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 Chapter 7
 Wanting to Escape (6)
 “What happened?”
 Reid asked urgently as soon as I got home.
 He thought I went out to see Ian’s injury with my own eyes.
 “It failed.”
 I replied bluntly without making eye contact with him.
 “At that rate of collapse, it was easy for him to avoid it. You should have used a more expensive bomb.”
 Meanwhile, using cheap bombs to save money was clearly a visible terror.
 Reid sighed and touched his forehead.
 “Oh my.”
 Then he added with a huff.
 “That’s all right, there’s plenty more opportunities to come.”
 Yes, there were still plenty of opportunities. More chances for us to go to jail.
 Especially this time, it was really dangerous.
 That was because Ian, who later had doubts, investigated and added the ‘target was the prince’ to the Hibiscus case.
 Reid knew Ian regularly booked Hibiscus’ out-of-the-way spots.&nbsp;(t/n: or hidden spots)
 That was why when it was set up, I couldn’t have imagined that the person he was supposed to meet was Robert.
 ‘Actually, it must have been too much with Reid’s intelligence.’
 I left him and went up to my room and laid on the bed, thinking.
 ‘Ian is close enough with Robert to meet regularly.’
 Even the prince seemed to want to be friendly with Ian.
 He was the strongest swordsman in the world, had a good personality, a great family, and no interest in politics.
 ‘I’m envious, this male lead buff… Hah.’
 I could see him as a man who had everything except for a genuinely friendly personality.
 After all, it would lead him to a perfect female lead just like him.
 Anyways, the genre of this novel is rofan, so this was romance.
 Of course, the response in the comments said it was just plain in the novel.
 Because Ian was so perfect and handled everything with common sense, the majority opinion said that it was rather ‘unattractive’.
 ‘Well, there are no downsides to living in it, so it’s best to be normal.’
 The crazy male lead would be someone else’s lover, but never as mine.
 And Ian would never get entangled with me.
 ‘Let’s pick a guy who’s easy and handsome, similar to Ian.’
 Anyways, I thought Ian would never let it slide this time. I was sure he’d grab and push me to ask what happened.
 After I made up an excuse to give a rough answer if he did ever ask, I went to bed comfortably.
 If he tried to pry, I would just roughly curse at him and run away.
 It was fortunate to some extent that I, in the beginning, said a lot of nonsensical words and acted without thinking twice.
 I didn’t have any restrictions or hesitation on what I did.
 But the next day, I encountered an unexpected situation.
 “Hello.”
 The pink-haired young man who was always next to Ian came to my house himself.
 “My name is Aaron Rainfield.”
 With a cute impression, he grinned at me.
 The way he spoke was full of mischief.
 Of course, I was a little embarrassed when I thought Ian would come in.
 “I’m Ian’s lieutenant, but Leslie… would like to chat.”
 Aaron always looked at me with interesting eyes, but he never spoke to me.
 No, actually, I was never involved with the Wade Knights except Ian.
 “I’m here to pick you up because Leslie wants to see you.”
 If it was Leslie, did he mean Duchess Wade?
 Ian’s mother?
 What was going on?
 ~*~
 I had imagined countless times that the end result of me being accused by Ian and imprisoned, but I never thought I would be called by Ian’s mother.
 Leslie Wade was also a swordsman.
 She was a genius swordsman among the commoners, and she was also second in her later years.
 It was Duke Wade who had always defeated her.
 It was said that during her youth, she too had a huge rivalry with the Duke of Wade.
 Duke Wade proposed to her when she was troubled from her injury and has been unable to hold the sword again since.
 I know that story because it was one of the gossips my mother Caitlyn always talked about.
 For her, the fact that a poor commoner had caught the attention of a duke made her envious to the point of dying from a stomach ache.
 Caitlyn had always said that she (Leslie) must have pretended to be sick on purpose, had no dignity because she came from a commoner family, and she must have seduced him with a sword all this time. Caitlyn made up all sorts of sayings like those.
 Nevertheless, Leslie had no interest in Caitlyn. No, she was originally a person who didn’t take anything seriously to begin with.
 Even if her son, Ian, rose to the position of the strongest swordsman, she wouldn’t pay much attention to it.
