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 Yuriel glanced sideways at Helio after reading the last line.
 She thought she knew now why he had decided to show her the Book of Prophecies so suddenly.
 “...Do you already know?”
 “Know what?”
 “Raphlet… On his chest, er…”
 Yuriel hesitated as she wasn’t completely sure. But now, Helio was certain what was troubling her.
 “It seems you did see it. Yes, Commander Raphlet received a monster core implant.”
 “Implant?! I didn’t see it on him when we were younger, so I thought it just suddenly appeared. What do you mean, implant?!” Yuriel exclaimed. “Is it safe to implant a monster core in a human? Did it cause any problems for Raphlet?”
 “It’s sticking a core of a monster into a human being, so of course there’d be complications,” Helio calmly replied.
 There was no way anyone would be fine after getting the core of an evil monster embedded into their skin. Those who did receive an implant either died, had the specific body part with the core amputated, or lived with their body permanently changed due to the monster’s poison.
 Most ordinary civilians died, unable to handle the core, but it was a different story for well-trained knights. Though they could not embrace a core entirely without negative side effects like Raphlet, they were able to survive.
 “However, Commander Raphlet is the exception. It didn’t cause any detrimental side effects for him. Rather, it made him stronger. After receiving the monster core implant, Commander Raphlet became more powerful,” Helio said conclusively, rubbing his shoulder.
 “I told you before, didn’t I? That Raphlet didn’t become the First Division Commander because of sheer skill alone.”
 Slight weariness reflected on his face. Helio turned his head so that Yuriel wouldn’t see his cold gaze as he continued to explain. “They say he’s someone who must be worshipped. Even if he dies in battle one day, I’m sure he’ll still be praised as a hero.”
 Yuriel, whose thoughts were full of concern for Raphlet, caught Helio’s strange tone.
 His eyes were focused elsewhere, not wanting to reveal his inner feelings to her. Yuriel glimpsed at his side profile and thought he resembled a block of ice at that moment.
 Scrutinizing his frigid expression and the way he subconsciously rubbed his right shoulder, Yuriel confidently said, “I see you also received an implant, Sir Helio.”
 “...How did you know?”
 Helio turned to look at her when he heard the voice full of certainty. She gestured to his shoulder.
 “You’ve been touching your shoulder since you first brought up the implants. Your posture is the best out of all the people I’ve seen. You don’t carry out any unnecessary movements, which is why I thought you may have a core implant on that shoulder.”
 “I didn’t know you thought of me in that way, thank-”
 “Ah, of course, by ‘everyone’ I mean everyone excluding Raphlet.”
 Yuriel knew Helio wasn’t one to execute any wasteful movements, yet he had been uncharacteristically rubbing his shoulder since earlier.
 He hadn’t received any wounds during the last subjugation, so it was strange for him to touch his shoulder as if he was caressing an injury.
 She was going to pretend that she hadn’t noticed, but she couldn’t let it slide when he started to show his distaste when talking about Raphlet.
 Helio looked back at Yuriel with heavy eyes for a moment before tilting his head down. He drew back his uniform slightly, revealing his darkened shoulder.
 In contrast to Raphlet’s unblemished skin, Helio’s skin had turned black like a monster’s. And what was embedded on the skin looked to be a shard of a monster core.
 It was a sharp fragment, different from the whole and intact shape of the one in Raphlet’s chest. Helio’s skin had turned into its current state after having just a small piece of a core implanted.
 “After Raphlet’s body experienced a physical upgrade after receiving an implant, I was also forced to undergo an implant experiment. The result… Well, it is as you can see. Though my physical strength did indeed increase, it’s not exactly something I can be happy about.”
 “Is that why you hate Raphlet?” Yuriel asked.
 “Of course not. It’s not like he’s the one who implanted it in me.”
 “Then why do you dislike him so much?”
 Helio rubbed the foreign fragment on his shoulder before adjusting his uniform.
