Simple, timid and innocent girl. That's how everybody thinks of Veronica. But one can't judge a book by it's cover.

Though everyone could agree that her beauty is one of a kind. Veronica is regarded as simple, timid and innocent girl. That's how everybody thinks of her or maybe that's what she wants everybody to think of her. The way she dresses, she never had mini skirts or sexy shorts or anything that is too revealing. Her demeanour is so composed that you would think she's some kind of a preserve princess whose face looks like one who cannot break a glass. 

But as the saying goes, "one can't judge a book by it's cover" .

Walk with me in this adventure of love, friendship, relationships and romance as we uncover a lot of romantic techniques.


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P.s. This ain't supposed to be fan-fic, I don't how it happened haha. Anyway it can't be changed anymore so kodus to the readers who finds this novel.

Veronica and Ophelia continue their stories together in a thrilling final book of The Luna series. Three old characters make a comeback for a thrilling adventure.

--Adventurers' Guild – Entrance Hall--

Taking a good look around him as he previously left the main building shortly after confronting Roth, Feng noticed the rather bleak layout of the Adventurers' Guild. While there were some decorative weapons adorning the stone walls and a few tables and benches scattered around the area, the only note-worthy feature was a heavy stone counter where Roth was seated. There were a set of stairs and large doors directly behind Roth, which Feng guessed probably led to more private and important rooms.

"Well, if you are done gawking lad. Come over here and try these out."

Roth's words snapped Feng out of his thoughts and he looked over to see Roth retrieving a set of bronze weaponry from beneath the counter and dumping it on top.

"Woah! You are giving these to me?" Feng ran over in a blink of the eye and was inspecting the set of bronze sword and daggers with great loving care.

"Er.. Yes but stop that now lad. It looks really wrong." 

Roth spoke sharply as he stared at Feng rubbing his cheeks tenderly against the blades with an ecstatic face.

"Anyway, here are some leather gloves for you too, since you like to fight with your fists."

Greedily inspecting his spoils, Feng's face lit up like a kid who just received his Christmas presents… 

A very disturbing-looking (or perhaps just disturbed) kid who was laughing evilly and muttering sinisterly to himself.

[Hardy Bronze Training Sword 
Type: Sword

Damage: 10 - 12
Durability: 50

Requirements: 
10 Strength
10 Dexterity

Description: A basic bronze training sword made to last, it is more durable in return for lowered damage, comes with a belt sheath for convenience.]


[Hardy Bronze Training Daggers (x5)
Type: Dagger

Damage: 6 - 12
Durability: 40

Requirements: 
15 Dexterity

Description: A basic bronze training dagger made to last, it is more durable in return for lowered damage.]


[Finger-less Leather Training Gloves  
Type: Gloves

Unarmed Damage: + 1 - 2
Unarmed Recoil Damage Reduction: +10%
Defense: 2
Durability: 30

Description: A basic pair of leather training gloves.]


"… strong equipment… free… save gold for… Ho ho ho… Yes… Headstart… -nquer the world!"

Sweat-dropping at Feng's maniacal behavior, Roth cleared his throat loudly to get Feng's attention.

"Ehem. If you are done admiring your rewards, I still have the last and most important reward left."

"Yes? Is it another piece of equipment?" With large sparkly eyes staring intensely at Roth, Feng immediately appeared next to Roth as he eagerly questioned him.

"... Stop looking at me like that kid. It's giving me goosebumps... But anyway no, it's better than that! You get to join the Adventurers' Guild!"

"Oh."

Ticked off by Feng's lackluster reply, Roth slapped the table and lectured him passionately.

"HOY! What's with that disappointed reply? I'll let you know that it is a very prestigious thing to be accepted into the adventurers' guild! There are many missions exclusive to our guild besides the ones open to the non-member adventurers, plus you get access to our member training areas and secret regimes! There's no better guild to join!"

Shrugging apologetically as he replied, Feng explained himself to Roth.

"Eh. But I don't intend to just be a fighter… I'm intending to learn from all the other guilds as well! While this sounds great, I'm afraid I have to pass since I want to go learn more from the rest before I decide."

"… HA HA HA! Ambitious brat, aren't you? Well, just to let you know there's nothing stopping you from joining us even if that's your plan. We are a neutral guild catering to all adventurers even though we specialize in warrior training; many mages, priests, rogues, rangers and other guild members sign up with us as well. Furthermore, only certain guilds will not allow you entry if you are a member of an opposing guild such as Druids and Necromancers, otherwise you are free to join as many guilds as you manage to gain entry in."

Ending his small speech about how guilds work, Roth was faced with an overly-excited Feng bouncing on the feet.

"Holy crap, that's awesome. This is great for my plans, thanks Roth! Where do I sign up?"

Pulling a quill and a large black book emblazoned with a pair of crossed sword and axe from under the counter, Roth opened up to the middle section and indicated the empty space under a long list of names.  

"Just sign here on the membership tome."

Taking the quill eagerly, Feng scribbled his name onto the book and experienced a sharp pain in his hand as his name glowed crimson before fading back to dull black.

"Yowch! What was that?"

"That was the contract quill taking some of your blood to verify your identify and create a binding bond in the Adventurers' Guild Membership Rolls. All Adventurers' Guild across the land will now recognize you as part of us… Well the lowliest part of us anyway. Welcome to the crazy family of the Adventurers' Guild, Greenhorn Feng!"

*DING*

[Title Obtained: Greenhorn Adventurer
You are now recognized as an official member of the Adventurers' Guild, albeit the lowest of the low. Common folk will respect you more and are more likely to favor you with tasks and quests.

+10 Fame
+5% Quest Trigger Chance

Privileges
Access to Adventurers' Guild Mission Board, Commons, Dormitory & Training Hall]


"… Thanks Roth, though that last comment was rather unnecessary, it brings up a good point. How do I improve my rank in the guild?"

"It's as simple as whacking monsters… Literally, just do some jobs from the board or requests from guild rankers and you'll be on your way to earning a recommendation for the rank-up exam which will open up some new trainings for you."

Feng tapped his foot thoughtfully as he took a moment to consider his actions given the new information he learnt.

'So ranking up basically gives me access to higher-level class-specific skills, so should I specialize first since I probably have a head-start in the Adventurers' Guild or should I branch out… 

Hmm… given the probable actions of the other players… My intended build… Relative speed of the options… Survivability… Especially given the amount of pain I felt from Roth's special training… 

Alright, I'll go with this unless something radical pops up.'

"Right… Well, thanks for all your help Roth. Could I get directions from you to the nearest church or someplace where I can learn some healing magic?"

"Sure, didn't take you to be the devout type but anyway the church is actually just slightly north of the town square near to the library."

"Thanks Roth, I'll see you around!" With a quick thanks and farewell, Feng left immediately eager to begin on his next stage of training… and hopefully get around to actually beating around something soon.

2021, Apex Corporation is about to release the first Virtual Reality game - Ascension. The whole world is anticipating the release. The objective of the game: rise to the top, no matter what path you chose and break through mortal limits to ascend. 

Surpassing limits has always been humanity's strength, but are there lines we should not cross? In a game which blurs the lines between virtual and reality, find out what lies beyond...

