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    • by Cristae — 320 The Duty of a Younger Sibling (5) The little doll moved. Its appearance was nothing special. A wooden puppet with a comical face painted on it. There were black stains, as if it had been scorched by fire, and here and there were gouges and nicks, both large and small. At most, it was the length of a handspan. Its size and looks were far too insignificant to attract the attention of the world’s most renowned magicians. And yet, on the stage, there was only that shabby wooden puppet. No…
    • by Cristae — Chapter 185 Dan Xingyu’s analysis sounded quite reasonable. But Qi Yu couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right. Was his good friend accepting the fact that he wasn’t human a bit too easily? Think about it: he told Dan Xingyu he wasn’t human, Dan Xingyu listened, glanced at the survival panel, and then just… accepted it as a matter of course? He narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Dan Xingyu with suspicion. Dan Xingyu: ? The little mage rarely looked at anyone like…
    • by Cristae — Chapter 142: I Want Them All! Having never encountered a riddle-speaker before, the apocalypse bumpkin was caught completely off guard. When he looked again at the Tree of Wisdom, a prompt quickly appeared: his question quota for the month was now zero. Still, although the Tree of Wisdom’s answer was shrouded in mystery, he wasn’t particularly disappointed. For this answer had confirmed the thing he most wanted to know: the scenes he’d glimpsed in the adventure fragment draw really were from…
    • by Cristae — "Water..."Water? What on earth could that mean?Shen Dongming stood frozen on the spot.He lowered his head and exchanged a glance with Qiu Qing behind him. The entire group looked at each other in confusion, as if they had suddenly forgotten how to read Chinese.Was it to be taken literally?A fruit-and-iced-drinks milk tea shop?In this wasteland buried under molten rock?For a moment, Shen Dongming had no idea how to respond politely.Wang Jianguo gave a chuckle. The first time everyone set foot on the farm,…
    • by Cristae — 492 Aerial Aquarium (4) Two pairs of eyes hardly blinked. Unlike their usual boisterous selves, they were excessively still. Perhaps that was why they stood out even more. Their gazes were fixed, faces serious, as if determined not to miss a single detail of the scene before them. Hong Seok-young suddenly found himself wondering what those kids were seeing. His son, Woo Hee-jae, also saw things others could not. Still, “mana” was something Hong Seok-young could easily understand. Just…
    • by Cristae — Chapter 159: Didi Cursing Service Before today, My Fate Is Mine, Not Heaven’s would never have thought this was a big deal. He had always believed himself to be the chosen one of Zone 01. In the entire zone, there were only a handful of top-ranked players who were even worth his attention. Being ostracized by a bunch of nobodies—did it matter? Now, cold reality told him that it mattered quite a lot. At this moment, he felt humiliated in his heart, and his body was suffering too. But…
    • by Cristae — 541 (Hunter Academy Side Story 8) The School Nurse_2 Awakening is different for everyone. There are general patterns, but how quickly someone adapts to their powers after awakening, and the extent of those powers, varies from person to person. Even among mages, each possesses a different amount of mana, and Awakened are no exception. Just looking at the graduates of the Academy shows this diversity. In fact, you don’t even need to look at the graduates—just the three current students are…
    • by Cristae — 497 Pursuit (1) Desert. It was the desert. A landscape I had grown sick of seeing during my time in America. “Ah, but at least this desert feels more humane. I like it,” Han Taekyung remarked. It was a peculiar sort of appreciation for the scenery. “Haven’t you seen deserts often yourself, Dr. Han?” Han Taekyung’s main area of activity had been the Middle East. He must have seen enough deserts to last a lifetime. “Of course. The problem is I’ve seen them far too…
    • by Cristae — When Bian Xu returned to the house, the bright moon already hung high in the sky.The farm owner’s residence was surrounded by a spacious yard, with guards and a curfew in place. Barring urgent matters, no player would disturb the farm owner and his assistant at night.At this hour, all was deathly still—it was already somewhat past his window of safety.There were no lights on; sir was likely already asleep.That thought suddenly broke something fragile inside Bian Xu. As he set foot on the front steps,…
    • by Cristae — 299 Will (5) “How was that?” Han Taekyung said with a smirk, his tone as infuriating as ever. Han Eunyoung, who normally hesitated to even sit on bare ground, just lay sprawled out, too exhausted to reply, raising only her middle finger. Laughter erupted among the children. There was nothing that could provoke such a fierce reaction from Han Eunyoung except something involving her brother, Han Taekyung. If you think about it, she lasted a long time. Disliking getting dirty and preferring to sit…
