Chapter 258: A New Admiral, an Emperor's Crew Assembles!
"Yes, that's him," Sengoku said, pushing a file across the desk to Akainu. "I'm not in favor of it, but CP insisted. Weevil's strength is undeniable, but his intelligence... seems to be lacking."
"Then he's perfect," Akainu said, his face a gri...
2025-10-18 12:55:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 257: Then Let There Be War!
That was the photo of Mother Carmel, Big Mom's most treasured possession. But now, her mind clouded by a singular, desperate craving, she didn't even notice the smudge of cream on the glass.
"I need... I need..." she paced back and forth, her eyes bloodshot, a twit...
2025-10-18 12:54:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 268: The Veridian Forest
The next morning, just as the sun was rising, Director Sheldon led Basalt to a small island not far off the eastern coast of Saffron City.
Before they even landed, Basalt could see a dozen trainers standing in neat rows on the island. They looked like soldiers, but th...
2025-10-18 12:53:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 267: A Pleasant Surprise
After the exchange match concluded, the trainers from both sides left the field. However, at President Ashton's effusive invitation, Basalt and Bella Bai found themselves "unable to refuse" and had to "suffer through" another trip to Saffron U's Secret Technique Room.
Chapter 260: A New Mission for Team Minato!
"No!"
Hearing Danzō's demand, Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected it outright, without even a moment's hesitation. He was both afraid of Danzō suffering and afraid of Danzō rebelling. As the "wise and powerful" Third Hokage, how could he not see what a bizarre and...
2025-10-18 12:48:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 259: The Ambition of Shimura "Scapegoat" Danzō!
Inside the Hokage Tower...
"Danzō, you finally decided to crawl out from underg—"
Hiruzen Sarutobi began, intending to tease his old comrade, but the words died in his throat when he saw the man's appearance. Grayish-white banda...
2025-10-18 12:48:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 247: They're So Busy
In the past ten years, Arthur's duties as Warmaster had been remarkably light. He didn't need to interfere in the governance of the nation. He only needed to focus on the core responsibilities of commanding the armed forces and formulating military strategy. And asking Romulus for mon...
2025-10-18 12:46:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 246: Romulus: So We're Not Pretending Anymore? What Are You, a Gacha Master?
Most of the time, Romulus was very successful at managing his emotions. After all, he always approached any event with a rational analysis, calmly considering a solution after integrating all the various factors. When a problem g...
2025-10-18 12:45:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 339: The Chunin Exam Written Test!
Two days later.
The Chunin Exams officially began.
The shark-faced man, who had arrived in Konoha early but had been wandering the streets and the Naka Shrine every day, finally remembered his official business.
"Well, Itachi-kun, i...
2025-10-18 12:37:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 338: Eve of the Chunin Exams
After a play about deep sibling affection was staged in the Hokage Tower, Temari chose to stay, while Kankuro chose to return to the Hidden Sand Village to continue investigating the truth.
Itachi Uchiha looked at the little girl Temari in his office. She was clut...
2025-10-18 12:36:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4: A Warrior Consul
In the City-State's Senate Hall, Petros sat on the Consul's marble throne. His sheer weight was enough to crack and collapse the "ancient" 200-year-old seat. Antonius and another warrior, Markos, flanked him. The other brothers stood guard outside the hall.
The chamber was...
2025-10-18 12:34:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5: Little Olive and Crassus
"What are you looking at?" Petros's voice was already laced with anger.
Skaman, scrambling to his daughter's side, rushed to explain. "My Lord Steel Angel! She is my daughter, Sappho. She... she is deaf!" He was terrified that if he spoke a moment too late, the Ang...
2025-10-18 12:32:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3: A Shattered State
Once again, the God-Emperor's might raised the Holy Sun from the horizon, bathing the world in light and feeding the grapes and olives on the hillsides. On Lemnos III, it was a day like any other.
On the main continent, the landmass curved like a great "C...
2025-10-18 12:29:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2: Homeworld
[IMPERIAL DOSSIER: LEMNOS III]
Imperial Date: 672.M31
Designation: Lemnos III
Segmentum: Ultima Segmentum
Sector: The Maelstrom
System: Lemnos System
Population: ~1-3 Million
Allegiance...
2025-10-18 12:27:31 +0000 UTC View PostWarhammer 40,000: The Forged Steel Brotherhood
Category: Science Fantasy, Military Fiction
Tags: Chaos Space Marines, Iron Warriors, Renegade, Brotherhood
Synopsis
Following the failure of the Horus Heresy, the Traitor Legions r...
