Ichin didn’t even need to ask to know how things had turned out.
Never mind that his mom had sharpened her tongue years ago while building a business with his dad—even without her stepping in, just Haruno alone would have been enough to handle it.
And indeed, that was the case.
“At first she saw Utaha and the others and started asking which one was my kid, whether the re...
2025-09-22 20:03:59 +0000 UTC View PostHis cultivation progress had already risen by over six hundred thousand points—a result of diligent “training” with the girls.
Nolan continued experimenting with the adeptal arts in his mind, testing ways of using adeptal energy for offense.
Adeptal shockwaves, protective barriers, even arrays and talisman arts—he tried them all.
The sheer variety of techniques Ganyu h...
2025-09-22 15:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostThrowing off the blanket and getting out of bed, Ichin stretched a little and said to Yukino:
“I really didn’t expect you to join in with Nene’s little prank.”
A faint smile flickered in Yukino’s eyes as she replied:
“Actually, it was Godmother who told me to wake you. Nene just tagged alon...
2025-09-21 19:52:47 +0000 UTC View PostNighttime meant social hour in Slytherin once again.
Thoughtfully, Louis left the dormitory, giving the younger snakes a chance to mingle with each other instead of cowering like quails in his presence.
Just as on his very first day at Hogwarts, he sat on the sofa before the enormous glass w...
2025-09-21 17:16:31 +0000 UTC View PostWith Ganyu’s affection now at its peak, Nolan obtained the corresponding affection skill. He carefully absorbed the information fed back to him:
Guided by the Moonlight: As long as Ganyu exists, this skill will passively remain in effect on the skill’s owner. The owner gains all of Ganyu’s powers: the blessings of the Auspicious Qilin, mastery over Cryo, adeptal energy and ...
2025-09-21 15:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky was already dim.
Nolan had been busy for a long while, traveling to Mondstadt, Inazuma, and Sumeru to invite many girls over to Liyue so they could join in the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Rite.
Those who possessed the ability of “Interstellar Travel” could teleport directly to Ningguang’s side, but for those who did not, Nolan personally went to fetch them.
After getting off the plane, Nene trailed behind Ichin, repeatedly kicking at his calf.
“That’s for yanking my eye mask! That’s for yanking my eye mask!”
Ichin dodged nimbly, grinning.
“The announcement had already played. You were the only one still dead asleep, so I just picked the most effective way to wake you.”
...
2025-09-20 15:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Nene left the office, Utaha checked her phone calendar and said with a start,
“Ah, that’s right. Everyone originally planned for Umiko to come back this month so we could celebrate her birthday properly. But in the end, she decided not to come, choosing to wait until the end of the year instead.”
“In part, that’s my fault too....
2025-09-19 16:48:25 +0000 UTC View PostLiyue Harbor – Docks
On the day before the Lantern Rite, dockworkers were still laboring through the last half-day shift. By noon, they would begin taking time off for the festival.
Had Nolan and Cloud Retainer come later in the afternoon, they might not have found anyone to sell them timber.
“Hah, the docks truly are bustling.” Cloud Retainer stood atop the steps, takin...
2025-09-19 15:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter launch, Fall Guys’ popularity continued climbing steadily, quickly reaching the top of various streaming platforms.
Of course, Ichin knew it was impossible to keep that level of hype forever. After all, Fall Guys was fundamentally different from traditional competitive games. At the beginning, everyone would be hig...
2025-09-18 15:55:02 +0000 UTC View PostJust as Keqing was about to speak, Nolan suddenly pressed his lips against her soft, rosy ones.
“Mm!”
Surprisingly, Keqing’s heart calmed instead of panicking.
Though they had shared many intimate moments before, they had never kissed. Now her mind grew hot, thought scattering into a blank haze.
As her body went slack in his arms, offering no resistance, Nolan gent...
2025-09-18 15:51:00 +0000 UTC View PostLately, Louis had been studying transformation sweets of the perfect grade.
These candies, which could turn a person into any magical creature, left him somewhat perplexed. Beyond the recipe—most of which he hadn’t yet fully deciphered—there was something he simply couldn’t wrap his head around.
That ...
2025-09-17 17:22:01 +0000 UTC View PostStealing a glance at Haruno—still trapped in a video call with Ichin’s mother in the living room—Yukino quietly returned to Ichin’s side and picked up the kitchen knife to resume chopping vegetables.
“Brother, I think Onee-san is definitely going to want payback later.”
“That’s fine, I’m already prep...
2025-09-17 15:55:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt was like the first glimmer of dawn.
A flash of silver cut through the air, and a massive True Stinger Bug was cleaved cleanly in half.
For a moment its body seemed unaware of what had happened—no blood spilled at all.
Only after a pause did the crimson spray explode outward.
【Defeated A Powerful Enemy. Obtained 93,572 Adventure EXP.】
Nolan glanced at the n...
2025-09-17 15:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt was now July, with less than ten days left before Fall Guys launched. The dev team was already fully prepared and had even begun developing more skins and stages for future updates.
After lunch at campus, Ichin dropped Utaha off at the publishing house, then returned to campus for his afternoon classes.
Sitting in the...
2025-09-16 15:58:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Don’t get me wrong—I don’t actually know him. It’s just that his name has already spread through all the pure-blood families.”
