“I used to think what I felt for him was love but today I know that it wasn’t because love is what I feel for you and I have never felt that way for him”
“Good you are only mine after all I would never give you to him he had his chance once and lost it” 
“ I know but I’m not going through be happy until I get my revenge”
“ And I’m going to help you get it after all I gotta thank him for leaving you so I could meet you”
“ I love you
“ As I do”


Stephanie was the only heir to her late parents multi-millionaire company but wasn’t suppose to have it until she turned 20 so her aunt and uncle handled it for her until she came of age. She thought they loved her but they together with her boyfriend only wanted her dead so that they daughter could take over, the day they left her to die was the day she swore if by some miracle she made it alive she would. One back and make them regret it. When she came back she was back for only one reason and that was REVENGE.

Si Stephanie ay isang tomboy pero kahit na ganito ito ay hindi maiwasan ni jaycee ang hindi magkagusto sakanya dahil sa taglay nitong kagandahan . . Minsan ay hindi maiwasan ni stephanie na magtaka dahil sa kinikilos ni Jaycee pero binabalewala lang niya ito dahil ang tingin niya dito ay isang kapatid lamang . . 
Magpapatuloy kaya si stephanie sa pagiging pusong lalaki ? o Mapapalitan ito ng pusong Babae ?

Takoyaki pesanan Nuansa akhirnya datang, dan tentu saja masih dalam keadaan panas. Pelayan yang menyambutnya tadi masih melayaninya, bahkan ia duduk untuk lanjut mengobrol dengan gadis itu.

"Jadi, kenapa kau terkejut?" tanya Nuansa pada si pelayan, ia tidak langsung memakan Takoyakinya karena itu masih sangat panas.

"Pertama, perkenalkan, namaku Gladys, salah satu sahabat dekat Neptunus." Pelayan yang bernama Gladys itu memperkenalkan dirinya. "Dan sebenarnya aku masih 22 tahun, jadi usia kita tidak jauh, kau bisa memanggilku hanya dengan namaku," lanjutnya.

"Okay."

"Kedua, aku ingin bertanya padamu, Neptunus itu bagaimana sifatnya?"

"Huh?"

"Ya, seperti, apakah dia baik, pendiam, atau menyebalkan misalnya."

"Kenapa kau bertanya seperti itu?"

"Jawab saja, nanti kuberitahu alasannya."

'Hmm, Neptunus padanya bagaimana, ya? Kalau aku jawab sifat Neptunus yang sebenarnya, nanti anak itu bisa marah, tapi kalau aku berbohong, aku harus mengatakan apa juga? Aku tidak pandai berbohong seperti Neptunus. Ah, masa bodoh lah, aku tidak mengerti bagaimana pembagian sifatnya yang merepotkan itu di hadapan orang,' batin Nuansa.

"Neptunus itu mesum, mesumnya ya ampun, seperti tidak punya batas. Dia menyebalkan, cukup berisik dan maniak BH," jelas Nuansa.

"Hahahaha, ternyata dia terbuka padamu," ucap Gladys.

"Apa maksudmu?"

"Dia sangat terbuka padaku. Dia menceritakan kalau dia bersifat berbeda-beda di hadapan orang, dan aku tidak mengerti kenapa. Yang jelas, dia mengatakan padaku kalau dia hanya pernah bersikap sebagaimana dirinya kepada para mantannya dan aku. 'Bersikap sebagaimana dirinya' yang dimaksud dia adalah saat dia mulai beranjak remaja, dia mulai tidak ingin menjadi dirinya sendiri di hadapan semua orang kecuali para mantannya, dan aku tidak mengerti kenapa, bahkan sampai sekarang aku tidak memahami betul akan hal itu."

"Wah, sama, aku juga tidak mengerti. Tapi, kenapa dia juga terbuka padamu? Maksudku, dia mengatakan padaku kalau hanya para mantannya yang mengetahui sifatnya, kurasa yang baru-baru ini adalah yang paling tahu bagaimana sifat Neptunus yang sudah dewasa."

"Entahlah, dia berbohong padamu atau mungkin saja lupa menceritakan tentangku, soal kenapa dia juga menceritakan tentang dirinya yang sebenarnya padaku, kurasa dia merasa nyaman padaku. "

"Kau memiliki perasaan padanya?"

"Eh? Hahahaha, aku sudah bertunangan, lihat," ujar Gladys sembari menunjukkan sebuah cincin yang melingkar di jari manisnya.

"Kau ini dari mana? Sepertinya kau sama sekali tidak mengenali lingkungan di sekitar sini. Semua orang di kampus itu tahu kalau aku dan Neptunus bersahabat cukup dekat, tapi kami tidak terjebak cinta, bisa dikatakan kami membuktikan kalau persahabatan antara pria dan wanita itu bukan hal yang mustahil terjadi."

"Ya ... Aku memang kurang mengetahui kehidupannya di sini, karena aku juga orang baru di hidupnya."

"Huh?"

"Aku hanya penjual keripik singkong yang terjebak cinta padanya."

"Serius?"

"Ya."

"Maksudku, apa kalian benar-benar berpacaran? Bukan maksud untuk menyinggung pekerjaanmu, tapi, Tiana adalah cinta mati Neptunus, dia bersumpah untuk mati tanpa memiliki pasangan, dia bersumpah untuk menua tanpa seorang wanita yang menjadi pasangannya, karena Tiana benar-benar cinta matinya."

"Siapa Tiana?"

"Huft, tampaknya kau benar-benar orang baru. Baiklah, aku akan menjelaskan semuanya."

"Semuanya dimulai tentu saja pada saat aku bekerja di sini, ketika aku bekerja di sini, aku adalah tamatan SMA dan Neptunus belum berkuliah, dia memang agak lama berkuliahnya, kan? Kalau tidak salah satu tahun setelah tamat SMA, dia baru memutuskan untuk kuliah. Beberapa minggu setelah aku mulai bekerja, dia mulai masuk kuliah, dan sejak hari pertamanya kuliah, dia sudah mampir ke sini."

"Wow, benarkah?"

"Ya."

"Dari dulu dia hanya memesan Takoyaki, tidak pernah yang lain, dan aku tidak mengerti kenapa, terlalu banyak hal yang tidak kupahami tentangnya, hahaha. Ketika pertama kali datang ke sini, dia bersikap padaku sebagaimana dia bersikap pada orang lain, dia cool, agak pendiam walaupun sebenarnya tidak irit bicara, benar-benar mampu meluluhkan hati gadis manapun. Tapi lama kelamaan aku yang banyak bicara ini membuat dia berpikir ulang bagaimana sebaiknya dia bersikap padaku, dan pada akhirnya dia menunjukkan dirinya yang asli padaku setelah beberapa minggu dia menjadi pelanggan setia di sini."

"Waktu itu dia sedang berpacaran dengan Stephanie, tapi Stephanie sangat jarang datang ke sini. Neptunus mengatakan kalau dia menganggapku sebagai sahabat sejati, makanya dia mau terbuka di hadapanku. Awalnya aku merasa jijik pada sifat aslinya, setelah sebelumnya merasa tidak percaya dengan penjelasannya mengenai sifatnya yang berbeda untuk orang lain, tapi lambat laun aku mulai menerima bagaimana dia sebenarnya dan percaya dengan penjelasannya. Satu hal yang masih aku tidak mengerti tentang penjelasannya, kenapa dia bersikap beda untuk beberapa orang? Itu hanya masih tidak masuk akal bagiku dengan alasannya," sambung Gladys.

"Aku juga, itu terlalu konyol, kan? Entah apa maksudnya yang sebenarnya," kata Nuansa.

"Hahaha, iya. Setelah terbuka padaku, dia mulai banyak bercerita tentang kehidupannya, kurasa hampir semua."

"Jadi kau tahu tentang paman Eugene?"

"Aku bahkan pernah bertemu dengannya."

"Benarkah?"

"Ya, Neptunus mengatakan padaku kalau paman Eugene akan datang hari ini, benarkah?"

"Hu-um, aku sangat tertarik dengan hal ini."

"Kenapa?"

"Aku sangat menyukai Detektif!"

"Dia akan sangat menarik bagimu, aku menjaminnya. Ok, balik lagi ke Neptunus. Kali ini aku akan menceritakan tentang Stephanie. Stephanie adalah pacar pertama Neptunus saat dia mulai berkuliah, Stephanie bersahabat dekat dengan gadis-gadis yang bernama Zhenya, Tiana, Anne dan Emma-"

"Emma?!"

"Ya, kenapa?"

"Tunggu sebentar." Nuansa lalu mengeluarkan ponselnya dan menunjukkan foto Emma pada Gladys.

"Yang ini, bukan?" Nuansa memastikan.

"Ya, memang ini, siapa lagi?" jawab Gladys.

"Ok, ok, lanjutkan ceritamu."

