December 2nd, Friday…
Pei Qian sipped his coffee as he read the work week reports submitted by various departments in the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
For some reason, he felt like he was writing a memorial.
Now, Pei Qian finally understood why those incapable rulers in the ancient times did not like to go to court or approve memorials. That was because this was indeed a very troublesome matter. How could it be as good as having nothing to do and having fun every day?!
Tengda had a lot of business areas recently. It would be difficult for the heads of every department to come and report their work. What's more, Pei Qian did not want to do that since he needed his freedom.
Thus, Pei Qian's current supervision of Tengda's various departments was mainly through two methods:
The first was for the various departments to submit their work week reports regularly. They would compress the work situation this week to a few dozen words. That way, Pei Qian would have a rough idea of what these departments were planning and take precautions in advance.
The second type was the Manage Loss Trainees' regular report that was held once every two weeks. These reports would be slightly more detailed, and at the same time, they could verify with the various department's weekly reports to ensure the accuracy of the information.
Pei Qian flipped through the weekly reports from various departments and stopped at Shang Yang Games.
"Eh? New downloadable content for The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer were released yesterday?"
"That's a good thing."
"…I shouldn't be the last to know about this, right?"
Besides going to class, Pei Qian had also spent a lot of time revising these couple of days.
It was the exam week next month. The third-year curriculum was more difficult than the first and second-year curriculum. There were more exam subjects as well.
Pei Qian felt humiliated that he could not beat the slacker Ma Yang in the previous exams.
He would be able to redeem himself this time, right?
One had to know that Ma Yang was very busy at the moment. Not only did he have to do live-streaming 'live commerce', but he also had to spend money on Weibo. What's more, he had become the most popular person in the school. He might even be recognized on the streets. Many students had to address him respectfully as Boss Ma when they saw his long face.
Old Ma even had to spare some time to revise and prepare for his exams.
As for Pei Qian, even though everyone in Tengda Corporation thought that Boss Pei was ten times busier than Boss Ma, Pei Qian knew very well that he only had two hours of real work every day.
He was only truly busy one month before the settlement.
Thus, Pei Qian felt that it would be unreasonable if he could not win Old Ma under such circumstances.
What's more, Pei Qian had purposely borrowed the notes of a few girls in his class who were good at studying. It could be said that he had made ample preparations.
Pei Qian gave it some serious consideration as to why he could not beat Old Ma in the exams previously but after some serious consideration, he felt that it was mainly because his revision method was not right.
Borrowing Ma Yang's notes to revise would only bring him on par with Old Ma. How could he surpass him?
If the upper limit of Ma Yang's notes was 70 points, he would not be able to surpass 70 points no matter how much he revised!
Thus, this time, Pei Qian borrowed someone else's notes sneakily, hoping to overtake Ma Yang and beat him in terms of results.
Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing if he could not beat Old Ma the slacker every time he took the exam! It would make Pei Qian look like he could not even understand what he was doing.
Pei Qian, who had been focused on revising for the past two days, had not paid attention to the fact that the downloadable content of the two old games. That was why he only realized it the next day after the downloadable content was published by Shang Yang Games.
"Let me see the sales volume…"
"These two lousy games have been around for so long. Everyone is tired of them. Could someone really be buying their downloadable content? No way, no way, right?"
"F*ck! What's going on?"
Pei Qian opened the platform and immediately lost his cool.
The two downloadable content released yesterday had sold 250,000 copies of The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content, and Game Designer's downloadable content had reached 130,000 copies!
Going by the pricing of five and eighteen yuan, deducting the commission and tax, these two downloadable content would bring Tengda Games an estimate of more than two million yuan pure profit for the first day of sales!
What's more, this was just profit for one day.
In the next week or even the next month, these downloadable content would continue to generate profits. In the next few days, as their influence spread, sales might even show signs of increasing!
Pei Qian was confused. 
What the f*ck was going on?!
He could not understand the current situation. How long had these two games been out for? They should have been all dusty in the gamers' game library, right?
What was the meaning of holding on to these two lousy games all the time? Why did you keep buying the downloadable content of the game? Are you crazy?!
Pei Qian decided to make downloadable content for these old games with two intentions:
The first intention was to disperse the manpower of Shang Yang Games so that Wang Xiaobin, who was not good at playing games, could make the downloadable content. That would allow GOG's overseas operations to slow down slightly and give IOI some breathing space.
The second intention was because he felt that no one would play the old game anymore. Thus, he had secretly updated the downloadable content so that he could spend money without generating sales volume. It was the best of both worlds.
The result was that he had completely mistaken the entire situation! 
The sales volume was ridiculous!
Pei Qian's greatest feeling now was being confused and lost.
Didn't they say that Wang Xiaobin was not good at designing gameplay? Didn't they say that no one would play the old games anymore?
So what was happening now?
Pei Qian scrolled through the forum with confusion and saw a passionate comment from a certain player.
"Tengda Games: A perfect example of sincerity in creating a win-win situation!"
"When I heard that The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer had updated their downloadable content yesterday, my first reaction was disbelief. These two games have been outdated for a long time. What's more, the games themselves are already free. Is there a need for another downloadable content? Can they really make money?"
"I'm a little confused. Tengda has GOG in its hands and is developing a new large-scale game project. Why take the time to develop downloadable content for these old games that have already completed their mission?"
"However, I understand now that Tengda is full of tricks!"
"Everyone knows that the two games, The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer, have been free for a long time. That's why most people have downloaded it, right?"
"At first, I thought that this free promotion strategy was a very common one. After all, the game's lifespan is almost over and there isn't much sales left. Giving up on that bit of sales to expand the game's influence is a good choice."
"But now, I realize that selling the downloadable content for free is a good option! This is a trap!"
"It is precisely because the two games are free that the number of players in the game has greatly increased. That is why the new downloadable content is so good!"
"What's more valuable is that the downloadable content of the downloadable content was added to the original standalone gameplay. The potential of these two games was immediately activated, and old gamers found new joy! What's more, Tengda's new game's Easter egg was buried in the game this time. That gave them even more reason to purchase it!"
"That's why I said that Tengda Games is a model of sincerity in creating a win-win situation."
"If it were any other company, the old game would have left it to fend for itself. Players would have no choice but to leave the game in the game library to eat dust.
"However, Tengda is different. They are willing to update their old games every once in a while. On the one hand, they show a strong sense of responsibility so that gamers would think that Tengda would not give up on any game. On the other hand, they would use interesting gameplay and Easter eggs to link all the old games together, turning them into a part of Tengda Games' empire. They would give the game for free and then sell the downloadable content, that way they would reap good sales and profits."
"To be honest, this kind of sincerity is not something difficult to achieve. However, most companies are unwilling to do it because they feel that there is no profit to be made. Yet, Tengda is doing the opposite. It is enough to see how unique this company is!"
"Forget it, I'll buy these two downloadable contents first as a salute to the company!"
Pei Qian looked at the long review, and his expression became blank.
Make them free to sell more downloadable content?
Don't mess with me, I didn't mean that at all!
If the system had not stipulated that new products had to be priced, would you believe that I would give all the downloadable content free of charge?
Pei Qian had thought that the worst case scenario would be earning some reputation. He had not expected so many gamers to be willing to pay for it!
In fact, the proportion of gamers who were paying to buy the downloadable content was not high. However, both games were now free of charge. Too many people had downloaded and played them before. That was why so many people were willing to buy a downloadable content that could activate new gameplay!
"There's no time to lose. We have to spend this money as soon as possible."
"Should I make a trip to Dream Realization Ventures?"
Pei Qian felt terrible at the thought of earning money again.
There were still two months to settlement but these two downloadable content would continue to make money.
What should he do with this sum of money? He had to plan ahead.
After some thought, Pei Qian decided to make a trip to Dream Realization Ventures.
He should be able to roughly determine if the first batch of companies that he had invested in were going to be profitable or not. He should sell those that were profitable quickly, and he should invest more in those that were not profitable. That way he should be able to spend all this unexpected wealth.
… 
Dream Realization Ventures, conference room.
He Desheng began to report the first round of investments to Boss Pei.
"Boss Pei, we have invested in a total of 11 companies. Two of them are profitable, one of them is showing obvious signs of profit. Three of them are quite popular and have attracted the attention of other investors. The remaining five companies are still quiet. However, there is still a lot of money in the company's accounts. We are not short of money for now."
"These are the details of each company. Please take a look."
Pei Qian reached out to take the documents and realized that they were filled with complicated financial reports. He could not help but feel an impending headache.
He put the information aside. "I don't read these things. Just follow my previous rules. Sell those that are already profitable immediately. Don't invest anymore in those that are showing signs of profit. Sell them when they are profitable as well. Keep observing those that are not profitable. Keep investing in those that have spent all their money."
"Invest the money that you gained from the sale directly into the companies that are in the order of the queue. We can also retract the finance personnel that we sent out and send them out again to take charge of the other companies."


