Three black werecat orphan brothers are trying their best to find a home when they are finally adopted. Everything goes great with their new family until tragedy strikes and they are left with an unexpected guardian.

This story is about an average high school boy with an average lifestyle who likes to read novels especially fantasy ones and was transferred to another world along with his classmates from his school.

As they were transferred our protagonist, John Kaiser, was the sole student among his classmates who were left behind, leaving him all alone in their classroom.

As he was wondering what happened to the others, he remembered one of the novels he had read. It was a story of a fantasy world, where a king of a human kingdom summons heroes from another world to save their world from the demon king, a typical Isekai (Another World)  fantasy novel.

Our protagonist, John Kaiser, started to contemplate and question 'why?' why was he the only one not summoned?

And as his questions go crazy, a light emerges from the place where he was sitting.

Is this the start of our protagonist's fantasy adventure as a hero? Or will he live the same life again as an average person even in another world?

Two hearts covered with a rumbling storm that causes great chaos.

Rhunzel Marchenko is the spoiled daughter of the Marchenko's. She was forced to marry the son of Familia Eigenman who was an outstanding businessman.

They both knew that they are suffering from hardship which bring them both into fights. Kajick, the son of Familia Eigenman, wants to end what they have with the Marchenko. He has someone in his heart, someone who thinks he deserve more, someone whom he likes, not actually he likes, but someone he loves.

Pagpipigil ng nararamdaman ang tanging ginagawa ni Rhunzel, she doesn't wanted to hurt the person whom Kajick was in love with. 

Sino naman kaya ang pipiliin ni Kajick? Ang kanayang pinakasalan ba o ang kanyang mahal?

seorang manusia dengan kemampuan khusus dan grimore pertama yang menjadikan makhluk terkuat di seluruh dunia namun di jebak oleh para penghianat dan iblis menggunakan sihir transfer terlarang mengirimnya ke dunia yang berbeda. dengan kekuatannya apakah dia mampu kembali kedunianya

"Brother, my wife IS a Coleman. The moment she married me, she is a part of the Colemans, and it is only natural for my wife to take over if something ever happens to me." Arion said with a hint of anger in his tone. He never gets angry at his brother, ever.
However, if his brother keeps on belittling his wife, that is the moment he would get angry at him. Arion doesn't see any reason for his brother to be against at the fact that his wife will take over once he leaves temporarily.
"I'm talking about being related to each other by blood, younger brother. If ever something happens to you, you should pass the family business to someone who is related to you by blood. Who knows what will your wife will do once-"
Arion did not let his older brother finish his sentence and slammed his hands to the table. "Brother! Don't you dare speak of my wife like that! I've never spoken to your wife with disrespect, and I would like you to do the same thing." Arion knows what his brother is about to say. James was about to say that once he is gone, Mary will find another man and will take advantage of the family business.
James was shocked, really shocked. He has never seen his brother this angry before. He always thought that his little brother is calm and collected whenever he is in front of the family, and that is why James took advantage of that. He knew that if he ever says something towards Arion, Arion won't retaliate.
"Older brother, if you are saying that I should consider passing the family business to you until one of my twins is ready, then don't worry because I have considered it. However, my wife's way of dealing with business matters is better."
Arion doesn't deny his older brother's skills in handling any business-related matters. His older brother is great, and he admires that, however, just like Marcus, whenever it comes to business matters, Arion chooses the person who performs the best. Between his older brother and his wife, his wife performed the best. He is not being biased, he is just stating facts.
James gritted his teeth in anger and said, "You and father said the same thing."
Arion heard that and his eyes shook. When their father said to the public that he will be the one running the family business, he felt guilty because he thinks that he stole the spot where his older brother should be.
He knows very well that his older brother worked really hard just to be the rightful heir. And of course, he also worked hard not because he wanted the family business, but because he wants to contribute to their family business. He never expected that the result would be him getting the spot without even thinking about it.
Arion once again took a glance at the copy of his will, and a question popped in his mind. "Brother, how did you get a copy of my will?" Arion made his will with his lawyer privately, and it's entirely impossible for anyone to know when he made it.
"Your lawyer gave it to me, and he said that you wanted to let me know," James replied in a monotone.
"My lawyer said that?" Arion never ordered his lawyer to do such a thing, and this made Arion frown.
"Yes." Arion is not stupid, he knows that a lawyer is not allowed to reveal confidential documents to anyone unless the time is right. The kind of lawyer who would reveal any private documents between the client and the lawyer will be arrested.[1]
This kind of development can only be concluded in one thing, his lawyer and his older brother are working together. At that thought, Arion scoffed inwardly, and anger started to rise up inside him. 'I can't believe this.'
After a while, James finally left, and the moment James stepped out of the room, Arion immediately took out his phone and dialed Leonardo's number. After a few rings, Leonardo finally answered and without letting Leonardo say a word, Arion spoke in a serious manner, "Leo, can you do me a favor and gather some evidence that my lawyer is sharing confidential documents to others without my knowledge, and please don't link it to my brother. Give me the details by tomorrow."
Even though he is quite upset by his brother's actions, he still did not want his brother to get into trouble. That's how much Arion treasured his family.
As soon as he said that he ended the call, and the person on the other line is quite enraged by Arion's command without letting him refuse such favor.
~~~
The next day Arion got the information that he needed and put his lawyer arrested, and got a better one and redo his will.
On James' side, when he heard that his little brother's lawyer got arrested for sharing important documents without the client's knowledge, James suddenly got nervous and even practiced his speech that it was all the lawyer's doing and not his. However, no matter how many minutes he waited no one came to interrogate him.
That made James become delusional because of the name he bears nobody would dare to go against him.
At the moment, Arion and Harrison meet up again, and this time Arion has a definite answer to Harrison's risky plan.
"What is your answer, Arion?" Harrison asked.
Arion revealed a bitter smile and replied back to Harrison, "I have no other choice, don't I?" If ever Harrison dies in the process of this mission, Arion will take responsibility. And for his wife's anger, he will take it, even if it's gonna scar for the rest of his life.
"How are you gonna disappear without telling your family the problem?" Harrison asked.
"For sure I'm not gonna follow your footsteps, uncle," Arion said in a matter of fact tone. Arion will never follow the same path as Harrison, and in his opinion, what he is about to do is much more painful than what Harrison did.
"Are you just gonna disappear without a word? That's very not nice, Arion. Mary will hate you, your children might even hate you."
"I know. I would rather for them to hate me than to risk their well-being." Arion knows that his way of thinking things is not the right and that there is another way to do things, however, they are going against time, and he can't waste another second to think of another way.
~~~
[Present Time]
"That's your f*cking reason for leaving? And my f*cking husband encourages you to do that? You two are a bunch of f*cking idiots. There is always another way to do things, and your excuse is that you guys are running out of time? Are f*cking kidding me?" Claire said with a hint of anger in her tone. Despite looking like a fragile old lady, Claire sure has a very unique way to express her anger just by using her words.[2]
[1] I don't how things really work, but in my opinion, I think that's how it works. If I'm wrong please forgive me.
[2] She's one of my favorite!!!


