Hu Tao waved casually—her version of a greeting.
Jiang Bai just gave a polite smile. He didn’t know them, after all, so a nod would have to do.
He thought that would be the end of it. Just a brief exchange of glances, nothing more. But to his surprise, after a short conversation between them, Ningguang and Bei...
2025-06-01 05:57:42 +0000 UTC View PostWhen it came to playing dirty, August had never once pretended to play fair.
Lance knew that better than most.
After all, recruiting Giovanni’s son just to use him as leverage against Giovanni himself wasn’t the kind of move a normal person would even think of.
“I get the feeling you’re ment...
2025-06-01 05:57:37 +0000 UTC View PostGothitelle and Gardevoir—two Psychic-types, both possessing immense mental power.
Under Caitlin’s command, Gothitelle launched the first attack.
“Gothitelle, [Shadow Ball]!”
Caitlin opened with no hesitation. A ball of dark, pulsing energy formed between Gothitelle’s hands, radiati...
2025-06-01 05:57:32 +0000 UTC View PostAs Dragonite beat its wings, the very atmosphere above the stadium began to shift. Staring at the calamity-level storm forming before her eyes, Caitlin’s breath caught in her throat.
This was the "true power" August had mentioned?
It felt… a little too powerful.
The roaring [Hur...
2025-06-01 05:57:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Have you ever heard of a move that depends on the bond between a Pokémon and its Trainer?”
Ash scratched his head. “Wait, there’s a move like that?”
“Tch, disgraceful. Did you even read the book I gave you?” Gary popped out of nowhere, scoffing. “Allow me, the great Gary Oak, to enlighte...
2025-06-01 05:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostBecause this was something of an unannounced visit, Bea couldn't help feeling a bit anxious.
In her experience, many so-called “masters” were known for their eccentric tempers.
And judging by how Gary had reacted earlier, it didn’t seem like his teacher was especially mild-mannered either…
S...
2025-06-01 05:57:18 +0000 UTC View PostIf the Spirit standing before us came from beyond our current future, why would she be asking us who killed Origami’s parents?
We may not know why, but… it seems our future selves chose to hide the truth. If that’s the case, we’d better do the same.
We hardly...
2025-06-01 05:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostLong ago, Frieren had accidentally triggered the magic carved upon the Goddess’s Monument during her research, which hurled her eighty years into the past—back to the time when she journeyed alongside Himmel and the others.
To help Frieren return to her rightful timeline, Himmel resolved that once their jou...
2025-06-01 05:57:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the earlier chaos died down, the conversation turned to the two other Fairy Knights mentioned by Melusine—Gawain (Barghest) and Tristan (Baobhan Sith).
"If they’re your colleagues, Lan-chan, they must be pretty powerful too, right?"
Nia’s casual question was laced with curiosity.
Kotori leaned in...
2025-06-01 05:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Come on, Shidou, open up—ahhh~"
Itsuka Shidou stared at Tobiichi Origami with dead fish eyes as she leaned in close—so close she was practically glued to him—one hand resting on his thigh, the other offering a spoonful of fish soup near his lips.
"Uh, Origami… I can feed myself…"
"What do you thin...
2025-06-01 05:56:56 +0000 UTC View Post"What's wrong? Are you unwilling?"
Melusine walked toward Tobiichi Origami with steady, unhurried steps, her voice distant as she asked, "Or do you still intend to use the skills I taught you… against Tohka and the others?"
"No."
Without the slightest pause or hesitation, Origami shook her head.
"I p...
2025-06-01 05:56:50 +0000 UTC View PostIt was night.
Outside, a gentle rain pattered quietly against the window.
Inside the still room, Izumi Konata clung to Higashino Kanade, wide awake.
She’d slept too much during the day—and then she’d napped again earlier. Now that she was lying in bed next to Kanade, her heart was pounding just a little t...
2025-05-31 06:55:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Kanade~ I came to hang out~”
“It’s ten at night. You came to hang out. You’ve got balls, Konata.”
“It’s only ten! The night hasn’t even started yet.”
“That’s your house. In my house, this is when I’m supposed to be asleep.”
Th...
2025-05-31 06:55:32 +0000 UTC View PostHigashino Kanade had decided—he was going to work hard.
And no, it absolutely wasn’t because he just saw some inspirational video online and got fired up.
Absolutely not!
Right now, Kanade was focused, sketching his Name—the rough storyboard layout of his manga.
It was a crucial step in ...
2025-05-31 06:55:26 +0000 UTC View PostSecond Elementary School.
Higashino Kanade, Izumi Konata, and Higashino Suzu were waiting by the front gate.
They weren’t here for Tokyo, Hiroshima, or Nagasaki.
They were waiting for Nishimiya Shouko and Nishimiya Yuzuru.
“You—what are you doing here?”
“...
