She Sold Herself and Her Virginity…

The penniless Charlotte dreams of a bright future. But she has nothing to sell but herself and her virginity. She chooses to auction both to the highest bidder. 

Charlotte’s buyer becomes her Master and he chooses to share her with his friend.
But when she later returns to them, as the relationship between the Three develops, it becomes clear that there is more to Charlotte than a young woman in need of money.

Who is Charlotte?

What are her secrets?

And if her past returns, who will pay the price?

A BDSM Ménage Erotic Romance and Thriller

Buying Charlotte is created by Simone Leigh, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Wifey... I am buying you as my husband. You should just obediently follow me home.

Dear husband...0_0... but miss...

Wifey... its final. There is no room for argument.

Dear husband?

My name is Natalie, I was born as the eldest daughter of my family. I realized I reincarnated into a romance comic when I was 5. I'm now in the body of the villainess of the comic!

I'm also very unlucky. I get involved with the main characters despite not wanting to. God is never on my side!

But y'know what's the worst part about this?

At the end of the comic, I get arrested!
Follow me on my journey to somehow stop this...

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This is a work of fiction, the story and all names and places are not real. Any similarities are pure coincidences.

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I do not own the image used in the cover.

"Even though we developed our own capabilities, we have never stopped buying character IPs. We have a huge place in the GOG creative area to showcase the character IPs we bought and to allow players to collect them," Bao Xu continued. 
"GOG world server is currently lacking in this area!"
"That's right, we are indeed lacking in that!" Min Jingchao said in realization.
"The character IPs we have bought until now are characters with a little influence locally, but none at all when it comes to overseas. These character IPs are foreign to them.
"Comparing the current GOG hero storage to IOI, they might have the advantage locally, but the reverse is true overseas. Players overseas might be more tolerant towards the heroes of IOI.
"That is a very crucial point that we have to address!"
Ye Zhizhou gave it some thought. "Then, what if we are to create an online GOG creative site?"
Min Jingchao shook his head. "No, GOG creative sites can only make good things on the precondition that there are enough players and that a large number of them participate.
"However, GOG does not have many overseas players now. We'll definitely not be able to gather good works if we are to make a creative site now. This money would either not be able to be spent or it would be spent meaninglessly.
"You should buy some international successful IPs!
"This way, it would have the same publicity effect as big-shot celebrities or even better because the target audience would be clearer. We can code these successful IPs into the game; it is much better than to get a celebrity to endorse it!"
Ye Zhizhou became excited. "Understood! As expected, this should be the answer that Boss Pei wants!"
Everyone discussed again and became even more convinced that 'buy IPs' was the best answer to Boss Pei's puzzle. It should also be something that Boss Pei had considered.
This 'buy IPs'' direction was the original principle from when GOG developed. It was now pushed into the world server and required an IP widely accepted by overseas players.
"Everyone, don't be too happy so fast. We have not fully deciphered Boss Pei's problem," Li Yada reminded everyone.
"We've decided to buy IPs, but how do we buy? Which one to buy?
"20 million US dollars will definitely not be enough if we were to buy those famous heroes since most overseas companies are eyeing them as well. The copyrights of those dramatized ones would be sky-high.
"Buying expensive big IPs will probably not be in line with Boss Pei's original intentions since Boss Pei never buys expensive big IPs locally.
"It's different from domestic markets. We have to get an IP that is influential enough for the publicity to have the effect."
Everyone entered a state of argument.
Finally, Li Yada suggested, "Therefore, we have two ways now. The first way is to buy two internationally successful IP; the second is to buy a large number of not so well known IPs that international players can identify with.
"Since we are unsure, we can send both answers to Boss Pei and let him decide."
Ye Zhizhou nodded and stood up. "Understood, thank you, everyone! I'll go back to do a simple investigation before we let Boss Pei make the final decision!"
… 
… 
August 10th, Wednesday…
Pei Qian received Ye Zhizhou's phone call not long after he woke up.
"Boss Pei, we have come up with GOG's international server publicity proposal! We want to buy some international character IPs to put them into the game!
"However, we now have a problem. Should we buy one or two famous international character IPs, or should we buy a few more character IPs that are not so well-known but will match international players' wants?"
Pei Qian thought about it for a while before replying. "The latter."
Such international character IPs would be too painful. Pei Qian was afraid that IOI would not be able to rival them. Such a worry might be strange, but it was not at all unreasonable.
The GOG game itself was already much better than IOI: a client-side game with reasonable fees and a whole load of character heroes. The game machine was easier to get used to and to spread.
Moreover, GOG was now being promoted overseas. There were two main points: its inability to adapt and the chances of its name spreading.
Unable to adapt was mainly from the fear of the hero's image not fitting overseas players' tastes and being unable to be localized.
Buying IPs could indeed solve this problem. However, if it was to purchase international famous IPs, Pei Qian was afraid that it would be too high-handed and kill IOI instantly. Then, he would not be able to spend money overseas as happily.
It was better to buy the smallest IPs and toy with IOI slowly. Using a blunt knife to slice the meat away little by little, it was much better for the fight.
Ye Zhizhou agreed, "Alright, we'll choose some more value for money and not so well-known character IPs. We'll report to you again after some time."
… 
Ye Zhizhou looked at Lin Wan and Wang Xiaobin excitedly after he hung up the phone. "Boss Pei decided! As expected, that is the right answer! We are unbeatable in deciphering Boss Pei's intentions when both of our gaming departments join forces!"
The Lin Family looked at the materials in her hands. "Don't celebrate prematurely. There is still a lot of work to be done. The United States has so many superhero characters; how are we to choose? Which one of these is suitable for Europe?"
Everyone could feel headaches approaching looking at the long list of heroes' names in English.
The appearance of superheroes could be traced back to the early 1930s. The list had grown astronomical throughout the decades of development.
Everyone had difficult choices to make:
The heroes that everyone knew were very expensive. Boss Pei decided not to buy them.
No one knew the cheaper heroes so how were they to decide if the international players would like them or not?
Who knew that these not so well-known heroes were not so well-known because they were developed at an inopportune time or because they were failures that no one liked?
It would be okay if it was the former, but if it was the latter, then it would be a waste of money by GOG to purchase such trash.
"Let's not think about the two biggest comic companies. They should be bought by all the big corporations for hundreds of millions of US dollars. We will not be able to obtain any advantage," Ye Zhizhou said.
"Moreover, their conditions will be very strict. What we can buy will probably just be for the game copyrights. Buying some lesser-known character IPs may work, but there would also be restrictions, and their prices might not be acceptable to use. Their price-quality ratios would be worse."
"Let's not consider them then; let's continue on." Lin Wan said.
"We… seem to be able to buy the third-largest comic company in the United States. There was news two days ago that they are going bankrupt," Ye Zhizhou said after he continued reading for a while.
Lin Wan instinctively felt something wrong and asked, "The third-largest comic company is going bust? What is their market share?"
Ye Zhizhou: "Less than 5%."
Lin Wan: "…"
Wang Xiaobin was taken aback as well and complained. "If the third-largest comic company does not even have 5% market share, then does that mean the United States only has three comic companies?
"Of course not, but that is what was indicated in the materials," Ye Zhizhou replied in a jolly manner.
"I can only say that it is the current status of the industry. The first two comic companies are humongous and have about 40% market share each. The third to the tenth companies share 10% of the market while the rest is shared by even smaller companies.
"These two companies have too many superhero IPs; the market is only so big. They release comics and movies. They are of totally different leagues from the other companies."
Lin Wan nodded. "Um, typical 80/20 market share. The big companies own 80% of the market share.
"No wonder, 'third-largest comic company in the United States' may sound scary, but in fact, they only hold less than 5% market share. Moreover, they have to fight with the two big giants before them. They must find it very difficult to fight. It's no wonder they are going bankrupt."
Ye Zhizhou took the laptop and quickly read the relevant information. "Yes, traditional comic styles are no longer popular. These huge comic companies earn money from movies. The comics are like huge inspirational storage where they could obtain materials at any time for a steady flow of movies.
"However, it would just be even more difficult for those that had a small market share but not able to afford to make movies.
"This Hurricane Comic Company has a few good points. They don't only use superheroes as materials. They are more diversified. A more diversified image is better for GOG as it would mean they have more choices.
"They have a few IPs that seem to be able to fulfill westerners' taste… for example, Purgatory Duke, Mutants, and Robocop.
"There was one thing very important: they had an international IP image… 20 years ago!
"The Multifaceted Man was made into a movie in 1993. They were nominated for many Oscar categories, but they did not win it. They invested 27 million US dollars and obtained a global box office of 340 million US dollars. It was top 4 in grossing for that year. The main actor's remuneration increased twenty-fold after he finished filming this movie.
"However, Hurricane Comic Company was not the investor so they did not obtain much benefit. That was its last glory. Their popularity was on a decline after that.
"It's just that… the good part is the character IP of the Multifaceted Man is still rather popular. Many westerners should find him familiar. More than half of Hurricane Comic Company's value is on this IP.
"It might feel like we are picking up from the trash, but I have to say that this trash feels rather worthwhile."


