"So Leo's been playing an Abyssal so much, he's becoming one," Elly mused aloud as she casually lifted the wooden crate in front of the door. "I didn't know that's how it works."
"Because it isn't," I objected just a hint sourly. "It's just Judy's hypothesis. Don't take it for granted."
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Or rather, the first half of the second volume, but who am I to pick nits?
You can find it right here: https://www.amazon.c...
2022-09-27 14:48:26 +0000 UTC View PostPart 3
Despite mom-in-law's proposal, the meeting at the Dracis mansion somehow managed to drag on for more than an hour longer, with about half a dozen 'just one last thing' interruptions. I expected quite a bit more resistance to the merger, but by the end of it the clan ...
2022-09-23 18:18:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello Dear Readers.
Long story short, my father was feeling sick, so we tested the whole family, and turns out we all have the dreaded Koof19(R)(TM).
Seriously though, while I do feel under the weather, it's not that bad (after four shots, that's kind of expected), but the law is the ...
2022-09-19 06:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Whit th' heel is wrang wi' ye? Ur ye it ay yer feckin' min'!?"
"Duncan! Language!" my sister hissed at the big dolt at her side, only to then look at Mr. Griffon and exclaim, "Uncle Roland! Are you listening to yourself? You're out of your bloody mind!"
"Kiddo, mind the language," I ...
2022-09-17 14:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe shouting, audible all the way from the other end of the hallway, died down the moment we entered the Dracis mansion's spacious conference hall. This was the same room where we brokered a peace accord with Penny's group, though the interior design was completely overhauled for the occasion. 2022-09-12 19:28:16 +0000 UTC View Post
"Do we really have to tear it?"
"Yes, we do," I emphasized a tad morosely.
"But it's one of my favorite suits. It's a waste."
"You were the one who decided to wear it going into an epic duel of epic proportions," I responded, and then vigorously rubbed the piece of clothing in m...
2022-09-08 12:55:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe amphitheatre finally looked its supposed age; namely, a ruin. Good riddance, I say.
In the span of less than an hour, about two-thirds of the seats got demolished, there were three huge holes in the dividing wall around the arena, and the fighting pit itself was wrecked as well, with mu...
2022-09-03 20:48:29 +0000 UTC View PostAllrighty then. Let's take an account of what we accomplished so far.
Revealing Bel to the wider world, check.
Introducing the reformed Knights to the Draconians, check.
Bringing the grand elder's plans onto the open, check.
Establishing Bel as a credible and serious threa...
2022-08-29 17:52:05 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, let's take a step back and look at the big picture…
"Raaaagh!"
Just as I thought that, the place where I was standing got hit by the dragon's tail, forcing me to get out of the way.
"I didn't mean that literally!" I exclaimed, mostly out of surprise.
"{What are you...
2022-08-27 17:44:56 +0000 UTC View PostGrand elder Xinji definitely had seen better days. With his eye swollen, clothes ripped, and his fancy top knot undone, he was in quite a story state. It was marginally surprising, as our designated bad guy for our theoretical arc, I expected a bit more from him. But then again, he was ganged up ...
2022-08-24 17:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostDramatic entrances are more of an art than a science, I'd say. If you asked a moviegoer, they would probably say they needed a panning shot with trailer music, followed by a snappy one-liner. For the more anime-inclined, a good entrance was all about the timing, with the star appearing just in th...
2022-08-14 11:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe oppressive silence in the locked-up Purple Zone lasted only for a few seconds. Overcoming his initial shock, the grand elder demonstrated wuxia trope number seventy-four by rising to the air and slowly descending to the field, all the while glowing with a pale yellow aura. Grim and stoic on t...
2022-08-10 14:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe curse of the underground facility strikes again!
No, seriously. What was up with this world's weird fascination with putting absolutely everything underground? I mean, maybe I'm not one to talk, considering I had a base built into the side of a mountain, but in my case, at least it made...
2022-08-06 11:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post"I can't believe you did that…" my dear assistant, still dressed in her winter coat and boots, continued to grumble even while she was fixing my hair. "I can't believe we have to start implementing anti-harem countermeasures even for your Bel persona."
It was early in the morning, and it ...
2022-07-30 17:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostPart 3
"You're early," Naoren noted without even bothering to up from the table in the side room attached to his makeshift hotel-suite-office.
