CEO Above, Me Below - Chapter 21.3

Birth rates are decreasing. Hope is vanishing. The world has gone gray.Humanity, drifting in quiet collapse, receives an email.Every person on Earth. Simultaneously.The Aegis Mandate.Disguised as a cosmic aptitude test, it triggers The Incident of Separation—a global psychic cataclysm that erases identities, wipes memories, and divides all survivors into three factions: Law, Neutral, and Chaos. Overnight, cities become battlegrounds. Apartments become dungeons. Ordinary people become monsters—or the ones who hunt them.Ragnar Vhagar was just a loner university student. Now, thanks to a system he didn’t ask for, he’s a newly minted Demon King, locked in a crumbling apartment with goblins under his sofa and a glowing soul crystal next to his frozen peas. His new job? Build a deadly domain, defend it from invading “Heroes,” and somehow level up fast enough to not die.Alongside him is Isabelle Thorne, a razor-sharp warrior of few words and one very sharp sword. Their reluctant alliance, born in blood and snark, evolves into trust—and maybe something dangerously close to affection—as they rise together through the layers of the game-like world they’re trapped in.With each conquered domain and defeated boss, Ragnar realizes the truth: the dungeons aren’t meant to crown a winner. They’re meant to break the players. The Law faction wants control. The Chaos faction craves destruction. But Ragnar? He wants something they’re all too afraid to say out loud:Freedom.In the ruins of Kanta’s ogre stronghold, Ragnar and his misfit warband take their biggest step yet—claiming a kingdom, unifying a fractured system, and preparing for what comes next. The Heroes are watching. The gods are stirring. The world is watching a war.And somewhere deep beneath it all... Ragnar is rewriting the rules.

Throughout this current life of mine, I will pay no attention to my past lives, nor will I seek future lives. I wish to live vigorously, to pay back debt of gratitude and fulfill duty to avenge, to defeat valiant heroes from all species, and to proudly laugh at all the Gods and Demons of the Six Path of Reincarnation!

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Garbage Warrior System is a dark fantasy-action novel set in a world ravaged by monsters that first appeared a century ago through unregistered portals. Humanity’s survival depended on mysterious “Awaken Stones” that granted people combat skills—but without status windows. In this brutal era, greed, betrayal, and power struggles define society.Rai Ichiro, an orphan from the slums, awakens the most humiliating ability imaginable: “Garbage Collector.” Mocked and ridiculed, he seems destined to remain powerless. But when a hidden interface appears—The Garbage Warrior System—everything changes. Unlike others, Rai can absorb discarded trash and corrupted remnants, leveling up and unlocking skills no one has ever seen.From the shadows of despair, Rai must rise—protecting his fragile younger sister Yuki, surviving gangs and bullies, uncovering the truth behind corrupted rifts, and facing monsters that grow deadlier with every wave. His path is one of secrecy, survival, and unstoppable growth.A warrior forged from waste… destined to stand above kings.---• Business ContactFor business inquiries, publishing, or adaptation rights (Webtoon/Manhua/Light Novel collaborations), please contact:[email protected]

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