This book is inspired be the V.C. Andrews Gothic Horror/Romance Novels.

Psychological Horror of a family that goes insane.

Romance is a very popular genre in Webnovels. The first thing that come to mind when we talk about romance are the CEO novels. Even though we don't want to admit it, they are the mainstream romance stories in the Webnovel website. 

So why do people love romance stories? I hope you find the answer while reading this chapter.

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FattyBai: No worries, was just a bit curious. It's always amazing seeing how the Romance genre basically dominates the site.

Parasection: and CEO stories.

FattyBai: So I was sort of curious what the demographics on the reader's sex were. But yeah, it's a fair assumption to say that the ladies rule the site, lol

WWFire: Readers gender stats r ambiguous, it is manipulatable after all.

FattyBai: Unless there's this hidden group of guys who have been starving for CEO romance novels (which would actually be funny).

Parasection: But the sacred texts.

WWFire: All I see are genderless alien. *derp emoticon*

reinesse ♥: kek.

FattyBai: How do we pull in the female readers in if we can't write a romance story? *cry emoticon*

Parasection: No choice but to write yaoi then.

WWFire: We who read these kind of fantasy novels don't live our lives correctly pal.

CailinMatthews: *ghost hug emoticon*

Parasection: Give in to the demons.

WWFire: That's why we escape reality sometimes. 

FattyBai: It's like being offered a big cake and unable to take a slice.

Zehell2218: I think male reader have their own chance and market.

FattyBai: For sure, but it'd be nice to tap into both sides.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai I think I'll make fantasy romance so I can attract both.

FattyBai: I mean, it's not a bad idea, but how do you split it up? 50% romance/50% dragon ball z?


Parasection: The fuq that sounds like an abomination.

FattyBai: It does.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai No it's 80% romance 20% action. *joy emoticon*

Noveljunky: Besides Romance, what else do females like to read?

Parasection: BL, yaoi, drama.

Zehell2218: Still BL is romance.

Anjeeriku: horror lol.

reinesse ♥: @Noveljunky xianxia I think.

Noveljunky: Mmm.

Zenith: Well, need too write romance...kek

Zehell2218: Do female reader like to read apocalypse novel? Quick question since I will make fantasy romance in apocalypse.

[A/N: Sis, did you forget that you're a girl too?]

Totally Not Nano: nah oof.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Aww, man. But then you have to develop characters and write meaningful dialogue.

Zenith: I am probably gonna f*ck up my time trying to make a romance story.

FattyBai: We like blowing stuff up and fighting baddies.

Zehell2218: cmon it will be comedy. *laugh emoticon*

Parasection: The best thing in a novel is character development humor and action romance can be on the side.

Anjeeriku: Romance can be a great sub genre.

Parasection: how does one even write romance? I don't know where to begin with that genre.

FattyBai: I'm a simple guy, I see plot and I drown it in martial arts and manly stuff. Of course, I don't know what feelings are. Can you eat them to increase your cultivation base? *think smart emoticon*

Parasection: I've never experienced romance so i'd fail the moment i'd attempt a story like that.

Zehell2218: Actually, I like to write fighting scene but without romance my reader will kill me. So...yeah I tag it as romance! *joy emoticon*

Parasection: Fight scenes are fun to write.

FattyBai: I'm trying to break through into the "Immortal lonely sperg" phase~

Zehell2218: Very sloooooowww romance.

Anjeeriku: Please no abusive ML @Zehell2218 They're disgusting. idk why women like to read them.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku I don't know if girls who read xianxia will read apocalypse novel too.

reinesse ♥: I wanna write a novel like it's not easy to be a man after traveling to the future.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku No I won't make abusive ML. @reinesse ♥ same *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: @Anjeeriku *cough* TBWWM *cough*

reinesse ♥: And an actual xianxia novel with reasonable characters.

Zehell2218: But without the romance it's bland.

reinesse ♥: Like characters, especially main character who knows how to adjust because extreme pride is not good.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Baby Dragon Truer words have not been spoken, and that scares me.

reinesse ♥: Some villains are really brainless. they can scheme, but they don't have a reasonable reason to do so

Zenith: Kek.

Zehell2218: @Zenith gramps I have idea for fantasy romance lemme tell you after I finish writing and see if it's interesting or not.

Zenith: Get the MC u desire! Yeah @Zehell2218 

FattyBai: I fear becoming a more wholesome and fleshed out human being. Please no development.

Zehell2218: @Zenith It's ok. Just want to see if people will find this good or not. *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: I think there's a formula in getting famous as a writer.

[A/N: Oh? Such formula exist? Teach me Senpai!]

Totally Not Nano: Let's debate about it. *thinking emoticon*

Parasection: The formula is write romance and you're set.

Totally Not Nano: Any genre + xxxxxxx = top 1.

[A/N: Today… I lost faith in humanity.]

Noveljunky: If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back.

Moonbirth: Write a lot. Write everyday. Post a lot everyday... write about what readers want to read about.

Anjeeriku: Write a lot. be a slave. Lol


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Elyon knew that "Romance" is not his strong point. He writes a fantasy story with romance, but he can't tell if the romance will be able to attract female readers. Out of curiosity, he asked some of his fellow authors the question "Why do you read romance stories?"

Here are their answers…

Kyosei: Because I am single. 

Reili: To fill my empty void of a love life.

Minrei: Because romance let you feel what is to be loved, plus it is universal you dont need to learn magic or cultivation in order to read.

Bajj: Due to lack of romance irl.

Murakami: I read because I enjoy the friction and conflict between the FL and ML. The insistence vs resistance is naisu.

Qin: I reads romance only for ideas and info.

VlassisBehrakis: I don't read romance novels.

[A/N: Oof I asked the wrong person.]

Elyon then  ̶a̶m̶b̶u̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ asked some readers about their opinion about romance novels.

Yin: I read romance novels because I want that kind of drama to happen to me in real life. But I know it will never happen haha.

