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 Chapter 3: Sudden Emergence of the Order of Diabolos?!
 It's been almost a month, I guess.
 While thinking of the day I got my hands on that lump of meat, I sigh deeply while standing in that same abandoned village.
 How did things become like this.
 The experimentation on the lump of meat went well until around halfway through. Since it was not my own body, I had no qualms about pouring in tons and tons of magic. Not this, not that, maybe this way, maybe that way, oh I just had tons of fun with the experiments day after day. Damn it was fun. I got closer to the essence of magic, and felt my own strength growing at a visible rate. Everything was good.
 I improved on my magic control, making it denser, finer, and stronger, until the moment came that I was able to completely suppress the magic deviation…… then suddenly I found a young blond elf girl in front of my eyes.
 I was too absorbed in controlling my magic that I didn't notice the lump of meat turning into a blond elf until that moment. It's pretty amazing, being able to return from being that lump of meat. So I pretty much decided to send her off like "You're free now, so return to your home!" or "May you be happy in the future!" But then she was like "I can no longer go home" and like "I must return this debt of gratitude." I mean, seriously, I wasn't helping you, you're just a coincidental outcome, alright?
 It seemed like a pain, and I considered just running away, but in the end I agreed to have her become my very first subordinate as a power in the shadows. Doesn't seem like she'll betray me, and she seems pretty smart, and kind of possesses an unnecessarily capable aura. Even though her age is 10 just like me, but apparently the rumor that elves mature mentally much faster wasn't a lie.
 "Which is why, from today onwards, your name will be Alpha."
 α, Alpha, either way is fine.
 "I understand."
 She nodded. Blond hair, blue eyes, white skin, outstanding beauty, she's very much the stereotypical elf.
 "And as for your duties……"
 I stop talking and take a moment to think. This part is important.
 Her job is to support me as a power in the shadows, that's for sure. But then I'd have to clarify exactly what a power in the shadows means, and what my actual aim is. In other words, I have to tell her the fundamentals of my role in this world as a power in the shadows.
 The setting of any plot is important. If the reason for fighting is "because I got pissed after losing at pachinko" then that'll just be dumb.
 In that area, I am thoroughly prepared. Before coming to this world, and certainly after coming to this world, I've continuously dreamt of my best idea of being a power in the shadows.
 Combining together the several thousands, several tens of thousands of patterns that I had thought up previously, I instantaneously arrived at the optimum scenario.
 "From the shadows, we shall interfere with, and stop, the resurrection of the demon Diabolos."
 "The demon Diabolos……?"
 Alpha tilts her head in puzzlement.
 "I'm sure you already know that in distant history, the demon Diabolos had almost completely destroyed the entire world. However, three heroes - one an elf, one a beast person, and one a human - stood up and defeated Diabolos, thus saving the world."
 "I've also heard that before, but isn't that just a fairytale?"
 "No, it actually happened. Though the truth was much more complicated than the fairytale……"
 So saying, I smile wryly.
 For someone of my capabilities, combining this world's various legends into a believable struggle in the shadows scenario is a piece of cake.
 "Right before he died, Diabolos casted a curse on the three heroes. That is called the Curse of Diabolos."
 "The Curse of Diabolos? I've never heard of such a thing……"
 "No, the Curse of Diabolos truly exists. But it is commonly known by another name - 'demon possession.' Indeed, it is exactly what you had been suffering from."
 "How could that be……"
 Alpha's eyes open wide in shock.
 "The descendents of the heroes who defeated Diabolos will forever suffer from that curse. However, long ago, that Curse of Diabolos was treatable. Just as you were."
 The fact that Alpha's skin is now white and unblemished - as if she had never been afflicted with demon possession - is the greatest proof of what I'm saying.
 It's all a big, fat lie though.
 "Demon possession is the proof of being a descendent of one of the heroes. As the children of those who had saved the world, they were valued, protected, thanked, and extolled. All in past tense though."
 "But now we are not thanked. Rather, we are……"
 Alpha's face scrunches up, unable to continue her sentence.
 "Someone had distorted history. Hiding the fact of it being the symbol of the heroes, hiding the method to treat the curse, and furthermore even renaming it as 'demon possession' and turning it into a target of scorn."
 "WHO?! Who would do something like that?"
 "They are those who are plotting the resurrection of the demon Diabolos. Those suffering from the Curse of Diabolos are, without exception, those with high magic capabilities due to having heavily inherited the blood of the heroes. In other words, they are our precious military strength, and thus obstacles to Diabolos."
 "Which is why they call it demon possession and execute them? They're the lowest of the low!"