She was only six years old when her father suddenly mysteriously disappeared without any trace.

At the age of sixteen, her mother died in a car accident; some claims that her mother suicide and some claims that it was only a natural accident.

Finally, at the age of twenty-two, she was wedded on that day and at the same time, she was killed by her so-called best friend and her lover. They have betrayed her, all the years that they have spent together were crushed on that day. She thought that it was all genuine but it was, in fact, all fake.

She died with so much hatred in her heart that the heavens granted her a second chance. A chance to change all the wrongs that she did, to avoid the flags that will bring her down.

Did the heavens pity her for being naive? But that does not matter now. The heavens gave her this second chance and she won't waste it to the likes of her fake best friend and that so-called lover of hers.

The heavens allowed her to wake up at the age of sixteen where things are not that disastrous. This time in her second life, she make those who hurt her and her family down without any hesitation.

After Guan Xixin recovered fully from his injuries, he immediately went overseas. He only had two months to secure all the dealings abroad that the Guan Empire had trouble with.
Gambling with his chances for the succession trial, Guan Xixin started with the most difficult one having the highest fold percentage of returned profits, because this was an all or nothing competition.
If he could not win, he would only lose.
This was a certain project proposal with tremendously high income that the Guan Empire desperately offered to a certain conglomerate but could not convince the other party due to the high risk of failing, and because the said conglomerate was already having talks with another company on a similar deal. 
Although the Guan Empire gave more benefits for the other party, the other party stubbornly refused.  
Guan Xixin himself had checked the project proposal. Although the risk was high, the deal could immediately give very high profit returns in a short amount of time. Moreover, his instincts were telling him that this was the best card he could use for the competition.
If Guan Xixin managed to convince the CEO of that conglomerate to cooperate with that tens of billion dollar project, his reputation in the Guan Empire would rise. It would be a great way to start his winning streak.
Since Guan Xixin, a potential heir from the main line of the Guan family, was flying to another country to especially meet the CEO, the conglomerate finally gave them face and agreed to meet him. But it did not mean that Guan Xixin would get the headlights for the proposal. He had to do well and bargain well so that this chance would not be wasted.
....
Guan Xixin was sitting inside a luxurious private box of an upscale restaurant which he especially reserved to meet the CEO of the international conglomerate.  
He was quite fortunate that the conglomerate who refused them many times finally accepted his invitation to meet personally. He knew that the other had a backing and status that could rival him. Even the Guan Empire was offended by him many times, they could not touch this foreigner easily.  
The carved oakwood door of the luxurious box opened.
A tall man with handsome caucasian features entered. Guan Xixin recognized the man who entered.
This man was Eugine Richards, one of the famous six kings. A young man who detached himself from his family's empire and created his own legend in the business industry together with the other five kings.
Guan Xixin stood up and smiled.
"It's an honor to have Sir Eugine--" His words halted when he saw a familiar face appearing behind Eugine.
His eyes widened.
Was it not the butler of the young Xiong heiress, Zhou Linfeng?  
Ah, right.  
Zhou Linfeng was the current sixth king.
Guan Xixin instantly recovered from his surprise of seeing Linfeng's presence in this private meeting. He continued his greeting, " It's an honor to have you Sir agreed to my invitation. I am indebted. " He then turned to greet Linfeng.
"It's nice to see you here too, Mr. Zhou Linfeng."
Eugine shook hands with Guan Xixin. "I hope you don't mind him joining us."
"It's alright. I am well pleased that I met another king."
Linfeng also shook hands with Guan Xixin. "Young Master Guan Xixin sure is modest. In the country, you are quite well known. It will be my loss if I wasted this chance of meeting you."
Guan Xixin just smiled. He had not dealt with any business with Linfeng before. But since the man was here, he could not just tell the man to leave them, could he?
Even though the news of Guan Empire's failure to collaborate with Eugine was maintained confidential and not spread outside, he trusted the man before him that he would not entirely offend the Guan Empire by spreading the outcome of the business deal today to the public.  
Zhou Linfeng should know when to keep his mouth shut. Even Guan Xixin was unease about it, there's no need to worry over this matter.
Besides, it also looked like Mr. Eugine Richards approved of Linfeng's presence here.  
Guan Xixin inwardly wondered.
What was the reason for another king's presence here?  
Guan Xixin did not waste time. After the refreshments were served in their room, he began to straightforwardly bring up the business matter.
