"Well... About that... I... Umm..."
"Ms. Han, Ms. Snowthrie and... Mr. Neville, what bring you three here this early?" she asked. Dropping her pen on top of the papers she's working on.
Kurihara-san stood up from all fours, squatting on her knees. Then she spread her legs and opened her crotch with her left hand. Her vagina was open to see.
Koneko was sprawled on the bed, her hands bound together behind her back and her ankles similarly secured with thick swaths of smooth cloth. The cloth itself was chalk-full of magic circles that could only have had been suppression seals that prevented her from breaking free.
Avery headed through the gate and looked around and the well kept entrance grounds. People could be seen scurrying around in a hurry, whilst the Guards rested at their posts.
WHAT SHOULD I DO???????????
Hmmmm...aalis na po ako Lola malalate na po kasi ako sa school
(In Hospital)
This batch of chapters is a pacing machine. Let me walk through why it works so well. It starts mid-conversation with the barrage already mocking Sang Ji's group for having nothing. No setup, no exposition dump—just straight into the tension. We're immediately invested in whether they'll come up empty or pull something out. That's Chapter 7 opening gambit and it's effective. Then the watch reveal happens, and instead of just resolving the tension, it COMPOUNDS it. Cheng Yu recognizes the watch, explains its rarity, calls his collector friend who offers eighty million. Each beat adds a new layer instead of just repeating the same excitement. The scene could have ended at "oh it's expensive" but the author keeps adding stakes until the collector is literally offering to wait indefinitely for her to change her mind. And then—plot twist—the author immediately pivots to a completely different tension. The dance move challenge. Shen Xi's internal conflict between his company's plans and his sister's wishes. Sang Ji shutting it down. This keeps the chapter from feeling like one long victory lap after the watch reveal. The transition into Chapter 8 with the shopping vouchers and room assignments is lighter, almost comedic in its absurdity (fifty yuan for the last-place team, made of one-yuan and five-yuan notes), but it serves a purpose—it establishes the new status quo and sets up the Su Ye message that leads to the Su Tang encounter. The chapter ends on a cliffhanger with Sang Ji leading Su Tang somewhere while Liang Shiyu watches with anxiety. Perfect button. The only thing I'd note is that the Shen Xi/Shen Ci twin telepathy bit at the end feels slightly rushed—it's introduced and resolved in a few paragraphs. But honestly, the barrage's reaction ("encrypted speech? telepathy?") sells it enough that I'm not complaining. It's the kind of detail that rewards attentive readers without needing pages of explanation.
"As for you," Elias pointed at Duncan, "for three elements, it's better to use the one at the start of the chain, so focus on your fire element. Your circulation should be done in explosive, short-term burst. Move quickly, then stop, then move again. Keep this up until you can gather more in one go compared to the usual, steady circulation."
"Perfect, locked up and now both hands hurt a lot." I hit the glass very hard several times, which made my hands start to hurt making me know that this had been a very bad idea.
I feel wetness run down my face and start to cry. He pats my head and watches me as I ball my eyes out. I could hear him saying, "It's okay," over and over again. It has been a long time since I've been able to cry. It takes a while but it eventually stops.