 “How can I like someone who sacrifices the knights who follow him? You need more than two hands to count the number of knights he has used as bait thus far.”
 “That… I’m sure it’s because he was cornered and had no choice but to make a sacrifice-”
 “It’s not something you can speak about, Miss Yuriel,” Helio coldly interjected as he finished adjusting his collar.
 Though she wanted to defend Raphlet, Yuriel couldn’t help but nod in agreement.
 Helio was right. It had only been six months since she entered Albraca, and she didn’t have a deep relationship with the knights, either. Helio did, as he had spent a long time with them; hence, he had more of a right to speak for them.
 If Yuriel had to choose between a strategy that would result in Raphlet receiving a serious injury versus a plan that would result in several knights losing their life, she would pick the second option without hesitation.
 As someone who thought that way, it wasn’t right for her to defend Raphlet in front of Helio right now.
 Even when she heard Helio share how Raphlet was sacrificing their knights, the only thing Yuriel felt was relief at the fact Raphlet hadn’t gotten injured.
 She didn’t have much of a reason to think deeply about matters that didn’t involve Raphlet.
 As soon as she closed her mouth, Helio closed the glass plate that encased the Book of Prophecies. He took off his gloves, and the two began to walk out of the library.
 As the two made their way out, Yuriel reflected on herself.
 She didn’t have any memories from before she was eight years old, but she didn’t think much of it since it was a time from before she met Raphlet.
 Yuriel had met Raphlet at the age of eight. She had been ambushed by a monster in a forest within the duchy and was ultimately rescued by Raphlet. He hadn’t hesitated to throw himself in between the monster and a girl he had never met before.
 The time she spent with Raphlet following that incident were some of the happiest times of her life. But after she had turned fourteen, time seemed to pass awfully slow.
 She still shuddered from time to time whenever she recalled the period when she spent her days just waiting for him to return.
 Since she was bound to have attacks following her dreams regardless of where she was, it was much better to be with Raphlet than anywhere else.
 Moreover, unlike in the past, she now found a way to prevent her breakdowns: All she needed was Raphlet by her side. Then, she was able to feel safe even if she was getting ripped apart by monsters in her dreams.
 But there were times when she felt troubled, because she didn’t just feel a sense of security. She also felt a sensation similar to what one would feel during an intimate relationship between a man and a woman. As she calmed down in the safety of Raphlet’s strong arms, her body would flinch, and her chest would itch.
 He was the only one in her eyes since long before. She wasn’t able to stop herself from reacting to Raphlet’s body, which had changed into that of a grown man’s. She poured each and every emotion she had into him, so there was no way that feelings of passion or lust wouldn’t be included.
 But of course, Yuriel had no thoughts of telling him that. Her desire for him would pass eventually, so she didn’t want to make it difficult for him.
 Raphlet had always been, and would always be, someone who was virtuous and perfect.
 The only thing Yuriel needed to do was stay by his side and make sure he didn’t sacrifice himself as a hero.
 Walking beside her and seeing her absorbed in thought, Helio called out to her. “Miss Yuriel.”
 He wore a slightly weary expression.
 “Did you know that Raphlet entrusted me to oversee your training for the next week? Thanks to that, my vacation schedule has become a mess.”
 “A week?” Yuriel asked with widened eyes. She thought Helio was only teaching her for the day, but it was actually a whole week?!
 The price for trying to aid Raphlet in his bath without his permission was awfully cruel.
 Helio twisted his lips when he saw her sulking.
 “It seems you’re disappointed as well. Since we’re on the same page, what do you say about trying our best to lessen our disappointments during this next week we have together?”
 “Huh? How? If you want to lessen my disappointment, Sir Helio, the only way to do that would be to let me see Raphlet,” Yuriel remarked, tilting her head.
 Helio gave her an exasperated look, shaking his head.
 “All right, I’ll let you see Commander Raphlet.”
 “Really?”
 “But you need to give me something as well, Miss Yuriel.”