A Certain Irresistible Meowlin: I wonder why? And I do read romance novels. Though the chance of me dropping them is also the highest out of all the genres. Every so often I come across a scene that makes me just want to squeal and fangirl. 

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Elyon decided to dig deeper and asked a few of his senior "romance authors" some questions about their reason for writing romance stories.

The first question is… Why did you choose to write Romance Stories?

Anjeeriku: I'm comfortable writing romance stories compared to other genres. I'm a helpless romantic person and I like novels that can invoke other people's feelings.

Bajj: First of all, I like reading romance story. It was the reason why I read books before and reading other genres comes after. All in all, due to these romance fiction books, I got the opportunity to read more great books with different genre.

MishaK: That's what I read, so write that too.

Zehell2218: Because as reader, I want to read romance novel so when I write, I write romance since my motto is I write what I want to read.

Ikazainudin: The easiest genre. Everyone can relate.

End_of_Era: It wasn't a full on Romance, it was slice of life with romance which I feel was necessary with progression of the characters.

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The second question… When you were making your ML and FL, did you imagine yourself as the lead of your story at any given point in time?

Anjeeriku: I would be a liar if I said no. There were instances that I'd put myself in my FL's shoes. Whenever that happens, my writing feels more passionate and truthful that sometimes it was hard to know where my fl starts and where I end. 

Shen Yi, LMD's ML was based on a person I've lost, The One That Got Away so it was sometimes hard not to self-insert whenever there were scenes that need to invoke feelings from readers. 

Bajj: I believe that every character the author was making and breathing life into it, a part of him/her is added to its character. But me imagining of being the ML/FL, never. I'm too pure for that. Kek

MishaK: Yes I did but sometimes. Otherwise you can't infuse emotions in your characters. It is important to understand your characters.

Zehell2218: Yes, I imagine myself as the lead. Of course, I tweak it a bit, such as in age and appearance. But mostly, the characteristics is similar to me.

Ikazainudin: FL and ML character based on what I want to be irl. Yup. I imagine that will be my love story.

End_of_Era: Yes, my leads had some ocassional self insertion.

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The third question… If you were to choose some other genre aside from romance, what would you pick?

Anjeeriku: Fantasy. I always look up to those authors who can write fantasy stories/novels well. I believe writing a fantasy novel is harder than writing romance. 

[A/N: Ahem! 10 points to Griffindor!]

Bajj: Horror/thriller/Action. Read GGGB godamnit! [Good Girl Gone Bad]

MishaK: I am writing a Fantasy romance aside from regular vanilla romance *smile emoticon*

Zehell2218: Fantasy, magical realism, fan fiction.

Ikazainudin: Psychological/horror and maybe children story.

End_of_Era: The new genre I'm writing is fantasy/violent .

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The fourth and final question… If you were to give a message to your beloved readers, what would it be?

Anjeeriku: I'm sorry for not being inconsistent with updates. Y'all know I love you, but a little consideration and patience as I face this rough patch in my life would be very much appreciated.

Bajj: Vote me please :* mass release comes after, deal?

[A/N: Oof!]

MishaK: Be responsible in reviewing the book you are reading. Authors love to listen from their readers. So talk to them.

Zehell2218: Beloved reader, your author here is working hard to provide your daily dose so pliz pretty pliz, read my chapter using paid SS since I don't get even a penny for free SS. 

Tips: use free SS on translation novel. The translator still get money and use paid SS on original novel so we can get a bit money to continue living *wink*

Ikazainudin: I want readers to know, that love, hope and miracles exist. Be open and value each moment of your life like the MC's did.


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Author's Thoughts

Hello Guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter of WWCG. Personally, I've read a few CEO novels myself. I also read some FL stories like A Slight Smile Is Devastating (Love O2O), Hidden Marriage, Doomed to be Cannon Fodder, Transmigrator meets Reincarnator, A Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counselor, There Is an Angel in That Church (short story), Eight Treasures Trousseau, Grabbing Your Hand, Dragging you Away, A Mistaken Marriage Match: Record of Washed Grievances…

Ai~ there's a few more that I won't add to the list because it will create a wall of text. Well anyways, the reason why I read these stories is to get an idea on "WHY" the ladies love to read them.

Let's just say that it's a unique way to see a world in the eye of a lady (if you are a man of course). When done properly, the execution of the story can capture the hearts of anyone, even male readers. I believe that no matter what gender you are, as long as you find the story interesting then it doesn't matter whether you are a guy or a gal no?

Perhaps, when I'm not too busy to write my stories, I'll once again pick a romance novel to read. Hopefully, I will find another hidden gem that will bring unexpected surprises to anyone who are lucky enough to find them.

P.S I would like to thank my fellow authors, especially my senior romance authors who answered some of my questions regarding romance novels. 

To my senior authors, May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the Power Stones shine warm upon your face, and Spirit Stones fall soft upon your fields. (￣▽￣)ノ

