Addiction to Temptation: His Mischievous Sweetheart Captivates Him - Chapter 233: Madam Smells So Nice!

Ernest Quelt, the alchemist renowned for his unparalleled mastery of alchemy, has perished.But his death wasn't a noble sacrifice in battle, nor the result of a failed expedition—it was a betrayal. The very comrades he trusted most turned on him, driven by envy of his growing power.Yet fate wasn’t entirely cruel. With his final breath, Ernest's gaze fell upon the tube that contained his greatest achievement: a perfect artificial being known as the Homunculus.More than just a vessel resembling a human, this creation harbored the power of a catastrophic beast—one that had once nearly brought the world to ruin.

Born with amazing talent and mastery of the sword, at age 13 he awakened his memory about the world thus setting out his own journey and create a world that is for himself and his crew onlyAt the age of seventeen, he went to sea, joined the Rocks Pirates, participated in the Battle of God Valley, plundered the treasures of the Celestial Dragons, formed his own pirate group, competed for the throne of the Four Emperors in the New World, and became the world's number one swordsman.The most powerful attack and the most powerful defense are gathered in one person, and finally became the strongest in the world.Before the war on the top, he helped Whitebeard restore his peak strength. When Whitebeard attracted the attention of the whole world, Li Yuan led his pirate group to attack the Celestial Dragon Holy Land Mary Geoise...

In the back alleys of the Central Empire, there appears a monster that eats people. And that’s me.

Talent.As a demon born into a prestigious family like the Tenebris, Cale lacked nothing, except talent.Talent, to surpass his twin sister, who was better than him in every way.Talent to earn the approval of their mother, the cold and ruthless Matriarch.It wasn’t mere rivalry; his very life depended on it.But, no matter how hard he trained or how low he stooped, using forbidden methods to grow stronger, he never succeeded. He couldn’t awaken his bloodline, nor defeat his sister in a single duel.“Just give up already. You’re only making it more painful for yourself,” she would say every time.He was pathetic, and he knew it.But giving up on life was never an option.“One more time... I’ll try it one more time.” That was how he always responded to her scorn.Was it ego? Or a desperate desire to prove everyone who waited eagerly for his downfall wrong?Cale didn’t know. But he always stood up again.No matter what they said, he refused to surrender.Not to his mother.Not to the world.Not even to his sister.If the world stood against him, then he would crush the world.-------------------------“Wow. That’s an incredible backstory for a villain.”I flipped through the worn pages of an old book, my only functional eye open wide.“But where did this come from? It wasn’t here before.”I’d read this romance fantasy novel back in my childhood, and as far as I remembered, Cale Tenebris never had a backstory.“Did I grab the wrong book?” I tilted the cover to check the title.[Curse of the Crown]It was the same one.“Did I skip this chapter before?... Whatever.” I shrugged, turning the page again as I slowly lost consciousness.And then I died.