A blue tentacle emerged from King Angus's neck, morphing and shifting colors. The tentacle molded itself until a second head of King Angus formed. The blue tendrils showed texture like that of skin, perfectly replicating The King's head. It reminded Hiro of the special effects he'd seen in sci-fi films back on Earth. Hiro had heard of symbiotes ever since meeting Rebecca, but this was th...
2025-03-25 05:26:36 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving her village behind, Marissa rode a carriage toward the capital of Litmus, Ventianne, accompanied by Maroon and her maid. For a duke's daughter, this level of protection would seem inadequate, but for a village chief from a poor village, it was more than enough. Marissa found herself caught between those two worlds. Yet, now that she could walk again, such trivial matters no longe...
2025-03-25 05:24:35 +0000 UTC View PostWell, now that exclusive contract with amazon is over, i can re-release these back in my patreon and scribblehub! The sweets are back gentlemen!
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Before Hiro began, he inspected Marissa's status. As he suspected, her stats were abysmal—she was level one with the lowest numbers Hiro had ever seen. It reminded him of how he had started in this world. Unlike hi...
2025-03-25 05:23:27 +0000 UTC View Post“The iron was certainly there, but it was lacking, wasn't it?” King Angus looked at the report.
“Well, the soil mining is picking up. But with this, we can decrease more than 30% of our iron imports,” Prime Minister Darius said. Despite the lower-than-expected yield, he remained optimistic. It was just a matter of time before iron production sped up. They could release the ...
2025-03-21 17:01:42 +0000 UTC View PostAnother sigh escaped me as I gazed out at the busy street from my car. That meeting had been the epitome of insanity. I was heading home alone, having left Lily at the school gate. She said she wanted to travel, so I indulged her. Even though I had given her the freedom to go wherever she pleased, she was still me. If I wanted, I could see everything she did through the window with Felic...
2025-03-20 17:14:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Gah!” James emerged from the water. Sanders and the rest of the team pulled him out, and then James lit himself on fire, dissipating the frostbite effect it had on him.
“Are you okay, boss? Maybe we should use the frost armor? It has some resistance to ice magic,” Sanders said.
“I need some time for the frostbite effect to wear off. Do you think you can last at l...
2025-03-19 06:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Damn. This dungeon is wider than I thought,” James said as they finally reached a tree as large as a skyscraper two days later. Even though there was a system-made compass, it still took them two days to reach the tree.
The tree had a door at the base, and James entered it. Again, he had to climb a set of stairs before arriving in a room with a single golden portal.
“I...
2025-03-19 05:47:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Well, here we are. There are repurposed motels down there. You may leave the day after tomorrow. Is there anything you need?" Silas asked.
James raised his hand toward the translucent purple barrier. The nuclear reactor's cooling tower was within view. A message appeared before him:
[Dungeon name: GM3452
Dungeon level: Novice
Survivor: 6/15
Would you li...
When Marissa woke up, it was already noon. The butlers and maids didn't wake her up, fearing they would intrude on the symbiote’s bonding. On one hand, Marissa was glad that they valued her privacy. However, she dreaded what Leafa would say to her. She had knocked on Leafa’s bedroom in the middle of the night, wanting to talk to Hiro. However, in the morning, Marissa never called for...
2025-03-15 05:17:10 +0000 UTC View Post"Alright. I am Lily, and you are Yuri. We need to act as if we are different people, right?" My clone said confidently.
The reality that I could create clones and now had to pretend to be myself was baffling. How did Guardians without clone abilities manage to keep their identities secret?
"Yes, that's right," I nodded, glancing at Lily—my clone—before turning to Felicia.
...
2025-03-14 04:27:44 +0000 UTC View Post"I shall introduce you to our new American heroes—Mr. James, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Anderson. Together with their new comrade from afar, they have successfully freed our earth from dungeons. Not even a day has passed, and they are eager to embark on another dungeon. Together…”
James rolled his eyes as Douglas spun a heroic story of his deeds, unaware that James was simply run...
2025-03-13 05:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post“Greetings, Mr. Anderson. I am glad to finally be able to meet you once more. Finally, we have some good news. I am Silas, a guild representative in America. You must be Mr. James, am I right? Greetings to you as well, Mayor Douglas!”
“Have a seat. My office is closer to here than yours so i arrived first. We are elated the traffic didn't hold you up that badly.”
“Yes.” ...
2025-03-13 04:58:24 +0000 UTC View PostJames winced as the coin rewards had decreased. He didn’t know what merit was. Moreover, instead of a cloak, he got a selectable armor chest, but no actual chest spawned before him. As he was about to question the system, another system notification showed up.
**[A selectable armor chest has been received. Please select one of these five armors:
Swiftwing Leather<...
2025-03-13 04:36:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Hiro… I’m not playing right now. This is important,” Luna said as Hiro poked her cheek.
Hiro had chosen Parallel Thought as his level-up reward, allowing him to observe both Luna and Cecile simultaneously.
She was packing her things and studying the neighboring nation of Mutual. Hiro, however, had little interest in such matters. All he cared about was his hosts. Nat...
2025-03-07 15:19:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Sir James! I bought a Level 2 shop!” Anderson gave a military salute.
“So, what’s in it? Can we sell that junk?” James pointed toward the scrap that was once a giant mech. He scoffed at the robot and said, “That should cost millions of dollars.”
“Hahaha. That’s true,” Sanders said.
