"Atlas."
"Atlas, the Titan..."
In the CEO office of the Central Headquarters building at the San Francisco Militech Industrial Park, Vela sat behind a luxurious, high-tech semi-circular desk, deep in thought.
At least, that's how it appeared to outsiders. If there had been others in the office...
She had already entered that vague yet clear and precise mystical state. A ...
2025-06-02 17:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post"Come with me to the training room for a walk, Rita."
"Sure, Lord Elias."
After a satisfying meal, Elias decided to stroll over to St. Freya's training room. It was a great way to digest, and he could enjoy the view while he was at it.
Now, why would there be a beautiful view in the training room?
Well, Valkyries typically wear clothing that's practical for combat—batt...
2025-06-02 17:11:28 +0000 UTC View PostA sword slash cut across the sky in an instant.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang through the heavens. The wall shattered with a tremendous crash, sending fragments flying in all directions, raising a cloud of dust. The clouds above seemed to be split in two, revealing the clear blue sky.
As the dust slowly cleared, the ruined Gate of Justice was revealed. It was cover...
2025-06-02 17:11:26 +0000 UTC View PostWhen was the last time I kissed Megumi Kato?
Maybe I kiss her too often, because Kotomi Izumi couldn't even remember when the last kiss was. It felt like she and Megumi were always kissing, like it was a constant part of their relationship.
But it definitely wasn't in the three days she spent in Kyoto. Those three days without a kiss had been torturous for Megumi, and Kotomi felt th...
2025-06-02 17:11:25 +0000 UTC View Post"The Daihasei Festival?"
Looking at the handbook handed over by the Headmistress, Selene gathered her thoughts and stood up, taking the booklet with a touch of ceremonial politeness. She feigned ignorance, asking, "Is this the comprehensive sports competition?" Then she quickly shifted into character, stepping forward to pull the chair across the desk for the Headmistress.
"Yes... a...
2025-06-02 17:11:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe two cars carrying Eriri and her group drove down the road, attracting a lot of attention. However, the level of interest was nothing compared to when Eriri and the others were walking along the street.
With a lot of vehicles on the road and no rush in Eriri's group, the cars weren't moving quickly.
Considering that Risa Momioka and Mio Sawada might take a little longer to arrive...
2025-06-02 17:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostColorado, Sector Seven.
An incalculable number of alien robots clashed across the open mountains and deserts.
Massive steel giants raced and collided on the battlefield, sparks flying as mechanical roars and explosions echoed across the land.
High-energy lasers and fusion cannons hit nearby mountains, shattering massive boulders into pieces.
Thousands of Terrorcons raine...
2025-06-02 17:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostBuer was surprised. "You're challenging Artosh? We still don't know how far Artosh can truly go."
Zhongli was equally surprised. "That's true. From what we know, his strongest concept will directly escalate to surpass his opponent, and the limit is the current universe."
"Even if we as Primary Gods master the Supreme Mystery, that only grants us the ability to fully liberate the rul...
2025-06-02 17:11:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe noise of the press hall in Tokyo's Arasaka Tower seemed to mute in an instant.
In an indistinct blend of soul and mind, an introspective gaze—Vela stared at the deep shadow known as "herself."
Like peering down an old, bottomless vertical shaft in the real world.
A pool of water.
The only difference—Vela now stood before thousands of such "shafts." In all directi...
2025-06-01 17:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post"Women's intuition, huh? That's really a hard argument to counter... It feels kind of like cheating."
Elias slapped his palm against his forehead with a helpless smile. He'd spent considerable effort crafting that plan—he was confident even Otto Apocalypse wouldn't have been able to see through it.
And yet, Rita had broken through all his defenses with one line about intuition. 2025-06-01 17:19:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Marine Headquarters — Marineford.
A navy soldier rushed in and reported, "Fleet Admiral, sir! We've received news from Dressrosa!"