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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A pervert father that tries to hold back his nature.. A bitchy devout wife that treats him like a servant. A father in law that collects most of his earnings. This is Carl’s life. Now Carl decides that it is time to put everything behind him and start anew, but an incredible discovery about his father in law makes him decide that it is time to teach him a lesson… of course in his own, pervert way... This is my first attempt at writing. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Also, I am not a native english speaker so do expect grammar errors to pop up.
-The tags clearly indicate that this novel is not something that everyone can stomach.  If you can't handle it, then don't read it.  leaving a review that only says "this is disgusting" just exposes your bigotism.

-All character and situations are pure producs of my imagination.  Any resemblance to actual people or events is completeley coincidental.  DON'T TRY TO REPRODUCE THE ACTS DEPICTED IN THIS BOOK IN REAL LIFE!  NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, IT IS CRUEL AND ILLEGAL!!!

It has been a few days since I was adopted by the mother and daughter pair. I wasnt able to meet Da Ming and Er Ming, it was already past bedtime when they arrive. Today we are going out for a picnic. By the time we've reached our destination my legs are already numb, I wonder how Xiao Wu is still able to run and jump around, just how much energy does that small body contain? Anyways I feel so tired, I found a comfortable place to lie down, I just want to rest.

Xiao Wu: Brother, wake up! Let's play over there.

Cifer: I can't, I am going to die.

During these past few days, I came to understand more about the three super vague wishes I made. Every time I train my stats increase by a small margin. My injuries heal faster than they should be. I am to understand more complex things without needing to fry my brain. These are my discoveries so far. I also found more information about my current whereabouts. With the reminder from the system, I was able to connect the pieces. For one, I am with the main heroine and her mother who will die in less than a year. Second, I have yet to find out what my spirit is till I reach the age of six which will be next year. Talk about being unlucky with my luck stat maxed out. 

Xiao Xia: Cifer! Xiao Wu! Its time to eat come here.

I let go of my thoughts and went to eat with them. It was a heartwarming moment that I never experienced in my past life. My mother died shortly after my birth and my father never actually cared for me since I was his bastard. I live most of my life independently. I like this feeling, having a family and being loved. I vow to save them, I won't let the spirit hall destroy my family.

But for now, I need to increase my stats so I can at least put up a fight rather than weighing Da Ming and Er Ming down during the fight. I continued eating my food while deciding when to open the starter pack that was inside my inventory. I can open it anytime but decided to use it only for emergency, they usually contain escape tokens or something similar. Knowing my current predicament I have decided to become stronger with all possible means.

Cifer: System please open the starter pack.

Xiao Wu: Bro did you say something?

Cifer: Ah? Don't mind me I was just mumbling about the mysteries of life...cough* 

[Ding! Opening Starter Pack]

- Basic Haki Training Manual 
- Concealment Pendant
- 3pcs. Senzu Bean 
- System DLC: Spirit Beast Tracker
- 5,000 System Points

Jackpot! Just what I need. Haki would help me by leaps and bounds. Plus some senzu beans for emergency situations. As for the points even though I don't have a use for it yet having more won't do me harm. Though I don't quite understand, System what is a DLC?  

[Ding! Downloadable Content or DLC for short are small upgrades to the system that can be bought using system points or can be acquired by opening a reward box. Reward Box can be received when arriving and leaving the universe.] 

Cifer: Activate Spirit Beast Tracker.

A larger screen emerged. It was like a map but at the same time, it is not. Think of it as a blank paper, its thou 3D,  with dots all around, the dots represent the spirit beasts and the color of the dots represents their age. At the center of that, all is me.

It looks legit, I can see two red dots near me. Xiao Xia and Xiao Wu. But something was coming, another red dot together with a black one heading towards us. 

Cifer: Something is coming. (Pointing at the direction of the beast. I saw dark clouds looming in that area, this cannot be good)

Xiao Wu: They're here!

I was confused about why Xiao Wu became excited, then I remembered the giant dragon or was it a serpent Da Ming her younger brother. They won't be arriving for a few more hours. I still have some time to prepare myself for my first monster encounter.

When I thought death was my finish line, I learned that I was just beginning.

Looking at the program he decided to try it before launching it. After uploading all the new data, he launched the app, the first question he got was whether he wanted anime or how it looked like in real life, he directly chose anime, who the hell wanted other than that. He saw a thousand different sections, each displaying a different contestant. You were simply asked of waht you liked, and then that 1000 list will be narrowed to the sections that you would like. After filling his likings that 1000 quickly narrowed down to 20-30 sections, picking  one at random, he noticed that each section only had 1 episode up till now, watching the first episode, the first part was an introduction to the character before he died, then the next part was him beign dragged to the heaven castle to spin a roulette. Then the episode was concluded with the system he got and what world he got transferred to.

Quite simple, but he liked it, looking at it, he decided not to be a big meanie and he boosted time a bit so that there was at least a few episodes to satisfy people's need and since the time difference is already big, then events will happen quick enough, as 10 days outside equals to 100 days inside those planets.

After there was an average of 7 episodes on each section, he decided to make the app downloadable, asking the system for a little help, now his app was in every single digital store found, and of course the app was free.

After a little while had passed, like 2-3 hours, he noticed that at first the amount of downloaders wasn't that high, but the amount was increasing quickly, it went from increasing maybe 100 new users a minute, to like 10,000 new users in a minute pretty quickly.