"Sir Eugine, I came here in behalf of the Guan Empire. I know it is rude for us to always bring up the same project with you with very few adjustments on the conditions of the offer each time. This time, I personally remade the proposal with everyone's best interests in mind. Also, the adjustments in the project proposal has increased the success rate by ten percent. I hope you can take a look."
Guan Xixin handed a file to Eugine.
Eugine accepted it silently. He skimmed through it and saw the difference this time.  
Guan Xixin made quite a decent offer. However...
"I understand that the Guan Empire is sincere about this deal. However, you must know that it's not only profit that my company is looking the most into. I don't want to reject and offend the Guan Empire, but my company's name will be at risk here. If I would not end up going back against my word with the previous company that I made a deal with, I would probably have accepted your proposal ages ago. I hope you understand."
Guan Xixin's eyes lashes lowered. He knew that it would not be this easy.  
"I truly understand. However, Sir Eugine, business is about profit. If the previous got offended because you accepted this deal rather than theirs as were previously promised, then we, the Guan Empire will handle it. They should know that it is their proposal that is lacking..."
Eugine frowned. "I know you are just being straightforward. However, in my company, trust and credibility in our promise mattered the most. Profit only comes second. My company grew and became known because of that. I don't want to break my word."
Guan Xixin looked into Eugine's eyes. "Then, is there really no other way for the Guan Empire to sign this project? We are willing to divide the project shares into fifty-fifty in the first six months. That is four times than what the other company offered to you."
Eugine narrowed his eyes.  
The offer was tempting.  
But if he accepted that, then his company would not be any different from the other companies, like his father's. In order to get more profit, Eugine had to break his first promise, betray the other's trust, and crush their dreams before jumping to a bigger boat.
He could not do that.
This was his bottom line, the reason why many talents stayed with him.
Besides, even though the previous company was lesser than the Guan Empire, they were decent and hardworking. This project was important to them as it would be their first step to reach higher. Eugine was also personally supporting that company.
"I can see the Guan Empire's sincerity. But please understand, I have my name, my word, and my company's principles to consider. No matter how much you offer in this deal to us, we will not be able break our promise with the other company."
Guan Xixin frowned.  
Then did that mean that he came here for nothing? That this deal would not work no matter what he offered?
Should Guan Xixin offer thirty-seventy for half a year then? No, the Guan Empire would not invest in a project where they could not get any considerable profit from, even if it was only temporary.
What should he do?
"Instead, I have a proposal for you." Eugine continued his words.
Guan Xixin was stunned. "A proposal for me?"
"Yes. I understand that you are doing this for the succession trial of the Guan Empire..."  
Guan Xixin's eyes flashed.  
"That's why I know that if I rejected you, it will have a negative impact on your credibility as an heir candidate." The man with fair skin and emerald green eyes stared directly at Guan Xixin. "So we have a proposal for you, Mr. Guan Xixin."
Guan Xixin caught a word.  
"We?"
"Yes. My friend and I."  
Eugine gestured towards Linfeng, who was calmly drinking the tea at the side.
Linfeng put down his teacup.  
It was finally time for him to talk.
"You heard it right, Young Master Guan. I have a proposal specifically for you."
Guan Xixin looked at Linfeng with suspicion.  
So this man's presence here truly had a reason.
Anyway, since this man said that he had a proposal for him, not for the Guan Empire, Guan Xixin became interested.  
He wanted to listen.
"Please kindly tell me. I'm all ears."
Linfeng smiled. This Guan Xixin was quick witted just like what the reports said.
"Alright. Let me start by saying that I, Zhou Linfeng, would like to support you wholeheartedly in becoming the heir of the Guan Empire."
Guan Xixin: !!!
Eugine gulped the tea.  
The youngest really likes to drop a bomb without warning.
****


Xiong Zhi ran away from her unwanted marriage.

That day, Linfeng, her aide, died while protecting her. The man who she held dearly in her heart died in her arms.

In her last breath, she uttered,

"Never again to be weak...Never again wasted our precious time...I'll promise...In the next lifetime... I will protect you...and..love you..."

Full of regrets, she closed her eyes, wanting to be united with the man in the underworld.

However, when she opened her eyes, she found herself in her sixteen-year-old body.

Realizing she had a second chance, the cold, indifferent, obedient, and meek young miss of the Xiong family was reborn as a strong, sharp, vengeful, bold, and confident woman.

In this lifetime, she will fulfill her promise with no regrets.

Of course, including seducing Linfeng again.


