It turned out that cutting trees was not an easy task. Although he understood that he needed to aim the axe at the same place, the axe always landed on the tree trunk slantingly. There were a few times that he did not even hit the tree and almost threw out of the axe. Even if he hit the place he aimed, the impact force was not a joke either. In the beginning, it was all right. After chopping the tree for a few times, the palm of his hands became red and swollen.

The old village chief constantly shook his head while looking at Zhou Yu. Kids from cities were indeed very weak. Just a little tree would make him grimace. If the kids from the old days were as useless as him, a brutal beating was bound to happen once they return home. But fortunately, the kid seemed to be fine. Otherwise, he really did not know how to explain it to Zhou Hong. Although he had promised to take care of the kid, he did not know the kid had a mental problem. Though it was not his problem, he still felt sorry for Zhou Yu's parents.

After chopping the tree for a while, Zhou Yu finally got the tree down, but it was not over yet. He had to dig the roots out as well. Luckily, the old village chief also came to help him to remove the soil, sharing a large part of the work. He eventually held onto the end.

The entire morning just passed away like that, and Zhou Yu, who had never done such heavy work, was laying on the ground, panting. He couldn't get up for a long time. The old village chief shook his head again, then he went to put the tree on the back of a tricycle alone. Only until Zhou Yu finally regained his strength did he help to push the tricycle back to the village.

Originally he wanted to give some money to the old village chief, however, the old village chief insisted that he did not want it. Before he left with his empty tricycle, he reminded Zhou Yu once again that if he wanted to cut any trees next time, came to look for him, he also needed some people to help him to sort out his fruit forest.

Next time? Having done it just once, it already made him feel like he had lost half of his HP. If he needed to do it a few more times, he needed to at least prepare a healer in his team.

After removing all the branches of the pine tree, Zhou Yu thought that he needed to at least dry the tree trunk before he could use it as raw materials. However, the carpenter beaver did not think so. It just directly handed Zhou Yu an "ordinary saw" and asked him to follow its instructions to cut the tree trunk with the saw.

The section that was cut off had a two-dimensional text floating above it: "the rough material of a chess board," And what was strange about it, was that the material was already dried up and ready for use.

Then, the carpenter beaver suddenly "transformed". Zhou Yu did not know where it got a set of luxurious and flashy equipment. It almost blinded his eyes. "Luban's titanium alloy saw", "Luban's heavenly silk and red sandalwood chalk line", "Luban's white jade ruler"... A full set of God-Level Luban suit. It made Zhou Yu's mouth water!

'Kill it and Loot it stuff!'

A few words instantly flashed in his mind for a moment, and it took him a lot of effort to suppress this impulse. 'I am from the good faction, this impulse is the devil...'

There were only two NPCs in his village, if he killed one, how was he going to carry on playing? Not to mention that he might not be able to kill it. Moreover, he was still hoping to get more quests from this NPC every day, he might be even rewarded with some loot boxes from this beaver. 

The God-level carpenter was not a joke, a mini chess board was completed in less than half an hour. Throughout the entire making process, Zhou Yu had been watching on the side. It was simply astonishing. What amazed him was not only the speed but also the two different scenes he saw when he had glasses on and without the glasses.

Through the eyes of the ACG world, he saw the carpenter beaver was making the chess board at an incredible speed. But through the real eyes, he saw countless sawdust just came off the piece of wood automatically and flew everywhere in the air, until the piece of wood gradually became a chessboard that had many pieces on it. 

After the chess board was finished, the carpenter beaver was holding the chess pieces its hands, trying to get a good feeling of them, but through the real eyes, he could not see the piece moving, they were just lying in the box.

It was actually better this way. He did not need to worry about being seen by other people when they play the chess. Otherwise, it would only freak people out.

After the chessboard was built, the beaver's carpenter's heart was on fire. Probably it had not built anything for many years, its passion suddenly erupted like a volcano. It intended to continue to build a pavilion for playing the chess. Originally, the pavilion was intended to be placed on a small pond, but the small pond did not have any water inside, so it could only be temporarily placed under the banyan tree.

Zhou Yu had no choice but to complete this additional task together.

This mini pavilion was about half a meter high. It was a relatively large building. This time, the beaver only made all the parts of the pavilion and then asked Zhou Yu - the 'giant' to help it to assemble it.

The parts were very delicate, and it required a certain amount of patience to assemble them. However, this was not a problem for Zhou Yu, as he had been playing with all kinds of Garage Model Kits for a very long time. Soon, an antique-flavored pavilion was assembled from scratch, including tables and chairs.

"In battle, victory or defeat attend every move."
"Where'er you may go, know that gains and losses will follow." 

Those were the couplets that were written on the pillars of the pavilion.

And above two vigorous and forceful couplets, it was also written: 'The Pavilion of Wind and Rain.' 

After the completion of the pavilion, the beaver also urged Zhou Yu to sort out the small pond as soon as possible. By that time, it would make a pier to connect to the pavilion in the middle of the pond, then, it would be able to enjoy the fun of playing the chess in the middle of the pond. 

'Hmm... This may take a bit of time...' Zhou Yu was speechless.

Upon completing the beaver's quest, Zhou Yu also got an ordinary axe, an ordinary saw, and 135 Moe Coins. Comparing with the quest given by the old Dragon King yesterday, it was a lot more generous, but the quest process was also more arduous. After working for a while, he felt like he was drained out.

And in terms of those Moe Coins, should it be used on the gashapon machine, or should it be saved until he had enough to buy something from the vending machine? Look at the description of each box in the vending machine, Zhou Yu's mouth began to drool.

Comic Studio (1000 Moe Coins), Animation Base (1500 Moe Coins), Game Company (2000 Moe Coins)...

The most important three areas of the ACG world were all covered. Although he didn't know what those buildings would look like, and would they really produce animes or games, if they really could, then... Damn, he would be willing to be single for the rest of his life.

However, it was too expensive... Even the cheapest item - the comic studios, also needed him to save his Moe Coins for several days, not to mention that those two elderly people might not give him any quests tomorrow.

Alas, nevermind, it was still more 'realistic' to try the gashapon machine. Unleashing the hand of miracle six times in a row, how filthy rich was that.

The Seed Of The Red Sandalwood Tree, The Seed Of Pseudotsuga Sinensis, Copper OreX4, Fan Li's Maplewood Fishing Rod, Farmer's Hut (Temporary), Comic Studio (High-Quality Magical Imitation).

When the last one came out, Zhou Yu shouted out loudly and happily. He did not even care that he might scare the neighbors. Having only spent 20 Moe Coins, but he received something that was worth 1000 Moe Coins. He was so excited that he did not even see the special note in the brackets.

Leaving other things aside first, he put the Comic Studio on the bed and looked at it carefully. 

The house was very pretty. Looking inside the house through the windows, It looked like a real comic studio, however, he did not see any manga artists. There was an activate button on the roof, it seemed like it would officially start working if he pressed it. So he pressed it immediately without thinking.

A strange laugh suddenly appeared unexpectedly, and then a clown-like little man appeared in front of him, "Welcome to the imitation show of the geek of thousands of faces, please specify an artist, I can completely imitate his comic style."

'Hmm... What is this shit?'

Only until this moment did Zhou Yu noticed the text in the brackets, "High-Quality Magical Imitation"

'What imitation, isn't it a copycat?" 

Comic Studio (High-Quality Magical Imitation): Specify a real-world manga artist, the magician would use the artist's style and skill to complete a new work that is no less than 300 chapters or continue an existing work, similarly, it will not be less than 300 chapters as well. Special notice, the produced work is the fan-based content and should not be used for any commercial purposes. If this term is violated, the building will self-destruct immediately.

