rubymoon
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Chapters 122
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“Not always.” I reached out and gently stroked the underside of Helios’s chin. The delicate skin was soft. This was the kind of place that could never be hardened, no matter how much one trained. “Sometimes.” The north. Of all the directions for the special evaluation—east, west, south, and north—it was the place overflowing with the most difficult rifts. “I want you, too.” And I wonder why you’re not mine. This was bad. The feeling of wanting more was slowly,…- 76.8 K • Ongoing
“North?” “That’s right.” The exact opposite direction of our original destination. We were to go and close a rift in the north. “Orders from above. Non-negotiable,” Sergeant Stephen added firmly, as if to say, There’s no point in complaining to me. Now that he knew my true identity, he seemed to be preparing for my resistance. In other words, there was nothing I could do, even if I tried to intervene. I frowned, picturing the northern terrain. We’re screwed. This was not…- 76.8 K • Ongoing
The Emperor gazed at me with an expression of utter satisfaction. I maintained my beaming smile until I had left the audience chamber, at which point I immediately let the muscles in my face go slack. Wearing an expression like a dead fish, I followed the chamberlain who had been waiting in the hallway and exited the Emperor’s palace. “I will escort you to the Saintess.” The chamberlain, who seemed to have been briefed in advance, began to lead me directly to Ji Eunha without my saying a…- 95.3 K • Ongoing
- The Emperor laid the groundwork with an attempt at intimidation, and I tensed up all over again. Wondering what he could possibly want to say that required such a long preamble, I waited with bated breath. The Emperor, feigning indifference, turned his head to the side, his eyes swiveling to glance at me. “Lady Kristenner, what are your thoughts on Duke Luhanes?” …Huh? For a moment, I thought I’d misheard him and blinked stupidly. “I would like this to remain a secret between us,…
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“Fine. Since you’re so curious, I’ll try it. But if it’s a nightmare, I’m going to smack you one when I wake up.” “Coooo!” “Peeeeep!” At my agreement, Silkie’s and Softie’s jet-black eyes grew even wider, unbothered by my threat. “Ah—” I swallowed the orb in one gulp. Now that I’d done it, I found myself feeling a little curious and excited to see what the dream would be about. “Alright, you two, let’s go to sleep…- 139.2 K • Ongoing
- She spooned the tomato stew into her mouth with gusto, then took the fruit from me with a bright smile. “Oh, thank you! But… the color is a little strange. It’s pretty, though.” “It’s really good. A flavor you’ve never had before. Oh, you can eat it after you finish your stew.” “No, it’s from you, Vanessa, so I have to eat it right now. Besides, I’m almost done with the stew anyway.” Tilting the bowl to her lips, she drank the last of the tomato stew and then took a…
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But Callix was not about to release the arm he held. Far from it, he pulled her in closer and buried his face in the nape of her neck, which was steeped in the scent of soap. “I won’t ask for treatment today, so just stay like this for a moment.” “Are the aftereffects severe?” “A little.” “There were many unavoidable circumstances this time, but it would be best to refrain from borrowing the virus’s power as much as possible. Especially when my body is…- 81.5 K • Ongoing
- “So because the administrator is impaired, the system has been malfunctioning everywhere. The prologue failed to advance with the player's login, my update system was blocked and inoperable, and no one came to kill the vaccine that betrayed its destiny.” “Correct. In this body, I cannot wield the administrator's full power.” Callix swept his wet hand through his black hair, letting out a soft sigh. “All I can do now is hack the system with my virus to mimic that power. But even that much…
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- “It gives you dreams as gifts?” “Peeep!” “How on earth does it give you dreams? Is that… even possible…?” When I tilted my head with a puzzled look, Softie let out a small sigh and chirped again. “Peep! Peeep!” To summarize Softie’s explanation, it went something like this: The dreams a Dream Caterpillar gives are in the form of orbs, and there are many different kinds of dreams. If you eat an orb, you might dream of a happy past, or of the future, or you might even…
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- “Klang? Klong?” “Klang! Klaap!” The Iron Spiders, who had been walking this way, greeted me cheerfully when they noticed me. “Klang? Klong! Klaaang!” “I’ve been well, everyone. How about you? Have you all been doing well?” “Klang! Klung! Klaap!” “Oh, you’ve been busy preparing for winter? So have we. Say, you’re all here for these berries too, right?” At my words, the Iron Spiders all nodded in unison. Dozens of red eyes blinked at once. I think I’ve…
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