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5 times the usual price meant it was almost 1000 RMB per serving, two servings would be 2000 RMB! Yuan Zhou excelled at mathematics, at least, when it concerns money. 
But did you think 2000 RMB would satisfy him?
Frankly speaking, yes!
However, it was no use. Yuan Zhou said with a forced laugh, “Sorry, I can’t.”
“Hey, what do you mean? Is 5 times the price not enough?” Zou Heng didn’t expect to be refused, thus angrily questioned Yuan Zhou. 
Although Yuan Zhou felt bitter in his heart, he just stared pointedly at Zou Heng instead of saying any words. Of course, what Yuan Zhou was actually looking at was Zou Heng’s cash. He felt terrible as he thought of the money in the wallet that could have belonged to him. Furthermore, he was the one that rejected those freely given dollar bills.
This was the rule made by the system. What could he do?
In Yin Ya’s opinion, Yuan Zhou’s actions were due to anger, caused by Zou Heng’s insulting behaviors. In her eyes, Yuan Zhou was an eccentric person but with great principle.
“Boss, I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. He’s just a bit fatigued today.” Yin Ya disregarded everything else and pulled Zou Heng towards the entrance. 
“Yin Ya, why are you pulling me outside? It’s my treat today. I will definitely let you eat till you are full.” Zou Heng felt confused. He really wanted to pay extra for another serving. He didn’t believe that there was something in this world that couldn’t be purchased with money.
As for rules? There was a saying, uttered by a rich second generation, that rules were made for the poor to obey.
Although Zou Heng was not a rich second generation, he was one of the top two salesmen in his department, with an annual salary of no less than 300 grand RMB. If not for his beloved Yin Ya, he would have never ordered an Egg Fried Rice costing hundreds of RMB. Nevertheless, since he had managed to get a date with the girl of his dreams, he couldn’t let her down. Yet, he couldn’t even buy a plate of Egg Fried Rice for her. This made him feel rather useless.
“Zou Heng, let’s leave. We can talk about the business case tomorrow, ok?” Yin Ya ignored his question while pulling Zou Heng towards the entrance.
“Yin Ya, wait a moment.”
Seeing Zou Heng requesting to be freed, Yin Ya lost her temper. She released his arm, stood aside and took her handbag. She didn’t want to care about the situation anymore.
“Don’t worry, Yin Ya. Everything will be fine in a while.” Zou Heng was simple minded. He knew Yin Ya had gotten a little angry, but he thought she would cheer up once he managed to take action and apologize. 
Yuan Zhou was standing by the side, watching two of them arguing. It was then, Zou Heng approach and spoke to him.
“Boss, all restaurants want business, right? But this rule doesn’t seem to help your business grow, don’t you think so?” 
When Zou Heng found Yuan Zhou looking at him silently, he continued to persuade him with his silver tongue.
“How about this? You offer us another plate now. I won’t take advantage of you and will still pay 5 times the normal price. Furthermore, I will even introduce some customers to your restaurant.”
While saying that, Zou Heng scanned Yuan Zhou’s restaurant and then continued, “After all, your restaurant is not big. No matter how superbly delicious your Egg Fried Rice is, if no one publicizes your restaurant, many guests will be scared away by the price before they even taste it.”
“In this age, even good wine is afraid of being in a deep alley. Do you think so, boss?”
To his credit, Zou Heng was a good salesman. In just a moment, he had pointed out all the problems in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. But he just didn’t expect that Yuan Zhou’s restaurant to be an ordinary small restaurant with more than one “wine”, there was also a Master Chef support system behind the scenes.
Yuan Zhou wasn’t dumb. He had already considered all the issues that Zou Heng had pointed out. The only problem was that the system didn’t allow any sort of advertising, giving a simple and blunt reason to him.
The system read, “As a Master Chef, any advertising is an insult to your craft. Only by word of mouth can you make your restaurant well known.”
Having read the contents, Yuan Zhou had only one thought. What fantastic logic, thus he gave up refuting.
Now, Yuan Zhou was expressionless. He just quietly gazed at Zou Heng who was showing off his knowledge... Afterward, he refused the proposal, directly and decisively, without a hint of emotion, “No, thanks.”
 “hum...” The formerly voluble Zou Heng fell silent instantly.
 “It’s quite late already beautiful lady. I’m going to close. So...?”
Looking at the time, Yuan Zhou said directly to Yin Ya, ignoring Zou Heng.
“I’m so sorry for taking up your time. Your Egg Fried Rice was very tasty. The only problem is the lack of soup. I enjoy the soup as well you know.”
Yin Ya revealed a smile on her face and praised Yuan Zhou. She took him for an eccentric, and an eccentric would never break his rules for a little money.
Yin Ya was happy seeing Zou Heng being refused. She didn’t like this guy at all. He had always tried to approach her on the basis of some work issues causing her to be unable to refuse his invitation. Furthermore, his shameful behavior had disgraced her indirectly today. Therefore, she had a more favorable impression towards Yuan Zhou, who she believed was on her side.
“Ok, got it. I will serve a complete Egg Fried Rice set several days later. In the set, there will be soup. Remember to come and try when it’s ready.” Yuan Zhou had plenty of patience for pretty women after being single for more than twenty years. Who knows when God will let a pretty lady fall in love with him?
“Perfect. See you then, boss.” After saying that, Yin Ya turned around the and left, abandoning her colleague Zou Heng who hadn’t recovered from Yuan Zhou’s decisive refusal.
“See you.”
“Sir, it’s the closing time. Goodbye.”
Yuan Zhou didn’t feel bad at all as he started to drive this man away.
“...”
Hearing Yuan Zhou’s word, he finally regained consciousness. Without a single word, he turned and chased after Yin Ya. 
.....................
Public recognition had a strange effect since it comes from the word of mouth. However, word of mouth had already lost its appeal and was no longer like before. Nowadays, people got more cautious. They were suspicious of everything. Even if it had high public recognition, it might turned out to be worse than expected. 
Nevertheless, this situation had never occurred in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant before. All his customers were pleasantly surprised, no matter if that came after Sun Ming’s recommendation in the Wechat group or those brought here by Yin Ya.
As for the small mustache man living on the other side of the street facing his restaurant, he had already become a loyal customer of Yuan Zhou, appearing like clockwork 3 times a day for his meals and frequently inquiring about the set meal.
Perhaps the guests were unhappy with the crude and weird rule at the beginning, but after they tasted the Egg Fried Rice, they understood.
People were always tolerant towards talented beings. Those that could cook such superbly delicious Egg Fried Rice, such as Yuan Zhou, was no doubt, a genius. Some weird rules set by geniuses were always accepted.
The following day, Yuan Zhou asked the system to add a few sentences using Mandarin characters beside the price list on the wall.
“Presently, anything else except Egg Fried Rice is not served.”
“Each guest may only have one serving per meal. Request for more is not acceptable.”
These two notifications were also written in calligraphy. Whenever the guests asked for another serving, Yuan Zhou could just show them the notice beside the price list. That would save Yuan Zhou much time from explaining over and over again. 
In fact, he had to thank the system, which provided him purified water in a fixed glass cup. Whenever he finished drinking the water inside, it would be refilled automatically until it was 70% full. Furthermore, the water was always at a perfect temperature and seemed to be bottomless. Of course, the cup couldn’t be taken out of the restaurant.
Moreover, the quality of the water was extraordinary. It was far better than the mineral water by overseas brands. Compared with his water, Evian was as plain as tap water. Therefore, he even asked the system if he could provide the water to his guests. 
Of course, the answer provided by the system was as cold and emotionless as usual, reading, “Your level is too low to do that.”
With strong support from the public, business in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant started to grow. Guests had to wait for a seat, more and more guests also requested for take-out.
Therefore, on the wall inside the restaurant, Yuan Zhou added another notice.
“Take-out service is not available.”