 "Having been branded with the fabricated sin of demon possession, having been chased from your home and family, do you feel hatred?"
 "I. Hate. Them. How can I not?"
 "The Order of Diabolos. That is our enemy. They would never stand in the public stage. As such, we too must lurk in the shadows. We will lurk in the shadows, and we will hunt the shadows."
 "To possess that much influence even without appearing in the public stage…… In other words, it means this Order must have many members in very powerful positions, and that there are many people being manipulated by them without even knowing of their existence."
 I nod gravely.
 "It will be a path filled with thorns and thistles. However, this is something that must be done. Will you lend me your strength?"
 "If it is your wish, I am resolved to even offer my life. On top of which, this is my own wish as well. We shall succeed without fail."
 Alpha fixes her blue eyes on me and laughs with fearlessly. Her young and beautiful eyes are filled with resolve and determination.
 I mentally do a guts pose.
 Damn yea, this elf is hella gullible!
 Naturally, the Order of Diabolos does not exist, so no matter how hard she searches, there's no way she'd find anything. Every once in a while, we'll go take out some random bandit gang on suspicion of being a member of the Order. Or we'll jump in and interrupt a fight between some some protagonist-like people and say things like "The destruction of this world is nigh!" or "The resurrection of the demon is nigh!" before making a flashy exit. Or we can flashily show up on a battlefield and say "Oh ye foolish sheep who know not that you are being manipulated……" before taking everyone out. Ohhh, all the things that we can do! The sky's the limit!
 Oh right, as for the all-important name of our organization……
 "We shall be known as Shadow Garden…… We who lurk in the shadows and hunt the shadows……"
 "Shadow Garden. What a wonderful name."
 Today, at this moment, Shadow Garden came to be. And at the same time, the enemy of this world, the Order of Diabolos was also born. I have taken one more step towards becoming a power in the shadows.
 "Well, for now, let's just improve our magic control and swordsmanship. The bulk of the fighting I will take on, but I will assign you to deal with the small fries so you'll also have to become at least strong enough to handle that much."
 "I understand. The enemy is powerful, so we have to raise our own strength."
 "Yep, yep, exactly."
 "And we must also search out the other descendants of the heroes and safeguard them."
 "Um, yea, that too. In moderation."
 Playing as a power in the shadows with more people would indeed give it more of an organization feel, but we don't really need too many. To be honest, personally speaking I'm fine if it's just the two of us.
 "Well, for the near future let's focus on getting stronger first."
 So saying, I bring up my wooden sword and parry Alpha's attack. She has made enormous progress after only a month of training.
 Her sense is great, and she has more than enough magic. Seems she'll be of quite some use.
 So I thought as I continued swinging my wooden sword underneath the moonlight.
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 Just like how everyone adored heroes in their childhood, a certain young man adored those powers hidden in shadows. After hiding his strength and living the mediocre life of a mob character by day while undergoing frenzied training by night, he finally reincarnates into a different world and gains ultimate power. The young man who is only playing at being a power in the shadows, his misunderstanding subordinates, and a giant organization in the shadows that gets trampled…. This is the story of a young boy who had adored powers in shadows possibly eventually reigning over the world of shadows in another world.
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 Gu Anran looked up to the heavens and gave a mournful cry: “Ahhhh! I am a woman, so why must I attack and capture the female lead?!”
 Mu Qingli’s expression was cold: “You have objections? Do you not like women?”
 Gu Anran nervously fidgeted with her hands, but without having the chance to say anything, the Hong Qingyi who was on the side cracking melon seeds, interrupted. “How can that be possible? Ever since she was a child, she loved hanging out with all the cute girls at the orphanage! I know because I have been observing this for a long time!”
 Mu Qingli sneered and pulled Gu Anran by the ear, dragging her towards the room.
 “Wuwu! Dear wife, it hurts!” Gu Anran screamed loudly. Then, spotting something from the corner of her eyes, she suddenly had a mischievous expression. With a “low” voice, she loudly said, “Hong Qingyi, those I had approached were all once pursued by you!”
 *Peng!* …the door to the room closed.
 “Eh…? So that’s how it is…ah, wait!” Hong Qingyi realized something and gulped.
 She mechanically turned around to see Chi Mengyan, who had been standing to the side, narrowing her eyes. Damn that Gu Anran! Even if she had the words, she wouldn’t be able to explain herself clearly, ah ah ah!
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 After three years of marriage, Sheng Mingzhi and Lu Jiayan met only a handful of times.
