The Lazy Swordmaster
Ch 61 as of 15/02/23 - also on Tapas - bad translation - art is average, story is ok, wait and see - ML was the final surviving warrior who died after defeating the Demon King to save the world. He was chosen by the holy sword and the Saintess to become a hero. - ML is reborn as Riley, 3rd son of the Epheletta swordmaster family. They’re known for being the greatest swordmasters in the Empire. - Count Stein Epheletta, ML’s father - Iris Epheletta, Stein’s 2nd wife and ML’s mother. She just wants ML to be happy. - Ian 60yo, ML’s butler and the retired Mercenary Hero - Sera, ML’s maid and bodyguard. - Orly, Stein’s 1st wife. - Ryan the Sturdy Sword, 1st son of Orly. - Lloyd the Swift Sword, 2nd son of Orly. - ML 19yo is 3rd son and called the Lazy Sword. - ML seeks revenge after Orly poisons Iris. - Orly’s father is the head of an assassins guild disguised as a merchant group. ML deals with the assassins. He exposes Orly and her father as the culprits behind the assassination attempts. Orly is expelled from the Epheletta family. - ML kills Orly and her father. - Count Stein wants ML compete in the annual swordsmanship tournament. His brothers have competed before and it is now ML’s turn to represent the family. ML refuses to compete but he agrees to watch the tournament with Iris. - ML is rude to Saintess Priscia. He hates saints because of what happened in his past life. - ML visits the magic tower. He receives an average result from the crystal ball that is a mana detection device. - ML hid his real mana level by secretly using the mana measurement stone that’s only used by the archmage. - At the tournament ML notices some competitors from the Erenzium family used drugs. They’re addicted to the drugs. - Archmage Astroa, 7th circle master of the magic tower. - He conducted forbidden human experiments with illegal drugs. - Naine, 6th circle mage and former test subject. - She was abandoned by the magic tower and her mother. - ML helps her because she reminds him of himself. - ML frees the other test subjects from the lab. - Naine and the others report Astroa’s crimes to the temple. - Priscia and the temple guards try to arrest Astroa but he retaliates. ML, Ian, Naine and Priscia defeat Astroa. - ML receives a medal from the Prince for uncovering the drugs. - Priscia tells ML that she received an oracle from the goddess. ML is the hero who will defeat the dragon. - ML returns home with Naine. Sera is in charge of training Naine. ML learns about magic from Naine. - ML discovers his attribute is time magic. - Naine hasn’t got long to live. - Endal is a red dragon in human form and ML’s friend. - Endal examines Astroa’s items that the temple gave ML. - The cloak is weatherproof. The bracelet gives access to a subspace inventory. The ring automatically absorbs mana from the surrounding environment. - High Priest Libersa. The goddess warned Priscia about him. - ML and Naine visit Rainfield. - ML goes there every year for a vacation. - There is a bounty on Hyurial, a black mage and necromancer who can summon the undead. He plans to make acid rain to kill everyone so he can create more undead. - Nara Basilisk is looking for Hyurial who killed her father. - Naine stops the acid rain while ML defeats Hyurial and the undead. Libersa is connected to Hyurial? - Ian helped the Basilisk clan and the Lightning Rock mercenary group led by Nara’s father in the past. Nara goes with ML to meet Ian. - Naine’s health worsens. ML asks Endal to save her. - Endal takes Naine as his disciple. - Stein was called to a skirmish at the border. He lost an arm while fighting Cabal, a mercenary leader. - Stein returns home and says it’s time to decide on his heir. - ML, Ryan and Lloyd are assigned to different villages along the border. ML kills an ogre tribe and rescues kidnapped children. ML receives a message that Hyurial has resurrected. - Libersa, Cabal and … are threatening the balance of the world. They’re interfering with the fate of life and death.