In a remote oriental country, there is a small and odd restaurant that has refused the three-star rating by the Michelin Guide several times. 
“The price is fairly expensive over there, 288RMB for a set meal of Egg Fried Rice and a bowl of soup. Ah, and an extra small plate of pickled vegetables as well. Even so, there are still a long line of people queuing up and waiting for a taste. Reservations are not accepted there, only waiting and queuing personally is allowed. 
“Numerous people fly there on their private planes just to queue up. Furthermore, parking bays and parking spots are not provided there. The service is terrible here. Customers have to clear the tableware themselves and wipe the table as well. For god’s sake, the boss is literally crazy.” 
---Michelin Guide
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Over by Xiawu City's Hall of Mercenaries, Southern Lone Blade's seven-man squad was glancing through the available player-submitted missions, mainly focusing on those looking for help in PvP matter or larceny-related jobs.
Lucrative opportunities, like 'looting equipment off the Video Mage', were few and far between. Southern Lone Blade and his crew would often do odds and ends to earn small sums of money, but what was more important for them was the accumulation of a client base.
Southern Lone Blade's means of business started from these small jobs. By establishing a level of trust and contact with these clients, they would naturally think of hiring them again once a lucrative business opportunity appeared. Furthermore, he would add every client on his friends list through this back and forth of small businesses and would then carefully make records of every single transaction he had with them. This was essentially his leverage in maintaining a cordial relationship with the clients.
While his larceny and murder practice had indeed drawn the masses' hatred, nobody should forget that behind every transaction he made, there must surely be an employer that sought his service. He was nothing more than a dagger, and the person holding the hilt should not be forgiven for their part as well. He had sharpened his dagger to the point of it now being a double-edged knife, withholding his ability to take an eye for an eye. Every agreement with his employers acted as a reminder: I have leverage on you as well.
This was how Southern Lone Blade gradually expanded his business network. Furthermore, the method to contact him for business was extremely rudimental: private messaging. As for those clients who were already in his friends list, Southern Lone Blade had never once rejected their job requests, and this was because he already had leverage on those people. He was convinced that each of them could betray anyone, except for him.
These clients were his main source of income. But if he hoped for his business to prosper, it naturally meant that his client list would have to grow as much as possible. He had two methods to achieve this: first was for the major clients to introduce more customers to him, and second was essentially what he and his crew had been doing when he first started out – developing small customers into big clients before finally entering them into his friends list. This entire process was actually also a way for him to gain leverage.
Standing in the Hall of Mercenaries right now, Southern Lone Blade's squad was searching for customers that had the potential to become large clients. With how their business had originally started out and slowly developed through this method, they were of course experienced at judging the potential of their would-be customers. Those missions with vague descriptions were often not requested by guilds or groups but by individuals, instead. What was important here was pinpointing those who were rich; poor players just did not have the necessary funds to become Southern Lone Blade's clients.
The seven searched through the mission list, occasionally conversing with one another on the channel.
As a group, situations where the members would have separate opinion regarding client selection still happened from time to time. At the moment, out of the seven, Southern Lone Blade, Flame Singed Clothes, and Blackwater were keen on a particular customer who was searching for a particular equipment, while Glue and the other Priest had their eye on someone looking for help with a PK target. Paddy Scent Pastures and the Knight Unrivaled Lucky Star were leaning toward a request for aid in a normal quest with a bountiful reward.
Once they narrowed it down to these three targets, they noted their relevant information and then moved to leave. The seven did not directly accept the mission listed in the Hall of Mercenaries precisely because, as a non-mercenary group, they did not have permission to do so.
The fog remained as thick as ever. The seven stepped out of the Hall of Mercenaries and inhaled a deep breath of fresh air, as though they had just earned a new lease of life.
"Let's begin, then!" Southern Lone Blade took out the list of names that they had just jotted down and said, "Blackwater, you and Flame will contact this Many Nectarinas; Paddy and I will locate this Limp Hands, and the rest of you three can find this… this… G*dd*mm*t, what is this word?"
"Ha ha ha! You're so uncultured!" Since they had finally escaped the hunt for their heads, each was feeling much more carefree and began to joke around with one another. Glue mocked Southern Lone Blade as he took the paper and had a look himself. His face turned green. Passing it along, the next person's face also turned green. Southern Lone Blade looked over to Flame Singed Clothes. "Just what did you write?" That was the name Flame Singed Clothes had jotted down.
Flame Singed Clothes had no choice but to confess, "I just copied the depicted character accordingly. It's a martian word; even I don't know what the word is."
"What in the world is this word!" Blackwater raised the paper in the air and squinted, as if hoping the sunlight would give him the ability to understand it.
Finally, all seven shook their heads awkwardly. If none of them had any idea what word it was, then they had no means to enter it into their search field. Naturally, this meant they would be unable to find this player. Southern Lone Blade ended up stuffing that piece of paper back to Flame Singed Clothes. "The three of you will search for Many Nectarinas; the two of you will find someone who can read this martian word."
Before going their separate ways to contact their respective targets, the other two groups revelled in the misery of Flame Singed Clothes and Blackwater. It turned out that Many Nectarinas and Limp Hands had set their friends list to private – a very common occurrence all in all – so the two groups left for the mailbox. This left just Blackwater and Flame Singed Clothes clutching onto that piece of paper as they kept examining the word.
"Forget about recognizing the word, even if we do know it, how are we going to enter this character into the search field?" Flame Singed Clothes asked in frustration.
