. You'll have plenty of time to learn the bending styles. Help me get the golden cage first and then we can talk" Kenma states, he finishes another puzzle.

"What's even in the golden cage? A Dragon?"

"My animal guide. A dragon" Kenma smiles. His shirt hikes up his chest slightly and a dragon mark is spotted. There were rumors that he had the final black dragon as an animal guide. He had the personality, and compared to the current champion, he was far more ambitious than Aaron. 

"What's Aaron's animal guide?" Crescent asks. Her voice echoes down the hall.

"Bloodhound. They fit eachother perfectly" Kenma answers, his voice is stiff.

"Does that mean he's bloody, vicious, and harsh?" Crescent mumbles.

Kenma nods. He finishes his nth puzzle, and around a hundred lie ahead of him. He works on the next puzzle, and he's confused at the sight of a three by three cube. They didn't have this in the streets, and he tries to pick at it, but he ultimately fails. Crescent takes notice of it. 

"Wanna switch puzzles with me? That's a rubik's cube and I can solve it" Crescent points at the cube in his hands.

"Solve it. I could probably get it down in a handful of minutes but the quicker we go the better" He throws the cube at the girl, and she gets to work. She speeds through it, and when Kenma finishes her half finished puzzle, she's done. She places it in the lion's mouth, and the light above it glows a soft blue.

"Tell me about your time as the champion"

"The shells. They're still in power right?" Kenma mumbles and Crescent nods. "They were still in power then. They hate change and Crécelle was a new elite back then. She already had a clique, and Hatsuki was new as well. They clicked pretty quickly. I won champion fair and square. I didn't discover molecule bending back then, but oxygen bending was in my grasp. I reigned for 4 years before they kicked me out for treason. They shoved a poison down my throat. Do you know what it was?"

"Arsenic. It's a water type poison, so waterbending helps get it out of your system. It's a shame you can't bend it" Crescent mumbles, finishing the puzzle. "Your dragon mark. It can cancel out the Phoenix one right?"

"Yeah. I refuse to do any cancelling though. It means my bond with my animal would be broken" Kenma sneers.

"Ah. I finished the row" Crescent mumbles. She turns to see Kenma opening the door. The room is empty, and in the middle sits a golden cage. Kenma sends a gush of air to get rid of the traps, and he sprints to the center of the room. He grabs the cage, and he runs outside before they bury him alive. Crescent stares at the closed cage.

"How do we get him out?" Crescent mumbles.

"We don't have a key huh?" Kenma taps the cage. He grabs a fistful of dirt, and he earthbends one. He unlocks the cage with ease, and a 12 meter long dragon soars out. The dragon doesn't roar, he knows where he is, and he opts for wrapping himself around Kenma. Crescent stares in awe.

The dragon sends a breath of fire her way, and she doesn't flinch. He shrinks, and he sets himself atop her head. Kenma and his companion could be a potential solution to Crescent's phoenix mark issue. But she wouldn't know and they wouldn't realize it until it was nearly too late.

When Crescent finally gets admitted to The Academy of the Elites, she’s more than ready to take revenge on them for kicking her parents out. Her plan is simple, become champion, become principal, and start the reform. The school system was corrupt and there were so many things to change. What happens when her plan doesn’t work? Simple, you improvise.

-✿-

“Molecule bending, particle bending, gravity bending, and oxygen bending. Please teach me!” The girl bows.

He peers at her in curiosity. Those bending types were banned in the school. Why did she want to know?

“What’s the point of learning something you can’t use?”

“I want to defeat the champion”

-✿-

Update schedule: On pause

CHAPTER 16- Book Club. 
  
-Unbelievable! 
  
-They're so fast! 
  
-And they're not using magic! 
  
-They really are Sei Molfer's children! 
  
-They're just as amazing as she is! 
  
-I think I fell in love with her! 
  
-And I fell in love with him! 
  
The swim club members are amazed as they watch Kei and Mei swim. 
  
Since they were little, they have both trained their bodies, and although they don't look that strong, they are. 
  
Thanks to their magic, all their strength is not reflected in their physical appearance. They are both well-muscled and lean. 
  
They are not the typical giants with muscles, but they are stronger than those giants. 
  
-This is fun, but it's not fair... If I join, they will feel inferior... They will look at me with envy and hate me... I don't want that - Kei thought. 
  
- • 
  
- • 
  
Kei and Mei get out of the pool. 
  
They are wearing the school swimsuit, which is black. 
  
Kei's body could be considered sexy for women. Mei is cute, but still flat. 
  
The girls and boys blush at the sight of them. Sei Molfer and Kei and Mei's father are very attractive. Mei inherited her mother's beauty, but Kei inherited nothing, as her appearance is still the same as her past life. But that doesn't matter, for in his past life he was attractive. 
  
-I think I won, Mei. You owe me dessert. 
  
-That's not fair! 
  
-Life isn't fair. 
  
The students from the club approach them. Most of them are over 15 years old. In this school, students study for 8 years. After studying 4 years, the students choose which studies to take. Basically, it is like a high school and university. 
  
As they all belong to noble families, they all received private education, as their parents hire teachers to teach them. 
  
