A girl inevitably always ends up fighting with her mom on a daily basis. It is worst to the extent that it would be unbelievable if an argument doesn't occur at least once within a day. The fact that the rest of her family weren't even a bit of a comfort to these were added fire to oil. This daily struggle has made her more and more distant to her family that she might not even bat an eye if ever someone in the family dies.
Day to day, the clashes she made with her mother gave more soil to the planted hatred in her heart. Hatred that has began to sprout one day on a fated night.

"I wish she were dead." 

Words that left her mouth that night, though thought to be empty, has now become the words she had regretted saying in her entire life.
This story of regret is about Di Mengxi, who abhorred her family—her mother, to the extent of actually killing her, and the struggles she faced for the sake of changing this tragedy.

Everything was dark. I am coated with loneliness and sadness. 
Everything was cold. I am chilled with doubt and fear. 
Everything was silent. I am muted with bondage of chains. 
With these, you can catch a glimpse that I am residing in a place called 'desolation' where love, hopes, dreams and aspirations seem like a distant star so elusive to hold.  

Until you came. You proved to me that I was wrong -- 

I was wrong that darkness, loneliness and sadness lurks in me when you run on my location bearing a torch in your arms- telling me that there is life and hope . . . that it is not difficult to love and to be loved . . . that dreams and aspirations will be at greener pasture as long as I believe and work on it, 

I was wrong that doubt and fear shivers me when you rekindle the flame in my heart - reminding me that there is a fire that will ignites courage . . .that bravery outshines cowardice, 

I was wrong that bondage of chains barred me to resonate a voice when you help me to have a breakthrough on my hesitations- fortifying a strength to break free from any tangles that hold back. 

On that moment you told me that . . . I feel, I am loved. No words from my mouth can utter how grateful I am when you warmth my stone-cold heart. Yet, my eyes can't help its tears to fall down. The tears are the manifestation of the abundance of my heart and if ever you'll open it, there you will find your name. 



I hope the flame in your torch will last so you can stay with me for a long time. However, fate is too harsh and pla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

                               ---------------------END OF THE LOVE LETTER-------------------

These are the unfinished words of love and gratitude found and read by Yuan Schutz in the archives of their school publication office. Yuan, a college student taking education course and an associate editor of The Wordsmith, the official publication of the Longford University, stay in the pub office an hour ahead before 5:00 P.M to prepare himself as a presiding officer for their pub meeting. 

As he waits for the rest of his teammates to finish their classes, he looked for the recent magazine release but unexpectedly found an old, daunted and semi-rotten paper where this letter is written. It was ripped into two and the other half is nowhere to be found. He has doubts that the remaining 'confessions of love' are blotted in its other ripped paper. 

It took too long for Yuan to move on his seat as he was still stuck on the story-- pondering on what had happened on the sprouting love. Did it end sadly? Or did it venture to next level of intimacy, romance and love? 

But to know who was the owner and penmanship of it has stir more his interest. Knowing the fact that Longford University has stand for 350 years, could it be that the owner of the letter had been a student of the University? And once classrooms, library, canteen, pathway and even the pub office had been a witness of their enamored love? 

How sweet is it to think of that it paints a smile on Yuan's lips while looking at the ceiling having a daydream to these anonymous lovers. It would be a satisfaction on his part if he could trace the students' accounts, find them if they are still alive and reconnect their past in the present.

Because of this afternoon encounter, he is eager to start his quest on finding the answer. His eyes glowed with extreme excitement and bets that it would be a buzz scoop as a news article or even a feature article for their publication. It will surely inspire the whole Longford student community that love sees no records of wrongs nor shortcomings (as blotted on the letter) , it resides in a connection it called haven and home.

when mind fails to recall, heart remembers.

"Then can I be with you for the time being?" Ais asked, the girls looked at me with menacing eyes. I felt dread of course from their menacing eyes and said
"Come on, it's not my fault that she's like this, alright? I'll make your tattoos change when we got home, ok?" They instantly nodded, Ryuu and Chloe already had their tattoos changed so they wanted to do things with me but it was a simple request and that was sleeping beside me. The onlookers were flabbergasted because a kid having many beauties at his side and even the Goddesses also fell in love with me, they said
"What the hell have I been doing with my life?"
"I can't believe that even a kid defeated me."
"Lucky brat." and such, they were sad and demestated even the men in Loki Familia's core members are looking at me with dagger eyes. Even Bete was mad at me and wanted to jump at me but the girls looked at him with threatening eyes so he just sat there while looking at me. I calmed the girls down and they took a seat at a table that was near Loki Familia, I sat down with the girls and Ais came along as well. I used Shadow Clones to replace Ryuu and Chloe so they could sit with us, I spawned 4 of me and made them to be waiters. The whole pub was surprised by my clones but I just kept talking with the girls and Ais also, I looked at Freya and asked
"So Freya, what are you going to do now? After I acknowledge your tattoo?"
"What other than be with my lover?" She said, but I still can't get over the fact that she's the God of Love so she is the representation of love itself. And the fact that she only interested with my soul that's all but at the same time she loves me for it, the question is will she love another man other than me after seeing an interesting soul also? so I just asked her this
"Freya, I know you're interested in my soul because my soul is different, foreign, not from this world. You love me because of my soul, not my character, not my doings, not my looks, but my soul so what if you found another interesting soul? Will you love him also? Because I don't want my women to love another man other than me." The atmosphere went heavy that instant because when the girls heard that Freya only interested in my soul, they became hostile towards her. Freya also surprised that I knew about her skill which was Discerning Eye and knew that this matter was serious as she herself would love other men who had interesting souls like me.
"Well I can't just only love you can I? I'm the Goddess of Love after all." She said