A/N: so I was replaying Tomb raider again to get more ideas on what to write, and while I was playing, I mistook the Burmuda triangle with Dragon's Triangle. When I learned about this, I went back to my previous chapters and changed some words that point that the island of Yematia is in the Bermuda Triangle. Sorry if you're confused as to why I was calling Dragon's Triangle a different name even though the Bermuda Triangle is literally near Florida, not Japan.
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A Few days have passed currently, I am in the galley helping out Jonah prepare food for the crew. I didn't mind working in the kitchen as I did run a cafe back in London, but half of my focus is not on the food I am making but Lara, who was talking to Dr. Whitman.
She was trying to change Dr. Whitman's mind, about turning the ship to head towards the west instead of east towards the Dragon's Triangle.
Lara: "are you even serious about the expedition Dr. Whitman? You are not listening to my suggestion on keeping the ship on track towards the Dragon Triangle." she pleaded towards Dr. Whitman, who looked offended when he heard Lara's words.
Dr. Whitman: "how could you say that I am not serious about this expedition Lara?" he said in an annoyed look towards Lara. "It's not just Sam's family that is funding us, I've put my savings in the line for this expedition," he said while pointing at Sam who was reading the book that Lara and Dr. Whitman were researching.
Reyes: "we've all got some kind of stakes in this, including Lara's boyfriend over there." she said while pointing towards me. I didn't respond as I am here for something or to be more specific for someone. Lara just blushed for a second before going back to normal.
Lara: "that is precisely why we should continue pushing towards the east towards the Dragon Triangle." she said, looking hopefully towards Dr.Whitman, whose face did not change much.
Dr. Whitman: "Look, Lara, there is no way that Yamatai is that far east." he said, trying to ignore grim who was playing with Captain Roth. "the book simply doesn't support it!"
Lara: "I talk to Roth about this," she said while showing a map to Dr. Whitman. "There is no point following other people's footsteps, Dr. Whitman." When she told her opinion, she looked at Dr. Whitman, who was not even trying to listen to her words.
Dr. Whitman: "I refused to bet my reputation on your hunch!" he said while looking at Lara with an annoyed look on his face. "I am the lead archeologist here, not you, Lara Croft." When Grim heard Dr. Whitman's words, he laughed and mockingly talked to him.
Grim: "An' when were you last in the field without the TV crew behind you?" he said while drinking his glass of alcohol that Jonah gave to him. Dr. Whitman slowly turned his body towards Grim and talked to him.
Dr. Whitman: "I got Thirty years' of experience, two Ph.D., one in East Asian history," he said while angrily looking at Grim. "so why don't you just stick to boats, Mr. Grim?'' When I heard Dr. Whitman's words, I laughed out loud, which drew everyone's attention. I looked at Dr. Whitman and started talking to him.
Joseph: "Dr. Whitman, with all the experience you have under your belt, how many lost civilizations have you found." I said while smiling sheepishly at him. Dr. Whitman was not happy and started talking to me.
Dr. Whitman: "Mr. Maiava, you have experience in your so-called treasure hunting adventure do tell us about your experience finding those so-called treasures you have found." he said while looking mockingly at me. I looked at him with a lazy smile on my face and answered his question.
Joseph: "Almost all of you have known that I helped my friend named Nathan Drake, who found the long lost treasure, El Dorado, and there is proof that we found it as the government's all around the world have publicly announced its existence already." I said while smiling mockingly at Dr. Whitman. "Nathan Drake told me when we first met that 'history can be wrong.' what makes you think that following some book that didn't know where Yamatai's location is going to get any help."
Joseph: "If you ask me the people who wrote the book never did find the lost kingdom of Yamatai, why would we follow a failed explorers book." I said with a lazy smile on my face. "And besides, it's better to follow Lara's suggestion instead of the explorer's vague location of Yametai location." when Lara heard my words, she looked at me with a grateful look on her face. Dr. Whitman wanted to talk back to me when Jonah interrupted our conversation.
Jonah: "Lara, my little bird... " he said while putting down the food on his hands down the table and looked at Lara. "Just like my brother said, I will follow you anywhere, even though the place you suggested has some bad vibes to the place you wanted to go."
Alex: "Bad storms more like, makes the Bermuda triangle look like Disney world... Sign me up." he said while showing his computer to us and smiling at Lara. I looked at him with a frown on my face.
Lara: "Just like Alex said, there are stories about Himiko who could summon storms." she said while looking at Dr. Whitman with a pleading look on her face. "Myth is usually based on some variation of truth, what if Yametai is somewhere in the Dragon Triangle itself" when Lara says her opinion, Alex followed up her claims by showing us evidence on his pc.
Alex: "Look, this is the satellite imagery from inside the Dragon's Triangle." he said, with a smug look on his face. Sam looked at the satellite image on Alex's pc and commented on it.
Sam: "that doesn't look good." she said while having a worried look on her face. Grim saw the image and snorted at it.
Grim: "If it's wet, I could sail on it." he said while walking away. Roth decided to make the final judgment.
Roth: "Look, we don't have any ideas or plans, and as Joseph said, we don't have to follow the book that never tells us the location of Yamatai," he said while looking at us. "And Reyes is right we don't have the funds to piss about, it's now, or never we will stick to our route towards the Dragon's Triangle." Dr. Whitman looked at us with fed up, looked on his face, and grabbed his food off the table, and walked away.
Dr. Whitman: "why am I even here…" I looked at him as he left the galley. Lara came towards me with a thankful look on her face.
Lara: "thank you, Joseph, for supporting my idea." she said while smiling at me. I looked at this and got my face closer to hers, giving her a quick kiss on her lips.
Joseph: "Hey, your idea is better than a dead explorer who wrote the book, and besides, you have a general idea of where the island should be, not the book." I said while we stared at each other for as long as we can. I started talking to her to tell her something about my secrets. " Lara, I have to tell you something.." but before I could say to her my secrets, Sam interrupted me again.
Sam: "Lara, can you come here for a sec.," she said while taking away Lara from me. Sam looked at me and gave me and gave me a mocking look on her face. When I saw Sam's face, I only sighed in defeat as I whispered to myself.
Joseph: "I guess I will have to wait a little longer…" I said jokingly, not knowing that I would have to wait even longer to tell Lara about myself.

I do not own the image above, so if you want me to take it down, please ask me as I only look up this image from Pinterest.
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I have seen too many anime fanfics. I want to change that by adding video game fanfic based on the tomb raider games and comic book. I am also first writing fanfic, so go easy on me when criticizing. Also, English is not my primary language, but I live in America long already to know some basic English.
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An ex-military assassinated when playing his last game, tomb raider. when asked what, would he wish would be, he asked God to erase his memories but keep his knowledge of his past and skills (i don't want him to know the plot of the game, but he will have plot armor as power, but that's it no superpowers like Sharingan or devil fruit just pure John Wick gunplay, maybe)
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because I only played the recent three games that come out and read the comic book, I will be the focus on that end of the story (i.e., concise story) but if I feel like adding new game entry I might take a while as I need to do some research older games that will add as the three games don't follow the Lora Croft of the past (I mean that she dual wields handguns and backflipping from the old sets)