Thinking it wasn't enough he decided to make an add for the app, the add will show up on your device as a pop screen, you couldn't get rid of the add no matter how hard you tried amd the add will pop up on all devices working right now, for the devices which are off, the add will pop up as soon as the device is turned on. The add was basically going to feature all the things that you could do on the app, also showing the privileges of the higher ranks. 

Observing a few people using his god eye, first we have &$#$, he was watching porn on his 7XC (a high tech laptop) after he saw the app, his face first turned confused, then angry that he couldn't remove the add, then he listened to what was going on in the add, and found himself quite interested. Most other people were also angry at first then got pretty hooked up with the add.

Looking at the already 16 billion downloads already, he was pretty happy. Looks like the add did its magic. Checking to see the rank distribution between the users. There was already 300 million A ranks, 2 billion B ranks, 5 billion C ranks, 6 billion D ranks, 1 billion E ranks, 699 F ranks, and 1 million FF rank. 

He was honestly quite surprised at the amount of F and FF rankers, Being an F rank removes many privileges, and there is a 30% chance any message you send on a forum will be buried, being an FF rank, there is a 70% chance of any message you send  being buried, as well as a 1 week delay before the episodes are shown to you, so you will have to wait a week after the episode is released to be able to watch it. But what surprised him was, how the hell did people even manage to reach the FF rank. Breaking a rule will demote you a rank, and then breaking a big rule as an F rank will send you to the FF rank, people were quite gutsy huh.

(Note: ok time for some POVs, shall we...... Coming in the next episode of dragon ball. *ahem* *ahem* in the next episode of i am god, pov of many different people, stay tuned, and, i have a test that i need to study for, so like, soz)

Our main character, Ash, died when he was 18 years old, saving the life of a family of 4 that was going to get hit by a truck. He reincarnates in the void with only one mission, comprehend.

alsoo, there is a discord server for the story,where you can discuss the story or just basically chat with other readers of the story.

the invite is as so

https://discord.gg/2sq3JEJyYG

if your on phone, then my apologies, you'll have to type that out on google or whatever else browser you use

Colonel James didn't bother listening to Shabes' speech. As soon as he realized Squeams' VPN was transmitting something, and quickly scrolled through the contents, his orders were to bring down the tower. 

To hell with Another World! He couldn't allow for the Towers' backbone optic fiber to transmit a single other patch of downloadable content!

Even if it was at the cost of loosing the Another World tech, he could NOT allow for such info to reach the hands of the masses!

How many people would choose to abandon their lives on earth, just because there was a maniac telling them to kill themselves?

Shabe was the charismatic ruler of the masses. If he kept his business still for a few more decades, he would be able to die in piece, loved and respected by all. 

But his fat body was charging a heavy price, so he launched Another World prematurely. 
His fame and popularity were at an all-time high. His "game" being a true "other world" would certainly drag people in like a siphon! 

Colonel James soon received confirmation of the orders he had just given. His superiors, and his superiors' superiors, all agreed with him. 

What's the use of getting a golden egg, if the hen is killed in the process?

Another World was almost useless for those who lived on earth. Even if it could be used as means of diversion and business, it wouldn't get people a gun to shot someone else and then take his land. 

And then, if there were no corporate slaves to work that land, what would the landowner do? Work it with his own hands? He better kill himself and go to that world of magic and swords instead!

Two worlds like this. To try and take one, the other had to be gambled on. 

Governments relied on gambling safe. The wouldn't do such a wild thing as gambling all to, maybe, gain nothing in return.

Of course, on the "righteous" minds of such rulers, what they decided to do was to "preserve the people from the menace" of a "suicide-inducing" game. 

***

Samanta finished sending the last message his lover had left to the world. With it, many manuals and tech information teaching people how to remove the safety wires from the neurosets, and even how to build a "essentials only" version of it. Rising from her table, she quickly immersed herself on the goo-tube nearby. 

Once someone killed himself while using the neuroset, it wouldn't be usable by others anymore. Shabes' would be forever useless now.

As soon as she gave the command to close the tubes' lid, she also set the bombs on the floor to go out. 10 seconds would be enough for her conscience to be transferred to Another World.

Looking one last time to her beheaded lover, her eyes full of tears and confidence, she slipped into Another World - while the tower around her was ignited in powerful flames. 

In the end, the towers' last floor closing off wouldn't be able to stop the military to bombard and bring it down. 

The rest of the tower had a simple reinforced steel frame, after all. 

But it could, and did, hold the power of the many tons of explosives inside the building. 

A big supply of oxygen filled the entire of the towers' last floor, while exhaustion valves appeared on the terrace.  

Bombs began to fire, one after the other, redirecting and reinforcing the explosions' power. 

The valves set off only when the pressure was so high it threatened to burst open the tungsten alloy shielding on the floors' windows. 

A big column of poisonous smoke ventilated from the tower, while air exhausting vents from the underground blew it high up. 

The whole tower cracked and sizzled under the power of the explosion, driving the building a few centimeters into the ground. As for the reinforced steel floors next to the top most one, around eight of them caved in, not destroying the building only because the top floor itself compressed and laid on top of these, now melted, floors. 

The whole structure and steel frame bended and bounced. As for the last floor, the heat had been so much it managed to melt the sides of some of the tungsten valves. 

Nothing, not even a shred of metal, remained inside what used to be Shabes' office. If not for such amazing engineering the building managed to hold itself even after virtually collapsing, no one would be able to recognize it anymore.

A story about lazyness and the true NEET life.

Dark chapter.
A phrase used to describe your embarrassing past you wanted to erase.
Powerful, intelligent, sociable, good looking, and wealthy. The genius who had all of the listed qualities.
 
The main hero of Fullmago, Joo Soohyuk, too had a dark chapter in his life.
 
The first time Soohyuk and Dain had a combined class.
Dain meets her best friend Yuri during the 'Player Battle practice 1' combined class and smiles for the first time ever since the first day of school.
Soohyuk who sees her smiling in front of him trips and falls in a grand manner.
Had he not been in his players' physical state, his fall was impactful enough to cause a concussion or a broken bone.
Even the mighty Joo Soohyuk was just a teenager smitten by the smile of the girl he had fallen for.
'Dain rarely smiled so it's understandable why Soohyuk was surprised. Previously whenever she smiled they were out of politeness. A combination of her expressionless face and a slight lift in the corners of her mouth.
 
Soohyuk had made a fool of himself in front of 100 or so people and was recorded on live stream.
 
He then tries to pull himself together and engages on a one on one with Dain.
Soohyuk loses miserably.
Dain is taken by surprise by Soohyuk's poor skills and Soohyuk sensing her disappointment is tormented.
This whole scenario was the main highlight of today's first class.
5 minutes before the start of class.
The entire year 1 class 1 arrived at the sports hall allocated for freshmen.
Yuri commented that more may come today so we had waited as long as we could for our other classmates.
But like yesterday, there were only four of us again. Hwang Jiho, Kim Yuri, Hayi, and myself.
The four of us walked together to the sports hall but as soon as we arrived I pretended to explore the sports hall and went to stand behind Soohyuk.
"Yuri!"
Dain had found Yuri.
Dain, with a pretty expression that imitated a field of fully bloomed flowers, waved her hand.
The cold and expressionless Dain was gone and a warm smile was widely spread all over.
All the students that saw Dain looked surprised.
But Dain and Yuri didn't seem to care and started to talk.
Flop.
I supported Soohyuk from behind and prevented his fall.
I don't know how he had tripped but both his legs were momentarily in the air.
 