"Kelimanya sering dianggap sebagai squad gitu, tapi mereka membantah kalau mereka membentuk squad yang isinya mereka berlima, mereka mengatakan kalau wajar jika seseorang hanya bersahabat dekat dengan beberapa orang. Menurut Neptunus, Emma menyukainya sejak awal mereka bertemu, Neptunus mengatakan padaku kalau dia sangat muak pada Emma karena menurutnya Emma itu banyak tingkah, sombong dan memiliki semua sifat yang memuakkan, sedikit berbeda dari keempat sahabat dekatnya. Emma dan sahabat-sahabatnya pada masa awal mereka berkuliah adalah bintang kampus, jadi anak laki-laki sering berusaha untuk menaklukan hati mereka, tapi Neptunus adalah salah satu yang berbeda, karena salah satu dari kelima gadis itu menyukainya. Namun Neptunus dengan pesona dan kharismanya yang palsu berusaha mendapatkan Stephanie, Stephanie menerima cintanya karena Neptunus juga cukup populer di kampus. Menurut Neptunus, hubungan mereka hanya bertahan dua minggu-"

"Itu pasti karena Neptunus terbuka pada Stephanie. Stephanie pasti merasa jijik padanya," sela Nuansa.

"Hahaha, sepertinya kau juga sedang merasa begitu padanya."

Menerima jasa pacar sewaan dengan tarif Rp 2000 perhari! 

Itulah Nuansa, seorang gadis berusia 21 tahun penjual keripik singkong yang miskin. 
Suatu hari ia banting setir menjadi seorang pacar sewaan untuk memiliki pendapatan yang lebih banyak, namun hal yang tidak terduga terjadi: Kliennya adalah orang termesum sedunia. 

Tidak. Sealam semesta! 

"Ok, bisa aku bertanya sekarang?" ujar Neptunus. 

"Kau bisa bertanya sesuka hatimu," ucap Nuansa. 

"Tapi kau harus menjawabnya, sebab aku hanya akan menanyakan satu pertanyaan."

"Tentu aku akan menjawab." Neptunus lantas mendekatkan wajahnya ke wajah Nuansa dan menatapnya secara seksama. Hal ini tentu saja membuat jantung Nuansa berdebar semakin kencang dan terus mengencang. 

"Berapa ukuran BHmu?" tanya Neptunus. 

Nuansa melongo. "Hah?". 

Karena sudah terlanjur menandatangani kontrak, dapatkah Nuansa bertahan menjadi pacar sewaan Neptunus selama satu bulan sesuai perjanjian di kontrak mereka? 

Mungkinkah hatinya tergoyahkan oleh sang klien yang menyembunyikan kepahitan hidup dan kemisteriusan dibalik sikapnya yang menyebalkan itu? 

Genre: Romance, Thriller, Comedy, Mystery, Action. 

Tambahan: Buat para readers semua, saya memohon dukungan reviews, komentar, dan batu kuasanya (power stone) ya, karena dukungan kalian melalui itu semua mempengaruhi semangat saya untuk rajin update :) ayo buat novel ini berada di top 10!! Semangat (:

He lanjin took the documents and went to the Plum Garden.
"Miss He. " Zhou Shen stood outside waiting for her for a long time. When he saw he lanjin's figure, he immediately came over and said to her, "young master Shi has been waiting for you inside for a long time. "
"Yes. " He lanjin replied.
This was something that she and Cao Fengshi had discussed before. At that time, she was playing a game and he asked her to add something. For this reason, she discussed with him whether they should change the direction.
As for these plans, the more she did, the more tempted she became.
Zhou Shen led her into the quiet plum garden. It was exceptionally quiet today, as if someone had contracted it.
Cao Fengshi wore a white suit and stood under the EAVES. He raised his head to look at the scenery in the garden. There were some snowflakes hanging on a plum branch, swaying and falling as the wind blew.
"Ah Shi. " She walked forward.
Hearing her voice, Cao Fengshi turned around and looked back at he lanjin, who was dressed in simple and elegant clothes. The black and white intermingled with each other made her appear noble and elegant, just like her temperament.
"You're here? Let's talk inside, " Cao Fengshi said.
The two of them had just entered the private room and made tea. Very soon, the investor arrived. He seemed to be very familiar with Cao Fengshi. The few of them chatted idly. He said, "Miss He, you and young Master Lu... "
"It's all in the past. There's no need to mention it, " He Lanjin said.
She did not want her life to have any more involvement with Lu Zifan.
"To be honest with you, young Master Lu also came to me last night. He said that he wanted to enter the entertainment industry and gave me a plan. The profit is even higher than yours, " the person said.
He lanjin listened. Her fingertips gently touched the edge of the cup. After a few seconds of silence, she said, "President Chen, you should know the current situation in Jiang city. With the current situation of the Lu Corporation, the investments they made can be said to be very sensational, but they haven't received any real returns. "
"As for our contract, please take a look at it again, " He Lanjin said.
The other party was silent for a few seconds. Cao Fengshi said in a low voice, "Lu Zifan has offended glory world. If you cooperate with him, I'm afraid you won't get any benefits. "
When President Chen heard this, he laughed and picked up a pen to sign the document. He said, "happy working with you. "
"happy working with you, " He Lanjin said. After exchanging the documents, President Chen Left. Only she and Cao Fengshi were left in the private room.
He lanjin took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "use my game to adapt it into a TV series. To be honest, I'm not very confident. Moreover, it's a big IP. "
"Your game itself is very good. There are people who have adapted novels and TV series into Games, so it's naturally feasible to adapt the game into a TV series, " Cao Fengshi said.
She laughed in a low voice, sat there and looked out of the window, saying, "well, we'll see who should be the main character when the time comes. "
"Don't you think about yourself? " Cao Fengshi asked, puzzled.
He lanjin shook her head. She put the contract into her bag and said, "this game is adapted into a TV series. I'm the writer and director, but I won't participate in the performance. Besides, I've never wanted to be a star. "
The two chatted for a long time. Zhou Shen had something to talk to him about. Cao Fengshi's expression was a little ugly, so he said goodbye to her.
"Miss, please take care. " When she left, the waiter stood at the door and bowed to her.
He lanjin walked forward with light steps. She stood at the spot where Cao Fengshi had just stood. She stared at the plum blossom in a daze. She saw the breeze blowing past and vaguely saw some stamens on the branches.
"He Lanjin... " he lanjin came back to her senses when she vaguely heard her name.
She nodded to the waiter and left quickly. However, she turned around and walked back at the corner. She stood outside the box and looked inside through the crack in the window.
She saw a tall figure sitting inside... ...


On the eve of the engagement, he lanjin saw her sister and her fianc�� conspiring against the he family in the toilet. She immediately reported them to the headlines, tearing apart White Lotus flowers with one hand and torturing them with the other.
She didn't expect to provoke the young master of a wealthy family, Qiao Hanye. He was cold and heartless Yet, he spoiled her to the heavens By joining forces with her, her life would be smooth from then on.
"marry me. The he family is yours, and so is the Qiao family, " Qiao Hanye said seductively.
PS: recommend author's old article, "chief, YOU SPOIL ME TO THE HEAVENS! " Welcome to the group.