Zero didn't know why he was suddenly allowed to go off and play. In fact, now that he had so much free time, the young doctor didn't know what he wanted to start with first. There was a long list of things he wanted to do by himself without the strict supervision of the adults but he looked at his assistants in the mindscape. Neither of them was free to entertain him. Zero vaguely entertained the idea of travelling back to Half Moon Village but then dismissed the idea quickly. It would be the same all over again. There would be adults and it wasn't easy for Zero to have such opportunities to be truly alone.
With that, the boy decided to let his feet take him to wherever it wanted to go. Mindlessly, Zero ambled through the familiar forest grounds of Endow Hill.
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Back in the hut, Hua Tuo and Ruth sat crossed-legged on the floor. They put their heads together to demystify the cryptic messages translated by Bob. Sure, Hua Tuo understood some of what the book was saying. After all, it came from his old world where Chinese philosophy ran strong in the blood of all Chinese. The mysterious art was a strange modified form of the old martial art called Tai Ji, fashioned after Hua Tuo's qi gong foundation.
Ruth was amazed by how quick they were able to decipher the martial arts manual with Hua Tuo's involvement. The vampire was initially sceptical about enlisting the Sage God's help because the doctor wasn't exactly a combat expert. However, he was also at a stalemate with the final puzzle at the end. The physician knew a lot of meditation so Ruth allowed Hua Tuo to join in with the decryption process.
It was strange how Hua Tuo was able to look at the translated text and match it with the moves it portrayed without even referring to the reference guide that Ruth had prepared. The Roth vampire had spent hours trying to understand which phrase of the meditation state belonged to which moves. It wasn't always very clear what the phrase was referring to. However, if Ruth had to describe it, the phrases were often captions for the movements portrayed. For example, the shifting of centrifugal force from the attacker to counter their offensive strike was captioned "Receive and transfer the received gift". The Roth vampire could understand why such a caption would be formed but for the more elusive ones like "Hiding a knife behind a smile'', the magic-combat teacher was lost.
On the other hand, Hua Tuo couldn't believe that although the Chinese from the old Earth were extinct, their teachings remained. It was even more surprising that they lived on through the teachings of weaker demons in the abyss. The marsupial demons were known to be small and weak but they never lost against the bigger and stronger opponents. Many could not understand how they did it but Hua Tuo knew. Back in those days, Hua Tuo knew how the Chinese fought against terrifying weapons made from gunpowder with their bare hands. The God of War during his time cut down enemies from horseback using his reclining moon blade spear. That terrifying human defied cannons, flaming arrows and guns without a shield. His name was Guan Yu.
That strong general instilled the bravery that weak Chinese lacked and they formed an art based on the wisdom of Confucius' teachings. Martial Arts were birthed based on philosophy. Scholars of the old were famous for both their wits and martial skills. Without both, one would only be labelled as a brute or empty-headed academic. Hua Tuo also lived through the age of pugilists where martial arts were created by different philosophies found. Some hermits created weird arts that only they could practice. Ou Yang Feng was one such renowned recluse who specialised in the philosophy of "countering poison with poison" and formed the Toad Skill martial art.
With his rich life experience, it wasn't very difficult for Hua Tuo to identify what the meditation scripture was for. While the physician hasn't seen a real martial art manual even in his earlier days, he knew that there were two types of manuals. The first type was for external arts where a person practices it according to the illustrations and become stronger physically. However, for many skilled pugilists, they were only third-rated books. The true masters were able to comprehend martial arts through their philosophy.
A good example was the Nine Yin True Classic. That was a powerful skill cultivated wrongly by Mei Chaofeng by the wrong understanding of the arts. While the practitioner was able to master the skill, the wrong application and practice with her beliefs turned it into something sinister. The original Nine Yin True Classic was a virtuous martial art built upon Budha's teachings. However, with Mei Chaofeng's hatred in her heart, she was unable to fully master the manual's true intent to balance out the nine uses of yin qi against the yang qi produced by the nature of living humans. With that, Mei Chaofeng wrongly mastered the art and turned into a fearsome cultivator who increased her powers by killing countless people. The twisted art was then known as the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
Hua Tuo was thankful that Zero hasn't started cultivating the manual on his own. Amon was right to advise Zero against doing so. The physician knew that his student was very wise but some of the philosophy written in the Tai Ji manual made Hua Tuo hesitate with their interpretation. The physician would require more time to understand the depth of this philosopher's mind before he could be certain of what it meant.
While Hua Tuo worked diligently, scrutinising each line for an accurate interpretation, Ruth tried the movements out and thought about his student. Zero wasn't going to be growing much taller because the vampire heard about the limitations of his created vessel from the physician. Gaia was careful to make the body stagnant. That means Zero would eternally appear like a teenager.
Standing at about five feet tall, Zero was about as tall as the marsupials who once practised the combat art with some exceptions. Those marsupials had an extra limb that Zero did not have. They included tail whips into their routine and had shorter arms with extremely powerful hind legs. The Roth vampire found it ridiculous to follow the book step by step.
"Doctor," Ruth called out as he paused at yet another move. "Can we change this move here? They're using the tail weight to shift their weights and throw the enemy off in two directions. Unless Zero grows a tail, it can't be done."
Hua Tuo looked up from his transcribing work and nodded. "What do you want to change it to? The text for this move is "Steady and firm like the roots but flexible like the branches swaying in the wind". I don't see a problem with the philosophy but you can't remove the footwork."
Ruth frowned in deep thoughts. Even with Hua Tuo's identification of the texts, Ruth still had problems comprehending the meaning behind the words. For a magic-combatant, mobility and power were what concluded the fight. Instincts and skills were other factors but that was about it. Vampires played fewer mind-games when fighting because they didn't need it. Their speed, instincts and senses were superior to a lot of other species.
Hua Tuo looked at Ruth's troubled expression and studied the diagram.
"How would it look like if you did it without the tail without modification?" he asked.
The Roth vampire put the book down and got into position. His legs were shoulder-width apart and he explained that a tail should be adding weight to the back while he bent one knee forward in a lunging position, preparing to twist his waist while grabbing two enemies attacking from both ends to throw them opposite sides.
"In some cases, the flexibility of the practitioner and the shorter height advantage allows them to bend their waist backwards like a windmill to throw their enemies in a wider circle. However, the legs will not leave this half-bent position on one knee. The tail is meant to support the lack of support on the straightened leg and pull the weight back if the attacker's force is greater than what the force of standing still is. More often than not, the weight of the enemy plays a huge factor."
Hua Tuo nodded as Ruth explained how the gravity will interfere with how the marsupials will apply this move with the following move combination.
"We have five options from here depending on how the situation plays out," he told the physician with a heavy sigh. "The tail can trip the enemies after throwing them off balance, help the marsupial swing over their enemies and use that momentum to throw them over by their necks, help them avoid a knife slash from the horizontal field by falling back onto their coiled tails making them less than a foot tall in height, use it to hit someone in the groin or go for a hind kick feint and tail whip combo."
The physician nodded. He had to hand it to the marsupial demons. They were clearly witty and had good reflexes. No wonder the larger and more powerful demons often couldn't win them. The only limitations these small demons had was stamina. From what the Sage God knew, they were wiped out in a war against a clan with larger numbers. It was truly a shame. Hua Tuo felt that if this art was taught to many, the level of martial arts will once again reach the golden age back in the days of the first Earth.
"I understand now. It is indeed frustrating. With only two hands and two legs, Zero's options are limited. You have the same number of limbs as Zero. What would you propose if it were you?"
Ruth sighed and sat down. "I don't really know. This method of fighting is very different from what I was raised with. We Roth vampires prided ourselves in instincts and speed. You could compare our fighting style with assassination. It's usually swift and precise. There are no real wasted movements or compromises. We deliver one-hit kills if possible and if it doesn't work, we edge into the enemy's space as much as possible attacking all openings. It's the reason why we are famous as close-combat fighters."
Hua Tuo took a look at the diagrams drawn. Indeed. The martial arts manual was something more for mid-range combat than close-range combat. There weren't many close-combat skills but the physician found the few skills written in the manual interesting.
"How about this?" he pointed at a different page. That was a joint locking technique and Hua Tuo was impressed by how advanced their anatomy knowledge was to create such an effective lock hold.
Ruth took a look at it and raised a brow. "How does this work? I've never done it before in my entire life. Also, the image looks complicated. How can we execute this is a high-paced brawl?"
Hua Tuo hummed. He wasn't very experienced with combat either but if it was simply getting into position, Hua Tuo would be able to demonstrate. This was something like chiropractic therapy. The art of bone setting existed long before he became a doctor. Locking techniques were rather similar.
"I could demonstrate how it should be applied if you'd like to know how it works," Hua Tuo offered.
Ruth took a look at the diagram and sighed. "Sure. I don't know what to do so you'll have to guide me."
Hua Tuo grinned. Without reservations, the physician coerced the vampire who was beginning to regret his decision.
Mitchnew arrived at the hut and was pleasantly surprised by the sight of two men playing wrestling at their age. Ruth didn't look like he was doing too well with how he was yelping in pain at that immobilising lock hold.
"Am I interrupting something?" the dark elf asked as she put her bag down.
Hua Tuo released Ruth who immediately went slack and groaned on the floor.
"Hello Mitchnew, it's still rather early. We are not quite done with lunch preparations yet. Would you like to help Ruth with his work? We're currently exploring a new martial art book. I've put all the translated text for the meditation portion to the movements but the moves need modification before Zero can start practising them."
The ex-assassin became interested at the mention of a martial arts manual. She only heard of those books but they were usually a collector's item. For a trained fighter like her, she wanted to know how cultivators fought without magic.
"Sure," she smiled and joined Ruth as Hua Tuo excused himself to get started on lunch preparations. He didn't know where his apprentice had gone but he wasn't worried. Zero would return as soon as his stomach started protesting. The physician would bet his sanity on that.


I started off as nothing, just a mass of consciousness that slowly evolved. Just your average overpowered existence hungry for a multiverse adventure.

Demons? They are my friends.
Monsters? They are delicacies.
Heroes? Not even equal to the dirt on my boots.
Royalty? Money Machi- Ahem, a pleasure doing business.
Immortals and Gods? Share with me the latest gossips!

With power comes responsibility, but I'm just a ball... or am I just a ball? Watch as I regain my memories and beat up my past self.

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Veronica freezes then starts slowly mouthing the words 'what do we do'.
Leon's father, Alexander, made his way upstairs as the footsteps grew louder and heavier. Veronica took quickly too out sunglasses from her pocket as well as a hair band and wore them both.

"What are you doing?" Whispered Leon loudly
She put her finger to her shushing Leon. Then begins to do up her hair into a lazy top bun.

"Leon?" asked Alexander again
Leon clears his voice as Veronica stands next to him stiff as a stick unable to move or breathe, just staring at the door with a blank face.

"Y-yes father, up here."

Leon was sure his father would recognize Veronica, he's known her since she was a baby girl - she's like his own daughter. He also knew the trouble that comes with Tundra girls, but that fact that she was the daughter of his closest friend only made this situation even worse for Leon.
'Father already has enough problems as it is..." he thought to himself.

"Oh." Said Alexander as he arrived at the door of the office. "Hello there young lady, Leon's friend I presume?"
Leon felt a moment of relief as his father seems to have not recognized her yet, however, he still felt the need to be honest with his father deciding to tell him who she was anyway.
"Dad, this is-"
"Cleo! I'm Cleo. I go to school with Leo-oon."
Veronica nearly called Leon by his nickname Leo. Leon didn't allow for anyone to give him nicknames, but Veronica's stubbornness bypassed his no-nickname rule.