 One is a workaholic CEO who went overseas to explore markets, and the other is a star who is full of negative news and has little attention.
 Their photos are all Photoshopped, and their marriage is only maintained by a sense of faith.
 One day, the frenemy husbands had to fly back to Yunjing at the same time because Grandpa Lu was celebrating his birthday.
 At the birthday party, Sheng Mingzhi leaned on Lu Jiayan’s brother’s shoulder fondly and said, “My husband, it’s been a long time, I miss you. =3=”
 While Lu Jiayan looked at Sheng Mingzhi’s sister affectionately: It’s been a long time, have you had plastic surgery?
 The secretary embarrassedly reminded him: “President Lu, you have mistaken the person.” 
 The agent covered his face in despair: “Mingzhi, that’s not your husband.”
 It’s fxxking embarrassing! 
 #I know your two are frenemy husbands, but I really don’t know you are frenemy to this point.# 
 #It’s ridiculous that you can’t even distinguish the gender of your love!#
 Lu Jiayan:”Isn’t plastic surgery popular in your entertainment industry? Isn’t it normal for me to mistook you for someone else?”
 Sheng Mingzhi:“Thank you! If you pay a little attention, you know that transsexuality has never been popular in the entertainment industry : )”
 Sheng Mingzhi, as the first eye candy in the entertainment industry, has no works for three years after his debut, and he is still not famous.
 Mingzhi’s daily life is to show off his wealth on social platforms. His anti-fans comments are as follows: 
 “Now that the photos are taken, the borrowed Hermes shall be returned to it’s original owner.” 
 “It’s not easy to gather so many fake luxuries in one go” 
 “Don’t stand in front of someone’s fancy cars to take pictures, it’s embarrassing”
 There’s a top comment of the anti-fans. 
 Mingzhi stood in front of the $500 million yacht “Prince” with a bright smile.
 “LOL! I can smell a poser from a mile away. No one really doesn’t know ‘Prince’ is a wedding gift from Shengjia President Lu Jiayan to his wife?” 
 A few months later, the comment was forwarded by the official Weibo(a platform like Twitter) account of Shengjia Group.
 “LOL! No one really doesn’t know Mr. Sheng Mingzhi is the wife of the President?”
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 I traveled to this mysterious Western fantasy world. All in front of me:
 Guns, artillery, one-handed swords, meditations, skills, living creatures, witches, pirates, and transcendents. There is also the sister who persistently thinks she is a pig teammate.
 But since I said the phrase “I want to be a free pirate.” Everything has become a bit wrong.
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 Wu! Eat your dreams!
 Shao Lingheng is the most perfect dish for Du Yan.
 Here is the perfect recipe for cooking nightmares, also known as “How to be a qualified villain boss.”
 Male lead: I will follow your thoughts and take away your power, just to keep you with me.
 Male lead: You hate this dynasty, then as you wish, I will ruin it for you.
 Male lead: If I can always haunt you after becoming a ghost, then I am willing.
 ***
 It’s so much trouble to fill one’s stomach!
 As the only bloodline left by the Beast Boqi in a low-level energy plane, Du Yan, after awakening, fell into the tragic situation of not having enough to eat every day. Until he met Shao Lingheng, the movie emperor who was too deep into his roles and was troubled by nightmares every night.
 But you never know, the things happened were unexpected.
 Shao Lingheng: That man is the cinnabar mole in my heart, white moonlight in the sky. He has paid a lot for me.
 Du Yan: Wait, are we not on the same channel?
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 Twelve years ago, the first spaceship brought a superhuman son to the Kent family. 
 Twelve years later, a second spaceship brought a Saiyan son to the Kent family. 
 What kind of waves will the brotherly combination of Superman and Saiyan cause in this world? 
 Ps1: The world background is a new and completely different comprehensive American comic world after the protagonists of the previous game merged with the universe. DC movie animation + some comics from Marvel movies + Jackie Chan's adventures + some movies containing extraordinary powers. Some of the characters and abilities are designed I will definitely not follow the routine, and I will not follow the original plot flow. Instead, I will intercept the major events and rewrite it. The plot and characters will be affected by the butterfly effect of the comprehensive world. I will try my best to write a plot trend that you have never read ( Unable to accept the cautious entry into the DC Marvel hybrid world and the creation of plot characters~) 
 Ps2: The protagonist is not a pure Saiyan, but also has some other abilities in Dragon Ball. 
 Ps3: Please support the new book (read, collect, monthly pass, recommend, you know~)
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 Yu Siling and her girlfriend have been dating for almost half a year. Her girlfriend is good at everything, her face is high level, her figure is good, she is considerate, gentle and understanding, but she is poor, and hates the rich.