"... Goodbye then Freya, I hope you can find another interesting soul like mine." I said while wanting to leave the pub because that talk ruined my mood to feast. I stood up and the girls also stood up to leave the pub Ais also stood up to follow me.
"Mia-san I'll be leaving, my clones will be helping you in the pub." I said, we left the pub leaving Freya behind who was still sitting and complementing her decision but I already gave her a choice and she chose not to be with me. Loki decided to follow me apparently and her Familia followed her also, I went to an empty alley and said
"Want to come out? If not you'll miss the only chance in your lifetime to see something magnificent."
"Really~?" Loki just came out and said playfully
"Yes if you just give me Ais and Riveria." I said, I mean they are beauties but for Lefiya, she... isn't my type but she will hang around like Aisha since Lefiya really admired Ais but it can change in the future.
"Ok then!" Loki said, then Bete and the rest came out.
"Loki-sama! What do you mean with Okay?!" Riveria said
"Well you're already so old and there's someone fancy you so why not try to be with him?" Loki said, Riveria is 97 years old if you see from this POV of the story since it's only 10 months went by. Riveria started to think it over and Loki was right, Riveria never been in a relationship with a man.
"LOKI-SAMA! WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY GIVING AIS TO THAT BRAT?!" Bete said, I really want to kill him at this rate but the girls are already on the move. They already took out their weapons and cast their magic towards the wolf, Chloe appeared behind him with a dagger across his neck, Ryuu at his side with her sword on his neck, Saber pointed her Excalibur in front of his nose, Ranye with her claw weapon already pointed his side of the head at his right side, and Hephy and Haruhime already cast their magic ready to shoot him. Bete felt powerless at this very moment even if he was a level 6 adventurer and regretting his action.
"Brat? Did you call Alex brat?" Chloe said, she put her dagger deeper to his neck so some blood would come out.
"Are you seeking death?" Ryuu said, Loki Familia was dumbstruck as they saw that the girls already ready to kill Bete after he said brat to me. They went into the deepest floor yet these girls are stronger than them, I looked at the scene with stars in my eyes because I never been treated like this. I decided to give them a present after this and said
"Ok now, girls don't be like that to the wolf. We still need to go home and I'll be giving you guys a present after this." The girls quickly stored their weapons to the inventory and dismissed the magic they cast, they quickly surrounded me again.
"Well, then shall we go to my place?" I asked Loki
"Let's go!" Loki said excitedly with expectance filled her eyes. I transported us to the 'Soul world' except for the wolf and arrived at the Newcomers' area, I looked at Loki and her Familia including Ais
"Welcome to the 'Soul world'! As you can see we have arrived at the Newcomers' area, please follow the procedure to get your citizenship." I said, then they started to register for their citizenship after it was done, we head back home with Loki and her Familia being our guests. We arrived and we all sat on the living room, I said
"So how is it? Here, I'm a god, and those who proclaim themselves as Gods and Goddesses are just a normal human here. Well, as you can see that you have registered to be my citizens so that means you will be following me from now on except for the wolf or Bete. I do not want him in here and I'm doing this for his own sake because he most likely will make ruckus here and I don't know what will happen to him." Well, I wanted to kill him but could just left him at Danmachi world so I'll just let him live. Loki and the rest were trying to process the information because they never have seen anything like this. After 5 minutes, Finn was the one who started to talk first
"Alex, can you invite the pallum to this world?" Finn said
"I could invite the Pallum here but what can your race do for me?" I said, Tione was pissed of course because the person she loves being questioned like this.
"Oi! Don't question Finn like that!" She said while wanting to grab me but was stopped by the girls.
"Stop, Tione! He's right! This is his domain not mortal world, this is where he rules over everything." Finn said
"Let me ask you once again Finn, what can your race do for me?" I asked, I mean I don't know a single thing about their race and from the looks of it their looks are the same with a child looks so that means I can't let them out from the 'Soul World' even though they are wise and such. In other words, they are useless to me if they can't even help outside the 'Soul World'.
"Alex, my race is known to be the weakest race but we have excellent sight and could see in the dark." Finn said, my eyes went shining at that very moment because I have found the perfect sniper and assassin candidates. They have a small build like a child has but they have excellent sight which if they were trained they could accurately shoot the targets and the fact they could see in the dark means they could use their small build to hide in the shadow and still have perfect sight in the dark.
"Then I will accept your race to the 'Soul World' but at the same time, most of them will be transferred to the military because of your race's traits. But know this I will make those who have malicious intent over this place to be slaved and imprisoned. Do you still want to bring your race to this world?" I said, Finn was ecstatic as their race was declining and depressed at the same time as their so-called Goddess was just a name that their ancestors made up. Finn came to Orario to give hope and pride for the Pallum by becoming one of the strongest adventurers in Orario.
"YES! I WILL STILL BRING MY RACE TO THIS WORLD! THANK YOU ALEX!" He said, he prostrated and thanked me, I prompted him to get up since I want to show him around. After a while, he got up and followed me, the girls and Loki Familia followed me also. I led the tour and first, we went to the residents' district, I showed them the modern homes and buildings. The Loki Familia was awestruck as they were informed that the residents were those slaves and such, then we move on to the Military base since most of the Pallum will be placed at the Military. I explained things about the military and once again the Loki Familia was bewildered as they learned the number of personnel in the military were. Well from what I know the number was already exceeding 5,000 and still increasing as more people came to this world.
But the military was empty since most of the personnel are at the dungeon training and only the new recruits are at the Military base. I showed the gunnery and vehicles also but I don't have many of them yet as I don't know which rifle and such to be picked, that's why in the next world we'll be visiting the modern world. Anyway, after a while, I was tired and Lefiya, Tiona, and Tione also because they are the same age as me. We went back, I entered the hot spring first and the men also entered the hot spring with me, now I made the hot spring to have man and woman sections.

