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Mark did not survive the corporate world by being a genius. He survived by copying one. Whenever his logistics firm faced an impossible deficit, Mark asked himself one question: What would Reine Asakura do in this kind of situation? Reine was the cold, calculating, flawlessly logical protagonist of his favorite light novel, "Welcome to the High School of Meritocracy." Mark used her fictional strategies to climb the corporate ladder in the real world by simulating her cold, analytical thought process. Then, a twelve-ton truck suffered a brake failure, and Mark’s real world ended. He wakes up inside the biological vessel of Kenji, a painfully average, 160-centimeter-tall background character. He is sitting in a pristine white classroom. The girl sitting at the desk next to him has flat, dark reddish-brown hair, piercing amber eyes, and a perfectly neutral expression. It is Reine Asakura. He is trapped inside the novel. This academy does not operate on friendship or standard grades. It operates on a brutal "Seat Economy." Classes fight in psychological Special Exams to earn currency. That currency is used to buy the physical seats of students in rival classes. Once your seat is bought, you pay monthly rent to the enemy. If you default, you are expelled. It is a system of financial hostage-taking and mutual assured destruction. Kenji does not want to be her ally. In his previous life, he owed his entire corporate success to Reine's way of genius thinking. He was imitating her mind's cognitive process. Now, standing next to his idol, he feels the ultimate drive of a fanatic. Just as a basketball player dreams of playing a serious, limit-testing game against their ultimate idol, Kenji wants to step onto the court against Reine. He wants to prove he can dismantle the flawless genius mind that built his own success in his previous life. Kenji has one advantage: he knows the entire three-year timeline of the novel. But he also knows a mathematical truth. Meta-knowledge is not enough to defeat the super-genius, Reine Asakura, in a fair fight. If Reine detects that he can predict the future, her genius mind will adapt, and she will crush him. Kenji makes a calculated decision. He cannot fight her immediately because they are assigned to the same class. He knows her exact script: Reine will operate in the shadows for two years, secretly pulling the strings to elevate their defective Class D to the top-ranking Class A. Once she succeeds, she will transfer to an enemy class in Year Three simply to seek a real challenge. That is Kenji's strict deadline. He has exactly 24 months to gather the massive currency required to execute his own transfer to a third, opposing class. While Reine builds her empire, Kenji plays the perfect background character. He acts like an idiot. He complains about trivial things. He tricks Reine into categorizing him as harmless biological noise, even provoking her into a spontaneous, absurd bet: If he ever defeats her in a battle of wits, she has to go on a date with him. She agrees, calculating the probability of his victory at zero. She is wrong. While Reine manipulates the school from the shadows, Kenji uses his future knowledge to quietly exploit the economy's blind spots. He builds an untraceable dark pool of capital right under her nose. Then, the first day of Year Three arrives. Former Class D became Class A. Reine transfer to other class. Kenji cashes in his hidden funds, executes a hostile class transfer, and shatters his camouflage. The two-year observation phase is over. Reine’s data on foolish Kenji become suddenly obsolete. The war between a flawless super genius and a man holding the knowledge of the future has begun. #shadowmastermind #manipulation #psychological #strategy #tactic #battleofwits #pretendingtobeweak #hiddenabilities #calculation #highschool #schoollife #metaknowledge #chess #cote #cunning #ruthless #scheme #underdog #hierarchy #meritocracy #cold

A person worth in this world is determined by their strength, Tian Long only aim in this new life of his to become someone well-known and respected, for that reason he will aim to be the strongest, will he be able to make it, let's see . ( THIS ISN'T A TRANSLATION )

Marseille, 1995. The Banlieus are a concrete mouth that swallows people’s dreams. Adélard, 17 years old; and Leon, 7 years old. These two young boys are what remains of a family based on lies. When the silence in their underground apartment becomes silent forever, and when there Mother disappears into the salty air of the Docks, “the beautiful game” comes to end. To redeem their Mother, Adélard will have to give up his future. In order to obtain money to buy back their Mother, Adélard will be forced to become a delivery-boy for the cities worst predators. While Adélard gets his hands bloody breaking them in dirty rainy alleys so he can protect his Brother from the darkness, Leon stands by and holds a frayed scarf, learning one of life’s harshest truths – in the Slums every “Glory” has a "Scar" next to it. The docks of Marseille never forget a debt. As Adélard sinks deeper into the depths of the underworld, he discovers the accident that took his fathers life seven years before was no accident at all. It was just the beginning of a much larger and deadly game. How much of your soul would you trade for a family that was born in the shadows? “I’m your shield, Leon. However, I’m starting to see the shadows as my new home."