"I can go to the other office if you two need my office." He said pointing at the other office across the hallway
"No it's okay father, Cleo was just about to leave."
"Y-yes, I was. Leon was just showing me all the books you made him read as a child – he calls them his 'bibles'."
Alexander with a fatherly proud smile walks up towards Leon and takes the book from his hand.
"Bibles huh?" he said still smiling. He looks at the book cover "A history of feuds. This book, do you remember it Leon?"
Leon scratches the back of his head trying to remember.
"Yes, it analyses some of the most popular military, business and political feuds." replied Leon
"Your mother was raised to only fight the fights she could win. But this book demonstrates that you must fight the fights you could never win. For only in the kind of immense pressure where we cannot afford to lose do we truly learn our limits and how to surpass them."
Even when she wasn't around, Alexander was the greatest critic of Leon's mother, his ex-wife.
"Did you meet with mother yet?" asked Leon
"The Tundra's have been taking care of me for the time being. If I need your mother's help I will definitely give her a visit - don't you worry about it" replied Alexander
Despite the two couples being separated, they still had great respect for each other and often helped each other out. To this day, Leon still doesn't know why the two divorced.

Veronica had left and Leon's father was in his office. Leon was in his dark room at his desk on his laptop that projected a dim blue light on his face. His hands were in between his thighs as he stared blankly at the empty email he had just started writing. 
The sharp painful words of George behind his back, his father's arrest and how everyone at school changed their attitude towards him. His father's words about how one should fight the fights that one could never win. It was an accumulation of all these things that drove Leon to finally starting typing and send the email that started everything.

Despite being the son of two of the most powerful politicians in the country, Leon never cared greatly for politics. Until his father is suddenly arrested midway through his campaign. Leon, acting out with revenge and worry, finds himself in the middle of one of the greatest political rivalries in history.

Story has some illustrations:
> Chapter 1 Illustration: The Arrest: 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zi47ZK42vkEYWH9L6
> Chapter 2: The Uniform:
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~●Van's Point Of View●~
The idea to confront Alleisa about Robin was running through my mind. Suddenly as if the light in my head striked, I got an idea. I can ask Alleisa and Veronica over for a movie night. The idea sparked so much hopes within me, hopes of not only telling her Robin's truth but also confronting my feelings to her. Maybe it is way too soon but I will give her time to think about it. I called up Veronica and she picked up the phone.
"Hey", I said cheerfully.
"Hi", she replied as she was surprised by my sudden mood change.
"Sorry, I was really grumpy today. Would you mind to come over at my place with Alleisa for a movie night tomorrow? We can hang out for a while", I said in one go confidently. There was silence over the line for a while. I was scared, did I mess up again? I did not call Alleisa personally because she always thinks I'm intimidating and outgoing. So I thought Veronica was my best means to get through Alleisa. But I think it might not end as I thought.
"Did I mess up again?", I asked as if I was almost on the verge of tears.
Then there was a loud sound of someone laughing on the line. Then after all she was taking pleasure in getting me worried.
After she was done laughing she said,
"Oh yeah boi, you've called us and we'll not come? Not happening. Rest assured I'll pass this on to Alleisa. Just text me the address and I'll head over tomorrow with Alleisa"
Her cheered up voice relaxed and soothed me. 
"Thank you so much Veronica, I'll text you the address now", I said as I hung up.
I immediately texted her the address. I felt so much better. I want to lighten Alleisa's mood as well. She seemed genuinely sad today. I sat on my couch as I thought of ideas to surprise her. After many random thoughts, I came to a conclusion. I jotted down my ideas and got down to work. If Alleisa sees through the feelings inside me for her, will she ever consider it?