Commoners attend elementary school, as they can't afford private teachers. 
  
-They are amazing! 
  
-They totally outdid us! 
  
-Please join in! 
  
Mei is quick to reply. 
  
-Of course! 
  
-No, I'm sorry. I decided not to join. 
  
Mei is shocked and Kei walks away. 
  
-I'll go change. Mei, when you're done joining, join me for lunch. 
  
-W-wait! 
  
Mei is surrounded by the club members. 
  
-With your help, we'll win the tournaments! 
  
-Thank you for joining! 
  
-You're very pretty! 
  
Being surrounded and admired by others, Mei feels she must stay. 
  
-Dammit, I can't leave anymore! -Kei, I'll beat you! -She thought disappointedly. 
  
- • 
  
- • 
  
After putting on her uniform, Kei started walking around the school, watching the clubs recruiting. 
  
-Join the music club! 
  
-The acting club is looking for new members! 
  
-You'll have fun in the game club! 
  
-Cooking club! 
  
Kei looks around at the clubs. Most of the recruiting tables are full. 
  
-They're very popular... But they don't interest me... Won't there be a typical ancient magic club? That's cliché, but it will benefit me. 
  
He notices an empty recruiting table and reads the sign. 
  
-Reading club... Ancient magic and legends... Cliché... But great. 
 
He approaches the table. 
  
-Hello? 
  
He stands in front of the table. 
  
-Who's going to get it? 
  
Two students approach him. 
  
-Someone is interested in our club, brother! 
  
-How lucky we are, sister! 
  
Kei turns to look at them. 
  
They are twin brothers. A boy and a girl, 15 years old. 
  
The girl has long black hair and wears black glasses. 
  
The boy has short black hair and wears black glasses. 
  
-Hi. Do you have any books on magic and legends? Are they rare books? I'm interested. 
  
-Of course. In our spare time, we spend our time looking for new books. We have a lot of books. 
  
-Of course, only members can read them. 
  
-I see... -Well, well, well... Sounds very interesting. I'd like to join, please. 
  
-But first, you must pass a simple test. -But first, you must pass a simple test. 
  
-We don't want idiot kids in our club. If you solve this, you'll join. 
  
From his pocket, he takes out a cube with strange symbols. 
  
-The "Magik" cube... Interesting. 
  
Magik cube, it's a magic device. It's like a puzzle. The different symbols on it represent magic attributes. How do you solve it? Using basic magic, the magic that everyone has, the symbols must be eliminated. How are they eliminated? The symbols are moved using magic. When they move, a question appears in your mind. If you answer correctly, the symbol will move again and disappear. 
  
Basically, you have to solve 240 questions. They are questions related to magic. Only the smartest could solve it. In this school, everyone is smart, but only 2% of the students could solve it. 
  
-Okay. 
  
Kei takes the cube and the symbols start to move and disappear. 
  
-Wow, good start, rookie. 
  
-Kei: Keep it up. 
  
The symbols start disappearing faster. 
  
-W-wait... -Unbelievable! 
  
-How fast! 
  
Kei doesn't hear them, as he's concentrating on the cube. 
  
-Thanks to my new ability "Double Thinking", I can solve this quickly. 
  
Double Thinking: This is a skill that can be obtained when intelligence increases. How does it work? Those who have this ability can think about two different things at the same time. And if the thoughts are concentrated on a single task, the reaction speed increases, that's why Kei is quickly solving the cube. 
  
After 30 seconds, Kei finished. 
  
-Ready. Am I a member now? 
  
Both take him by the hands. 
  
-Of course, welcome! 
  
-You beat me! -You're great! 
  
-Thank you. 
  
Grisia watches him from afar. She is blushing and nervous. 
  
-She joined that club... I should join too... Make it look like a coincidence... Make it look like a coincidence.... 
  
She takes a breath and relaxes. 
  
-Let's go. 
  
- • 
  
- • 
  
Sei Molfer is reviewing some documents in her room. 
  
She is sitting at a desk and her expression is worried. 
  
-More than 320 children disappeared... That idiot... Who the hell is the leader? Why did he kidnap the children? How did he do it? 
  
She remembers the words the man said to her before he died, "The leader will kill you, bitch! Your children will suffer the consequences, bitch!" 
  
She slams the desk and destroys it. 
  
She is furious and worried. 
  
-Damn it! Kei and Mei are strong, but I feel a bad feeling. 
  
Meanwhile, Grisia tried to join the club, but failed the test. 
  
-I'm a silly girl... I'm a fool," she said depressed.

I was summoned as a hero along with 9 girls, in a world ruled by women and men are treated as inferior. As I did not receive any divine power, they treated me as a loser and tried to take advantage of me. I escaped and now I must survive in a wild and dangerous world.... But thanks to a wanderer, I will be able to survive. I will study in a school of magic and become the best adventurer in the world. And I will use my power to get powerful companions. What does my power consist of? Basically, I can seduce women easily.

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." 

-Theodore Roosevelt

***

ANDREAS

I thought I could keep it throughout. I thought I could. But the scorpion instinct just pushed me to become me. Again. 