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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HISTORY 3-Cross Over Snippet
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Shopping
Question: Does your partner like shopping? What are they spending habits? 

Shao Fei: First off, he is the CEO of his own freaking company and did I mention he has so many businesses? And that includes RETAIL? It means, he gets stuff for free. Do you know how he buys? He just tell the store what he doesn't want and pays. Then again, he is quite minimalist so he doesn't buy much stuff. He scolds me for buying stuff though. So I can shop but I can't leave it in his place. 
Tang Yi: Shao Fei has a worrying shopping habit as in I realize, he does buy a lot of unnecessary items like, coca-cola and, comic books. He buys coca-cola by bulk and he collects all the unnecessary versions of his favorite comic series which is a lot. I do not think that's healthy. I once considered giving him a free pass to shop for free from my businesses or a credit card but once I realize his unhealthy spending habits, most probably not.  
Zhao Zhi: Yeah, Jack likes to shop for food. We shop together too, for food! And he usually buys a lot of weird ingredients so he can make a lot of yummy stuff for me to try. I don't mind! 
Jack: My baby is too cute. Do you know he spends his money on buying stickers and making cute journals? Goodness my sweet little ducky. Then again, I don't notice him buy a lot things but food. So I guess it's all good to assume he isn't a spendthrift? Huh? He says I only spend my money on food ingredients to cook him yummy things? Well, that's half true, the other part of my money, I spend it on my weapons, the one that I use to protect myself and the ones I use on my little shorty. 
Xi Gu: Yes, Hao Ting will spend his allowance immediately if I don't stop him. He doesn't get it that is his hard earned money and he should spend with caution and gratitude. But he spends those money on me? Well, I'm really happy he does but again, I prefer he save that for...*blushes* ...our future. 
Hao Ting: Don't buy this, don't buy that, we already have this at home, we can make this ourselves, we can wait until sale, we should follow our budget. That's how strict Xi Gu is when it comes to spending money so nope, Xi Gu doesn't spend if he can help it. Like he wouldn't even take the taxi even if he misses the last bus or the train at night! Do you know how worry I am when he walks home at night? And as usual he doesn't listen. Urghh, I need to train him to spend money my baby, 
Zhi Gang: Sun Bo is gradually developing a taste for fancy stuff, I guess it's partly my fault for buying him these fancy stuff once in a while and he starts to like to use them. Then again, I also encourage him to go for quality then quantity. Thank goodness he is still studying so he doesn't have that much pocket money to spend yet. Maybe he might buy more once he has his own money. 
Sun Bo: Wow, do you know my Zhi Gang has awesome taste in stuff he buys? My friends say I am more stylish as I wear stuff my Zhi Gang ge bought me and he inspires me and sparked my interest in fashion design! Urgh! I love going shopping with Zhi Gang, one, I get to stare at him when he is buying things he loves, he so pretty and two, I get to pick his brain on how I can wear better. Better than the ugly clothes Hao Ting wear anyway, yeah, have you seen what that oaf wear nowadays and his hair? Oh my god. 
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The daily life snippets of the boys of HISTORY 3 TV series. The show must go on, even after the original show is completed.

Here is my second idea for a ff


The mc will die and go to a fictional world (classic) the world the mc is in will be exactly the same as the original but there are no mangas/comics/animes. The Mc will have a system that will post 1 manga/comic chapter per day (the Mc can pick the manga/comic or it could just be a random thing)and the Mc will get VP(view points) from the amount of people who read the chapters (1 person can only give 1 vp per chapter but if they read different chapters they can give more VP). With the VP he can upgrade the system with different things ( able to produce 2 chapters a day, better quality, better story telling, half the time for production, etc and the cost would increase proportionately) he will also be able to by character cards (can summon what is on the card and the card would have limited uses (like 10 uses and it goes down the better the character is) and a time limit (weaker characters can be summoned for longer times than better ones)).

