The man spread his arms wide, as if embracing the heavens, his face full of fervor. When he reached the word "trembling," he even curled his arms inward and let his body shudder dramatically.
Jiang Bai and Hu Tao exchanged looks.
"You feel anything?"
"Nope."
...
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Wu Cong let out a sigh. "Exactly… At least you both have Visions—proof that you’ve been chosen by the gods. But for people like us, ordinary mortals, even catching a glimpse of an adeptus in our lifetime is nothing more than a fantasy."
"So, when I heard that an adeptus was taking dis...
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Before Jiang Bai could react, Hu Tao had already rounded the corner, spear in hand, radiating menace.
Her expression was dark as she slowly advanced toward him.
"Go on, run! Why aren’t you running now?"
Last time, he said her singing sounded like a wolf howling. This time, he ...
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"You’re underestimating the Director!"
Hu Tao puffed up her cheeks in protest as Jiang Bai kept trying to instruct her.
"I’m not underestimating you, Director Hu. I’m just… sharing my experience," Jiang Bai sighed heavily. If he kept this up, he felt like he might have a heart...
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The spiked club gleamed coldly as it struck down again and again. Within moments, the juvenile Geovishap had stopped breathing.
Breaking off a tree branch, Jiang Bai prodded the Geovishap’s corpse with curiosity. "Director Hu, do you think this thing has meat? Is it edible?"
Its ent...
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On the third day since the rumors began, the situation started to spiral out of control.
Uesugi Gen’s name was still circulating among the students, but now, new rumors about other people had begun flooding the school forum.
[Nagumo Miyabi is secretly in love with Student Co...
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Ichinose Honami really missed Uesugi Gen.
Desperately so.
It had been two whole days since she last saw him—something that had never happened before. This endless waiting was driving her insane.
Ever since they met, not a single day had gone by without her seeing him. Not once...
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A dimly lit dormitory. A kitchen knife. A woman. Her lifeless eyes devoid of light…
The eerily familiar scene made Uesugi Gen feel as though the spirit of an old acquaintance was haunting Advanced Nurturing High School.
Kushida Kikyo stood there, clutching a kitchen knife, staring a...
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After school, once he had seen Shiina Hiyori off, Uesugi Gen silently estimated the time.
That stubborn girl should be arriving any moment now.
To prepare, he decided to make himself look at least a little miserable. Otherwise, after having been played like a fool, Horikita S...
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The time rewinds to noon—lunchtime.
"Click."
The doorknob of the second-floor dormitory was gently turned. Just as Uesugi Gen was eagerly preparing to continue his online vendetta, he turned his head in confusion.
Shiina?
Besides himself, the only person with a ...
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"Why?"
Eck tilted his head slightly, his expression curious.
"Mr. Zhongli, what led you to such a conclusion?"
Fu Hua also turned to look at Zhongli. She had initially assumed that, given Zhongli's personality, he might simply admit that he was the one who rewound time that day....
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"Time is such a fascinating thing."
"Time is such a profound mystery."
"I am deeply curious about what transpired on the snowy mountain recently."
"Would you be willing to tell me what you know?"
The boy named Eck spread his arms slightly, his voice carrying a strange air ...
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—I lost!
—I lost again.
—I lost completely.
The [Gold] Alchemist crashed into the ground, disbelief written all over her face.
The battlefield was already a wreck—blackened soil and scorched earth stretched as far as the eye could see.
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Huh??
The blond prince was momentarily at a loss for words. He had never expected such a response from his sister.
Aether frowned, carefully explaining, "Lumine, did you not understand what I just said?"
"I understood," she replied. "And my conclusion is—my brother, o...
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"Raana, did you see Chihiro today?"
"No."
"Hmm?" Tsuzuki Shifune frowned in slight confusion. "You didn’t go to the band today?"
"The band disbanded."
"……"
Seeing her granddaughter's expression—one that seemed caught between relief and disappointment—Tsuzuk...
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Awa Subaru could barely hold it in anymore.
She wasn’t particularly close to Tsuzuki Chihiro, but knowing that she had some connection to her grandmother made her slightly less wary of her.
But after watching Chihiro stumble right into her grandmother’s trap after al...
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To Awa Tendo, Tsuzuki Shifune was an old acquaintance with whom she had always had a strange, conflicting relationship.
The two had been high school classmates, but their dynamic had always been complicated.
After all, among the entire student body, they had been the two most...
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"Excuse us…"
"…What are you doing?"
Even though it didn’t feel right to criticize her band’s vocalist in front of someone she barely knew—especially someone like Tsuzuki Chihiro—Momoka couldn’t help but feel embarrassed by Nina’s behavior.
The girl ...
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Tsuzuki Chihiro felt like she was busier than the Prime Minister. Every day, it was either one person looking for her or another person asking to meet.
If someone was looking for her, then fine, she had to deal with it.
If they were looking for Soyo, though… someho...
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"Huh?"
Chihaya Anon froze for a moment, feeling like her brain had suddenly stopped working.
"Why would I have to sneak glances at Soyo? What does this have to do with her… Wait, I get it!"
"Oh? And what exactly do you think you get?"
Tsuzuki Chihiro couldn...
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"Chihiro… does it really have to be like this?"
After finishing dinner, Chihaya Anon—who had been all fired up about achieving greatness in the world of guitar—enthusiastically grabbed Chihiro’s hand, insisting that her guitar teacher give her some proper guidance.
However, wh...
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"Anon? What's wrong? What are you two doing, running upstairs in the middle of a meal?"
Noriko's voice drifted up from downstairs, and upon hearing it, Anon rushed to the door, shut it quickly, and called back down:
"Mom, don't come up!"
"Honestly... Fine, I'll make some food fo...
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“…They’re all gone.”
In the kitchen, Nagasaki Soyo stared at the washed but still-unstored dishes in the sink and let out a sigh that felt decades older than she actually was.
Now that she was alone at home, she didn’t even have the motivation to cook.
Cooking meant wa...
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“Something impulsive?”
Togawa Sadaharu raised an eyebrow but didn’t follow Tsuzuki Shifune’s lead in sipping his coffee.
Mainly because… he didn’t actually like this particular blend.
Honestly, he was highly suspicious that this old classmate h...
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After finishing their late-night meal, the Pokémon either sprawled out on the carpet to relax or went off to train on their own in the practice area.
August lounged on the couch, idly toying with two [Ghostium Z] crystals and a uniquely designed bracelet in his h...
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"...So, you're also a Pokémon that escaped from the ghost world?" August asked.
Gastly nodded quickly.
"Then why didn't you attack me like the other Pokémon did?"
"Gasly, gasly!"
"Oh? You mean those guys were just brainless fools?"
Gastly nodded again, looking utte...
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Aah!
The moment it poked its head out from the stairwell, Gastly was so startled it nearly jumped.
What did it see?
A wicked human commanding his minions to string up a helpless Mismagius and beat it!
There was also a ferocious Eevee sinking its fangs into a little ghost g...
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Gulp…
Blue stared at the staircase ahead, shrouded in an ominous aura, and swallowed hard.
“…Are we really going up there?” she asked August.
Every instinct in her body told her that stepping forward was not going to end well.
E...
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The second floor felt noticeably different from the first.
The overhead lights had gone dark, leaving only the dim emergency lights to provide any visibility.
Even with those weak lights, the range of vision was no more than four or five meters.
Beyond that?
Only darkness....
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Hearing Elias’s plain and straightforward explanation, Steven curiously leaned over to take a look.
Hmm. It was well-written.
After examining the letter for a moment, Steven finally remembered the main reason he had come to find his friend today.
“Elias, are yo...
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