From the 31st down to the eighth, I tried so hard to be the opposite person. Alam ko nang mangyayari ito but I was not expecting innocent lives to be dragged down with this mafia wars. I was hiding for days just to observe and analyze the situation until I was able to conclude that all my hypotheses were true --Infinite was attacking, will kill the excess and all Scorpions as they recruit for their new members. 

But why would they kill innocent people? Bakit hindi na lang nila hamunin ang lahat ng mga Scorpions ng paulanan ng bala o kaya'y hampasan ng samurai? 

It would be more fun!

But they were too coward to face us. so, it wasn't a possibility.

A lot of sacrificial lambs. A lot of blood. A lot of wasted dreams. 

Paano nga ba nagsimula ang lahat ng ito? Hindi ba't ako din naman ang naging dahilan ng digmaan ng Infinites at ng Scorpions? 

Yes, I was the reason. Karen's death. Karen, the heir apparent to the powerful mafia Infinites got killed by a Scorpion. 

I killed Karen. I may say that it was an accident but from the Infinites' perspective, I killed Karen. So, I killed Karen.

The CEO, Ruby Red plotted Karen's death. She was purely evil to start a war which she wasn't aware how many lives can be sacrificed. I was her accessory to the crime -an unaware accomplice.

The CEO recruited Vladimir Molina to get a closer grip to the heir. Karen was so inlove with Vlad hat she was so careless to know where she was going when she decided to follow the guy all the way from Cebu. 

Wala sa dugo at kakayahan niya ang pagiging isang miyembro ng mafia or she was not too skilled to know who the Reds were and what MOS was. Vlad, the innocent guy took the bait of death without knowing how important a medium he was to the plotted war. 

Alam kong ngayon ay may ideya na si Vlad kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng riddle na may code na '1b2f3l4e'. The answer is Choi.  Such a lame code for a riddle. 1b is a letter after the 'b' which is "C", 2f is two letters after the 'f' which is "H", 3l is the same pattern which is "O" then 4e means "I".

Grayson Andreas CHOI. 

That shitty last name which has been a part of the curse that I carry until now. 

I was a victim of heredity. My parents, together with the CEO and President -the Reds, established the Scorpions. Rocess Red and I inherited the empire of killer. Yes, we were victims of heredity. We learned to kill at a very young age. We were criminals on our teenage days. Days that were supposed to be meaningful. 

"We take the left wing of the sixth floor.  Masyadong congested ang right side kaya hindi tayo makakagalaw ng maigi sa oras na may mangyaring hindi inaasahan." Zyril suggested. Matalas ang paningin nito at may tiwala ako sa kakayahan niya. 

That's why she has been an asset to the Scorpions. The Reds saw her potential years before she came to MOS. Larryson might have sent him a recruitment letter for his set of revenge. Little did he know, she was a part of the mafia he's been wanting to crush. 

I did receive a letter as well coming from an anonymous sender. That was the start of our investigation. We pretended like ordinary employees, that we were manipulated by power, that Zyril was a juvie and lowly employee and I was a loser just to catch the red-handed. 

But we were up against an Infinite kaya nahirapan ako at ang mga Reds na huliin ang empleyadong nakapasok sa MOS. We have seen this coming. But it was worst than what we expected. The Infinites are really infinite. 

"Hindi ba mas maganda kung sa right side tayo para mas may panangga tayo sa bala ng kumag na 'yon?" Basa pa rin ang mukha ni Mina dahil sa matindi nitong pag-iyak. She just lost a friend. Which I totally understood. 

"Mina is making a point." Natas agreed. Nagpabalik-balik ito ng tingin mula kay Zyril at saakin. "We have lost some people because Larryson killed them on an open ground. Kung doon tayo sa maraming cabinets and concretes, mas mahihirapan siyang targetin ang isa saatin."

"The right side smells like there's a huge amount of hydrogen and methane gas spilled.  Larryson will all burn us alive. Kailangan na nating makababa sa ground before our 30 hours ran out." Zyril stayed firm with her suggestion. There was no doubt she knew the safest measure. 

"Baka nga sunugin tayong lahat ni Larryson. I'll go with Zyril's suggestion." Hindi napigilang sumabat ni Bella. Napalunok pa ito pagkatapos magsalita. Kanina pa ito mukhang balisa. She migh have done something out of the normal back on the previous floors. 

I was thinking she killed someone to get down safe, but she was no mafia. Maybe the Infinites would want to keep her alive. Kaya hanggang ngayon buhay pa siya. 

"Andreas," Mina asked gazed at me. The look in her eyes was scrutinizing. She was checking every inch of my move if there was a thing to suspect. "What is your suggestion?" She continued. I did not want to make her feel that her idea was pointless but it's our life were talking about.

Tumikhim ako, saka nagpabalik-balik ng tingin kina Zyril at Mina. Zyril knew the safest way. She's an expert to this. "Zyril is right. I can smell spilled gas on the right side, it's methane."

"So we risk ourselves on the open. Is that it?" Vlad questioned my point. Nakapinta sa mukha nito ang magkahalong kaba at takot. He was eyeing me for a reason I already knew --Karen's death, the code -1b2f3l4e and the reason behind all of this.