After reading the attached instruction manual, Zhou Yu's lips twitched slightly and uncontrollably.

Zhou Yu, a reclusive otaku, who did not like to go out of his house, was one day forced out of his house by a series of unexpected events.

This story is not made by me but I am transporting it here so people so could this Author amazing work.

A Lin sighs before she rolls her body to the right, glancing at the alarm clock on the bedside. 11 PM. For the umpteenth times she reaches her cellular, even though she knows nothing has changed. No new text message, not from Han Han, at least. It has been like that for more than a month now. She thought she would get used to it. Instead,  she kinda misses it. Han Han used to texted her before bed, just to have light chat, sweet nothing, or merely wished her a good sleep.

Is he still mad at her ? They had their 'talk'. She clearly told him that she was 'only care as a friend'. He might be upset because of that now. "Childish," A Lin scoffs him. She puts her cellular back onto the bedside then closes her eyes. But a minute later she sighs and opens her eyes again.

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"I'm leaving, A Lin, Han Han," Xiao Ping says goodbye to both of her friends. A Lin is replying to her with a nod and a smile while Han Han who is fixing a computer raises his head to responds to her, "Okay. Be careful." He only lowing his head after Xiao Ping leaves the room.

The atmosphere then becomes awkward. At least that is what A Lin feels. Before yesterday, she didn't realize how awkward it was. Because Han Han avoided her, they rarely be in the same room in a long time. But today is different. She thought that Han Han was still avoiding her, so she purposely came earlier. To her surprised, Han Han was still in the cafe and seemed like didn't have a plan to leave early.

Even until now, half an hour later when he has finished fixing the computer, Han Han is still on his desk, busy with his computer. He totally ignores A Lin, despite of shortly replied her greeting. That is obviously not normal for A Lin. Han Han usually accompanies her at the cashier desk when he has no job to do. Somehow he always has a topic for a chat with the non-talkative A Lin. But, not today. She glances at him with the corner of her eyes. He still stares at the monitor with serious face.

A Lin turns her body to Han Han. "Are you still mad at me ?" she asks him bluntly. Han Han jolts, her question disrupts his concentration. "Excuse me ?" Han Han asks back, as he didn't hear the question clearly. A Lin snuffles. "You heard me. Are you mad at me ?" Eventually she repeats her question. "No," Han Han answers quick and short. "You're lying," A Lin accuses him. "I'm not," Han Han denies. A Lin looks at him, but the young man is already shifting his focus to his computer.  His eyebrows furrows. He seems to be quite busy on something, so A Lin decides not to disturb him.

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"Hi, are you busy ?" the text was sent 30 minutes ago. A Lin now regrets to send it. It's 10.30 PM. She is sure Han Han has not slept yet. He told her that he can only sleep after midnight. 

A short ringtone makes A Lin jolts and immediately reaches her cellular. It's from Han Han! Her happy heart sinks a little bit to have a very short reply: No.

"What are you doing now ?" Ignoring her disappointment, A Lin texts him back. After another 20 minutes, when she almost falls asleep, Han Han finally replies, again with a short answer: Nothing. A Lin can only bring her disappointment to sleep as she has no idea what to text to him.

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A Lin stands in front of Han Han's desk, staring at the computer monitor with a growl and disbelief. When Han Han is going to toilet, A Lin sneaks to his desk, curious what is he has been busy with these few days.

"What are you doing in my place ?" Han Han who just came out from the toilet asks her. "Are you busy ?" Instead of answering, she asks her back. "Not really," Han Han answers, knowing that A Lin must have seen the comic he has been reading on website.

"Can we talk then ?" A Lin asks again. Han Han who is now standing in front of her shrugs. "About what ?" he asks. "About why you are ignoring me..."

"Woman, you have accused me many times lately," he barks in low voice. "You accused me avoiding you, then mad at you. Now you accuse me ignoring you," Han Han then says.

"If you're not ignoring me, you tell me why suddenly you choose to read a comic rather than chat with me like usual ?" A Lin challenges him. Han Han chuckles. "Are you sure you want the answer ?" he challenges back. "Of course," A Lin urges. "Because it's more interesting," he answers straightforwardly then ends it with a smirk to see A Lin is stupefied.

"Look. I'm not ignoring you or mad at you. This is just.. what should I say.. the normal me of being friend," Han Han casually explains. He chuckles again before continues, "I told you that I have  crushed on you since we met. So I had never considered you as 'just friend', not until few days ago. All my treatments to you were special. Well, maybe it's not for other men, but it is to me. I don't text my female friends if nothing were necessary. I don't do sweet talks, or trying hard to come up with topics to chat all the time with them. I don't ask them to go out every weekend. I don't carefully behave my self toward other female friends to make sure they're not jealous. I don't lend my shoulders for them to sleep, and I definitely don't kiss them."

"I don't know whether you just customized to kiss your male friends, but I don't. So when we were kissing at the New Year's count down, I thought I was also special for you," Han Han still continues then shrugs to express his disappointment. "But I was wrong. Turns out I am just a friend for you. So, I decide to learn to consider you as just friend, too. At least, by changing my treatment for a start," Han Han ends his explanation with settling his gaze to A Lin. The latter is lowing her head down. "I'm not mad at you, A Lin. I'm just accepting you as a friend."

It is 2000, where social media hasn't born yet, we go for internet by dial-up modem or internet cafe, and Korean hasn't ruled the entertainment world. It is where a simple Taiwanese day dreamer girl, Xiao Ping, falls completely in love with a Japanese super star, Hasegawa Takeshi. Thus she decides to chase her love. One event after another, coincident by coincident happens during her effort. Eventually, will she ever wake up from her dream or keep on chasing her dream lover until it comes true ?