[Warning! Slice of Life at Core!] "Are you trying to tell me that the man who made the entire Northern continent tremble works in a flimsy bar? And he's a Water Mage???" The Emperor asked his knight. "Yes, sir. I saw him with my own eyes. He has two pet dragons and—" "Good gods! The legendary dragons that historically disdain humans as his pets?! We must have this man as our own at all cost!" The Emperor screamed in amusement, "Say, when you approached this man to speak with him, what was his reaction?" The knight gulped. "He... offered my men and I drinks, and told us to tell you, the Emperor, to visit his bar sometime." The Emperor's eyes widened, and narrowed back as he smiled. "Well, I just might." ______ Maxwell Duvon Belognia was once a reject, kicked out of his noble house for his lack of talent. His noble family was one that had produced reputable flame mages for ages, and Maxwell, who had an affinity to the water element, was a good-for-nothing. Disowned by his family, he ventured out into the world to build his own solid ground, and discovered that his talent in the path of water was much more than his family had ever imagined. Along his journey, he made friends that he loved more than his own blood, allies that could give their lives up just for his sake, and the best of all — he fell in love with a woman who gave him her heart and her soul. Until an unfortunate, world ending disaster struck on his world, ending everything dear to Maxwell in just a few seconds, including the love of his life. Luckily — or unluckily — Maxwell and his friend barely survived, thrust into a different, ruthless world where they had to grow stronger and struggle to survive. Years later, they became transcendent beings who ventured into the vast cosmos where they still fought to claim a place. They became gods. During all his years of constant struggling, fighting and ascending, Maxwell never the love he lost. Regret ate at him. If only he was strong as he was now that he steadily approached the end of his being. Just when he thought his soul would fade away without ever seeing his love again... "Why don't we break one of the ten absolute rules proffered by the Celestial King?" His friend suggested. Maxwell's eyes widened. "What rule?" "Regression." And so, after fighting to go against the will of fate and the heavens themselves, Maxwell's soul finally regressed with eons worth of knowledge to the time when he was just a mortal, kicked out of his noble house. The best part? All his divine authorities as a god — although weakened — were still linked to his soul, including his pocket dimension which held his treasures. And because of this, to the eyes of everyone in his world, Maxwell was a ridiculously overpowered being. As news of this enigmatic, overpowered water mage spread amongst the four continents of the world Cryst, every monarch and every major power desired him for themselves. But the man in question? "I've lived a life full of suffering, battles and wars. Now, with this second chance, I just want to live a calm life. To do that, I'll have to stop the world-ending disaster coming in a few years. But for now..." He opened the door to his bar, smiling as he gazed at his customers which consisted of legendary mages, legendary mercenaries, divine healers, knights and the rest, all waiting to recruit him. Finally, his warm gaze rested on his wife, waiting for him behind the counter. "This is enough." ______________________ Ahem–! 50 powerstones = 1 extra chapters ‎100 powerstones = 2 extra chapters ‎50 Golden tickets = 5 extra chapters ‎A castle = 10 extra chapters

Su Xiao signed the Reincarnation Contract, entering various worlds to carry out missions. He once witnessed a world collapsing into dust particles, and has battled with forgotten Kings holding Blades. Dark Raven is whispering, and the Giant Beast under the Black Abyss roars. Welcome to the Reincarnation Paradise Park…

This is the war between humans and the Ancient God Clan, tracing back to Ancient Times, extending into the future, spanning the river of history, and composing an epic. The Ancient Gods invade reality with a shattered world. Secrets from timeless mythologies reveal the truth. Ascenders traverse the gaps of time and space, journeying between two realms. Reality and transcendence, blade and sword, blood and fire. When the apocalypse arrives, the Ancient Gods awaken from their long slumber. The curtain rises— My father once went missing while investigating the resurrection of a certain God, and his fate remains unknown to this day. I am anxious, but not entirely distressed. Because that resurrected God— Is me.

That day the sun set and never rose again............... Author Spotlight: Chen Dong — WebNovel's legendary titan behind global phenomena like 'Perfect World', 'The Sacred Ruins' and'World of Longevity‘— returns with his most ambitious saga yet. Crowned among the platform's all-time greats, this master of epic worldbuilding has dominated fiction charts for many times, with multiple novels adapted into hit games. When this trailblazer drops a new book, millions brace for sleepless nights.