I would say after awhile (and if he collects enough VP) he could 'rebirth' this would reset everything he has however he will get 1 permanent upgrade that can't be taken away. the 'rebirth' will also send him to another world by himself. In this case he will be the only person going to the next world nobody else and he will reset everything he bought from the system/lose his VP and character cards) The only thing he will keep is his skills (let's say he learns to play guitar in the next world he would know how to play guitar but he would have to practice to get his body use to playing the guitar). This is all to make this like an omniverse fanfic without letting the MC get to OP to make the story boring (just remember to not only put him in worlds like naruto/dbz/one piece and to try to put him in world's where their may not be any powers)

The system would allow him to choose 1 manga/comic that it will make and to get more he would have to buy it (1 of the rebirths could grant him 2 manga/comics the system will make without buying anything). If the Mc uses the same manga/comic for different worlds he could only get 50% of the view points and this would make him not choose the same manga/comic. Another feature that you could add is that if he makes the manga/comic from the world he is in he would get a 25% increase in VP (ex: he makes the naruto manga while he is in the world of naruto). I would also say that the system shouldn't be one of those talkative ones and should just be an ai if the MC needs help that involves the system (the system won't help the Mc but if Mc has a question that concerns the system the system will answer if it can)

The Mc (depending on the world he is in) will get a power that corresponds with the world he is in (in naruto he would get chakra, in mha he would get a quirk, in saiki k he would be a weak psychic, etc. However he will lose this when he goes to the next world)


That is the gist of this idea if you need better explanations on a part just ask and I will see if I can clear it up.

Anyways you can use this idea if you want if possible though can you say you got the idea from me (either in synopsis or first chapter) would be appreciated. 

Chapter 81

Title: Comic Exhibition


Tsunade is flipping through the book pretending to be nonchalant, but in fact, her attention is all on Jiraiya's face.



 'Your elder sister? Heh~ ' she sneer in her mind while attentively looking at Jiraiya's face for fear of missing his expression.



"Haku in cute clothes and she is also so kind-hearted, Ahhh…I love her!"



Jiraiya completely entered the role of a reader, completely immersed in his own fantasy, even if there was a tigress in his side.



Akabane glanced at Tsunade, then looked at Jiraiya with a pity in his eyes, and silently prayed a tribute to him.



And it didn't disappoint them, since after waiting for a few seconds, a loud exclamation was heard.



 "Huh?!!!"



Jiraiya, who had a face full of yearning earlier, becomes completely pale after reading the next page.



In just one second, Jiraiya's expression has undergone a triple change.



Stunned, Terrified, and lastly in doubt about his life.



The dream he had was suddenly ruined when he found out his Elder sister's gender.



At this moment, his expression is exactly like the Third Hokage earlier, if they said that they were father and son, no one will doubt it.



"ha ha ha ha!"



Tsunade who witnessed how fast Jiraiya's expression changed in a second couldn't hold it anymore and burst into laughter with tears in the corner of her eyes.



After a while, Jiraiya, whose face was quite ugly from the exposure, suddenly laughed and said with a suspicious expression on his face: "This is obviously a female character!"



"Haku is definitely a guy."



Akabane sighed and said the finishing blow.



When he first saw Manga and Anime, he also had this feeling, because of this he wanted to draw it as it is.



"no, no! This is not true…my work, my work!"



Jiraiya almost cried hearing the author's assurance.



"Your work?"



Kurama Yunlang who was also watching couldn't help but ask. He is a little curious, but at the same time confused and thought 'What does it have to do with your work if Haku is a guy?'



"You don't understand."



Jiraiya replied angrily then hung his head down, clearly in a low spirit. His earlier boastful character completely disappeared, and said to himself dejectedly, "There are so many toads on Mount Myoboku that will make someone crazy, but thanks to Miss Haku, I can hold on for so many days without going crazy. B-but now…..Waaaa!"



He is really crying?



Akabane's face was stunned seeing Jiraiya really cry, this kind of training on Mount Myoboku, what the hell did he experience!



"Jiraiya, what about your works?"



Tsunade asked carefully, afraid of hurting his feelings again.



Since she first met Jiraiya, it was the first time she saw him so sad and crying so distraught that made her feel sorry for him.



"It doesn't matter anymore."



Jiraiya said, then he took a picture out of his arms and spread it out in a low spirit.



'Is it that kind of painting?' Akabane though. Knowing Jiraiya, only that kind of drawing will he paint for sure.



Akabane's face is indifferent, but his eyes glanced secretly.



F***… It turned out to be just Haku wearing a yukata with a shy face.



"Heh! I didn't expect you, Jiraiya, to be also interested in a guy who looks shy on the outside."



Tsunade ridiculed mercilessly, her sympathy towards him immediately faded like smoke.



"Nonsense! She is female, female!"



Jiraiya yelled a few times defending his masterpiece but then got dejected once again knowing what Tsuna said was true.



He picked up his comic book and planned to leave, he even ignored the scattered poster he won earlier.



Tsunade was secretly happy when she saw it.



When he is gone, she can pick it up by herself…



After walking a dozen steps away, Tsunade approached the posters on the ground and planned to pick it up but she saw Jiraiya suddenly wake up from his gloomy state and turn around. 



And seeing Tsunade Jiraiya immediately come back to life and said angrily.



"My poster! Damn airport, you dare to steal my poster!"



Jiraiya ran back angrily, then he picked up the poster on the ground, and then turned back again and left in a depressed mood.



Tsunade was stunned and didn't react due to suddenness and forgot to punch him.



It's just when she saw Jiraiya disappeared, she reacted with a wave of incompetent anger.



After that, Tsunade sat down and said suspiciously: "Why did he suddenly remember it again?"



"He didn't remember it, he just sensed your movement."



Akabane sighed.



Tsunade was annoyed after hearing it. Who would have thought that the guy walked so slowly that it took him a dozen seconds.



With a sigh, she picked up a new manga book.



Anyway, there are several children in the family, so buying more for a ticket is fine, maybe she will be lucky.



"No."



"No…"



"Still no!"



After a few draws, she collapsed on her stool. She now doubts her life like Jiraiya earlier.



