V13: Chapter 5
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Interlude: Riegert
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Upon hearing the news of the campaign against the Demons, I recalled Jack’s plan to win against the cursed foes the Ancients left us.
‘Kill them all.’
It was something else entirely to see it put into motion.
On a vast, flattened plain, over fifty thousand troops were arranged in blocks of a thousand. Each...
2026-01-05 16:59:55 +0000 UTC View PostArmbars are awesome (5.3).
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The first eighty opponents were basically just thugs with a few enhancements.
The ten after them had a few tricks.
Then, the last nine lasted for a bit.
Overall, though, the last one was the only threat.
It was an older man wearing a blood-red gi without any sleeves. His arms were some sort of liquid metal, which he mov...
2026-01-05 03:19:22 +0000 UTC View PostAs a Househusband, Ensuring Security Is Vital (3.3)
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Commissioned by Ichypa
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I wrote letters to Father often to provide updates on my status. After his approval of me was made obvious when he officially met Seol, lack of communication on my part would have been seen as me rebuffing him for ignoring me. Some in the clan would say that’s the least I could do consid...
2025-12-31 16:44:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 11).
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Interlude: Anisette, Demigod of Love
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“You went wild when you fought against that creature. If it were an actual fighter, you’d have died. You were lucky it was a priest.” Lord Trelawney’s words reached me through the ringing in my ears. I had flown through the sky, then his cursed armor appeared abov...
2025-12-30 16:05:15 +0000 UTC View PostV13: Chapter 4
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Interlude: Rita
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Before us lay a field of death and destruction.
His majesty’s efforts made it so that it beset the Ascendant and not us.
I wrenched a long arrow out of a still machine, and it came out bloody. It resembled a spider but with four legs and was black in color. The head wielded two automatic guns in the rifle caliber. Atop...
2025-12-29 19:06:45 +0000 UTC View PostArmbars are awesome (5.2).
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Eat a lot.
Sleep a lot.
Train a lot.
You can do plenty of all three in a dingy apartment in a bad neighborhood, but having an actual facility dedicated to training increased efficiency by a lot.
For food the Hiyo Clan had multiple cafeterias ready to always provide food in large quantities at reasonable quality. Flavor was on th...
2025-12-29 19:04:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 10).
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Change came more swiftly than I ever imagined. The whole of the coast was reinforced, and the imperial fleet arrived. Knights from every province came upon flying ships and established themselves in once-abandoned castles, and new fortresses were built. Calls were made for purges upon monster populations all over the empire...
2025-12-29 03:20:17 +0000 UTC View PostMy Weekly Gag Villain Job is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 20
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Interlude: Chroma Scarlet: Aine Campbell
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Dad decided to break the news to me while on a walk.
Not exactly the best sign, given that’s how he broke the news to me that Mom passed.
At least we weren’t walking outside in the dead of winter like last tim...
2025-12-28 02:12:36 +0000 UTC View PostMy Weekly Gag Villain Job is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 19
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Interlude: Adam
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The erasure of an entire island in but a few moments radicalized the world.
The scale of the attack was on par with a thermonuclear weapon.
Inroads into dictatorships trading with the Legion stalled immediately. After their new trading pa...
2025-12-25 19:28:59 +0000 UTC View PostArmbars are awesome (5.1).
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“Sorry for being late; I needed to recover from losing an arm and a leg.” I raised a hand towards Asakura as she entered the office. Her mother sat behind a desk, while Kine and Helena sat across from me. We were having tea and cookies. “I also needed to stay under the radar, because I blew up the red-light district.”
“I… I see. That...
2025-12-23 21:34:21 +0000 UTC View PostV13: Chapter 3
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Interlude: She Who Runs Red With Promise
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For a moment, the sound of thunder and screaming metal paused, and what remained of our forces found solace in the silence. Some ran, others fell to their knees, and a few laughed, believing that they passed a great test.
However, in the darkness from which a vast fortress was faintly outlined by falli...
2025-12-23 16:04:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs a Househusband, Ensuring Security Is Vital (3.2)
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Those damn pirates had the last laugh, as we found no trace of the child’s village in sight. Talking to neighboring villages confirmed my fears, in that they wiped her home off the face of the planet, literally leaving no one alive. Any hopes I had of finding a local sect to foist her off to were dashed, too, as they remarked...
2025-12-19 00:32:27 +0000 UTC View PostV13: Chapter 2
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A lot of people on the forums joked that when you enabled all the crises, the game went from a turn-based strategy game to a turn-based survival game. Another favored meme was making the continent out like a ship being approached on all sides by problems, with the crew ready to kill each other, even while leaks spring up.
Anyway, on Ironman mode at the harde...
2025-12-15 16:24:42 +0000 UTC View PostSuplexes are Supreme (4.4).
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There’s a lot to be said about being prepared, about gathering intel, and about having the right tool for the right job.
But I have to admit that being strong enough to just win always feels good.
“Kay, are you okay!?” Kine’s words came through the communication charm loud and clear. The explosion set off by the target collapsed th...
2025-12-15 01:51:50 +0000 UTC View PostSuplexes are Supreme (4.3).
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Interlude: Asakura Hiyo, the Fiery Blade
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“You’ve improved.” Lady Hiyo stated simply, while I rose. It took a moment for my vision to clear and for my bones to stop ringing. Eventually, however, I was able to pull myself off the floor. “I took you by surprise this time. I didn’t simply overwhelm you.”
“I am grateful ...