“Well, the system said it will give me 10 coins for the entire t...
2025-03-07 05:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Agneya returned, the welcome was lukewarm. Several Guardian staff bowed and greeted us, while a few civilians came with their children, waving at us. There were no boisterous cheers like when Agneya had destroyed Anathema’s gate.
After docking, we were taken to Guardian Command and then separated. I called Sebastian for a ride home.
“Will you take the train? I can gi...
2025-03-06 17:30:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, the portal is here, but let’s take a break on this floor and gather some supplies,” James said.
This floor was a good floor. James wouldn’t have camped on this floor before because of the open terrain, but with the three teammates taking turns on night watch, he felt secure.
“Eh? Let’s just go through! It’s only two floors away, right?” Kaina said.
“No...
2025-03-04 14:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Was that the theme of this floor?” James wondered as he saw a human with the head of a bull.
“A minotaur! Never seen that one in my life before. Hey! It looks like you, James.” Sanders nudged him with his elbow.
James rolled his eyes as he looked at him.
“He doesn’t have horns… He does have tusks, though.” Anderson rolled his eyes after comparing James with th...
2025-03-04 14:03:33 +0000 UTC View PostKaina, Sanders, and Anderson dragged James toward the chapel.
“How is he?”
“He doesn't have a human body, so I don't know. But his breathing seems stable. That's good, at least,” Sanders answered.
The golden gate leading to the eighth floor was right inside the chapel, along with five treasure chests waiting to be plundered. Sanders’s trap skill didn't detec...
2025-02-27 19:42:42 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile, before the girls ventured into their second dungeon, Luna skipped toward the training ground, eager for her first sparring match since receiving Hiro.
As she arrived, she noticed not only her instructor but also the Prime Minister and her father standing there.
“Pa… Father, are you here to watch my training?”
“Ah. This is not a formal occasion, so 'Pa...
2025-02-27 13:05:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Congratulations! We won! No one died! Except for us, though. Hehehe. But as long as one of us survives, we will prevail!” One Yuri said, cutting the cake and handing me a slice. She was Yuri, not Black Lily—her black hair flowing just like how I styled it.
“Sorry for letting you two be the bait,” I apologized.
“Well, it was to save lives after all! As long as you...
2025-02-26 12:32:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun began to set as James ate his dinner. As he prepared himself for bed, the purple moon began to rise. When the purple light shone on the group, a system message flashed before them.
[Very weak Life Drain activated. Survivors are advised to take shelter. As long as survivors are in direct contact with the moonlight, the drain will be activated, draining their strength and e...
2025-02-24 07:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostMorning came, and the girls woke up feeling refreshed except for Rebecca, who kept reminiscing about sex. Hiro spotted some wolves patrolling the area, but they ignored the camp. Hiro did not bother to chase after them either. After getting dressed, the girls ventured into the next dungeon.
Unlike the neat, man-made stairs from before, this dungeon entrance was a narrow crevice lea...
2025-02-22 06:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostI pushed the jeep to its limits, speeding through the darklands. Ten minutes later, before we could arrive at the designated coordinates, five Gloams blocked our path. They were facing away from us, but I am sure they would notice if we came close.
“What should we do? Should we turn around and find another route?” I asked.
“The best option is to drive through while dodg...
2025-02-21 10:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe path on the seventh floor of this dungeon reminded James of the last floor in the dungeon trials. It was a rocky mountain full of cliffs. Sometimes, the path was narrow; sometimes, it opened up.
“Careful, it’s over if you fall,” Anderson warned Kaina, who was frolicking near the cliff.
After two hours of walking, the storm that James saw in the distance earlier sh...
2025-02-19 05:11:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Come back here!” James chased after the fleeing octopus. Of course, it didn’t slow down as it slithered through the narrow corridor.
“Was this common? I never heard Andrew talk about a fleeing boss monster.” Sanders nudged Kaina.
“No. I have never seen a monster flee from Kouki either, even though he pretty much fought alone in the trial dungeon.” The trio sp...
2025-02-19 03:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostJames opened the door to the topmost deck on the bow. There, a chest lay at the center of a helipad platform, while the group was admiring the crab and pillaging the monster’s gun.
"Sometimes they are hidden, and sometimes they are laid out in the open," James muttered as he strolled toward the chest.
"Wait!" Sanders ran up to him. "That one is trapped. Don’t open it."
Jam...
2025-02-17 04:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post“I will use my Signature. We must take out the boss here. Sapphire, stay out of sight,” I commanded the girls. “Legion!”
My Signature caused all of my clones to have the same stats and abilities as me, including my shield aura. I summoned 11 clones, making a total of 12 Lilys, including myself. Five of them wielded melee weapons (three naginatas and two war scythes), while ...
2025-02-15 05:31:49 +0000 UTC View Post"So this kind of soil can yield iron ore? That's news to us." The minister examined the brown soil with interest.
Hiro expected him to try dismissing Marissa's discovery, but to his surprise, the old minister beamed with excitement as he turned toward her symbiote.
"Excellent! This will create new job opportunities! I will call on the miners at once!"
... 2025-02-14 05:39:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait. We should travel only when the sun rises,” Anderson said. Such words not only came from his training and common sense but also when he looked at his companions. They were tired. However, James didn’t care about such things. He believed in his instincts.
“Then you can stay behind and sleep. Don’t forget to block the door,” James shrugged. He felt this was the time...
2025-02-14 05:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post