~●Alleisa's Point of View●~
I was on my bed ruminating how my day went by today and how I need to calm down so as to get used to situations like this when Veronica called me.
I picked up the phone.
"Hey", I said.
"Are you feeling better now?", she asked me.
I felt so guilty. As the nice friend she was she always took care of me but I was one who misbehaved with her.
"Yeah, and I'm sorry for being grumpy today. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings but I ended up doing so. I'm sorry"
"It's okay. I know what you've been going through lately that has led you kind of uncertain."
"Thank you for understanding", I said as I felt grateful down to my bones.
"Hey I'll accept your gratitude once you promise to agree to the good news I'm gonna give you"
"Unless and until it's not some funky party you wanna take me to, I'm okay with anything."
"It's not what you think. Van called me a while ago to invite you and me out on a movie night over at his house. It would be so fun"
This kind of did not sink into me. Why would he ask me to come at his place through Veronica? Maybe he had invited only Veronica but she asked him to bring me over. Maybe I'm the unwanted one.
"He has asked you to go. Wouldn't I bother you guys?", I asked carefully.
"I know what you are thinking. He has invited you through me because he knows you feel him to be kind of intimidating", she said reassuring me.
"Okay then, meet you at school",I said as I hung up on her.
Even though I agreed to go, there was still that doubt in my heart that whether it would be appropriate for me to go. But then again, to get things off my mind I need some kind of recreation. I guess a movie night doesn't sound that bad. 
The next I did my daily routine and went to school. I tried to cheer myself up today.
As I met up Van and Veronica in the classroom, I smiled at them. The next thing that followed was Van asking me,
"Are you coming today, I mean if you're free?"
"Yeah sure, if I don't bother you guys", I answered as my gaze shifted from Van to Veronica.
"Why will we be bothered? It is all for you", he said and covered his mouth with his hands as if he muttered out something he wasn't supposed to.
"I mean you should come, it will be fun", he said as he was nervous and now looked in the other direction.
I nodded my head and chuckled slightly at how silly he was. The rest of the day was subtle for us. The whole day we were talking about what we can do and how we will do that. Just as I reached home from school, I informed everyone that I was going out in a movie night with friends. They were pretty assertive. At the evening just an hour before I was about to go to Van's home, I sat in my closet in misery. What was I supposed to wear? It was not that I wanted impress someone but I didn't not want to look shaggy  as well. After going through the piles of dresses which I never had a chance to wear, I picked out a black top which was off the shoulder in one side and a pair of jeans. The style was pretty laid back, but hey who are we talking about? Today I took the liberty to let my hair untied again. I liked it that way. But then it hit me, why was I even trying look good, I'm going to be the unwanted one after all, who bothers other people's peace. As much as they assure me, that slight hint of guilt and doubt doesn't leave my mind. Anyways, I went down and asked my father to drop me at Van's house. He dropped me off as I guided him through the address that Veronica sent me. Just as I reached there and my father drove off, I was amazed as I looked where I was standing, he literally lived in a mansion. The infrastructure of his house looked so bohemian and modern. As I was sunk deep in awe of the house, I suddenly felt a touch on my shoulder. I freaked out. I turned around to see it was Van, holding a box in his hand. 
"Hey", he said.
"Hey", I muttered out.
Saying this, I completely turned to look at him. In the darkness, he looked so handsome but in a  dark manner. His height completely foreshadowed mine. He was dressed in all black with a black ripped skinny jeans and an oversized hoodie. His hair looked messy but also slicked down kind of. Any girl would be head over heels over his looks. 
"Come Inside", he said as he started moving.
I followed his steps. His mansion was more than what it looked outside. Vintage paintings hanged all around the house. He walked upstairs, so I followed him. He took me to a study full of books, he kept the box there. And then walked towards me when I was looking around.
"Veronica hasn't arrived yet, she said she will be kinda late", he said as his gaze radiated through me.
"Oh, it's okay I'll just sit somewhere", I said as I looked down.
"We can do something in the meanwhile if you want to", he said.
I looked around the shelf of books. There were lots of books I've read and lot of which looked interesting.
"Are these all your collection?", I asked out of curiosity.
"Some are mine but most are of dad", he said nodding.
I was amazed. There were so many books that were rare to find. I was lost in them. 
"By the way, you look good today", said Van out of nowhere.
My gaze immediately shifted from the books to him.
"I..I..mean..", he started saying but I cut him off, "Well you look good too".
Just as those words were out, I saw he blushed. To avoid awkwardness, pulled out a book that caught my attention and asked, "Can I read this?". He nodded and so I went over to the couch with the book and started reading. And thus, until Veronica's arrival, I could be lost in my own world of words.
~●Van's Point Of View●~
I was amazed as I saw the silhouette of Alleisa in front of my house. Even though her style was laid back, she looked absolutely stunning to me. And what I noticed the most was her hair which was let down. It was naturally curled at the bottom but mostly straight. I could smell her shampoo as I patted her shoulder to call her. But just as soon as her eyes were on me, I literally freaked out and went all nervous. So to cover up I remained quiet mostly. And then the voices inside me started cursing at me. How could you ruin your chance with Alleisa with your stupidity? You had a perfect chance with her alone. But then the angel spoke out. Take it slow and don't take advantage of her. And guess who I followed, obviously the angel. We went to the study because I thought she would like it there. I thought of telling her about my feelings today but there was no way I could do so without freaking out much. So I thought complimenting her would make her talk to me. Believe me she really looked good. But then she made me blush, I wish she hasn't seen me blushing. God who can save me from embarrassing myself over and over again. She took out a book and asked if she could read it and I agreed and she went over to the couch to read it peacefully. I made my way to another couch and sat there with another book myself, but instead of reading the book, I found myself often staring at Alleisa. I couldn't help but think of ways I could profess my feelings to her. But I think it is too soon. I even arranged something special for her. But it is okay as long as I can make her happy, it's worth every while. We both sat at the couches as time went by, she kept on reading and I kept on staring at her until Veronica hit it over to the place.
"What's up my dashing girl and boy?", she said cheerfully as she sat beside Alleisa. I quickly got up and said that I need to check the if everything is ready. And there I went away and my time alone with Alleisa was over. God know's how precious that time was.
~●Alleisa's Point Of View●~
Just as Veronica arrived, my peaceful time with my book drifted away. I was so lost in the female lead's life, that I even would want to know what happens after the end of the book. But it was okay, because with Veronica's presence I felt less awkward. Then Van called us to come over and that everything was ready. We were escorted to a place located even higher in the building. I entered the room and there was a freaking gigantic theater right at his house and damn it was all to us! The seats to the curtains everything was luxurious. We sat in our respective seat but I was unfortunately the middle child sandwiched between Van and Veronica. The movie started and we were all thrilled about it. It was a fantasy movie. Even though I'm not fond of the genre, it was fun. But one weird thing was that I found Van often observing me and smiling. But why, I didn't understand. Or was it that I was being his obstacle and he wanted to see Veronica. Whatever it was it hit me after the movie, so I couldn't do anything about it. I enjoyed myself throughout the movie, giggling away. But then when I was reaching out for popcorn, Van had also reached for it, so I pulled my hand out. Then he also pulled his hand out and said I should go first but then I insisted on him going first. And then there was a whole argument who would go first. And then came Veronica out of nowhere and pulled out popcorn and fed us both one by one. That made me burst out in laughter of how silly I was. Van kind of acted weird throughout the movie. Initially I thought he might not feel well,but when I asked he said he was fine. God knows what is going on his mind. The rest of the movie went by as we cracked jokes and ate and even talked about how each character can do better if they want. When the movie was over, it was already time for us to go but then Van said he had something special left for us and that we should follow him. I and Veronica were clueless but nevertheless we followed him as we got on his car. This time he did not drive the car. His driver made sure we all were sitted and we took off. At the night time, I couldn't recognize the streets with much clarity. I could see faint milestones but I couldn't make out where we were headed. So I decided to sit still and enjoy the trip. After about half an hour's drive we reached to a amusement park which unusually seemed to be all lit but with no people. At this hour in the night, why is the amusement park open at the first place? But Van entered into the amusement park with no hesitation and we had to follow his steps. The amusement park was full of rides but Van walked for a while until he reached a bridge which was over the river. Then he stood there still. We were not aware of the reason of this sudden silence, but we stood there with him. Suddenly he snapped his fingers and within a moment fireworks started to go up the sky. There were flickers of golden, silver, red and green beautiful splattering in the sky. Some formed shapes like stars when it went up and unfurled into the sky. I was amazed and moved. The fireworks lit hopes in my life which no one ever can. I felt so touched. And if the fireworks weren't beautiful enough, there was a music playing around. It complimented the fireworks so well. My eyes were filled with tears, but these tears were due to the serenity of the scenery in front of me. The cool breeze of the night swayed past us as I looked at Van and Veronica enjoying the scene. This moment made me feel the importance of the people around me. I should have cherished them. But thank God, it is not the end. As I looked up at the sky, I wished to God to keep them safe. I looked and felt happy so deep beneath. I should specially thank Van, because it is he who arranged all of this. With the few months I've known him, I feel that he knows me so much better and he is such a sweetheart. 
I was looking at him and smiling upon him,when he caught me and I looked again at the river. 
"Thank You,Van", I said as I felt the gratitude till my bone. I wish I could someday cherish this moment with someone who I love truly, someone I can rely on for the rest of my life. I would want to have my first kiss under this sky and what not. This place will forever remind me of the memories created with my loved ones. The warmth of the fireworks made me realise the importance of my friends and how much they cared about me. Under the night sky, I today embrace the warmth and care of mother nature and my dear friends. As the breeze passed by, we went on talking about how the day went by so fun. But one thing circulated in my mind, why is Van so  nice?
~●Van's Point Of View●~


During the movie, I could not resist but look at Alleisa so close to me. She looked so focused into the movie she barely was able to feel my gaze on her. Today I felt the unusual urge to behold her with my eyes. I wanted to hug her and tell her how much I like and adore her. But I had to resist myself. I satisfied myself by just looking at her. But after the movie was over, I saw something that intrigued me. The cup of soda that Alleisa left after drinking. At first I carefully observed it and saw the imprint of her lips left by the lipstick she wore. There was still some soda left. So I took the liberty to drink the residue from it. I felt so pumped up with adrenaline as I thought of how I'm having an indirect kiss and that too with Alleisa. After finishing the drink, I did not wipe my lips as I still wanted that feeling to stay. So I moved on the way for my little surprise I had kept. Alleisa was first ridiculed by where she was headed but when I saw the smile and radiating glow in that I felt I had succeeded in my surprise. This amusement park was under our company so it was easy for me to make up the arrangements. But it is the thought that counts.But no matter what, I could not cherish anything more than this moment. I felt as if the heavens had blessed me.The fireworks might be something very trivial to me but the happiness that it brought along with it was priceless.As she thanked me, I wanted to tell her how much happiness I've gained from one day with her, if it were for a lifetime will I survive?

"How much I ever try, I know I can never confess him..."
What happens when unrequited love goes to its extreme...???

Alleisa has always been an ordinary girl in school; completely unaware of the species called boys, until she happened to come across a new boy in the school called Robin Brown. Being an always shy and self-confined student, will she ever be able to be truthful to her feelings and confess him? What if it happens out to be unrequited love? Facing the despair of depression and lonliness. Will it be easy for her? A novel full of what ifs.