When the time displayed a sharp 07:10 PM, the doorbell rang.
"Quick!" Giselle loudly whispered.
Ethan and Lia moved in rhythm to answer the call. Lia opened the door to her impatience and met with a large group of people waiting outside.
Andy, in her usual cheerful self, jumped in to hug Lia in jolly surprise while Stephanie waited next to her mother. She appears to have a flushed face upfront and hid behind her mother's shadow.
"Please come in," Giselle greeted and invited them inside their dwelling.
The party regrouped at the living space to make a short introduction.
Giselle introduced Lia's father to everyone, and Ethan addressed all in his raw British sound. His greeting received a warm welcome from its audience.
The ladies fancied over his accent, and the men overwhelmed.
Followed by the host's introduction, it is now the time for the guests to make their debut.
Andy's parents made their first move, and it wasn't surprising as the family as a whole are full of enthusiasm. They racked with the passion of being friendly and are often called the crazy bunch of extroverts.
"I'm Ray Fishel, Andy's father, and this is my wife, Melissa Fishel. Conan here is our youngest boy, and his elder sister, Andy, whom you already know. You two, say your greetings!"
The Fishels arrived in style with their color-coordinated matching outfits. Ray, Andy's father, works as the agent for a real estate agency. His knowledge about places often received praise at his work, and his cheerful nature let him capture the hearts of his clients. He is a passionate man who wishes to draw out the emotions of people and to present them with their home. His success in his field of work aided him to grow substantially, and his face is well-known in the community. He helped many lovely families to find their place to make memories.
Melissa Fishel, Andy's mother, is a television scriptwriter, who writes and co-writes for many TV shows. Most of her work lies with the daytime drama series. She has her diploma from the film school and undertook a different position behind the camera until she found her love for screenwriting. Ever since then, her job is her best friend and her comfort. Melissa, also at times, gets tickets to live screenings due to her work nature.
The love story of Ray meeting Melissa is always the classic as it sounds. Melissa, who was hunting for a place to live, was the first client for Ray to get his job offer reserved. His endurance to make Melissa agree with his selection ended up impressing the entertainment loving freak.
Andy, their first child, was their precious member added to the pair to form a family. Andy received both her parent's great traits, thus making her ever pleasant girl to befriend easily. Two years following Andy's birth came little Conan, Andy's little baby brother. His inclusion circled the family to form a beautiful home, and they lived happily ever since.
According to Ray, it is not the 'no-fights' that makes a family, happily ever after. Despite the fights, tantrums, and misunderstandings, the love and respect that form the foundation, and often be the source for them to get back together, make a family live happy forever.
This persona of Ray's what captured Melissa's heart, and she surrendered it to him since then.
Giselle and Ethan welcomed the Fishel family with a gentle hug while Lia went straight to play with Andy's baby brother. The two girls instinctively began pouring motherly affections to the little boy in his superman tee and black trouser.
"Oh please, the Fishel's always make the best first impression!" Connor commented on the sides.
Giselle smiled as Ray passed the baton to him.
"Finally!" he remarked.
Connor Clifford, Stephanie Clifford's father, introduced himself with a dashing smile. The pediatrician then introduced his wife and a food blog writer, Isobel Clifford.
Isobel runs her website where she tries out the recipes as well as create her own. She works hard on her food blog to make her dream come true, which is to release her cookbook. Isobel's interest in cooking involves often inviting her friends to taste test and put together food tasting experiences exclusively for her group.
Connor and Isobel met through mutual friends. They dated before eventually falling in love with each other. Not only did Connor fell for Isobel, but also her cooking skills. Stephanie is their first child, who retains her mother's calmness with a trace of her father's mischief.
"It's a pleasure to meet you two," Giselle greeted.
"What happened? Why is Stephanie feeling shy today?" Ethan pointed out.
Isobel smiled to pet her daughter's head while Connor informed the reason for her sudden silence.
Connor and Isobel are expecting a child. Stephanie's mother is only a week pregnant with their second child, and the news got published to their beloved daughter the previous night. Learning that soon she would have a baby brother or sister is making the young girl blush, and she stuck to her mother to give company to the growing seed in her tummy.
Despite all, Stephanie wishes for a girl baby as Andy has a brother already.
Ethan cheered for the soon-to-be-big-sister Stephanie, and it made the young girl get redder that she hid behind her mother's dress, covering her face with the garment.
Lia and Andy sparkled after learning the news, and they ran to Isobel to ask all kinds of silly questions to her about the baby in her belly. Isobel answered to her best knowledge.
The only one who is yet to arrive is Jessica and her family. While the rest of the party waits for them, Giselle left the scene to bring out drinks and water for Isobel. They chatted with each other without wavering, quickly bonding over.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You are about to read an LGBT Novel. It is a beautiful love story of two women. 
Lillian Grey and Giselle.
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"Here's my message for you in case if you even care about, don't ever show yourself in front of me, ever again. 
Why?
Because I can't stop myself from loving you if I ever see you again. What you gave me is irreplaceable, I still have it in my heart. It didn't let me live my life in peace."
***
Lillian Grey and Giselle are two souls bonded by love yet, pulled apart by the external entities.
The two women meet years later, the subtle fire still tingling inside, allows them to reconcile but, the question to be asked is:
Will they accept it or not?
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Author's Note:
Greetings to all, welcome to the world of 'Get Back to You.'
Thank you for choosing my novel to read. 
A little bit about myself before I take you on this journey:
I'm a 25-year-old female who believes in her fiction world.
There are two things I love the most in this world:
Music and Stories.
Both are my best buddies, and without them, I won't be able to define myself.
So, I request you to listen to the stories I create and have fun reading them. 
Once again, thank you very much for choosing this novel. I hope you have a great time reading it. 
Lots of Love and Gratitudes.

'Get Back to You' is my first child. She came out of nowhere but made a strong impression on my life.
I have had story plots of various genres, but this one became the starting point for me.
'Get Back to You' is my First Novel as a writer. 
I strive to give you good content through my writing, and so, I will avoid mistakes at all costs. If, and only if you were to find any blunders, feel free to give me your views. 
Tell me your opinions and thoughts. Share your favorite moments through comments after reading each chapter.
Support me by voting, liking, and adding my novel to your library.
What else?
Just have fun reading the story. 
Why?
Because I want you to, that's why I created them in the first place.
My stories are not my fantasies but, something that I want people to listen, read, and feel. 
If I can move your emotions through my stories, then that's a victory to me. 'Get Back to You' is a project of mine where I want people to think 'Love is Love.'
I will work hard to achieve it.

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Nagising si Stephanie sa malakas na tunog ng alarm clock sa bedside table niya.

 "Argh! Can I sleep for 5 more minutes? Inaantok pa ako e.." tinakip niya ang unan sa tenga at sinubukang matulog ulit ngunit sadyang maingay ang alarm clock nito. 

Napilitan na siyang bumangon at tinitigan niya ng masama ang alarm clock.

 "Naku ka! Nakakainis ka!" para siyang timang.. kausapin daw ba ang alarm clock?

 Tsk! Inaantok pa kasi talaga siya. ilang araw na rin siyang puyat. 

"Stephanie? Gising ka na ba ineng?" narinig niyang tanong Nanay Melda sa labas ng kwarto niya. 

Lagi namang ganun ang routine nila, kapag tumunog ang alarm clock niya, maya-maya andyan na si Nanay Melda.

 What's new? Si Nanay Melda na ang tumayong ina niya sa bahay na ito. Mabait ito at mapagkalinga. Just like her mom. Kaya mahal na mahal niya ito at lubos na ginagalang.

 "Opo!" sagot niya dito. 

Binuksan nito ang pinto.

 "Gumayak ka na hija, sabay daw kayo ni Sir Rafael na magsisimba ngayon." 

Oo nga pala! Linggo ngayon. Aish! Bakit ba nagiging makakalimutin siya? nag-overtime pa siya sa bakeshop kagabi dahil nageexperiment siya ng bagong recipe, nakaligtaan niya tuloy na Linggo kinabukasan. Nakakahiya naman kay Lolo Rafael. 

"Sige po, liligpitin ko lang po itong higaan," tumayo na siya upang ayusin ang nagusot na higaan ng pigilan siya ni Nanay Melda.

 "Ako na ineng. Maligo ka na at nang makapag-almusal ka pa," nagsimula na nitong ayusin ang hinigaan niya. 

Pumasok na siya sa loob ng banyo at nagsimulang maligo. Sa pagdikit ng tubig sa balat niya, hindi niya maiwasang maalala ang nakaraan.. ang nakaraang nagpabago sa buhay niya..

 *Flashback* 

"Ma, dali na po.. ligo tayo sa dagat," aya ng batang babaeng nasa edad anim sa kanyang ina.

 Si Stephanie ang batang babae. Hinihila niya ang ina papunta sa dagat.

 "Naku anak! Malakas ang alon, huwag na tayong magpunta dun, dito na lamang tayo," sagot nito sa anak. 

Hinihila ang anak pabalik. 

"Ma naman e, gusto ko nga pong maligo sa dagat!" pagmamaktol ng batang babae.

 "Steph, I told you hindi pwede diba? Halika na, bumalik na tayo sa bahay," ngunit tumakbo siya at nagpunta sa dagat.

 "Stephanie!" tawag sakanya ng kanyang ina ngunit nagpatuloy siya sa pagtakbo hanggang sa narating niya ang dagat. 

"Okay lang po ako!" sigaw niya sa ina. 

May mga nakikita siyang magagandang shells, sinimulan niyang pulutin ang mga ito. Nanlaki ang mata ng kanyang ina at sumigaw.

"Anak! Sa likod mo!" huli na dahil paglingon niya, malakas na hampas ng alon ang tumama sa kanya. 

"Mama!" sigaw niya. 

"Mama!" kinakampay niya ang kamay at paa niya. 

"Stephanie anak!" naririnig niyang sigaw nito. 

"Maaaaa! Aaack!" nararamdaman niya ang pagpasok ng tubig sa kanyang ilong at bibig. 

"Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" at tuluyan na siyang nawalan ng malay.

 Nagising siyang maingay ang kapaligran.

 "Gising na 'yung bata!" narinig niyang sabi ng isang ale. 

Tumingin sakanya ang mga tao sa paligid niya at kanya-kanya ng tanong. 

"Ineng, okay ka lang ba?" tanong nito sakanya. 

"Nasaan po ang mama ko?" tanong niya sa mga ito. 

"Mama.." tawag niya sa ina. 

Nasan na ito? 

"Hija, okay ka lang ba?" tanong sakanya ng isang lalaking may katandaan na. 