This captivating novel is also adapted into a comic available on Webnovel. ----------------------- When disaster struck, Ling Mo finally realized that the kind of zombie portrayed in movies surrounding the apocalypse was not exactly the same as the ones he saw in reality… The only thing Ling Mo should focus on in the apocalypse is survival, but from the moment he picked up his girlfriend from an abandoned bus, his life track began to run towards an uncontrollable direction... The reason that caused all of these is simple: his girlfriend mutated… Wait, wait, that Xia Na over there… isn’t the underwear hanging from your sword mine? Senpai! Stop pinning me down when I’m not watching! You, girl, is it really okay that you are just watching everything and giggling from the side? And last of all… Please don’t think of biting me arghhhh!!!

The world had been in chaos for over three hundred years. In the Central Plains, singing and dancing never ceased, foreign tribes sharpened their weapons and fed their horses, Sword Immortals roamed the Martial World, and famed generals quelled unrest in all directions. Five years before the great upheaval, the young Pharmacist Li Guanyi committed murder on a rainy night. At last, he opened his eyes and saw this chaotic human world. Underneath the hooves of horses lay piles of bleached bones – famed generals, beauties, the Martial World, Divine Weapons, commoners, Dharma Forms. Since ancient times, only white bones and yellow sand remained on the fields! Confucian Scholars, crushed beneath iron hooves; Buddhas, swept away by long spears! "I, Daoist Li Guanyi, invite this world to its death!"

how can a magicless and mysterious person like Camille be so strong? where is he from? who is his devil?

The Star-River Sword God, Jiang Zihan, the highest levelled cultivator in Di Xue has finally created a passage to the higher realms and ascended with his companions. Upon arrival however, they were scattered across a strange land with no allies. Follow Jiang Zihan journey through the realm of Wàn Xīng Jiè, he discovers the fate of his companions, go through hell and back, and reclaim his place at the top.

Reborn in the world of Black Clover, an analyst named Lencar Abarame awakens "Replica Magic"—the power to copy any grimoire he touches. He secretly copies Asta's Anti-Magic and Yuno's immense mana, creating a unique "Heretic Mode" that allows him to toggle between the two. Now Lencar must use his analytical mind to survive, secretly mastering his stolen powers and walking a fine line between enemies and allies. He is a heretic, a thief, and an analyst in a world that believes only in the gifted.

Arshdeep Singh wasn’t normal. While others wasted time on trends and distractions, he spent his days buried in history—especially one era he could never let go of: The rise of the Sikh Empire. He studied it. Broke it down. Obsessively thought about what went wrong. And more importantly—how it could have been different. Technology. Administration. Military reform. In his mind, he had already rebuilt it a hundred times. But it was all useless. Just history. Until he woke up inside it. Now living as Nau Nihal Singh, heir to an empire on the edge, Arshdeep finds himself in the exact moment he had spent years thinking about. A powerful state. A fragile future. And a collapse that, in his original world, was inevitable. Except now— He isn’t just studying it. He’s inside it. Armed with modern knowledge of technology, governance, and warfare, along with an almost obsessive understanding of where everything goes wrong, Arshdeep is determined to do what history failed to achieve. Not just survive. Not just rule. But rebuild the empire into something that cannot fall. Because this time— He refuses to let it end the same way.

Alex, an average looking, 20 year old guy in the year 22XX, and his best friend G, dive into the Dreamweb, a simulation weaved together from a combination of billions of people’s subconscious dreams and technology guiding those dreams into specified forms. The Dreamweb is accessed by linking a sleep pod with the neural implant on the side of the neck installed in each person born past the year 2100. Heart of the Wild, a new Dream that has amassed an enormous following mere weeks after its development, has caught the attention of Alex and G. Deciding to wait until they had enough free time to get in some long sessions, the story starts on the night of their first dive. P.S.-I’ll try and upload 3 chapters a week for now, and I suppose we’ll see how that goes. Also, sorry for the typos that you will inevitably see. 2nd P.S.-As this will be a system based novel, I feel as if an explanation would be helpful. As I dislike putting hard numbers on stats, I won’t be including numbered statistics, but will be including skills that are leveled. An explanation will be given in the future, but the first status screen will be in chapter 4. Thx for reading.

