The First World Sphere - Chapter 49: Pre-Academy Annuals

10 years ago, after “the Gate” that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as “Hunters”. However, not all Hunters are powerful. My name is Sung Jin-Woo, an E-rank Hunter. I’m someone who has to risk his life in the lowliest of dungeons, the “World’s Weakest”. Having no skills whatsoever to display, I barely earned the required money by fighting in low-leveled dungeons… at least until I found a hidden dungeon with the hardest difficulty within the D-rank dungeons! In the end, as I was accepting death, I suddenly received a strange power, a quest log that only I could see, a secret to leveling up that only I know about! If I trained in accordance with my quests and hunted monsters, my level would rise. Changing from the weakest Hunter to the strongest S-rank Hunter!

As a criminal investigator with a system, Lu Chuan never lowers his guard—not even at a wedding.Wait… the groom over there looks like a wanted fugitive.

“Block him.”“He's technically still my boss.”“Then block him with dignity.”The call ended again.And then started again.I let out a sound somewhere between a growl and a sob, then finally answered with the enthusiasm of a snail crawling through salt.“Yes, Mr. Walton?”“Have you changed your mind yet?”I collapsed onto the towel and gazed at the sky as though it might consume me entirely if I pleaded sweetly enough.“Do you ever take a break?” I asked, shielding my eyes with one hand.“You're avoiding the question.”“Because it's a dumb question.”He exhaled, the sound sharp and irritated even over phone. “It's not a dumb question. It's a business offer.”“It's a weird offer-one that I already said no to.”There was a brief pause, and I could practically hear him clenching his jaw through the speaker.“You are acting unreasonably.”“ Unreasonable?” I sat up. “I'm not the one drafting fake girlfriend contracts like it's a normal Tuesday.”“Isabella-”“Certainly not, Mr. Walton.” I mimicked his tone perfectly. “I told you I'm not doing it. You need to find someone else to play pretend with.”SYNOPSISIsabella Miller thought saying no to her boss’s fake dating offer was the end of the story.But Adrien Walton doesn’t take no—especially not when he’s convinced she’s a gold digger.Suddenly, her student loans are piling up, her father’s vet clinic is on the brink of eviction and her brother is about to be kicked out of college. Coincidence? She thinks not.Adrien Walton is calm, calculating—and he's just pulled every string to corner Isabella into the perfect position.Now she’s stuck choosing between pride and survival.So she agrees to his offer: be his fake girlfriend.No feelings attached. No drama. Just business.Or so she thought.“Conference Room B. Fifteen minutes,” he said, passing by without a glance.The folder he pushed across the table landed with a thud.I opened it. The contract. All of it.---Enemies to lovers? Check.Slow burn? Hmmnyea.Banter so sharp it might file your nails? Yes.Delicious workplace tension? Of course.Tension that could melt steel?Absolutely.Smut?? Wanna find out?Welcome to corporate romance warfare. There’s no escaping this contract.

“I shall kill the Ancient Golden Dragon.”[Ding! Quest Created][Objective: kill the Golden Dragon][Reward: Golden Dragon Wings, Golden Dragon Bloodline, Golden Dragon eggs][Accept Quest? Y/N)]______________________“I shall defeat the S-rank Genius, Tyrion.”[Ding! Quest Created][Objective: Defeat S-rank Genius, Tyrion][Reward: Beast Summoner(S-rank), Level up+1, Beast egg(Divine Grade)][Accept Quest? Y/N)]______________________Theon, the bastard son of the Dragan family, a family of divine generals had his Primal bone ripped from him by his grandfather and stepmother after awakening an S-rank talent.The talent was then gifted to his step brother, the legitimate heir, enhancing his talent and making him a once in a century genius.Theon was discarded, left to dead, his soul shattered to pieces by the torture.However, Theon from earth happened to transmigrate into the body at this moment, inheriting the pain, the torment and the betrayal.Accompanying him was a broken cheat system where he could set simple task or quest for himself and and complete them for heaven-defying treasures and godly comprehension._____________________“I will complete ten sets of push ups.”[Ding! Quest Created][Objective:Complete 100 sets of push up][Reward: +100 strength][Accept Quest? Y/N)]______________________“I shall Practice the Nine Godly Knife Techniques ten times.”[Ding! Quest Created][Objective: Practice the Nine Godly Knife Techniques ten times][Reward: Godly Knife Intent][Accept Quest? Y/N)]_______________________Armed with a system that grants incredible rewards, increases his strength and comprehension to the highest level, Theon embarked on his journey for vengeance, chaos and blood pumping destruction.While geniuses spend years to practice their techniques to improve by one level, Theon masters it in an hour!While other spent their lives meditating, Theon improves by leaps and bounds by simply completing self created tasks!