Cassandra sat ramrod straight, as though a ruler was pressed against her back, making her posture even more striking.
“And besides, you called him Louis, so I could more or less guess who he was.”
Louis gave a crooked smile and explain...
2025-09-16 15:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank you, please hang the lanterns here as well.”
The young woman with light-violet hair tied into twin tails resembling cat ears spoke to several Millelith soldiers in armor.
“Yes, Lady Yuheng.”
The Millelith carried red lanterns and began setting them up.
Once they left, Keqing was about to check if any spots had been overlooked when she suddenly noticed a fa...
2025-09-16 15:51:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Louis, take care on the road. We won’t go in with you.”
Outside King’s Cross Station, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson waved at Louis.
Louis waved back, though his face carried a hint of helplessness.
It was rare for his parents to bother seeing him off to school—though, truthfully, the real reason was the nice restaurant nearby. After sending him off, they planned to enjoy a ro...
2025-09-15 17:46:27 +0000 UTC View PostAnother game had opened for pre-orders, and it was going to be released directly next month. Players were thrilled, but many developers in the industry were utterly baffled.
How on earth was this company developing games so quickly?
Among those with the same doubts was Akane Kosaka.
Her own company was currently split into two d...
2025-09-15 16:50:08 +0000 UTC View PostYuehai Pavilion.
While Ganyu and Shenhe returned to their offices, Nolan sat with Xianyun in a quiet spot, guiding her through how to use the Akasha Terminal.
“Image recorder, Knowledge Shop, Akasha Forum… quite a few functions here.”
With his instruction, Xianyun tapped into each application one by one, quickly grasping their purposes.
“Interesting.” She seeme...
2025-09-15 15:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe two weeks of public testing flew by day after day.
During the first three days, Ichin had been watching the game’s online player numbers closely, witnessing with his own eyes as the count grew from just over ten thousand at launch to a peak of three hundred thousand in the final days.
For Fall Guys, still only in a network test stage, this was nothing short of miracul...
2025-09-14 15:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostNext, Ganyu and Shenhe, together with their master, led Nolan outside to see the mechanical birds busy at work in Yuehai Pavilion.
Aside from their wooden frames, they looked no different from ordinary birds.
They had heads, wings, and wooden claws that clutched small baskets filled with documents. With baskets in tow, they flitted back and forth, swooping up and down.
At firs...
2025-09-14 15:51:01 +0000 UTC View Post【
“So I’ll be retreating this time.”
Gilgamesh scowled at the distance, his voice carrying fury.
“...Very well, once I’ve purged these traitors, we’ll resume our banquet.”
“That won’t do, Gil. How can a king display such displeasure?”
“You, who only think of running away, dare to lec...
2025-09-14 14:16:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter speaking, Dumbledore took out the letter from the Misuse of Magic Office and handed it to Fudge.
Fudge skimmed it quickly, then looked from Louis to Dumbledore.
“The contents here should be accurate, yes?” Fudge asked. “If that’s the case, I can’t help you.”
“They’re not,” Dumbledore replied. “In fa...
2025-09-14 13:17:26 +0000 UTC View PostThat was the truth of the matter: even if everyone was busy with the same law, it didn’t mean they were on the same side.
The one who proposed and pushed the bill was Arthur Weasley, a Ministry employee in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office—a department few respected. Because of his fondness for Muggles, the Weasley family was branded “blood traitors.”
Naturally, a law pr...
2025-09-13 16:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the morning, the online player count for Fall Guys wasn’t very high, but it still climbed up to fifteen thousand concurrent players, which was already an excellent result.
Checking the comments on several gaming forums, the reviews for the game were overwhelmingly positive. Most players left favorable impressions. The controls weren’t difficult, the stage designs were inte...
2025-09-13 15:58:21 +0000 UTC View PostLiyue Harbor, Yuehai Pavilion.
The moment Nolan heard the familiar voice of the woman wearing red half-rimmed glasses, realization struck him. He looked at her in surprise.
“You’re Cloud Retainer!”
So impatient—she had actually rushed over from Mt. Aocang already, even though he had only gone to invite her that very morning.
Clearly, she had been longing to see h...
2025-09-13 15:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfterward, Louis and Dumbledore left the Dursleys’ home together.
As for the cracked floor, the damaged walls, and the utterly ruined front door—under Dumbledore’s repair charms, everything returned to its original state.
“Mr. Wilson, your performance truly surprised me.” Dumbledore asked as they stood by the roadside. “Where did you learn all of that?”
“Some o...
2025-09-12 17:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostDriving two cars, they quickly arrived at the mall where Utaha and the others had been before.
Inside the pet supplies store, their appointment time was only minutes away, and since there was no one else waiting, they could start immediately.
Among all the cats, the eldest, Mochi, was first to be bathed.
Ever since Yukino brought...
2025-09-12 15:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostWangshu Inn.
Xiao had always been the type who rarely showed himself in front of others. In the past, that could at least be explained by his karmic burden—he didn’t want to hurt anyone.
But now, if he still refused to come out… could it simply be because he hadn’t changed his habits? Nolan wondered silently.
He sent a voice transmission with his spiritual energy, and ...
2025-09-12 15:51:00 +0000 UTC View Post