"How would I know." Blackwater was miffed as well.
"Guess we gotta enquire and find out!" Flame Singed Clothes said.
"Look; there's a pretty lady over there." Blackwater pointed toward a certain direction.
Aside from larceny, the seven-man squad was no different from the average gamer, and they had their interests as well. Given how plenty of players would partake in the courtship of the fairer sex, there was of course no lack of men with said interest among them.
Starting off from that pretty lady, Flame Singed Clothes and Blackwater started walking down the road and pitifully asked the passersby for assistance. In the end, not a player they met recognized the word on the paper; quite a lot of those people threw them looks of contempt and disdain to boot. The two bore with this slight for the sake of the job, gritting their teeth as they continued to search for further information behind the word.
They walked down a whole street, yet the two still had nothing to show for besides being parched from all the questioning.
"Let's head to a tavern and drink a round or two. There're more people congregated there, anyway, which makes it the perfect place to inquire further," Blackwater suggested.
"That's true. Plus, I believe we need to find the right remedy to our problem. This word is far from common, so we need to ask people who are far from the mainstream. It wasn't really smart of you to ask that old coot you approached moments ago," Flame Singed Clothes said.
"That old coot had no idea but pretended to be knowledgeable. Forget about recognizing the word, he even claimed that it is an Oracle Bone Script1," Blackwater agreed.
"Can you even enter Oracle Bone Script characters in this game?" Flame Singed Clothes asked.
"I've got no idea." Blackwater shook his head.
The two continued on their merry way as they chatted, asking players that could possibly know more along the way yet finding nothing new. They were about to reach the tavern; they had not met another player for quite a stretch prior, and the street they were currently on was empty. The two foreigners, who were not used to having such thick fog covering their surroundings, felt uneasy as they traveled.
"It's been quite some time since we last saw someone," Blackwater commented.
"That's right." Flame Singed Clothes looked around in the fog.
Finally, they saw a dark figure appear before them, which caused the two to become elated.
"Oh, look; there's finally someone coming," Blackwater said.
"Who cares who that guy is; let's hurry and ask him," Flame Singed Clothes said. The two had not talked to anyone else for quite some time and were feeling rather lonely.
They picked up their pace considerably. As the thick fog swiftly became less hazy, the two men could clearly make out the dark figure just ahead. Blackwater was clutching the paper and had half the mind to use his Fleetfoot to dash over to the man at first, but when the both parties' gazes met, the pair immediately came to a screeching halt.
One side was surprised, while the other was delighted.
Gu Fei was extremely happy. He had only left the tavern for no more than a few steps; how could he so quickly bump into them? Did Southern Lone Blade actually leave behind such a huge trace of his presence at the tavern? However, the two men before him were not exactly who he was looking for.
"Why are you here?!" the two exclaimed in unison. They had been very careful along the way. Glue's eyes were strained from overexertion that they nearly became bloodshot, confidently assuring them that nobody was following them. After all, the spyglass could be considered as an item players did not know about, with not one of them being aware that such a thing existed in-game.
"He he! What a coincidence! Where's Southern Lone Blade?" Gu Fei asked.
Neither Flame Singed Clothes nor Blackwater made a sound, as they were busy sending out a message to inform the other members of their squad: "That cad is here."
Southern Lone Blade felt like crying yet no tears came out when he saw their message. The way he saw it, he had yet to do anything to Gu Fei, so why was the man pestering them like so?
"Can the two of you escape?" Southern Lone Blade had a pessimistic outlook to this encounter, directly using the word 'escape'.
"It would be difficult…" Flame Singed Clothes replied.
Ever since witnessing Gu Fei's display of that 900-degree Twin Incineration by the banks of Linshui City, the squad had come to realize how frightening it was to go up against him. They were not even confident that the seven of them combined would stand much of a chance to emerge victorious against the Video Mage. They would definitely have to employ some unorthodox trick if they hoped to win against the man.
It was under such considerations that Southern Lone Blade finally decided to give up on the mission to loot Gu Fei's equipment. This was because such targeted looting of equipment was often a job that took time and plenty of effort on their end. They would most likely have to kill Gu Fei many times over, and each time would require intricate planning and ingenious arrangement. Southern Lone Blade did not think that he was much of a genius on this front, capable of winning by coming up with effective and different tactics each and every time. Weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to just give up this mission.
This was entirely due to the fact that it was too risky to go up against Gu Fei. Rashly making an attempt on him would easily get themselves stuck, instead, so they might as well wipe the slate clean. But by the looks of things, it turned out that Gu Fei had already locked on to them and actually chased them all the way to this city.
"Just what do you want from us?!" Flame Singed Clothes yelled angrily.
Blackwater, who was standing at the side, was staring at Gu Fei silently. Flame Singed Clothes had been so flustered that he actually used a cliché line from idol dramas even though the enemy was right before them and their level was at stake. It was truly quite embarrassing.
Gu Fei seemed not to have noticed this, though, only asking calmly, "I'm looking for Southern Lone Blade; where is he?"
"Oh, he left for the west gate," Flame Singed Clothes casually replied.
"Is that so?" Gu Fei chuckled. "Is it convenient for that guy to come over for a bit?"
"Mmm, I don't think it's too convenient." Flame Singed Clothes gave this answer.
"How so?"
"Because he doesn't wish to see you."
"Would he rather see you two at a spawn point, then? I wonder if he prefers to head over to the Mage Academy or the Thieves' Union?" Gu Fei threatened the two with the potential loss of a level.
Even though neither of them wished to die, they really had no choice on this matter. "Do whatever you like!"
Gu Fei drew his sword out, but the two had no intentions of dying without putting up a fight. Flame Singed Clothes shoved Blackwater. "Run! I'll hold him off."
When all was said and done, Blackwater was still a Thief, and he still had the chance to escape from Gu Fei's evil clutches with his Fleetfoot. As for Flame Singed Clothes…


