August opened the long-neglected system interface, unmuted the previously silenced notifications, and immediately jolted from a sudden bombardment of system alerts ringing in his ears.
Then he noticed the overwhelming flood of unread messages on the interface.
Had he really overlooked this many system rewards? He ...
2025-09-23 14:15:22 +0000 UTC View PostGary stared blankly.
He glanced at August, then at the members of Team Yell surrounding August.
Very quickly, he understood exactly what had happened.
It was definitely August again, out there doing who-knows-what under his name!
And the person who also understood the situation, just like Gary, was Mar...
2025-09-23 14:15:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe two clear bottles Rice Shower had taken out were labeled [Want-A-Hug Potion], one of Tachyon’s dubious inventions.
The potion came in two types—bottle A and bottle B. Drinking from bottle B would cause one’s body to emit a special scent, while anyone who drank from bottle A would instantly cra...
2025-09-23 14:15:11 +0000 UTC View PostEarly the next morning.
Before Trainer Mizuno had even woken from his dreams, a petite Uma with a small blue rose hat atop her dark hair approached the training room door, pulling out a key and inserting it into the lock.
Click! The inner lock disengaged.
Click! The door unlocked fully.
... 2025-09-23 14:15:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs Trainer Mizuno pedaled his bicycle toward Tracen Academy, he constantly felt as though someone was following him.
But the visibility at night was too low, and coupled with his negligible presence, he had to keep a sharp eye on the road ahead to avoid getting hit by passing cars. He didn't have the extra attention to ...
2025-09-23 14:15:02 +0000 UTC View Post“This…doesn’t seem very appropriate…”
Facing Air Groove’s invitation, Mizuno felt something was a little off.
Had his relationship with Air Groove improved enough to the point where staying at her home would be appropriate?
“It’s completely appropriate!” Seeing that Mizuno didn’t directly...
2025-09-23 14:14:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe third day after arriving in New York.
Having left Flightline behind and discussed what to do next with Secretariat-san, Gotham Song finally had some leisure time to enjoy being abroad.
Yet, to her genuine surprise, when she casually walked around the streets, she kept encountering numerous enthusiastic fans. C...
2025-09-23 14:14:41 +0000 UTC View PostFlightline hadn’t lost. At least, she refused to acknowledge that she had definitely lost.
Alright—perhaps she was aware, but she simply refused to admit it. Even though it was impossible to close the distance with Gotham Song no matter how desperately she ran, Flightline continued racing forward, desperately hoping...
2025-09-23 14:14:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, Maruzensky, you're actually here. The New Year is coming soon, and once everyone returns from vacation, we'll have the New Year’s party. I checked the school warehouse, and we're running a bit low on supplies, so let’s go buy whatever we'll need.”
Symboli Rudolf, having just returned from the school warehou...
2025-09-23 14:14:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Here you go, ladies~ Your ramen. Please enjoy.”
Amid their chatter, the ramen Kagura and Ardan had ordered arrived at their table.
“Wow…”
The moment she saw this thing, Kagura couldn’t help but let out an amazed gasp. The ramen’s appearance was downright terrifying—a small mountain of scalli...
2025-09-23 14:14:16 +0000 UTC View PostWith their destination decided, Kagura and Ardan soon set off from the Mejiro estate.
The shop was tiny. On the long, crowded street of Sugamo district, this little storefront seemed pitifully narrow. It looked like one of those obscure places that wouldn’t even show up online—who knew how Ardan had managed to dig u...
2025-09-23 14:14:08 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough Iris-sama had sent her downstairs to meet Kagura, Ardan had no follow-up plan beyond fetching a towel and water.
Suddenly, her phone chimed with a notification. Ardan glanced down, surprised to see a substantial sum had just been transferred by Iris-sama, quickly followed by a text message.
[Grand...
2025-09-23 14:14:03 +0000 UTC View PostEarly the next morning, Ardan woke up before six, having gone to sleep far too early the previous night. Sitting up, completely awake, she glanced at the clock. Kagura usually woke around 6:30, always precisely on schedule—or earlier, never later—which made Ardan suspect some hidden story behind that habit.
Having w...
2025-09-23 14:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe prevailing melody of space had always been one of majestic, absolute silence.
Like a mourner observing quietly from afar, silently watching over all life.
But now, that silence was shattered by an endless buzzing echoing throughout the galaxy.
Not to mention, amid this constant drone, there were occasion...
2025-09-23 14:12:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Is there another report already?”
Seeing the IPC employee hurrying past, Jade immediately spoke up.
“Yes, Director Jade. Another update just arrived from the outpost.”
“Let me see.” Jade glanced down at the newly delivered report, and as she read, her brow furrowed deeper and deeper.
She w...
2025-09-23 14:12:22 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the moment Jade learned that Hoshigaki Sora had ventured into the Swarm Disaster zone alone, she began closely monitoring the outpost’s situation.