"Zyril and Andreas really seem suspicious. Mabuti na lang at alam nating si Larryson ang pumapatay saating lahat. But if he dies and something still kills us, save yourselves from interrogation." Bella blurted out appearing from behind Natas' body.

"I'd save my questions for you as well. Like what you did to get down here... alive." Sarkastikong usal ni Zyril. Napansin ko ang pagkuyom ng palad nito na halatang nagpipigil kay Bella.

Humakbang pakaliwa si Mina ignoring us all. Sumunod sa kanya si Vlad at Natas.

"Save your arguments. No one lives around people like you." Mataray na sambit ni Mina habang walang tigil na naglalakad patungo sa kaliwang bahagi ng sixth floor.

Inirapan kami ni Bella bago ito sumunod kinaVlad. Nagdesisyon na ring maglakad patungo sa kaliwang side si Zyril na sumenyas pang magmasid sa mga natitirang buhay sa floor na iyon.

We both know that there could still be someone who's hiding into a sheep's clothing. An innocent sheep who in reality was a member of the Infinite.

***

Zyril was right. Dahil sa pibakadulo ng left side ng ikaanim na floor, nakita namin ang glass table kung saan nakapatong ang anim Rubik's cube. Sa ilalim ng anim na pinagpatong-patong na cubes ay isang mensahe ang nakasulat.

Too many lives to save... too little time to rescue.

Six cubes. 
Two minutes. 
Six lives to save.

Put the colors together in three minutes before everything turns into the shade of fire.

Timer starts once everyone holds  the puzzle.

"Oh gosh, ni simpleng board puzzles nga nahihirapan na ako... heto pa kaya?" Bulalas ni Bella na napaatras nang mabasa ang mensaheng nakasulat sa papel.

"Same here." Sambit ni Natas na napatitig na lang sa mga cubes.

"Mina?" Vlad asked na tila kinakalkula kung ilang oras ang gugugulin para sa anim na Rubik's.

"I can solve one, b-but two minutes is too short." She answered.

There was only three left of us. Zyril and I knew the technique. Kaya kong tapusin ang dalawa sa  loob ng dalawang minuto. Zyril can do two, too.

"I can finish two, but I'm not sure if two minutes is enough." Vlad uttered touching one of the cubes.

"Ako na muna ang gagalaw sa unang cube as you solve for the first one. The rest would hold each cube so that we can start." Mina suggested. She immediately picked one cube and then stared back at me. Nagsimula nang tumulo ang pawis nito sa noo. She's nervous.

I started to feel the rush.

"Everyone, grab a cube!" I said as I picked one.

Isa-isang kumuha ng Rubik's sina Bella, Natas, Vlad at Zyril. Shockingly, a digital clock appeared on the center of the glass table showing us the running time for the puzzle-1:59.

Wala sa sarili kong kinalikot ang nawat layer ng unang cube. Just like the old days, I remember my dad training me with basic puzzles and defenses. One of them was the series of Rubik's cube which I had to solve for minutes.

Hindi ko akalaing muli kong magagamit ang mga basic trainings noong bata pa ako.

In less than a minute, nailatag ko ang isang cube na tapos na sa pagkakasalansan. Nagulat si Bella nang hinablot ko mula sa kanya ang hawak niyang Rubik's. Muli kong pinaikot-ikot ang cube sa akinh mga daliri.

Habang inaayos ko ang Rubik's ay natapos din si Zyril kasunod ni Vlad. Nakapatong sa glass table ang tatlong solved cubes nang kusa itong nadisassemble na parang nawasak na kumpol ng cubes.

As the three cubes fell into bits, each revealed three keys na sa tingin ko ay kakailanganin namin para sa lagusan.

"Thirty seconds!" Histerikal na untag ni Natas na titig na titig sa orasan. Napalunok pa ito sa sobrang kaba.

"T-twenty!" Nanginginig na sambit ni Bella.

Pinasadahan ko ang hawak kong cube. Tapos na ako kaya mabilis kong nailatag iyon sa glass plane.  Zyril finished her second cube ten seconds before.

"Vlad..." kabadong sambit ni Mina na nasapo na ng dalawang palad ang bibig.

"Jeez! Sh-" He uttered nervously.

Five seconds before we ran out of time, natapos si Vlad sa pangalawa niyang cube. It took two seconds bago nawasak ang ipinatong niyang cube at nakuha ang ikaanim na susi.

"Saan natin gagamitin ang mga susing 'yan?" Bella asked na tila nagsimula nang mapraning.

"I saw a secret passage sa mag comfort room sa dulo." Usal ni Zyril.

Everyone looked at her suspiciously. I cannot blame them. She's one of us.

"Mamaya na ako magpapaliwanag okay? Magduda na kayo, karapatan niyo 'yan pero pwedeng umalis na tayo kaagad kasi Larryson intend to burn us all here. Rubik's cube solved or not!" With a flavor of sarcasm and annoyance, Zyril blocked everyone's interrogation.