(BE WARNED!!! THIS IS MY FIRST NOVEL AND ENGLISH ISN'T MY FIRST LANGUAGE!!)

Alex Walsh was only a guy which had an average life and he like anime, manga, novel, etc. Yet when he died at 18, he got an offer from God to be his entertainer but also the chance to become a God. Watch how his journey to Godhood.


First World: Danmachi
1 Chapter/day

[Later]
Marco and Alice reached Port Natalia at the same day they left from San Ilia since they knew the path better, the travel was easier than before. Before coming here, Marco finally made a pizza for both of them, and the when she ate it… She had the same reaction with the Kebab.
Maybe the stain in the forest is dried or maybe it's still there, it isn't Marco's problem now.
Alice: This pizza *Nom* Is delicious! *Nom*
Alice was eating her last slice, while Marco was searching for the house where Meia, the mermaid that requested for someone to come here for something, was.
Marco: Where in the name of Buddha is the house…
Alice: Buddha?
Marco: Don't ask, if you try to find out what does everything I said mean, we would stay here until I die…
Alice sighed and followed him, in the way they encountered some things, like…
Mermaid Kid: Hey mister, do you want to hear my song?
Marco: Why not?
Marco and Alice watched as the mermaid kid coughed a bit and started singing.
Mermaid Girl: My Mermaid song…! Can you hear it…?
Thanks to Marco's immunity, the accidental mind attack that the Mermaid used while singing didn't worked, but it was not the same about the man passing nearby…
Man: M...M...M...Master? M...M...M...Master!
The man threw himself at the girl, who screamed.
Mermaid Girl: Kyaaaaa!
Before the man could reach the mermaid kid, Marco used 'Start' and knocked him down with a fist in the chin. The mermaid panicked a bit at the scene and said to Marco before running away.
Mermaid girl: Wawawa… I wasn't supposed to sing that song… I'm sorry, mister…
Marco: Don't worry, say sorry to him, not me.
the mermaid nodded with a guilty look and Marco and Alice left, to search Meia's house, but before that, they stopped in a pub to drink something since they are thirsty, the pub was called Mermaid Pub, and they were welcomed from a mermaid.
Mermaid: Welcome at our Mermaid Pub, what are you going to order?
Marco: Some normal beer will do.
Alice: I pick a glass of water
The Mermaid nodded and left to take a glass of beer for Marco, meanwhile Alice looked at him with a curious look.
Alice: I didn't knew you drank alcohol.
Marco: I'm at the right age to drink, to kill and to fuck, I don't have any problem with this and I like alcohol a bit.
Alice shrugged and the mermaid came back with beer for Marco and water for Alice, which they drank a sip before putting it back at the table.
Marco: I wonder how things became like this… Mermaids living with humans without any problem…
The mermaid heard them and smiled before asking.
Mermaid: Do you want to hear a little story?
Marco nodded and drank another sip from his beer.
The mermaid took a seat at their table and started to talk.
Mermaid: It's a sad story from a hundred years ago, between a young human and a mermaid.
Marco: 'I wanted to know how the humans came to accept the mermaids with time, not how it started, but it doesn't hurt hearing it again…'
Mermaid: A long time ago, there was a young sailor named Alan in this town. One day, his ship wrecked while on a voyage. He was attacked by a shark, and was mortally wounded. Suddenly, a beautiful Mermaid named Laura appeared, and saved him.
It was love at first sight for Laura. Alan's injury was so severe, that normally it would kill a human. There was a puncture wound through his left chest that went half an inch into his lung, leaving him in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.
His spine was also injured in the shark attack, and he had lost a third of his blood. Normally someone wouldn't survive that…. Did I already say he was half dead?
Marco: ...Yeah… *Sip*
Mermaid: So, Laura made Alan drink her blood. You may not know, but the blood of a Mermaid is a powerful medicine. Drinking her blood, Alan was somehow able to recover. But even with her blood, he wasn't able to be completely fine. 
For a full year he had to drink her blood every day, or else he would die.
Marco: Pfffff!
Marco spit out all the beer when he heard the last sentence.
Marco: How in god's name can she regenerate so much blood?!
The mermaid giggled at Marco's sudden reaction and answered him.
Mermaid: We mermaids have high regenerative capabilities. Anyway, Laura pretended to be a human, and followed Alan to the town. She secretly mixed her blood in with his food to keep him alive. Months passed like that, as she continued to take care of Alan.
Laura and Alan fell completely in love…
Marco: But…
The mermaid nodded with a sad expression, knowing what Marco meant and continued to talk.
Mermaid: One day, it was discovered that Laura was not human. Alan's love didn't change, but the other townsfolk were different. People were terrified of her, and accused her of being the source of all the bad things happening in town.
Marco raised an eyebrow and finished his beer, Alice did the same and were hearing the mermaid's tale.
Mermaid: Finally, soldiers caught her and decided to execute her. Laura decided she would turn herself in and choose to be executed by skewering.
Marco: 'I have a really dark joke, which may make all the mermaids and humans here infuriated with me, but I'll stay silent…'
Mermaid: Choosing the bloodiest possible method, she wanted Alan to be able to collect all of her blood. Alan figured out what Laura was planning on doing by the letter she sent him… He decided to kill himself by drinking poison.
Marco: Huh… Romeo and Juliet… 
Alice: Who?
Marco: It was a tale that I heard about two people separated from each other that loved themselves, Romeo died for poison while Juliet died for suicide, they loved each other really deeply, but their parents didn't like it.
Mermaid: Well, it is something like that… Where was I…? Oh right, if he died, Laura wouldn't be forced to stay by his side to give him her blood. He couldn't bear the thought of Laura being executed for his sake.
Laura fled from the execution ground after hearing of Alan's death. For the next few days, a storm blew through the town, as if summoned by Laura's grief. The people of the town regretted their actions. They decided to repent, and came to accept Mermaids… The end.
Marco: *Deeply exhales* Well, it was a sad story… I really liked it.
Then Marco laid on the table a tip for the mermaid, who appreciated it and then Marco and Alice left the pub.
[Later]
They finally reached the street, and just came in front of Meia's house.
Marco: 6th street… 3-29… This is the one.
Then Marco came in front of the door and knocked.
?: I'm coming!
Alice and Marco heard an excited female voice, which is probably Meia.
And then the door opened, revealing the mermaid that Marco and Alice met the last time before the explosion at the mermaid school, she was Meia, the one who want to request for the ring for her marriage with her lover.
Marco: Meia?
Meia: Yes, that's me, I'm sorry for cutting our conversation short last time. Due to the explosion, I completely forgot about our conversation.
Marco: It's nothing, it was something important.
Then Marco and Alice followed Meia inside her home and sat in a sofa in a small room.
Meia: Please excuse the small house… I don't have much to entertain you with either…
Marco: Don't worry, we're fine, now let's talk about the request.
Meia nodded and brought some suspicious looking aquatic-based cakes and tea on the table and sat in front of the table.
Alice: Your request better not be stupid…
Marco: Don't worry, if she needed to send a request to San Ilia, it may be an important one.
Meia nodded and said with a smile.
Meia: Actually… I'm in love with a human.
She held her cheeks while blushing.
Marco: ...And?
Meia: Well, we lived together in this house for a while, and right now he's out at sea fishing… But, although we love each other deeply, we're not married. It's because we can't perform the Marriage Trial dictated by marine law…
When a Mermaid and a human get married, they have to offer a written pledge to the Queen at the temple on the seabed. But… The monsters along the way to the temple are too dangerous. I have some magic power, but my darling isn't too strong. 
We wouldn't be able to make it there safely… 
Marco: Alright, I got it, I'll go there. 'I'm not a hero so I shouldn't have any problem with the Sea Queen'
Meia: Thank you!
While Meia was joyous, someone opened the door, and a kid entered the room.
Boy: I'm home!
Meia: Ah! Welcome home!
The boy noticed Marco and Alice and said to Meia.
Boy: Heeey Meia, who are these people?
Meia: They're very admirable adventurers! I asked them to deliver our pledge of marriage to the Queen!
Boy: Oh, really? Thank you! We really want to get married, so that would help us a lot.
The boy thanked Marco and Alice, they didn't seemed surprised from the appearance of the boy, both knew that he was under a eternal youth spell. Then Meia gave them the letter Marco should give to the queen and a transparent crystal.
Meia: Then please take these… This is our pledge and a Ball of Guidance.
The moment Marco touched the ball of guidance…
*Ding*
*Discovered enchantment: Guide(Sea Temple), Breathing Underwater*
*Absorb it?*
*[Yes] or [No]*
Marco: 'Huh… Neat… Yes'
Then an invisible aura left the ball and entered Marco's body, no one noticed the change.
Marco: Alright, if I don't get wrong then it's at the beach of south the starting line… Right?
Meia: Yes, good luck on your quest.
Marco nodded and he and Alice left Meia's house, heading to the beach to enter the sea temple to give the pledge to the Queen.
[SPECIAL QUESTS]
1st. Kick Gabriel's ass
2nd. Achieve coexistence between Monsters and Humans
3rd. Kill Illias
4th. Return to Lucifina's grave
5th. Visit every places in Illias Continent, Sentora and Hellgondo
6th. Slap Lazarus' face
[UPGRADE QUEST]
Help the mermaid Meia and her lover to get a marriage ring from the Southern Monster Queen

Marco, one of the abnormal trio(With Gabriel in Fanfiction: Hail the Ant King and Billy in WIP), lived his life peacefully, until he and Billy accidentally sent their friend Gabriel to another world.
When they received a mysterious letter from him, they got enraged and picked a random house to suicide, promising to kick Gabriel's ass when he will meet him, Marco leaves the world with a special gift...
…
Fanfiction in Monster Girl Quest.