 “Hmm, is there anything I could give you? The only thing I could offer is being your maid… Do you perhaps need one? I can serve you wholeheartedly for a week, Commander Helio.”
 Yuriel’s demeanor changed immediately after Helio mentioned he would let her see Raphlet.
 “Ha-ha, that’s unnecessary.”
 Helio let out a light chuckle at the sight of the woman who was grabbing onto his arm with an innocent expression.
 Though he didn’t like Raphlet, he found that he didn’t mind Yuriel, liking her more than he thought despite how she practically worshipped Raphlet.
 It was just that she followed one person unconditionally.
 Even earlier, when Helio told her that Raphlet was sacrificing their knights, she still only thought of Raphlet. Helio had no doubt that if Raphlet told her he harmed someone, she would probably ask him if he was injured anywhere first.
 To think she’d have so much affection for someone who wasn’t even her family. To be quite honest, Helio was a bit jealous of Raphlet.
 “I’m really good at my job. From the moment you open your eyes to the moment you close them, I’ll assist you flawlessly, Sir Helio!”
 “I have many maids. Instead, how about you think of something that only you can do for me, Miss Yuriel?”
 “Something only I can do?” Yuriel lowered her head, eyelashes fluttering as she mulled over his words.
 Seeing her so seriously absorbed in thought, Helio decided to help.
 “Tell me about the times you and Raphlet spent together when you were both younger. Even better if you can tell me about some of his weaknesses.”
 As soon as she heard the word ‘weakness,’ Yuriel shook her head in distaste.
 “Nevermind, I can wait a week. Compared to the seven years I had to wait before, a week is nothing.”
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 A maid who is beaten on behalf of a noble boy.
 Some memories of her childhood were cruel, but Yuriel held no resentment towards the boy. Rather, she liked it–The hand that carefully applied medicine to her wounds was always warm.
 “M-Master, stop, Raph, sa, save…ah, mm…!” “That’s why.. I told you.. to wait.. till I returned.”
 But the Raphlet that appeared in her dreams showed nothing but passion and lust.
 Prophetic dreams. The ability that was like a stigma drove Yuriel towards an unknown future.
 All I want is to be next to you.
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 Jiang Mian was involved in a car accident on the way home from a celebration banquet and ended up in a novel.
 When she opened her eyes, she became the stand-in for the paranoid male protagonist’s Bai Yueguang[White Moonlight]. After the White Moonlight came back, she was kicked away by the male protagonist.
 Knowing the tragic end of the substitute, Jiang Mian refused to be his White Moonlight substitute! ! I want to break up! At the mention of breaking up, she passed out in pain!
 Only then did she know that she also had a punishment mechanism that was designed to collapse if she broke up with the ML.
 Jiang Mian (smiling): I can’t mention breaking up, can’t I let the male lead dump me! In order to get rid of the paranoid male protagonist, all kinds of demon. J 
 Jiang Mian: I want that diamond ring. If you don’t buy it, you don’t love me! 
 Jiang Mian: You don’t love me anymore, I want to break up with you! 
 Jiang Mian: So I’m just her stand-in, it’s not me that you love at all! 
 Shen Shiyan: Don’t make trouble!
 After finally breaking up, Jiang Mian sent a circle of friends to say that he would never love again, while dressed up and flirting with his good sisters. As a result, as soon as he arrived at the bar, he ran into the paranoid male protagonist. Jiang Mian was petrified on the spot!
 Jiang Mian: What should I do if my substitute accidentally rolls over? Wait online, very urgent! Ah, the hero is here! ! ! 
 Shen Shiyan caught someone who was about to run, and smiled overcastly: Where to go?
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 Zhang Xiao Qiang is a nobody in this apocalyptic world with danger lurking everywhere, he is forced to wander around and learn the rules and principles to survive. Over the course of time, Zhang Xiao Qiang’s character and laziness slowly wore away from the experiences he faces. Zhang Xiao Qiang becomes more resilient, of course also gaining power whilst watching the lunatics of the apocalypse trampling on everything they could trample on. Zhang Xiao Qiang always maintained a bit of conscience in him. He never had the thoughts of being a hero, yet he doesn’t mind sharing bread from his plate. Zhang Xiao Qiang will continue to live in the cracks of the apocalyptic world until the crack can no longer hold him.