"Let's go! Bago tayo matusta lahat dito." Sagot naman ni Natas na tila naintindihan kaagad ang nais ipahiwatig ni Zyril.

All of us rushed to the secret passage on the comfort room. Lakad-takbo ang ginawa ng lahat. I was rushing after them nang mahagilap ko mula sa di kalayuan ang isang imahe ng babaeng akala ko'y matagal nang patay...

Si Karen.

###

30 Doors


50 people inside a cage;
Many were invited
Few were not.
30 doors to get through;
29 doors to unlock
10 puzzles
8 full of riddles
Seven rooms of death
Four to survive
One that saves life.

50 strangers inside a room
49 to kill
One mastermind
29 unsafe
10 missed the puzzle
Eight failed riddles
Seven fatalities
Four to survive
One that ends life

30 rooms
30 floors
30 doors of survival.

Ves materialized his System comm from his Inventory and activated his Privacy Shield before he picked up the cube.
He studied it for a moment before realizing that it was actually an engineering puzzle. Ves retrieved his Vulcaneye multiscanner from his toolbelt and thoroughly scanned the cube.
"I was right! It's a lock!"
The cube was made out of extremely sensor-resistant materials. The fact that it managed to thwart the scans of the multiscanner he bought from the System spoke volumes about its quality.
"This is very expensive packaging!"
If Ves could melt it down and shape it into something else, then he could repurpose the alloy cube into a more useful object.
"However, it's not that easy to do so."
If his guess was correct, the cube was rigged to melt or blow up if Ves handled it improperly. If he wanted to open the cube, then he needed to go along with the arrangements of its maker and solve the puzzle.
Although the puzzle would have stumped the vast majority of humans and AIs, it didn't hinder Ves for long.
"Any decent Journeyman Mech Designer can solve this puzzle."
The mechanisms of the cube essentially presented him with a design challenge. He needed to rearrange its mechanisms into a specific configuration that disarmed the trap and unlocked its contents.
"Easy." He said as he put the final piece into place with the help of a precision tool.
The box began to whirr and transform as the locks slowly disengaged. A few seconds later, the box unfolded into a flat surface.
The contents of the box turned out to be a single secure data chip.
When Ves picked it up and inserted it into a slot in his System comm, he found out that it contained three different sets of files along with a prerecorded message.
Ves played the prerecorded message first. As soon as he selected this option, a projection of one of the most notorious Senior Mech Designers in the frontier appeared into view.
"Mr. Larkinson, congratulations on your advancement to Journeyman." The pirate designer began. "I must admit I am pleasantly surprised by this achievement. As a Journeyman, I've already seen some promise in your design philosophy, but it is still a very big question whether you are able to advance to Journeyman with such an unusual ambition. Entering your new rank signifies that your design philosophy is not completely groundless!"
The Skull Architect looked ecstatic in the projection. His exaggerated smile and his savage pirate-style adornments constantly radiated danger to Ves!
"Your growth has surpassed my expectations! However, even if you are a Journeyman, our deal is still in place. I won't let you off until you design fifteen variants of my mechs! Included in this data chip are the design specifications of three of my recent mech designs. Please develop a variant for each design. Make sure you incorporate your design philosophy in your work. The research value of such works is exceedingly valuable to me, so don't even think about fudging your work!"
"Damn." Ves quietly cursed.
Due to his recent exploits, Ves already became known for designing mechs with a remarkable impact on people. To paraphrase Ketis, his mechs possessed an undeniably strong charm.
If Ves put his full effort into developing variants of the Skull Architect's existing mech designs, then they might one day proliferate throughout the frontier!
It would be really bad if the MTA or others found out that Ves collaborated with a pirate designer! Especially one who was crazy enough to kill an expert pilot and incorporate the dead man's skull into a mech!
The Skull Architect continued with his instruction. "Since you've already collaborated with another Senior Mech Designer recently, you should have a good idea on how you can contribute to my work. Our design philosophies do not overlap, so you should not encounter any problems adding your distinctive strengths to my existing designs."
That was true, at least. His joint design project with Professor Ventag taught him a lot of lessons. A collaboration between mech designers always centered around compensating one designer's weaknesses with another designer's strength.
Ves already knew that the Skull Architect was obsessed with efficiency and technical performance. His design philosophy was pretty much the polar opposite to that of Ves, who never obsessed that much about maximizing raw performance.
This was also the reason why Reno Jimenez stagnated in his progression. His mechs were too difficult to pilot! While the fugitive Senior was very good at designing high-performing mechs, hardly any mech pilot could make use of their full potential!
Even though the Skull Architect recognized his shortcomings, he was too obsessed with efficiency to change his ways. His design philosophy had already locked him into a certain direction, and there was no way he could bring himself to neuter his designs in order to accommodate the badly-trained mech pilots of the frontier!
This was where Ves came in. His design philosophy perfectly complimented that of the Skull Architect. If the latter wasn't a notoriously unhinged pirate designer, then Ves was even tempted to form a long-term design partnership!
"I expect you to return this data chip with your variants to me within nine months. Don't be late, or else!" The recording warned.
The message ended, leaving Ves with mixed feelings.
"Since the Skull Architect is crazy as hell, I should complete my end of agreement as fast as possible." He decided. "The longer this is hanging over my head, the greater the risk he'll pull me into his vortex!"
Collaboration offered a lot of benefits in the right circumstances. Ves realized that his design philosophy should be extremely valuable to the Skull Architect.
So valuable in fact that the Skull Architect might want to extend their transaction!
"I can't allow that to happen!" Ves determined.