 Yu -rich- Siling had to hide her rich identity, disguised as a poor girl, every day she and Li Yueyun went to the bargain market, ready to pick up and collect the empty mineral water bottles, at night they eat out at stalls, using a basin of water to wash the face, feet and flush the toilet …… the really beautiful love at the slum T ^ T
 As a third year university student at the acting department, Yu Siling said that her lifetime’s acting skills, are used in her girlfriend.
 However, one day, her father ordered her to go on a blind date with his partner.
 This isn’t okay! There is still a poor Cinderella wife at home, she won’t agree!
 She personally rushed to the blind date site, hoping that the other party would know what to do and back off, but sitting opposite her in a highly fashionable ladies suit, limited-edition bag, full of the scent of the rich …… Is the indifferent and estranged Li Yueyun, what is going on?
 The two were shocked in unison –
 Li Yueyun: “Wife, why are you here!?”
 Yu Siling: “Is this where we sell the scrap now?!”
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 In her previous life, Jiang Mingyue—the daughter of the great general—endured blades and shed blood for the sake of the great Yin Dynasty.
 She lived vigorously and died just as vigorously.
 With her rebirth, Jiang Mingyue did not want any more trouble.
 So, she chose Zhao Xilou—the veteran salted fish [1] who is rich and of nobility—as her husband.
 She was prepared for the Buddhist life [2]—to eat and wait for death [3]!
 Who would have thought that the power struggles at home, trials and hardships of the country, fights between good and evil, battles between vital energy and pathogeny would come thick and fast [4]?!
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 Han Tingxuan who started from scratch and now was president a big company died in a car accident.
 Heaven blessed! He was reborn, but the target was a bit awful.
 He was a punk, who got two mu of barren land, parents died, a husband, and a shabby hut.
 He liked drinking, gambling and all bad habits, and good at brawling and beating his wife…What kind of person is that???
 After going in such a body, Han Tingxuan was super sullen. But as he saw his husband…In a world there was no women but only men, he found that…it was not that bad now!
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 Coincidentally, indoorsy-guy Zhang Yang went to the cultivation world, being the lowest level of zombie. By using a manual book named: “ Tai Yin Refining Figures”, Zhang Yang find his own way to success and leaves a “If a zombie knows how to use a manual, nobody can stop it “ legend in the world.
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 Driven by officials from various countries, a virtual reality game called [Sanctuary Master] has swept the world, giving everyone the opportunity to awaken their profession and talent. 
 Moreover, the abilities awakened in the game and the weapons, equipment, and props obtained can be brought into reality for use. 
 Chen Jinyang’s awakened profession: Mage. 
 Awakening C-level talent [Hell's Curse]: As long as a creature dies around you, it will actively collect the souls of the deceased. Each layer of soul can provide 1 point of spell strength, 1 point of armor, and 1 point of magic resistance. 
 Therefore, Chen Jinyang was submissive in the early stage, quietly stacking up his magic skills, and then struck hard in the later stage, surprising everyone! 
 When the monsters in the game invaded reality, Chen Jinyang had silently accumulated hundreds of millions of souls, making him invincible.
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 When he first crossed over, Chen Liguo did not want to accept it.
 But he quickly discovered, after he crossed, he found that all the men he met had perfect figures and eight-packs. Furthermore, these men liked him.
 As a gay man, Chen Liguo was so excited he shed tears of joy.
 However, the world obviously wouldn’t have such good things.
 Because, just as he was drooling and about to pounce, a system appeared and told him: Buddy, sorry to let you down, but you can’t be with these people.
 Chen Liguo: What if I insist?
 System: Hehe
 ……
 Chen Liguo: You trash system! Destroying my youth! Ruining my s*x life!
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 As if it wasn’t enough for me to be reincarnated as a child in the slums, I was taken to a city of crime and became a test subject. But then, when I saw the man that came to destroy the research institute, I realized that this was the world of an angst-filled reverse harem novel.
 While living a relatively normal life after escaping from the institute, the heroine of the novel moved in next door. From the looks of it, I might be the heroine’s neighbor extra. Originally, the heroine was to save the unconscious and fatally wounded villain and in return, be subject to a fanatical obsession.
 But, why. Why is the sub-villain collapsed in front of my house?
 The sub-villain, Lakis Avalon, was the king of the underworld and the very same frightening man that I had met at the institute before.
 “…”
 I took a moment’s glance around then I kicked the man’s body away.
 You’ve got the wrong house, Villain.
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