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Dong! 
Dong, dong! 
There were soft knocks on the door. 
"Good day, I'm from the management. Someone has complained that you were throwing things off the balcony." 
One second later… Ten seconds later… No sound was coming from the inside of the house. However, there were rays of light coming from under the door; it seemed as if there was someone in the house, or could it be that the owner forgot to turn off the lights before going out?
Dong! Dong, dong! 
Knocks on the door. 
"Good day, I'm from the community's welfare department."
There were no sounds from the inside of the house. 
Soon after that, the knocks disappeared. It seemed as if the management and the community's welfare department left after no one answered the door. 
Within the next second! Without a warning! 
Bang! 
The anti-theft door was blown up before it flew into the house. The vast inertia from it shook the house violently. A knife-wielding man rushed into the house viciously and said, "I've caught you again". 
Bang! 
The knife was so sharp and strong that it destroyed half of the bedroom's plaster wall. Rocks instantly flew everywhere, and dust was flying. 
Bang! 
The bathroom was destroyed. 
Bang! The seven to eight meters long scorching blade immediately turned all electrical appliances in the kitchen into debris in the air. 
…
Gray Qi + one. 
Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. This was the fourth Paper Mache Man he had killed. He had a steady influx of one Gray Qi a day. 
Just as Fang Zheng hopped over the wall to leave the Clear Lotus area, his expression changed suddenly. Fang Zheng unzipped the pocket on his jacket, and four pieces of paper began floating in the air in a particular direction. 
Could it be that there was another Paper Mache Man causing trouble?
Fang Zheng was shocked. It was his first time meeting two Paper Mache Men in a day. 
Xiasha area. 
Bang! 
An explosion sent a house into a fiery blaze. 
The loud bang also broke the windows of houses around it. Sounds of screams, chaos, and people running for their lives could be heard. 
When Fang Zheng rushed to the Xiasha area from the Clear Lotus area, he witnessed the chaotic scene from afar. 
In the crowd that was frantically escaping the area, Fang Zheng spotted a few extraordinary people to his surprise. Two of them left quite an impression on Fang Zheng. 
It was the scar-faced man and the ordinary-looking woman in her thirties from the carnival's haunted house. 
However, before Fang Zheng could get close, they had already hopped into a car and drove off. 
"F*ck," Fang Zheng could not help but curse. He was annoyed. 
It was obvious based on what Fang Zheng had seen. The Supernatural Investigation Bureau was one step ahead of him in killing the Paper Mache Man. 
The best proof he had for that was the four stationary pieces of paper in his hand. They went from hyper pieces of paper to stagnant corpses. 
However, after thinking about it, Fang Zheng thought this was logical. 
The last time Officer Wei asked him for a list of the novels, she had mentioned that she was investigating a case. It seemed as if every missing person had something in common—they had all read horror novels before they disappeared. 
Based on that logic, and seeing the Supernatural Investigation Bureau in front of him, Fang Zheng had a realization. 
He speculated that after Officer Wei received the list from him, she captured Paper Mache Men successfully through sting operations. The Supernatural Investigation Bureau followed suit and continued the sting operations; they finally caught one today. 
With the capabilities of the Supernatural Investigation Bureau, it was illogical for them to have a lack of leads and rely on sting operations. 
But! 
'I am 100% for you destroying the evil and protecting the righteousness of the living.'
'I will concede defeat since you guys were a step ahead of me.' 
'But you could have waited right where you were for a little longer and let me get a sweet deal before you leave…'
Fang Zheng's expression turned dark. 
Maybe this was how his streak of bad luck began. When Fang Zheng rushed to the scene of a supernatural incident the next day, he was a step behind the Supernatural Investigation Bureau again. 
The same thing happened on the third day. 
He had been careful to conceal himself along the way. Although he had been rushing to the scenes, he was always a step behind the Supernatural Investigation Bureau. 
This was not the extent of his bad luck; he had also been getting nowhere with his investigation in University Town. 
He had been loitering in University Town day and night lately and wasted quite a bit of time that could have been used for training. However, his investigation did not get anywhere. 
Days passed, and he had been delaying his appointment with Rich Man Dong over and over again. Fang Zheng eventually decided to meet Rich Man Dong for a breakthrough. 
He could have Rich Man Dong help him get some information about University Town from Aunty. It was a better idea than loitering alone in University Town. 
If he got into trouble for loitering too often…
Fang Zheng was not one to hesitate. He locked his door before it was even 7 am, brought a few changes of clothes, and rushed to the passenger terminal. 
Getting to the jungle where the film crew was from Zhou City required three bus transfers. If he did not leave his house earlier, he might not be able to catch the third bus transfer. 
Zhou City, police station. 
A heroic, tall figure entered an office with clanging footsteps.
"Little Wen, are you doing anything urgent right now?" Wei Youran was the one speaking. She had her left hand in a cast in front of her chest. 
"Oh, Officer Wei, how are you discharged so soon from the hospital?" Little Wen was a young officer with the title Criminal Psychologist. 
"Is Officer Wei here to ask for a psychological portrait?" 
Young officer Little Wen signaled her to take a seat. 
Wei Youran sat down and said, "Yes, I need you, Little Wen, to sketch a portrait of someone."
Young officer Little Wen was curious. "Officer Wei, this must be yet another tricky case given that you're this eager to arrest this person right after being discharged from the hospital." 
Wei Youran did not admit or dispel that thought. When the young officer Little Wen was ready, Wei Youran was told to begin describing the criminal. 
Wei Youran gave it some thought before describing specific traits, "This person is a man, he sounds like he's between 20 to 23 years old based on his voice; he mustn't be above 25." 
"A strong ray of light enveloped his entire body. His facial features couldn't be seen clearly, but his height should be around 177 to 180 cm. He wasn't obese or too skinny. He should have short hair…"
"Although his body was covered in strong rays of light, his brows weren't too thick, his frontal bone wasn't too high, and his facial features were positioned pretty evenly…"
Following Wei Youran's description, a rough sketch of a portrait was eventually produced. 
"Officer Wei, please take a look. Is it this person?"
After about 10 to 20 minutes, the young officer Little Wen was done with the portrait. 
Wei Youran's brows scrunched together as she stared at the psychological portrait on the paper. She continued saying, "The eyebrows should be shaped better, the bridge of the nose should be higher, and the chin should have corners that aren't too pointy…"
After a few more amendments, Wei Youran's calm and quiet face was startled for a second when she saw the final product of the psychological portrait. It was as if she had seen someone she did not expect; she was shocked. 
Soon after that, the corner of her lips curled; a layman would not have been able to spot this change in expression. However, it was a criminal psychologist who was sitting across Wei You Ran. 
"Officer Wei, this was my first time seeing you smile…"
"It seems like this man is who Officer Wei is looking for."


Missing people... Cars mysteriously falling off the Tongjiang Bridge... The world is going mad and it is up to Fang Zheng to prepare himself for it. What will he get himself into? What horrors will he face? Are YOU ready to join Fang Zheng on his journey to hunt the wicked? Ps. Save this one for a lonely midnight.