Demon Lord’s Martial Arts Ascension
Ch 24 as of 17/12/22 - 1st Great Cataclysm: - One day the Tower of Trials, gates, dungeons and monsters appear on Earth. Humans with supernatural powers also appear. These hunters are managed by the Hunter Association. - 2nd Great Cataclysm: - Elysium (celestials) vs Pandemonium (demons) war. The demon army invade Earth and celestials come to fight them. - Deimos the demon lord called the god of war. - The Hero was the strongest hunter who became the saviour of humanity after he sacrificed himself to kill Deimos. - The war is at a stalemate after Deimo’s death. The celestials and demons agree on a ceasefire. - 30yrs later … - ML is Jeon Mincheol 23yo, a college student. - He recalls his past life as Deimos after seeing Divine Sword Kalith, the Hero’s sword, at a special exhibition. - ML awakens as a low rank hunter. He can access a status system and see status windows. He has the Eyes of Truth skill (S rank) that lets him see info on any living or non-living target. - Using his past knowledge and experience, ML uses a breathing technique called the Ancient Celestial Art to increase his mana. - A microcosmos is created in ML’s mental space. - All of ML’s stats are increased. His magic power becomes chaos power and his mana becomes chaos energy. - ML registers as a hunter with the Hunter Association. - ML trains hard to improve his physical condition and stats. - He also trains in basic martial arts and combat techniques that suit his current level. ML’s martial arts is much stronger when used with chaos energy. - The Interstellar Union is a community alliance between multidimensional galactic races, the military and the merchants union. They sell items regardless of the dimension and species. - Marthan, a dwarf and the local branch manager for the Interstellar Union. He has the Money Sense trait. - ML uses his chaos energy and magic code as Deimos to get VIP access to the Interstellar Union’s dimension warehouse. He retrieves Dark Star, an artifact that transforms into any weapon depending on the user’s stats. - Hunter licence exam: - At the testing centre, ML and the other examinees enter an artificial gate. The objective is to survive until the end of the exam. You need at least 100 points to pass. - Shin Yoomi is half elf, half human. She can use spirit magic. - Yoo Seungwoo, a prospect scouted by the Hwarang guild. - Lee Wontaek, no.2 hunter in the country - ML prefers to hunt alone. He defeats generated monsters and collects points on his way to the boss monster. - 3 brothers attack ML to steal his points. After assessing their stats, ML defeats the brothers and takes their points instead. - ML defeats more rookies and monsters. He now has 172 points. - ML faces the boss monster, a golem. He wears it down after multiple attacks. He refuses help from Shin Yoomi and he defeats the golem by himself. He shocks everyone when he is ranked no.1 at the end of the exam. - ML agrees to register as a freelance mercenary with the Interstellar Union. He signs a contract with Marthan. - The contract is approved by Knoxx the dragonian, 12th Director of the Interstellar Union. - Ellie, Marthan’s secretary - Jeong Yeonghyun, support team captain - ML takes a support team for monster corpse collection. - Amsandong gate (D rank): ML gains XP and levels up. - He quickly kills the boss monster and clears the gate. - ML orders equipment from Marthan. - On the way home a gate suddenly appears and there’s a monster break. ML kills the kobolds and discovers he can absorb their chaos energy. ML’s swift action stops the monster break and minimises the damage. He is hailed as a hero. - ML raids a gate every day and continues to level up. - ML picks up the equipment from Marthan: Thanros’ Promise (rare grade armour), Thanros’ Trust (rare grade pants, wind skill). - Sylph’s Tears (rare grade earrings): increased agility. - Vulkan’s Oath (rare grade rings): increased strength. - Jung Sunghwi (A rank), Security Dept, Hunter Association. - To access B rank gates and above, ML needs to get permission by fighting an A-rank hunter from the Hunter Association. - ML makes Sunghwi use the full power of his 7 Swords skill to fight. It ends in a close