Togetsu Academy, Rina's house.
Late at night, Rina lay on the bed, reading a comic book with relish.
Di!
The mobile phone placed on her pillow suddenly received a message. Rina frowned and opened her phone; it was a Twitter message from a female comic author friend:
"Hey, Rina, are you free this weekend? Let's go eat Chinese food together!"
The profile photo was a cute girl with golden ponytails.
"Chinese cuisine?" Rina raised her eyebrows. The young girl she knew was not only a painter, but also the daughter of a British diplomat. The two met at a celebrity banquet in the past, and later they gradually knew each other's identity.
No one knew that the 'Tongue of God' of Togetsu's Top Ten had a friend of the same age from a foreign school except for Rina herself and her follower, Feisha.
"Yeah, don't you know that there is a restaurant that is hotly discussed by the otaku tonight. Just in Ameyoko, Taito..."
Seeing this, Rina took a deep breath, and the abominable face appeared in front of her eyes again.
"Is that restaurant called Xia's Chinese Cuisine Restaurant?" She twitched her fingers to send a message.
"Oh, Rina, I thought that you, who's part of the Togetsu's Top Ten, didn't care much about the information of local restaurants."
"…"
Rina was silent until the girl on the opposite side urged her. She hummed and typed hardly, "What sh*t Chinese food, don't go!"
"Rina, your character is really inscrutable." The girl sent a sneering expression. When she was annoyed and intended to sneer at the girl, the girl sent the next text that made her heartbeat jump rapidly.
"I recently finished a short story. Would you like to see it, huh?"
"Short story?"
Thinking about the identity hidden by this friend, Rina blushed.
On the surface, she was the daughter of a British diplomat, a well-known Tokyo celebrity, and also known as debutante, but in fact, she was a deep house lady. She was also a small well-known peer painter on the Internet.
Thinking about the delicate and gorgeous book that she had sent before, Rina unconsciously stirred her legs on the bed, and her eyes were hesitant.
"Do you want it?" There was no response from the opposite side. The girl's tone was impatient.
"No, don't want!" 
"...Really don't want?" said the blonde girl with double ponytails. "You must be honest, Rina! After all, besides cooking, comics and novels are your second hobby! As a painter, I think I have the responsibility of giving you happiness, which will give you more inspiration for cooking!"
"I'm just saying that this short story was painted especially for you. Heehee, you will be pleasantly surprised after reading it!"
Seeing the last message, Rina was curious. Just as she was about to ask, the phone received a new email with a compressed package attachment, more than 20mb in size, which was quite small for a comic picture package.
Pursing her mouth, Rina received the email, skilfully downloaded it, un-compressed it, and opened it with her mobile phone.
"Full color?"
The first picture was very beautiful, giving a stunning sense of visual spike.
The setting sun was falling. The sky was far away, and the cherry blossom petals covered the ground. The surrounding trees were cherry trees. The two girls' limbs were entangled in the cherry blossom petals, and Rina's heartbeat accelerated. She looked carefully and noticed the appearance of the two girls. They were very familiar. She was stunned.
The girl with short red and purple hair was on the bottom, and the girl with long wavy blond hair was on top. She was charming. The girl on the top grabbed the other girl's uniform and tie, and the other hand picked off the other girl's white shirt which had been unbuttoned after she took off her coat. If the girl below was half-covered, then the girl above was too exposed. Her skin was white as snow. Below was a short uniform skirt. The black stockings on the right leg faded to the ankle.
"Hiss..."
Rina was able to see it no matter how stupid she was. The two girls in this picture scene were herself and Feisha!
"This, it's too foul!" Rina's face was as red as an apple. Her heart almost suffocated. She turned off her phone with a snap, gasping heavily in bed. For a while, she bit her teeth. But her body was still very obedient. She unlocked the phone screen again.
Di. The gorgeous style of lesbian pictures once again occupied the mobile phone screen.
This time, Rina grinded her teeth and looked at them.
First, second, third...
A total of eleven.
It was still alright at the beginning. The bolder the content was at the back, which made people's heart stop.
Because it was full color, and it was private self-entertainment, there was no code to describe the indescribable. Rina was dizzy. Her nose was hot, and she seemed to have a nosebleed.
"How is it?" Soon, the female artist with golden double ponytails sent greetings.
"Okay! Very good!" Rina grinded her teeth.
"…"
A luxurious villa on a ramp in Tokyo. 
Late at night, the girl sitting at the painting table holding a mobile phone shivered.
"Don't worry, Rina, it's for internal appreciation only. I will not upload it to the Internet!"
"...Golden retriever, do you want to die?"
From the text Rina sent, the girl could perceive the terrible murderousness, shrinking her neck. "Oh, I know. I will keep the manuscript carefully."
"Whatever. Anyway, if the set of pictures spread to a third person, you know the consequences!"
Rina finished saying it and actively changed the topic.
"I heard that you have made up with your first love recently?"
"What? Who wants to make up with him!"
This time it was the blonde double ponytail girl who was a tsundere.
"Well, it's better not to mix with a group of common people all day. Your primary school and junior high school are public schools, right? Why did you suddenly go to Hakunosaki High School..." 
Late at night, two arrogant girls with similar characters started a long chat.
…
The next day.
Yesterday, the heavy rain in Tokyo made the streets wet. It was a bit cold in the middle of March. But in the morning, the Chinese restaurant deep in the old store street was surrounded by a group of guests.
"It's almost nine o'clock. It hasn't opened yet?"
"Who knows. I came here after reading Mizutani's tweet. Today happens to be Saturday. I'm free, so I can wait."
This group of guests had one common characteristic:
Young!
The younger guests were only 13 or 14 years old, and the oldest were just university students. It could be said that they were all loyal users of NicoNico, and even the fans of Mizutani.
The psychology of fans was easy to understand. Whatever the idols strongly supported, no matter what, they would pay attention, not to mention a Chinese restaurant that was said to be delicious.
In this world of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, 'food' was infinitely elevated, even sacred, and the chef's social status had also risen.
The RB network had recently set off a career discussion craze. People were scrambling to vote. As a result, professional chefs had a shocking number of votes. It was far away from the second and third civil servants and doctors.


Xia Yu made a wish to eat until he vomited. And this particular wish brought him to a completely strange spirit world which was full of cuisines.
What, Chef God System?
"You need to not only satisfy normal people's appetite but also all kinds of devils and ghosts. Use your food to move them!" the old man said to him coolly.
So, Xia Yu would never stop running on the road of becoming a Chef God.
 

A little nerd kid, the introverted dude. Does he always alone all the time? I watch him from his back every day, with chin rested on my hand, he just sit there alone busy with his comic book, most of the break time. He isn't that typical of grade school student, who loves to run and play around with the other kiddos. He is unique.. honestly...

"Tiere!" my friend, Agnes slapped my shoulders and I'm startled. "Yes?" I asked. We are second grade students, it's actually fun being grade students since we could freely go to the canteen by our own, or toilet by our own. When I and Agnes queue in line for snacks, I turned my head and saw Ryan, again.. he is alone with his fried rice.

A year passed, now we are in 3rd grade. I still love staring at that dude sitting in front of me. The nerd guy who loves comic book that much. I never saw him playing with the other kids. Can I be his friend? I may become his very first friend then.

Fourth grade, during the report taking time.

"HEY! SALLY!" my mom exclaimed, and hugged that pretty mom. "SANTI!" she happily greets my mom.

"Your daughter?" she asked.

"Yes.. she is my daughter, Tiere" my mom said, "Call Auntie Sally"

"Hi, Auntie Sally" I greet her.

"What a sweet little girl" she poked my cheek and smiles, a very sweet smile. I love this auntie.

"So your son studies here?" my mom asked.

Sally smiles "He's here since first grade"

"Oh... it's been long time, Sally. We were also classmates back then"

So my mom and this beautiful mom were classmates?

"My daughter is here since Kindergarden" my mom stated. "So where's your son's classroom then?" my mom asked again.

"Oh, it's here" she pointed straight to my classroom. Wait, is that my classroom? Then three of us startled by a dark figure beside us.

"RYAN!" Sally moaned, "he is always like this" she gave us a cheesy grin, but then glaring at her own son. Yes he appeared from nowhere like a ghost. But wait, RYAN? My eyes popped up wide and it became so awkward. So Ryan's mom is my mom's friend?

"Ryan" Sally bend her body a bit to catch her son's eyes, she found it hard since she's wearing high heels and her skirt is tight "Do you know this little girl?" she asked. Ryan shook his head, and acting cold.. just cold...as ice... WHAT? What a scumbag! Yes, my mom used to say scumbag. Wait, what is a scumbag?

"I don't know her" he added, what a piercing pain! I stare at him for these 3 years but he told his mom he doesn't know me at all?

I froze, he has a great ice power. My mom then bend her knees too "You know this handsome boy?" I shook my head immediately, he doesn't know me? FINE! I don't know him either!

Then you two should make friends" Sally said, "Come on... raise your hand dear, make friend with this little girl"

He lifted his hand and I lift mine, then he shakes my hand, "Ryan" he spoke but not looking at me, he looks either shy but I can see him glaring at the other side. "Tiere" me too, not looking at him. What an arrogant!

His attitude is too adulthood –alike. I can't believe I've been stalking him for 3 years. That dude is cold as ice. But since he was too mysterious, I became love to get to know him more. I am the only one that always greet him every morning, send him a box of milk, a cookie, or a bread, anything, so we could become best friend. But soon as I realized, he is actually looking at the other girl, by any chance. I sat in front of him purposely, watching him. He was like, reading comic book then at any chance he will peek ... I tilted my head, following his gaze. CAROLINE?