Thankfully I was prepared and avoided being entangled in an accident together.
"Are you okay?
"….oh, sorry. Ya I'm okay."
Soohyuk who stood leaning against my shoulder looked like he wasn't in the right state of mind.
Even a lost and blank expression looked good on Soohyuk.
There were a few students standing behind Soohyuk and looking at the side of his face. They looked even more lost and blank than he did.
"Are you sure you're okay? I think you're going to battle Dain in this class today. You guys have the same score so."
"What? Oh, right. Okay. That's okay."
He looked far from okay.
At the mention of Dain, his cheeks were dyed a shade of red.
But soon he calmed down after a few deep breaths.
Even though he was smitten by his first love Soohyuk was one of the main characters in this world.
Now with this, he would have avoided an embarrassing moment.
'This should have done the trick.'
I was about to leave Soohyuk and walk away when Soohyuk spoke.
"Thanks, Jo Eushin."
Soohyuk knew my name.
It was an odd feeling to hear my name being spoken from the mouth of the main character.
"….You know my name?"
"My test site was right opposite yours for the practical exam. When everything wrapped up and you were transported to the hospital, I caught a glimpse of your face and name tag. I'm more surprised that you know my name."
Soohyuk smiled and spoke casually, he no longer seemed to be out of it.
'What a good memory.'
To think that Soohyuk was able to remember someone's name and face just from a glimpse amidst all the chaos that had happened that day.
If so it was even possible that Soohyuk remembered Sanghoon and Namwook.
 
"I don't think there's anyone amongst the freshman that doesn't know you or Dain's name."
 
"Hahaha, if you put it that way then the same goes for the nameless supernova."
Soohyuk naturally continued the conversation.
He had the ability to make the other person smile and be at ease.
'When I saw him from the game I only thought of him as someone who was easy to stick to.'
But in real life, I realized he had the ability to charm people and genuinely gain their attention.
'No wonder those from the royal lineage reached out to Soohyuk."
While we were engaged in a conversation.
The class bell rang and put an end to our conversation.
"The class bell…."
A combined sound of string and wind instruments filled the room.
It was a great combination of string, wind, and brass instruments that showed off a great melody.
The students spoke in softer voices to appreciate the melody.
"They played this themselves? What was the title? I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."
"It's composed by Elgar, the marching song of Wipungdang No.1 in D major….wow they even organized the second half."
"Seems like the string, wind, and orchestra club came together to commemorate the first class bell."
"I like this piece. I'm going to download it."
As the piece continued the sound of conversations faded away.
All around, students put up their hologram to download the piece.
In Eunkwang high the soundtrack of the class bell changed every hour.
Those in charge of the class bell were the music-related clubs.
String, wind, orchestra, piano, a traditional instrument, band, vocal music, choir, composing club, etc decided on the soundtrack to use for the class bell.
Anything from instrument pieces to self sung songs were possible to use.
There were times when it was a classic piece like today. Sometimes there were pop songs or self-composed songs.
There were cases when it was a country song or traditional Korean pansori.
All these soundtracks were uploaded on Eunkwang high's broadcasting homepage.
The sound of the class bell was only a minute long but the full version was downloadable on the homepage.
'I'll download today's one after making a donation.'
The class bell was downloadable for free but you were also able to donate as much as you wanted.
After the allocated minute for the class bell was over, the track started to fade out. Then the professors turned up.
Soohyuk and I had stopped talking and were listening to the class bell, but now decided to part ways and return to our places.
"See you soon, Eushin."
"Sure, Soohyuk."
Soohyuk rejoined his class year 1 class 2 students and I rejoined my class zero students.
The students lined up in two lines per class. Then the three professors stood in front of the 104 students and did a brief self-introduction.
Year 1 class zero homeroom teacher Ham Geun Hyeong
Year 1 class one homeroom teacher Kim Shin Rok
Year 1 class two homeroom teacher No Young Mi
No Young Mi was a non-playable character.
But Kim Shin Rok was a new character.
In the game, the form teacher of class one was Choi Pyeon Deuk, that piece of trash.
<This character is not found in the database. There is no information on this person>
Even with the specified menu tab, there was no information to be found.
The homeroom teacher of Year 1 class 1, where the title heroine Andain was, played quite a crucial role.
But to think that it was an unregistered character.
'Choi Pyeon Deuk is still out there alive so why was there a change in their appointed teacher?'
I was staring and continuously observing Kim Shin Rok.
Then I realized he had a familiar face.
'The invigilator who had appeared near death at the nameless side character's tutorial….!"
He was the invigilator who had turned up during the practical exam near death and shouted at us to run.
'In the storyline, he suffered a severe injury from the bear lineage and was thrown into the sports hall with the enemy. Then died with the students who were in there taking their exam….'
Perhaps Kim Shin Rok was originally the appointed homeroom teacher for class 1.
But in the game, he had died so there was a change.
"Hello everyone. This is 'Player battle practice 1' your first lesson since you've entered Eunkwng high.'
No Young Mi the homeroom teacher of year 1 class 2 started the class.
"Amongst you, there will be some of you that are not interested in battles and avoid them. Of course, there are many paths for a player. You need not join the pro player team after you graduate Eunkwang high. There are students who end up becoming doctors, lawyers, civil workers, or even professors like us.'
There were some guilty faces in the crowd.
There were quite a number of students who had joined Eunkwang high for its title and reputation as the most elite high school in Korea. Rather than because they wanted to pursue a career as a player.
'Namwook was an example of such.'
The enthusiasm and pursuit of the elite education system continued even after the scandal in this industry.
"But we never know where the borderline will turn up. It may be found in the offices you work in or the resort you visit for a holiday. A borderline may open up and the enemy may appear."
No Young Mi continued.
"Only players like us are capable of combating the enemies. It is the basic quality of a player to train and polish their skills to fight for your family, friends, neighbors, and yourself."
Those of us here were newly turned 17, year-one high school students.
All this while it had been impossible to use our esteemed abilities as it had been sealed away so even if we had outstanding battle skills we were in the position of being protected.
But now that we were 17 and approved by the association we were the players.
No Young Mi's speech made me realize that we all stood in a different position. From the ones being protected by others to the ones that protected others.
"One of the entrance requirements to enter Eunkwang high is to 'be equipped with more than one battle skill.' Our teaching team will do our best to enhance the battle skills that you have shown to us."
As No Young Mi gestured, Kim Shin Rok and  Ham Geun Hyeong respectively brought carts full of item cards.
"All of the cards here are item cards designed and catered to enhance the battle skills you revealed during the entrance exam. Their rarity are all class R items."
Several students raised their hands.
"Professor! I brought my own personal item card."
"Same here."
Those funded by their families' wealth possessed even rarer items that were of SR or SSR rarity. So to them, the R rarity item must have been unsatisfying.
No Young Mi shook her head.
"What we want to see today is purely your battle skills."
It was expected for the homeroom teachers to observe and assess the strength and abilities of their year one students.
That was why it was necessary to combine more than two classes to compare and assess each student's position amongst the rest.
Since attacks that occurred at the borderline were mostly in large groups.
There were many unhappy faces in the crowd, but No Young Mi ignored it and continued to speak.
"Your respective homeroom teachers will distribute the item cards. One the distribution is completed, gather back."
***
I did not want to share my skill.
Personalized menu option? Skill of faith? Corresponding skill?
I was probably the only one in this world with these sorts of skills.
Once I revealed them, I predicted a future where I was used as a research target by the player's association or the government.
But it was a mandatory rule to reveal more than one battle skill in Eunkwang high.
'I only have one skill I can reveal.'
Which was also my only battle skill.
The skill I revealed was the "all things ability" where I could use any shield and weapon.
"Wow! Are all these yours Eushin?"
Yuri looked at me impressed.
Most students had been issued one card.
'This is more than I expected.'
The number of cards I received was 300.
Those around me started to talk as I stood there holding a whole stack of cards in a plastic case.
Even Hwang Jiho who was standing next to me with a card in his hand looked at me with sparkling eyes.
"Even amongst the royal lineage, there are only a few who have the all things ability. You're amazing Jo Eushin,"
He must have already known based on the documents I had submitted during my application.
Pretending was second nature to the yellow tiger.
I guess that was how he was so brazen to mix in with 17-year-old students when in reality he was over 5000 years old.
"I wanted to let you try all the existing weapons. You're the first student to have the all things ability so this was the best we could do."
Ham Geun Hyeond looked at the fully packed card case with a look of regret.
"Since your skill level is only 1 by using these various weapons you can then learn how to level up accordingly…."
"Skill level 1? What a loser."
A loud voice was heard from year 1 class 2.