It was interesting and confusing for Lucien. The morning was obviously not busy hours for a pub.
A slender blonde girl was peeking inside from the pub door. Then, she sighed and was about to leave, but was surprised to notice Lucien standing there, waiting for her to get out of the way.
"Oh! Lucien!" She exclaimed.
Lucien was already used to the situation. He smiled and greeted, "Morning! What’re you doing here?"
The girl’s tanned cheeks suddenly flushed, "I… I am just on my way. I heard there’s a new bard here today in the pub…so…Anyway, I gotta go, Lucien."
Before Lucien said his goodbye, the young girl rushed away with her cheeks red. Lucien guessed the bard she mentioned should be very attractive.
However, it had nothing to do with Lucien. He was here to work. He gently pushed the door and stepped inside the pub.
Lucien’s first impression towards the pub was not very good: a dusky space, with a strong alcohol smell and messy tables and chairs. It took his eye a while to get accustomed to the dark environment.
Several drunkards were woken by the noise. They emitted a few curses and went back to sleep on the tables. There was an hooked-nosed man in a tight black coat, probably in his thirties, sitting on a bar stool and was sipping his amber-coloured wine. Without saying anything he glimpsed at Lucien.
Lucien looked around. Soon, he found a dwarf snoring loudly behind the counter. He was sitting on a high bar chair with his round head leaning against the wall. His shining saliva was dropping on his blonde beard which was tied into a bow.
Knowing the dwarf would not wake up by himself, Lucien knocked on the counter loudly with his fingers.
The drunkards started swearing in the background. The old dwarf slowly woke up with sleepy eyes, "Oh, my Lucien! Finally, you’re a grown-up now! Finally, you understand the wonderfulness of wine! Cheers! For our new customer…"
"It’s already morning, uncle… Cohn." Lucien was hesitant about how to call the pub owner.
Cohn rubbed his eyes and looked around, "I’m not drunk… Don’t lie to me. What a wonderful night!"
After quite a while, Cohn finally sobered up. When Lucien asked about the jobs, Cohn made a slightly pained look and said, "Um… I don’t have really good ones now. All I got are some odd jobs. 9 o’clock tomorrow morning… Let me see. Three Fells for carrying stuff from the grocery to the gate zone. But you know, you have to give one Fell to the gangsters there at the end of the day. Then… all you can get from the work is two Fells, only enough for buying an old brown bread.
"Another thing… yes, here. The Musician Association’s gonna do a cleaning today. You can rent a cart and help them with the garbage. You can get eight Fells after the rent. But also… three Fells to the bastards."
"There is something else too… No, I don’t think you’re qualified for that."
Lucien nodded, he only had seven Fells with himself. He did not really have many choices. Working for the association was the best one.
"Cohn, do you have jobs with better payment?" Lucien asked again with curiosity.
Cohn laughed loudly, "Yes, for sure, my boy. But those are for real men, as they require strength and courage, not for a young boy. You don’t even know how to drink."
Then, he lowered his voice. "I’ve seen so many people setting off towards the Dark Mountain Range from my bar. They were mercenaries and experienced adventurers. But, very, very few of them came back alive." Cohn belched and continued, "Of course they all made a big fortune, though.
"Don’t underestimate them. Many of them were High-Level Knights." A gentle but attractive voice came from behind Lucien. His tone was lifted slightly in the end, sounding elegant and seductive.
Lucien turned around and saw a silver-haired man walking towards them from one of the pub’s rooms. He was wearing slim pants and a red jacket, covered with a black high-collared coat. Those formal clothes looked amazingly casual but elegant on him. He had quite refined features: silver eyes, tall and straight nose, thin lips…The man almost looked like a charming elf with his silky silver hair, like a full moon at night.
Holding a harp in his hand, the man picked a bar chair and sat down.
"Hey, Rhine! Want a drink?" Cohn grabbed a glass.
"Thanks, but I only drink at night." He smiled. "Peace has been prevailing on the continent for almost three hundred years. There are more knights than people need. The Duchy of Orvarit, the closest duchy to the Dark Mountain Range, is full of myths and mysterious treasures. Many new and honored knights come here to seek credits, honor, and fortune."
He fiddled with the harp and continued, "Besides, some of them were broken knights, some of them were convicted, some of them were travelers, while some of them were dark knights who were not admitted by the church."
Cohn was a little bit unhappy with Rhine’s rejection. He murmured, "Lucien, this is Rhine Carendia. As a bard, he travelled a lot. And he just got away from the passionate Tria ladies in the Kingdom of Syracuse."
"The Kingdom of Syracuse?" Lucien asked.
Cohn burst out laughing. His long, blond beard swayed with his laughter. With an ambiguous smile on his wrinkled face, he replied. "Yes, The Syracuse. A passionate, romantic nation where love is the top priority."
A drunkard joined them when they started talking about Syracuse. He loudly burped, and asked with eagerness, "Rhine, the la… ladies and madams… there, there in Tria, were they really that beautiful… and... hot?"
Rhine smiled casually and answered with his unique tone, "Yes, they were. Their eyes were like morning stars, hair like silk, lips like roses, and their fair skin like milk. I can still remember the perfumes they wore and their wet, warm breaths. A few ladies and duchess even invited me to their secret manors…"
The drunkard cut in with excitement, "Did you go then?"
Lucien knew the most common topic within men was women. While he was listening, he was also thinking about his learning how to read.
Rhine, with the same smile, answered, "I told them I did not like dirty things that had been used by someone else. I love beautiful, clean, and pure lives, no matter men or women. They’re the tastiest things in the world."
"Bullshit, Rhine. There was no way you dared to speak to them like that."
"Right, if you had answered like this, you would be in the famous jail in Tria by now! Come on, Rhine!"
"Those ladies, many of them could compete with the knights. Dare you!"
Rhine shrugged his shoulders slightly facing Cohn and the drunkard’s laughter, "That’s why I’m here now, not in Syracuse."
Pounding the counter, Cohn was laughing so hard that he almost got choked. Drunkards there were all wakened up by his pounding, looking angry but confused, "Such… such a good story from our beloved Rhine!" Cohn’s face turned red, "Cheers! For the wonderful story!"
All the drunkards knew was ale. They pushed their ways to the counter to grab the free drink.
"Cheers! For… Rhine, the blowhard!"
"The blowhard!" They laughed and shouted.
A while later, when the pub finally quieted down again, Cohn was very surprised to find that Lucien was still there.
"What else? My boy?" Cohn asked.
"Um… yes. I’ve got a new idea. I… I’m thinking about…learning how to read."
"Ah? Read?" Now Cohn was even more surprised, "You talked with Rhine? You two are dreamers."
Several guys in the bar started heckling.
"Wooo… What a magnificent, glorious dream for our brave little pauper!"
While some showed their support, "Lucien, good for you! Dreams make a real man!"
Cohn laughed with them for a while and then turned to Lucien, "Two years, Lucien. It’ll take you at least two years to learn how to read. You’ll start from scratch. Do you have any idea how much money and effort it will cost you?"
Lucien looked into his eye, nodded firmly, "I understand. So many people tell me I’m too old for this or that. But Cohn, as people said, better late than never. If I don’t make up my mind, there will never be a start."
As a university student in his original world, Lucien was confident that, with the all the knowledge he mastered before, he would be able to understand the language rules and start reading very soon.
Twirling his big beard, Cohn nodded, "I see… You’re too old to enter the church school… that’s for sure. Then… There are two ways: either you become an apprentice for ten years, or you pay for a teacher. But, the first way… you know, it depends on whose apprentice you want to be. I don’t see the necessity for a blacksmith to learn reading. They won’t pay you for that. If you can afford a teacher… it will be five Nars a month. Five silver coins! And the price is same in the whole city."
Lucien did not want to become an apprentice. Ten years was too long, but he also had to make sure no one would possibly find out that he was trying to learn magic. Being an apprentice meant he had to live in his master’s place. That would not be good.
"Five Nars. It’s probably gonna take you half year to save five Nars if you work from day to night and eat the cheapest brown bread."
"And how much can you learn within a month?" Cohn added, "Are you still going?"
Lucien answered firmly, "Yes, I am."
A hundred Fells equaled to one Nar. It was a tough start. But still possible.


"A falling star has brought the chaos. The throne of fate has lost its master. The nonbeliever who walks in light and darkness will make his debut."
In this magic world, knowledge is power.

Sawako opened the door of the pub and sighed in relief when she had arrived on time. 

Yuuki looked at the name of this pub and couldn't help but frown. "Death Devil?" He felt that this name was strangely familiar for some reason. 

Sawako seemed a bit surprised and asked, "Wh - What?" 

"No, the name of the pub is "Death Devil". You can see it there," Yuuki said while pointing his finger at the banner of the pub.

"Oh." Sawako seemed a bit relieved when she knew that it was the name of the pub. "Well, let's enter the pub." 

"Hmm..." Yuuki entered the pub and saw that the interior of this place was quite normal, but there was a place for a private meeting similar to a box for limited people. Sawako's friends had booked that kind of place and had waited for them in that place. 

Sawako opened the door again and two of her old friends in high school. "I am sorry that I am a bit late." 

The two women who saw Sawako couldn't help but exclaim, "Catherine!" 

"Catherine?" Yuuki suddenly remembered that Sawako had played a rock metal band during her high school time. "Your name when you were in band?" 

Sawako blushed but nodded at his question. "Mihoko, Norimi, don't call me that!" 

Mihoko looked at Yuuki who was standing beside Sawako. She could see that Yuuki was quite young, but the glasses gave him a mature feeling. "Your boyfriend seems to be very young." She didn't know why, but she felt that she had seen him in the past. 

Sawako seemed to be embarrassed to tell them that her boyfriend was her student.