[The latest masterpiece by the author of Reverend Insanity] In the heart of a volcano, the mechanical fairy palace left by the ancients longed for a successor. The mother sacrificed her life to obtain the treasure seal of the fairy palace, entrusting it to Ning Zhuo on her deathbed. Buddha Heart Demon Seal! To deliver oneself to enlightenment, and others to demonhood. The bearer of the seal, by lightly engraving the Heart Demon Seal, could control mechanisms as if they were feathers. While others wielded it, exhausted in spirit and heavy in mind; Ning Zhuo could command it with ease, light and graceful as in a dance. Ning Zhuo said, "Mother, your child will surely fulfill your trust and claim that fairy palace!" Indeed: The chance encounter with a spirited secret, where skill merges with supreme logic. Universes open to new realms, where natural beauty rivals the heavens. Ancient bells transmit the law, dancing under the moon's pure radiance. With the true form embodying myriad things, who in the world could contend!

Astral Pathmaker follows Kairo Nox, a broke nobody who awakens a rare Astral-leaning Veil Law after a near-death chase in the city’s underbelly. His gift, Northbind, doesn’t make him stronger in a fight, it makes him indispensable: he can guide people through “safe paths” hidden inside timing, pressure, and choice. Pulled into the Veil world behind the public lie of “miracle longevity medicine,” Kairo is forced to lay low under the protection of a cold clinician, Varrik Sain, while officials and corporate Families quietly hunt for guides to stabilize a newly opened corridor into the Dark Reaches, a place where Veil beasts and lost pocket-spaces still exist. His only real ally is Selene Pryce, a quiet, elegant, dangerous girl on the edge of awakening a Silence Law, whose presence can hide what the Veil would otherwise expose. When conscription drags them into a low-level team that underestimates them, Kairo and Selene survive by being boring on paper and lethal in execution. But behind everyone’s eyes, they steal the true cause of the corridor’s chaos: a Fixed Star Fragment, a treasure that can anchor pocket-space, reshape routes, and change who gets to live long enough to matter. Now, hunted by demand, watched by officials, and circling the power of Families they can’t afford to offend, Kairo must keep growing from Spark to Thread and beyond while building a circle of companions who trust his lead. Because in the Veil world, the safest path isn’t found. It’s made.

A soul is reborn into the Zenin Clan of the Jujutsu Kaisen world, named Mukuro. Branded as useless under the influence of Heavenly Restriction and cursed fate, he is cast aside together with his elder brother, Toji, as so-called “failures” of the family. But is that truly the case? Naraka, Preta, Animal, Asura, Human and the Deva path—with the eyes of Six Paths of Reincarnation, Mukuro will rise to become the strongest. 100 Powerstones = 1 Extra Chapter. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• To read 26+ advance chapters and support me, visit my p@treon at - P@atreon/SilverShark769

The world flows inward. Rivers, life, and history itself are drawn toward the center—into the Central Haven, a perfect land of endless plains and quiet certainty. For thousands of years, its people have believed they are the whole world. They are wrong. Beyond the Silver Sea lies a desert that kills, a hidden land of endless slopes, and a wall of mountains no one has ever seen. And now, something has crossed into the center. As a scholar witnesses the first act of true predation in a world that has never known fear, a navigator sails toward the forbidden horizon, and a watcher at the edge of the world guards a truth no one is ready to face— The illusion of the inward world begins to break. Because once something enters the center… Nothing will ever be still again.

In the city of Vaun, all debt is visible. Every person carries their obligations in the chest like a second heartbeat, and the Bureau of Existential Accounts employs men and women to assess, administer, and when necessary, cancel what is owed. Soren Vael has worked assessments for eleven years. He is precise, methodical, and owes nothing. This last fact is, technically, impossible. When the Bureau’s best investigator dies and passes her final case to Soren specifically, he finds himself holding a record no one was supposed to find: an account eighteen thousand years old with no debtor attached, sitting in the Bureau’s oldest records and quietly taking interest from everyone who looks at it too closely. Interest paid not in money but in memory. In the things people loved and didn’t know they had lost. The investigation that follows will take Soren below the city, through organizations that predate it, and into the oldest archive in Vaun, where he will learn what he actually is, what has been living in him since before he was born, and why the entity that is owed forty thousand years of human existence has been patient long enough. The Ledger of Unmade Things is for readers who finished Reverend Insanity and Lord of the Mysteries and found nothing that hit the same way. It is a story about debt, memory, and what it costs to close the largest unclosed account in the history of the world. Volume One: The Cost of Seeing Clearly. patreon: https://patreon.com/SevAldren