    • by Cristae — Chapter 171: The Spring God’s Blessing from the Mage Association—You Shall Preside By the time dusk was falling, the two of them returned to the residence Leslie had arranged. Leslie and Jin Qian had already changed clothes: they wore the traditional attire of Jindong City, and perhaps because of the Spring God Festival, the colors were especially bright and vivid. Qi Yu and Shan Xingyu each received a set as well. It just so happened that the two sets left were identical in…
    • by Cristae —   Yes, this was the most acute problem facing the farm.   In the original design of the Main God, there was never meant to be a base camp like the "farm." Even in the anomalous cities of the Famine Game, no matter how many dungeons there were, there were always sparse enough gaps left for players to catch their breath. The distribution was never especially dense; a major city would have only about twenty or so dungeon points.   The farm had been expanding outward for some time, its…
    • by Cristae — 401 Dining Together (1) As I’ve said before, Yangseong High was in a remote place. The nearest city was at least a thirty-minute drive away. Though, calling it a city was generous. It was a town, really—a town. For this reason, and not only for safety, the school was planned to operate as a boarding school. Back when it was a pilot high school, Hong Seok-yeong and other veteran hunters had helped students commute, but that couldn’t go on forever. Eventually, even this area would develop its…
    • by Cristae — 395 Greeting (4) ‘Come out. Now.’ ‘…….’ ‘You’re not coming out?’ ‘Uh…’ ‘Number 2. Stay put.’ ‘…….’ ‘I said, come out.’ ‘…….’ A cold silence. Without thinking, I gripped the hem of his clothes, and a gentle hand pried my fingers loose, careful to keep the woman at the door from seeing. Slowly, I got to my feet. The hem of his black clothes brushed past my nose. I reached out again, but before my fingers could touch, he moved away.…
    • by Cristae — 314 New Family (1) Hong Seokyoung spoke about what the mage named Erve Schneider had done. Unfortunately, I didn’t know much about mages. I wasn’t so idle that I could remember every two-bit mage from twenty years ago. So, inevitably, I called for Kim Chaemin. …Correction. I was about to go looking for Kim Chaemin. “Teacher Woo. Do you have a moment?” If only Imiseon hadn’t found me first, instead of Kim Chaemin. “What is it?” Honestly, I thought…
    • by Cristae — 249 Safety Device (5) “Why?” Park Seo-hyun, gnawing at the end of her pencil, lifted her head. “Huh?” “Is something bothering you?” Choi Jin-woo pointed at the pencil, now covered in teeth marks. “You always chew your pencil when you’re worried about something.” “Ah. Uh, yeah… No, I’m not worried about anything.” Seo-hyun blushed slightly and slipped the ruined pencil back into her case. For some reason, she felt embarrassed by the mess she’d made of…
    • by Cristae — 359 New Employee (1) Kim Chaemin arrived at the school before noon that day. Unlike usual, her yellow sports car tore across the field and screeched to a halt right at the building’s entrance. That was as much as I could see from the infirmary window. There was no way Kim Chaemin hadn’t sensed the flow of magic that Park Seohyun and Choi Jinwoo had also felt. After the problematic mass of magic—after Hope’s wings were cut off, just as he’d said, the influx of magic stopped. The pulsing…
    • by Cristae — Chapter 122: Encountering a Cheater, Giving It Your All Yet Unable to Win A dragon. A golden dragon, spoken of only in myth and legend. The appearance of the dragon struck everyone equally. Not only were the viewers in the livestream dumbfounded, but the players on the field were left utterly stupefied as well. Everyone watched as this clearly still juvenile golden dragon beat its wings, circling the sky above as if patrolling its own territory. Then—€€€€—it locked onto its…
    • by Cristae — 498 Pursuit (2) Sometimes, watching how things spiral into the worst possible outcome, I can’t help but marvel at it. It’s not as if you have to do something wrong—or even do anything at all. Life can unfold with astonishing ease, but on the other hand, it can also become a complete disaster in ways you never imagined. Life is strange. I have no memories of having any fun during my business trip to America. When I first arrived? I barely had time to unpack before I was poring over dungeon…
    • by Cristae — 255 Jirisan Fairy (1) “Have a safe trip!” Kim Chaemin waved her hand energetically, beaming with a wide smile. “Well then, I’ll leave things in your care.” I bowed to Kim Chaemin and climbed into the driver’s seat. Jirisan was a long way off. There had been talk about whether it wouldn’t be better to take public transportation, but that was out of the question with Hong Seokyoung coming along. It was only after the car started moving that Kim Chaemin turned away. I glanced at…
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