Dirk was surprised as Exos so directly decided to give him passing marks. He had made several pieces to test Dirk’s skill, but after just one he seemed satisfied. In fact, what he made wasn’t even the entire test piece for Geode, just one of six parts.
Dirk’s brow raised as he glanced back toward the dwarf.
“Are you sure?”
“I am. Your skill is more than enough. In fact, I’ve met forgemasters at the Haven who have created Tier 6 crafts that have lesser ski...
2023-06-01 07:36:28 +0000 UTC
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Dirk left Pandora behind. And as he left, Spyte jumped onto his shoulder with a most curious glint in her eye.
[What the hell was that?]
“Oh right, you weren’t conscious for that conversation.”
Dirk smiled before digging through his memories and visualizing the conversation he had with Grandpa Qoi.
Spyte received the data and quickly understood the contents of the conversation. This gave her a realization.
[I see.]
“I plan to live ...
2023-05-26 09:49:57 +0000 UTC
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Dirk didn’t know when, but he suddenly woke up.
His mana vision was a little hazy before sharpening as his mind processed everything.
The sights of his surroundings appeared. He was in the master bedroom of the Sky King. Pandora was also there, leaning against a wall while flipping through her book, not yet sensing his wakefulness.
However, he wasn’t concerned about her.
Deep in his chest, a feeling that spurred from his soul, he could sense...
2023-05-24 07:14:28 +0000 UTC
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I fucking won
2023-05-21 20:40:25 +0000 UTC
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This weekend, I will be leaving on a trip for State Competitions. Because I need to prepare and there has naturally been a lot going on in recent days, I haven't had any time to work on the stories.
I won't be posting anything for Serum this week, but I do actually have some extra American Isekai chapters sitting in the closet that I can pull out. So I'll be posting them, but I know that not everyone is here for that story, so I apologize to my Serum fans.
After this w...
2023-05-17 06:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Grandpa Qoi almost gawked as he and Dirk froze in position, their spears having clashed perfectly to bring them both to a halt.
Then, he burst out with a laugh.
“Bahahaha! Yes, yes, yes! What a monster! Are you sure you aren’t supposed to learn the spear?”
He stopped as he said so, looking at Dirk’s form.
That last thrust seemed to be the pinnacle of perfection. There were only some slight deviations, but that was actually caused by Dirk’s constit...
2023-05-12 05:58:24 +0000 UTC
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“Well look at you. A single advancement seems to have done wonders for you. To think you even have a Mana Body.”
“...”
Dirk was silent as the Spear King spoke while smiling.
This man was Pandora’s grandfather and someone who thought fondly of Dirk. Since Dirk was the only person who could seem to interact with the true Pandora, this doting grandfather took a liking to him. Especially since Dirk was far more extraordinary than his identity warranted.
...
2023-05-10 03:13:50 +0000 UTC
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“I feel something…”
As she walked down the street, a young woman spoke hesitantly, as if doubting her own words.
She was a mystical beauty, her body shrouded by a layer of foggy distortion. It was difficult to concentrate on her.
But that facade only lasted a few moments before disappearing, her figure returning to normal. This time, she looked a bit more average, not particularly standing out compared to everyone around her. It was only her eyes that remai...
2023-05-06 18:48:14 +0000 UTC
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Rumble
Dirk woke up as he felt a small vibration in the ship. Taking a deep breath, he rose from the bed and shook the girl who was wrapped around him like a body suit.
“Hey, we’re here.”
“...Fine.”
Pandora forced herself up, spending a few minutes to gradually wake.
After getting ready, both of them headed out of their master bedroom and went out on the deck. The Sky King had landed.
Both of them felt the wind on their ...
2023-05-03 04:27:16 +0000 UTC
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Dirk spent an hour or so running away from the capital. He didn’t worry about his trail, merely crossing as much distance as he could.
Then, he encountered a road where he took out Pandora’s truck, which she had given him beforehand. Jumping in, he slammed the gas pedal before shooting off into the distance.
Like that, he drove for 6 more hours before diverting into the forest and going back on foot.
Soon enough, he encountered a clearing. Within it was...
2023-04-28 17:37:05 +0000 UTC
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Dirk made his way through the hangar. Along the way, nobody had the slightest clue that he was there. Not even the several Tier 6’s noticed him. It didn’t matter if his shoulder brushed by theirs, he was completely imperceptible.