So all this time! He actually likes Caroline?

Caroline is the nerd beautiful little girl with hair tied in ponytail, always with a big ribbon. She is a sweet, also the clever girl in the class, the class role –model, teacher admires her a lot, the princess, always the best, the first rank, everything. Teacher's favorite all the time.

But I never give up making friend with Ryan.

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Until one day.

"Ryan?" I asked my mom. "Yes.. Ryan will stay here for a day" my mom whispered. "You guys can go to the reading room. Tiere has a lot of comic books!"

Ryan's eyes widened, "Comic books?"

"Yes" my mom answered with friendly smile. "Tiere, bring your friend to the reading room, please" my mom ordered, so I held his hand and bring him up as his mom, Sally smiling timidly at both of us. I don't even know what is she thinking about.

"Your son is safe here, Sally" I only heard that from my mom giggles when we were on our way to the reading room.

I don't realize, the mysterious Ryan dives me crazy that time. Even though I was just a little chubby kid back there. I know nothing about love, but I know that I love being with Ryan all the time. Until when we are in middle school. Somehow we have the same taste in everything and fate brought us together. We are always in the same class.

The cold Ryan slowly change. During Middle School, I tend to persuade him to mingle around with my other friends, like Misha, Bobby, Velly, until we got our own gang, 10 of us. Even though he doesn't like Velly, a lot.

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When I reach my puberty, I finally realized. I'm in love with Ryan since the first I saw him. But.. everything is just a dream.

One day during Valentine's day, that time we still don't know how Valentines works since we are just teenagers with no rules. The students are busy with Valentines stuffs, mostly confessing loves to their lovers. It's me, that time stupidly made chocolate by myself, small heart –shape chocolates in a box just for Ryan. I am not trying to confess, I just want him to at least notice my feelings towards him. But when I arrived at the class. I saw Ryan holding a box of chocolate and give it to Caroline, while other students whistling around, teasing them. I canceled my intention, I hid the box behind my body and begin walking slowly to my bag, keep it soon before Ryan saw it.

It hurts.. so is this what we call as Heart Broken?

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Ryan loves Caroline. What can I do? But come to think of it, I am satisfied with me and him just as best friend, even though there's nothing more between us. At least we stay together, I like how Ryan talks to me honestly about how he feels towards the girl he likes, Caroline. It is enough for me.

Time passes by.. I was trying hard to move on, so I try to date different boys and .. well.. I accept every confessions from the boys. I thought I can move on right away. But actually.. my heart is only for Ryan. I stared at him again, he is reading comic book, then he lifted his head looking at me, waving his hand towards me. At least, he isn't that cold as ice like we met for the first time. I gave him a warm smile and wave back at him, disappeared by the door while my current boyfriend pulled my arms.

God, you gave me an extremely dissatisfying experience during my teen days!

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***

Months after graduated from high school. My mom and dad start having affairs, ended up split and divorce. I was okay at first, but they demand too many things at each other. Throwing me like passing a ball.

"STOP!" I yelled.

My mom and dad stop arguing. They paused, staring at me in deep grudge. I don't know what did I do wrong to them.

"I WILL QUIT!" I yelled.

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They didn't say anything, even when I move my things out from that house. They seems to be grateful I moved out myself. I lift my phone up, staring at Ryan's phone number. I want to call

him so bad and tell him how hard my life is. I wish he is here with me and he will cheer me up like he used to be. I want him to be by my side, even though it would be hard for me. I want him to say something sweet or something memorable so I could forget what I am facing right now. I clicked my phone lock.

"No" I muttered under my breath. Ryan will help me out and I will stay by his side. I'll hardly move on.

My tears start rushing down, so perhaps it may be an oddity to thank my tears and be proud to cry, yet if that's what saves me from becoming a monster, a person indifferent to suffering and sorrow, then crying is the smartest thing I can do.

I took a part time job in the morning until noon, but the salary is not enough for me. I was trying to find another one for the night shift. Ended up, me being the bunny waiters. I have to hold this tears whenever people come approach me just to slap my butt but I can't say anything. I just can close my eyes and hold this anger all myself. Until I get home safe, I will cry all day thinking of how hard my life right now. I even wish I die quickly.

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Everyday.. I just stare at the boring paper with installment lists. My college fee, my living cost, everything.. they are too expensive. But I've got no choice.

"Hoi Tiere! HOW..ARE..YOU.." his message popped up on my screen, was kinda startled cause it is from Ryan. But I clicked my screen off, avoiding his messages over and over again. Please Ryan.. I don't want you to worry a lot about me right here. Because I am okay..

It scares me to death when I saw Caroline and her friends at the pub... I met Rudy too. He tried to reach me that time, but I refused to look back. I run to the restroom, sneak between the crowds so he wasn't able to catch me. I cry inside the restroom, doesn't dare to make a noise. I sat on the toilet bowl, sniffing.. crying.. What can I do? I gulp my own destiny, I have to stay strong. This world is so cruel to me.

One day, my night shift done and a man appeared from the alley, standing in front of me. "Hey, I am Calvin" he smiles, hand about shaking mine. I lift my head to the tall figure towering over me, even he is alone, I'm still scared. I threw my face away.

"Don't worry" he stood backwards, "I'm not gonna hurt you.. really" he added. He sounds steady and kind..

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Since then we get closer and closer then we date. He helped me out, I think I've moved on from Ryan, my stupid puppy love to my own best friend. Calvin is a nice, fun, and friendly guy. He loves to tell jokes and we cuddle a lot during our quality time. He helped me out with every payment, installment and I finally free from that bunny work shifts. I didn't ask Calvin to help me, never. But he insisted. I even bought new apartment with his money.

One day, we laid on the bed side by side, he stares at me in seductive way.. then we have sex. I thought it was okay since he sacrificed a lot for me, I think I'm doing the right thing since he has promised that he will never leave me. I knew the day we met that we were meant to be.

Ryan's text popped up again, I was so startled.

"What was that?" Calvin asked, while he was busy texting with his phone.

"Oh.." I erase the notifications. "Nothing.. just a not important text" I give him a smile. I guess... I have to reply Ryan when Calvin is gone.. since he sends me a lot of text messages along these 2 years. I've moved on from him anyway, talking to him isn't a big deal after all.

But one day..

"Tiere.. I am so sorry.."

My tears burst forth like water from a dam, spilling down my face.

"I'm so sorry that I..." Calvin stammered, he looked down. "Just.. break up.." he said. "My mom and dad didn't agree with our marriage plan" he frowned and walked away, left the door open wide. I saw him disappears. We were just okay yesterday. Why so sudden? I thought our fate was set that he is the one for me. But I was wrong.

I can't hold it any longer. I dropped my knees on the ground and cry out loud, plus the noisy neighbor fighting with her husband. This world is too fuck –up for me. I gave him everything! I stood up to close the door and then I threw myself on the mattress, I wipe my tears off and all of sudden I think of Ryan.

"Ryan.. right.." I mumbled. "Ryan, will you still be my friend?"

I set the first meeting for us, after a very long time. Would you forgive me? But wow he changed a lot! He is way more handsome right now! He used to be so skinny and unattractive. Does he work out a lot? I'm blushed.. that tsundere looks.. shining upon me.

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That time, I don't know our second meeting would be too impressive. No it isn't. IT'S EMBARRASING? TIERE? YOU KISSED HIM!

Yes, I kissed you accidentally I don't know how could I did that to you. You carried me home safely, leave me alone on the bed. When you left, I start babbling, tossing, turning around the bed. Even I am drunk, I still can't close my eyes. I rose from the bed holding my lips. "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?" ruffling my hair.