Nakagawa Aokiji addressed Kazuki as a student, mainly because the latter looked really young like he was just 16 or 17 years old. Besides, he had a delicate face.
"The Final Forum?"
Seeing the puzzled look on Kazuki's face, Aokiji chuckled and began to explain.
Kazuki eventually understood what this forum was all about.
Back in 2009, a guy who believed in the 2012 apocalypse had created an online forum which was known as the [Apocalypse Mutual Aid Association]. The forum was popular during that time due to the rise of the apocalyptic theory, plus many people would rather believe it to be true than not.
However, the world did not end as 2012 ended. The forum slowly turned dull. Aside from some elderly people who used to post threads on the forum, even the original moderator gave up on the website and left.
After all, the moderator created this forum solely because he believed in the apocalypse. Since the world did not end, there was no reason for him to stick around this forum.
Later on, the moderator of the forum changed twice. Aokiji was the third moderator, he knew that things could not go on like this. Hence, he made a significant transformation like the forum and guided the change from an apocalyptic forum to the current discussion forum dedicated to horror and supernatural. 
This change brought a revival of activities on the dull forum, even the forum name was changed. Until now, the [Final Forum] is among the top five most active supernatural forums in Japan.
Even some horror movie directors would discuss with fellow members on the forum.
Many people on the forum had the experience of joint adventures, they would specifically go to places with horrifying rumors. Thus, when they talked about their experiences on the forum, they would spice their talk with imaginary horror, making their stories incredibly realistic.
The exploration of Akichi High School was only a small activity within the management. Therefore the number of participants was relatively low.
Aokiji, who was the moderator, was the only member apart from the two administrators.
The two other girls were friends of the two administrators. Aokiji secretly told him that both Yamazaki Masato and Yasuda Aohi were pursuing the girls, respectively. While this activity appeared to be an adventure, it was actually an opportunity for the two administrators to pursue the girls.
After all, a man could offer a strong sense of security to women in a terrifying environment.
Kazuki nodded in acknowledgment. He had been wondering whether he should wait for the others to finish before entering Akichi High School on his own to have a look.
But after some thought, he felt that it was better to let nature take its course.
Above all, if they really ran into ghosts and something were to happen, they would definitely choose to call the police. Then Kazuki wouldn't have come all this way for nothing.
"Student, are you here for an adventure too?" Aokiji asked curiously after roughly explaining.
Obviously, it was not merely for the sake of fun for a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old high school student to come to Akichi High School.
"Yeah, I came to draw materials for my new book."
"New book?" Masato, who was standing beside asked in surprise, "Are you a novelist?"
"I'm a newbie… I used to read a lot of horror novels, now I've decided to write a light horror novel. But I have no idea how to heighten the eerie atmosphere, so I want to get a taste of it at Akichi High School."
Kazuki had already figured out an answer back when Aokiji was talking earlier.
He truly is talented and brave…The trio did not say anything, but their eyes were beaming with admiration.
Moreover, Kazuki was just a high school student, his courage to come to Akichi High School alone earned him great admiration.
Masato and Aohi came here to chase the girls, they would definitely not dare to go to Akichi High School alone.
It was the same for Aokiji. Most importantly, Akichi High School had been demonized in recent years, plus the school was constructed on top of an unmarked burial mound in a remote area. The amount of psychological pressure of going there alone was imaginable. 
Soon, the two other girls brought the freckled girl over as well.
There was a trace of astonishment on Sakai Keiko's face when she came over. "Team leader, Chiba is a novelist, she came to Akichi High School alone to feel the terrifying atmosphere as a preparation for her next novel."
What!? What a coincidence?
The expressions of the trio were perplexed when they heard it.
Sakai Keiko and the other girl were stunned as well upon understanding the situation, but their ability in observing facial expressions was quite good as corporate slaves.
Judging from the slight blank looks on the faces of Chiba Shiori and Kazuki, it was apparent that they did not know each other.
Kazuki took one glance at the freckled girl named Chiba. Seeing that she was also staring curiously at him over the big frame of her glasses, he couldn't help but nod in greeting.
The girl was clearly well prepared, the freckles on her face and the blemish on her right cheek were intentionally done with makeup. 
However, Kazuki did not find it strange. The girl looked about his age, safety issue must be given paramount consideration when going to unfamiliar places by herself.
One of the methods for a girl to increase her personal safety was pretending to be ugly.
Soon, the members of Aokiji's group had increased from five to seven. All the way, everyone took the initiative to engage in small talk to ensure that the two newly joined youngsters did not feel alienated.
Kazuki made a slight observation and noticed that all the five members of the [Final Forum] had good personalities as well as good qualities.
But this was expected, judging from his conversation with Aokiji, he could tell that the latter was a gentleman. He was willing to let Masato and Aohi tag along and helped them to pursue Sakai Keiko and Suzuki Aichi. The others must've been lovely people as well.
After all, birds of a feather flock together.
"Kimura, Chiba, did you guys do any research on Akichi High School before coming here?"
"A little bit, but I heard about Akichi High School from a net pal. There was a huge fire outbreak at Akichi High School five years ago. Many had died in the incident," Chiba Shiori brushed a strand of hair from her face. The movement lost the sense of beauty in contrast with her appearance. She calmly said, "Now that the new campus is constructed, the old campus has long been abandoned. I've seen pictures taken by netizens too, that's why I want to come and have a look tonight."
Kimura Kazuki did not say anything, signaling that he did not know much.
Masato exclaimed, "You two are way too reckless, not even doing any research before coming to explore." Especially Chiba, a moment ago, Yamazaki thought Kimura was incredibly daring. He would have never expected Chiba Shiori, who was a girl, to be so bold to come alone as well.
The others nodded along when they heard what Masato said. Seemingly, they knew more about this place.
Aokiji strongly agreed with Yamazaki. He continued, "I had specifically done some research for this activity before I came. You guys probably don't know how the fire broke out five years ago."
They walked toward Akichi High School while listening attentively to Aokiji.
"Akichi High School was located at a remote place, it was a gated school where students would typically live on campus. Mobile phones were prohibited, and should it be found it would be confiscated immediately. This left the students nothing but studying and club activities, basically there was no time for entertainment."
"As time passed, the students became depressed. At Akichi High School, good students were usually placed in Class 1 and Class 2 while bad students were placed in Class 3 and Class 4."
"The incident happened in Class 4 of the second grade. Back then, the students in this class were forcefully sent to Akichi High School by their parents owing to their lousy grades and unwillingness to study. Because they were bored, they gathered and discussed playing a game to enliven their monotonous high school life."
"But one person had to be sacrificed in the game…"