 Some places have gruesome descriptions, so enter with caution!!! Zhang Xiao Qiang motto is: “Don’t talk to me about human rights, Don’t talk to me about the laws, Don’t talk to me about favors!”
 TL note: ‘Xiao Qiang’ is slang for ‘cockroach’ but is also the name of the main character.
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 When he awoke, Pei Yi had transmigrated into the wealthy young master of the same name in a book.
 The original owner was ten years old when he fell into the pool and nearly drowned. When he woke up again, he was a mentally impaired child and became the laughingstock of the entire Imperial Capital circle.
 The profit-oriented elders regarded him as a bargaining chip for business transactions, and followed the instigation and arrangements of the Bo family to make him marry the Second Young Master Bo, who was blinded in a car accident.
 A fool and a blind man, this was obviously a humiliation.
 It was a pity that others didn’t know that Second Young Master Bo was the most important villain in the book.
 Not only would his eye disease be cured, but he would become the only person with authority in the Bo family.
 As for the foolish original owner, after being kicked out of the Bo residence by the protagonist of the original book, he still couldn’t escape the fate of falling into the river and dying tragically.
 . . .
 Knowing the plot of the book he transmigrated into, Pei Yi met “his” nominal marriage partner, Bo Yueming, not long after—
 With a golden figure and long legs, a god-given handsome face and a strong waist, the point was that the other party was still blind! He could do what he wanted without fear of being watched!
 Very good, this marriage must be finalized!
 While playing the role of a fool, Pei Yi used the cover of the Bo family to make a lot of money in private.
 Taking advantage of “being cannon-fodder” in the original plot, Pei Yi earned enough savings and planned to leave the Bo family, but in the end, his way out was precisely blocked by Bo Yueming.
 “Where are you going?”
 Those eyes were no longer lifeless and gloomy, but full of unrelenting possessiveness.
 “……Aren’t your eyes still blind?”
 “I was pretending.”
 “? ? ?”
 . . .
 The second young master of the Bo family had a secret that no one knew. In order to seize power and get revenge, after the car accident, he resorted to tricks and pretended to be ill in order to relax the vigilance of the enemies in his family.
 For this reason, he would rather endure the words of others about this ridiculous marriage, but what he didn’t expect was that the foolish young master of the Pei family was also pretending—
 When this person shouted, “I want to drink milk,” he turned around and poured the fine wine from his wine cabinet into his mouth.
 When this person shouted, “Wear bear pajamas,” he would swing in front of him in his nightgown with long, bare legs showing.
 When this person shouted, “Husband, protect me,” he turned his head and planned to beat the relative who had bullied him into the ground.
 Bo Yueming never exposed the cute behavior of his partner, but just got along with him better and better one day after another, until a certain day—
 Pei Yi said sweetly, “Goodnight, husband,” but in the next second, he swaggered out with his luggage and planned to run away.
 Bo Yueming: Stop pretending, wife is trying to run away?
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 Born into a wealthy family, Gu Shenwei was spoiled and carefree. However, at the age of 14, his entire family were brutally murdered, and he was caught by some bandits who sold him into slavery. As a slave boy, he entered Golden Roc Fort by chance and found the man who had slaughtered his family. He endured insults and worked hard to improve his kung fu while working as a slave boy. He learned from and plotted against his enemy under the enemy’s nose. He became increasingly ambitious as he became more and more powerful. He would only be satisfied if he completely destroyed his enemy—by fair means or foul. Gradually his bitter experience turned him into a totally different person.