Behind his desk, Sengoku's eyes narrowed. In a deep voice, he asked, "What happened in Dressrosa?"
The marine wiped sweat from his forehead and quickly said, "According to the intelligence received, a group of pirates appeared and launched a sudd...
2025-06-01 17:19:13 +0000 UTC View PostKotomi Izumi had the same dream again. She was getting married to a girl. Like scenes playing on a movie reel, the dream began at the moment that girl slipped a ring onto her finger at the wedding. The days that followed were blissful, dreamlike.
As time passed in the dream, Kotomi's belly—without a doubt—grew larger.
It wasn't from eating. She couldn't gain weight from food. Sh...
2025-06-01 17:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostCrack—!
Contemplating her next steps, Selene flicked her fingers. The stabilization of the broken bubble world remnant, maintained through her Finality Authority, collapsed. In that instant, the colorless "bubble" shimmering with iridescent brilliance quietly scattered into fragments of light.
Those crystalline specks slipped through Selene's delicate fingers, falling lik...
2025-06-01 17:19:10 +0000 UTC View PostKnock knock knock~ Knock knock knock~
As the crisp knocking sounded at the door, Eriri, who had been closely snuggled with Sairenji Akiho, slowly lifted her head and looked at the flushed Akiho in front of her with a soft smile.
Akiho, dazed and dizzy from the intimate membrane-to-membrane contact with Eriri, hadn't even noticed the knocking sound. After they separated, she...
2025-06-01 17:19:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Eagle Union.
Colorado.
Amidst steep mountains stood a semicircular dam, roughly 200 meters high.
Its riverbed was narrow, flanked by steep cliffs, forming a sizable reservoir in the valleys.
To any ordinary observer, it would appear to be nothing more than a standard hydraulic engineering project.
Except the defenses around the dam were highly abnormal.
P...
2025-06-01 17:19:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Exactly, exactly! If it's an Old Deus, we can definitely bring Lord Artosh the head of one as a trophy, nya~" Azril's eyes sparkled as she rubbed her hands together excitedly.
"Besides, Lord Artosh hasn't risen from his throne in ages—not since he killed that so-called strongest Dragonia. If we manage to hunt down an Old Deus, surely he'll be pleased with us."
She turned to the f...
2025-06-01 17:19:05 +0000 UTC View PostOne month ago.
After the presentation showcasing the preliminary results of Project Sonnentreppe, within the family shrine at the Arasaka main estate—
"Arasaka-sama, please reconsider... The R-618 'Rebirth' Compound has only been in clinical trials for less than a month. There may be unforeseen side effects and incomplete reports. You truly must not risk your life so rashly..." 2025-05-31 16:51:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Over a week later.
Tokyo Metropolis, Arasaka Industrial Park, Biotech Division Subdistrict, Sonnentreppe Project Biological Laboratory.
Bang!
Roar—
Heavy pounding and a chilling, inhuman roar echoed faintly from the depths of the lab.
"That's enough. Inject inhibitors and anesthetics. Begin 'weight reduction' and remove the excess muscle and oss...
2025-05-31 16:51:15 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Vela walked out of the Arasaka Family Compound, a full day had passed.
2075/6/10, morning.
Clack.
Amid the ancient forest, with the crisp sound of a door bolt and bearing hinges, the two black-lacquered, vertically striped palace gates studded with bronze nails swung open. Beneath green-tiled roofs and white walls, Goro Takemura, tasked with formally sendi...
2025-05-31 16:51:13 +0000 UTC View Post"1ucky found something good!"
In the vastness of space—
Elias looked down at the green gem in his hand with great satisfaction. It was the Herrscher Core of Wind from the Previous Era, just dismantled from the Fourth Divine Key: Unnamed Satellite.
As a side note, the Fourth Divine Key was vastly different from the others. Rather than a handheld weapon, it was a massive satel...
2025-05-31 16:51:11 +0000 UTC View PostNami took a few steps back, disbelief written all over her face. "How... how could this be? Why would you do such a thing?"