win for ML after he shatters Sunghwi’s swords but coughs up blood from the effort. - Sunghwi has been at the Hunter Association for 10yrs. - He feels he’s become too complacent as a hunter after fighting ML. He decides to challenge the Tower to grow stronger. - Cheonho gate (B rank): ML gains XP and levels up even more. - When ML reaches L15, he awakens the Authority of Hellfire / Sanctification. He realises he can awaken abilities from demons and celestials he killed as Deimos. ML uses his new powers to defeat the boss monster and close the gate. - Fragment of Dranca’s Key (1 of 5), legendary rank - This item came from the body of the boss monster. - A great gate (B rank) has appeared and needs several guilds to close it. ML agrees to go. Inside the gate ML continues to level up and hone his skills. - Jang Yoongsoo the Demonic guild master is actually Verde Zionel, a demon goblin. ML uses hellfire to trick Verde into becoming ML’s servant. Verde is the strongest of 5 demons who have secretly come to Earth. This is in violation of the ceasefire agreement. The demons must be after the Tower itself. - Choi Yoojin, team leader from the Hwarang guild. - Hwarang is the no.1 guild in the country and the only team taking on the boss monster. Their team consists mostly of talented new hunters to give them experience. They want to force ML to have a rematch against Yoo Seungwoo. - ML makes a bet on whether he or the Hwarang team (excluding Yoojin) will defeat the boss monster first. ML speeds ahead and fights the boss monster, a giant sand worm. ML defeats it just as the Hwarang team arrive. - ML decides to enter the Tower next. - Marthan gives a dimensional pouch stocked with supplies to ML. - ML transfers knowledge of the Mind Division Art to Verde. - It helps to calculate magic faster and more efficiently. - Kim Kitae, a college student and ML’s childhood friend. - ML visits his family in his hometown. His parents run a fried chicken restaurant and he has a younger sister. - ML enters the Tower and starts at Floor 0. - He undergoes a trial of combat. He is the only one to complete all 50 rounds of this trial and is ranked no.1 for Floor 0. - ML receives the world stone (mythical rank) as his reward. It contains the power of creation. ML crumbles the stone and absorbs it, which increases the proficiency of the Ancient Celestial Art. - As a bonus reward, ML receives a Fragment of Oron (legendary rank). It’s related to a hidden space inside the Tower. - 1st Floor: Desert Heat. Survive and find the path to the 2nd Floor. - ML kills 3 suspicious humanoids who intended to kill him to meet the kill quota for the Bloodied Key. ML obtains their map info and locates the Nameless Altar of God. - Raul de Goldrian, a dragonian and descendant of the gold dragon. - ML completes the altar trial and gives the heart stone to Raul. - To show his appreciation, Raul give his name plaque to ML. - Using his map, ML finds the stairs to the 2nd Floor. - 2nd Floor: Jewels of the Sea. Find at least 4 of the 7 jewels.
Academy’s Undercover Professor
Ch 37 as of 18/12/22 - Story is set in a steampunk Victorian era with magic and science. Not a cliched school plot thankfully. ML is intriguing. Look forward to learning more about his back story. - ML 27yo died in a traffic accident and is reborn into another world. He learnt to survive and created many aliases as he travelled far and wide, ie: - Machiavelli, a wandering mercenary - James Moriarty, criminal consultant - Arsene Lupin - Helsing - ML is forced to assume the identity of a fellow traveller who was killed when their train was attacked by terrorists. - He becomes Ludger Chelysie from a fallen noble family who is a magic professor. ML later discovers Ludger is also a 1st order executive of the Black Dawn, a secret anti-noble society. - Veronica Deville, vice captain of the Cold Steel Knights. - Leathevelk city in the Exileon Empire - Soren Academy is a prestigious magic school. - Elisa Willow, Principal of the Soren Academy. - She has the Captivating Evil Eye skill that unsettles people when used. It doesn’t work on ML. - Professor Chris Benimore, a trash noble - Professor Hugo Bourtag, another trash noble - Professor Mary