They buy the same book, so why is Jiraiya so lucky?



"No, I don't believe in fate!" Tsunade stubbornly said.l



Tsunade clenched her teeth, and took out her last savings, but…



"The last volume of the Land-of-Waves is coming these few days, do you really want to continue?"



Akabane helplessly said seeing how she planned to draw again.



During this period of time, Tsunade did not take any missions. The money she earned before was basically spent on buying more Comics for her to draw in his shop. He was sure that she didn't have much money on hand.



Tsunade hurriedly glanced at her wallet, and suddenly fell into a struggle.



Her money is really running out.



"Princess Tsunade, you shouldn't buy it anymore."



Kurama Yunlang feels a little distressed seeing how desperate Tsuna is, he already knows her luck so he tries to persuade her.



As Tsunade Hime, her, winning a poster is really hard to achieve if nothing major happened.



"No, at worst, I will catch a cat or carry water to earn."



Tsunade replied stubbornly, then she turned around and entered the manga shop.



Akabane shook his head, this girl is really hard to persuade if it comes to gambling. But Tsunade right now plays it more safely, unlike her usual style where she buys ten comics at the same time.



She took a single copy like how Jiraiya did earlier, instead of ten.


 


After ten seconds, she once again comes inside the shop and picked a comic on the shelf.



One book, two books…



"Arrrrg! Why can't I get it!." she angrily shouted.



There was no major event in this period of time so it's impossible for Tsunade to get it unless Akabane's influence on the plot had reached the point where the Third Hokage or Mito died like in the story.



Sure enough.



Tsunade, after emptying her wallet, still didn't get even a single poster. She lay on the stool trying to cry but without tears.



"Young Master, shouldn't we give her a p


consolation prize with how much money she spent?"



Kurama Yunlang feels a little distressed. 


She is still the Princess of the Senju clan, so seeing her miserable state, he tried to appeal to his boss.



"No, it will be a lesson for her."



Akabane said mercilessly, and tried to incite her " Now that you don't have money anymore, you should catch a dog or pick water and help on farming to earn more as you said earlier."



"I don't want to catch the dog, that hateful dog!"



When she heard Akaba mention the dog, Tsunade suddenly exploded, like a tigress who got her cub stolen.



Since that dog is not an ordinary dog. It is a Ninja dog that a wealthy businessman bought from the Inuzuka Clan for a lot of money and favors. So finding it is especially difficult. 



Akabane ignored her irritation and changed the topic and asked about the children. "By the way, are the little kids living in Senju Clan okay?"



"They are okay, grandma gathers them together to read comics every once in a while, Then talks about the comics plots."



Tsunade replied with a clearly not a good mood.



Although they live in Senju Clan, the children of the Uzumaki Clan are all thinking about their home.



In case Hidden Uzumaki Village is really…



She can't imagine the scene after those children heard the bad news.



"It turns out that this is the case, then I can give you another way to make money."



Akabane was slightly happy, and then quickly recovered calmly, "Have you heard of the Comic Exhibition? "



"Comic Exhibition?"



Tsunade was stunned for a moment, not understanding what it meant.



"Young Master, what is a comic exhibition?"



Kurama Yunlang is also unclear about hearing it.



"In short, it is to imitate the characters and roles in manga, and even restore the plot."



Akabane lightly explained.



"Imitate? Does everyone in the comic show do that?"



Tsunade understands a bit, but some descriptions are not quite clear to her.



"No, as long as some people imitate and perform, other people have to pay if they want to enter the venue."



Akabane explained patiently, "In addition, everyone can Prepare some handmade peripherals, such as fan paintings, character statues, etc., which can also be sold for a fee."



"so that's how it is."



Tsunade's eyes gleamed hearing about money.



"How about it, do you guys want to do it?"



"Of course, such an interesting thing, of course, we have to do it, and your last volume is part of the plot. We can start preparing for the comics show in advance!"



Tsunade is very smart. After knowing what the comic show is, she immediately knew how to hold it.



As long as the Comic Exhibition is operated properly, money and so on are not a problem!



She couldn't help but laugh, and patted Akabane's shoulder hard and said: "Thank you so much Akabane, as expected, you are kind to me! I'll go and prepare first…"



"Un."



Akabane brow raised, slightly nodded.



Tsunade excitedly hugged her Manga and left. When she disappeared, Akabane's face was suddenly distorted, and he inhaled deeply trying to ease the pain in his shoulder.



This girl forgot to hold back her strength when she got excited, which made him take the brunt of it.

I, Akabane was graduated from the university of arts & design in the 21st century then suddenly traversed into the Naruto’s world, by bringing my knowledge of arts and my love of Naruto comic I decided to recreate Naruto comic here…

[Ding! Comic System has been activated!]

Great! Ninjutsu? Kekkei Genkai?

As long as I can draw more comics, I would be unmatched!

…Or am I?


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Author: Funeral
Translator: Levaa
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the shorter girl laughed nervously ❛❛w-where did you even got that fake news?❜❜ she asked hoping that the older guy would buy what she was saying.

but unfortunately, he wasn't ❛❛fake news? y/n i've known you for like almost two years now, i know you.❜❜ he said folding his arms across his chest waiting for her to answer his question

❛❛hyung-❜❜

❛❛y/n, i'm worried about you.❜❜ y/n looked away, trying to hide herself. trying to not make him see that she was starting to get emotional.

they became close even after y/n told the older that she already have someone in mind, she friendzoned him. they still kept in touch with each other. they treat each other like they were somehow siblings or something. jaemin became close to her younger brother and older sister. seeing his somewhat dongseang looking all hurt and sad he couldn't help but also go sad. 

he held her chin gently and made her look at him ❛❛i've seen and heard some of the teachers asking you if you were okay or if you were somewhat hurt, even though they didn't bump in to you, they were even giving you inspiring words. those were enough for me to think that you had some issues going on to your life, your health issues maybe. so i asked your brother what was up with you, begging him to tell the truth.❜❜ 

y/n gently pushed aside the older's hands, tears were starting to form in her eyes. she was silently crying, she couldn't help but cry. she ignored the looks that some of the people inside the milktea place are giving her. he doesn't have time for them.

jaemin who went to wipe her tears away and caressed her cheeks, ignoring the looks being given to them, he is too worried for her to even give a shit about them ❛❛please y/n, answer me.❜❜

with that being said, jaemin went to her side and hugged as she bursted into tears, tears were flowing down from her eyes, looking down as she quietly sobs ❛❛i-m sorry, for not telling you hyung..❜❜ she confessed between her sobs

jaemin hugged the shorter girl who was seated at a chair crying her heart out silently ❛❛n-no, no it's fine y/n. none of this is your fault okay? hyung is also not mad of you❜❜ he exclaimed drawing circles to the younger girl's back.