Even though the Senior threatened him to do his best, Ves did not intend to utilize his full strength!
"It would be over for me if the variants I design for the Skull Architect are as strong and distinctive as my Aurora Titan and Transcendent Messenger designs!"
After a few minutes of consideration, Ves decided to aim for a modest C-grade X-Factor when he fulfilled the Skull Architect's demands. C-grade X-Factor should be strong enough to exert a modest amount of influence to mech pilots, but wouldn't flaunt its aura so blatantly like his most recent designs.
"It does the job. That's all that matters."
Of course, the Skull Architect expected Ves to contribute more than that to his high-performance designs. Ves also had to adjust the technical aspects of the design in a way that made them easier to pilot without sacrificing too much performance.
"This will be the most difficult and time-consuming part of my assignment." Ves muttered.
If he was still an Apprentice, then Ves would probably have to allocate much of his time to develop a variant that added value to one of the Skull Architect's designs.
Now, Ves possessed a lot more confidence in his abilities. With the help of his design seed, he didn't think he would have to close himself off all-day in order to finish his work within the nine-month time limit.
"It's a good thing I don't have any ongoing design projects on the agenda. Even if I do, I can just squeeze some time on this assignment in my free time."
Once Ves determined his basic approach, he began to inspect the three designs that the Skull Architect expected him to improve.
"Hm. One landbound mech design and two spaceborn mech designs."
In general, pirates heavily depended on spaceborn mechs. Many pirate gangs didn't even field any landbound mechs in the first place. They were not as applicable in the frontier as in civilized space.
This was also why Lydia's Swordmaidens were special, as they invested significantly in their landbound mech contingent.
After he skimmed through the three design schematics, Ves decided to start with what he considered to be the simplest choice.
"Although the Caskar Pike looks simple, it's really not." Ves shook his head. "None of the Skull Architect's designs are simple."
The Caskar Pike was a medium spaceborn missileer. Its primary armament consisted of its large, integrated missile launcher launcher system, which encompassed much of its torso and shoulders.
This turned the mech into a rather unwieldy machine. Combined with its abysmally weak armor system, the mech was extraordinarily vulnerable to close-ranged attacks.
A single light skirmisher could make mincemeat out of a Caskar Pike!
Evidently, the Skull Architect wasn't resigned to designing such a one-dimensional mech. He attempted to enhance the Caskar Pike design by pairing it with an extremely powerful flight system that boosted its acceleration and speed.
While this addition indeed increased the mobility of the Caskar Pike, the missileer became a lot more clunkier to pilot! All the compromises the Skull Architect was forced to make in order to accommodate the oversized flight system introduced a lot of problems.
"A skilled mech pilot should be able to manage the missile launcher system while dodging enemy fire and pursuit."
While missile weapon systems were constrained by their capacity, they offered the greatest amount of versatility compared to more straightforward weapons such as laser rifles and ballistic rifles.
Mech pilots adjusted the programming of the missiles loaded into the launcher system according to the situation at hand.
For example, the payload could be programmed to time their salvos to arrive at the target at the exact same time. The missiles could be programmed to fan out and arc around the target in order to attack it in multiple directions. Their evasion pattern and countermeasures could be adjusted as well in order to minimize their interception.
While some settings didn't take much time to adjust, such simple instructions didn't add much versatility to the missiles.
The more complicated instructions took a decent amount of time to implement. While a mech pilot would be able to accomplish this at rest, during a hectic battle a mech pilot was constantly expected to multitask.
Piloting a mech with enhanced mobility like the Caskar Pike meant that its mech pilots needed to devote way too much attention to keeping the flight of their mechs under control. This detracted from the amount of attention they could devote to configuring the missile launcher system.
As a result, the Caskar Pike underperformed in the frontier. From the additional documentation that the Skull Architect added to the data chip, Ves found out that the pirates who piloted the Caskar Pike displayed sufficient mobility but grossly inadequate hit rates.
Either their opponents intercepted too many missiles, or the missiles missed the mark!
"That's because the pirate pilots aren't capable of devoting their full attention to both!"
The mech pilots of the Caskar Pike had to make a choice. Either they devoted the bulk of their attention to keeping their mech mobile or ensuring that their missiles inflicted damage.
The pirates overwhelmingly focused on staying elusive and dodging enemy fire. This was because they valued their lives over the mission!
Ever since many mech pilots exhibited the same pattern of behavior, the Caskar Pike thoroughly lost popularity. Although it offered a powerful and affordable offensive package to frontier outfits, its design hadn't taken the mentality of its target audience in mind!
"This seems to be a recurring problem to the Skull Architect." Ves judged.
Although this problem sounded somewhat thorny, Ves was confident he could lighten the burden on the mech pilot. He considered this design to be the simplest out of the three designs he received.
"There's not much I can improve on the hardware of the Caskar Pike." He muttered as he analyzed its design schematics. "If I want to make the mech easier to pilot, I'll have to focus on its interaction to its mech pilots."
In other words, Ves could simplify the operation of the mech by automating some of its functions. This was fairly simple and only required him to do some programming work.
"Yet.. isn't that too easy?" He frowned.
There must be something special about the Caskar Pike. Maybe the Skull Architect wanted to offer Ves an easy start, but this was unlikely considering the Senior's extremely demanding personality.
Ves narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Everything he has given to me so far is either a test or a trap. There's definitely something fishy about this spaceborn missileer mech."