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

It's five o'clock. I'm off duty. Dai Li glanced at the clock, then rose from his chair. He stretched out his body, then began to pack his stuff.
Ring, ring, ring… The telephone rang right as Dai Li was preparing to leave. He frowned with boredom. Who would want to receive extra work when it was time to go back home?
"Hello, this is the duty room," Li answered the phone.
"Is that Dai Li? I'm Lao Zhang from the general department. I checked the duty roster, today is your turn," the person said from the other side.
"Mr. Zhang, this is Dai Li speaking. What can I do for you?" Dai Li recognized the voice, as he had been borrowing training equipment from its owner.
"Well, Lao Qian, who is in charge of the training room on the third floor in our laboratory building, has food poisoning. He was sent to the hospital an hour ago, but he didn't lock the door. You know we have a lot of expensive equipment in that room. Could you clean up the room and lock the door? I will find someone to bring the keys to you. He will be there in around twenty minutes. You can keep the keys with you," Mr. Zhang instructed.
"OK. I will go," Dai Li said. He packed his stuff then moved towards the gate keeper's.
It actually took Dai Li more than half an hour to finally get the keys. The man apologized for being late, and explained that it was due to a traffic jam.
Daytime was short in the winter. In addition, Qingcheng City was an east coast city, so it was already dark. Dai Li had to walk towards the laboratory building under dim street lights.
Burr. So cold today. Dai Li shivered as a cold wind blew. In reality, the coldness he felt was more psychological than physical . Since there were no students on campus, walking alone in an empty school led to an illusion of chilliness.
The building was hiding in the dark, so Dai Li couldn't see much. He used flashlight on his phone as he entered the building. It was quiet and spooky, and Dail Li felt nervous. He fumbled in the dark and finally got to the light switch. However, after pressing on it, Dai Li found that it did not light up.
Which one is broken? The switch or the light? The property department should come and fix it. Dai Li could do nothing but complain. He kept holding his phone and headed to the third floor.
The biggest room over there must be the training room. I heard that that room was remade from a conference room. He moved closer and found that the door was unlocked.
This is my first time here. Where is the switch? Dai Li shined his phone on the wall, hoping to find the switch for the room.
"Wuwuwuwu…" Suddenly, a sound kind of like crying was heard.
What's that? Is someone weeping? Dai Li was taken aback by the sound. He had goosebumps all over.
"Wuwuwuwu…"The sound rose again.
I heard before that this place used to be a mass grave. Is it haunted now? Or perhaps there was once a girl who committed suicide by hanging herself in this room? Dai Li's mind was full of ghost stories.
Come on, don't be afraid. Forget about that! Darn, if I know I would be here tonight, I wouldn't have read those ghost stories lately. Why didn't I read novels that were full of positive energy like "Almighty Coach"? Dai Li tried his best not to thinking about the horror stories, but his thoughts inevitably flashed back to some of the most spooky scenes from those books.
I gotta go. Wait, let me lock the door first! he thought. But he was frozen on the ground. His legs began to shake.
Lock the door, lock the—Where is the lock? Ah, right here! Dai Li grabbed the anti-theft lock in his hand and was about to close the door.
"Stop!" A female voice suddenly rang. Dai Li looked towards where the sound came from and saw a figure of a young lady.
"Banshee!" Dai Li dared not to take a closer look. He ran away.
...
Dai Li escaped from the building. He ran all the way to a street light and finally stopped. After a while, he gradually calmed down.
Did I overreact? Was that a real person? But it is the winter break, nobody should be here right now. Li looked back nervously.
At the same time, his phone rang. It was a strange number.
"Hello!" Dai Li immediately answered.
"Is this Dai Li? I'm Lao Qian from the third floor training room!" The person on the other end used a low voice. He sounded like he was weak.
But such a voice made Dai Li delirious with joy. For someone who was seriously scared a minute ago, the voice of a human being was like the sound of heaven.
The caller continued, "I have got food poisoning, and now I'm still lying in bed having an intravenous drip. I can't go back to school tonight. Have you received the keys yet? By the way, I forgot to tell you before that Feifei Yu has been training in that training room recently."
"Feifei Yu? She has the same name as that world champion," said Dai Li.
"It is her," said Lao Qian.
"What? Are you serious? That Feifei Yu? The one who broke the world record, who got the career Grand Slam?" Dai Li immediately asked.
"Yes, that is her," Lao Qian answered.
"How come she is here? She is the world champion!" Dai Li said in a doubtful voice.
"Don't you forget that Feifei is on our provincial team. She has an affiliation with the provincial department of sports," Lao Qian told Li, gathering breath. "The provincial sports team arranged this. They sent her alone here for some physical fitness training, and made us keep it as a secret. Therefore, few people know about this. I guess they do so to avoid external interruptions. As a world champion she does have some privileges. Moreover, our training equipment is comparable with the ones they have in the department of sports."
"No way! Feifei Yu is here!" Dai Li suddenly recalled that the banshee he had just met looked similar to Feifei Yu.


How could a poor graduate student without any background or connections become successful? With a coaching system? An upgrade? This is not a computer game, but real life we’re talking about!
 