"Hello, my name is Ichijou Yuuki." Yuuki introduced himself politely. 

Mihoko smiled and said, "My name is Mihoko." 

"My name is Norimi Kawaguchi, you can call me Norimi." Norimi smiled and said, "Anyway, sit down." 

Sawako sighed and sat down in front of both Norimi and Mihoko. 

Yuuki was sitting next to Sawako. 

"Oi, Catherine," Norimi said in a low voice. 

"What?" Sawako asked. 

"Did he know about your past?" Norimi asked. She wasn't sure why, but she felt familiar with Sawako's boyfriend. She felt that she had seen him somewhere. 

"Yeah, he already knows about our rock band," Sawako said.

"Hmm..." Norimi nodded and asked, "Ichijou-kun, have had sex with Catherine?" 

"...." 

"What?! Niromi! Don't ask such a stupid question!" Sawako was mad and started to wrestle with Noriko. 

"Not yet, I am waiting for a chance," Yuuki answered Norimi's question easily without a problem.

Sawako blushed in response, but she didn't stop wrestling with Norimi. 

"Stop! Stop! Let go of me!" Norimi tapped Sawako's hand showing that she had given up. 

"Don't ask anything stupid again," Sawako said since she was annoyed.

"I know! I know!" Norimi said and sighed in relief when Sawako had let her go. She looked at Sawako with a hateful expression and said, "You amazon woman!" 

"You tomboy woman!" 

Yuuki looked at both Norimi and Sawako and said, "They're sure very close to each other." 

"Yes, it has been a while since both of them met each other," Mihoko said and looked at him. "Ichijou-kun, can I ask you a question?" 

"Hmm? Sure, I'll answer as long as I can," Yuuki said. 

Mihoko nodded and asked, "Then, how did you meet Catherine?" 

"I met her when I visited her school in the past," Yuuki answered. 

"So you're a teacher?" Mihoko asked.

"No, I am a student," Yuuki answered. 

"....." 

Mihoko and Norimi opened their mouths wide when they heard Yuuki's answer. Then the moment they heard such an answer they couldn't believe it. 

"STUDENT?!" 

Mihoko and Norimi looked at Sawako and couldn't believe that this woman had attacked her student. 

"You old cow eating young grass! How can you make your student become your boyfriend!" 

Norimi couldn't help but say those words. 

"Uwaaaa!!!" Sawako knew that she was wrong. 

"Please, don't blame her. I am the one who is falling in love with her," Yuuki said. 

"......" 

Mihoko laughed and said, "Sawako is sure to be very lucky to have such a young boyfriend." 

"No, I am the one who is lucky to have her," Yuuki said. 

Sawako blushed whenever she heard Yuuki's words. 

"Dammit! Mihoko has her boyfriend and Sawako has her young boyfriend! I am the only one who is single now!" Mihoko started to sulk when she saw both of her friends. 

"Calm down, I am sure that there are a lot of men who want to become your partner," Mihoko said. 

"Didn't you say that you don't want to marry? Why are you crying now?" Sawako said. She thought that she was a bit guilty when she said those words since her relationship was fake. 

"Hic... Hic...." Mihoko sobbed for a while and said, "Then, let's drink! Let's drink!"

"Yeah, let's drink!" 

Yuuki looked at three of them and wondered who would take care of them when they were drunk. He sighed helplessly and knew that it was too late to stop them. 

"Let's have a party!!!" 

"YEAH!!!!" 

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Yuuki looked at three women who had become drunk in the room. He shook his head and needed to call taxi to take care of them only suddenly he heard a commotion beside his room. He came out from the private room of the pub and saw the group of people that had been following both of him and Sawako. 

Yui who saw Yuuki suddenly cried and came toward him. "Yuuki, help us!" 

"What's wrong?" Yuuki asked. 

"We didn't bring enough money to pay for the food," Ritsu said with tears. 

"........" Yuuki looked at Yukari since he knew that this girl was a rich woman. 

Yukari sighed and said, "I didn't bring much." 

Yuuki nodded and said, "I'll help you to pay, but you need to help me." 

"Sure, help with what?" Ritsu asked. 

Yuuki pointed his finger and said, "Help me to take care of those three drunkards." 

"......" 

They looked at the three drunkards women and felt that they shouldn't grow up into them in the future.

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Crossing into the anime world and have a rescue system that will pop out a quest suddenly.

Can I get items and abilities after completion?

Do I have to travel to another world?

But before that Yuuki needs to save the world of otaku? Even though he is a Yakuza?

Everything start from here.

(This synopsis looked like the one from my Hitotose Note).