"Nasaan po ang mama ko?" tanong niya dito. 

"Ahm.. hija, mabuti pa siguro sumama ka na sa akin.." hinawakan nito ang kamay niya at tinayo. 

"Hindi po pwede. Kasama ko po ang mama ko e.." lumilingon lingon siya upang makita ang mama niya. 

"Hija, wala na ang mama mo.." malungkot na saad nito. 

"Wala na? Saan po siya nagpunta? Sabi niya po hindi niya ako iiwan e," umiiyak na sabi niya. 

Nasaan na si Mama? Bakit niya ako iniwan? 

"Nagpunta siya sa lugar na hindi ka pwedeng sumama. She's now with the creator.." niyakap siya ng matandang lalaki.

 "Saan po ba 'yun?" sumisighot na tanong niya. 

"Sa Heaven.." 

*End of Flashback* 

Yun ang naging daan kaya nagkakilala sila ni Lolo Rafael. 

I lost my mom that day. Namatay ang tatay ko when I was 3. Kaya kaming dalawa nalang ni Mama ang natira nun but what happened was tragic, nawala din siya.

 Magkasama na siguro sila. Masaya at binabantayan ako.

 Naging mabuting amain si Lolo Rafael sakanya. itinuring siya nito na parang tunay na apo kaya naman mahal na mahal niya ito. 

Utang nito sakanya ang lahat ng mayroon siya. Pinag-aral siya nito at nang makagraduate siya, tinulungan siya nito upang makapagpatayo ng isang bakeshop na siyang pinagkakaabalahan nito, 

Ang Sweet Desire Bakeshop. Lahat ng tao sa mansion ay kasundo niya. Maliban sa isang tao.. si Pj-ang apo ni Lolo Rafael. 

Galit ito sakanya. hindi lang basta galit, galit na galit.. para dito, inagaw niya ang lahat ng dapat ay para sakanya. 

Kailanman ay hindi niya hinangad ang kayamanan ng mga Monteverde. Hindi siya ganid o gahaman. Malaki ang utang na loob niya sa mga ito kaya hindi niya kayang gawin ang bagay na iyon. 

Huling nakita niya si PJ nung 17 years old siya. 2nd year college ako and he's in his 4th year. Same college ang pinasukan namin dahil na rin sa kagustuhan ni Lolo Rafael. 

Mabuti na din na wala siya dito, mahirap kumilos kapag nandiyan siya. Lumipat siya ng bahay nung graduating siya. para daw mas makapagfocus siya sa pag-aaral.

 In a simpler explanation.. ayaw na siyang makasama nito. Napangiti siya ng mapakla ng maisip niya si PJ. 

He's the first man she loved. Yeah, mahal niya ito pero alam niyang sukdulan ang galit nito sakany kaya alam niyang walang katugunan ang pagmamahal niya dito. 

Naalala niya noong una niyang makita ito.. she's 14 back then.. PJ is 16.. napatanga siya ng makita niya ito, he's a Greek God! Gwapo, matalino, mayaman, mabait? Mabait naman si PJ e, sa mga kakilala nga lang niya at kaibigan. 

Never kasing nagpakita si PJ ng kabaitan sakanya. lagi itong naka-angil kapag magkausap sila. Kaya siguradong maraming nagkakagusto dito. 

"Stephanie, hindi ka pa ba tapos?" tanong ni Nanay Melda mula sa labas na nagpabalik kay Stephanie sa kasalukuyan.

 "Patapos na po, susunod nalang po ako sa baba," at binilisan na niya ang pagligo. 

Simpleng floral dress lang ang isinuot niya pero sa halip na magheels siya, sinuot niya ang Chuck Taylors niya. Hindi siya sanay magheels. Masakit sa paa e. 

"Good morning Lolo Rafael," bati niya sa matandang lalaking naka-upo sa hapag bago umupo. 

"Good morning din hija. Sit down so we can eat." 

Nagsimula na silang kumain. Nasanay na silang magkwentuhan kapag magkasama sila. In her 16 years sa bahay na 'to, para na rin siyang isang Monteverde, pero she insisted na Andrade pa din ang gagamitin niya.

 "Kamusta ang negosyo mo?" tanong nito sakanya. 

"Maayos naman po, pero nagbabalak ako na kumuha ng ilan pang staff para hindi masyadong nakakapagod ang trabaho," nakangiti niyang sagot. 

Ang bakeshop na 'yun ang pangarap niya. She took BSHRM-CA way back in college dahil gusto niya talagang magkaroon ng sariling bakeshop.

 "i heard, late ka na naman nakauwi kagabi. Masyado mong pinapagod ang sarili mo. Baka mamaya niyan, dalawin ako ng magulang mo," he chuckled. 

Napangiwi siya dahil sa sinabi nito. Overprotective kasi ito sakanya kaya naman mahal na mahal niya ito. Para talagang isang ama. 

"Hindi naman po, nag-iisip lang ako ng bagong recipe kaya late na akong nakauwi," paliwanag niya dito.

 Mukha namang nakumbinsi niya ito dahil tumango-tango ito. 

Pagkatapos kumain ay nagsimba na sila. Nang makauwi sila, napansin niyang may ibang kotse sa garahe.

 "Kanino kaya ang kotseng iyan?" tanong niya para sa sarili ngunit hindi niya alam na naisatinig niya ito.. 

"Kay PJ." 

Iyon lamang ang sinabi nito ngunit sapat na para manigas siya sa kinauupuan.

 Nagbalik na ito? Bakit? Parang gusto tuloy niyang magtago nalamang sa loob ng kotse hanggang sa makaalis na ito. Bakit nagbalik pa ito? 

Natural Stephanie! Bahay niya 'yan. Apo siya ni Lolo Rafael, he has all the right to be there. Unlike you! Sampid ka lang diyan tulad ng lagi niyang sinasabi sa'yo.

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 He recieved a call from his Dad. Hindi naman siya dapat uuwi ng Pilipinas pero kinulit siya ng ama. 

May kinalaman na naman ito sa negosyo nitong hindi naman umuunlad. Tsk! Isa lang naman ang may kasalanan nito e. si Lolo. 

Umuwi lang siya sa bahay niya to get some things at dumiretso na siya sa mansion ng kanyang Lolo. Alam niyang ito naman talaga ang dapat niyang puntahan. 

Wala ang lolo niya ng dumating siya. according to Nanay Melda, nagsimba ito kasama ang ampon niya. 

Tssss.. nasunog kaya sila dun? Hindi pwede ang makasalanan dun e. isang selfish at isang manggagamit. Napapailing na lamang siya.

 I heard a vehicle outside. Hindi na siya nag-abalang lumabas dahil papasok din naman ang mga ito. Tamad much PJ?

 "Grandson, how are you?" bati sakanya ng kanyang lolo ng makapasok ito sa mansion. 

"Doing great Grandpa, how about you?" napansin kong walang kasunod na babae ito.

 "I'm fine. Malakas pa naman ako," umupo na ulit sila sa sofa. 

Where's that girl? Akala ko ba magkasama sila ni Grandpa? 

"Are you looking for Stephanie?" he saw how his grandpa smile playfully.

 "No," tipid niyang sagot. 

Baka mamaya niyan kung ano pa isipin nito e. may saltik pa naman 'tong matandang 'to. 

Magsasalita na sana siya para sabihin ang ipinunta niya dito tsaka naman pumasok ang isang babae na may dalang prutas. 

She's beautiful as ever. Ilang taon niya na ba itong hindi nakita? 5? Yeah. She's 17 then, she's turning 22 this year.

 He looked at her.. she's wearing a dress.. well, bagay sakanya.. she look beautiful. Dumako ang tingin niya sa paa nito. Chuck Taylors? Kung iba ang nagsuot niyan, it'll look weird, pero kay Stephanie.. it look perfect..

 No PJ! Hindi ka nagagandahan sakanya. looks can be deceiving. Stephanie is a very good example of one. He smirked at that thought.

 "Stephanie, come join us," aya ng lolo niya dito. 

"Sige po. Ilalagay ko lang ito sa kusina," at naglakad na ito papasok.

 May finese sa kilos nito. Tsk. Iba nga naman ang nagagawa ng napapaaral ng mayaman.

 Lumingon ito sakanya at nakita niyang pinamulahan ng pisngi ito. Like before.. mabilis itong magblush. 

"So anong kailangan mo PJ?" diretsong tanong ng lolo niya.

 Kailangan agad? Hindi pwedeng namiss niya lang ito? Tss.. pero alam niyang ganoon talaga ang lolo niya. Diretsahan. 

"Help Dad. His business is now in the rocks. Kailangan niya ng tulong mo," nakatingin lamang ito sakanya. poker face. 

"I can't do that." 