When he cleared the final chapter of the national network game, he became an unnamed supporting actor in the game.
Unable to measure outside of the standard, an unknown grade, an EX-class supporting actor.

Michael recalled that he had never given Deus his name but finding out his name on the internet was not that difficult. His company was registered under his full name after all.
"Okay, I'm a believer. Can you send me back now, Deus?" Michael requested after spending a full day exploring the world that he had spent years programmed. It was a quite interesting experience.
Everything within this digital world was bright and sunny, forever beautiful just like he had envisioned it all those years. The twin suns actually sailed across the sky, simulated exotic day and night cycle.
The trees and their countless leaves actually swayed back and forth by the projected weather patterns circulating around the globe. 
Even the dirt under his feet shifted as simulated tiny insects burrowed underneath.
"Huh? Don't you want to stay?" Deus asked while taking a bite out of a juicy apple.
There were foods in the game since health recovery was necessary for fighting monsters, but despite that, the eating animation was never programmed. It was silly to spend time to program every single little thing, especially cosmetic animations. There were plans to add those cosmetics animations later on through the usage of downloadable content (DLC).
Unfortunately, those plans were no longer viable, considering the current state of the game.
"No. Not really," Michael answered and rubbed his temple. He could feel every strand of hair upon his head. This digital world was too real for his liking, and that alone terrified him.
In his mind, games should remain as games. The real world is the real world. Those two things should never crossover, no matter what.
"Why don't you want to stay, Michael?" Deus asked while tilting his head innocently. "Do you not like it here? It is the world that you yourself created, isn't it?" 
"It is, and I do like seeing my creation, but… there's really nothing to do here," Michael responded.
"Hah! Exactly! Yup! Yup!" Deus called out and took another bite out of the apple. He seemed to relish in the taste even if it wasn't real, at least Michael was sure that it wasn't real.
In Michael's eyes, everything surrounded him wasn't real, and he wanted to get out this digital world before he lost himself in the delusion. 
"As beautiful as this utopia is, it is really boring," Deus stated after he swallowed. "If a world is all that peaceful where everyone is in complete mutual understanding, working towards a common goal and future, then it will also be boring. Dreadfully boring." 
Michael arched his brow. He understood what Deus was saying, at least a little. "Are you saying that…"
"Uh huh," Deus said with a nod. "Individuality makes thing interesting, but people won't stay around unless there is something that interested them and keep them here. Isn't that right?"
Michael agreed. It was human nature after all.
"I know that. I know that," Michael said. "So many things went wrong during development. So many choices that shouldn't have been considered. Don't you think I don't know that? If only they give me a chance, then I would create the best game they have ever seen! Best game anyone has ever seen!"
Michael did not know what had just came over him. He had been incredible stressed lately, especially knowing his dream was never going to be realized. He really hated the fact that despite how hard he tried, how much he sacrificed, it was never good enough.
"And I think you could do it," Deus said, completely impassive. He finished his apple as Michael calmed down from the outburst. "Do you want to play a game with me, Michael?"
"Do I have to bet my soul or anything?"
Michael joked, trying to make fun of his current situation. His company was going under. His personal life was in a shamble. He had no saving and no property under his name. He really didn't want to crawl back to his parents, asking them for financial help, but what other choice did he have?
"Since you say so, we will use your soul as a wager. It is not like you have anything else worth betting," Deus said nonchalantly.
Michael dropped his jaw. "Heh… you're joking right? Is there such thing as a soul?" 
Deus smiled. It was a mischievous smile. A devilish smile. "Maybe. Maybe not. If there is no such thing as soul, then you have nothing to worry about, Michael. It is just a game after all." 
"Wait. Wait. I was joking," Michael said in a panic. While he did not believe there was a soul, he wasn't completely certain. In the event that he was wrong, and there was something called a soul, he would be betting away his existence. "Can we bet something else instead?"
"No," Deus said with a headshake. "A soul is a good wager. It will be all or nothing, but you don't need to be all that afraid, Michael. I will not give you an impossible task. Just get at least 90% of the people of your world playing this game, and I will consider it is your win."
Michael dropped his jaw even lower. That was an impossible task. 
No. It was beyond impossible!

His dream was to create the best fantasy setting ever existed. His goal was to share his vision with the world. To that end, he had worked tirelessly for years on crafting the best massively multiplayer online role-playing game ever, but in the end, he failed to deliver what was promised. 

His goal lost. His dream shattered. His future gone.

Luckily, his vision remained clear, and he was given another chance to make his vision come true, but in order to do that, he must have a new goal. A new dream. A dream true to his own desire and calling that even he himself was unsure of. 

This is his story, the story of a role-player, and the greatest role to play is God himself. It is his future and destiny.

Welcome to the role-playing game!

**************

This story contains graphical violence and sex scenes. Absolutely not for children.