• • •


❛❛half a year and a few more days left❜❜ he said blankly causing his friends to give him a look, a confused and worried look.

chenle being the concerned friend he is laughed as he waved his hand in front of jaemin ❛❛bro, you okay?❜❜

mark being the eldest among them seven raised a brow at the younger, jaemin. even the others did. they were becoming worried for jaemin.

snapping out from his thoughts he looked at them flashing them confused look ❛❛huh?❜❜ 

pursing his lips renjun heaved a sigh as he placed his hand on jaemin's shoulder ❛❛jaemin, you've been spacing out ever since you came back after buying our milk or boba something tea❜❜ renjun was worried for the younger, actually everyone inside this small room was worried for jaemin.

after chenle took a sip of his boba tea he nodded his head in agreement ❛❛renjun ge is right hyung, is something wrong?❜❜ he asked eyes gazing curiously to the pink haired guy.

jaemin shrugged his head as a no ❛❛i'm fine, and nothing is wrong. i was just so lost on imagining what was being narrated to this book❜❜ flashing them a cheeky smile he pointed at the book he had on his hand.

lie.

he was too lost thinking about the younger girl's state. no wonder the teachers was pitying her earlier at school. she was more active and enthusiastic than before, but her friendly and nice side was still there.

everyone was buying jeamin's reason, except for donghyuck who is giving jaemin a look ❛❛really?❜❜ jaemin raised his head and nodded his head as a yes and response ❛❛if that's so, can you read out loud a phrase or two from what you're reading right now?❜❜ everyone's eyes was on jaemin, patiently waiting for him to do what was being said.

jaemin shifted his gaze to the opened small book he had on his hand. he started to scan- no, read but couldn't utter a word from what he is reading. he couldn't read anything it was like the book was-

❛❛you're holding the book upside down, you idiot.❜❜ donghyuck chuckled.

they bursted into laughter as jaemin awkwardly rubs the nape of his neck looking away; trying to avoid his friends' looks.

❛❛are you- wait, are you thinking about y/n?❜❜ 

yes, he was. he wanted to tell them he was thinking about the younger girl, that he was worried for her, but he knew once he would do so he might blurt out about her health issues. 

❛❛or you picturing an image of you being all lovey dovey with y/n?❜❜ mark added to jeno's phrase wiggling his brows.

they knew about jaemin used to have romantic feelings for the younger girl, he even courted her for two weeks. but after a week she decided to just tell him that she already has someone in mind telling him that there sure is another girl out there who deserves him. jaemin actually knew who she meant by her 'someone' it's actually his cousin.

the one and only jisung pwark.

hearing her name, jisung again shifted his attention from the comic he was book to jaemin after he believed jaemin's reason why he was spacing out 

❛❛what?! no! of course not!❜❜ jaemin shaked his head.

❛❛then why were you suddenly spacing out?❜❜ jisung asked in a stern look, this time he wasn't really buying the older's reason. he looked like his gonna kill anyone.

everyone was confused why jisung suddenly sounded and looked like he was mad or something but shrug the thought off and shifted their attention to jaemin, patiently waiting for him to answer the said question.

nothing was coming inside his head, he looked so nervous in the inside, he was worst; he was starting to panic cursing in his head trying to think of another excuse. think jaemin, think you dumbass-

❛❛i was thinking of a way to ask hina out❜❜ jaemin rubbed his nape looking away acting like he was getting shy or somewhat feeling embarrassed. he wanted to praise himself for coming up with that very convincing reason.

they weren't really expecting jaemin to say that, but started to howl and tease him nonetheless. 

while jisung on the side was smiling and heaved a sigh in relief ❛❛that's good!❜❜ he exclaimed brightly.

this time it was jisung who is being looked at weirdly- they were raising a brow at the youngest. chenle was about to open his mouth and ask the tall chicken what was up but it got ahead by him.

jisung closed the comic book he had on his hand ❛❛i'll go find another comic book to read❜❜ he waved the comic before pushing the curtains to the side and heading back to the big shelves in the somewhat living room of this library café where most of the fiction or comics are placed.

renjun tilted his head to the side ❛❛is it just me thinking that jisung was suddenly mad because we mentioned y/n being what jaemin was imagining or what?❜❜

even though they find renjun's words confusing they shook their heads nonetheless ❛❛nope, me too❜❜ donghyuck and jeno said in sync

chenle giggled ❛❛don't worry hyung, it's not just you three. me and mark hyung thinks so too❜❜ mark nodded in agreement.

getting what renjun meant a smirk made it's way to jaemin's lips ❛❛yeah, me too actually.❜❜


jisung roamed around looking for a book to read- actually he was too distracted that he couldn't think of anything. he looked like an idiot smiling as he trailed his long index finger to the books placed on large book shelves. he actually didn't also know why he suddenly felt relived and happy after knowing that the pink haired guy wasn't really thinking of the said girl.

❛❛am i starting to like her? no, can't -❜❜ he stopped his tracks when he heard a familiar voice yelping and whining.

he quietly took a step back at peeked at the other section of books, there he saw a familiar girl tiptoeing as she tried to reach for a book.

❛❛cute.❜❜ he stared at her full of adoration as the girl was heard whining for not reaching the desired book.

the tiptoeing girl reached for the book but instead of pulling just one book a bunch of book fell off unexpectedly. jisung ran towards the girl and the next thing he knew was he was already hugging the girl to protect her from the falling books.

— to be continued...

cliché ! cliché ! cliché ! cliché
C L I C H E !

she's the girl who was into the same guy since her freshman year, she'd never thought things would come out much more difficult now that she's nearing her ending.

they say when life gives you lemons, make some lemonade and enjoy it! i guess that's what i'm doing, and now that i know when's my so-called 'happy ending' i have finally somehow realized how precious time is; why they say that time is gold, it shouldn't go to waste.

it's only a matter of time before i bid my last farewell to everyone, sigh. might as well enjoy and cherish every single moment while it still lasts.