"What? Why?" 

bakit mahirap para dito ang tulungan ang sariling kadugo? What's his problem? 'yung Stephanie na 'yun, ni isang drop nga ng blood, hindi sila related, pero kung tulungan.. wagas! Kami na dugo't laman, hindi niya magawa! He shrugged. 

"Maiintindihan mo din sa takdang panahon." Makahulugang saad nito. 

What the? Takdang panahon? He heard that before..

 "You're really that selfish huh?" napapailing na sabi niya. 

Walang sense ang pagpunta niya dito. Pupunta nalamang siya sa bahay nila. 

Tumayo na siya at nagdesisyong aalis na nang lumabas si Stephanie na may dalang dalawang baso ng juice at dalawang slice ng cake. 

"I'm going. Babalik nalang ako dito sa susunod," paalam ko sa mga ito. 

"Magmeryenda ka muna," aya ni Stephanie sakanya. he looked at her at katulad kanina, pinamulahan na naman ito ng pisngi.

 "Thanks but no thanks, i better get going." 

Lumabas na siya sa bahay na iyon. 

He hates his Lolo fo doing this to his family, for not helping them. But he hates Stephanie more for taking his Lolo away from him. 

He hated her before, he hates her now even more!

Saleen touched the ring. The structure of the ring was identical to the Ring of Gifts. What was different was that there was nothing Saleen was able to do to open the space within. He even splashed the ring with a drop of power of faith, and the ring did not react in any way. The drop of power of faith simply slid off the ring and landed on the floor.
The blot of power of faith tried to enter the flooring of the Magical Element Tower, yet the elementite of the tower had been refined by Gaine to level 18, making it the sturdiest material in the entire series of crystal walls. The drop of power of faith rolled around, unable to get in.
Saleen retrieved the drop of power of faith with the Ring of Gifts. While he never use any divine spells anymore, power of faith itself was a type of very pure energy, which could also be converted to the power required by mages. That was proven by the grandmaster and the others looking desperately for things related to the gods.
Mages wanted to get their hands on things like that at the very end of their training. What separated mages from gods was that mages would not go about increasing their number of adherents, while gods would suffer a sharp drop in power and lifespan if they were away from their adherents.
The Winged Skull had gotten used to the existence of the two souls within his eyes by then. Saleen put away the Magical Element Tower and cast Quickcloud, flying to Daliang City with the Winged Skull.
When Saleen used his badge to dispose of three powerful beings, within the Nico Cathedral in Holy City, located at Glorious Plains of the Tanggulasi Empire, several hundred red-robed holy masters gathered around an old altar, praying without pause. Three men stood at the altar: Pope Theisio, the second oracle and the second head inquisitor from the Tribunal.
A glittering piece of equipment was hanging above the altar, a huge halo with a diameter of over ten meters. The halo was probably a gem like the Ice Island Rock. The light shooting out from the giant ring-shaped equipment showered the entire cathedral.
Every holy mater wore an expression joy and tranquillity on their faces.
The light from the gods plane emanated from the halo. All three figures standing at the altar harbored different thoughts.
Pope Theisio had silver hair, and his face was severely wrinkled. The price he paid for casting the greater prophecy spell was that his lifespan was reduced to being near its end. However, if the spell succeeded, he would regain his youth as well as the blessing of his god. Any price was deemed worth it, since if he had not worked for it while he was still able to, he would have died many years later as a forgotten pope.
Theisio had not been able to achieve and contribute much throughout his life. The relations between him and the Tribunal had simply bettered, instead of him being able to take the lead and give the head inquisitors orders.
If he were to end his life uneventfully and missed one such chance, Theisio wondered if he would have regretted it when he entered heaven. Worse still, he could have fallen, barring his passage into heaven.
Beyond the heaven lay the kingdom of the gods. Theisio's ambition had inflated alongside the rise of power of the plane. The last time the power of the plane had loosened, the godly items reacted. As such, he gathered the people of the Tribunal and the oracle to perform a greater prophecy spell, hoping to call upon a true oracle with the loosening of powers of the plane.
It would have been even better if they were able to call a double of their god, as the army of the Holy See would have been truly blessed, enabling their combat capacity to spike, bringing them many steps closer to reigning supreme throughout the mainland.
Furthermore, an oracle descending from the realm of gods was many times more powerful than the ones nurtured on Myers Mainland. The Holy City would have became a truly impregnable city, and they no longer had to fear that lunatic from the Kingdom of Metatrin.
Saleen's action of destroying Ironwall City had indeed shocked the Holy See to their knees. The Holy See had indeed ordered their forces to not get close to Daliang City, for no other reason than fearing that Saleen would have assaulted another important city of theirs. The Holy See had even recalled most of their forces and relocated them to Holy City, going so far to even considering abandoning other important cities.
The Tribunal had instead taken a cautious approach. The pope was the highest authority in all of the Holy See. If he were to fail to call upon an oracle, the pope would gain nothing from all the effort put into the act, which meant that the Holy See would have to elect a new pope within a year at most.
That would, in turn, affect the sacred war. What the Tribunal did not want to see even more was the advent of the oracle boosting the pope's power significantly, as that would mean the status of the Tribunal being diminished.
The seven oracles did not have such concerns, because with the first oracle, Fycro, having disappeared for so long, an oracle summoned from heaven would replenish their powers.
It was said that in all of the planes where the Lord of Glory was present, the oracles were the greatest force to be had in battle. If Fycro was still there with the Holy See, it would be the same with Myers Mainland. However, no one knew where Fycro was.
The remaining six developed their own agendas. All of them wished to be blessed by their god, enabling them to take over Fycro's place.
Calling upon an oracle was a long, arduous process. The adherents on Myers Mainland had not been going through something like that for a very long time. While there had been the Goddess of Nature back then, the goddess herself was a god of Myers Mainland itself, and as such, there was no need to call upon her.
The adherents of the Lord of Glory were all praying below, feeling extremely excited.
Pope Theisio was just as excited. He felt in that moment that the power in his body rose maniacally. It was the loosening of the power of the plane, and a sign that there were someone breaking through the limit of level 13.
When Saleen's lightning struck, the two oracles of the Goddess of Nature and the Dark Sky Devil brought formidable power at the same time, overcoming the limit of level 12 and breaking into level 13. At the same time, the ten-meter halo above the altar at Holy City had three silhouettes passing through, landing before Theisio.
"Pope, God has heard your prayers. You did well," Three oracles with a stature over three meters tall smiled.
The three oracles were not angels and had no wings, but the power contained within them was just as pure.
Theisio was in tears. Did God really hear my voice?
When the oracles came, nine level nine sorcerers of the Elemental Hand within the core magic tower of Alchemy City burst with powerful elemental vibrations at the same time. All magic towers in the city resonated with it, supplying the core tower with massive amounts of elemental power.
All nine level nine sorcerers advanced at the same time. All mages within Alchemy City were able to feel the terrifying scene. The sky darkened, water element froze in the wind, taking form as thick, massive clouds, bearing on the city.
The mages of the Elemental Hand yelled in joy. They had slept not well for many nights waiting for that moment. When the last time the loosening of the plane's power was calculated, everyone waited for the moment to happen again. It was a time when mages were able to advance easily. All mages above level six in the Elemental Hand had participated in the action to advance further.
Everyone seized the very moment of explosion of elements that happened earlier.
Everyone was able to comprehend the power that showered on them out of nowhere, enabling them to absorb different kinds of knowledge. Everyone had much to gain, and the ones who gained most were the nine leaders of the Elemental Hand. All level nine sorcerers advanced. From then on out, there would be no one in Alchemy City capable of squaring off against the Elemental Hand.
The reign of the Elemental Hand was able to continue. They had grown to be able to affect things throughout the entire mainland.
Things like that happened throughout all corners of Myers Mainland. The last loosening of power caught the attention of all the top notch powerful ones. They had all been waiting, including some mages in Metatrin City.
Saleen was the only one left in the dark as he brought the Winged Skull flying towards Daliang City.
The city gates remained shut. The number of magic towers within the city increased to 12. With several death mages advancing, three death magic towers were added.
The de facto leader of Daliang City was Sorcerer Stephanie. Her advancement to level nine had put the people of Daliang City at ease. The number of the city's army dwindled with many deployed to Sanlian City. If Daliang City were attacked, Sanlian City would be attacked at the same time.
There were only 50,000 elite troops and over 200,000 auxiliary troops left within the city.
The Dragon-slaughtering Mercenary Group that Saleen hired was still in the city, becoming the main force of the palace, left in charge of Lex's palace defense. Saleen went straight to Stephanie's tower as he passed by, not doing anything to rouse the others.
Saleen was a level nine sorcerer, which meant that he was Stephanie's equal. She opened up her tower and let Saleen in.
"You advanced rather quickly." Stephanie smiled, but her eyes were on the Winged Skull behind him. She deemed Saleen's follower to be somewhat stronger than Saleen, but was nonetheless suppressed at level nine.
The Winged Skull paid no heed to Stephanie's attention on them. The silver soul flames in their eyes began to dance, blocking the human-like eyes behind. The Winged Skull had learnt to disguise themselves before strangers without needing Saleen's instructions.
Stephanie had received Lex's letter and knew why Saleen had come.
Saleen said, "what would you do if Golden Plains sent someone over?"
If the Grukos sent many powerful ones and Stephanie was unable to keep things in check, she would feel uncomfortable to stay behind.
"I'd return to Principality of Bitterwater. That is Lex's true home," Stephanie answered. She did not seem to be angered over the matter in one bit.
Saleen did not see anything pretentious with Stephanie and felt somewhat relieved. He then said, "if you're willing, I can take you to Metatrin City. It is more suitable for training."
"There is no need for that. I took the late Emperor Chanake's final orders after all..." Stephanie appeared rather sad. She did not like hiding her feelings.
"I understand." Saleen knew there was no way he would have been able to get someone so powerful to serve him. Nonetheless, he took out six level 12 magic nuclei and put them before Stephanie, saying, "this is from Lex."
Stephanie had initially intended to refuse, but she smiled after seeing the level of magic nuclei offered and put them away. "Thank you. You don't actually have to do this. Per the late emperor's wish, I would never leave Lex."
Someone pushed the door open rudely from outside before Stephanie was able to finish talking.
"Master! Eh? Saleen, why are you here?"
Saleen did not even need to turn his head around to know who barged in. What surprised him right there was finding Hogina there. I came that close to killing her teacher and we're enemies now. Didn't Hogina know that?