2025-05-31 06:55:22 +0000 UTC View Post“So tired…”
On the way to school, Izumi Konata trudged along lifelessly.
“Same here.”
Kanade hadn’t felt it back at home or at Konata’s place, but once he stepped out into the cool morning air, the fatigue hit him like a brick. He was dead tired.
“You guys didn’t sleep proper...
2025-05-31 06:55:14 +0000 UTC View PostIt was night. Sometime in the early morning.
Higashino Kanade couldn’t sleep.
So hot. Way too hot.
Lying under the covers, he felt like he was roasting on a Volcano. His body felt numb from the heat. He flung the blanket off.
Cold. So cold.
Just moments ago, it was on a Volcano...
2025-05-31 06:55:09 +0000 UTC View PostIzumi Residence.
Click-clack went the keyboard. Click-click went the mouse.
It was midnight, and Izumi Konata hadn’t touched a single word of her homework. Strangely, despite that, she felt oddly relaxed.
“At this hour, I bet Kanade’s still awake.”
She glanced at the w...
2025-05-31 06:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostHigashino Suzu was pondering something.
If her memory wasn’t playing tricks on her, she was pretty sure… she had a big brother.
“Where’s Onii-chan?”
Suzu looked around the empty classroom, then peered through the corridor window toward the equally deserted school gate.
Where had her brother g...
2025-05-31 06:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostSchool was out.
As card-carrying members of the “Go-Home Club,” Higashino Kanade and Izumi Konata packed up as fast as they could.
One was in a hurry to get home and draw manga.
The other was in a hurry to get home and watch anime.
“I’m just saying,” Konata chirped, “why hang yourself on the m...
2025-05-31 06:54:54 +0000 UTC View PostIs it okay if I don’t want to try anymore?
Having been given a second shot at life, Higashino Kanade spent less than half of it grinding away before deciding—he’s done. He doesn’t want to put in the effort anymore.
But before that, he’s got one last goal: to become a professional mangaka, publis...
2025-05-31 06:54:49 +0000 UTC View Post“…Sumire? You think you could maybe let go of me now?”
“……”
Rinto asked the question carefully—but it was like tossing a stone into a deep lake. No response at all from the girl in his arms.
If not for the way she kept snuggling a little closer every so often, or how she let out dramatically ...
2025-05-31 06:54:44 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough he’d just been “threatened” by his future father-in-law (maybe?), Asakura Rinto honestly wasn’t mad. If anything, he felt like he’d scored.
After all, it wasn’t every day that a cute, youthful JK—a high school girl—stayed the night at your place.
...Not to mention, strictly speaki...
2025-05-31 06:54:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe world shaped by public cognition...
Listening to what Rinto had just explained, Yoshizawa Sumire glanced nervously around her surroundings.
She clung tightly to Rinto’s neck with both arms, afraid he might suddenly let go.
The streets and buildings in this world looked exactly the same as in the real o...
2025-05-31 06:54:34 +0000 UTC View Post“—So scary, so scary, so scary! What the heck is going on!?”
Still in her pajamas, Yoshizawa Sumire had no shoes on and could only walk barefoot across the icy stone floor.
The moment she activated that strange app, before she had time to mentally prepare, she’d been whisked away to some strange, unknown p...
2025-05-31 06:54:30 +0000 UTC View Post“…You have to input the target’s name, location, and a fantasy object?”
Yoshizawa Sumire was utterly absorbed, as if enchanted, by the strange navigation app on her phone.
The app interface featured three input fields requiring specific information.
The target was [Suguru Kamoshida],...
2025-05-31 06:54:25 +0000 UTC View PostIn town.
It had already been seven days since Kay brought Bluey to this bustling village.
The young knight made no attempt to hide his new companion—on the contrary, he strutted proudly into town with the baby white dragon at his side, going out of his way to show it off.
He enthusiastically retol...
2025-05-31 06:54:19 +0000 UTC View PostKay stared at the baby dragon with excitement.
The baby dragon tilted its head and stared back at him.
They hadn’t known each other before this moment. And afterward, they didn’t exchange many words, either.
But in that instant, both of them arrived at the same unspoken thought:
He/It definitel...
2025-05-31 06:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a grueling battle.
A drawn-out campaign that lasted several weeks.
It began with the devastating burst of white light underwater—followed by Bluey being swarmed by lake monsters and forced to retreat in a panic back to shore. After that came stealth attacks, carefully baiting the creatures to leave the wa...
2025-05-31 06:54:10 +0000 UTC View PostSome time passed… probably about a month or so.
After a brief bout of chaos, the mountains and forests had returned to their original quiet.
It seemed like good news—those villagers injured by Wenna didn’t seem interested in coming back. Instead, they began to refer to the nearby valley as the “domain of a...
2025-05-31 06:54:05 +0000 UTC View Post