 She thought it was natural for her son to be number one because she was married to the number one and she herself was in second place.
 I had no other information about her.
 After all, half of what Caitlyn said had just been nonsense.
 It was just that Leslie was an easy-going person who didn’t bother to hide her commoner background.
 For the first time, I rode the carriage and entered the main gate without crossing the wall of Duke Wade’s residence.
 Of course, it was also the first time I rode a luxury carriage like this.
 “I don’t really need a carriage like this.”
 I said informally.
 Therefore, it would seem that I was treating Aaron the same way I treated Ian.
 Except, Aaron had an attitude as if it didn’t matter at all.
 “It’s okay. I’m here since I need you.”
 “…”
 “I’m very impressed by Miss Annabelle’s swearing these days.”
 Aaron sat across from me and talked nonsense very seriously.
 “To be honest, I didn’t really like swearing in the past because it was a bit messy and vulgar, but every word you said from the sandwich curse was like a gem. I didn’t miss a single word.”
 So I let him hear the swearings I said that he missed last night.
 Aaron replied with a nod.
 “Right. The key point is not the toenails falling out, but just barely hanging there.”
 Aaron Rainfield had great talent, although he was also a young man who seemed to be missing a screw in his head.
 “And it’s been bothering me a lot for a few days.”
 He once participated in a swordsmanship contest when he was twelve, and since then, he hadn’t appeared in the rest.
 Sadly, his first opponent was the 14-year-old Ian.
 Having lost the first round, he just judged others from the stands afterwards.
 If someone asked why, he would not be able to continue to aim for first place anyways, but he replied that it was his superior strategy to protect his pride by losing in the first round to the first place.
 That was true to some extent, and there was no way to properly evaluate Aaron’s ability after that.
 “By the way…”
 I got out of the carriage and asked cautiously.
 “Why is the Duchess calling me?”
 “I guess you’ll see.”
 Aaron did not say anything important and continued to say only the unimportant things.
 “The important thing is that it’s an invitation to lunch. Leslie made a special request, and my father personally prepared a great meal.”
 “Ah… your father?”
 “Yes. My father is Oscar Rainfield.”
 It was when I looked at Aaron with a blank expression on his face that I realized I was supposed to know the name of the duke’s cook.
 Aaron looked at me rather suspiciously and blinked.
 “Aren’t you supposed to be surprised at this point?”
 “Why?”
 “It’s Oscar Rainfield. The same famous chef, Oscar Rainfield.”
 “…He’s famous?”
 “You don’t know the Rainfield Restaurant?”
 Looking back on my previous memories, I couldn’t remember it at all.
 Aaron sighed and shook his head.
 “Annabel Nadit… A fool who only knows Ian Wade…”
 No, I wish he didn’t have to say such controversial things.
 When I didn’t respond, he mumbled as he tilted his head to himself.
 “It’s strange. The Nadits said they always enjoyed the birthday dinners at our restaurant’s headquarters.”
 “My mother and Reid?”
 Come to think of it, Caitlyn and Reid always used to go out in the evenings on their birthdays.
 Seeing my complicated expression, Aaron said resolutely.
 “You should try it first.”
 Ian’s mother had called me, and my focus shifted at the strange luncheon.
 It was ridiculous.
 In a situation like this, what kind of things did she want to go over by giving me food?
 ~*~
 It didn’t usually go well, but today it went insanely well.
 ‘This is crazy. It’s not a dish, it’s a work of art.’
 Each dish was surprisingly delicious.
 Of course, Leslie was also eating aggressively.
 With black hair and red eyes, she was very easygoing. She started talking after she ate, while I was still really focused on eating.
 “The first thing I did after I became Duchess was to offer Oscar Rainfield to be the chef of the dukedom.”
 Leslie said with determination.
 “It took me three years to get him in.”
 Leslie and I talked about food throughout the time.
 Oscar, the chef, even made the main dish himself. Vaguely imagining a rich man, I was more surprised by his sharp appearance than I thought.
 He was tall, middle-aged, and had pink hair and blue eyes.
 ‘You look a bit like Aaron.’
 I thought that would be what Aaron will look like when he got older.
 “I’m…”
 I said as I ate my food frantically.
 “I have never eaten such delicious food for the first time!”