It is said that the true meaning of a mage is to fully understand the truth of the world. A mage named Saleen Metatrin goes on many missions as a normal mage to try and change his fate. This in turn led to many problems and adventures.  

They descend to the underground club that is packed with party goers.

"This is gonna be fun!" Chealsy exclaims.

"Let's go!" Sophia says as she goes ahead. They follow.

"Let's do this! Let's party!" Stephanie shouts against the loud EDM music. 

They go to the center of the dance floor and start grooving.

"Let's do this again!" Primrose shouts, throwing her hands up in the air as she dances like it's the happiest moment of her life. 

"Hey~ why don't you sizzle this place up?" Chealsy points at Camille.

"I don't know~" she replies as she looks around at the people dancing. 

"Come on," Sophia encourages. 

With the alcohol and her broken heart intoxicating her system, Camille becomes fearless--- more confident!

"Hold my clutch bag!" she tell Chealsy, who is smiling wide. 

"Camille! Camille! Camille!" the ladies cheer as she goes up the stage and starts making magic with her body.

When she's dancing, she forgets everything. All she can see is herself telling stories with every move that she makes.

People begin to cheer as they watch her dance. Phones begin to record. 

Then, she points at her friends and signals them to join her. They dance jovialy in every kind of music played. They seem full of energy--- full of life!

Then, they get down the stage to dance with the handsome men who have been hitting on them while they dance on the stage.

"Hi! Name's Jonathan and you are?"

"I'm Chealsy and I like your eyes. They seem telling me what you wanna do tonight," she says as her face draws closer to his.

"Oh my god! How can she do that?" Primrose asks the other ladies as they watch Chealsy make out with Jonathan.

"Just be bold~" Sophia answers.

"Can you see that guy standing at the bar?" Stephanie asks while gesturing at the man, who looks decent.

"Yeah! And?" Primrose says.

"Go ahead and start a chat!" Stephanie suggests. 

"What should I say? What should I do? What if I mess up?" 

"Fuck! Just go! If you mess up then turn your attention to another guy," Sophia yells.

Primrose takes a deep breath and walks to him.  

"Uhm... excuse me~" she says.

He turns to her with a questioning look.

"Oh sorry... Primrose!" 

"James~" he introduces while shaking her extended hand.

"I have noticed that you're alone. Would you like some company?" she says in a sultry voice.

"Oh sure! Nice dance up there!" he comments while smiling warmly.

"Thanks! My friend is actually the one killing it," she says as he drinks.

"I agree. She does look like a dancing machine. But, you seem to have the groove as well," he states. She smiles.

"Are you here coz you're broken- hearted or because you're desperate to find love?" James asks. 

Primrose is flustered with his question, making her quiet.

"I thought, you came here to give me company. I guess, you are the one who needs comfort," he says.

She smiles sadly.

"Care to share?" he asks warmly.

Primrose can't understand why, but she  finds herself telling him her story, leaving the names out of course.

"So you are saying that you fall in love with a guy, but unsure whether he likes you or not?" 

She nods.

"Maybe, you need to tell him!"

"What?! No! That's so "unwoman- ish"!"

He chuckles. 

"Uh~ alright! So, are you saying that women should not tell their feelings to the men they like?"

"Yeah~ women should wait for men to confess!"

"Okay~ what if you like me and I don't know about it. So, I go~ dating other women or probably my ex. What would you do? Stay in the corner and wait for me to tell you my feelings? Even if it takes eternity? Sometimes, you need to take risks!"

"But... what if he rejects me? Or humiliates me?"

"At least you have a clear idea about how he feels about you!"

"Easy to say!"

"Hey~ rejection is better than false hopes!" 

Primrose thinks for a moment.

"Thanks! I feel better. Anyway, why do you sound eerily similar to someone?" she asks while tilting her head.

"I am sorry, but I haven't properly introduced myself. James Harold Mcgrath~"

"The famous DJ and composer in Mevious city?!"

She screams when he nods. Out of excitement, she hugs him. He chuckles as he hugs her back.

"Oh my gosh! I have to tell my friends!" she screams as she calls for her friends.

 "Really?!" they scream excitedly when Primrose introduces him to them.

"I thought, I am only known in Mevious," he says.

"Are you kidding? I listen to every song you wrote!" Letizia gushes. 

"Me, too!" the other ladies agree.

They take photos. Solo. Pair. Group. And they have fun doing so.


"Why don't we transfer upstairs? For a better chat?" Chealsy invites, excitedly.

The others invites him, too. He thinks for a moment.

"I think, there's no harm in that! Seems no one knows who I am, but you!" he says.

The ladies scream excitedly. 

At the mansion...

"Guys~ guys~ guys! You have to see this!" Mon shouts at the other lords.

"What?" Jay asks in irritation while doing his push ups--- with his uninjured hand.

"Ben! Come down here goddamit!" Mon yells. 

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Ben shouts back as he descends the stairs.

"Look!" Mon yells as he shows his phone to them.

They all look dumbfounded as they watch a video of the ladies dancing seductively on the stage at the club.

"Fuck!" Leo shouts.

"Are they in Oasis?" Jay asks in a thunderous voice.

"Damn!" Ben grunts.

"What?!" they ask him.

"Letizia asked me where to find the best club!" Ben explains. "Shit!"

"Wait~ wait! You gave to see this!" Ron says.

They watch the photos of the ladies with a man captioned:

"Famous DJ and composer from Mevious spotted chilling out with Five Hot Ladies in Oasis."

Then a series of photos goes with it. Some hugging him. Some are pretending to kiss him. Some are carried by him.

"This happened because of you!" Leo yells as he pushes Ben.

"Bullshit!" Ben hisses and pushes him back. 

"This is your goddam fault!" Ron yells.

"Shut the fuck up!" Jay roars. Then, he kicks Mon's phone. 

"Why the hell did you do that?!" Mon growls and punches Jay.

They rumble. Pushing and punching anyone.

Then, a sound of a broken glass catches their attention. They all turn their heads and see Jason on top of the stairs staring at them.

"Don't waste your time fighting, idiots! Sophia texted me. They are going to the apartment of whoever that James is in 10 mins!" He smirks as he turns and goes back to his room.