He is a great fighter in real life, but he is mistakenly assigned a "Mage" job class in a virtual reality game! He is someone who uses power to conquer power, so he makes the most out of the mistake and transforms into a fierce Mage, versed in close combat, in the blink of an eye! By perfectly combining strength and spells, he uncovers a new path of gaming!

Fireball? Chain Lightning? Frost Mirror… Wait just a minute; I’ve come to practice kung fu! Spells have nothing to do with me! What’s that? I’m a Mage? Oh, right! I am a Mage indeed. But… Are you certain I’m one? Alright… Feel the might of my saber! My sword! My hidden weapons! What? You’re saying I’m no Mage now? Let me prove it to you if you don’t believe me! But even if you believe me, I will still show you just how unstoppable a Mage who knows kung fu can be!

These are the unfamiliar words frequently used in the story. I have written it down to avoid conflicts and confusion.
Chan/Kun/San/Sama/Shi: These words are originated in japan because the setting itself is from japan therefore, I used these words to stir a little Japanese culture. It may sound weabby but yeah.
What is the difference between san, sama, kun and chan?
In Japan, when talking about other people, one uses honorific titles after their name. The most common title is san (さん). It means all of "Mr", "Mrs", "Miss", and "Ms." Mr Tanaka is referred to as Tanaka-san, as is Mrs Tanaka, and their unmarried daughter. Other common titles include sama (様), a more polite version of san, sensei (先生), for teachers, kun and chan. These titles also come after the name.
Correct use of titles is very important in Japan. Calling somebody by just their name, without adding a title, is a form of bad manners, called yobisute (呼び捨て).
Although titles are usually added to people's names, there are some exceptions. They are not used when talking about a family member, or another member of one's "in-group", to someone from outside the group. At work, Ms. Shimizu calls her boss "Tanaka san" when she talks to him, or about him to other people. But when she talks to a customer from outside their company, she calls him just "Tanaka".
Common honorific titles
San
San (さん) is the most common honorific title. San is similar to "Mr", "Ms.", "Mrs", and so on. There is no kanji form for san, it's written in hiragana.
San may also be used with a characteristic of a person. A bookseller might be hon'ya-san (本屋さん), "Mr. Bookseller". A foreigner might be referred to as gaijin-san (外人さん). (See also Is gaijin a derogatory term?)
San is also used when talking about entities such as companies. For example, the offices or shop of a company called Kojima denki might be referred to as Kojima Denki-san by another nearby company. This may be seen on the small maps often used in phone books and business cards in Japan, where the names of surrounding companies are written using san.
San is also applied to some kinds of foods. For example, fish used for cooking are sometimes referred to as sakana-san (魚さん).
Both san and its more formal equivalent, sama, imply familiarity. In formal speech or writing, the title shi may be preferred.
Kun
Kun (君) is informal and mostly used for males, such as boys or juniors at work. It is used by superiors to inferiors, by males of the same age and status to each other, and in addressing male children. In business settings junior women may also be addressed as kun by superiors.
Schoolteachers typically address male students using kun, while female students are addressed as san or chan.
In the Diet of Japan, diet members and ministers are called kun by the chairpersons. For example, Junichiro Koizumi is called Koizumi Jun'ichirō kun. However, when Takako Doi, a woman, was the chairperson of the lower house, she used the san title.
Chan
Schwarzenegger AKA Shuwa-chan
Chan (ちゃん) is a form of san used to refer to children and female family members, close friends and lovers. The change from san to chan is a kind of "baby talk" in Japanese where "sh" sounds are turned into "ch" sounds, such as chitchai for chiisai, "small".
Chan is also used for adults who are considered to be kawaii (cute or loveable). For example, Arnold Schwarzenegger gained the nickname Shuwa-chan (シュワちゃん).
Chan is sometimes applied to male children if the name does not fit with the kun suffix. For example, a boy called Tetsuya may be nicknamed Tetchan rather than Tekkun for reasons more to do with phonetics than anything else.
Although it is usually said that honorifics are not applied to oneself, some women refer to themselves in the third person using chan. For example, a young woman named Maki might call herself Maki-chan rather than using a first person pronoun like watashi. Chan is also used for pets and animals, such as usagi-chan. (See also What are the personal pronouns of Japanese?)