Soon, he arrived outside a door. This door had several locking mechanisms, and people passed through here even less than through the gate to the Sky King. After all, the mechanisms to remotely control it couldn’t be accessed by just anybody.
2023-04-26 04:48:14 +0000 UTC
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The next morning, I woke up bright and early to an alarm from my Aerial.
And that wasn’t the only thing I got.
After rolling over and spending a few minutes to wake up, I tapped the device and saw that I had a message.
It was from Rayla, and attached was an image. My brows raised as I opened it.
The picture was from the auction that came at the end of every month. However, I suddenly remembered that not only was this auction last night, but it was the major auction a...
2023-04-21 05:58:21 +0000 UTC
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“Whoa. I’m getting horny already.”
“Good god…”
Dirk muttered with a baffled expression. He had barely walked through the door and Pandora was talking dirty.
He saw her figure lounging on the couch within this apartment of hers. It was her residence after she started working at the airship facility. And only he was allowed to visit, because whenever he did so, he arrived with the utmost secrecy. Anything that could threaten the integrity of her fake identity...
2023-04-21 05:41:30 +0000 UTC
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“Hi mom.”
“Dirk! Are you finished?”
“Yes. It went well, and I’m fine.”
“Are you sure?”
Seeing that she was in the green, Cecilia couldn’t help but move over and check her son’s condition. Dirk just smiled and let her.
At the same time, he noticed the large pool of dried black blood underneath him and staining his clothes. Perhaps that’s what had her worried.
“Don’t worry, I’ve healed from everything. There was just ...
2023-04-19 02:04:21 +0000 UTC
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Cecilia sat outside Dirk’s training room.
She had been monitoring his progress as he had been steadily advancing each day. Although he had stopped asking for her help and teachings, she never stopped making sure that nothing went wrong.
She knew he was trying to advance, so when the day came that he would need dense sources of mana, she made sure to be there.
And on one particular day, almost 7 months after Dirk had returned to Horizon with Pandora, Cecil...
2023-04-13 20:32:29 +0000 UTC
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Exos gave his bold declaration while Dirk continued to observe the metal container sitting in the middle of the desk between them.
Dirk found it hard to make sense of what exactly he was seeing while he looked at the container. At first glance, he found it difficult to discern anything special about the container. It almost looked like a rock in terms of its mana signature, nothing but a mass of dense earth mana.
But when he looked closer and focused his vision, concen...
2023-04-12 01:17:53 +0000 UTC
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After Pandora arrived, Dirk and Alec continued to talk. It seemed like her presence made Magenta and Ivory more reserved, but the boys didn’t care about that, so they went into their own little world after ignoring the weird atmosphere.
It was Magenta who eventually spoke up, engaging in conversation with Pandora. Like that, the two were locked in discussion, talking about the affairs of the Dark Kingdom, among other things. Pandora also talked to Ivory about her sword technique...
2023-04-07 07:39:06 +0000 UTC
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“We arrive in 10 minutes! Prepare for departure!”
Shouts echoed through the train cars, spurring me from my sleep.
After several hours of chatting, laughing, and playing small games, everyone had gotten tired and drifted off to sleep. The entire car with the bar was littered with unconscious bodies.
Of course, we hadn’t been sleeping for long. In order to pass the time, everyone found something to do.
Besides the usual, there was a period where some of the Knight...
2023-04-05 06:31:12 +0000 UTC
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“Wait, I was called back to report…”
“Oh, that was my father.”
Dirk waved at Alec, making him relax. It was Ryker who had given the order for Alec to return.
After that, Dirk found a spot on the edge of the massive walls of the base, overlooking the entire battlefield beyond.
Now they could talk in peace.
Dirk glanced over to the two girls beside Alec.
Both of them were rather extraordinary. Magenta was the daughter of a Du...
2023-04-05 06:25:20 +0000 UTC
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After finishing morning breakfast, everyone left to take care of business.
Ethan still had his duties as a Marshal, as did Ryker as a Grand Marshal. And Viola worked closely with Ethan, so she wasn’t without responsibility.
Cecilia also went with Ryker to go and find Alec, so that left Dirk and Pandora, along with Exos and Nova.
Nova stuck by her mistress, as always, waiting to receive an order or tend to her.
As for Exos, like during their ri...