That's right, her arm was directly pulled by Lu Yichen. However, Kang Xiaoqiao didn't expect it. In addition, Lu Yichen's strength was super strong. As a result of inertia, Kang Xiaoqiao directly crashed into Lu Yichen's arms.
BANG -- it hurt --
Not only was it painful from the collision, but her nose was still sore. In the end, she instinctively struggled and her feet were covered in gravel. If she didn't step properly, she would fall down.
Lu Yichen moved his arm and hugged Kang Xiaoqiao tightly in his arms.
A series of situations happened frequently, and Kang Xiaoqiao was completely stunned.
At this moment, she was in Lu Yichen's arms. Her body was tightly pressed against his body. Her two hands were placed in front of her chest, and the arms on her waist were hot and powerful.
Who could tell her what was going on?
Lu Yichen was also stunned. If he had not grabbed Kang Xiaoqiao and caused this series of reactions, he would have thought that Kang Xiaoqiao had planned this and specifically hooked him.
However, the truth was just so coincidental. At this moment, the soft jade was in her arms, and her slim waist was not big enough to hold. It was as if if she used force, it would be broken.
The softness of her chest, the alluring body scent, and her pair of big, confused eyes, the rhythm of her heartbeat, it was as if there was a small deer living inside.
Lu Yichen was a young man in his early twenties, and he instantly reacted. He looked at Kang Xiaoqiao's ���� and actually lowered his head, wanting to kiss her.
However, just as he lowered his head, he suddenly took a quick step back. Even the arm that was holding Kang Xiaoqiao's waist was pulled out, and his face instantly darkened.
That's right. When Kang Xiaoqiao came back to her senses, she saw Lu Yichen's bright eyes, as if there was a beast living inside them. Her body was also hugged even tighter. In a moment of desperation, she quickly bent her right leg, and then used all her strength to push up.
Unfortunately, she was not as fast as Lu Yichen. This move did not work. Due to inertia, she fell to the ground instead.
The young soldiers who were training in the distance would occasionally glance over when they saw Kang Xiaoqiao.
It was because Kang Xiaoqiao's attire was too eye-catching.
From a distance, it was naturally impossible to see her face clearly. However, the half-sleeve shirt with a white foundation and a large checkered pattern and the overalls that girls rarely wore at that time were too obvious on the beach.
That nimble little figure jumped down from the big rock with a few jumps, just like a nimble rabbit. It was difficult not to draw attention to her.
Of course, more importantly, this person was the highlight of team Lu's upcoming show.
At this moment, there were whispers.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Who is this woman? "
"Yeah, yeah. Look, how good-looking is she? "
"Bah -- can you see her? Does she just look good? "
"Tch, I can't see her. Just by looking at her figure, she must be a beauty. Besides, if she wasn't a beauty, our team Lu would be so... cough cough -- "
"Hehe, that's right. Tsk Tsk, she's really lucky in love. "
"However, unit Lu seems to be married. I heard that she's married to a girl from a local farmer's family. "
"I heard that too. Then, you said that he's already married, yet he still dares to be so brazen? This is too... "
Before he could finish speaking, his face fell to the ground and he took a mouthful of sand.
The instructor who was wearing half a sleeve just now stepped on his back.
"Do you have nothing better to do? Gossiping about the officer here? Huh? "
"I see that you still have a lot of strength left. Come, do 100 push-ups. Do it now. Hurry up... "
"All of you in the team, do it together. Do you hear me? Hurry up. "
The few of them did not say a word and quickly did push-ups. Then, they heard a series of whooshing sounds. No one dared to speak, but they felt bitter in their hearts.
F * Ck, a few words and 100 push-ups. This was taking their lives. How long had they been doing push-ups for?
However, the instructor in the half-sleeve did not care about that. With a cold face, he looked at everyone who was not serious. He rushed over and scolded and roared. Then, the entire group was punished.
Everyone did not dare to make a mistake, afraid that they would implicate their comrades.
Of course, the half-sleeve instructor was not so calm. He did not even look over when he had the time.
It was really difficult for all the men in the department to see a woman, let alone such a beautiful person. Of course, more importantly, this person was having an affair with unit Lu.
Kang Xiaoqiao, who was said to be having an affair with Lu Yichen, sat on the sand and looked at Lu Yichen angrily. Then, she yelled, "then why are you dragging me? "
F * Ck, if he didn't drag her, would she be sitting on the ground Fortunately, she was wearing pants, otherwise, her butt would have been cooked.
Then, she glared at Lu Yichen fiercely.
Although Kang Xiaoqiao's dirty trick made Lu Yichen very unhappy, the two of them had a tacit understanding, so they didn't mention the matter just now.
So, with a cold face, she said, "who told you to walk fast? I want to drink the sour plum juice in your kettle. "
"What? "
Kang Xiaoqiao was stunned. F * Ck, was this person a dog nose?
She had screwed the kettle tightly, but the other party could ask for the taste of the sour plum juice. It was simply... ...
Kang Xiaoqiao's forehead was full of black lines. However, due to the other party's pressure, she stood up unwillingly and then closed her kettle.
When she reached out her hand to hand it over, she was still muttering.
"If you want to drink, can't you talk? You're touching me, HMPH -- "
Kang Xiaoqiao didn't dare to scold him for being a dog nose. If he heard it, it wouldn't be as good as her.
Lu Yichen naturally saw the girl's unwillingness, but he still took it with a cold face and walked to the shade under the Rock.
He sat down on the Big Rock and stepped on the shorter rock with one foot. Then, he opened the lid of the kettle and drank.
Kang Xiaoqiao also followed a few steps forward. She didn't want to bask in the sun there, but when she looked up at Lu Yichen, she was stunned.
He looked too handsome and free. If he had a camera, he would take a photo and hang it on the bed. He would watch him fall asleep beautifully every day. He would even want to kiss him every morning.
Yes, he was so handsome that people could not take their eyes off him. As Lu Yichen's throat rolled up and down, Kang Xiaoqiao could not help but swallow her saliva.
F * Ck, this was simply a monster. Not only was he so handsome, but he looked even more manly in his combat uniform. He was so handsome, and the way he drank sour plum soup in his combat uniform was simply tempting.
Kang Xiaoqiao's heart pounded, and she cursed in her heart. Do you know that you are very seductive to young girls like this?
It could be that Kang Xiaoqiao was too engrossed in watching, or it could be that Kang Xiaoqiao's swallowing was too loud, or it could be that Kang Xiaoqiao's little heart was beating like a drum, which made Lu Yichen feel it.
Or it could be that he was full, so he took down the kettle and looked at Kang Xiaoqiao with a pair of deep eyes.