Next day morning, Veronica got up from the bed very late. It was the first day she woke up from her sleep so late after coming to city B as it was already 11 am...
Actually, she slept very late yesterday night after crying her soul out, mourning over those insulting words that were thrown to her by her best friend and just slept around 2 a.m...
Getting up from the bed she stretched out her body to get rid of all the sleepiness and yawned loudly. 
Rubbing her eyes with her fingers, she checked her phone and saw many missed calls from her childhood best friend, Lucinda.
Immediately calling her back, she talked for some minutes with Lucinda about their daily gossips.
"So I met Reuben yesterday in a party and he told me that you are going to stay another two weeks there." Lucinda said finishing their gossip session.
"Yup. I was thinking about doing so. But now I am in middle of changing my decision to come back home earlier." Veronica said twirling her hair around her index finger.
Lucinda jumped in happiness and said excitedly, "Oh.. Niccy.. Don't think too much about it. Just come back soon. I'm missing you like crazy. Willa and Louis already told me that they are returning on the weekend."
Veronica laughed hearing the cheering voice of her friend and said, "Okay.. I'll try to. Now bye. I'm very much hungry. So let me eat my brunch first. Talk to you later."
"Yeah. Bye. And please come back before this week ends.." Lucinda said before cutting the call.
Walking towards the kitchen, Veronica made garlic bread and some chicken soup before filling up her already empty stomach. Finishing up, she washed the dishes and then headed towards her bedroom again... 
Taking a chair from her living room, she sat beside the window and stared at the scenery before her. She played some music on her laptop and listened to it, contemplating about the matter of her return.
As she had already eaten so late, she hadn't anymore appetite so she kept sitting there till 4 pm without caring about the world...
Finally determining what should she do, she picked up her phone and dialed her father's number.
"Hi princess." Mr. Lopez, Veronica's father greeted his daughter after receiving the call.
"Hey Dad.. I have called you for an important matter today." Veronica said.
Mr. Lopez who was currently in a meeting right now, waved his wand towards his vice-president and other directors, motioning them to wait for a few minutes so that he could talk to his daughter.
"Yes Princess. Tell me what you want. I'm all ears." Mr. Lopez said with a frown on his face, pondering about what happened in B City that Veronica had to call so urgently.
Veronica understood clearly by her father's voice that he was being overly tensed about her whereabouts, so she tried to calm down his nerve, "Dad... Don't stress out too much. Even the news I'm going to give you, will make you jump in joy."
Now, Mr. Lopez was out of his stress but extremely excited what his daughter was going to say...
He was thinking internally, 'Did my princess get any boyfriend there? No... How could that be possible. She said that hearing the news I'll be happy.??
 But if she would get a boyfriend, in spite of being happy, my mood would definitely turn sour. After all my daughter is still so little to have a boyfriend. I can't let any other man be close to her, she is still mine to pamper... 
Nowadays boys are really big devils. They just love to play with innocent hearts of the girls. And I don't want my little princess to get hurt by those evil men. I'll protect her from them. Yes, I definitely will.'
"Dad, are you listening to what I'm saying? Veronica asked in little loud voice to break his father's trance and letting him come back to the earth again.
"Huh? What did you say princess?" Mr. Lopez came out of his dreamland and asked in embarrassment when he got caught by his daughter open handedly...
Veronica shook her head at her father's inattentiveness and said, "Dad. I want to go back home as soon as possible. Please book a flight ticket for two days later."
"Really? You are coming back home?" Mr. Lopez shouted in joy, making his subordinates jumped in fear for his over raised voice.. 
But when they noticed the big smile lingering on his face, they relaxed that it was not any bad omen otherwise they would surely fall in trouble today.
Laughing at her father, she said, "Yes Dad. I'll be back home in two days. Please tell assistant uncle to book the flight and when it gets confirmed, inform me.." 
"Fight booking isn't important princess. If you want I can arrange my private jet for you right now. But I know you won't allow me to do so... So I'll book your ticket right at this moment." Mr. Lopez told his daughter, knowing about her very well.
"Okay Dad. Bye now." Veronica said.
One hour later, she got another call from her father, telling that her flight was two days later at 10 am. She said okay to him and started packing her stuffs..
She called Diana to inform her about her departure but she was not picking up her call even after dialing her for more than 10 times. Veronica thought that she must be still sleeping as it was already night time so she decided to call her back in morning...
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Veronica ate her dinner after tiring herself out by packing half of her clothes, books and other necessities. She would go for shopping tomorrow to buy presents for her loved ones.
She laid on her bed and started fiddling with her phone. Many thoughts were wandering around her mind.
If she should call Alex or not..
If she should inform him about her leaving city B or not..
But whatever had happened the previous day, didn't mean that she should break all the relations with Alex and left the city without even telling him.
Though he had insulted her yesterday but she was not so much ruthless to forget their good time as friends for months in a single day and became selfish just like him..
Henceforth, she finally called him..
She hadn't any expectations from Alex to pick up her call. And right to her thought, the phone kept ringing and ringing and there was no one to answer the call.. or rather like Alex was not interested to pick her call.
When Veronica was about to cut it, Alex's voice came out from there.
"Yes Veronica?" Alex's voice was extremely soft unlike yesterday.
Veronica took a deep breath and spoke out, "Alex.. I need to tell you something important. So can you please come to meet me at our usual place, near the riverbank?"
Alex was silent for few minutes which led Veronica think that Alex would deny her request but she was surprised when he suddenly appologized, "I.. I'm sorry Veronica for whatever happened yesterday. I shouldn't say you those vile words. I had a big reason for it though I know I did a big mistake. And yes, I'll come to meet you tomorrow and talk about it with you."
Closing her eyes to control her emotions after Alex's apology to her, Veronica muttered, "Alex. Let's talk about this tomorrow when we meet and clear all the things regarding our misunderstandings. Just meet me tomorrow at the riverbank around 5 pm. Please come there. Maybe it'll be your last chance to see me." She whispered the last sentence almost in a inaudible voice so that even Alex couldn't hear it.
"Okay. I'll be there before time. Good night Veronica." 
"Good night Alex."
Both of them slept peacefully without knowing that tomorrow would be the toughest day for both of them which would change their friendship for their whole life..
There would be no same Veronica or no same Alex from the next day anymore...
The truth they had buried up to hide their respective identities, would be revealed in such a way after five years which they would have never expected in their life. 
It would really change their life one day...
The beliefs Veronica had kept in her heart for Alex would broke just by a single shake of wind and would crack it into pieces.
Future was not an object to plan from beforehand but the past could haunt their whole life but it wouldn't matter when you would try your best to represent your present with love, sincerity and morality...
No one could tell anyone's fortune but it could create a havoc in everyone's life if it had started with a lie.
But the determination to protect your relation to your loved ones could definitely turn the guilt in your heart to a pleasant feeling of being loved by someone...
Though Veronica hadn't lied to anyone about herself but she definitely tried to hide her identity from the people of city B…
Whereas if Alex had told any lie to her or his whole life was nothing but a complete lie... would be revealed when the right time comes..
Now what mattered was... only the willingness between them to keep each other's relationship steady and healthy.. It didn't matter if it was only friendship or anything more than that…


Veronica Lopez, a young 26 year old independent girl. She is the heiress of one of the most richest families of Country K and her parents love her a lot.. Though she is the daughter of a famous businessman, she chose another path for her career. She is an employee of a famous Multimedia Company.. But the question is…..Is she really just an employee or something more??

Reuben Smith, a handsome man of 28 years, rules the business world with the tip of his finger and he is the most powerful man of country K. Everyone fear him while every girls dream of becoming his girlfriend but he only bow down to one girl…the love of his life……

On the other hand… 

Alonzo Brown is a 28 years old CEO of a famous company in City B. Handsome, talented but betrayed by the only person he had ever loved. Now he is in city S for revenge of what happened 5 years back. 

But will he ever be succeed in it?? 

How are the lives of this three persons fated? Will they be able to handle the twists and turns that are going to hit on their lives??

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“I wanted to hate you after what you had done to me back then and how you broke my heart by leaving me without any word; but still I can’t feel the hatred in my heart for you as my love for you is more powerful than my hate.” He said to himself.

Right then, his assistant informed him that the girl he was finding for revenge would also be attending the same party as him. With both hate and love emanating from him, he brushed the girl’s photo for the last time as he dozed off..

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“What do you have in your heart for me?” He asked looking into the eyes of Veronica..

Veronica stayed silent for sometime and then she looked at him with pure fondness in her beautiful dark brown eyes, as she voiced out the love she had for him...

“My Heart Beats Only For You…”

Then the man and woman kissed each other passionately, while the Moon witnessed their love all through out the night..…

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"This time I'm going to please you and you are going to sit here patiently, allowing me to work on devouring your luscious body. And most importantly... You are not allowed to touch me.." Veronica whispered in his ears, giving him a seductive wink which earned a devilish grin back from him. 
 
"I'm eagerly waiting for that babe.." He said as he planted a kiss on her lips. 
 
"Nah.. No touching, remember. Today it is all about you and I'll be the only person who will please you. My hands will roam all over your bare flesh and my tongue and lips will cover every nook and corner of your delicious body..."

Saying this, Veronica started kissing him from his chiseled face to his well toned chest and then….little down… 