 This is a kung fu fiction that is full of mysteries and surprises. This is a story dealing with love, betrayals and distances. This is the journey of an ordinary boy who, against all odds, fought against formidable foes. This is a tale regarding a person who felt abandoned by the world made unremitting efforts to create a new world of his own, in which he was alone.
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 Betrayed by everyone close and her family ruined, Luo Yoo had lived for 25 years. Only until death did she understand who was truly good to her in this world. If possible, she really did not want to just die like this. She had yet to thank that man who had helped her when she was in dire straits, that man who was willing to go bankrupt and lose his life for her! 
 When she had been thrown down from a 80+ floors building, she had seen with her own eyes that man who followed her and jumped down. At that moment Luo Yoo told herself that if she could have a second chance, she would definitely treat this man well! She would also never let her life become this miserable again, she wanted to repay that man’s kindness and take her revenge! 
 The instant she landed, she thought she had died but in the blink of an eye, she realised she had returned to 10 years ago, back to when everything had just begun. 
 Confusion, enlightenment, a delightful surprise! As the daughter of a rich and influential family, she swears that in this life, she would definitely make those people who betrayed her pay the price they deserve. She would also definitely bring that man, who pledged his life to follow her, under her wing and cherish him well! 
 Ye Yunchen, the illegitimate son of the Ye Family, was cold-hearted and handsome, vicious and ruthless. His IQ could go either ways to the extreme. In front of others, his IQ was naturally extremely high but in front of Luo Yoo, he was as silly as a loyal dog, even if he was kicked fiercely by his master, he would only pitifully continue to please his master, never thinking of betrayal. 
 Ye Yunchen’s life was filled with too much darkness, while Luo Yoo was his only source of sunlight. Therefore, he is willing to give up anything to protect her, his life, his dignity, his everything!
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 Twelve zodiac animals represented the months of the Lunar calendar. No one was aware,however, that these twelve representations were Guardian Gods. These twelve positions were passed down the twelve patron bloodlines. They possessed the ability of the zodiac guardians and silently protected the East.
 In the East, the auspicious Qilin, possessing royal blood, descended, reigning over the Twelve Zodiac Guardian Gods, who devote all of their power into protecting the East.
 A ruffian Qilin, an Earth that transcends all expectations, a legendary city, and the patronage of the Zodiac animals together create an unforgettable novel.
 (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram/Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig)
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 This novel is also known as The Empire's Mr. Jun Is Playing The Villain Again
 He is the sole heir to the Empire that can topple over the world, matchlessly noble and devilishly handsome.
 She is Cinderella of the real world, abondoned by the groom at her wedding, mocked by her entourage. When she and her family were forced into a dead end, he swoops in to save her.
 He said: “Marry me, I will pamper you, be a qualified husband and keep you safe”.
 The second time he saves her, she said: “Mr Jun, I am willing. Will you still accept me?”
 After her marriage, she takes revenge from her enemies. But he is distressed: “Are you hurt?”
 She was spoilt beyond limits. Every night she was tossed left and right. She really felt like her waist would break.
 “Mr. Jun, I want to rest”
 Jun Mohan, as he unbuckles his belt, says: “Very good, we are going to sleep right away”
 As the night passes, Feng Sujin felt like crying. She didn’t mean this type of sleeping. Jun Mohan softly says: “Don’t worry. Whatever you want, I can give it to you”
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 From childhood to adulthood, Luo Zhi didn’t seem to have done anything right.
 His biological parents didn’t like him. They only saw an excellent eldest brother, a caring sister, and a sensible stepson in their eyes. The sister whom is well-behaved towards everyone else, only treats him as air. The childhood friend that he grew up with would accept his gifts on the surface, only to turn around and throw it to the stray dogs on the roadside.
 When he debuted as a singer, it was not gifts that he received, but countless of threatening letters scolding him for using his family background to oppress others and threatening him to quit the circle. He started his own film and television company, and spent money to hire an eighteenth-tier star to say “Happy Birthday” to him. When the little star unexpectedly exploded into the top stream, it was regarded as a robbery by fans, and it was picked up and scolded all the way to the hot search. The family accidentally fell overboard, and Luo Zhi was immersed in the bone-chilling ice cold water. He could only watch as his always indifferent eldest brother eagerly stretch out his hand to save his adopted brother.