　　"Very good people? That's why you sent a good person card. It seems that that guy is no fun! Hey, that's not right! You have never praised those people who are chasing you for two years in college, just directly Ignore people.... According to this situation... can it be said?" The
　　three of them stared at him, seeing Gu Yan's heart straight.
　　"What are you talking about! That's just someone who has helped me a lot. Of course, people may think I'm just someone I know, but for me, someone who helped me like him I am sure He is treated as a good friend, so it's not normal to be able to meet friends and be happy?...you people, your mind is rotten!" Gu Yan suppressed his expression and kept his tone as calm as possible, no Reveal any emotions.
　　Her three roommates looked at her, and the gossip in their eyes became more and more intense.
　　After all, if there is no problem, how can Gu Yan's temperament explain so much?
　　"Is that handsome?" someone asked.
　　"Handsome? I can't talk about it.....It's not ugly anyway." Gu Yan said casually.
　　"So, I understand, that person is really a boy!" A person's eyes lit up.
　　"And it's still a boy who is considered a good friend by Gu Yan."
　　"Good friend...I believe it!" All
　　three of Gu Yan's roommates looked at her with a smile, and their eyes were full of teasing.
　　This is the case in the college dormitory, no matter if they guessed it right or not, no one will let it go if they have the opportunity to tease their roommates.
　　It's over...it's a routine.
　　Gu Yan's face was stagnant.
　　Simply ignore them directly, or something else may be tricked up.
　　.... In the
　　next few days, under Gu Yun's enthusiastic introduction, Chu Yu smoothly paid for registration and went to the driving school for a tour. Then the coach asked Chu Yu to look at the question bank by himself and prepare for subject one. Exam.
　　To be honest, it was completely different from what Chu Yu imagined.
　　So in the next time, in addition to drawing the manga manuscript with the initial D in the book of Natsume's friends, Chu Yu also has an additional task, brushing the questions, learning traffic laws...
　　Of course, maybe another person Maybe he will not go to test his driver's license when he is so busy, but will mobilize time, but Chu Yu is different. Although he is also actively learning about driving and car-related knowledge, when he is copying comics, Chu Yu still found that there were many places where he didn't know enough.
　　Although the comic system has provided great convenience to Chu Yu, Chu Yu still feels that even if he is a porter, he has to move clearly.
　　Otherwise, if it was the period when the initial D was serialized, it would inevitably make people suspicious that Chu Yu could not answer professional questions related to vehicles.
　　.....
　　After the initial D serialization proposal was approved, Xuangui decided to serialize the work in a new issue of the Water Margin magazine more than two weeks later.
　　So the propaganda in the first few days was considered to be constrained. After all, the time was short and there was no time to prepare. However, in the days before this text D is ready to be published, related propaganda has increased a lot. 　　At least last week, on the edge of the water, the first page directly contained posters about several new serialized works. 　　And the protagonist of the initial D, Takumi Fujiwara occupies the absolute C position in the screen. 　　In addition, television, the Internet, and advertising, all kinds of methods emerge in an endless stream. 　　Not to mention the fans of Shuixin basically know that Shuixin's new work is about to be published. Many journal fans who only buy Shuiyuan journals but don't read Natsume's friends' account are also interested in the initial D and Xtreme Boys. 　　Although Xuangui's propaganda is accompanied by popular works on the water's edge such as Dream World and Dragon Soul, fans of these journals chose not to read these at the beginning. Now, no matter how you promote them, they are basically not Moved. 　　On the contrary, those fans who are used to buying water's edge manga periodicals and are only aiming at Crimson Abyss are somewhat at a loss after the end of the Crimson Abyss serialization.

　　Some people may give up buying Shuiyuan temporarily, but some people have formed a habit. Even if they can't find any comics to read, they will still buy them regularly, which is a bit like a habit of collectors.
　　And these people are easily attracted by the newly released comics on the edge of the water.
　　This is why there will be so many cartoonists competing in the serialization conference of Water Edge Journal.
　　However, from the perspective of Xuangui's publicity efforts, many people in the outside world can clearly feel that Xuangui's publicity for several new serial works is mainly on the initial D, followed by Zong Lei's extreme teenager.
　　As for the other two new serial works, by the way, even the characters of the works cannot be shown on the posters.
　　Although many people sang the initial D because they were displeased with their eyes, they were all murmured in their hearts after seeing Xuangui's series of operations.
　　What does this work called Initial D mean?
　　Anyway, Zong Lei's extreme teenager listened to the name and rumors, it was because the comics about extreme sports did not run away.
　　Moreover, according to insiders, the quality of this work is very high. Judging from the plot at the beginning, it is no worse than his predecessor.
　　But even for such a work, it still lost to the initial D in the competition for propaganda resources.
　　In terms of Xuangui's status, Zong Lei is an old cartoonist, definitely higher than Shui Xin. In terms of popularity in the Long Kingdom comics industry, although Shui Xin is the most dazzling rising star in the magic city comics industry this year, he is more Senior Zong Lei said that the water heart is still a bit worse.
　　But even so, Xuangui still has no hesitation in choosing to support the intensity, leaning to the initial D.
　　This means that Xuangui believes that the initial D is more exciting than Xtreme Boy.
　　It is not difficult for most people in the industry to speculate on this conclusion.
　　So although there are many people who want the initial D to hit the street, there are also many people in the comics industry who are interested in this comic.
　　And Chu Yu's fans also questioned it from the beginning to the slight expectation now.
　　As for other people, such as those in the comics circles of Qin Province who are at odds with Chu Yu.
　　For example, Yu Jing, Yu Liang and others naturally hope that Chu Yu will make a new impression on the street.
　　But Ye Chun still values ​​Chu Yu's new works.
　　Although he devalued Shui Xin with a relatively high attitude in the media, Ye Chun naturally would not really look down on Shui Xin.
　　When he was at Chu Yu's age, his fame was much lower than that of Chu Yu at this time. 
　　...
　　As for all the staff of other comic companies in Modu , they all smelled a different taste from this wave of operations of Xuangui.
　　Many people are thinking, Xuangui is only temporarily holding Shuixin because of the end of Crimson Abyss, or does he really think Shuixin has the potential to grow into the second Zhou Qin, so he is preparing early?
　　Under the suspicion of all parties, a new issue of Water Edge was released.
　　Under the vigorous publicity of Xuangui during this period, many manga fans are interested in Shuiyuan's new work.
　　Although there is still no clear information about what type of work this is, Xuangui's attitude of still holding the pipa and half covering his face makes these people more itchy.
　　Therefore, although the Crimson Abyss is now over, the number of people buying Water's Edge has not decreased at all.
　　After all, it is a new work by the talented cartoonist Shui Xin of the magic city, or a work launched at this festival. Not to mention the comics circles are interested in it, even ordinary comic fans are looking forward to it.
　　In bookstores selling major periodicals, this issue of Shuiyuan was purchased one by one, and the true face of the initial D, which Xuangui had promoted for two weeks, finally appeared in front of the fans of Quanlong Kingdom.