Since you dare enter the swarm alone, let me see just how much you can truly accomplish.
With such a mindset, Jade instructed her subordinates to pay sp...
2025-09-23 14:12:13 +0000 UTC View PostSunlight streamed from the sky above, and Hoshigaki Sora gazed around in mild confusion.
"Where… am I?"
An odd humming echoed in his ears, causing him to involuntarily furrow his brow.
Suddenly, a crimson silhouette flashed across the sky.
Huh?! What was that just now?
Sora rubbed his eyes in p...
2025-09-23 14:12:02 +0000 UTC View PostIndecision brings chaos.
Once a decision is made, the next step is simply figuring out how to carry it out.
When someone like Hikigaya Ryōhei made the lightning-fast decision to adopt Misaki Akeno, he didn’t waste any more words—he intended to settle all the paperwork today.
Take little Akeno home, and ...
2025-09-23 14:11:58 +0000 UTC View PostElderly people should be able to enjoy peaceful twilight years and comfortable lives.
Children should be provided everything essential to their childhood.
The sick and disabled should live in environments most suitable and comforting to them.
Those exhausted or weak should receive medical care rivaling that afforded ...
Yokosuka, a city located in the southeastern Miura Peninsula of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is also part of the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area, one of Japan’s three major urban clusters.
In any case, since the diligent civil servant Miss Kushida Kikyou had volunteered to plan the route, Ryōhei was glad to relax and ...
2025-09-23 14:11:49 +0000 UTC View PostPeople always say men only want eighteen-year-old pretty girls.
That’s not exactly true!
Honestly, not every guy out there wants to marry some youthful, eighteen-year-old girl.
Plenty of thirty-something guys prefer a more mature woman.
Of course, here we’ve got to define clearly what a “mature w...
2025-09-23 14:11:32 +0000 UTC View PostSuch good news naturally had to be shared immediately with the Hikigaya siblings.
These past few weeks, whenever Ryōhei studied at night, these two siblings would be exceptionally quiet, terrified of making even the slightest noise that might disturb their father.
Children from poor families always mature faster!...
2025-09-23 14:11:28 +0000 UTC View PostDue to the recent global economic crisis, the domestic stock market of Japan had been in constant turmoil.
With the market crash, consumers began tightening their purse strings, and the economic slump seemed unstoppable.
Industries began shutting down, and certain banks were also collapsing from insolvency.
...
2025-09-23 14:11:24 +0000 UTC View PostA long-extinguished cigarette slipped from luscious lips onto the desk.
The beautiful Shizuka-sensei had a surreal feeling.
That’s right, it really was Hikigaya Ryōhei—the basic information matched perfectly. He was indeed the very same downtrodden parent she'd met recently.
"Isn't he the father of Hiki...
2025-09-23 14:11:19 +0000 UTC View Post"Oh right, Miura-nee... This Hikigaya-san, how much does he earn per year?"
Machida-san pursed her lips, cheeks slightly flushed, eyes deliberately drifting elsewhere.
"About seven million yen, I suppose," Miura-san replied, quickly continuing before Machida Sonoko’s cherry lips formed an 'O': "But it’s defini...
2025-09-23 14:10:53 +0000 UTC View PostAs the old saying goes: "Ignore your elders' advice, and suffer before your eyes."
Right now, Machida Sonoko was beginning to believe it a little.
Back in the carefree days of her university life, her mom had repeated this advice in her ears endlessly:
"Stop playing around! Quickly find yourself a good m...
2025-09-23 14:10:48 +0000 UTC View PostHikigaya Hachiman felt no anxiety or fear about the home visit at all. Usually, kids get nervous about these things because they're afraid the teacher might tell their parents about their grades, behavior, or some other kind of "bad news."
But he hadn't even set foot in the classroom once—so what was there to fear? 2025-09-23 14:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Location: Shuchi'in Academy Middle School.
Time: 4:00 p.m.
After the homeroom teacher finished speaking, the whole school began a thorough cleaning.
Shirogane Kei was assigned to clean the windows.
As she diligently wiped the glass panes, Fujiwara Moeha, who’d also been assigned to clean windows, mov...
2025-09-19 13:08:57 +0000 UTC View PostFriday, 6 AM. Kitahara Takeru got up to jog with Nakano Yotsuba.
This was a habit he'd recently cultivated. Except when it rained, he hardly ever missed a day.
Returning home, Kitahara lifted two sets of dumbbells, completed a round of Baduanjin stretches, and only then headed for the shower.
Riding his moto...
2025-09-19 13:08:49 +0000 UTC View Post“You're absolutely right, sir. I couldn't agree more.”
Rinto sincerely supported Judge Yoshizawa's words.
In truth, Rinto did believe the judge’s views were correct—that was precisely one of the reasons he had once intended to retire from being a Phantom Thief.
He couldn’t continue acting as a priv...
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