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"I used to like noisy places full of people when I was studying in the university," Wang Yao said.
He had completely changed after he started to practice Taoism.
"Were you just like them?" Su Xiaoxue asked as she pointed at several young men shouting next to the stage.
"Yeah, sort of," Wang Yao said.
As they were chatting, a young man went onto the stage.
"I want to sing a song called 'Cinderella' to the love of my life," the young man said.
"Wow! Fantastic!" Shouted a group of people standing next to the stage.
The young man on the stage started to sing, "How did I become infatuated by you? I'm asking myself. I can give up anything for you. But how could you just leave? You are not very pretty but extremely lovely."
Honestly, he sang very well. His voice was full of emotion.
"Can you sing?" Su Xiaoxue asked.
"Me? Not really," Wang Yao replied.
"Hello, beautiful, can I have the pleasure to know you?" Suddenly, a well-dressed young man approached Su Xiaoxue.
"Sorry, no," Su Xiaoxue coldly said.
"I just want to make friends with you. What do you think?" The young man didn't want to give up.
Pubs were the best place to hunt for beautiful girls. Guys had a good chance to bump into women who had just broken up with their partner or boyfriend. Those women were often upset and tended to drink a lot. A lot of guys would take the chance to seduce those women.
However, this young man who tried to hook up with Su Xiaoxue completely ignored Wang Yao, who was obviously accompanying her. Maybe he just felt too good about himself.
"Ha-ha!" The young man laughed.
He went onto the stage and whispered a few words to the young man who had been singing with deep emotion. The young man gave the stage to him.
"I'm going to sing a song called 'Love Confession' to that beautiful lady," the well-dressed young man said.
He pointed at Su Xiaoxue, who suddenly attracted everyone's attention.
"Wow, she's stunning," a person in the pub said.
"Wait! She's already got company," another person said.
"Is he trying to steal her from her company?" his friend asked.
The well-dressed young man started to sing, "Along the Seine, in the cafe on the left, I am having a cup of coffee and tasting your beauty. The mark of your lipsticks is in my heart… You said you are not interested. You wanted me to step back..."
"What do you think of his singing?" Wang Yao asked with a smile.
"Horrible! His voice is horrible," Su Xiaoxue said.
To be honest, Wang Yao thought his singing was OK.
"I want to leave here now," Su Xiaoxue said.
"OK." Wang Yao paid the bill.
"Hey, beautiful, don't go!" the young man on the stage shouted. He was apparently touched by his own singing. "Stay! Stay!"
The crowd kicked up a fuss.
"Tah!"
Everyone in the pub suddenly heard a noise, like thunder, that shadowed all the other noises
"Ouch!" someone shouted.
"My ears!" Another person cried out in pain. He felt extreme pain in his ears
The people in the pub covered their ears and rubbed their heads.
"What was that?" Su Xiaoxue curiously asked after they had left the pub.
"It's just a way of using internal power," Wang Yao said.
"Is it like a lion roar?" Su Xiaoxue asked.
"Yeah, similar," Wang Yao said.
"You are amazing," Su Xiaoxue said.
"They were too noisy," Wang Yao said.
"Oh, dear!" Chu Lian walked out of the pub rubbing her forehead. Dr. Wang is really capable. He can even do a lion roar.
She took a deep breath and continued to follow Wang Yao and Su Xiaoxue.
Wang Yao had a look at his mobile phone to check the time. "It's 9 p.m. I should take you home."
"OK," Su Xiaoxue said, even though she wanted to spend more time with Wang Yao. "I'll call Auntie Lian."
Chu Lian came to meet them a moment later. She drove Wang Yao back to the hotel before taking Su Xiaoxue home.
"Did you have a good day?" Chu Lian asked.
"Yeah, I really enjoyed it," Su Xiaoxue said.
Song Ruiping came out of the living room when she heard Su Xiaoxue come home.
"You are back," Song Ruiping said. "Did you enjoy your day?"
"Yes," Su Xiaoxue said.
"Good, I'll leave you to rest," Song Ruiping said.
"OK, good night, Mom," Su Xiaoxue said. She went upstairs humming a happy tune.
"Where did they go?" Song Ruiping asked in a low voice.
"They had dinner together and went to a pub in the Back Sea area," Chu Lian said.
"Pub? Did Xiaoxue have a drink there?" Song Ruiping asked.
"Yes, she had a cocktail," Chu Lian said.
"And, then?" Song Ruiping asked.
"She didn't drink anything else," Chu Lian said.
"Oh, that's good," Song Ruiping said.
"By the way, Dr. Wang wants to visit here tomorrow," Chu Lian said.
"OK," Song Ruiping said. She also needed to talk to Wang Yao face to face.
The night in Beijing was still very alive. The next day, the sky was gloomy. It was as if the sky was covered by something that made people uncomfortable. It was just one of those days in Beijing.
Wang Yao had prepared gifts. He brought tea from Haiqu, which was from Xu Maosheng. He didn't ask Chu Lian to pick him up. He went to Su Xiaoxue's house by himself.
"Good morning, Auntie Song," Wang Yao said. This time he didn't call her Ma'am.
"Morning, please come in." Song Ruiping invited Wang Yao into the room with a smile.
Tea was immediately served.
"Dr. Wang!" As soon as Su Xiaoxue saw Wang Yao, she felt happy. She felt naturally close to him.
The three of them talked for a short while.
"Xiaoxue, I want to speak to Dr. Wang in private," Song Ruiping said. "Is that OK with you?"
"That's fine." Su Xiaoxue went upstairs in silence.
"Wang Yao, I have something important to talk to you about," Song Ruiping said.
"Sure, Auntie Song, go ahead," Wang Yao said.
"I sincerely appreciate you saving Xiaoxue's life. Actually, my whole family holds great gratitude to you because of that. We'll never forget about it," Song Ruiping said.
Wang Yao didn't say anything. He was just listening to Song Ruiping quietly as he sat on the sofa.
"However, as her mother, I have to be cautious when it comes to Xiaoxue's marriage," Song Ruiping said.
"I completely understand," Wang Yao said.
"So, I hope you can tell me the truth whether you really like Xiaoxue," Song Ruiping said. "Are you dating her purely because you like her?"
"Yes, I really like her," Wang Yao said after keeping silent for a second. "I want to spend time with her to see if we get along well."
"I see. I just hope you will not hurt her," Song Ruiping said. In most cases, girls tended to get hurt when a relationship ended.
"Of course," Wang Yao sincerely said.
"Good," Song Ruiping said. "Chu Lian, you can ask Xiaoxue to come down."
"OK, Ma'am," Chu Lian said.
Su Xiaoxue came downstairs and walked to Wang Yao.
"Where would you like to go today?" Su Xiaoxue asked. "I can show you around and be your tour guide."
"That sounds like a good idea. I hope you two have a good time," Song Ruiping said. "Will you come back for lunch?"
"No," Su Xiaoxue said.
"OK, look after yourself," Song Ruiping said.
She walked her daughter and Wang Yao out the door.
"Dr. Wang, where should we go today?" Su Xiaoxue asked.
"I'll listen to you," Wang Yao said.
Su Xiaoxue didn't ask what her mother said to Wang Yao, and he didn't mention anything.
"North Sea Garden?" Su Xiaoxue suggested.
"Sure," Wang Yao said.
"Let's go," Su Xiaoxue said.
Beijing was huge. It had a lot of places worth seeing. No one could see the whole city in one day.
Su Xiaoxue was in a good mood, but she was thinking about what her mother could have possibly said to Wang Yao.
"The emperors in history sure knew how to enjoy life," Su Xiaoxue said after they arrived at North Sea Park.
Inside the garden, Wang Yao felt something similar to Nanshan Hill. Of course, the aura in North Sea Garden was nowhere as good as Nanshan. The designer made a good effort to design the royal garden. He probably consulted several Feng Shui masters.
The water rippled in the lake. A white tower was standing on the hill in the distance.
"Do you feel anything?" Wang Yao softly asked.
"Feel something?" Su Xiaoxue asked after thinking for a moment. "What do you mean?"
"The aura of the surroundings." Wang Yao looked around.
"The aura of this place?" Su Xiaoxue closed her eyes to try to feel it.
"Honestly, I can't feel anything," Su Xiaoxue said.
"Compared to the city center, the aura here is purer and stronger," Wang Yao said.
"Do you mean that this is a good place to do breathing exercises?" Su Xiaoxue asked.
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean," Wang Yao said.
Whole areas of Beijing were polluted. It was not like that thousands of years ago. There must have been a good reason for those emperors to choose Beijing as the capital city. They must have made a great effort to build the city. Beijing had been the capital of China since the Yuan Dynasty. The city was carefully designed. Ancient people were much smarter in certain areas, even without the assistance of modern technology.
A city had its purpose, no matter if there were residents inside or not.
"I can't feel anything here. I could only feel the strong aura when I was close to Nanshan Hill," Su Xiaoxue said.
She hadn't been to Nanshan Hill. She had only reached the foot of the hill, where she could feel a different aura.
"You should come here often when you have time," Wang Yao said. "It will benefit you with your practice."
"OK, I will," Su Xiaoxue said.
They went to The Great Wall after visiting the North Sea Garden. Wang Yao had gone onto The Great Wall in the rain once. He made great progress with his kung fu practice at that time. However, there were many tourists around now. Although it was not peak season, it was still crowded and noisy. Wang Yao couldn't sense anything special.


In an inaccessible village, there were a few houses on the hillside. 
People from far away were attracted here and the mountain road was crowded with luxury cars, because, in this town, there was a young man with incredible medical skills  who could cure all kinds of illnesses!

Far away from Eden and the Border Town, in the Rivenhart Capital, is a pub called the Red Boar Pub.  It was one of the lesser known bars within the the capital city.  

On this day, several cloaked individuals could be seen walking in, each showing  pub bartender a colored key necklace before proceeding forward. One key was black, the others were red, blue, green, yellow,  white, and grey, representing the colors of the elements.

The bartender would nod and go back to serving his patrons.  The several figures went past the bartender and proceeded into the basement.

In the basement was a white-bearded old man.  He was dressed in noble fashion and exuded confidence and power.   From his neck hung a silver key.

The cloaked figures slowly walked over to their chairs and subsequently stood there waiting to be seated.

"For the kingdom! The meeting of the Rainbow Door commences" shouted the man with he Silver Key. 

"The road that opens up to glory lies behind the Rainbow Door."  replied the other members.

"All may be seated" responded the man with the silver key.

All members sat down.

"Let's get straight to it, Black Key, what is the status of the King?" asked the man with the silver key.

"King Ash becomes increasingly older as the days go by.  We have speculation that it would be time to pick a new heir soon for the kingdom." replied the man with the black key around his neck. 

King Ash did not have any children or surviving family members.  When he passed, he would have to declare a new heir, as a result every faction is attempting to gain favor with the king. If an heir was not designated soon, the kingdom could not rest at ease.  If King Ash did not select a new heir there would be a blood bath for the throne.