Ross, pharmacology. - Sedina Rochen, 1st yr student and a noble. - She’s actually a 3rd order member of Black Dawn. - Later she becomes ML’s first assistant at the Academy. - Flora Lumos, 2nd yr student and illegitimate daughter of a Duke. - She has the unique ability of feeling the sensation of magic. She’s much more sensitive to the presence of magic than others. - 3rd Princess Elendil von Exileon, 2nd yr student - Freuden Wolburg, son of a Duke and 2nd yr noble faction leader. - Lynne, 1st yr student and a commoner. - She has the (yet to be awakened) Judgement Eyes skill that can differentiate between good and evil. - ML stops a magic attack on Lynne from a noble student who was bullying her. Later in class he helps with her non-property (non-element) magic. Non-property can mean there is an element or elements yet to be discovered. - ML’s magic master also possessed non-property magic. - She died … - Victor Dreadful, 1st order executive of Black Dawn. - An organisation affiliated with Black Dawn are conducting illegal human experiments on kidnapped commoners that turns them into werewolves. The experiments are sponsored by Belfort Ricksen, a wealthy and elderly noble who wants to develop a youth elixir. - Aiden and Leo, commoner 1st yr students. - Aiden can use uncommon magic. He can cast anti-magic spells. - Tessie, 1st yr student from a fallen noble family. - Jevan Felio, 1st yr student and trash son of a Baron. - Jevan challenges Aiden to a duel. Chris makes a bet with ML that Jevan will win. Despite Jevan cheating with a mana potion, he is still beaten by Aiden who learnt Moving Magus from ML. It’s a technique used by war mages. - ML’s allies / colleagues: - Hans, who has a special physical condition. If bitten by an animal, he’ll turn into a half-human half-beast version of that animal. - Sheridan Ionphid, a dwarf craftswoman - ML has a secret condition that makes him lose mana just by breathing. He has to take special pills to manage it. - ML is searching for fragments of a relic … - ML restructures the Leathevelk underworld after taking down the Red Society who were sponsored by Belfort Ricksen. - ML creates a new organisation called Unknown. - Violeta, Black Rose Women - Pinion, Kiricus - Mastella and Deon, Old Kids - Terena Lionhowl, Lord Protector and Captain of the Nightcrawler Knight Order from the National Security Bureau.
Bug player
Ch 06 as of 24/12/22 on Tapas - DROPPED due to romance and harem coming up - ML was Taepung Shin 34yo. He died from overwork and excessive gaming. He’s reborn in the world of a VR game called Paradiso which he dedicated all of his spare time to. - In 5yrs time, the world will be overrun by natural disasters. - In 5yrs after that, a Great War will begin. - ML is now Jared Euchales, a super obese lord of the tiny Krivia province in the far north. ML is also a 4th class mage. - He retains the memories of the original Jared. - His father was Viscount Barrett who died 10yrs ago. - ML smashes a magic artifact left by his late father. It summons the demon spirit Isabella. He asks for Mind’s Eye in exchange for his first kiss (he’s a virgin with no relationship experience). - Mind’s Eye: a skill that allows the user to scan a target’s stats and disposition. - Haze, one of ML’s maids. She’s completed devoted to ML. - Sir Gragus, captain of security. He’s a drunk and a womaniser. He’s corrupt and abuses his authority. - Sir Lakis, a good and decent man. - ML goes on a strict diet to lose weight. - ML holds a meeting and strips Gragus of his position. - Lakis is promoted as the new captain of security. - He declares an investigation will be conducted to remove all corruption from the province. After a month, all criminals have been prosecuted, increasing security and public satisfaction. - ML uses a secret technique to increase his magic level. - Lena is an orphan sold into slavery by the orphanage director. - ML and his men find the slave traders hiding in a coal mine. All of the traders are killed and the slaves are freed. - Lena Giselle Ellis (known as the Wailing Wall) was one of the demon king’s military leaders in the game. - Majorka is the province next to Krivia. The Majorka lord allows all orphans to be sold as slaves.