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I still remain calm, like nothing happened. But after the kiss, I became remember how I feel since I was a little kid. My puppy love is really mystify.

When I look at you that time, staring at me, scared and very cautious. I know, you enjoy it too. That what makes me want to tease you a little bit more. But when I heard Caroline's name, it hurts me even though it is just a little love since you were a kid. I know how it feels since I have got the same feeling towards you since I was a kid too.

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I have never think about how we could end up being in fake relationship by then. I just think.. I want to feel less irritated by these little feelings inside me, when you finally got to date her, everything will be fine and I'll start moving on from you, like completely. I was so stupid I know, to ask you for a date. But I want to enjoy a date with you even though it's just fake. I don't know it turns out like this.

Watching you buy those flowers for Caroline, watching you smile when it comes to Caroline, even though we kiss a lot.. it just never enough for me. Tiere, what do you want?

I envy a lot with Caroline. You are perfect, how could she make you wait?

I guess... moving on from him isn't that easy like how I thought, don't be selfish, plus Ryan has his own happiness now. I hope he is okay with Caroline, even though Caroline is a little gold digger brat but Ryan's mom has woken him up, at least he has its own conscious while dating her.

I've bought my one way flight ticket to Jakarta.

Maybe, this is my only chance to move on forever.

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"Sam, if.. if I had come home earlier... Would you have given me the chance? Would you have loved me again?" Nathan looked at her with eyes full of yearning. The woman he loved, the woman he still loves is just in front of her.

Nathan Yun didn't plan on opening up to Samantha and asking her this question. When he arrived at the Kim's Family Estate with Seo Joon, Samantha's mother had already invited the couple over. He knew Samantha moved out a little after they broke up so he didn't expect to see them there. And after learning that Daniel Cho is Samantha's boyfriend, his heart broke. He wanted to mend things with Samantha and possibly get back together. How is he able to do that now? Facing Daniel as his rival, his resolution wavered. With his emotions being stirred, he just had to know.. Would she have loved him if he came back earlier?... Before Daniel Cho happened?

Upon hearing this question, Samantha froze on the spot. She couldn't look at him in the eyes. How was she to answer this question? She pondered and thought, 'Would it have been possible to accept him again after he left? Did I love him that much to receive him again?'… She likes Daniel Cho, and even if their relationship has just started, she doesn't like even just the idea of not knowing Daniel. The thought of it… the thought of it actually scared her. 

Just as she was about to answer Nathan, Daniel's voice and the sound of footsteps were nearing.

"I've been looking all over for you."

Samantha saw Daniel sauntering towards her and her gaze turned gentle as if she found her savior, "Daniel…".

Samantha was rubbing her arm gently when Daniel found her. So without thinking twice, Daniel took off his coat that he just managed to put on before looking for Samantha so that they could leave. As he reached her, he carefully placed his coat over her shoulders. "Why are you outside? It's cold."

Witnessing the sweet couple in front of him, Nathan Yun couldn't bear it. The woman he loves, in another man's arms? 'I don't need to see this. I don't want to see this.', he thought.

"Sam, I'll leave first. I need to drop by at my parent's place." Nathan excused himself. "President Cho, Have a good evening."

Samantha nodded and Daniel replied, "Take it easy.".

Daniel turned to face Samantha and she smiled up at him. "Are you okay?", he asked.

"Yes.", she tiptoed and kissed him on his lips quickly before she escaped from his arms.

"Hey... I need more than that!", he grinned at the way Samantha stole a kiss from him.


Before Samantha and Daniel left the estate, they said their farewells to Samantha's parents and then they looked for her brother.

"Joon, we're leaving.", Samantha said when she found his brother in the living room.

"Oh, you are?" Seo Joon nodded, "Okay... I'll see you guys out."

Before they took a step, Daniel Cho brought out a package and handed it to Seo Joon, "Here, I heard you were looking for this." 

"What's this?" Seo Joon accepted the package and pried it open.

When Seo Joon saw what was inside, he gawked like he saw something so unbelievable.

"You're shitting me." Seo Joon couldn't believe it, he thought he was dreaming. 

Ever since Seo Joon was a child, he had collected comic books. And he had been searching for a particular one but he couldn't get his hands on it. Now, Daniel Cho just hands it to him. 

Seo Joon gaped at Daniel, "Y-you're serious? You're giving this to me? How did you even know?"

"I got it from a charity auction last year. I used to read The Flash before but I don't really collect, I just thought it was cool. I asked your sister what your interests were on our way here earlier and it just so happened that you were looking for this."

"We dropped by his home very quickly and he said he's gonna give it to you. Are you happy? You've been looking for it for a while." Samantha smiled, his brother is obviously elated.

In his hands was The Flash Comic Book #104: The Last Golden Age Issue. It's a very difficult one to find.  It was said that the highest record sale reached $31,000. Although Daniel Cho won it from the auction for a lower price, it was still very valuable.

Seo Joon was speechless, he couldn't take his eyes away from it. 

Before, when he heard that this Issue was sold at an auction, he tried to look for it and see if the buyer was willing to trade it with him but he couldn't get any information as to who won it. It was Daniel Cho, and now he was simply giving it to Seo Joon as a gift. Just like that, Daniel gave a limited edition whiskey to Samantha's father and a rare comic issue to Seo Joon like he was handing candy bars to kids. 

"Bro... I'mma call you bro from now on! Heck, I'mma call you 'boss' if you want!" Seo Joon was so emotional. "When you guys get married in the future, I will be your biggest supporter!" And just like that, Seo Joon has already betrayed and switched sides from Team Nathan to Team Daniel. 

"Just bro, is fine I guess?", said Daniel, a little amused by Seo Joon's reaction.

Daniel got accepted to Samantha's family without a fuss. Even without the gifts, he is still a very likable man. So although Samantha was a bit nervous earlier, she was sure that her family would like him. 

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One week later at The Busy Bean Cafe.

The Busy Bean Cafe is a coffee shop owned by Hannah Chu. She's actually a certified barista and because of her love for coffee, she opened a coffee shop and a year later, she opened a few more branches all over the city.  

Hannah was talking to Samantha about the things she did a few days ago when she visited a nearby city. The two friends planned to travel to a nearby country when they both have time and they were both excited. 

While they were having afternoon tea, Hannah's phone beeped.


She checked her phone and read the text message she received. Upon reading, her expression changed and Samantha noticed this,

"Han? Everything okay?"

Hannah quickly closed her phone and put it aside. She forced a smile, "Yeah."

Samantha knew her best friend very well that she can't keep secrets from her,  "Tell me. You can't hide it from me, Han."

Hannah thought for a second. She didn't want to make a big deal out of it knowing that Samantha is quite protective of her. In the end, Hannah gave Samantha her phone.

When Samantha received her best friend's phone, she read the message...

Unknown number: [ I will destroy you, Hannah Chu! ] 


Samantha scrolled to the previous messages and they were similar texts. 

Unknown number: [ Your happy days are over. ]

Unknown number: [ I spy with my little eye, Hannah Chu, I can see you. ]

Unknown number: [ It's payback time. ]

"Han.. this is... you're being threatened?" Samantha was shocked. "When did this start? Why didn't you tell me about it?"


"A couple of days ago."


"Why didn't you tell me? Who is this?"


"It's just a stupid threat, S. Don't worry about it.", Hannah said as she sipped her tea.


"How can I not? What if someone is trying to hurt you? Did you tell the cops?"


"Come on, what are they gonna do?"