This will be a fantasy based on reality. Dai Li will fight back against all those who would mock and humiliate him with his astonishing and awe-inspiring training skills. From a nobody he’ll try to become the most illustrious coach in the sports world, so join him in proving to everyone who’s the real master here!

Looking at the boy in front of him who trembled like a Chihuahua, a small trace of disgust rose in the Minotaur's eyes as he watched. Seeing that man acting so pathetically even in his soul form, made the Minotaur wonder how long he it would have lasted had he not encountered the adventurer, probably he would have lasted no more than a few hours before being killed as a stray dog.

With a sigh the Minotaur approached a few steps of that young blond, but before he could take more than three steps, the blond began to scream and move for back, as if the simple act of the minotaur to approaching was enough do it he to piss in fear

"Wow, you're even more pathetic than I imagined." Feeling that his contempt for the young man in front of him rising even more, the minotaur's gaze moved to a black and white sphere in the center of the room and let another sigh escape his lips . The sphere was the same size as a basketball and had a black and white color that was circulating inside the sphere without mixing as if it were water and oil.

If one were paying attention, would be able to see that within the sphere the shape of a minotaur and the form of a human appear respectively in the colors black and white. And from each of these colors, a thread stretched to the feet of the minotaur and the blind boy who tremble in a corner.

Looking away from that sphere to look back at the young blonde, the minotaur seemed to think for a moment before he began to speak.

"Have you ever wondered why in the novels you read, the dungeon monsters always had a smarter globin or, contrary to what the adventurer killed the last time, was smarter, stronger and not fall into the same trick? "


Looking at the young man's lack of reaction, the minotaur simply shrugged nonchalantly before continuing to speak, not caring whether he was being listened to or not.

"In nature nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed ... This phrase is valid in the matter of souls too." Using one of the phrases that was popular in the world of the young man in front of him, the minotaur continued its explanation to its public , even if the one in question was just a young man trembling with fear and some faithful readers.

"In this world it is the same, even when souls are destroyed in pieces, they can be recycled together to create new souls, just as Rodcorte did with the souls of heroes in that novel you love so much." Remembering that interesting story that the young man loved to read, a trace of longing shone in the eyes of the minotaur while he remembered the adventures that a certain Dhampir will pass and how the end of the novel had been surprising.

Leaving aside his longing for the novel he had inherited from the young blonde, the minotaur continued his explanation as if he did not care for the reference he had made in his explanation.

"These stronger monsters." The minotaur continued in a soft, unhurried voice. "And what you call variants, they are reincarnated souls of the monsters, who in spite of not keeping their old personalities, have inherited the knowledge and experiences of their past life, of course, there are not many who have this advantage "

Seeing that the young had stopped trembling with fear to look at him with an expression that seemed to say "You're joking" the minotaur could not help laughing loudly as he watched him with a dangerous gleam in his eyes.

"Yes, sorry, but your dream of reincarnating with the experiences from your past life is something common among monsters, You're not special because of this., but ..."

The minotaur's laughter stopped the next moment before looking at the young again with a serious expression.

"Flee from one cycle of reincarnation to another and before being destroyed, occupy a body of another soul with force .... That yes makes you special"


The fact was that when the soul of the minotaur was about to reincarnate again in its world, a hurried soul that was being pursued by the sentinels of the reincarnation system, interrupted the process and merged in the same body that should belong to the minotaur and for  cause having been strong enough to invade other systems of reincarnation, the soul of the young blonde was indeed stronger than that of the minotaur, thus assuming the role of the main soul while awakening and if were it not for the physical and psychological torture he suffered when he was stabbed by the spear of the adventurer and witnessing the horrors made to a human "companion," he would probably never have been able to take over the body, even though it should belong to him in the beginning.


"Ah, besides that, just so you know. If the person in the queue of reincarnation was a baby of some other race, he would have died on the spot because he could not bear our souls, it was fortunate that you were a monster, one more with one of the strongest physicists possible "

Finally finishing his monologue that seemed to have lasted long enough to fill an entire chapter of a novel, the minotaur returned a brief glance at the black and white sphere in the corner before speaking.

"Now, we're going to be transformed into fragments of souls in a few hours, if we do not figure it out ... It's a pretty awful end to both of us " As the minotaur finished speaking, a loud crack sounded in that space while a crack appeared in the sphere, causing both the minotaur and the young blond to scream because of pain.

"If any of us want to live or not become fragments of soul ... We need ..." Before the Minotaur could finish speaking, the young blond stood up as an expression of pure horror as he stepped away step by step , it seemed that he had understood what the minotaur was planning and was not willing to merge with the soul of the minotaur and be reborn as a new being

Unfortunately for the young man, he had not noticed that as the minotaur made his monologue, he approached him step by step, and the moment he finally got ready away to escape, it was too late.

Before he could even try to run away from the minotaur's soul, a large, thick arm held the young blonde's head

"Just so you know, your soul  just was only stronger in the cycle of reincarnation ..." Without further ado, the minotaur squeezed the young blonde's head, transforming it into fragments of white lights that rushed toward him, merging into the your body.

At the same time, the sphere that was in the center of that space glowed intensely, as if undergoing a great change and for a brief moment all that space, including the minotaur, was illuminated by a white light.

Have you read novels of reincarnated people? Invoked to save the world, fight the demon king or even to build a harem?

This is not one of those stories.

My name is Astherios, the king of the minotaurs and this is a story unlike anything to begin with .... I am not the hero.




Author's Note: Due to some comments and ratings, I would like to emphasize that although it is not the focus of the novel, there will be sex scenes in some chapters that will now be notified with NSFW both in the chapter title and before the beginning of the scene. The focus of this novel is not rape, but there will be occassions where the character may have to deal with rape situations (he himself will never do it). So, thank you all for reading and for your support.