2025-10-18 12:24:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1: Return to the Iron Cage
Gunfire echoed through the narrow corridor. An auxiliary trooper, clad in flak armor and clutching a lasgun, ran for his life. He didn't dare look back, just thrust the lasgun behind him, firing wildly.
He should have been holding the last junction, but fear had bro...
2025-10-18 12:20:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: The Servo-Skull
Inside the town, the Slashers were still yelling and rampaging, arguing over which hovel would make the best "HQ" and where to set up watch posts. They were completely oblivious that they had triggered an automated defense system far beyond their comprehension. An efficient, systematic...
2025-10-18 12:16:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: Tripping the Alarm
Without a second thought, Rebecca dove into the hole in the wall, her movements as fast as a startled lizard. Pilar followed right behind, first shoving his heavy toolkit and the nearly-empty ammo box through the gap. The box scraped against the concrete edge with a short, harsh scre...
2025-10-18 12:13:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: Rebecca and Pilar
The blistering sun poured down on the endless desert like molten lead, the air scorching and distorting in the heat.
A heavily modified—and currently smoke-belching—Goodwood-style off-roader, its rear bumper hanging on by a thread, bucked and struggled between the dun...
2025-10-18 12:10:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7: The First Reconnaissance
The route from the hololithic cartograph was clearly projected onto Joric's visual interface, every turn and potential danger zone meticulously annotated.
He strode from the manufactorum, his crimson robes shifting in the dry, hot wind. His precision-machined pedes...
2025-10-18 12:08:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6: Mapping the Wastes
The initial activation of his temporary manufactorum granted Joric a brief period of respite, but the tranquility did not last.
He leaned against the metal workbench, his optical sensors fixed on the energy readouts still hovering at critical lows. He made a subconscious...
2025-10-18 12:05:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 256: I'd Like to See What She's Up To!
Earlier that day, in the castle kitchen.
"You idiot brat! The salt is ground too fine!"
"Cook the damn eggs! No runny yolks! There are kids on this ship!"
"This sauce is too thick! Do it again!"
Zeff twisted Sanji's...
2025-10-17 12:50:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 255: Akainu's House Got Stolen
Another stealing skill? Shane was indignant. Is the system trying to typecast me?
...He added it to his cart. Please give me more of these, thank you!
[Gatanothor, the Great Evil God]
[Type: Summon]
[Price: 75,000 Points]
[Descript...
2025-10-17 12:49:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 266: The Secret of Curse
"My father is doing very well, thank you for your concern, Uncle Ashton."
Bella Bai gave President Ashton a sweet smile.
But as the captain of the Saffron University team and the daughter of a Master, Bella was no fool. The moment he opened his mouth, she...
2025-10-17 12:48:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 265: The Director of the Life Energy Bureau Arrives
Basalt couldn't be bothered to answer Mortimer's question.
Guess all you want, it has nothing to do with me.
But to have his background revealed by someone else in a single sentence was completely unexpected.
He loo...
2025-10-17 12:47:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 258: The Konoha High Council F4!
Bright red blood seeped from the wound. Nara Keisuke pressed his hand against the Three-Tails, Isobu's, shell. A complex, blood-red summoning array spread out from his palm, covering the beast's body before sinking in and disappearing.
The summoning contract w...
2025-10-17 12:46:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 257: Contracting with the Three-Tails!
'S-Rank Technique: Raging Sea Spume! It's Water Style, but not entirely Water Style!'
Keisuke's eyes lit up. 'Just like Kirin, this is another S-rank pseudo-Sage Art that manipulates natural energy!'
He quickly reviewed the scroll. Compared ...
2025-10-17 12:45:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 245: Preparing to Depart
The Inquisitor, in the end, said nothing. Unlike the operations that left traces in public records, the wars in which the Wardens of Steel participated were of such a sensitive nature that secrecy was the most basic principle.
Trazyn could only leave in disappointment...
2025-10-17 12:44:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 244: What is Humanity's Glory?
Dawnstar - Third Imperium Starport - Astartes Order Garrison
The First Imperium Starport was a heavily guarded military facility, not open to the public. The Second Imperium Starport was for the various Astartes Chapters and Imperial departments, and was full of...
2025-10-17 12:43:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 337: Temari and Her Brother Request an Audience
Hidden Leaf Village.
After Itachi Uchiha returned to the village, he learned of the news that Team 7 had clashed with the Hidden Mist Village while on a B-rank mission. This was not a major incident.
However, the Fifth Hokage still ...
2025-10-17 12:42:20 +0000 UTC View Post
