Desire - Chapter 22 - Room of Mirrors (2)

At the movie premiere, a curious reporter notices the marks on Xia Siyu’s neck. “What’s that?”

Xia Siyu flicks her hair carelessly. “A mosquito bit me.”

After returning home, Bo Yan pins her against the wall, his voice teasing yet dangerous.

“A mosquito? Do I need to bite you again?”

Xia Siyu gains weight easily and is always fat shamed with words like being “as fat as a pregnant woman”. One day, she is mocked so harshly that she appears on the top searches. While everyone thinks of it as another joke, the movie star, Bo Yan, replies unexpectedly, “Thank you for your well wishes! Our baby is already three months old.”

The issue that originally preoccupied Tang Xian’s thoughts was whether, amidst these world-destroying bosses, he should be a hero for just a second or continue to pretend to be a boss. Later, he realized that, in the midst of pretense, he had actually become genuine...

I tried to establish the Tokugawa Shogunate in another world.With the knowledge of the ruler of the country, the young Ieyasu unifies another world!?Has the era of Ieyasu the old fox already over!?This is the story of the super-cheat young Ieyasu and the naïve elf princess unifying another world!Tokugawa Ieyasu, the ruler of the country.He thought he would die a regretful death after eating tempura, but he suddenly found himself reincarnated in an unknown world with a 20-year-old body!?Moreover, after saving the elf princess, Seraphina, from a human thug, he is appointed as the general of the “Edda Forest”, which is on the verge of destruction.He is a coward and a thrifty person, who think that he can simply waits until his enemy dead before fighting.Ieyasu’s mind is not like a hero, and because of coward’s disposition, he begin to gather useful people in the “Edda Forest”.The cheapstake dark elves are are being made to raise funds.The dwarves, who dig holes all the time, are tasked with flood control work and building secret paths.On top of that, he even employs a family of assassins to control information.Ieyasu is reforming the “Edda Forest” to be like the Tokugawa Shogunate, butーー

For as long as records about humanity and monsters existed, so did the tower of ascension.

Those amongst men who were chosen to enter the tower were given the tag 'Climber' and were worshipped as warrior's who had transcended mere mortals.

Rocky, who had aspired to be a Climber for as long as he could remember, found his dreams and nightmares merging on the very day he was endowed with powers as the very day that he got selected as a climber became the day when his sister was abducted, ensnaring him in a web of conspiracies that spiralled far beyond his wildest imaginations.

Bound by a system not meant for him, Rocky gained unparalleled power and attention that came with his position as the 'Champion' of gods, however, without the strength to back his position, he became an easy prey for envious vultures.

In this tale of ambition, power, and vengeance, Rocky's journey through the Tower of Ascension promises not just answers to his darkest questions, but a confrontation with his own nature.

Will he emerge as the saviour he never intended to be, or will he succumb to the darkness within, becoming the very villain he fears?

This is a story of how the line between hero and villain blurs when faced with the ultimate stakes, making Rocky's ascent a thrilling saga of survival, betrayal, and desperate choices.

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