Yama Shizuka: breadwinner, eldest child of the Yama family, model sibling, fitness enthusiast, feminist, foodie (since young), environmentalist, mythology lover, a hard egg to crack (says that psychology guy she met one evening).

Status: Single.

Age: 23.

Birthdate: March 11, 2027.

Description: Child like androgynous face, hourglass shaped physique, black wavy hair.

Remarkable feature: Freckles on her lower back.

Working at Tesda Corporation for three years and counting.

Income: Unknown.

Elementary: Graduated with honors.

High School: Graduated from the cream of the crop class.  

College: Graduated with a Double Degree in Linguistics and Literature with a Joint Degree in Psychology, also a scholar of Tesda Corporation.
Specialization: Women Studies, Nihongo, Spanish, English.

Masters: (loading)

Current Profession: Researcher (specializing in Literature and Culture).

Hidden Profession:  Writer, Artist of her own novel, musician of her own novel, lyricist of her own novel, IG model, Hacker (level unknown), Soldier (rank unknown).

Current Memberships: Psychological Endeavors (a research based website giving news on research), Elite Fitness, Netflix, Viu, Webnovel, etc. (others: unknown to the public and the government)

Mother: Kurosaki Shino
She was born from a social climber mother and a I don't want a daughter father.
Mother of four.
Divorced three times.
Psychological State: Normal (stressed)
Currently, a dependent of Yama Shizuka.

Father: Yama Satsuki
He was born out of wedlock
Second son of Yama Kaori who was the 7th child of the Yama household.
Psychological State: has Autism Spectrum Disorder
He never understood that he had a daughter, or so Shizuka thought. Whenever he met Shizuka, he would immediately deny any responsibility he has towards them.
Currently, a dependent of Yama Kaori

Siblings: Kurosaki Sakura, Kurosaki Keisuke, Kurosaki Chiori


Johari's Window of Yama Shizuka

Known to self: She believes herself to have been broken, dirtied, and molded by the vicissitudes of life.

Known by her and other people: She and many people know that she is an innocent and hard working professional. Very good with social relationships. Short-tempered, frank, glutton, sloth, but sincere.

Known by other people: Many people perceive her as a smart and promising individual.

Unknown: Psychologically driven on edge with a peculiar sense of the world. She feels she is weird when in reality she is just ahead of her time in terms of psychological understanding of self. She takes pride (even thinking she is a psychopath) of this but is unaware that in the future she will be tested to have one of the first cases of social disconnect, a case wherein her intelligence immediately debunks all sociological fallacies creating a social disruption with her experience and how others perceive these very experiences. However, these were masked by her psychological trauma and her persona.

Future inclinations: more research, write more novels, learn more languages, create more advance AI.

Currently apprehensive to: love, liars, hypocrites, psychologists, psychiatrists, conformists who force their ideals unto other people, federal government. 

***TRIGGER WARNING AHEAD, PROCEED WITH CAUTION***

Today is the birthday of our leading lady. Today marks the day she has unwittingly received her award and cash money for the book she wrote. Coincidentally, today was the day her depression hit an all time low. Today was another day she felt unfair of herself for hating the very same day her beloved sister was born. 

No, this isn't one of those stories with really annoying and bitchy sisters. After all, there are monsters far worse then what the fictional world speaks of, of man and woman.

Today was also the day her past self promised, "I promise I won't kill myself..." A promise she has been able to keep for the past 12 years and counting.

Coincidentally, today was also the day she realized that the newly acquired agent from Nebula had been observing her... in an alarmingly intense manner.

Good day to everyone reading or would be reading this novel. Yours Truly, Prime here. UPDATES: indefinite hiatus Specific Time: indefinite hiatus NUMBER OF CHAPTERS TO BE PUBLISHED: indefinite hiatus Hi guys, I'm sorry to inform you but I'll be undergoing an indefinite hiatus. My illness, cervical spondylosis has been flaring up because of COVID-19 not letting me get my therapy and check ups. I usually had therapy sessions four times a week for my neck problem before the pandemic. However, I haven't been getting the needed therapy sessions for so long that my neck problem started hurting again. I've been having migraines and vertigo episodes this week and I don't know if it will get better by next week or anytime soon since I can't even buy medicine as of the moment. I am currently jobless and my family has been helping me cope with the pandemic, but I didn't want them to send me to the hospital since there's a higher chance of being infected if I stay there while I'm this vulnerable. Also, my condition is already at the stage wherein they would be checking disks in my vertebrae, from here my neck might be operated on depending on the findings that the spine specialist sees. I was supposed to have this consultation and checks by April, but again, the lockdown happened. My physical therapist friends have been giving me pointers on how to at least lessen the pain, but of course my condition I wish my isn't as the worst case scenarios that they would inform me to be prepared of. I'm so sorry guys, I'll try to update as soon as I get better.

