"Chihiro, don’t go!"
At around 5:30 in the morning, Soyo jolted awake from her sleep, gasping for breath.
If she hadn’t glanced at the time, she might have thought she’d somehow rolled back a few weeks, back to when she first cried out those words.
Wait—why had she called out for Chihiro instead of Sakiko?
Soyo ran a hand through her slightly disheveled long hair...
2025-03-23 04:19:12 +0000 UTC View PostAugust definitely noticed Mewtwo’s expression.
But he assumed it was just surprised by the change in his aura and didn’t think much of it.
Activating his [Aura] to examine himself, he tried to sense what had changed after receiving [Celebi’s Blessing].
The result?
Absolutely nothing.
Aside from the...
2025-03-23 04:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Take down the Masked Corp?”
Sabrina raised an eyebrow.
Wasn’t the plan to have Team Rocket deal with the Masked Corp?
Hearing her question, August replied, “That was the previous phase of the plan.”
“Now that Team Rocket and the Masked Corp are officially at war, our operation is moving to the next stage.”
Sabrina’s inte...
2025-03-23 04:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostHearing August’s advice, Misty nodded repeatedly, fully intending to follow through.
She was well aware of just how terrible her sisters were as Gym Leaders.
With the reassessment complete and everything sorted, August was just about to leave when a familiar notification rang in his mind.
[As an official Gym Assessment Officer, you have su...
2025-03-23 04:19:00 +0000 UTC View PostBack when August and Blue had grabbed Meowth’s face, they had really squeezed hard. Even now, just thinking about it made Meowth’s cheeks ache.
Hearing Meowth’s reminder, Jessie and James finally remembered.
Right!
It was after running into this guy that the entire S.S. Anne had been surrounded by the League, forcing the...
2025-03-23 04:18:55 +0000 UTC View PostIn the outskirts of Stone Town, a most unusual battle was unfolding.
On one side stood Psyduck—clutching its head with both hands, brow furrowed, wearing an expression of intense concentration, as if brewing an ultimate move.
On the other side lay Slowpoke—sprawled on the ground, looking blank as ever, yet keenly observing Psyduck for any weaknesses.
The two Pokémon faced...
2025-03-23 04:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe setting sun, like a great ball of flame, stained the horizon a vivid crimson.
Soon, the moon would rise on the opposite end of the sky, and the dark veil draped across it would gradually replace the burning clouds overhead.
“Lady Frieren, it’s getting late. Shouldn’t we look for a place to rest soon?”
Fern still didn’t know exactly where Frieren was headed, but s...
2025-03-22 07:16:46 +0000 UTC View PostThirty years after the death of Hero Himmel.
In a forest near the deep valley of Kuliso on the northern highlands, Q and the others were preparing dinner.
“Frieren, what are you doing crouched there this whole time?”
Noticing that Frieren hadn’t moved at all since parting the grass, Q walked over with a slightly accusatory tone.
“You’r...
2025-03-22 07:16:41 +0000 UTC View PostUnder threat of death, and for the sake of his personal safety and future well-being, Gu Sanqiu had no choice but to pull a long face and start eating the sugar art.
The way you ate sugar art was different from normal candy. Because of how intricate the design was, it wasn’t really about eating—it was more about licking.
And given that they were out in the midd...
2025-03-22 07:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post"Call you Dad?"
Gu Sanqiu was completely stunned. The surrounding onlookers all wore equally dumbfounded expressions.
Paimon covered her mouth. "Isn’t Sanqiu one of the gods’ kin? How’d he suddenly become the Geo Archon’s son?!"
Childe, however, seemed to suddenly get it. "No wonder you’re so freakin’ strong! So you’ve been pretending to be younger than ...
2025-03-22 07:16:24 +0000 UTC View Post"While I do appreciate you letting me off the hook, why do I feel like you're talking weirder and weirder these days?"
Childe looked confused. "You used to be pretty straightforward—aside from when you were messing with people, that is. What’s going on with you now?"
"Nothing much."
Gu Sanqiu patted Childe on the shoulder. "Just thought it was fun to talk like this. It giv...
2025-03-22 07:16:19 +0000 UTC View Post"I can't approve of what it did, nor do I want anything to do with it."
Dainsleif's voice held more weight than usual as he turned to Lumine.
"Besides, winning others over... that's your talent, not mine."
"Of course it is!"
Lumine struck a peace sign and grinned.
"There aren’t many girls like me left in Teyvat—cute, cool, and very dangerous. If I...
2025-03-22 07:16:14 +0000 UTC View Post"...So, what are we doing with that statue we brought out?"
Lumine asked curiously.
Jax, the one currently lugging the statue around, nodded.
"If possible, I actually would like to return it to Mondstadt. Or just give it straight to Venti."
"Do you really think a Statue of The Seven that's been tainted by Abyssal energy can just go back to being a normal mo...
2025-03-22 07:16:10 +0000 UTC View PostKhaenri’ah…?
Lumine remembered the name. She’d even looked it up while studying alchemy with Lisa, hoping to learn more from old records. But the archives offered little.
Now, at last, she had a clear answer.
Khaenri’ah was the nation destroyed five hundred years ago—the very battle she had seen before falling into slumber.
“So that’s how it is.”...
2025-03-22 07:16:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis wasn’t a video game world.
The Statue of The Seven wasn’t just some HP recovery gimmick—it was a real, tangible monument you could actually touch.
Right now, though, this particular statue had been hung upside-down. Heavy chains coiled around it like serpents, binding it in place...
No one knew why the Abyss Mages had gone to the trouble of hanging it like ...
2025-03-22 07:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait... no, you don't look like an Abyss Mage.”