 Leslie asked with a frown.
 “So, how do you usually eat?”
 “My mother or Reid said that I shouldn’t gain weight, so I mainly eat frozen yeper meat without seasoning.”
 No matter how much I think about it, my meal was not even a plate compared to this place.
 It was really tasteless human food.
 “Yeper? Are you talking about the lower level monsters that live near the forest?”
 “Yes, that is correct.”
 The one who responded to my words was Oscar, who was silently preparing to cut the meat.
 “Yeper? And frozen? That’s like garbage. Isn’t that the food you only eat in the slums?”
 Leslie’s pupils also shook. Her voice trembled as she asked.
 “No wonder you’re so skinny… Did Caitlyn and Reid just train you without even feeding you properly?”
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 One day, as usual, Annabelle remembered the memories of her previous life.
 It was revealed that she has been reincarnated as the second most popular character in a novel.
 She also did all kinds of bad things to the male lead, and in the end, she is the person who will end up in prison!
 ‘In the end, I’ll get caught. It’s crazy!’
 Anabelle begins to save Ian from danger by intercepting the conspiracies that were laid out one by one to prevent her impending doom.
 But in the process, she caught the attention of some unexpected people…
 “Oh my, that’s the spirit of chivalry our family pursues! I like that a lot!”
 Ian’s mother’s eyes began to sparkle at her.
 “Would you like to be my partner to the opera?”
 After saving Ian, the prince keeps flirting…
 “Ian, I’ve decided to quit being your rival and live a new life.”
 “A new life?”
 “To stop paying attention to a man like you who’s always up and down, marry a man with no character, and live a normal life.”
 “Who’s the opponent? And why am I up and down?”
 The male lead, Ian, keeps obsessing over me for some reason.
 “Why do you not talk harshly to me these days…? Do it again.”
 Everyone just seems to be a little weird!
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 Ning Chu downloaded a western fantasy app called “Dragon Island” during winter break, in which you can raise various small dragons.
 The game was beautifully drawn and unique, and the little dragon cubs are super cute and lovable, so Ning Chu quickly got hooked and raised a dozen of them with crazy funds.
 The little dragon cubs vary in character and preferences, and Ning Chu works early and late every day, hunting and cooking, cutting down trees and building houses, sewing clothes for the little dragon cubs, playing with them, and singing children’s songs to put them to sleep.
 Unfortunately, before the little dragon cubs grew up, Ning Chu met with an accident.
 When he opened his eyes again, Ning Chu transmigrated.
 He came to a strange and different world where there were wizards, dwarves, elves, half-therians, and… giant dragons.
 Ning Chu was unlucky to have just crossed into a dragon slaying battle, where the huge creature raised its claws at him in the dusty atmosphere.
 But… the red scales, the curved horns, and the hot flames coming out of its mouth…
 This dragon, how come it was so similar to the cubs he raised?
 ——
 Legend says that dragons are the product of God’s creation.
 God favored the dragons, gave them great strength, a long life, and raised them personally. But from a certain day, the miracle disappeared and God abandoned the dragons.
 The young dragon cubs lost their love and care, wailing in the cold night, stumbling to grow up, and eventually became ferocious and tyrannical dragons.
 Later, God came again.
 Ning Chu: oooh my cubs, daddy is back!
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 She, a modern hidden ghost leader of an organization which gathered insane prodigies proficient in the various differing skill-sets. Highly skilled in medicine and poison, executes covert assassinations, viewed as insane and demonic in the eyes of people of the world. Killed in an accident, and reborn into the body of a disfigured young girl.
 What? Face disfigured, identity stolen? A return to the family dim and hopeless? Her identity can be given up, her family can be forgone, but as for the one who harmed her predecessor who inhabited this same body, if she didn’t at least make them scream in unimaginable agony and throw them into a state of wretchedness, how could she live up to her demonic reputation? Endless turmoil ensues and it’s a battle to dominate over all! See how she shook the world dressed in a suit of red, her sword up against the dominant powers that rocked the Heavens! Her name spread across the seas, shocking the earth!