Samantha tried to convince Hannah to tighten her security or maybe hire a bodyguard. But Hannah's dismissive, she wasn't guilty of anything and didn't think she had offended someone. Hannah received another text.


Unknown number: [ You look cute in that pink dress. ]


Samantha and Hannah felt chills on their back as they turned their heads from left to right but couldn't see anyone suspicious. Hannah has a stalker!

[COMPLETED]

Nobody's perfect. Not even Samantha Kim who was born from a wealthy family and a CEO of her own company. She had a lot of interests but she was still unhappy... like she was missing something in her life. 

She was known as a strong and independent woman, who liked to keep things to herself and doesn't want to rely on others. She had built a wall around herself, wanting to live a low profile life and away from the limelight. 

She is successful and confident, but what does she really want to do with her life? Who does she want to spend her life with? Why haven’t any of her past relationships worked out?

Meeting Daniel Cho, the Most Eligible Bachelor of M City, will change her in ways she never expected. But how much change will it do to her? Samantha struggled as she tried to understand the feelings she's going to experience with Daniel. Will she stay strong? Or will she crumble?

Enjoy the story of Samantha on her journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with their pasts, and a chance encounter with a man. See their seemly fated encounter and watch as they navigate their relationship.

Join us as we discover how the two of them will answer these questions and more. As she makes mistakes, how she rises to the challenges put in her path, and how he chases after her, dotes on her and loves her unconditionally. 

It’s not always the straightest path for Samantha and Daniel, and she paved her own way but hear the story of how just a little encounter changed her life forever.

Samantha and Daniel will have a happy encounter, but will they also have a happy ending?

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Sometimes napapaisip ka nalang .. What if nagkatotoo yung kinagigiliwan mong fictional character? Sa teleserye man o libro, hindi naman natin minsan maiwasan na mainlove sa isang karakter, marahil sa kanyang ugali, personalidad , o kaya ang kanyang muka. 

Si  Dianne  ay 18 years old, and ready to step forward sa college. Since childhood nakasanayan  na  nya magbasa ng mga libro at nobela, it was supposed to be na pang-palipas oras  lamang niya iyon, everytime na wala syang magawa. Till' then naging hobby na niya ito hanggang mapadpad siya sa mga comics and manga noong Highschool.  

She was fairly attractive, at ang kanyang pamilya ay abot kaya-lamang,  Her father was actually a novelist, and just as she open her eyes into the books of paradise, her father eyes were already closed. Not too long her father died, due to cancer. Hindi agad ito na-aagapan or na detect agad ng machine when it's just in a stagnant level. After his Death, she started visiting her Father's Study room, from time  to time. Until she came across to a book, written on his name, Binasa nya agad ito, dahil gusto nya malaman kung anong nakasaad sa libro nang kanyang tatay. Days passed and she finished the first book written by his father, she was brought to tears, how nostalgic the feeling was. Years came she finishes all the book, until she stumble upon one comic book that was illustrated and also written by his father, it was quite old but it's still appealing. Binasa na nya ito and for the first time, she saw that type of book, It's like a drawing with text as her first impression just like the children's book.

Neither less, tungkol ito sa isang babaeng commoner, that fell inlove sa isang Royalty in disguised. The commoner was one of the thousands mere people in the area. But then there Kingdom was attacked, and it was now in the hands of the crowned Prince of the Azzelea Kingdom. The commoner was one of the many people who loses there most of their belongings and loved ones. Nakita syang palaboy laboy after war the slave trader came across her and captured her-  imprisoned her until someone will bought her,  As the Crowned Prince stumble upoon sa lugar ng mga slaves, he was disheartend and was a little angry giving a fierce look to the Slave trader who owns the Slave. Not only that, the slaves have admired how the Crowned Prince acknowlege them, even what kind of status you have in life, and soon left the area. The young female Commoner soon find a way as he meet the Crowned Prince once again, and at the end facing many hardships in different circumstances. they eventually fell in love together, and I actually didn't know what happen  in the ending, halos lahat kasi ng mga pages sa last part nito were torn apart or gibbeish na di mo maintindihan, there's a lot happening in the end but I was sure the last page was the scence of the Crowned Prince and the commoner kissed, I wonder how it actually turn out.. bago pa man nangyari ang ending nato.


After that, kina-hiligan ko na tuloy magbasa at bumuli ng mga ganong libro sa bookstore, Nagandahan ako kung pano nila pinakita ang mga "scence" and "characters" and into some point na it becames realistic and changes into a new world, parang mas lalo mong mas-naiintindihan at mas-close up ka pa sa kanila. I know na writtien books can also take you there in to far heights, para sakin kaya karin dalin ng mga gantong libro sa taas.

Pag-alala ng nakaraan na-alala ko pa kung pano ako na fall in love sa crowned prince, minsan childish- seryoso,mabait at kagalang-galang, yung tipong hanggang panaginip mo lang sya nakikita at sa libro na babasa.. Sometimes iniisip ko nalang na nag switch roles kami ng bida at ako ang kasama ng prinsipe, how charming right? Alam mo yung tulad ng feeling na hanggang tingin ka nalang kay crush tapos hanggang tingin ka na rin na makita mo sya ma fall sa iba? Sakto sa puso.. Hanggang ngayon binabalik-balikan ko parin basahin ang comic book nayon, kahit may old copy naman ako nang novel na iyon, na sanay na akong unahin munang basahin ang comic book/ or manga actually... lagi nalang ako na lo-love struck.. 


Ikaw ba? what if ma suck in ka sa loob ng libro? would you be happy, suprised, sad- ano ba kaya ang mararamdaman mo sa kalagayang iyon..

Would you rather stay and find that was destined to you fictionally? or find a way out to go back to your real world?

I always fantasize na what if I fall inlove and met my beloved? But him as a Fictional Character is such a bazarre Fantasy.

Dianne was always intrigued to a comic book/manga that her father made back then as she find that mysterious book out of curiosity in his father's bookshelf.
As Dianne read the book she was intrigued and come into the liking of manga and comics. 

Remembering back of the old days, where she remember the book her father made him that never cross off her mind was the man of her dreams, Lalaking nagpatibok ng kangyang puso sa relasyong hindi naman magkakatotoo.

Pero one day , she wakes up in a seemingly different world, from what she saw' was not that ordinary... no high-tech stuff, cars, or to be exact hindi na ito ang modern world na kinabibilangan ni Dianne.

It's a world that she always dreamed off back then that it comes to reality! Yes, the world of his beloved Fictional Character, shocking at the first look, but how would she react in this new world she sucked into?

Would she find the love of her Fictional lover and have a new life in the new world, or try to find a way to go back to his reality by exploring to the unkown and mischiefs of the new world?

Ikaw ba? anong pipiliin mo?


Halina't tunghayan natin ang kwento ni Dianne na- na-fall sa isang Fictional Character at ma-expirience ang makabagong pamumuhay ng ating bida sa kwentong "Fictionally Yours".