I Accidentally Saved the Male Lead’s Brother
Ch 21 as of 26/12/22 ** art is average, story is good for a light read
Kill the Lights
Ch 61 as of 11/03/23 - also on Tappytoon ** End of season 1, Ch 32 - ML was Mason Taylor, a Z11 mercenary for 10yrs. - He was betrayed and shot in the head by a fellow mercenary who wanted to take the massive bribe offered by their captive. - ML is reborn as Haley (Reese) Rusk. - ML retains none of Haley’s memories. - Haley used to be one of America’s most beloved child actors. - He ruined himself with sex, drugs, alcohol and luxury. - Noah Raycarlton 27yo. Despite being a celebrity, he’s a very private person and not much is known about him. - He has a saintly public image but he’s actually a cold, ruthless, sadistic bastard. - Noah has a distinguished and impeccable pedigree. - His grandfather is an oil and business tycoon. - His maternal relatives are prominent politicians. - Kelly Rebecca, Noah’s mother and a famous actress. - Edgar Raycarlton, Noah’s father and founder of the largest law firm in the US. - Phil Hampson, Noah’s personal secretary. - Tony Bridget, Haley’s manager for 17yrs. - Haley became a famous child actor after he played the young Noah in a film based on Noah’s kidnapping incident. - After causing a national scandal by publicly proposing to Noah, Haley has an acute heart attack caused by a drug overdose. The media and the public think Haley attempted suicide after being rejected by Noah. - After Haley was declared dead in hospital, ML wakes up in Haley’s body. He wants to leave right away and sort out his life. He’s planning to quit as an actor as he can’t act. - Tony takes ML to the set of a TV drama series, insisting ML go through with it. Haley has been on that TV show for 10yrs and it’s his last ongoing acting job. When Tony and ML arrive, the writers have decided to kill off Haley’s character (effectively firing him) and ML has to act in the updated scene. - ML recalls when he was shot while looking for his missing younger brother. He uses his real life experiences to act out the scene. Everyone is stunned by ML’s amazing performance. - Noah arrives on set in time to see ML act his scene and it reminds him of Mason. (Noah is visiting the set as he is a major sponsor of the show.) - Noah was 7yo when he first met Mason 20yrs ago. - Noah had just been kidnapped. Mason was the one who saved Noah. Mason saw a Caucasian man acting suspicious with a large suitcase in a mostly Hispanic area. The kidnapper ran away when he was followed by Mason to the public toilets, leaving behind the suitcase with Noah inside. The kidnapper was an actor who had a deep seated grudge against Noah’s mother. - ML sorts out his finances and cuts off all of Haley’s useless relatives who were sponging off him. ML throws out all of the drugs from Haley’s place and ML starts going to the gym. - ML’s appearance improves. He looks brighter and healthier. - Noah has been getting regular reports on Mason. - Mason’s last mission before he died was to capture Alta, a weapons dealer. Mason was killed in Alta’s bunker. The other mercenaries, Aaron Green and Ashley Sui, destroyed the bunker with explosives and took Alta’s safe. Two bodies were discovered at the scene. One was Alta and the other was too badly damaged. - ML flies from LA to NY to get some things from Mason’s unit. - Noah has also arrived in NY and goes to check Mason’s place to confirm he’s dead. Noah is shocked when ML (as Haley) opens Mason’s door. Noah attacks ML and they wrestle inside the unit. Voices can be heard approaching and ML grabs Noah to hide with him behind a curtain. - Aaron Green framed Mason for taking Alta’s safe. Z11 thinks the badly damaged body is Aaron’s, not Mason’s. - Some Z11 agents have turned up at Mason’s place to search for clues to his whereabouts. They soon leave. - Noah and ML leave together but the lift breaks down midway. - Noah is still traumatised by the kidnapping incident. He takes medication and he’s afraid of dark, cramped spaces. - ML holds Noah to comfort him after ML sees how scared Noah is. ML says Mason’s still alive but living as someone else to reassure Noah who started crying when he asked ML about Mason. Phil finds them in a compromised position when the lift is fixed. - Back in LA, ML cleans out the basement of Haley’s house. There was what looked like a setup for a satanic ritual or magic spell. Haley wasted a lot of money on totems and charms. - Haley has a closet full of his sex toys on display. - Haley also has a couple of piercings around his anus. - Mason was straight while Haley was gay. - ML tests what turns him on by masturbating while fantasising as Mason about his preferred type of woman. - That night ML has an erotic dream about Noah. - NB: Mason’s ideal type is a beautiful blonde