2023-04-03 06:49:11 +0000 UTC
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As I contemplated the near future, Feiden suddenly asked me a question, continuing our conversation.
“How about you, John? I hear you’re a Cold Summoner. You made quite the disturbance when you entered. I heard all about you and how you directly entered the fourth year class.”
“Yea. Because of my age and how I was already Authority 3, I was placed into it. That, along with my summons. Their pure lethality makes them capable of killing above their level.”
“Ah, tha...
2023-03-31 04:19:19 +0000 UTC
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Serum chapter 159 will not be posted today. Midterms are kicking my ass so I haven't had much time. But I do have a backlog of American Isekai, so I will be posting it.
Serum chap will come out this weekend. I apologize for the delay.
2023-03-31 04:16:54 +0000 UTC
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“...”
Dirk’s eyes opened after an unknown amount of time. He was immediately fully alert.
The next moment, Spyte appeared on his chest, her tail flourishing as she spoke.
[You were asleep for 18 hours. Over a day has passed since you crossed through that portal. It’s morning now.]
“...Alright.”
Dirk sighed, reflecting on his recent memories.
That battle with his sister was exhilarating. Talk about brother-sister bonding. He felt like they had ta...
2023-03-29 04:26:08 +0000 UTC
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Tana snickered as she noticed the attention we were getting.
“Be careful John. You might become famous if you keep sticking around us like this.”
“Well, I’ve never been famous before. At least not in a good way. So it might be fun.”
“What’s that supposed to mean? Are you famous in a bad way?”
“I guess that’s a matter of perspective.”
I thought about it for a second. My notoriety in the black markets had both good and bad points that kind of ...
2023-03-29 03:14:26 +0000 UTC
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A magic formation filled my mind.
It was too complex to comprehend in its entirety, but somehow intuitively I completely understood how to use it.
I could feel the Psyka within my mind begin to cycle as I followed the formations directions. The Psyka became thousands of little stars of power in the space of my mind, and as it cycled, they created streaks like comets yet contained themselves within a small area as if quartered by an invisibile orb.
This small area of chaotic ...
2023-03-26 22:56:36 +0000 UTC
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“Scales?”
Cecilia’s eyes narrowed as her acute vision took in the details of Dirk’s scale armor.
It appeared over his body after he was covered by a black film, the scales poking out from within the black film and a helmet simply appearing on top of his head.
The scales were small, but just big enough to be linked with rings. There were thousands of them, each one expertly placed and angled so that they all layered against each other without flaw.
And his helme...
2023-03-25 06:42:54 +0000 UTC
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Maxwell and I spoke a bit more about the expectations for the trip. It seemed straightforward, and anything else I needed to know would be spoken of at the base.
But beside that, there was another topic to discuss.
“By the way, Rayla spoke to me about Crowns. I wanted to hear your opinion on them.”
“Crowns, hm?”
He went silent in thought, formulating his words.
“They are very useful tools, but only if used correctly. Crowns are derived from specific Sco...
2023-03-22 10:05:11 +0000 UTC
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The front lines that Cecilia spoke of were not unlike what the dwarves had set up against the monster hordes that spewed from the Dragon Lair of Earth.
In fact, it was almost exactly the same. Except, instead of just defending against monsters, the Horizon Empire had to fight against a living wasteland.
After all, fire was always more destructive than the other elements.
To get to the front lines, the only thing they needed to do was take a teleporter that hundreds of people...
2023-03-22 05:16:47 +0000 UTC
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“John! I knew I heard you in there.”
Tana spotted me not long after appearing.
She, along with the others I had once teamed with, came to greet me.
Umara and Heubert smiled as we shook hands.
“Hey, where have you been all week? You just disappeared.”
“I was on a business trip.”
“Is that what gave you the new scar on your head?”
Umara moved to my side and traced the wound on my temple. Even Heubert moved over curiously to see it.
...
2023-03-17 03:55:48 +0000 UTC
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Dirk and his mother were silent as both had their own complex thoughts.
He thought back to his youth.
There had been a lapse in consciousness after Dirk went through the portal. Still, he and Pandora assumed that they hadn’t been reborn much longer after they ‘died’. After all, Earth had yet to develop it again and come through.
So his younger days were filled with thoughts of how he would live his new life according to what he hated about his old life.
He surely...
2023-03-17 01:56:44 +0000 UTC
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