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 Growing up in a place where the rule of the jungle is law, the simple yet cunning Shaar is thrown into the chaotic world of war and political turbulence. After a chance meeting with a mysterious young girl, his destiny is forever changed as he embarks on a journey, joining the Byzantine army and climbing its ranks. With his bizarre beauty standards, will he ever return the affection of the girls that will follow him? Will he ever learn about his real parents? What lies ahead of him is a journey of strange humor and adventure.
 Join him as he smashes the world order and forever engraves his name in history!
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 From infancy to maturity, what Ye Zhou dislikes the most was “two”.
 The reasons were: he was ranked second at home, he had been forever ranked second at school, no matter how diligently he worked and tried, he couldn’t shake off that “second” curse. What was more exasperating was that, at University, not only was he ranked second, but even his appearance that he was proud of had to be classified as second best!
 Why can’t I obtain the first place!
 The eternal second will rise!
 Then, Ye Zhou, after his vigorous efforts finally rises and the result was… the first became his boyfriend.
 This is the story of a man who has been forced to be “second” and how he became the first, most popular.
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 Su Xue, a woman in her mid 20s, is struggling both in paying rent and finding her path in life. Her latest stint has her trying to become a popular League of Legends streamer, though to poor results. One day, she is interrupted in the middle of a livestream by a surprise visit from her landlady. She is informed that she will be having a new roommate. The landlady’s nephew, Lin Feng, a 18 year old boy who has just transferred over to Shanghai for his last year of high school. 
 Though initially opposed to it, Su Xue reluctantly agrees to the arrangement. She learns that the two share a common interest—League of Legends—and that he’s really amazing at the game. Lin Feng also reveals to her he wishes to become the best professional League of Legends player in the world. 
 The next day. Lin Feng attends his first day of school as a transfer student at High School 13. He meets Ouyang and Yang Fan, and the trio find a common passion in League of Legends. Lin Feng is then introduced to Ren Rou, the president of the esports club with a fiery personality, and Tang Bingyao, a quiet bookworm with a love for money and a surprising talent for the game. 
 A little about Lin Feng’s past is revealed. He was a once pro player, the youngest in history and a contender for the best player in the world. Until the finals of the Season 1 World Championship. There, he lost to his arch-rival, an equally brilliant Korean youth. That was the peak of his career, and also the turning point in his life. He stepped down from his team and disappeared from competitive play altogether. Now, after a four year long hiatus, he aims to make a comeback 
 Over the next couple of weeks, Lin Feng learns about the upcoming Shanghai 16 School Tournament, and that his school’s esports club had performed especially poorly the previous year. He agrees to coach the club’s team and help them win the first place trophy this year. And so, he starts the members of the club out on an intense training bootcamp. 
 Meanwhile, the Season 5 League of Legends World Championship is taking place at around the same time. Tian Tian, one of Lin Feng’s former teammates and best friend, is on one of the Chinese teams playing at Worlds. After a poor showing, he is on the verge of a mental breakdown. Lin Feng witnesses everything in a viewing party with the esports club members and becomes worried. 
 On the day of the Shanghai 16 School tournament, Lin Feng reunites with Tian Tian on the phone. He tells Tian Tian he’s going to return to the professional scene, that he’s making a new team and plans to invite him. But Tian Tian has to vow not to give up at Worlds and keep winning. Tian Tian agrees, and Lin Feng promises he’ll fight alongside him. Lin Feng then heads into his match with renewed resolve, to climb from the bottom all the way back to the top, and overcome the rival that defeated him so many years ago. 
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 Wen runs a game company on the verge of bankruptcy, which is a very developed game industry... The quality of the games produced by well-known companies is comparable to reality, and each masterpiece is carefully carved into the ninth art. However, he found that these games are all powerful, the enemy is weak, and brainless pushes can be easily clear... There is no underworld game in the whole world? In this way, where can you enjoy the 'happiness' of the game! For a cool game, it is impossible to get real 'happiness'. He decided to let the players of the world enjoy the 'happiness' of the game." I don't know why this game is obviously so depressed and played so much, but I just can't stop!" " Please be a person!!" Since then, there has been an additional underworld game producer in the world.
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 This is the story of a Kantas couple’s successful efforts to lay (steal) eggs: 
 “… You stole it?” Black’s expression tensed as he cautiously lowered his body, using his wings to conceal the nest more tightly. 
