First Contact - Chapter Eight-Two

“Obtaining the topmost degree of talent in sword arts in the world requires giving up 72 years of lifespan, which leaves you with only five more years of your life. At the same time, you will never be able to feel love, kinship, and friendship, and you’ll end up leading a lonely life until your death, unable to procreate, or to have any descendants.

“From now onwards, everything related to happiness in the human world shall no longer be of your concern. Are you willing to accept this?”

“Hahahaha, I’m already alone bereft of all support, my hopes dashed to pieces, shouldering only absolutely irreconcilable grudge and hatred, why would I disagree? Why would I not want it? I couldn’t ask for anything better!!”

His sword sweeps across the Divine Continent for seven days and nights, moving 90,000 miles through the starry skies, unhindered.

He slays saints and buddhas in Heaven, slaughters demons and devils in Hell, sweeping away all the grievances in his heart.

At 26, Portuguese footballer Tobi Oliveira ended his life, crushed by regret and failure. But fate gives him a second chance—sending him ten years back to when he was just 16, with a mysterious football system and all the memories of his past.Now, with raw talent, real hunger, and the unwavering support of his mother-agent and football-loving little sister, Tobi is determined to rewrite his story. From Sporting CP to Valencia’s first team, he must juggle brutal training, school, media pressure, and the emotional weight of his past life.But success doesn’t come easy. His stats drop in the pros. Not every match ends in victory. And greatness demands more than just skill—it demands heart.

After years in France completing his studies, Adrian Leclair returns home to claim his destiny-the future Alpha and CEO of Mega company, the empire built by his father. Bound by duty, Adrian has long been betrothed to Celeste, the elegant daughter of their allied family, a union arranged in childhood to strengthen both business and bloodline.But destiny shifts the moment his father introduces his new wife...and her son.Eighteen-year-old Ash Veylin carries a quiet fire that unsettles Adrian in ways he cannot explain. His scent awakens something primal, something dangerous, within him-a pull far stronger than duty or tradition. Suddenly, the alliance that once seemed unshakable begins to fracture under the weight of instinct and desire.Now Adrian must choose: honor the path carved for him since birth, or risk everything for a bond that could destroy his father's empire...and ignite his own.

I became a scientist for an evil organization.…But I’m too competent.