“Are you... an Abyss Herald?”
“A-Abyss Herald?!”
Even the Treasure Hoarder looked shaken.
“You mean the ones Dainsleif talked about?! Aren’t they super dangerous?!”
Paimon’s voice rose in alarm.
“Dain... Dainsleif?!”
Upon hearing the name, the Abyss Herald's demeanor shifted—like...
2025-03-22 07:15:56 +0000 UTC View PostToday, Class 1-D was unusually quiet.
The usual bragging and yelling from the "new trio of idiots" had vanished without a trace, leaving only three pale-faced students sitting stiffly at their desks, heads bowed low like wooden statues.
Even the girls who normally enjoyed bickering with the boys sat quietly in place, doing their best not to make a sound.
What a bunch of we...
2025-03-22 07:15:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Team Rocket grunts stationed outside sprang into action under Courtney's command, launching their assault on the building.
A net of Arbok, Weezing, and Golbat encircled the entire complex, cutting off any attempts to escape from either the Sinnoh League or Team Galactic.
Of course, this outer perimeter alone wasn’t enough to stop someone like Cynthia—or other Elite Four memb...
2025-03-22 07:15:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sinnoh League hadn’t expected to be dragged into a disaster just by standing on the sidelines and “watching the show.”
Caught off guard, their ranks fell into momentary chaos.
Countless attacks rained down, and since neither Team Galactic nor the League had anticipated this sudden turn of events, they were completely unprepared—both sides suffered heavy losses.
Of ...
2025-03-22 07:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostA sudden sense of foreboding crept into Cynthia’s heart.
It came from nowhere—unexplained, but undeniably real.
Even as she continued leading the Sinnoh League trainers to press the attack on Team Galactic, that feeling gnawed at her.
Why now?
By all accounts, they held the advantage. Under her command, the League had steadily pushed back the Galactic forces...
2025-03-22 07:15:37 +0000 UTC View PostClack. Clack.
The moment Luo Yuan pressed the button, the sound of mechanical gears grinding into motion echoed through the air.
Along with that sound, Malva noticed metal panels suddenly descending over the windows near the wall, sealing them off completely.
The same thing was happening all over the building.
Most notably, in the first-floor lobby—where the L...
2025-03-22 07:15:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment the Sinnoh League entered the Galactic Veilstone Building, they ran into a crisis.
Outside, Luo Yuan had already located the positions of the Galactic grunts inside using his telepathy.
Compared to the empty main lobby, the second floor was teeming with Team Galactic trainers, all lying in wait near the staircase, ready to ambush the Sinnoh League trainers the moment they...
2025-03-22 07:15:28 +0000 UTC View Post“……”
“……”
Ahem… “Sakiko, is it just me, or is your underwear a little tight?”
“…Ugh…”
You stupid cow, stop mooing over there!
Also, how did things end up like this?! Why was Chi-chan now wearing her clothes?! Not that she really minded or anything…
Except for the fact that her clothes were completely the ...
2025-03-22 07:15:23 +0000 UTC View PostAt this moment, looking at Togawa Kiyotsugu, it was hard to believe that this man was actually Sakiko’s father.
The man, who had just been bailed out of the police station, was propped up by Chihiro and Sakiko, each holding one of his arms. Yet his unsteady steps, reeking of alcohol, and his lowered head seemed to drag his dignity down with it.
Since Chihiro and Sakiko were, after...
2025-03-22 07:15:18 +0000 UTC View PostTogawa Sakiko never expected that every time her life showed even the slightest improvement, every time she started to feel a glimmer of hope, reality would douse her in cold water—reminding her that, away from the Togawa family, she kept running into problems she would have never encountered as a rich young lady.
This time was no different.
It was as if fate itself wanted her to ...
2025-03-22 07:15:14 +0000 UTC View Post"…I see. So, what you’re really worried about is that I won’t approve of you living with Chihiro?"
Nagasaki Rina had initially planned to take her daughter out for another meal, but after hearing her explanation, she suddenly felt like going home instead—to meet this "amazing" girl her daughter had been praising so highly.
According to Soyu, her relationship with little Chih...
2025-03-22 07:15:10 +0000 UTC View PostIgnoring the strange looks from Nina and Momoka, Chihiro all but forced her payment out of a highly reluctant Subaru.
After counting the cash and confirming that it was enough to cover both her and Soyu’s food expenses for the week, she finally nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright, job’s done. If there’s nothing else, I’ll just—"
"You’re leaving? You think you can get ...
2025-03-22 07:15:05 +0000 UTC View PostAmid the chaotic exchange of [Confuse Rays], both Starmie and Gengar were visibly unsteady, yet both stubbornly held on… even though Starmie technically had no teeth to grit.
Ultimately, Misty was the first to make a move.
“Starmie, use [Bubble Beam]!”
At her command, the red gemstone at Starmie’s core gleamed, and a flurry of shimmeri...
2025-03-22 07:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostAugust, of course, had no personal grudge against Cerulean Gym.
He had called out Mewtwo simply to create a proper battlefield.
“Mewtwo, make us a battle arena… same size as the one at home.”
Mewtwo nodded and extended its hand, summoning a massive psychic spoon.
With a gentle flick—
Shh, shh, shh—
Before Ash and the others could even proce...
2025-03-22 07:14:55 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing Ash and the others, August temporarily set aside his interrogation of the Eevee Brothers.
He smiled at Ash. “Long time no see.”
The last time they had met was during the Pewter Gym assessment. Thinking about it… it had already been nearly two months.
Time flies.
As for why he was here?
“I’m just handling a minor tax issue,” August said c...
2025-03-22 07:14:49 +0000 UTC View Post