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The Beiqian police impressed Zhao Yu. Right after Zhao Yu gave them the order, they immediately summoned their people from their other branch offices, gathering hundreds to come and help with the efforts.
Zhao Yu divided them into ten groups, nine of which were responsible for one-on-one investigation of the victims from the Devil Case. Zhao Yu demanded that they all do their best.
He needed a thorough investigation of the victims' situations before their deaths. The nine groups were instructed not to miss any details and to collect all of the information that was accessible.
The remaining group was mainly responsible for investigating what Han Kuan did that year, while making a detailed and careful report of Han Kuan's activities when he was in Beiqian. After Zhao Yu's had given everyone tasks, Deputy Bureau Chief Xu emphasized how important self-discipline would be during these tasked.
She then shared how she was requiring each person to perform his duty perfectly and to complete his tasks as soon as possible. Those who could find important clues would be rewarded, while those who were caught not working hard enough would be punished severely. Needless to say, all of the police officers worked extremely hard after hearing their bureau chief give this order!
After that, Zhao Yu had Wu Xiumin ask the Gold City Police Station to re-investigate Han Kuan, leaving no stone unturned. Zhao Yu also called the Yaoming police force and made Officer Wang in charge of the investigation there. In this way, Zhao Yu had successfully started a joint-investigation across three cities at the same time!
Although the influence of the Devil Case was not as broad as the Headless Female Corpses Case, it was one of the five unsolved cases in China. When the local police knew that they were going to participate in investigating the famous Devil Case, they worked extremely hard.
In the next few days, all kinds of new materials were sent to the special investigation group's office. Piles of files now looked like a mountain in the office, and Zhao Yu insisted on going through everything in detail personally.
In the following days, Zhao Yu approached the case like he was at war. He didn't' change his clothes, and he spent all of his time in the office. He carefully read every piece of information, not missing a single detail.
His hard-working attitude surprised his teammates, as well as the local police. Although his teammates knew that Zhao Yu was stubborn when it came to solving a case, they had never seen him quite so devoted to a single case.
In particular, Miao Ying, who had been with Zhao Yu all the way through his transformation, was so surprised at Zhao Yu's change that she could hardly describe her excitement in words. She had never expected that an arrogant hooligan could turn into such a persistent and tough criminal police officer!
Upon seeing that Zhao Yu wouldn't give up easily, it convinced Miao Ying that she had made the right choice in investing in him! Zhao Yu's pro-active attitude bolstered his team's morale as well, and for the following few days, they consulted tons of documents and analyzed many related clues. Although no conclusive evidence had been found yet, their suspicions about Han Kuan were growing.
Sometimes, solving a case was like poking through a piece of paper. Once the key clue was found, they could see what was behind the other side of the paper. So, they knew that they just had to stay determined and keep poking!
During his investigation, Zhao Yu carefully read Han Kuan's novels in chronological order. It was surprising to him that the answer that he had been looking for was already in Han Kuan's books!
Although Han Kuan's novels were not very popular, Zhao Yu found that he had an impeccable logic in his prose. Particularly, in his later novels, he was very good at describing psychological activities.
He was accurate and precise about the psychological state of every character, whether the character was a criminal or a law enforcer. So, when Zhao Yu had finished reading Han Kuan's books, he realized a shocking fact... Han Kuan had grown up to be an amazing psychologist by creating his crime fiction novels! This explained how he was able to deceive the police and even mislead Zhao Yu!
In addition to the novels, Zeng Ke also found a major problem in a video that he uncovered. It was an earlier interrogation video in which Han Kuan cried bitterly over his wife's death. His words are what had specifically caught Zeng Ke's attention.
During the interrogation at that time, Han Kuan had said with tears in his eyes, "You say that you know how I feel, but who knows how it feels to lie in my wife's blood?"
This did not sound important at first, but after Zhao Yu thought about it more carefully, the more strange it sounded to him. Then, Zeng Ke asked Ba Chen about this, and according to what he could remember, he also felt that it was strange for Han Kuan to say such a thing.
This was because, when the police arrived at the scene of Zhang Jingru's death, the unconscious Han Kuan had a knife in his hand. At first, the police thought that he wanted to kill himself, so they sent him to the hospital immediately.
At that time, Han Kuan's clothes were covered with blood, so a nurse had to take off his clothes, clean them up, then change him into hospital clothes. The bloody clothes were collected as evidence by the police and sent to the Forensics Department for further examination.
According to the doctor's test results, Han Kuan was in a severe coma at that time. He didn't wake up until eight o'clock in the morning. So, he couldn't have known what had happened during the night!
Moreover, Ba Chen remembered clearly that until the police took Han Kuan from the hospital to the police station as a suspect in killing his wife, he did not even know that Zhang Jingru had died! Although the police showed him photos of the crime scene later during the interrogation, his words still didn't sound reasonable.
After all, even if he knew that he had been lying in his wife's blood, how could he feel that? This obviously proved that he was the murderer who killed Zhang Jingru! He was conscious when he was in Zhang Jingru's blood!
In addition to the above two things, they also had a new finding as they investigating the Devil Case's victims. An investigation team that was responsible for investigating the 60-year-old lady found the old lady's neighbors.
According to one of her neighbors, it was rumored that the old lady used to kill and abuse small animals before she died. The neighbor was quite sure that the rumor came from the Internet.
After hearing this, the police immediately launched an investigation of the rumor and finally found the Internet source. In fact, in the year of the Devil Case, chat software, such as QQ, had not been widely used yet.
Instead, local young people chatted online in a chat forum called Friend. It was an open platform that was similar to today's chat groups. People could talk with strangers and make friends in this way.
It was very popular at that time. However, this kind of chat platform had only regional popularity.
The rumor about the old lady killing small animals came from this chat platform, which explained how the old lady had attracted the attention of the murderer. It was because he found her through this platform!
Therefore, Zhao Yu and the others finally understand why Han Kuan was able to get information so quickly about his target! He must have gotten it through this platform!
At that time, the forum didn't require real names in order for someone to register. It was also very poorly managed, with little security features. So, it would have been easy for him to find a way to have people online provide him with the information that he desired!
But now, times have changed. After so many years have passed, the team knew that it would not likely be able to find his chat records. Moreover, even if they could find Han Kuan's chat records, it wouldn't be convincing enough evidence.
Therefore, although they found this forum, they still didn't find any solid evidence. In order to prove Han Kuan's guilt, they must find more conclusive evidence.
But, Zhao Yu hadn't opened any Gen hexagrams for several days now, and he was worried that this might be a sign that he was doomed to fail.
No! Zhao Yu shouted in his heart. He would definitely not accept this!
Now, Zhao Yu had a deeper understanding of Han Kuan. He was convinced that, although Han Kuan was clever, the Devil Case was not a perfect crime! He was determined that he would find some loopholes!


A little ruffian who fought recklessly without any morals and bottomline accidentally time-traveled to parallel space and became a Key Case Investigation Team agent. The huge change in identity had him creating chaos in the police station. However, a strange miracle system helped him repeatedly solve mysterious cases, turning him into an impudent ruffian detective!

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