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The thought of Chika plagued him as he walked to his last class of the day. Something felt off, wrong. So many bad feelings this day, but that glitch for Chika's type. It never happened with anyone else. Could it be…a barrier? Toru asked of her something the other day. Did he know of Chika's not-so-average level but said nothing? He ran a mental tally on her analysis, though the tinge of guilt slapped him around like the back end of a fishtail. 
First, she emitted enough jealousy aura to fill the tank of a large plane and well-before the appropriate level. They were good friends, but he didn't try anything yet. Second, the level. Sure, Clare was level twenty-two, but for someone who trained like her, that was understandable. Chika on the other hand, not so much.  Third, the type glitch. What could that be hiding? Chika texted him a lot, but more like a girlfriend, rather than a friend, which he was okay with—besides, anime girls, being anime girls. But…something about that…. The signs. The glitch. The random letter within that glitch that may not be just random.  Fourth, her skillset. Deep slash level fifteen. Holy shit—Clyde could only dream of the perks.  Triple thrust. These were skills of a blade. Skills… of a blade. Glitched type. Immense jealousy that promised something later. Deep slash level fucking fifteen, while level eighteen.
 Oh shit.
Clyde's anime trope senses had ramped into severe mode. Not Chika…. Not his friend. He wanted to scream at the sky. She was so funny, smart, pretty. But aren't they all? But…she showed nothing. Shit! Shit! Shit! If Chika was what he suspected, and Toru knew, he'd rain hell on him then get the fuck out of dodge. 
His last class helped clear his mind just a bit, rewarding him with a silent grin.

[You have reached Crafting level 3! The world of creation is becoming clearer to you!]

Clyde fell back to worry as he left the final class. How did he miss these signs? He shook his head, clearing his mind. He wasn't a goddamn harem main character, yet he let things slip like one. He let the trope bully him right into a nightmare. He was an idiot and now could be paying for it. 
He decided to wait for a bit in a private study room of the library. It was empty, except for the student assistant playing on her phone. That's when he remembered the book in his inventory. He pulled it out.

[You have found the book of Flash Step. Item value: priceless. Opening this book will teach you the special ability, Flash Step. Warning, it will vanish after one use.]
Like before, the book gave an intense shimmer into golden sparkles, inserting the knowledge into his head like a downloadable program.

[You have learned the special ability, Flash Step!]

[Let it be known that special abilities, unlike special attacks, can be efficiently used outside of battle. They will still consume MP.]

Abruptly, the door to the study room closed with a thud and someone ran off. Clyde leapt from the chair and hurried after the perp. No one was there when he left the library. The girl at the counter didn't budge, her headphones and calm demeanor, signaling that she wasn't the spy.
 "Did you see who ran through here?" Clyde asked. The girl shrugged.
 "No idea who she is."
 "She? What'd she look like? What color was her hair?"
 "I don't trust you, perv," said the girl said then tuned him out.
 "Are you serious?" Clyde said. "Oh my go—"
He stormed out of the library, but before setting off to find Toru, his eyes stopped at the suggestion box pinned on the wall. He wrote, "Tell your student assistant, the girl that's here after school, to do her fucking job!" then put it inside without signing his name. Anonymous baby, he thought.
He turned and noticed something on the ground, inches ahead. A card. Great, another goddamn unneeded annoyance, Clyde thought. Why were they appearing around him?

[You have found an Action card. Item class: bizarre. Fever Draw, a card said to be a tool of a once legendary deck.]
[The cards effect's and abilities cannot be revealed to you until the contract is formed.]
Clyde shook his head then put the card in his inventory. Maybe he'd fetch a good price for it later. He sent a text to Harumi, calling a meeting. She, Toru, and Kitome would meet him on the rooftop. As he searched for the nearest set of stairs, Clyde was struck with the familiar feeling of being watched. 
 "Shit," he said softly. He flash-stepped around the corner, only to bump into the popular girl. "Fuck shit shit."

Maki.
Level: 8.
Type: Egomaniac.
Relationship: unknown.
HP: 100% 
MP: 100%
Stats:  Relationship isn't high enough.
Special abilities: Relationship isn't high enough.
Skills: Are we really doing this again, ya dolt!
Magic abilities: see above, dunderhead. 
Secrets: see above. Goofball. 


"Sorry about that," Clyde said then attempted to step around her. Maki blocked his path, smirk on her face. 
 "What's your name, new boy?" she said, standing in Clyde's personal bubble. Her body language laid it out too much on the seduction. She either had faith that her ridiculous fan club would spawn out of nowhere to save her or held no sense of danger to potential assailants. 
 "It's Clyde," he said then tried to walk off again, but the egomaniac wasn't having it, blocking his path again, smiling. 
Clyde's temper was finally about to peek its head—because his day wasn't going quite well, when Toru suddenly walked in between the two of them. His manner disappointed Clyde a little. 
 "Oh, Maki," he said, blushing. "Hey."
Clyde could feel the enmity ooze off the young woman, but she still held onto her friendly mask. 
 "Hi Toru," she said, eyes never leaving Clyde.  Toru gave her a blank stare, possibly insulted for being half-ignored. 
 "Anyway Toru, let's go," Clyde said. "We still have to talk about that thing."
Maki looked as if she wanted to object but the duo was already halfway down the hall. Not today bitch, he thought. 
Sadly, as he took the last step to the rooftop, Clyde's thoughts trickled to his friend. His friend, who may not be right in the head…

--- Extra tags: Satire, Adult/Mature, Monster girl(Monster girl Encyclopedia kind), Fiction/Satire/comedy (I.E. Not to be taken seriously).

By the will of unknown deities, Clyde is swiped from Earth and tossed into an anime world. He’s the declared the Stone aka main character. One day, he must kill the Viper, the antagonist. Too bad things aren’t exactly as black and white as that. The Stone is something much more…
This world and its inhabitants are real. It’s another dimension with a lot to explore.

This is the story of a young man’s evolution from college boy of Earth to godhood and beyond. The challenges stand ahead of him:  demons, monster girls, crazy yanderes, even a girl with maxed charisma. He never thought he’d ever see a magical girl…

A story of comedy, action, and going from weak to completely unstoppable. He is the system disruptor…

In a world where tropes are present, anime girls falling in love so easily, and city-wide issues intertwining with the main mission, Clyde must level up power and his mentality, RPG-style. He can no longer be that earthling. He will learn… whether he likes it or not.

Someone who breaks systems…Feared by the gods…




~A lover of character development lover! 


Warning:
 Episode 7 and beyond contains and ramps a lot up on sexual content, including scenes. You have been warned.  This is not for the faintest of hearts! There are also monster girl quest references in here too. Once again, fair warning. Think about that before entering.
You now know what you're getting into...
[Recommended for those who know of the Monster Girl Encyclopedia] 
--Heads up: this develops into a Harem (and eventually they'll end up as his wives. If that's not your thing, this is your head's up.) 
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When Ting attempted to open the door. He found out that he couldn't and Ling Zhou's voice sounded again.

"Unlock The Hallway - 1000 System Credits" Ling Zhou notified.

"Unlock the hallway?" Ting repeated, he thought for a moment and figured it out. He will need system credits to expand his own pocket world. 

He can only make this assumption. Whether or not he could expand his world to the size of a small city was unknown to him. He didn't know if he could change anything or everything was already pre-set and all he could do was purchase the new area without being able to customize the expansions he buys.

It was like buying a new DLC (Downloadable Content) every time Ting purchases a new area, he didn't need the expansion but it was extra content in the DLC sense. 

Just like DLCs, you don't need them to play the game. In Ting's case, he didn't need it, and he could also choose not to expand anything.

But for Ting, he wanted to explore more of this world of his. He wanted to know what the limits are. Are animals able to live here? Ting kept these questions floating around inside his head. Right now Ting was really curious.