In the same way that chan is a version of san, there is also chama (ちゃま) from sama. Other variations of chan include chin (ちん), and tan (たん).
Senpai and Kōhai
Senpai (先輩) is used by students to refer to or address senior students in an academic or other learning environment, or in athletics and sports clubs, and also in business settings to refer to those in more senior positions. Kōhai (後輩) is the reverse of this. It is used to refer to or address juniors.
Sensei (先生) is used to refer to or address teachers, doctors, lawyers, politicians, or other authority figures. It is also used to show respect to someone who has achieved a certain level of mastery in some skill. It is used by fans of novelists, musicians, and artists. For example, Japanese manga fans refer to manga artist Rumiko Takahashi as Takahashi-sensei.
Sama (様) is the formal version of san. It's used in addressing persons higher in rank than oneself, and in commercial and business settings to address and refer to customers. It also forms parts of set phrases such as o-kyaku-sama (customer) or o-machidō-sama ("I am sorry to keep you waiting"). Sama also follows the addressee's name on postal packages and letters.
Sama is also often used for people considered to have some high ability or be particularly attractive. At the peak of his popularity, Leonardo DiCaprio gained the nickname Leo-sama in Japan.
Sama is also occasionally used about oneself, as in the arrogant male pronoun ore-sama, "my esteemed self", meaning "I". However, this is not common outside fiction or humour.
Shi (氏) is used in formal writing, and sometimes in very polite speech, for referring to a person who is unfamiliar to the speaker, typically a person who the speaker has never met. For example, the shi title is common in the speech of newsreaders. It is preferred in legal documents, academic journals, and certain other formal written styles because of the familiarity which san or sama imply. Once a person's name has been used with shi, the person can be referred to with shi alone, without the name, as long as there is only one person being referred to.
^I don't really know if this is allowed. But I borrowed the meaning somewhere in sites <<Credit to the rightful owner>> 
Space: I used this word in my story often. 
"Space" is a word for another dimension, a ghostly world. I got this word from Parallel Universe which they often call it Space in some ways. But let's just call it Another World? 
Underworld/Netherworld: It looks different but they are just the same in this story.  
"Underworld/Netherworld" is a world for Demons and Death Gods. It's very different from Hell since Hell is a very dominant place for Devils. 
Heaven Realm: An angelic home for Gods and Angels.
Nephilim: Half-Human and Half Angel.
Cambion: Half-Human and Half-Demon.
For Future words, I'll update this thing eventually. ~ Thank you for reading!

What will you do if you can see a ghost? A spirit or maybe some magical Elementals. Will you chase them away to prevent the conflicts between the two different worlds? Or will you become a bridge for them to create chaos? Just like the girl in the story.

Her name is Latrice, The Girl who can see Creatures that normal people can't see. But instead of talking to them, she often ignores or chases them away until one day, Some anomaly video was sent to her phone entitled "Ruru's Livestream Show" Where she has seen a boy that jumped off the rooftop in the 13th-floor building of the hotel. Latrice tried to save the suicidal boy by going to the exact place but it was a bit too late for the two of them. Although she spent some time searching for the boy's body, she couldn't find it anywhere but someone has found her, The boy who died in the exact place approached her. Unlike the other Ghost Latrice's ignored, she noticed that the boy is drowning in the depth of sadness however in their meeting. Latrice would try not to have any contact with the poor ghost.

But the ghost didn't have any hesitation in Latrice and so later on, he ended up following Latrice anywhere she goes.


(Author's note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, events, some places, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.  

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author.

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The author would like to thank Shinsei Kamattechan for the tribute song on Ruru's Suicide Livestream Show on youtube. Because of the song, it became an inspiration to the Author but doesn't mean that the story is purely-life reenacting and focusing on her. 

Please avoid the misunderstanding, and the Author fully respects one's life.)

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