"Right now the king is facing extreme pressure from the three great families to designate an heir.    Each noble family hoping the king would select them." Black Key continued.

"What greedy animals these three families are, with these selfish families I only see the Rivenhart kingdom descending into chaos.  Each family has their own agenda and each are so greedy they'll never consider the people." argued the man with the red key.

"According to the doctors, they believe he may only have at most another ten years.  It is of the utmost importance that this next decade would be used for selecting an heir." stated the woman with the blue key. 

Silver Key stroked his beard,"The Rainbow Door has seldom involved itself in the past thousand years with the problems of the Kingdom.  However, with the increasing threat of the nearby kingdoms, we cannot stand by idly this time.  King Ash's strength will not remain supreme forever.   When he passes not only will the Rivenhart Kingdom face internal strife, these other kingdoms will begin venting many years of anger and frustration onto our kingdom." 

The group began pondering potential results for the future predicament of the kingdom.

"I have a suggestion" Yellow Key calmly said.  "A year from now, there will be the academy tournament.  We can pick from the high performing students there and raise them up to be someone the kingdom can rely on.  I hear the granddaughter of that strict bastard at Tempest Academy has four elements.  We have ten years, we can raise someone up to challenge the three families.  This year there is apparently going to be many talents."

"I like this idea Yellow Key, we do not need to directly interfere with the kingdom's problems, but we could push someone in the right direction.  Let us wait for this tournament and select a few talented individuals for potential nurturing." Silver Key replied.  "Begin analyzing all the top academies for potential talents."

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"A Family's Love" pondered Marth.  "What a simple name. I like it!"

With those words, Eden nervously unveiled the sculpture as the family and the rest of the household looked on in anticipation.  Eden was nervous simply because he never had someone so high wealthy and appreciative of art look at his work.  He wanted to leave a mark on Marth and his family, to a further extent the Grisebach Company.

Time slowed down as the cover was being pulled.  The anticipation was extremely high because of Marth's belief in Eden.

"Hah, my apprentice, I see after a short few months your talent is undeniable in sculpting!" exclaimed Old man Oak.  He was amazed at his student's talent.

"Mommy, Daddy, it's beautiful!" exclaimed Abbie. 

The two parents were in shock.  Eliza had tears form in her eyes.  Marth smiled with brightness as he made the best choice for a gift in his life.

Unveiled was a statue of Marth and Eliza, in between them stood little Abbie.  They were holding hands  and smiling with each other and appeared to be walking somewhere.   

"Sir, I came up with this idea as soon as I saw you, your child, and your wife.  I too am only a single child of my parents, and I cherish the love that they gave to me every single day."  Eden smilingly said. "This sculpture was made with my parents own love for me and the thoughts I have knowing how much my family loves me. My heart was in one hundred percent of this creation.  This is not only a symbol of your love for your wife, but a symbol of the everlasting love that belongs to family."

"Thank you Eden for this, you performed an amazing work for the Grisebach family, and you will always have a place here.  If you have any future works and would like to sell anything, I own several auction houses around the kingdom." said Marth.

Marth, Eliza, and Abbie got closer to the sculpture and began to admire all the fine details on it.  The many details on the sculpture were brilliantly done, the work did not seem it could be possibly done by a ten year old.

Marth's fingers landed on the signature symbol that Eden made at the base of the sculpture, "Oh I see you made your signature here.  So your signature is a rose and moon."

"Sir, I do not want my name revealed for the next few years for safety reasons.  However, if you do sell any of my future works, let us say that they were done under another name."   said Eden.  

"What name would that be Eden?" asked Marth.

Eden smiled, he had already thought of a name in relation to his elemental traits. 

 "Moonlight Rose".

Follow the fantastical journey of a Eden, as he obtains greater power and strives to create a place for himself in a world full of magic, politics, and danger.

Eight o'clock, Issabelle reminded herself.

She wore a black wool calf length cocktail suit and draped her shoulders with a cream silk shawl. She left her hair loose. She was after all dressed for going to a reputed pub with an attached restaurant. She looked at herself in the mirror critically, to check out whether she was not looking very jazzy. The suit showed off her subtle curves, though it was not figure-hugging. It had a slit on its back, which showed off her shapely legs. She wore diamond earrings, that she had bought the previous Christmas. She put on a new perfume. She put on a light eye shadow and lipstick. While applying lipstick, she started remembering, how while applying lipstick before, when she was married to Ryan, she used to be so excited and thrilled, that whatever efforts she might take, the lipstick would be kissed away by Ryan. With that knowledge and excitement, she would shiver than. But she was only nineteen then. It hurt her to think that she was so much in love then, and was so much happy. But now, she didn't want to appear that she was waiting to be kissed.  She thought that she looked quite confident, to meet Ryan. But was she really confident? It didn't appear that way, in the last meeting that she had with Ryan. She had responded back to his kisses, with equal passion. She had never in the last twenty years after her divorce, ever given anyone that right, to come close to her, or to kiss her, for that matter. She wondered that what must have been Ryan's feelings when he had taken her into his arms the other day. Did he also have the same emotions and feelings, or was he gloating on the fact that he could still arouse her? She pushed all the thoughts behind her, and locked her house from outside, and drove off to the pub.

Just on the entrance of the pub, she saw one of her client Dennis, who had accompanied his mother and sister to her boutique a few days back, and then he had subsequently,  proposed to her for marriage. Which she had immediately refused. On seeing Issabelle, he came to meet her at the pub very enthusiastically. He looked appreciatively at Issabelle. Dennis was probably hoping that she would still change her mind. He greeted her and gently kissed her hand. This was noted by Ryan who was sitting facing the entrance. Ryan immediately came over to her side. Issabelle had no other option, so she introduced the two men. Issabelle had a feeling that what she saw in Ryan's eyes was pure male jealousy. He must be envious to see that, people found her desirable. The other day it was Jimmy and now Dennis. Though all these thoughts boosted Issabelle's sagging ego. But she fell that she was in no mood to play power games than.

Ryan asked Issabelle whether she would like to go for some drinks, or directly go to the restaurant? Issabelle replied, to the restaurant. Ryan commented that "You seem to be very well known around here." Issabelle replied that she had a lot of business contacts. To which he retorted and, a very successful one too. Issabelle replied whether he found that surprising. Ryan replied that he wasn't surprised, but was humbled with the knowledge. He said that he always knew that Issabelle had a fire within her, that just needed to be ignited. But he was always wanting to be the provider so that she could stay at home. He told Issabelle that he was both humbled but also hurt. He was humbled that how fiercely she had clung to her independence, and brought Cathy up with so much love and care, giving her security at the same time, so that Cathy could follow her dreams. He was hurt by the facts, that it must have been a very tough time for Issabelle, balancing, home, nurturing a child, and working, all at the same time. He told Issabelle that he blamed himself for all that she had to bear, all that she must have suffered. Ryan then said, "When Cathy told me that you had no men in your life, I believed her completely. What could any man have offered to you Issabelle, that you don't have?"

 "I used to believe that I was the stronger one, and I had always wanted to nurture you, support you financially, emotionally, in every way possible. I was but proven wrong Issabelle, though I am very happy seeing you independent, and for the name, that you have made for yourself. But I am equally hurt, that you had to bear these difficulties, all because of me. I ask for your forgiveness Issabelle."

Issabelle replied, "I worked very hard, not for myself. I personally didn't want any commercial success. It was because, I didn't want Cathy to ever feel that she did not have any of those things, that other children had. I didn't want her to lag behind other children her age, in any way. I struggled hard for success, not for myself, but for Catherine's sake. But I know how you make me feel? You make me feel that I have failed Cathy, that I have put, commercial needs before her needs. I feel as if I have been less lovable. Because of the things that she had confided to Steven and then to you. I feel that I have not brought her up with enough love and care."