On the second floor of the UDX Building, Akihabara Square lounge.
While Kimura Kazuki was immersed in his thoughts, Muraoka Hiroshi nodded his head and bowed deeply, his mobile phone clutched to his ear. "I will… Rest assured, president, there won't be any problems at this time's comic exhibition. You have my word. Don't worry, it will definitely be a wrap, and the propagation for 'The Sword Saga' will also appear on the itinerary!"
As he set his phone down, Muraoka Hiroshi's facial expression turned grim. He could not help from screaming, "Unbelievable! Yuma Sugawara is such an untrustworthy person. He agreed to come over today, but all he did was try to dismiss me with one sorry excuse?"
Today's comic exhibition at Akihabara Square was organized by the Seiki Association, and the reason it had free admissions was due to "The Sword Saga." The Seiki Association was a company newly established not more than a year ago, and their main goal was to dive into light novels. "The Sword Saga" was the Seiki Association's very first work to be converted into a comic and animated; moreover, it was also the first runner-up of the 18th Annual "This Light Novel Is Amazing" Competition.
Although the reputation of the "This Light Novel Is Amazing" Competition had fallen in recent years and had been deliberately renamed by netizens and readers as "This Shadiness Is Amazing," or "This Newbie Is Amazing" and so on… But the "This Light Novel Is Amazing" Competition remained famous within Japan when it came to the industrial sector and readers.
As "The Sword Saga" was awarded the first runner-up for the annual competition, it was naturally considered a popular piece of work. Last year's project to convert the novel into a comic had already been completed, receiving a whole lot of warm responses. This year's animation plan had already been put on the agenda and was expected to premiere in July.
This time, the complementary comic exhibition was obviously for "The Sword Saga," as a pre-release promotional event. Muraoka Hiroshi had initially been planning to hold a Kendo competition onstage. Intending to promote "The Sword Saga" with the utmost effort, he had invited Yuma Sugawara of the Sugawara family and Ono Nakamura of the Ono family. 
The two of them were within the top 10 candidates in the under 18 categories in last year's Asahi Kendo Competition and were widely known in the Kendo field. They were no strangers to anyone who understood Kendo.
However, that Yuma Sugawara fellow ended up backing out. If he had been given an earlier notice, he would not have been this livid… The guy had just called to inform him that he could not make it right after the event had started.
In his anxious state of mind, he dialed the president's phone number to ask if he was acquainted with any other Kendo experts. Still, the sharp, observant president had quickly picked up on the situation at hand and scolded him till there was not a single scrap of dignity left in him. He was extremely fed up from this, and being unable to vent did not help.
"Brother-in-law… that kid Sugawara must have had his reasons, he had sent me a text message on my phone and told me that it was his grandfather who prohibited him from coming. It was unacceptable for a swordsman to go out and about showing off in public, so he put him on house confinement," Ono Nakamura was seated on the couch, a bottle of coke in his left hand and his phone in the other as he checked his messages.
"What era is it now? There are still people who think swordsmen can't show up in public!" Muraoka Hiroshi raised his phone to his face and saw that he had just received a similar message from Yuma Sugawara. The redness in his face slightly faded. After all, he had an actual reason. It was better than no apparent reason at all. Furthermore, Yuma Sugawara's absence was a factor outside of his control. In thought, he indignantly huffed, "Then isn't Yuma Sugawara considered showing up in public when he participates in competitions?"
"The Asahi Kendo Competition is different," Ono Nakamura softly remarked. "Plus, if you weren't my brother-in-law, I wouldn't have come either. Father had always taught me that swordsmanship is equivalent to killing, and once a sword is unsheathed, blood must be shed! To use it in performance…" Before he could finish, he saw his brother-in-law toss him a dirty look, making him halt his train of thought and let out a sinister chuckle, a harmless dash of evil swirling in his eyes. He said no more.
"Have you ever killed a chicken when you were younger?" Muraoka Hiroshi said disdainfully. "And you still say 'swordsmanship is equivalent to killing'... Why didn't you all put your real swords to use in competitions? Why didn't I see any bloodshed in the Asahi Kendo Competition? Your father possesses an ancient mindset, and you're following in his footsteps?"
Ono Nakamura kept his words at the back of his throat. When it came to witty replies, he could never beat his brother-in-law in arguing. Besides, he also felt that there was some truth in what he said.
Faced with Ono Nakamura's silence, Muraoka Hiroshi also plopped down onto the couch, pulling a long face, "Do you know anyone who can rush over right now…"
"Brother-in-law, you already asked once earlier. Even if they are free, isn't your event about to start… Time is too tight on hand."
"Is that so…" Muraoka Hiroshi rubbed the back of his head with force, it seemed like he was starting to panic. He glanced at the time and mentally noted that he only had 10 minutes to spare. Thinking, he gritted his teeth. "Ono, you must do me this favor as my brother-in-law."
Following that, Muraoka Hiroshi described his plan to a flustered Ono Nakamura, whose irises immediately erupted with alarm. "No… How can I cheat? Brother-in-law, you clearly said that I am here to compete with Yuma Sugawara…"
"Sigh… If you don't agree, I'm probably going to get fired by the president. I'm already in my thirties, if I lose my job now, I most probably won't be able to find another one. If I don't have a job, Yuki will have to live on the streets with me… Sigh, and your poor four-year-old nephew…"
Ono Nakamura was speechless.
Finally, Ono Nakamura ended up giving in to the plan. He could only silently hope that his father would never find out about this matter.
10 minutes later, Muraoka Hiroshi stood underneath the enormous exhibition stage, taking in the view of an ocean of people underneath him. He thought to himself, "The Sword Saga" sure has an astounding level of popularity, I can't be the one to destroy its reputation and let down all these people.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the comic exhibition held by the Seiki Association…" Although Muraoka Hiroshi talked on and on, his voice was just the right pace, not too quick or too slow. This had successfully attracted a sea of people to him.
Of course, the main reason was due to the large banner extending across the exhibition stage.
Peak Kendo Showdown! Winners will receive a prize of 150,000 yen. It read.
The banner had just been hung up, so a handful of curious people directly moved over to have a look at it right after spotting it. It was rare for a Kendo competition to be held at a comic exhibition.
"…As you already know, 'The Sword Saga' describes a light novel set in a war era, about how each of the valuable weapons was passed down to modern times, where they became human bodies with the help of magical powers, who then declared war on each other in the city. All the weapons held different beliefs in faith - some fought for the people, some fought for their organization, while others fought for their beliefs… This is the exact reason behind the success of 'The Sword Saga.'
"Now, the Seiki Association is working on the production of the animated version of 'The Sword Saga,' and it will be released to the public in July. This time's comic exhibition is to promote the pre-release, so we also managed to invite Ono Nakamura, who had proudly secured the eighth position in the under-18 category in last year's Asahi Kendo Competition. He will serve as the master of the ring, and you all shall be the challengers. Whoever defeats Ono Nakamura on stage will receive a prize of 150,000 yen!"
Following closely after the last syllable of Muraoka Hiroshi's lengthy speech, Ono Nakamura swiftly climbed onto the stage.
"Is... he cosplaying Muramasa?"
"He looks exactly like him, and he's so handsome!"
"I give this cosplay full marks. The host said he has a rank in some kendo competition?"
"Seems like this trip was worth it!"
It was undeniable that Ono Nakamura upheld the incredible image. Donning a black and white kendo uniform, with its full sleeves swaying elegantly behind him with his every move, he had on a high-quality wig, its silky black hair flowed and hung delicately just below his broad shoulders. Bamboo sword in hand, he easily emitted a warm, gentlemanly, jade-like vibe by merely standing at the center of the exhibition stage.
But because Sengo Muramasa was symbolized as "bad luck," Ono Nakamura's vibes topped with the infamous reputation of Sengo perfectly pulled off the contradictory sensation of Muramasa in the novel.
In a fleeting moment, camera shutters sounded throughout the room. Some teenage girls were heard squealing, obviously lost in Ono Nakamura's hotness.
Watching from aside, Muraoka Hiroshi brought the microphone to his lips. Voice trembling with evident excitement, he began, "So… who wants to be the first to come on stage for the challenge?"
Muraoka Hiroshi had barely finished speaking…
"I will."


Time travelling from the majestic era after the Recuperation of Reiki, he became Kimura Kazuki, a 16-year-old high school student in Japan, one year before the Reiki Recuperation.