After obtaining the Mech Designer System, Ves aims to create the greatest mechs in the galaxy!

In the far future, the galactic human civilization has entered the Age of Mechs. The countless lesser powers of humanity have come to adopt mechs as their main weapons of war!

Only a small number of humans have the right genetic aptitude to pilot these destructive war machines the size of buildings.

Born to a military family in the edge of the galaxy, Ves Larkinson is one of the many people who lacks the talent to earn glory in battle. Instead, he became a mech designer. Helped by his missing father, Ves has obtained the mysterious Mech Designer System that can help him rise in the galaxy and beyond!

His mechs based on the principles of life quickly allows him to rise to prominence. Powerful and highly compatible with mech pilots, his products have the potential to take the market by storm! However, success does not come easily, and countless challenges bar his ability to sell his mechs to a market eager for innovation!

With the sins of the human race in the galactic arena slowly catching up, Ves must navigate the perils of the ultra-competitive mech market and maintain control over his growing organization of misfits.

This is the golden age of mechs. This is the golden age of humanity. The question is, will it last?

"Any challenge can be overcome as long as I design the right mech!"

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## Chapter 1 - Invitation
All the light in the room came from a young man's laptop and a big electronic clock hanging behind him. It showed 6 minutes past midnight. She knew it was again this time of the year when her Boss was lost in his thoughts to the point he forgot to turn on the light. Li Lang was sitting comfortably in his chair. At first glance, he looked like 25 years old, but his eyes were pretty immature, they made him look more like a teenager.汉字
"Forbes ranking was released. Boss, you are again first in Asia. They titled you as the biggest genius since Da Vinci." said attractive young woman.
When he heard woman's voice, he just lightly smiled. The most prominent genius since Da Vinci? The richest person in Asia? He didn't care at all. All his attention was being devoured by the violet envelope in his hands; with carved golden words on the back "INVITATION". "Will this time be different than the last one?" Li Lang thought to himself. He was getting this invitation for the past nine years. Every single year, no matter where he was, it had still been delivered, always on 23rd October, exactly at midnight. Even once he was visiting his lab in the North Pole, somehow he still received it! The sender of the letter became his shadow. He just couldn't escape from him, nor he wanted to. It became his obsession. In the envelope, there was just a white sheet of paper as big as a palm with two short sentences, written using emerald ink - "Hack me. You have 33 days". There was nothing more, no website link, no clues, literally nothing. An average person would think that it's a joke and would simply ignore it. However, Li Lang felt that the paper was not a simple one. When he closely examined it in his lab, he discovered that it consists every element of the periodic table and that was not the end. He didn't fully understand it! In front of him was a masterpiece, even his company, the leader in tech business wouldn't be able to create it. The message also pointed to his secret, him being a hacker! No one knew since he got his first computer, hacking became his biggest hobby, not even his parents. It was logical to assume that such a computer genius as him would be good at hacking, but why hasn't he heard about anyone else getting such a letter? Why did they use word "hacking" instead "solving"? Was it to provoke him? It is highly possible that the sender is aware of his other identity "Crucifier"! That nickname became a taboo and the legend at the same time. In the hacking community he was an existence close to God; for big companies and police a never-ending nightmare. He got many challenges, and every time he accomplished them easily. Pentagon? Easy. FBI? Easy. NATO? Easy. FED? Easy. He was like an unstoppable machine-gun. The only way to stop him was not to be connected to the Internet. Since he turned sixteen, there were no longer challenges for him, hacking became trivial. It was all until that day…The day when he got this letter. He tried everything for the past nine years to solve it, but he just couldn't. Was it fake? Was someone better than him in this world? He even thought that the sender might be an alien from another planet. The letter clearly consisted a higher technology that was known to him. Most people after so many failures and sleepless nights, would just give up and just ignore it, but there was something inside him that didn't let him stop. When you are at the peak of the world, not many things can make you feel excited. He didn't love hacking because of fame, nor he wanted to show his dominance, he was just curious. Whenever he was doing it, he had an image in his mind. It was a time when he solved his first puzzle, Rubik's Cube. His parents always wanted their child to become a scientist. From the very young age, they treated him like an adult. When he was just three years old, they gave him Rubik's Cube on his birthday. They expected that after few years he might be able to solve it. It might be a little bit cruel to give such a present to a child, but they believed it's good for his mental growth to surrounding him with severe problems. What they didn't expect was a three years old child solving it much faster…He still remembers the first time he saw this cube. He loved all his toys, but this toy was really special. It required effort to play with it. There was a secret about this small cube, and he had a sincere desire to understand it. He was slowly touching the surface of it. Every touch seemed magical. In the next couple of breaths, his mind drifted away from the reality. He was in his dreamland. There were a green grass and pure blue sky. In the air were floating hundreds of Rubik's Cubes, every one of them rotated like it was being manipulated by an invisible hand. He was just slowly observing different patterns dancing around him to the moment he finally understood it. The cube had been solved. All that happened in less than one hour. His whole body was filled with excitement; every muscle seemed to be alive, he could feel every inch of his existence. He felt complete. At that moment curiosity became his drug. His parents couldn't believe their eyes. Genius! The genius was born! Soon he would only be able to compete with himself and…the sender of this letter. He didn't have a single conversation with this mysterious person, but it felt to him like he might be the only person being able to understand him. The peak is a very lonely place. He really wants to meet him.