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"Your Highness," the old knight approached Veronica and whispered, "we're running out of time."
"I know," Veronica lowered her voice as well. She knew that her knights were brave, but they were just human beings. She had to avoid damaging their morale as much as possible. "They will attack in about half an hour, and the flag only has two charges left."
The old knight hesitated, then asked, "Can we really find that mountain?"
"Do you trust me?" Veronica asked softly.
The old knight paused for a moment and replied, "Of course…"
"But I am not so sure. Sir Morian, you were my sword master when I was six, so I have nothing to hide from you. I found the story of the holy mountain in a tattered ancient book. There are only a few sentences in the ancient book and a rough sketch included. It is probably just a collection of whimsical heroic stories written by someone, and one of my ancestors collected it out of curiosity. Therefore, I do not really believe that we can actually find the mountain."
The old knight was not shocked or disappointed at what the princess said. He just sighed as if he had known the answer.
"As you've said, Your Highness, I have known you since you were six years old." The old knight shook his head. "You can outwit the boys, but not your teacher. Nonetheless, it is all right if the mountain does not exist. What we need is hope right now."
Veronica sighed softly and said, "But we need to face reality."
"Veronica, you should not be discouraged. This is not you," said the old knight sternly while he raised an eyebrow.
The princess froze for a moment. She had not heard her teacher call her name directly for years.
 "Do not give up so soon." The old knight frowned but softened his voice, "As you've said, even if the source of the record is not so reliable, at least there is such a record. The holy mountain may actually exist, and fate will favor the warriors of the kingdom."
Veronica nodded quietly, looking slightly determined now.
She recalled the afternoon when she broke into the old master's library years ago and found the yellowing pages in a pile of dusty ancient books. She could not really remember what happened when she was young, but perhaps she was very keen on things about secrets and adventures. She still remembered the words about "Cassouin", the holy mountain.
"Travel from the west of the kingdom, walk through Darkshadow Thicket, and you will find the most striking 'Mound of the Unnamed Soldier'. It lies under the arch formed by the twisted twin boulders in the barren wilderness. In the direction of the unnamed soldier's gaze, in the depths of layers of fog and chaos, Cassouin stands eternally on the earth. The ancient Cassouin Grand Temple was built on top of the mountain. It is a great temple that has existed since the last era. It carries the power of the goddess in the past and in the present, as eternal as the earth. The glorious radiance of the Cassouin Grand Temple shines far greater than any tower. Where the radiance envelopes, chaos fades away..."
Veronica recalled the words and reinforced her faith in the existence of the holy mountain. Soon after, she suddenly felt the light around her shake violently.
The old knight drew his sword at once. The magic sword forged by Taros Palace was sparkling blue in the darkness. "Draw your swords! Chaos strikes!" he thundered.
The knights reacted immediately. Each of them crushed their white crystals, which hung from their saddle belt. The crystal cracked and released a thin mist of light. Under the cover of the light mist, the tottering horses immediately regained their strength and neighed in high spirits.
But Morian sighed. The horses that had accompanied the soldiers for so long were not going to make it to the next battle.
As the knights got ready for battle, the golden flag flashed for the last time, and a beam of light burst from the runes on the magic flag. The faint glow released by the battle flag was finally extinguished along with the crackling of magic overload.
The battle flag was extinguished, and the battlefield immediately fell into deeper darkness. However, another light source soon lit up the battlefield. The knights activated their lightning crystals while Morian and Veronica chanted spells, creating floating light balls instantly.
Yet, that particular form of magical light could not dispel the evil servants formed in the fog. Veronica heard a scream coming from behind. She immediately turned around, raised her sword, and split a shadow monster in half.
Whatever that was happening in the fog was revealed by the magical light. Shadows were forming from the darkness one after another. Some of them resembled various wild animals, others were similar to human figures, while some were just dark patches. These strange Servants of Chaos started to shriek. After they lost to the suppression of the golden flag, they began to attack the knights' defense crazily!
Morian swung his sword and beheaded a monster. The monster's head soared high into the sky. It screamed in the air as its body twitched and fell to the ground, turning into gray dust in the blink of an eye. The old knight did not even look at the monster he had just killed. He directed the warriors out loud, "Protect the battle flag! The flag can still be activated! Gordon, Roland, don't stray too far from the line! Don't be swallowed up by the Chaos!"
Veronica slashed all the monsters that pounced on her. At the same time, she continued to chant spells to release magic seals, assisting the team with instantaneous low-level magic. She was not a real magic swordsman, so the spells she knew were limited. While she constantly repelled the monsters' attacks, the princess nervously observed the light golden flag in the hands of the warriors. The runes on the golden flag shimmered in the dark, indicating that the flag had begun to recharge. However, nobody knew if the knights could hold on until the flag was fully lit again.
More importantly, were the horses; they had inhaled crystal dust, and these loyal partners could only hold on for a while longer. After the dust effect was over, the horses would probably not be able to move on much further even if the flag was lit again.
After quick consideration, Veronica made up her mind. She raised her sword and swung it in a certain direction. "Knights, charge in that direction! Full speed!"
The knights dashed into the darkness without hesitation. In front of them was a growing army of monsters.
Veronica and Morian led the small team, galloping in the wilderness.
Two magic swords flitted up and down, turning the monsters in the darkness into ashes. However, at the end of the line, a young knight finally could not resist the fatigue and pain accumulated over the days. He fell off his horse as a machete that came from the darkness struck him in the chest.
The young knight tumbled to the ground before his comrades could save him. "Aiken, take care of my—" He was quickly engulfed by darkness before he could finish his last words.
A flash of light came from the darkness. The man's dying soul was then engulfed by Chaos.
Veronica saw it too, but she was unable to stop. She could only look up and continue to focus on the enemies in front of her.
At this very moment, an extremely dim, magnificent shadow appeared.
It was a black mountain.
Mount Cassouin.
Fog and darkness had obstructed her sight. Veronica could only see the mountain when it was close at hand. The knights behind her saw it too and exclaimed in surprise, "It's the holy mountain! The holy mountain is right ahead!"
That immediately boosted the morale of the knights, as though the mountain had instantly dispersed the enemies around them. But as Veronica looked at the top of the mountain, her heart began to sink.
She saw the building atop the mountain. It was the Cassouin Grand Temple recorded in the ancient book. Its glorious rays of light could dispel all evils, but the situation there was completely different from what she had expected. The entire temple was shrouded in a dark sky, and only half of the Cassouin Grand Temple remained. Only a faint Light of Order surrounded the ruined sacred land.
On top of that, the light was not much brighter than the light from the golden flag earlier.
Even the great temple left by the last era had almost been completely destroyed by the Chaos.
Morian noticed it too. He immediately approached Veronica and said, "Your Highness…"
"Keep going," said the princess in a deep voice. "At least there's light there."
Morian nodded slightly.
And just as the old knight and princess were expecting the worst, something unexpected happened.
Suddenly, an unexplained explosion broke out among the monsters. A bright, dazzling blue flame erupted, and a dozen Servants of Chaos were instantly reduced to ashes!
*Boom! Boom!*
A series of explosions went off in all directions, and the monsters turned into ashes in the big explosion. A strange man appeared. He ran down the mountain and threw small bright light balls without stopping. Every small light ball hit the ground and caused a rocking explosion. The princess then heard the man shouting.
"Get out of the way, all of you! Humanitarian aid is coming!" 


As a person who is down-to-earth as well as a good Samaritan, Hao Ren desires to live the rest of his life as a benevolent landlord. Stumbling into a curious yet mysterious lady, he began his journey of “collecting” abnormal and supernatural tenants. 
His life only became more chaotic when he receives a labor contract from “God”. Discover the many races, myths and worlds that lie beyond what humans define as normal! This bizzare fantasy full of fun is sure to bring you on a crazy rollercoaster of emotions!

Apart from Leylin, among this party of five, Bosain would be the strongest  based on stats. 

In the stats detected by the A.I. Chip, Bosain’s Spiritual Force had reached  15! It was already the requirement needed to advance to the level of an  official Magus. 

However, for some reason, it was concealed like Leylin’s. Bosain also used  some secret method to conceal his Spiritual Force’s energy waves and also the  aberration of his eyes, without letting anyone find out. 

Moreover, as a level 3 acolyte from a large family, Bosain’s magic artifact  emitted energy waves that were extremely strong, only second to the Fallen Star  Pendant hung around Leylin’s neck. 

In addition, the Lilytell family was one of the three big families of the  academy. If Bosain, who was one of the younger generation that hailed from  there, had no magic artifact on him, Leylin would be the first to not believe  it. 

As for Jayden, Shaya, and Roth—they were level 3 acolytes who had just  advanced. Jayden and Shaya carried magic artifacts with them and were stronger  than Roth by a small margin. However, Roth was neither obsequious nor  supercilious along the way—obviously he had his own hidden trump card. 

“Without using any trump cards, between Bosain and I, we have a fifty-fifty  chance of winning. As for Shaya and Jayden, they are below us by a little,  whereas Roth is ranked the last. However, he cannot be taken too lightly  either!” 

Leylin’s eyes flashed, rapidly calculating that if any conflicts were to occur  within the party, what would be the result and the control that he had of such  a situation. 

However, be it in the novels of his previous world, or the adventure that he  undertook today, various adventurers would have internal strife after obtaining  the treasures. It was inevitable. 

Leylin questioned himself—if Jayden or the rest discovered that it was  actually the inheritance of the great Magus Serholm they were after, they would  definitely not be willing to share the loot obtained. 

Who knew if he might be the first to revolt then? 

…… 

The Zither Moon Town was a little town located at the foot of the Zither Moon  Mountain Plains. 

This day, on a road that was flying with dust, there were five travel-worn  horse riders that appeared. 

“Alright, we will enter the Zither Moon Mountain Plains from the Zither Moon  Town. Before that, we can have a lodging at the inn in the town!” 