He decided to spend his hard-earned System credits over a measly hallway that he hasn't seen yet.

["Do you wish to purchase the hallway?"] Ling Zhou's voice sounded.

"Yes please, Zhou" Ting confirmed his decision in his head.

After Ting confirmed it, he didn't hear anything that indicated that anything had changed. But Ting knew that he bought an expansion to his pocket world.

Right now his pocket world only consisted of one room the size around 15 square meters. With a computer setup for hacking and sufficient lighting for long-term computer use. What he doesn't see is where the vending machine is.

Ting then attempted to open the door once again. Instead of being unable to unlock the door, he was now able to open the door. 

Now walking through the door he entered the hallway. The hallway's walls were a tint of grey, the color was very gentle to his eyes.

Walking out he found out that his room was at the end of the hallway. So the moment he opened the door he was greeted by a long hall straight in front of him.

There was a window on his left but instead of seeing the sun and the environment, all he saw was black fog floating around. It was very misty and spooky.

There were a couple of doors when he looked at the hall. Doors were all on his right since he thought that if he were to expand until he could see the outside environment.

Then instead of black fog, it would be a window for him to look out of. Ting walked to the window and looked out again. Ting imagined how it might look when he expands this place until it was like he was in a city.

Wouldn't this mean he will get a city that belonged to only him? Ting felt excited he felt more motivation to expand this pocket world into a place where he could relax and perhaps he would be able to bring people here.

However, that would be highly unlikely unless he wants other people to find out that he had some logic destroying ability. Unfortunately, Ting wouldn't know if he could bring people here unless he tried.

Ting had these thoughts stuck in his head. He walked towards one of the doors and placed his hand on the golden floor doorknob.

As he already knew, he couldn't open the door, he could hear Ling Zhou's voice again prompting him the options on this room expansion.

-
Options:
1. Lounge - 1000 SC
2. Washroom - 500 SC
3. Bar - 1500 SC
4. Custom - Unknown
-

Ting was surprised that he could decide what the room could be. This was a big revelation for him. It meant that he could decide what goes where. It was like him playing a city builder game except he started from a small room inside of going straight to putting down roads.

"Ling Zhou, what is the custom option?" Ting wanted to know what exactly this custom option was.

"You customize the space that is there. An example would be putting specific items or how you want the room to be. The cost will depend on specifically what you choose to have." She explained.

"That's great I can choose whatever I want. Unfortunately, the cost might be high depending on what I want." Ting felt the need to find a way to obtain a lot more System credits.

"Ling Zhou, please tell me a way to earn System credits quickly," Ting asked his assistant. He wanted to quickly earn more System credits to expand his own world.

"There are multiple ways to earn System credits. Here are a few ways." Ling Zhou replied as a holographic screen appeared before Ting.

-
1. Do system missions/quests
2. Hacking into companies.
3. Having people download your software.
-

"These are some of the ways you can earn System credits a bit faster than other methods." Ling Zhou informed him that this was not all the ways to earn System credits.

"I think the easiest right now is the third one. Ling Zhou, please give me more info on the third option please."

"As you wish." She replied.

"For every 1000 people that download your software, you will be awarded 10 System Credits. The software could be anything besides photos it. It needs to be some software or game." She shared more information about this method of earning System credits.

"1000 Downloads for 10 System Credits?" That is literally very slow! "Wait..." Ting thought for a moment and realized if it was too high then it would be very easy to earn them. In addition to this, all he needed to do was let people download his software.

He didn't need to spend any time it was like earning money relaxing something like Bill Gates sitting at home making a ton of money per second.

Thinking about it again, he realized that shouldn't he be earning some System Credits right now. He checked his system main menu and saw that his system credits were slowly increasing.

He didn't notice this before most likely because there were only a few people downloading his mobile game. 

He thought about how he was also earning money from the people buying his game. He felt excited by the fact that he was getting System credits and money at the same time.

When he was deciding on what his next move would be, he suddenly felt that there was something watching him.

He turned around and didn't find anything. "Maybe it was my imagination." Ting thought as he forgot what he was thinking about.

But unknown to him he was right as the figure disappeared into the dark black mist.

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[System initializing...]

[System has been initialized. Analyzing User’s interests…]

[Analysis complete…]

[Welcome to the Hacker System!]

...

Ting Wo, 19 year old second year at The University Of Everlasting Dreams for Computer Science is expelled. 

His Dad died when he was only three in a car accident. Left with only his mom and him. Trying to survive in modern society.

Having gotten expelled from university, he goes to a bar and gotten drunk and fell down a flight of stairs. A voice sounds in his head. 

“Welcome to The Hacker System!” 

Join Ting Wo as he try’s to change his life once and for all and begin on his way to become the number one Hacker in the world.

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Schedule: - Unknown - Dropped/Hiatus

I’m just a new writer please give help correct my grammar and mistakes. Thanks!

NATATAWA na lang ako sa mga taong 'to. Sige sa paglalakad habang nakatutok sa screen ng mga cellphone nila, ay 2016 na nga pala, smartphone na ang tawag sa gadget na 'to. Sinauna na ang keypad. Lahat touchscreen na. Panahon na ngayon ng mga downloadable at nakalolokong apps, useless at forgettable trends o online challenges, at memes gaya nitong kasalukuyang kinahuhumalingan ng mga tao ngayon, bata man o matanda.

Tutok sila sa pagha-hunting ng mga Pokemon. Nabubumbunan ako ng makisig na puwet ni Lapu-Lapu sa gitna ng parkeng ito na ipinangalan sa pambansang bayaning hanggang ngayon ay pinagdedebatehan pa rin kung totoo nga ba o hindi ang kanyang ginawang retraksyon bago siya binaril at namatay.

Pabagsak na ang araw. Sumasabog na sa paligid ang takipsilim. Ano pa bang gagawin ko? Ano pa ang p'wede kong gawin? Panoorin sa pagha-hunting ng mga fictional pets itong mga mistulang android na mga millennial na 'to hanggang tuluyang lumubog ang araw? Dehins. Kailangan kong maglibang. Kailangan kong maaliw. Pero saan pa ako pupunta? Madali lamang magliwaliw. Madali lang puntahan ang mga lugar. Anong tanong, kung may pupuntahan. Saan ako tutungo?

Kaya't ang kailangan kong unang gawin: sumagap ng Wi-Fi. Google knows everything. Google is the Ultimate Mother – the mother of universe. Google is God. Therefore God is a mother? Sasaludo sa teoryang ito ang mga feminist.

Pumunta ako sa isang café along Pedro Gil. Ayokong pumunta sa Robinson's. Maligalig ang mga tao sa mga mall. Mas magulo pa sa mga bewildered millennial na nagha-hunting ng mga Pokemon. Sa malamang sa malamang na-invade na rin ang loob nu'n ng mga Pokehunters. Kung magiging master ako ng isang Pokemon, mas gugustuhin ko na lang na maging master ng Pokemon na walang 'n'. Hayup ka, Ax. Walang kasindumi talaga 'yang isip mo. Kaya ka hindi siniseryoso ng mga nade-date mo e.