"Cindy, I take vacations for the next 33 days. You manage everything during my absence. Remember, no matter what happens, you won't be able to contact me." saying this Li Lang left the room. 
It was the 14th day of his challenge, and he still had no idea how to solve it. He was lying on the grass in the local park. If someone noticed him, they might think that in front of them is a homeless person, not the richest one in whole Asia. Last time he ate? Three days ago. Last time he slept? Forty hours ago. Shower? Before he came here, one week ago. He had already given up working in the lab. It was just pointless. What he needed right now was a spark of inspiration. He has a thesis that this white sheet of paper is a device. In the past when 33 days deadline passed, the structure of the paper totally changed, it became just a simple sheet of paper, without a single trace of it being unique. There should be some mechanism inside it that triggers the change, or maybe some external force manipulates it. It was so advanced to the point that it felt like magic. "Maybe that's my problem? I'm trying to solve it using typical scientific methods. Maybe it's the same as with objects and atoms? They have their own logic. You can't use Newton's Laws at the atomic level, and you can't use atomic laws for objects. They simply don't work. Maybe this device is just like that? Do I need another kind of law to solve it?" Li Lang had a feeling that this way of thinking was the correct one. He needs to look at the problem from a totally different perspective. His first thought was quite an absurd one. Is it really magic? Even though he was a scientist, he wasn't ignorant to the point of denying such possibility. By his understanding, "magic" is a science of the soul. If this device requires his soul's power to solve it, how can he achieve it? Time slowly passed by. There were only two days left until the deadline. The air was filled with an odor of old books. The room was quite spacious, but it was still tough to move inside it. Li Lang was lying on the bed with the book in his hands. He wasn't alone, thousands of books accompanied him. They were all sort of; new one and very old one too; there was even a book that was four-hundred years old. It was probably the biggest collection of esoteric books ever collected. Of course, it was impossible to read all of them in such a short period of time, but Li Lang still decided to collect every single one of them. It's not like it will hurt his finances. In the last two weeks, he was only reading, he started from stuff about meridians, through acupuncture and ended with some absurd theories about Reptilians and how they want to conquer the world through transforming and acting like humans. He didn't read them page by page, it would have taken way too much time. He set the time limit 15 minutes per book and used the selective method of reading. It was not enough time to even selectively read them all, not to mention becoming an esoteric expert. Even he couldn't achieve it in such a short time, but it was enough to create a general picture in his mind. It was now time to practice! He sat comfortably in a meditative position with his spine straight. "Ohhh, God! It really hurts" thought Li Lang. He has always treated training a body as a waste of time, and now he has actually started regretting it! It was really hard for him to keep his spine straight for a long period of time, but he didn't give up. He decided that he will use every possible method to solve this puzzle, even if it means dying in agony from it, he refused to give up! His curiosity was bigger than the pain he felt. "The next step is to feel the energy inside my body. There are seven main chakras according to one of the books I read. They are the main energetic places of the body. They exist in the astral plane, but it's possible to feel them inside the body." thought Li Lang. Just after few minutes of trying to feel them, he noticed that really something is happening inside his body. He felt warmth in the place he focused on. In some areas he felt that something was blocked, the energy there met a little bit of resistance. He thought about a placebo effect, the human brain is a tricky beast, but at this moment it was not significant, the feeling was just too excellent. His mind drifted away. He could see all his thoughts and all emotions being separated from himself. They were just like a train leaving the station. As the time passed by, they were farther and farther away, until they just disappeared in the horizon. He became a pure consciousness. Li Lang no longer existed. Li Lang was just a thought, he wasn't eternal, only the consciousness was. The consciousness was the world, and he became the world. The letter in his hand started resonating. It felt like all-stars in this universe are going to collapse. His body was getting warmer and warmer, just like a steel slammed by the thousand meters big hammer over and over again. The body was close to disintegrating. Then…it just disintegrated. In the place where Li Lang was sitting, only remained a vast pool of blood. Just like that Li Lang died!

Money? Woman? Power? I don’t care about them.

All I want is conquer every secret of this world! Gods? Even they can’t hide their secrets in my presence!

The journey of the man who decided to conquer every secret in the world started.

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