I opened a shop on the Astral Train - Chapter 138

Three Emperors have died in quick succession. The prince whom nobody had taken notice of unexpectedly succeeds to the throne. He is quickly plunged into layers upon layers of danger. The Empress Dowager dislikes him, wishing to install a younger, more obedient Emperor. His half-brother dislikes him, accusing him of stealing the throne that is rightfully his. The palace attendants and servants dislike him, believing that he is not a true Emperor. The Child Emperor must save himself.

Religious and cultural schisms wreak havoc on its internal politics, while revolutions are brewing in neighboring kingdoms. The aristocratic houses play endless power games amongst themselves, and the Emperor desperately abuses what little influence he has left to keep his rivals down.Amidst all of this, Arnold von Hohenfels, first son of the Margrave of Hohenfels, finds himself in the unfortunate position of having to attend the Imperial Academy, a notorious battleground of wits and brawn for ambitious young nobles.Armed with a magical gift that is as much a blessing as it is a curse, he must learn to navigate the treacherous waters of aristocratic entanglements. In the name of his family’s ambition, he must represent House Hohenfels' interests in this microcosm of Imperial politics, deal with his formidable enemies, form alliances of his own, and somehow keep his brash cousin Friedrich out of trouble.Frankly, he would much rather be anywhere else.

[ Warning: Extremely Mature Content ]Betrayed by Heaven. Cast down to rot – big mistake.Cain was Heaven's executioner – the angel they sent when mercy was off the table. But when he killed the wrong angel, the archangels fabricated charges and threw him to Earth with his divine core shattered into a thousand pieces.They expected him to die in agony.Instead, he woke up with a system that offers him a path back to power: The Celestial Corruption System. The method? Seduce women and absorb their essence to rebuild his strength.From helpless and broken to supernatural enforcer, Cain claws his way through the hidden underworld – assassinations, faction wars, forbidden territories. Every mission brings him closer to power, and every woman he corrupts brings him one step closer to revenge.Vampire queens. Demon huntresses. Rival assassins. Witches playing dangerous games. Mob bosses' wives. The untouchable. The forbidden. The married.He'll seduce them all.Because Heaven wanted him to suffer and fade into nothing. Instead, they gave him exactly what he needed to become something far more dangerous than he ever was before.They should have made sure he stayed dead.---What this book will have:An exceptional story and plot outside the R18 elements.A dark, ruthless anti-hero.Supernatural faction warfare.———No Yuri, No Ntr

An 18-year-old gamer, dies and reincarnates into the world of Records of Istea—the game he was obsessed with. He awakens as Raze Dragonheart, a crippled cultivator with a fragmented core but exceptional stats and an [Absolute Genius] talent.Armed with complete knowledge of the game's plot, quests, and hidden secrets, Raze plans to systematically complete every major storyline before they unfold naturally, claiming artifacts, preventing disasters, and recruiting key allies. His strategy: “swallow the plot” entirely, reshaping the world's destiny through foreknowledge and strategic intervention.His journey begins with saving his dying sister and evolves into a mission to rewrite fate itself.