She had somehow transmigrated to a lazy and lazy little girl who was despised by everyone. It was said that she even shamelessly relied on her savior? ? ? ?
Wasn't this too terrible?
However, when Kang Xiaoqiao took a look at the little brother that the original owner had relied on, she decisively accepted her fate.
So be it if it was terrible. It was not her turn to be terrible if others wanted to be terrible!
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Three years ago, when the Mutation Disaster ended, all sorts of galactic financial groups followed Black Star and invested in Planet Aquamarine, which was nominally a Floating Dragon territory. The long-standing technological bottleneck had easily been broken as interstellar knowledge poured in, and the stalled progress of the civilization began to grow rapidly.
No one had forgotten the significance of Han Xiao's actions. In commemoration of the person that changed the fate of this planet, Bennett had led the effort to build a city named after Han Xiao based on Black Phantom Sanctuary.
That was Black Star City.
The survivors in the sanctuary became the residents, and countless people from the Six Nations moved to this city. Now, the budding Black Star City was the most popular city on Planet Aquamarine. The center of the city was the base of the Black Star Army. The tall, square-point tower pointed directly to the sky, with a huge Black Star Army sign carved on the tower's body. The height of the buildings decreased from the center of the city to the edge. The overhead electric rail bridges crisscrossed, where the magnetically suspended trains shuttled continuously. The lights were bright both in the day and at night.
The galactic financial groups had come for Black Star and Floating Dragon, so Black Star City received the most investments. The technological level of this city was the highest on Planet Aquamarine. The capitals of the Six Nations were like the countryside in comparison. Black Star City was the 'city of the future' on Planet Aquamarine.
Although the treaties laid down by the three major civilizations contained rules that forbade interfering with the progress of low-level civilizations, these were primarily aimed at protecting the low-level civilization from being violated. If they were supporting their development, as long as the region's governing civilization did not mind, no one would make any trouble. Of course, Godora would not prevent Han Xiao from rebuilding his homeland.
Under the protection of Han Xiao, the Six Nations were thriving, developing technology, supporting people's livelihoods, and restoring the environment. Compared to three years prior, Planet Aquamarine had changed dramatically. With Han Xiao's approval, Bennett had also changed the purpose of the organization and formed a new political system with Black Star City as the capital, forming the seventh nation in the world. They were gradually developing toward a Galactic Civilization.
The ten people including Stephanie landed in the wilderness outside Black Star City, looking out at the distant city.
"This is the home of Black Star. Based on the intelligence we gathered, his mother planet is of great importance to him, and he's devoted a lot of energy to it," one member said.
Stephanie slowly nodded.
After arriving in the Shattered Star Ring, she had not rushed into action but instead collected information for a while, learning about this mess that Albert had left behind.
The people that Albert caught had all been rescued by Black Star and were now connected to each other. If she acted carelessly, once she caught one of the freed men, the others would be alerted and become aware that someone else was hunting them again. Albert's failure had made Stephanie's job very difficult.
Stephanie was not planning to build a base like Albert did. She decided to stay in the dark, sending one target away right after she caught them, never staying in the same place for an extended time.
It was less efficient but less risky.
She was also not planning to seek cooperation from Klent. Klent had taken the blame for them, so it was highly likely that they would sell her out to clear their name. Furthermore, she did not build a base, so intelligence channels were less important to her.
In this case, the most difficult-to-deal-with target, Black Star, became the best first target. He had killed six people, including Albert, saved everyone captured, and made Albert's years of accumulation go to waste. Plus, he had become a Beyond Grade A seed. He had a lot of potential and was the best prey. His Excellency Thousand Shadows would love it very much.
"Black Star is in a war, so we won't have a very good chance of getting to him. However, as long as an enemy appears on his mother planet who only he can handle, he'll definitely come back and deal with it. I'm not as reckless as Albert, not taking advantage of things like this."
Instead of attacking Black Star's territory or taking the risk of messing with the secret war, Stephanie chose to set a trap to lure Black Star into an ambush. The battlefield was set on Planet Aquamarine, which seemed like the dominant battleground for Black Star, but would actually make him cautious and careful.
Including herself, ten Calamity Grade 'shadows' might not be able to kill the nicknamed 'Indestructible Body' Black Star, but capturing him would not pose an issue.
"Even if he has the potential to be a Beyond Grade A Super, he isn't Beyond Grade A now." Stephanie's expression was cold and calm.
Looking out into the azure sky, Stephanie took a deep breath and felt the coldness in her lungs. She narrowed her eyes with pleasure, smiled faintly, and said, "Hehe, I never thought that I would miss the whole war era after sleeping. This place is like my hometown, a prosperous planet… I really want to smash it."
The other nine people glanced at each other and did not speak.
They were not familiar with Stephanie, but they knew that this captain was not a 'shadow' of their time.
…
Whoosh!
The Blacklight Stealth landed on an unpopulated planet, and Han Xiao, Desoro, and the others walked out of the hatch.
"Here will do. The space is big enough, and there's no need to worry about the damage caused." Han Xiao smiled.
He did not choose the base as the sparring venue. With just one accidental impact released during a fight between Calamity Grades, the base would vanish. Besides, the walls of the training room were not necessarily strong enough, and he did not want to incur unnecessary losses.
Desoro was silent and expressed his attitude with actions. His hands were reached out sideways, bright golden magic patterns appeared on his black robe, and magic forces surged. The robe was flapping as if it had rolled up a typhoon. His pupils under the hood were flashing with lightning, and anticipation for battle filled the air.
Lagi and the other two Forbidden Sorcerers retreated from the battlefield.
Feeling the immense fighting spirit, Han Xiao pulled on his necklace with his Mechanical Force. A brand-new mechanical suit model instantly covered his whole body. It was more beautiful than the Berserk Ape. It had a streamlined, silver-black shell with glowing blue patterns.
Despite being more aesthetic than Berserk Ape, it was much more violent.
This was an updated version of the Berserk Ape, also a Nano Transforming Mechanical Suit of the Ape series. Its name was [Mountain Ape]!
While the level requirement for Berserk Ape was 135, for Mountain Ape it was 165, a whole 30 levels higher. Han Xiao had used a great deal of rare raw materials and integrated new technology, which greatly increased the attributes of this mechanical suit.
Its armor value was over 110,000, and its Power Level was close to 5,000. Its performance was extremely strong.
While the Berserk Ape specialized in having strong power, Mountain Ape specialized in having strong energy. This was due to the superiority of the psionic reaction furnace. While the Berserk Ape was more focused on close-range combat, Mountain Ape used psionic energy to battle and could excel in both close and long-range battles; it was more versatile.
"Come on!" Desoro yelled. A magic jewel on his collar sparkled brightly. The next moment, a dazzling magic array appeared under his feet, turning into a giant black vortex that seemed to connect to another dimension.
A giant twelve-fingers palm emerged from the vortex. Its texture was like obsidian, full of glowing golden cracks. The hand alone was close to a hundred meters long. It slammed violently on the ground.
Bang!
The ground trembled!
"Summoner Mage? Superior Magic Colossus?" Han Xiao raised his brows.
The Summoner class was as unreasonable as the Army Style. All the Forbidden Sorcerers were magic masters and knew spells of many styles. It seemed like Desoro was mainly a Summoner.
Using a large summoner spell right in front of me? Do you think I don't exist?
Han Xiao curled his lips and crossed his hands, forming an oval shape and aiming at Desoro. A blue, azure light particle appeared between his palms. It then expanded rapidly with a blinding light, shooting out a huge blue beam!
As Desoro maintained the Summoning spell, the pattern on his robe lit up. A high-energy magic shield appeared in front of him, and the blue beam crashed into it. At that moment, Desoro felt an immense sense of danger. His pupils constricted, and he immediately withdrew the Summoning spell, teleporting a few hundred meters away.
Boom!
The blue light beam instantly swallowed up the magic shield and then went into the ground. The ground cracked rapidly, and blue light emitted from the cracks and shot up into the sky.
Rumble!
A blue pillar, dozens of times larger than the beam, shot out from the ground, rising up like a fountain.
Psionic Impact—Whale!
One of the Mountain Ape's abilities!
The energy beam vanished into the sky, and the ground turned into a circular crater hundreds of meters in diameter. As the summoning spell had ended early, only one arm of the Magic Colossus was summoned, which was nearly shattered by the explosion.
"You can use psionic energy‽"
Desoro's tone became extremely grave.
A Mechanic that could use the psionic and a Mechanic that could not were two completely different concepts!
"Wouldn't that happen…"
Before Han Xiao finished his sentence, his body suddenly became blurry. Powerful impetus infused with psionic energy turned him into a lightning bolt, leaving a blue shadow behind. Han Xiao flashed in front of Desoro in an instant. His fist wrapped in psionic shield crashed down on Desoro's magic shield with the second half of the sentence!
"… sooner or later?"
Bang!
The two of them crashed into each other!
An enormous amount of energy came from the psionic shield. The magic shield was shattering piece by piece!
Desoro was heavily hit, and he flew out like a shooting star. Leaving a blue trail, Han Xiao caught up with Desoro midway and caught him by the back of his head. His hands gripped Desoro's neck and threw him up into the sky.
Mountain Ape Throw!
Compared to Berserk Ape's [Berserk Throw], the Mountain Ape version gave fifty more Strength but a lower damage count. Also, it had an extra 0.5-second stun time. Generally, it was more of a disabling ability now.
Squeak!
Han Xiao stopped instantly. The mechanical suit on his arms turned into joint energy cannons. The dozens of barrels aimed at Desoro in the sky.
Bang bang bang!
In the blink of an eye, psionic beams rushed out of the barrel one after another, catching up with Desoro. The light illuminated his fearsome eyes.
Boom!
Continuous blue explosions appeared in the sky!
The bright light lit up the Mountain Ape's helmet, and the scorching hot air was swirling.
Under the mask, Han Xiao smiled.
A Mage's weakness was also close-range combat!
Whoosh!
With a flash of light, Desoro teleported out of attack range once again. He was injured and rather flustered. Then, he started casting a spell without a word. After all, he was an elite Mage under Austin's command. Although the situation was not looking good, he would not be so easily defeated.
However, Desoro had to admit that, although he did not look down on Black Star, Black Star's combat capability was still beyond his expectations.
Zoom!
With the light of summoning spells, strange and weird creatures were summoned one after another. Desoro even cast dozens of instant enhancing spells on himself to guard against Han Xiao from closing the distance again, only to find that Han Xiao had no intention of stopping his summoning.
Han Xiao smirked. As he clapped, the space around him suddenly started to ripple and buzz.
"Channeling spell? I can, too!"
Hum!
A beam of light flashed around him, and twenty-two Army Boxes appeared out of thin air.
In order to improve the efficiency of the army, Han Xiao did not care about the cost and equipped the Army Boxes with energy stoves and hyperdrive engines. This way, the support range and speed of the mechanical army increased greatly. He did not need the Blacklight Stealth to airdrop them anymore.
Most importantly… it looked so much cooler!
The purpose of sparring with these people was not only for the Promotion mission but also to test the combat ability of the new mechanical army. Thus, of course, he was going to use everything he had.
As Han Xiao pulled with his fist, a Mechanical Force lightning chain grabbed onto every Army Box.
Boom boom boom!
The Army Boxes vibrated, and they were opened. Countless compressed orbs were sprayed out, turning them into a mechanical army.
In front of the large mechanical army, Desoro's summoned creatures were like lambs surrounded by wolves, weak and helpless.
"Get him!" Han Xiao pointed at Desoro, who was panicking.
Boom!
The Mechanical Army swallowed Desoro's summoned creature army.
The scene became chaotic instantly.
As soon as the two armies clashed, the strength difference became crystal clear—Desoro's army could only hold on for a few seconds. The situation turned into a one-sided thrashing!


What do you do when you wake up and find yourself inside the very game that you love? 
What do you do when you realize you that you have not only become an NPC - you have even been thrown back in time to before the game even launched! 
What will happen when our protagonist's two realities coincide? 
Han Xiao was a professional power leveler before his transmigration. Using his past life's knowledge, Han Xiao sweeps through the universe as he prepares for the arrival of the players. This is definitely not your typical transmigration novel.

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