2025-12-10 04:12:48 +0000 UTC View PostV13: Chapter 1
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Interlude: She Who Runs Red With Promise
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I wiped my knives clean, while the rest of the circle filled with my fellow honored priestesses. They were each given one of the few animals we managed to capture from the promised land. They were undisciplined creatures who pretended to think and understand the sounds they made with their mouths. Since hist...
2025-12-08 16:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostAs a Househusband, Ensuring Security Is Vital (3.1)
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The most important part of any battle is knowing where you are and knowing what’s happening.
If you’re not at the right place, if you don’t know what’s happening, you’ll simply get killed by a stray attack from a duel. Knowing where you are relative to the biggest fighters on the field is imperative. It’s a sk...
2025-12-03 16:23:17 +0000 UTC View PostSuplexes are Supreme (4.2).
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Neo San Kyoto, Cathay Drive, 5PM PST.
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Interlude: Helena Horner
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I got back home to find a titan of a woman on my balcony munching on hamburgers with Kay.
She sat cross-legged and practically took up half of the space.
Just because it was meant to be a smoking area with some tables and chairs, that didn’t me...
2025-12-02 16:02:46 +0000 UTC View PostV12: Epilogue
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Interlude: Khanrow
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The continent was united, yet our work was not done.
Not even close.
Catherine sat across from me while I was disguised. The Guardian’s capital city was filled with parades, and songs of victory resounded in every street. They were victorious, and with their alliance against the coming threats, they needn’t fear th...
2025-12-01 16:04:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 9).
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Lord Trelawney arrived moments after the high priest fell, while I was desperately trying to keep Anisette from bleeding out.
“Move over.” I did as he instructed. His words allowed no argument. The moment I moved from her, he was staunching wounds with clean fabrics, as well as pressing a hand against her chest. Po...
2025-12-01 00:35:10 +0000 UTC View PostMy Weekly Gag Villain Job is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 18
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Interlude: Chroma Scarlet: Aine Campbell
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Two minutes.
The world watched a ray gun powered by a volcano and composed by one of the most feared super-villains fires at the moon.
Dr. Lumen held onto his volcano fortress for years. Any attempt to capture him...
2025-11-30 05:15:33 +0000 UTC View PostSuplexes are Supreme (4.1).
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Neo San Kyoto, Cathay Drive, 2AM PST.
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Interlude: Helena Horner
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I almost didn’t know what to think. After I washed off all the makeup and put on some pajamas, I had a light dinner and went to get my homework done while Kay stayed on the patio to keep eating.
My first class was at 10AM, so even with an hour of stu...
2025-11-27 16:13:40 +0000 UTC View PostMy Weekly Gag Villain Job is Pretty Fulfilling: Chapter 17
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Interlude: Adam
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I looked up, and in the night sky a black moon surrounded by a corona of white light shone upon the world.
As it persisted, its effects became increasingly pronounced.
Humanity has been invaded by extraterrestrial forces before. They have...
2025-11-26 16:26:44 +0000 UTC View PostV12: Chapter 14
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Interlude: Conquest
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The message arrived with little fanfare, yet everything became a blur as I rushed to my father’s side.
When I arrived, I was thankful for all the King of Wisdom’s efforts to quicken the speed with which armies traversed the continent.
It was only thanks to him that I was able to reach my father.
When I ent...
2025-11-24 16:08:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe Northern Noble is a Grinder (Volume 2: Chapter 8)
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Commissioned by Sivantic
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The wind screamed as it rushed towards the fleet. The gust was enough to rip several trees up in mere passing. The clouds above parted, and a hammer of wind smashed through the fleet. I watched ships get flung into the air far higher than mountains, like leaves thrown up into the air ...
2025-11-23 17:21:26 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the Top Rope (3.4)
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Neo San Kyoto, Cathay Drive, 11PM PST.
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Apparently, with whatever happened to me, I had to deal with something new.
A combination between bloodlust and being in the zone.
While I never experienced being in the zone in my previous life, it was easy enough in this one. Born and bred to be a fighter, trained from the moment I could...
2025-11-19 04:38:15 +0000 UTC View PostV12: Chapter 13
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Interlude: Rita
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The Warden Citadel resisted after its walls were broken, but their efforts bore little fruit.
“The western district has some holdouts. Eminent, deal with it.” Morgan was in command of the theater even with Riegert’s arrival. He fought with Ilych at the front with the expeditionary forces. Wherever they went the Wardens ...
2025-11-17 16:07:22 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the Top Rope (3.3)
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Neo San Kyoto, Cathay Drive, 7PM PST.
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It took a month to grow everything back, and as much as I wanted to split up with Helena after that, a situation arose.
A debt situation that my emergency funds couldn’t handle.
“Honestly, this is crazy. They already chopped your parents up for parts, but you still get hit with half a m...
2025-11-14 02:47:30 +0000 UTC View PostV12: Chapter 12
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Word count: 2000 added by Chaosbrain
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“Jackie, I’ve missed you!”
“Khalai.” I raised a hand towards the former High Justiciar while his minders stopped him from pouncing on me. We were in a coastal Forger city. I was taking a look at how much corruption the Sahuagin managed to push, while Morgan helped Celia take the former Warden ca...
2025-11-10 16:08:20 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the Top Rope (3.2)
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Interlude: Asakura Hiyo, the Fiery Blade
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Daichi’s escape soured our victory over Catherine’s mother, but Keita’s demise turned it pyrrhic.
Especially when it was his valor that gave us an ally at the most pivotal of moments.
“He passed here, and I sanctified his body. He had numerous talismans on his person, which I bel...
2025-11-09 00:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post