 “I didn’t steal–” Listening to Black’s question, White’s expression became prouder. He stuffed the large white egg beneath his butt as he replied excitedly, “I laid it!” 
 Boom– Black seemed to have heard the sound of a string known as rationality snapping in his head. 
 He finally knew what was more infuriating than a husband leaving home for half a year only to come back with a wife three months pregnant. Which was– 
 A wife leaving home for a few days to find out that his husband had laid an egg! 
 The story’s protagonist → Meng Jiuzhao (crying) : I am that egg. 
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 Otaku Lin Fei crossed over to a new world… 
 Rare and exotic medicinal pellets? I eat them like snacks… 
 Powerful martial art secret instruction manuals? I can sell them like newspaper bundles… 
 What..You’re an absolute genius? I wreck geniuses like you for a living… 
 Why am I so powerful? 
 It’s because I have leveling system version 1.0! 
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 Legend has it that Ye Peitian’s blood has the miracle effect of saving the almost dead. The strong human beings swarmed like ants and insects under the banner of justice, just to achieve their ulterior purpose.
 Using Yellow Sand to crush all the coveted people, Ye Peitian let his broken body soak in the pool of blood.
 A woman appeared on the edge of the battlefield and approached him quietly.
 Ye Peitian lightly pulled the corner of his mouth with a little effort, drawing a sneer. Even a low-level saint dared to take the opportunity to take his blood and flesh.
 He closed his eyes, however, the woman stooped down and put a warm coat on him.
 Ye Peitian:? ? ?
 When Chu Qianxun was dying, she saw what happened in another parallel world.
 In that world, the big demon that made the world fear him was not a demon, but smiled softly and shyly at her.
 For that smile, she stepped on the bloody sea of ​​corpses and carefully approached the brutal bloodthirsty demon.
 But she heard the person say: Go away. If you get closer to me, I will make you die badly.
 When she really turned around, the corner of her clothes was pulled.
 Even if the whole world spurns you, I will hold your hand.
 If everyone is afraid of you, then let me love you.
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 A hundred years ago, with the strong debut of the first warrior, the world was shaken, and since then we have entered a new era of shining stars. 
 One day, Qin Ming received a lucky prize and a login device, and since then he can come and go freely in another strange world. 
 Become a Jackie Chan, vomiting clouds and fog. 
 Incarnate into a phoenix, burn the river and boil the sea. 
 Incarnate as a divine ape, and shock the sky. 
 [Ding! Congratulations on completing the mission, playing with the little dragon, get rewards, blessings from the dragon family!]
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 Ye Sui has been transmigrated into a book and became the venomous villain. And because she looked a little similar to the white lotus female protagonist, she was regarded as a replacement by the male protagonist. Ye sui was also married to the main character’s third Uncle, Chen Shu, who was jinxed to ruin the life of whoever marries him
 Immediately after she got transmigrated, she became the malicious and conceited villainess with a husband named Chen Shu, who was about to divorce her. Ye Sui could see ghosts, however, as soon as she touched Chen Shu, the ghosts would disappear.
 Chen Shu, who was preparing for divorce,was shocked upon his return to his home. As his wife suddenly hugged his thigh and begged, “No divorce, even if you beat me to death I will not sign the divorce paper.”
 Chen Shu: “…”
 It was rumored that Ye Sui has a hard life. She married Chen Shu, a good for nothing husband who escaped death at the age of 30. But this sickly husband of hers actually had tens of billions of dollars in wealth.
 Ye Sui almost believed that her life is doomed until she slowly realized it.
 Her husband is omnipotent and the family is getting richer and richer.
 That Tea is actually a priceless antique tea..
 A replica vase in Tang Dynasty was actually authentic…
 She soon found out her husband, Chen Shu, was a super rich and invisible wealthy man.
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 Once upon a time, an Alchemist Grandmaster from the World of Immortals accidentally took possession of a playboy, who hailed from a rich and powerful family, and became a student in the middle of his midterms. 
 By the means of a miraculous immortal technique, he blended in and mingled amongst the femme fatales’ group to dominate the city! The nature of this novel’s origin is shamelessness to the core; having no sense of shame is just a basic foundation, but if the most shameless isn’t set yet, then become it!
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