"We both have things to do, so I figured we should get this over with as soon as possible," I answered nonchalantly and walke...
2022-07-26 15:14:28 +0000 UTC View Post"I'm not saying the auction is going to be fun per se, but it's something I can't just attend alone," I told my dear assistant and helped her set her hair bow straight. "Just smile, and pretend you're having a good time."
"Don't be silly, Chief. We're attending an event together. I don't ha...
2022-07-20 20:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Wow! Your Christmas tree is really cute!" Angie exclaimed the moment she entered the living room, and she rushed over to the decorated pine in the corner. "Are those angels homemade? Kyaa! I love 'em! I wanna take them home!"
"I made more than we needed, so I can give you the ones that did...
2022-07-10 14:11:22 +0000 UTC View Post"Welcome, future young master, and I wish you a Merry Christmas."
"Good evening, Melinda," I responded to the curtsying maid a tad late, slightly baffled by the plushy reindeer headband she was wearing.
Before I could ask what that was about, I noticed the sound of hurried footsteps c...
2022-07-07 15:51:14 +0000 UTC View Post"You know, I thought your father would be more worried about all the magical malarkey over us being in a poly relationship," I quietly grumbled as I walked up the stairs in my house, and my dear assistant in front of me lightly shrugged.
"It was probably the most comprehensible of the outra...
2022-06-30 20:05:04 +0000 UTC View Post"[It's cold in here.]"
Rabom sounded almost absent-minded as he propped the Gorgon Knight against the wall. I had to agree with him, but I also had a question: why was the warehouse so warm, considering it's the middle of December, and they only had a single camp stove in there?
It was an especially cold night. Snow fell in fat, fluffy flakes, yet not a single one landed on me; the effect of another superfluous enchantment on my armor, but one I didn't mind. For the moment, I was doing my best echo-locating-mammal-man impression, though only in moderation. My armor was m...
2022-06-21 19:33:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment I walked into the room, I threw my phone onto my bed with a flick of my wrist, followed by placing Cal next to it a touch more carefully. Side note: they still didn't have a scabbard, because as it turned out, while the mini-shoggoths can easily assume the shape of one, the transformat...
2022-06-17 17:33:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe student body of Blue Cherry High exhaled a collective sigh the moment Lord Grandpa finally finished his long-winded speech on the podium. It echoed but for a moment in the gymnasium, still covered in the decorations left behind by the Christmas Ball, as it was soon replaced by the bustling so...
2022-06-11 15:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post"We're home!"
I turned an unsurprised look at the trio entering the living room, and uttered a flat, "It's half-past five."
"I ask for forgiveness, Leonard-dono," Mountain Girl apologized with a bow that incidentally made the half a dozen paper bags in her hands drop to the floor. I a...
2022-06-08 16:22:41 +0000 UTC View PostHello Dear Readers,
Well, this is terribly embarrassing to admit, but I messed up big time. Long story short, I slipped up with the dates within the story, and because of this, there's literally no time for certain crucial events to happen in the time frame I set up. Due to this, I now have...
2022-06-06 16:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostThere was something oddly relaxing about the sizzling of oil early in the morning. It was one of those things that screamed 'cozy', and the fact that I was the one responsible for it made it feel even better. In fact, I kind of zoned out listening to it, and burned the bottom of the last sunny si...
2022-06-01 08:46:32 +0000 UTC View Post"From today onwards, you are a lamp," I declared as I pointed at the rotund, flesh-colored mini-shoggoth in the corner of my living room, and it let out a happy 'nyuu' sound, that kind of reminded me of a cat's meow, but wasn't quite right.
It hopped in place without taking its one large ey...
2022-05-30 19:16:51 +0000 UTC View Post"We'll be right back, don't go anywhere."
"I wasn't planning to. Now, hurry up. It's already half-past four."
Judy nodded, and followed after the princess, leaving me alone on the roof of the school. Relatively speaking, of course, as the place was already crowded with students in ant...
2022-05-27 18:52:52 +0000 UTC View PostJust to avoid confusion: after some thinking, I decided to shift the fourth part of Ch 90 into the first part of Ch 91. This means Ch 90 is going to be slightly shorter than usual, but in retrospect, ending it on the high-note of the concert feels much better on the pacing front. I just wanted to...
2022-05-21 13:25:06 +0000 UTC View Post