Kaguya didn't answer immediately. She sat on the sofa, took a sip of black tea, and said calmly, "Tell me, who do you think really owns Dressrosa?"
Nami paused, confused by the sudden question, but still answered, "Isn't it obvious? Of course it belongs to King...
2025-05-31 16:51:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Onee-chan, why does your voice sound kind of weird?"
"Y-You're overthinking it..."
Kotomi Izumi mumbled vaguely. In the end, she didn't offer any more explanation and simply let Aimi hug her from behind, hoping that would get her to sleep more quickly.
Aimi looked at Kotomi's back, eyes filled with unspoken words. But seeing that her sister really did seem tired, she held bac...
2025-05-31 16:51:08 +0000 UTC View PostTriumphant Star Gate Spaceport.
A multicolored temporal vortex slowly rippled in the void. With the guidance of the spaceport control tower, violet light surged around it, radiating dazzling brilliance.
The cluster of light responded and moved—like a comet, trailing a long tail of violet flame. Accompanied by waves of spatial distortion, the majestic prow of a warship pierced thro...
2025-05-31 16:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn a room on the second floor of the villa, Sairenji Akiho, freshly out of the bath and dressed in a light pink camisole nightgown, was sitting at the vanity combing her damp long hair.
Because she knew Eriri liked long hair, she had deliberately grown it out over the past ten years.
Though it hadn't reached the floor like Eriri's, her hair still flowed all the way down to her waist...
2025-05-31 16:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post"This is the other half of the Transwarp Key."
Optimus Primal handed the spearhead-shaped metal object to Setsuna, having received it from the locals.
Click—
With a crisp snap, the two pieces instantly joined together at the base.
Though called a "key," the artifact resembled a diamond-shaped metal spearhead.
Fwoosh—
A brilliant golden b...
2025-05-31 16:51:03 +0000 UTC View PostA golden World Gate, ten thousand meters tall, appeared out of thin air in the vastness of cosmic space.
Silent and undisturbing, it didn't affect anything—not even the matter or laws of the universe itself. It was as if it were merely an illusion.
The World Gate slowly opened, and an overwhelming tide of energy from the other universe surged forth, flooding into this cosmic space...
2025-05-31 16:51:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Commander Takayama Shintaro, it has been a while."
Naturally, Vela raised her right hand in salute, pressing it to her left chest as she slightly bowed her upper body, her gaze direct and her head upright—no sign of guilt or avoidance.
Creak.
Descending the short wooden steps of the pavilion, Shintaro Takayama—with his graying hair tied back in a ponytail—cut a...
2025-05-30 16:49:24 +0000 UTC View Post"You want Herrscher power so badly? Fine—I'll let you savor what it means to wield the might of the Herrscher of Wind!"
Elias walked out of the lab, holding Wendy in his arms.
An overwhelming aura radiated from his body.
When his gaze fell on the researchers, it was like a sovereign looking down on lowly, despicable sinners.
"Gem of Desire sync rate: 100%! Gem of Desir...
2025-05-30 16:49:21 +0000 UTC View PostCradling the unconscious Nami in her arms, Kaguya turned around. Her eyes, cold as water, glanced at Fujitora. "Since when did a Navy admiral start colluding with pirates?"
"Admiral?" Fujitora was momentarily stunned. He said solemnly, "I don't know anything about being an admiral."
"Ah, I remember now," Kaguya tapped her tilted head, raised it, and smirked. "You're not an admiral y...
2025-05-30 16:49:19 +0000 UTC View PostAimi still refused to admit she had just acted like a complete doofus. So instead, she redirected her attention to the blanket and grumbled:
"The blanket... we should just use the same one."
"Knew it..." Kotomi Izumi wasn't surprised at all. She shrugged and casually placed the new blanket she was holding back into the closet.
She had known full well that Aimi wouldn't agree t...
2025-05-30 16:49:17 +0000 UTC View Post