who is petite with big breasts and looks like they need to be protected. Except for the breasts, this is how Noah looked to Mason 10yrs ago. (So subconsciously Mason was already gay for Noah lol) - ML has been researching areas and coffees in LA. He plans to open a cafe after he quits acting. - ML accepts a supporting role in an action movie where his character is a killer. ML is lured by the $50k pay for 2 days of work. - Chase Viller, an actor in the main cast - Vic Proctor, a famous and eccentric director. He’s young, talented and in demand. - The set location for the movie is in NY near the slums and near Mason’s place. Vic Proctor gets ML to assemble and shoot a sniper rifle after ML is shown once by the hired gun expert. - ML does it flawlessly from his mercenary experience and Vic captures it all on film. - During a lunch break, ML sees Noah facing 3 thugs. When one thug pulls out a gun, ML quickly disarms him with a kick and takes the gun to protect Noah. ML eventually scares off the thugs with his shooting skills. Vic Proctor saw what happened and is convinced ML deserves to be in the main cast. - Noah is visiting the set location as a major investor in the film, but he is really there to see ML. Noah is the one who sent the movie script to ML to test him. Noah is reminded of Mason whenever he sees ML. 10yrs ago Mason worked as one of 17yo Noah’s bodyguards for 1mth then Mason left for Afghanistan. Noah observed and remembers everything about Mason. - NB: Mason found his younger brother’s body. He killed the man who murdered his brother but the revenge felt empty and hollow. That’s when Mason decided to go to Afghanistan but his boss assigned him to Noah first. - Aaron and Ashley are in hiding with Alta’s safe. They can’t open it as Alta died in the confusion before he could share the passcode. They hear that Z11 has called off their search for Mason and anything to do with the incident at Alta’s bunker. Noah is taking over the search and he is a major sponsor of Z11. - ML attends a party for the movie at a hotel reception in LA. - Everyone except for ML gets smashed off their faces. - Noah was at the party earlier to say hello (and to check on ML). He has a business meeting in the hotel. ML takes a very drunk Vic to rest in a hotel room when in the lift, he recognises Aaron and Ashley in disguise. - They all get off on the floor for the meeting rooms and ML notices Ashley take out a small gun when she sees Noah. ML sends Vic alone back down in the lift then grabs Noah who was further ahead. ML quickly takes Noah to the hotel room on this floor that was pre-arranged by Tony for ML. - Joy Cranke is Haley’s unemployed cousin who lived a lavish lifestyle thanks to Haley’s generosity. She followed ML to the hotel after he refused to change his mind about giving her money. She brought a camera to take photos of anything scandalous to sell to the media and humiliate ML. She takes photos of ML pulling Noah into the hotel room. - ML uses the excuse that he was horny as he can’t tell Noah the truth. They almost have sex but are interrupted by Noah’s mobile. ML leaves while Noah takes the call from Phil. Noah is told Aaron and Ashley were seen near the hotel. This means Mason is dead. ML told Noah that Mason is alive before he left the room. - Earlier Noah had Phil investigate Haley and found nothing that connected Haley to Mason, except for the timing of Haley’s heart attack and Mason going missing on his last mission. Noah starts to think Mason’s soul has possessed Haley’s body. - Phil visits Joy and tells her no media outlet will buy the photos as they concern Noah’s private life and the media fear Noah. He wants her to hand over all of the data and no harm will come to her. Joy refuses and has already texted the photos to her other cousins. As Phil leaves, he says she’ll have to take responsibility for ruining her life and the lives of her cousins. - NB: ML knew Joy was following him, so Noah and Phil must’ve known too from their security people secretly guarding Noah (?) - ML has a wet dream about having sex with Noah and Noah calls ML “Mason” at the end of the dream (Ch 34). - The photos are posted on social media and go viral. - ML arrives at the filming location in LA to a swarm of reporters. Noah also arrives and shocks everyone by inviting ML on a date. Noah takes ML to his private luxury yacht (more like a mini cruise ship) that was a gift from his father for his 18th bday. - Noah tests ML by playing a game of poker with him. - Mason taught Noah how to play and they came up with a secret code for when one of them really wanted to win the game. - Noah folds a tiny corner of his card which is the code and ML lets Noah win despite having a good hand. - After spending the day on the yacht, Noah and Phil drop off ML near