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　Chu Yu, a senior two-dimensional fan, a dead house in the eyes of others, and a cheating comic book author in the eyes of readers!
On that day, he obtained the system that carries many excellent comic works on the parallel world earth... and
began his life as a comic artist who considered himself a legend, but was actually a silly comic artist!
Reader A, "Teacher, please, please finish drawing the full-time hunter first and then open a new hole? It's been three years, and three years later, three years have been opened for ten years. You want me Will my son burn me the full-time hunter's final chapter?"
Reader B, "Old thief Chuyu, you know what a fart cl. If you don't resurrect Furukawa, I will send you the blade tomorrow!"
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James Crosby wasn't an athlete, a scholar or even a guy with any real achievements under his belt. He just really enjoyed comic books. After he graduated from high school he only worked to fuel his comic book buying habits. Every six months his moment to shine came at the big comic book convention that came to town. He was a wizard at finding bargains and predicting the next big comic books to collect. Many of the shop owners would seek him out for his opinions at the shows. Other collectors even started to take an interest in what he was buying in order to sniff potential winners. That's why it wasn't surprising when in a dark corner of the winter comic convention a completely unknown new comic startup with a single title desperately waved him over to have a look. 

James smirked at the comic. He picked it up and started to flip through the pages. In a haughty voice, he commented, "The cover isn't bold enough to draw attention, the splash page was boring and the action is bogged down by the simplicity of the villains. Your heroes are too weak to protect the people, it makes them seem less like heroes and more like regular people trying to fight crime."

The man running the booth frowned and then said, "But the idea was that it was a world that would evolve over time. The heroes would grow stronger as the villains adapted to them."

James shook his head and frowned, "I don't know man, I'm sorry but I think you started this out too slow. The art is pretty good, and the story seems decent enough, but it needs a bigger start to really draw enough attention to blow up. I might check in again once you build the world up. It's just not one I'd follow as it is." 

The man running the booth said, "Alright, I thank you for taking the time to look. I'll take your ideas and run with them, take that book on me as payment for helping me make a better story."

James smiled and said, "I will, maybe at the next con, you'll have the book that really shocks the con."

After hearing James slam the book, most of the big time collectors completely ignored the man's booth. He only managed to sell a couple of his books as a result. The man seemed to stare daggers into James all day any time he passed by. 

James managed to buy a few dozen books at a decent price and felt as if he had won the lottery as he looked through his new found treasures. He stood at a friend's comic book booth and started to talk up what he found. "Look, dude, I got a copy of X-men number two sixty-six out of a guy's twenty-five cent box in mint! Not only that, I found a second print copy of TMNT for two hundred and fifty that's at least high mint. The guy was just trying to cover his cost for attending the show and took half of what he was asking originally."

His friend Matt was a tall lanky man with sunken cheeks. He had a slight belly and wore a Wolverine t-shirt and khaki pants. He blinked his eyes and said in a shocked nasal toned voice, "Two-fifty! I'll give you five hundred right now if you'll let it go, I can put that up in my shop for eight at least!"

James looked at his friend for a few long seconds and then nodded and smiled, "Alright, Matt, you got it. But throw in a copy of Batman number six oh nine and you got a deal!" 

Matt raised an eyebrow and then asked, "You know something about that issue you aren't telling me, dude? It's not a high-value comic."

James just shrugged and said, "Just liked the cover."

Matt frowned and then traded books with James and grumbled, "Every time we do deal I feel like you are ripping me off, even though I am supposed to be the one ripping you off."

James laughed and then gave a wave as he took the money and his bag of treasures and made his way to the exit. He was leaving with the same amount of money he walked in with and a bag of comics that left a huge grin on his face. He felt like he was the king of the world as walked past a line of people dressed as their favorite superheroes. James shook his head at them. He always found the costumes to be wrong somehow like they were trying too hard to match the look of the comic instead of the idea behind the suits. His mind began to wander as he imagined how he would make a super costume if he was a hero. 

James got into his car, a peach-colored 1982 AMC Eagle station wagon that was too ugly for words. The floors of his car were littered with fast food trash and empty soda cans. He set his new comic book treasures on the passenger seat that almost never saw a body occupying it. James made the short trip from the convention center to his studio apartment in record time. He was too excited for words as he managed to grab two comics that would fill gaps in his collection basically for free thanks to his wheeling and dealing. Walking into his apartment all that could be seen were rows of stacked white comic book boxes. On another wall was an array of Batman comic books with a single hole in the middle which James walked over and thumb tacked the new book into the hole with a satisfied sigh. 

James laid down on his bed and picked up the new books he bought and then for some reason the book he had been given for free grabbed his attention. He decided to give the story a proper read now that he wasn't distracted. Aside from the things he brought up at the show he felt like the story was somehow more compelling than he thought at the time he skimmed it at the show. It was a story about people who woke up to find that they could level themselves up by doing things. The idea was that each time they completed an action they would notice a small number pop up in the corner of their vision. After a while, they would start to notice that their skills and abilities were growing fast. Eventually turning them into what could only be described as a superhero.

James snorted in disbelief and then shook his head. He thought about all of the superheroes he followed, most of them either had genius intellects or teachers who trained them to be superior warriors. They weren't just regular people. He thought of what it would be like for him to have that kind of ability. He shook his head and laughed, saying out loud, "If I had a system like that I wouldn't stick my fucking neck out to help people that's just bat shit crazy."