Jayden reined in his horse. After getting down, he took out a badly damaged  map to have a look. 

At this moment, he had a completely different appearance. It was a rather  secular face changing spell, which let Leylin somewhat surprised. 

“This is the area of the borders. If there were any people from the Sage  Gotham Hut academy it wouldn’t be odd at all, so we have to be more careful…” 

“We know it already!” Bosain straightened his robes, showing impatience. 

The five of them led their horses to an inn called “Ghosts With Grievances  Don’t Weep”. 

Opening the door, it was as though it was a whole new world. Shouting and  clamouring noises, along with the stenches of sweat and the odor of alcohol,  wafted over. 

Jayden’s brow’s furrowed, but he still walked towards the counter, tossing out  a golden coin. 

“Give me 5 private rooms….” 

“I’m sorry, we only have 3 rooms left!” Before Jayden finished speaking, a  person, who seemed to be the shop owner and who also stank of rum, interrupted  him. 

“Alright then! Three rooms, we’ll have it all. Also, give us your best  delicacies!” 

Finding lodging at an inn in this small town is already considered fortunate,  so Jayden did not pursue further. 

But when he was paying the money, he complained, “Isn’t this damned place the  one that doesn’t have even a few visitors each year? Now, why is is that there  are only 3 rooms left?” 

“Burp!” The shop owner hiccuped, “Who knows? The Zither Moon Mountain Plains  is filled with the damned poisonous gas and miasma. Many of these lads don’t  return after setting off. Usually, there are only people here to drink some  rum, but regarding gold coins, I seemed to have met with two waves of important  guests today!” 

“Two waves?” Leylin stepped forward, “Which is to say, there was someone else  before us who came here?” 

“Indeed, and they even asked for a tour guide. Gold coin payment, bah! Who  wants to die in the depths of Zither Moon Mountain Plains?” 

After hearing this news, Leylin and the rest looked at each other, having a  somewhat ominous premonition. 

“Alright! I’ll let Pinky bring you to your rooms!” The shop owner took down 3  keys that were extremely oily, as he shouted, “Pinky! Pinky! Don’t let me wait  another second, if not I’ll scrape your skin off….” 

* Bang! * Very soon, a dwarf which wore a grey pointed hat stood in front of  the owner. 

“Respected Sir, Pinky is here for your bidding….” 

This dwarf named Pinky was only half of Leylin’s height. He also wore a  flowery green costume, looking somewhat comical. 

“Bring our esteemed guests to the rooms upstairs to rest, you know which few!” 

The owner casually smacked the dwarf, before handing over the keys. 

“Dear guests! Please follow Pinky! Be careful of the steps!” 

Pinky touched his hat and led the way at the front. 

Leylin and the rest followed behind. 

Shaya took off her cloak, revealing a beautiful face and alluring body, and  this attracted the whistles from a few drunken blokes suddenly. 

Towards this, Shaya was not irked at all, she even sent a few coquettish  glances over, igniting some heat within those drunkards. 

Looking at these group of animals that were lusting over her, Leylin  snickered. This expression of Shaya’s showed that she was already angry to a  certain extent. 

If these drunkards acted recklessly and stepped forward to provoke, they would  definitely suffer a fate worse than death! 

“Leylin, you and Roth will be in this room, Bosain and me in the other. The  last one would be for Shaya, any opinions?” 

As the organiser for this adventure, Jayden quickly allocated the rooms to the  members. 

Seeing Jayden assign the difficult Bosain to himself, Leylin and Roth heaved a  sigh of relief, naturally not raising any objections. 

Shaya did not say anything either. 

“Also, come to my room in a while’s time. Towards the previous batch of  customers the shop owner mentioned, I am somewhat concerned!” Jayden’s brow’s  furrowed. 

“We are all staying at the same inn. I believe that we will definitely see the  other party!” Leylin spoke blandly as if hinting at something. 

According to that dwarf Pinky, the earlier batch of guests was currently not  inside the inn. They seemed to have gone out to purchase some goods, even  spending money to hire a tour guide. 

Dinner was held at the large hall on the first level. The main dish was mud  bean paste, with some wild herbs as seasoning. 

However, food like this was, in the eyes of Leylin and the rest, fit only for  swines. The few of them had no appetite, yet they were curious about the  previous batch of guests, so Leylin and the others chose to remain inside the  large hall. They sipped on their drinks as they waited. 

* Bang! * 

Leylin was drinking his malt, and Shaya had reached her tolerance limits due  to the provocation of a few drunkards beside her when the inn’s door opened at  this moment. 

* Hu Hu! * Large gale of cold wind blew into the inn, lowering the somewhat  lively atmosphere. 

After seeing these few people who just entered, Leylin’s body tensed. 

It was five cloaked figures. From the energy waves on their bodies, they were  actually level 2 and 3 acolytes! 

When they entered, they too obviously noticed Leylin and the others. 

The line of sight connected between the two parties, and sparks appeared.  However, as if nothing had happened, the five cloaked figures did not stop and  continued walking towards the second floor. 

“How is it? Are they acolytes from the Sage Gotham Hut?” 

Shaya whispered, unable to conceal the worry on her face. 

“I don’t know, but they are obviously not here on a holiday!” Jayden’s  expression darkened. 

“I say, if we did not choose this inn for lodging, would we have been able to  avoid them?” Roth scratched his head. 

“Avoidance?” Bosain smirked in contempt, “It is the thought of weak people.  The Lilytell family would never ever have to avoid!” 

Being looked down upon by Bosain, Roth tensed. He was suffering from  humiliation, yet he did not react. 

“Moreover, the Zither Moon Town is so small, and there is only this one inn.  When we entered the town, we were already exposed. Any sudden movements will  only attract the vigilance of the other party!” 

“The crucial thing is, what is their motive for coming here?” Leylin asked. 

“Could it be that they also have found traces of the clues in here?” 

Jayden’s expression changed, “I purchased this lead for a heavy price, buying  a book that was scribbled with ancient characters. 

“Which is to say, the other party could have found something too. Who knows if  they might even have a professor who tagged along…” Shaya’s face looked even  more uneasy, “Should we abandon the operation this time?” 

“No way!” Jayden was the first who refused. For this lead, he had paid too  high a price, naturally he was unwilling for them to give up. 

“I don’t think any of us here would be willing to let their professors claim  half of the benefits that we obtained here after a dangerous exploration”  Leylin added. 

“However, before they notice us, the situation might change!” 

“How about we get rid of them? I took a look, there are only three level 3  acolytes and two level 2 acolytes!” Jayden revealed a brutal expression. 

“We can try, but it has to be done within the Zither Moon Mountain Plains.  Moreover, we should eliminate all of the traces. I don’t wish for the other  side to find a reason to go to war with us!” Bosain added. 

“It could also be some wandering magicians, instead of the acolytes from the  Sage Gotham Hut…” 

Roth said, his voice extremely soft. 

A total of five acolytes, with three level 3 acolytes. This formation required  too much time and effort to nurture them, so wandering magicians would never be  able to do it. 

Only academies and large scale magician guilds would be able to send out these  many acolytes at once. 

“Alright then! No matter where they are from, even for the one percent chance  that they are here to seek out the remnants, once they enter the Zither Moon  Mountain Plains, they are our enemies!” 

Jayden spoke in a murderous tone. 

As acolytes, they did not wish to break the unwritten rules of the Magus World  by taking action within the small town where regular humans lived. As for the  other party, they could very well hold the same thoughts. 



Leylin is transported from an advanced technological era into a medieval world— except there’s magic. Equipped with only his quick wits and an A.I. chip fused to his soul, he sets out to become the most powerful magus the world has ever known. In a land divided into the Light and Dark Magi, the weak can either be cattle or disposable slaves. Only the strong can determine their lives, and only they have the luxury for virtue. Yet strength is only a tool for Leylin, like any other. His goal, in the end, is his own.

Translator’s desc:
What happens when a scientist from a futuristic world reincarnates in a World of Magic and Knights?

An awesome MC — that’s what happens!

A scientist’s goal is to explore the secrets of the universe, and this is exactly what Leylin sets out to do when he is reincarnated. Dark, cold and calculating, he makes use of all his resources as he sets off on his adventures to meet his goal.

Face? Who needs that… Hmmm… that guy seems too powerful for me to take on now… I better keep a low profile for now.

You want me to help you? Sure… but what benefit can I get out of it? Nothing? Bye. 

Hmmm… that guy looks like he might cause me problems in the future. Should I let him off for now and let him grow into someone that can threaten me….. Nahhh. *kill*

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