I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense - Chapter 717: 718 A Night of Romance

Arcane energy weaves the world, and the ninja world is no exception.

The Book of Medivh from Azeroth contains knowledge of two worlds.

For mages, knowledge = power.

Enemy country? war? Tailed beast? Otsutsuki?

In front of the Master, tremble!

Time, for me to control; space, let me roam.

Parallel time and space, self rise, regret unfortunately, self end.

In the name of the new guardian—

Master, open a cross-border portal!

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He was humiliated in front of everyone.Rejected by the girl he loved.And powerless to save his dying parents… all because he was too poor.Crushed by guilt and regret, he climbed to the edge of his apartment balcony. Ready to end it all.But just before the darkness claimed him...【SSS-Rank AI System detected. User found. Mission initializing…】When he opened his eyes again, everything had changed.He had returned ten years into the past. Back when his family was still rich. Back when he still had a chance to rewrite everything.This time, he won’t be weak.This time, he’ll rise stronger, richer, and unstoppable.As for the girl who once crushed his heart? Now, she can’t take her eyes off him… unaware that the man she rejected has become a legend in the making.With the power of the SSS-Rank AI System, he’ll build a new destiny.And no one will ever dare look down on him again.

When the enigmatic and overpowered Kieran Drayke awakens in a foreign magical world after a sudden transmigration, he brings along a system unlike any this realm has ever known. The “Sovereign Architect System” doesn’t just make him invincible—it gives him the tools to build something far greater.But Kieran isn’t interested in world domination. At least, not in the usual way.Disillusioned by the world's surface-level glimmer and the rot beneath it, Kieran sets his sights on the forsaken—those discarded by society, lost in the shadows of nobility and corruption. From slums, war zones, and forgotten ruins, he gathers orphan girls of various races—elves, beastkin, humans, and more—each with untapped potential and pain behind their eyes.He trains them in secret. Guides them. Empowers them. Not as soldiers, but as a family. A hidden organization that operates behind the curtains, shaping the world while appearing as ordinary students at the prestigious Aetherion Magic Academy.Kieran himself? Just a carefree, slightly lazy transfer student with a penchant for sweets, sarcasm, and sneaking naps between classes—on the surface, at least.With a slow-burning plot that weaves magical worldbuilding, deep friendships, training arcs, casual comedy, and a cast of unforgettable girls who grow into queens of the unseen, Chronicles of the Hidden Crown explores what happens when an OP MC doesn’t conquer the world with brute force…But builds a legacy from its forgotten pieces.No betrayal. No forced drama. Just the steady rise of a secret kingdom in the shadows of a crumbling empire.

He doesn’t want to be wanted for bounty, or be a pirate, but if there’s no other choice, he can only become a pirate…..