Tentatively, he set out to hone himself to the bone, burning candles at both ends to stockpile resources in preparation for the imminent Recuperation of Reiki. His goal was to be many steps ahead of all humanity when the time comes.

However, it seemed like fate had decided to play a cruel trick on him.

One year later, the Recuperation of Reiki... did not happen as expected.

It's a beautifully, awful day to be outside. It's showering down and everyone is feeling kinda gloomy. Either it's because Luna is missing or the weather makes them like that. However, 3 people are in somewhat high spirits and they are...in the library.

Perry is reading a ToonbiReads comic by a author called L31 that is about a pack of superheroes, Isaac is searching for a new book to read and Emily is on the computer looking for any more information on Luna's disappearance but she finds nothing much.

Then, Emily hears a ping from her mobile. She looks on Toonbi for who it was and it's Docter InSaen.

Docter InSaen: 'Hey Emily. You have to come to the infirmary immediately. Like RIGHT NOW -_-'

Emily: 'Ok 0-0" ' 

"Hey Perry, Isaac. I'll be right back. Just got a text from somebody."

"Oh ok. We'll wait for you." Isaac smiles.

Emily nods and takes her stuff out of the library doors, to the infirmary.

Plot (Season 1/5): Emily is a 14 year old girl who has a critical condition that can't be treated. Things around her are happening but she doesn't take action to those things. Dark problems are hidden in the blinding light, invisible to those that don't see the reality in front of them...

Monday. 
Li Lanni's class had successfully completed the first volume of the comic they were drawing.
Today, they started the second volume. 
As usual, after the lecture was done, the professor asked them to draw the comics for the second volume based on the story they were asked to read. While they were doing so, the professor walked around the classroom, silently assessing the comics made by the students. 
'This batch of students have improved a lot' the professor was delighted when he saw the paintings. Each one of them was unique and creative.
But then he stopped next to Li Lanni with a frown when he saw her painting. This girl… 
To avoid making her feel humiliated, he waited until the class ended, then called her to his office and questioned her. "Have you really read the novel and understood it?" 
Li Lanni nodded, wondering why he would ask such a question. They were in the second volume already. Wasn't that a given? 
"Really? I don't think you have really understood it enough. Because if you had, you would know that the novel is quite a happy one. Your comic wouldn't hold such darkness." 
Darkness? Li Lanni thought back to her comic. 
"It is easier for people who have read the original novel to overlook such a plot error. However, new readers will misunderstand it. As I said before, you should put yourself into character every time you make a sketch. Also, this is not the only problem I have noticed in your drafts. I am disappointed to say this, but your performance has significantly deteriorated since you first joined the class. While the others are improving, you are seriously lagging behind. Are you experiencing some problems? If you have some problems, you can share it with me." Though his words were condemning, his voice was gentle.
"No…" Li Lanni frowned, all this seeming new to her. When had she not put herself into character? 
"I will not take up too much of your time, but I haven't expected this results from you, who hwas the grand winner in the previous painting contest. Go on and think about it." The tutor said with a gentle smile. He hesitantly added, "You should know that no matter how much effort you put in something if you are being forced into it, all your efforts will be futile." 
"Thank you, sir. However, I'm not being forced into anything. I willingly joined this class." 
When Li Lanni left his office, the first thing she did was open her locker and take out all the drafts to take a look. These were just copies, she kept the originals at home but had copies in the studio locker for reference. 
She checked through them from the first chapter. At first, there wasn't any change. But from the fourth chapter, she began to notice that what the tutor had said was true. Seriously, if one were to see her latest chapter, there was no one would believe that she had joined the class by winning a contest. 
More importantly, it looked like the story had strayed from the original. If the dialogue were to be added, it was sure that it would look misplaced. 
But hadn't she been working hard? 
What went wrong?
___
Later in the afternoon,
Ji Xiehan completed his work earlier, pushed the less urgent documents aside before leaving his office. He would work on them later at night.
After asking Lin Jian and being laughed at for half an hour, he finally got his way around finding the least frequented movie theater. He had selected a popular movie more suitable for female audiences and booked tickets. 
All the previous times, he had got her to go out with him using schemes and tricks. This was the first time she had willingly agreed to go somewhere with him. This should be considered their first official date, right? 
So he followed Lin Jian's advice and found a present. He already had one; the bracelet he had bought her when they went shopping but didn't have the chance to give it to her. 
He wore the watch that was a match with it and took the bracelet with him. 
Feeling more confident, he let out the breath he didn't realize he was holding and went to pick Li Lanni up. 
The girl didn't make him wait too long. Two minutes after he sent her a text, he saw her exit the villa, wearing a blue dress that matched the color of his tie. 
He couldn't help smiling. What a sweet coincidence. 
"Did I keep you waiting?" She asked, her eyes staying on his tie for a few seconds. 
"No. I just arrived. You look beautiful." 
She blushed and unknowingly tightened her fists. "T-thank you." She had dressed up for him. It would be disappointing if she didn't look beautiful. She was happy that he liked it, and was even more pleased that their clothes were a complementing match. They looked just like a couple in love. Though she refused to accept it, she was delighted inside.
Once they were at the movies, he went ahead to buy snacks as she waited for him. "I booked tickets for a teenage drama 'Our Youthful Love.' I didn't know what kind of movies you liked, so I asked some of my female colleagues, and everyone said this was a nice one." He informed. 
"Haha…" When Li Lanni heard him say, she broke into a peal of laughter.
"What's so funny?" he was puzzled by her sudden laughter. 
Li Lanni burst into another round of laughter. "Haha..oh my god...haha..I can't control myself ..haha..Your face when you said the name of the movie was amusing." 
Ji Xiehan laughed at himself too. It was just that he was a little unsure. After buying the tickets for the teenage drama, he only later realized that it was full of fluffy romance. Then he remembered that when they talked about online novels, she mentioned a few that she liked. Those were all detective novels, and even if there were some romance ones, the main theme was a crime. 
Most people liked the same genre of movies and novels, so she should like detective and mystery, right?
But then again, she played otome games once in a while. So he didn't know whether to change the tickets or not. 
Li Lanni figured out why he was confused. She felt happy that he prioritized her choice. "I'm not really picky with what I read or watch. I only do it to pass the time, so you should have chosen what you like instead." 
"Then let's watch the teenage drama. I've never watched one before." He happily led the way, and she instinctively clung to his arm because he had popcorn and coke in both hands. 
They took a seat close to the front. They were quite early, so there were only a handful of people aside from them.


"Little troubleshooter, we meet again. If you are still thinking of trying to get away, you better give up that silly idea." Ji Xiehan said, pinning her against the wall. 
Li Lanni pushed her fists against his chest. "Is this how you say hi to all your interviewers, Mr. Ji?" 
"There is no interviewer and certainly no interviewee." The man grinned devilishly. "There is only a husband and a wife. My darling, how are you going to compensate for all the emotional damage you caused me by slipping away?" 
"What?" Heavens... just what had she gotten herself into?
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Her life almost came to an end because of a tragic accident but instead, she lost her memory. 
Who would have thought that just when she she was starting to get used to her new life, she would get trapped in a whirlwind engagement? 

Out of all kinds of injustice fate could do to her, why did her fiancé have to be that white-haired pervert?! 

" You better not fall in love with me!" she snarled at the man grinning before her. 
Ji Xiehan's smile deepened. "Are you... kidding me? Why would I fall in love with you?" 
Li Lanni: "You better mark your words." 
The man grinned. Of course I will not fall in love with a woman I already love. I'm keeping my promise, right?
Ji Xiehan took up the challenge to crawl into her heart. 
(Warning: This book features mature content) 


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