Café latte lang pala ang sagot upang makasagap ng Wi-Fi. Scroll down. Scroll down. Higop. Tingin-tingin. Scroll down. Scroll down. Higop. Tingin-tingin. Scroll down. Scroll down. Higop. Tingin-tingin. Bago pa man ako maumay sa automatic na pag-i-scroll down, sumapol sa mga mata ko ang kasagutan sa pagkaburyong ko: pelikula. Sine ni Lino Brocka at Cinematheque Centre Manila. Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag at 6 pm. Insiang at 8 pm. Bullseye. 'Di ko pa napapanood ang mga classic na pelikulang 'to. Mayro'n mang available sa Internet pero low-quality naman. Kaytagal ko na 'tong gustong mapanood. Nabasa ko na sa nobela ang Maynila. Gusto kong makita kung paano isabuhay ni Bembol Rocco si Julio Mandiaga. Singkuwenta pesos lang mapapanood ko na. Digitally restored pa. Suwerte. Alright, sibat na ako. May patutunguhan na ako sa wakas. Salamat sa tuklas na ito at sa kape, ginanahan ako bigla. Nawala pagka-asar ko sa kawalang-kakuwentahan ng buhay ko. Said ng kape. Lagok. Ahhhh sarap! Nag-aagaw-buhay na ang araw.

Agaw-dilim na. Winaze ko gamit ang cached data. Pagliko ko sa isang kanto, may isang bugaw na kumaway sa'kin. Nag-alok.

"P're, babae?"

Hindi ko na sana papansinin pero biglang namatayan ako ng makina pagmenor ko. Pambihira talaga, junk bike na yata si Kafka. Wala na naman sa kundisyon. Madalas nang mababaan ng menor. Palyado talaga mga diskarte ko. Tuluy-tuloy na sana ang ligaya. Napahinto pa parang na-checkpoint ng isang bugaw.

"P're, babae?" ulit niya, "Virgin pa 'to! Buwena-mano ka!"

Na-curious ako. Mayroon pa bang virgin na puta? Natawa ako. Natawa si manong. Sinipulan niya ang commodity niya. Lumapit ito. Naka-jacket na puti, stark contrast sa dilim. Kumbakit ang hiwaga ay palaging nagkukubli sa dilim. Tinanggal niya ang jacket ng babae animo'y illusionist na nagpamalas ng malupit na magic trick saka inilantad sa madlang pipol ang isang di-mahinuhang kahiwagaan. Napatunganga ako. Laglag-panga. Jackpot.

"Limandaan lang, tatlong oras."

Limang frappucino venti rin 'yun. Pero mas masarap ang panghimagas na ito.

"O, sariwa 'yan."

"Okay. Sige, angkas," tinanggap ko ang alok ng lalaki.

"Contact-in mo na lang ako, Joy," sabi ng lalaki sa ibinugaw niya sa'kin.

"Saan tayo pupunta?" tanong ng babae.

"Sine."

"Wow. Iba ka ha."

"Pa'nong iba?"

"Sine muna bago sibak."

"Sine-sibak. Sine-sex," umariba pa ako ng wordplay, napanis na sa gabi. "Akala ko ba virgin ka pa, pa'no mo nasabing iba ako kung unang beses mo 'to?"

"Virgin pa ako sa tainga."

"Bokehngina. Sa kaliwa o kanan?"

Kumanan kami. Hinto sa isang gusali along Kalaw. Pasok. Kuha ng ticket. Nood.

Habang nanonood sinasalat ko ang kepyas niya. Nagpapahiwatig na ng pagkabasa ang kanyang tights. Natapos ang pelikula.

"Actually, wala talaga ako sa mood e. Gusto ko lang ng may kasama."

"Puta, ano ka bakla? Tangina naman. Horny pa naman ako ngayon. Tangina. Ni-reject mo ako."

"Hindi kita niri-reject. Wala lang talaga ako sa mood."

"Siguro na-depress lang ako sa pinanood natin."

"Tanga mo naman kasi mamili ng panonoorin e. Lumang-luma na. May buhok pa si Bembol du'n."

"Pasensya na talaga. Ibabalik na lang kita."

"Tanginang 'to, sinayang mo lang oras ko."

"Babayaran naman kita e."

Binayaran ko siya. Sabi niya, hindi ko na siya kailangang ihatid sa pinag-pick-upan sa kanya. Kaya niya na bumalik mag-isa. Nagpaalam at iniwan na niya ako.

Saka ko lang naalala na Ligaya rin pala pangalan niya.

"Joy..." napabulong ako sa hangin ng Kalaw.

Wala pa akong balak umuwi. Naghanap ako ng bar na mapupuntahan. Napadpad ako sa Las Piñas.

Sa loob ng The Quarry, tumutugtog si Ria Bautista ng acoustic version ng kanta niyang Hiling.

Nanlalamig... na ba... ang pag-ibig mo sa'kin... giliw...

'Di maalis sa isip ko si Julio na tinutuluan ng isang guhit na luha sa kaliwang mata dulot ng pagkawalay niya kay Ligaya. Winawari ko kung anong nangyari pagkatapos siyang sugurin ng taumbayan, anong nangyari pagkatapos niyang pumalahaw kahiman walang boses. Magfi-freeze ang eksena bago ang credits sa dulo ng pelikula.

Titigil ang pandama kong maramdaman ang kaganapan ng paligid.

Ending credits. Listahan ng mga babaeng naka-match, naka-date, nakalandian o naka-sex. Ilan na nga ba sila?

Si S (Essence/Es), si F/XYZ (Franxine), si L (Danielle/El), si C (Chastine), si E (Ericka), si MR (Mary Rose), Si Ms. N (Ms. Nadia), Si H (Hiwaga/Iwa), Si K (Kaye), Si I (Aira), Si Q (Queenie), at si LJ (Ligaya/Joi).

S, F, X, Y, Z, L, C, E, M, R, N, H, K, I, Q, J

_, _, C, _, E, F, _, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, _, _, Q, R, S, _, _, _, _, X, Y, Z.



Isandosenang babae. Mistula lang akong nagbibilang ng isandosenang donut sa himpapawid. May hindi ba ako nabilang? Mga pangalan lang nila 'yung natatandaan ko. Lumalangoy na ang kamalayan ko kasama ng usok ng sigarilyo, singaw ng mga bote ng alak, halakhakan at bulungan ng mga customer ng bar.

Nagbibilang ako sa isip habang ninanamnam ang Quarter Chicken Steak. Ilan nga ulit ang lahat ng titik sa alpabeto?

Nasa'n na sina A, B, D, G, O, P, T, U, V, W?

Isang dekada nang single si Aqui. Malilibang at mahuhumaling siya sa mga matchmaking o dating app. Sa pamamagitan nito, marami siyang makikilala at makakatagpong mga babae na may hatid na iba't ibang kuwento, init, hiwaga, at paraan ng pagkawasak. Kung ang pag-ibig ay may mekanismo, nasaan ang sira nito?

"Silang mga Winasak ng Mekanismo ng Pag-ibig" is a ten-chapter light novel about a young guy who searches for thrill, or perhaps the elusive/illusive love, between the dubious logarithm of match results and the addicting act of swiping left and right.

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