 When he was completely engulfed by the darkness, Luo Zhi finally felt that the world was really dull. If there was someone who can love him, let them appear. He wasn’t able to find them anyways.
 After waking up in the hospital, he leaned back against the bed. He didn’t care current state of health nor did he care about the treatment. He was no longer interested in anything. But this time, everything was different.
 His parents kept going to top hospitals and begged countless doctors just to save his life. The eldest brother’s eyes were red while he took care of him. His sister cried to the point of fainting by his bedside.
 With scarlet eyes and fierce methods, he frantically took revenge on the eighteenth-tier star who slandered him at the beginning. He was inexplicably on the hot search once again, but this time the entry became #The whole world is waiting for Luo Zhi to come back#.
 Later, the whole world did not wait for Luo Zhi.
 However, someone familiar with the matter revealed that the Ming family, who built an entire maritime business empire and sank a top-level luxury cruise ship worth hundreds of billions of yuan, not only has another young master, but also the youngest captain who sails the world.
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 Chu Mu Yun relied on his story of 《Demon Realm》 to become a one-hit wonder in JJWXC, but the him who had written seven mental cases to abuse seven mental cases to death would never have expected that he himself would transmigrate into this shitty novel! 
 What the hell is this system on the bracelet? 
 And what the hell is this either propose to seven men, or suffer the taste of a tragic death experience under the hands of these seven people? 
 I just wanted to write a novel to satisfy my bad interests, who would actually want to get tangled up with a bunch of mad dog sad*st crazies?
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 The Great Film Emperor, Ji Mian thinks that Young Master Xiao Jiashu is an arrogant, poison-mouthed, spoilt, rich snob who exploits his strong background to ruin people’s lives on a whim. But when he somehow obtains the ability to read minds, Ji Mian comes to realise that Xiao Jiashu is probably the most adorable person in the world.
 This is a story about the rise of the acting-fanatic, Xiao Jiashu, as he silences his haters and wows the world with his magnificence.
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 Meng Yang did a lot of silly and wrong things in his life, like a mischievous child that was impossible to deal with. Only after his tragic death did he learn that he was a character in a book and was a cannon fodder to set off the protagonist’s suffering.
 Although he had done some hateful things, the protagonist gong and protagonist shou weren’t entirely innocent. The protagonist gong betrayed him first and the protagonist shou framed him, and so when he was reborn, he decided to…Marry the protagonist gong’s father, the head of a powerful family, and give the protagonist gong a few younger brothers.
 Originally thinking that the man was older, he thought it would be difficult. He didn’t expect that the old man was not only physically strong, but also more handsome than the main characters, and that the steady strength and charm of a mature man was so attractive that people can’t close their legs… Ah bah (I accidentally told the truth), I guess I can’t close my mouth.
 Luo Xiu’s business marriage with his ex-wife had been over for many years, and it was impossible to predict that he would take a boy so young to become his wife, when he had originally thought to protect him as a son.
 It’s just that this delicate, white and tender little guy was so charming that he couldn’t help but spoil him and eventually even give him his heart.
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 He was the cold-blooded prince of the Jin country. Decisive and smart, he had looked down on the world with apathy and disdain.
 She was his Wang fei, a person who had saved him in the past, but even he wouldn’t look at her.
 When the fire raged and death claimed her, it was only then that she realized her existence was nothing but a joke from the beginning.
 She opened her eyes once more after spending two years as a roaming, vengeful ghost. In this lifetime, Ye Zhen promises that she will be a different person. With a slight smile, she will ruthlessly trample on those who had schemed against her and lied until her demise!
 Most importantly, she would let him experience the pain of an unrequited love; the bitterness of seeking something you cannot obtain!
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