Saying that Issabelle broke down. Her eyes welled up with tears, she could not bear anymore, and she just walked out of the restaurant, towards her car parked, in the parking lot. She did not realize that Ryan followed her up to her car, he gently took her in his arms, and turned her to face him. He told her, "Why did you assume that I would feel that, you have not brought up Cathy well? In fact, you have brought her up much better than I could ever have. Just be assured Issabelle that I would never hurt you." Ryan gently wiped away her tears, and brought his head down towards her and gently kissed her on the lips. His kissing then became harder, trying to elicit a response from her, his tongue trying to part her lips, and than going within as if to find some hidden treasure. His fingers were stroking her back gently and then held her tightly as if he never wanted her to go away, or escape from his arms. Issabelle also started to respond to his kisses, she knew that she could not control his onslaught, of those hard kisses. She started kissing him back with equal passion, not wanting to separate from him, aroused with desire. She knew that Ryan was equally aroused. Issabelle muttered that what they were doing was very wrong. But he replied back, that it was not wrong, but standing outside the car and kissing one another, in full view of the public was wrong. He took the car keys from Issabelle, and gently put her in the passenger seat, and then started to kiss her with more vigor. His hand cupped her breast and found them to be very hard. His fingers started teasing her nipples, drawing them to a peak. She too started to caress him, feeling his manliness with her hands, stroking it gently, and then firmly. She gave a moaning when Ryan started to kiss her nipples firmly. She was unable to control herself, she wanted him to take her there and then. Ryan was equally aroused, he told her that, "Please Issabelle let's go to your place." She agreed to Ryan's request, and they drove off to her place.

This is a story about a 19 yr old model, and a qualified fashion designer 'Issabelle'. She belongs to a broken family. She's bruised and shattered due to the divorce of her parents. After her mother's remarriage, she is hounded by her stepfather, who finds her very desirable. She's raped by him after he murder's her mother. She successfully escapes from home and settles in another city. She finds her Prince Charming 'Mr. Ryan Dickson, younger son of Mr. Mike Dickson. Mike Dickson is a partner of the firm " Parker & Dickson " a multi-million dollar firm.

Issabelle changes her profession. She does a part-time job as a designer, and also studies. She suffers from depressive spells, due to rape and needs counseling. Will Ryan help her to get out of this state? Will he offer her a healing hand? Or Issabelle has more difficulties lined up for her? 

Read the book to know further.

Dave got his cloth from the wardrobe and wore it. His phone phone rang.

"Boss!"
"Yes!"
"I don't know why but father has been yelling at me about your relationship with Mr Micheal  Luis."
"What did he say?"
"He asked if you have found his weakness."
"There has been no changes in him since we last met. Besides he is someone who never show all his cards. I don't know why father has to be so strict with me in his case. Micheal has been guarded all the time. He never let his guard down."
"Okay boss."
"Forget the Issue. Report down here by tomorrow morning."
"Yes boss!".
*****
"Chan???? why do you have to bring me to the pub always if you only using me to your mess?"
"Didn't you say you love me?"
"Chan you must be sick upstairs. After drinking you turn me into a slut and mess with me then run off and call back when you longing for her again!!!"
"Who is her?"
"Abel David of course. She is only a living ghost now! she never loved you when she was alive you both had no mutual affection, why are you hurting yourself everyday? ??"
"Oh you talking about her? Well I think she is alive"
Lutiana was shocked to hear those words. "On what ground are you speculating on? yeah she is alive in your dreams I guess you having a pre_wedding photo shoot as well"
Chan gave a clear shot "Shut your darmn lips up Lutiana!!! I need to pick this call so you sit right there and do not cause me troubles" he left before he could alter a word.
"Any update?
"Not yet sir"
"Keep searching"
"Yes sir"
Chan went back into the pub room but couldn't find Lutiana.
{Lutiana is actually the best friend of Ana David. Sent as a spy and loyal lover of Chan Luis}
"Lutiana!!"
"Oh you back!" She said while coming from another direction.
"Right, where did you go?" Chan became uncomfortable suddenly.
"I went to the ladies. Why did you ask?"
"Let's go"
"Why? we just got here! !"
"I changed my mind"
She started sulking and tried to make things hard for him by keeping him at the pub. He dragged her out of the pub
"Lutiana do you have anything to gain by keeping me waiting here at the pub without my approval? ??"
She became dumbfounded. "Wha what are you talking about??"
"Pick up hun?
"What??"
"Don't act stupid here you and I both know you not. Pick up your mum is calling"
"Oh!" her heart skipped upon seeing the caller ID 'Mum' she looked back at Chan who was signalling to her to pick up.
"Or do you want me to pick up for you?"
"No!"
Chan was feeling worried for no reason now. "Do you have issues with your mum at home? tell me I can help you talk to her. I will speak to your favour."
"You both haven't even met."
"We spoke on video and she trust me."
"Yes, but no issues I will call her when I get home.*
"Okay. I will drop you at your home then.
"Okay."
...
Dave got downstairs and checked Angel in her room right she is no where to be found ▪Could she be at the spa?▪ Angel came out of the bathroom looking all seductive and wet with the towel wrapped around her body. Dave blinked twice and swallowed down. "Micheal's birthday is coming up and I am planning on making a dinner gown full of sparkling diamond stone with a rose signature. Check Gabrielle's collection" while talking he still couldn't get his eyes off her figure. "Make your choice and I will get it sown into your perfect figure" Angel walked slowly towards him, making advance to him. She drew him closer by tip toeing and wrapped her hand around his neck ricking of alcohol, kissed him slowly till she was successful in making him open up fully at her advance. She whispered into his ear.
"You can have me, have my body I will be yours wholeheartedly"
Dave came to his senses and slipped her off him lightly. "You drunk I can't deal with an Immature lady like you!!"
"What the fuck? ?? what else do you want? We have been living together for years do you want me to turn old before you actually have interest in my body? I have done everything just to have you. What are you a stick? Are you not interested in women? Are you a gay? ? Are you impotent?"
Dave got dumbfounded by those words but he kept mute and didn't utter a word.
"You keep on keeping me off. You only talk about business business business.  Oh c'mon.  I want more!!
"You are sick Angel!" that's all he could say and left the room.

{Next Chapter: Let's Visit The City}.

Angelic, social, lovely, adorable, sweet, young twins who make the third leg of every young man rise like a dragon head. They make the young maidens of their age gasp for air and jelousy, you can't possibly ask for more when you have this outstanding twins.Talk of beauty, talk of intelligence and all, but one flaw.

Abel is a kindhearted young woman, full of love and ambition, but slightly stupid {Lol}. She went through a lot of life threatening issues both in love and agony. Abel became a Viper just within a night, because of the death sentence she received from her twin. She went through a lot of heart breaks from the one she love due to her twin.

Ana has already been a devil right from time, she found out that her twin is the only obstacle for her star to shine to the world without any support or without anybody sharing part of her happiness, Abel is her obstacle, Abel is the only blockade... without Abel no one can stop her.

Micheal is the sole Heir to the Luis international group of companies. He is a devil in disguise, the only man that can kill all the living things in the world in other to have the woman he desires, the only man that gets bloody to revenge the woman of his life... he went through so many temptations in the hands of Abel twin sister.

Chan is the biological junior brother of Micheal, he could do anything to have his missing rib even if it meant eliminating his elder brother. He worked hand in hand with Ana most times just to have Abel for himself. 

Michelle is a Russian lady Abel's true confidante. 

Ben: Ana's driver.

Mother Theresa Micheal and Chan's biological mother.

Ronald: Ana's secret lover.

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