James couldn't get the idea out of his head, it was running through his mind like a virus. He just wanted to sleep but it was killing him that the comic he read was so flawed he didn't know exactly what the flaw was so he kept rethinking it over and over. It wasn't the skill itself, it was the motivation. Just having skill and ability wouldn't motivate a hero. He thought of Batman and how his parents were killed causing him to seek vengeance. Or how Spider-man had to see his Uncle killed to motivate him. The Punisher lost his family. The mutants from the X-Men were all trying to save their kind from extinction and build up a good impression from regular people. Superman lost his entire planet. The characters in this comic book he was given were just regular people who had no motivation to be more than who they were. 

James eventually drifted off to sleep. A voice in the blackness spoke softly, "Initiating transformation. Power system loaded. Experience system loaded. Character creation successful. Motivation system progress 1%. Starting wake-up mode in ten, nine, eight, seven. The voice grew softer and softer until James saw daylight once again. He shook his head and thought, "What an odd dream." He yawned and stretched out he swiftly turned his head as he thought he saw something move out of the corner of his eye. A small red number "+1" hung in the corner of his vision for a split second. He shook his head again only to see another "+1" drift off. He moved his arm wildly and another "+1" appeared. That was when he noticed something off about his apartment. The comic books on the wall had changed. The familiar names were gone and replaced with names that similar yet different.

He shouted out, "Alright real funny, I don't know which of you it is, but I want my real collection back and if I find even a single damaged book you are getting sued!" 

Once again a "+1" popped up in the corner of his eye.

James shook his head and frowned, he checked the time and knew it was time to get to work, he didn't have time to play around with the jokesters. He quickly showered and dressed in his uniform and then sped off to work. The little "+1" that kept popping up was very annoying to James, but he did his best to ignore it. When he got to work he felt something was off as the name of the restaurant on the sign was spelled oddly. He looked up and frowned, "Burger Kang? Is this part of the joke?" He looked across the street and noticed that the place across from them had a different sign as well. He blinked and rubbed his eyes and asked, "MacRonalds?" 

He walked inside starting to feel confused. He recognized all of his coworkers but the menu boards were all changed subtly so that at first glance it was normal but things were just slightly named differently. Instead of a whopper they now sold a whapper. He noticed a newspaper no longer said New York Times, instead, it had New City Times written at the top of the page, he grabbed one of his coworkers and asked, "Dude, is it just me or does this place look different today?"

His coworker laughed and said, "Yeah man, those graveyard shift bastards didn't mop, Ralphie threw a fit this morning. You got mop duty bro, wouldn't slack it off today. He's in that kind of mood." 

James grabbed the mop and started to do his job. He noticed that as he worked his level of skill with mopping rapidly improved to the point that the floors looked like they were being professionally cleaned. The manager came out of his office and stared in amazement as James mopped effortlessly but cleaned the floors back to a new like appearance. He grinned broadly and said, "Great work Jimmy. Thanks for busting ass on these floors. The rest of you bums should take your example from Jimmy."

Everyone stared daggers at James who could only smile and shrug. It went like that all day, anything he worked on would become incredibly easy to him if he did it long enough. All the time the "+1" would appear. By the time he was done with his shift, his coworkers were no longer speaking to him because he had raised the bar for every job in the restaurant to the point they felt like they could no longer meet expectations. Even Ralphie the manager started to feel insecure about his position. 

James went to start his car and of course, it wouldn't start. He popped the hood and climbed out hoping he could figure out what was wrong with it. When he opened the hood he was shocked to find the entire motor missing. It was as if it had been completely torn out. He spun around looking in all directions as his heart pounded, he suddenly felt very unsafe. He thought about his work today and decided to try running home, maybe he would get better at running if he did that. 

James ran as if someone was chasing him, and just like with his work today he slowly improved at running until it was effortless for him. He managed to run the four miles back to his house in half an hour. For a guy who hadn't done any running in years, he felt like he had accomplished an impossible feat. In fact, he knew for certain that was the furthest he had ever run and when he got home he felt the same way he did at the end of his workday. Slightly tired but still capable of doing more. He looked across the street at the twenty-four-hour gym and decided to find out if the thought scratching at the back of his head was real. 

After he went home and changed, he walked over to the gym and then up to the counter and asked the girl there, "Hi, I was wondering what it costs to get a membership here?" 

The girl smiled happily and said, "Well, why don't you try out the gym first and see if it's what you need. After you work out, we can talk about our membership plans." 

He smirked and nodded, "Thank you, I think I will." He walked inside and started doing a circuit through the gym. Just as he thought each machine became easier and easier the more he exercised on it. He looked in the mirror and noticed that his body was slowly but visibly changing. When he walked into the gym he was still the same skin and bones scrawny looking man that he had been since he graduated from high school years earlier. But just an hour in the gym and he already had started to appear like someone who had been working out for years. James stared in disbelief at the image in the mirror. He looked down at his arms and could see defined musculature. He looked at the machines and suddenly found himself obsessed with them. He would use each machine until he was at its maximum weight and then move to the next. By the time he completed a full circuit of the gym he looked like a bodybuilder. He was staring in awe at the image of himself in the mirror, his clothes were stretched to the point of nearly ripping. He noticed that the sun was starting to come up and realized he had spent the entire night at the gym.

When he walked up to the counter the same girl was yawning and stretching while saying to another girl, "I had a skinny guy come in last night I haven't seen him leave yet, I hope he didn't hurt himself."

He walked up in front of her and said, "Hi, I tried out the gym here, it was ok, but I think I need a gym with more weights. Thank you for the trial though." 

She looked at him like it was the first time she had seen him and asked, "I'm sorry, but did we already speak? I don't recall when you came in." 

He chuckled and said, "Skinny guy that you were worried would hurt himself." 

She stared in disbelief as he walked out. The girl next to her snorted derisively and said, "Girl you need to lower your standards. Not every guy can be as big as a powerlifter. That guy was totally ripped."

James walked to his apartment and sat down on his bed. He suddenly felt his adrenaline kick in as he searched for the comic book he picked up at the con. He found it and immediately opened it only to find that the pages were all blank. The picture on the cover changed to a picture of himself lifting weights and growing stronger. The splash page changed to a picture of him mopping at Burger Kang. The next page showed him running after finding that his car had been sabotaged. Then it was him lifting weights in the gym rapidly building his body by doing each exercise. He stammered and said, "Fuck this, I am not a hero, I have no motivation to be a hero!"

He tossed the comic off his bed and collapsed back on it with a sigh. Maybe he could call in sick, he only had four hours until it was time to work again and he still hadn't slept. He closed his eyes and fell into a dreamless sleep.

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