his home. ML declined an invitation to go to Noah’s place to avoid the reporters. ML is given business cards with the confidential direct numbers for Noah and Phil in case ML needs to contact them. - Noah laughs when he sees ML automatically go into mercenary mode and memorise the numbers with one glance, then start to return the cards. Realising his mistake, ML keeps the cards instead. - At ML’s home there are just a few reporters as it’s raining. ML slips past them by pretending to be a reporter as well. - The next morning ML calls Phil to borrow a car so he can leave home without the paparazzi hassling him. Instead Noah arrives to pick up ML in a helicopter. - ML and Noah aren’t dating but Noah hopes that will change in the near future. Later Noah picks up ML as well. - ML stays with Noah to avoid the paparazzi. Noah tells ML that he thinks ML isn’t Haley but someone else. ML has another wet dream about Noah. - ML finds out that Noah took a bag and photo from ML’s place. - ML goes to Noah’s room and retrieves his bag. ML stops to comfort Noah who is crying in his sleep. Noah says “Don’t go Mason.” Noah wakes up and grabs ML to have sex but ML bites Noah’s lip to make him stop. - Still crying and drunk from some wine he had earlier, Noah wants to believe Mason exists in ML. If Mason doesn’t, Noah might shoot himself. Noah leaves the room and ML takes the gun from under Noah’s pillow as a precaution. - ML realises Noah must have developed special feelings for Mason ever since 7yo Noah was saved by Mason. Noah still has nightmares about the kidnapping but he recalls every painful detail when he’s drunk. Noah always felt abandoned by Mason in the end and is why Noah is obsessed with trying to hold onto Mason. - While on set, ML recognises a Z11 colleague called Fred in the crowd. Fred gives a note to Noah that says “I’ve got Alta’s safe.” ML suspects Fred helped Aaron and Ashley get away. - ML runs after Noah but Aaron and Ashley have brought out guns. ML wants to ensure Noah’s safety and tries to negotiate. They ask for a car and Phil arranges it. Just as the car is about to drive away, ML jumps into the car. - ML says he’ll be their 2nd hostage. They drive to an abandoned warehouse. Police and special forces soon surround the building. Noah taunts Aaron and is shot in the arm. With Ashley’s help, ML treats Noah and removes the bullet. ML is concerned about the blood loss and negotiates for him to go outside with Ashley. ML reveals that he’s Mason and knows the passcode for the safe. - ML opens the safe but is shot in the leg by Aaron who thinks he’s been betrayed by Ashley. Aaron opens the door and is immediately apprehended by Z11. Noah stands by as ML is rescued. Ashley is dead after being shot in the chest. Noah shoots Aaron in the head. - Noah tells reporters that ML saved him. ML is praised as a hero. ML is unconscious in hospital. When he wakes up, Noah is by his side. ML answers when Noah calls him “Mason.” - ML has a wet dream about Noah. - Sex finally! (Ch 53-55, 57-58)
My Blasted Reincarnated Life
Ch 08 as of 29/12/22 - Also on Tapas - ML was Hamel - Bermut Lionhart, a magic swordsman and a Duke. - Senya, a mage. She became master of the magic tower in Aroth the magic kingdom. She rewrote Aroth’s spell books. - Saintess Anise from Yuras the Holy Empire. - Morone, a warrior. He established the Morone kingdom. - Bermut didn’t kill the incarceration demon king as promised to Hamel. Instead Bermut made a pact with the demon king. - The war ended and peace reigned for the next 300yrs. - ML is reborn as Eugene Lionhart 13yo. - His mother died when ML was very young. - His father is Girard Lionhart. - Blood confirmation: a Lionhart tradition held every 10yrs. - Direct and distant descendants aged 10 to 15yo gather at the Lionhart estate where the main family lives. They compete to see who is worthy of the Lionhart name. It is biased towards the direct descendants who are allowed to train with real swords and mana, while the distant descendants are not. - Gillade Lionhart, current head of the Lionhart family - Theonis, Gillade’s 1st wife - Yode Lionhart, Theonis’ son. He prefers magic over combat. - Annicilla, Gillade’s 2nd wife / mistress - Cyan and Cielle Lionhart, Annicilla’s 13yo twins. - Garguis. His family has a secret muscle growth potion. - Desira. She specialises in the spear. - Deacon 11yo, Hansen 14yo and Jules 10yo - Gionne Lionhart, Gillade’s youngest brother. - Gilford Lionhart, Gillade’s younger brother. - Sir Hezarre, Cyan’s personal instructor - Roverian, the master of the red magic tower of Aroth. - A labyrinth created by Roverian will be the test for the blood confirmation. The goal is to defeat the boss monster at the centre. - The winner may choose one item from the main family’s undergound treasury.
Existence
Ch 22 as of 06/01/23 - good start but ML’s weakness remains the same … - ML is Lee Ja-In - He has been reborn countless times. Each time he’s a different being. He is reborn as a human for the first time. - He has the abilities of all the beings from his past lives. - He knows this will be his last life and he can finally die. - His mother is Oh Youngshil. - Her father died in one war and her husband died in another. - She’s ignorant and uneducated. She supports herself and ML by selling fruit and vegetables by the roadside. - ML is hostile to humans after experiencing their cruelty many times in the past. He eventually learns to care about his mother who only loves him and protects him. - ML 6yo tests his powers one night on some police pursuing a suspected Communist. A policeman injured by ML becomes obsessed with finding ML again and killing him. - ML 12yo is confronted by the policeman who is now the police chief and his men. Youngshil tries to stop them from taking ML and they hit her. ML loses his sanity and kills the men. The police chief fires his gun but Youngshil protects ML and gets shot. Before she dies, she tells ML to do all he can to live. ML unleashes his wrath and kills the police chief. - While wandering, ML trains himself on how to use his abilities. - ML is in his mid-20s and causes an accident with a car on an empty road. He has surgery for a head injury. He’s currently suffering from amnesia. Ah Leesoo 34yo is the woman who drove the car. She decides to become his guardian for now. - Leesoo works at the Environmental Industry Facility. - They conduct research experiments. - A marine organism named “steer” is the latest test subject. It is hostile to humans and wants human extinction like ML. - ML likes Leesoo because she reminds him of his mother. - Leesoo discovers ML’s abilities one night when they’re drunk. - He promises to protect her and the world she’s trying to save.
Janice
Ch 10 as of 10/01/23 - on Tapas as “Zenith” - hope this isn’t just another school based story - ugh FL’s friend is too annoying. DROPPED. - FL was Mary Vale, a 3yo Korean orphan adopted by wealthy parents. She left home after graduating from high school. - FL was recruited by a man called Jon Winston to join a secret organisation. She rose through the ranks to become the top agent, Code Zero. After 10yrs there (including 3yrs as Zero), FL asked to retire as an active agent and become an instructor. She was betrayed and killed, along with Agent White12 who tried to protect her. White12 told FL that he loved her just before they died. - The Lintbell family was founded 300yrs ago by Patrick Glaxis the war hero. They’re the protectors of the north in the Tioren Empire. - FL is reborn as Zenith Lintbell. - She doesn’t respect the Emperor or take pride in her noble lineage. She’s also an atheist. - Count Hayum Lintbell, FL’s father. - He tells 10yo FL that it’s blasphemy to not acknowledge the divine right of the Emperor and nobility to rule. - Rosemary Lintbell, 1st daughter and FL’s oldest sister. - Anissa Lintbell - 16yo FL starts attending Highlium, a prestigious school. - FL travels with her (idiot) friend Flora Phillen to the capital. - Lloyd Harver, a store owner? - Marquis Kardios, Highlium headmaster - Princess Laurel - Kristina Nax - Rebekah Yang, daughter of a Count
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