The Stonehearted Knight - Chapter 77: The top five (2)

“Is Fate the excuse of the forsaken, is Free Will the delusion of the chosen?”Such was a question that Xavier, the Demon King, never had the chance to ask himself. As he lay defeated, awaiting his death, he wondered about the wretched life he lived.'The hero who killed me, the one who held the same ambitions as me. We both wanted good for the people, for the world. We are both two sides of the same coin, yet, fate decided that he will be the one the light will shine on.Perhaps it was me too, perhaps it was my karma for flowing the rivers of blood with my sword. But still... It was fate that squashed the humanity in me first!Damn fate, if I had one more chance, I would've lived for myself more, I wouldn't have taken this arbitrary role of being a necessary evil... This world, this game of destiny... It can burn to ashes for all I care.'As he sunk into the cold embrace of death, a certain [REDACTED] heard his dying wish with amusement and cast their die, reversing the wheel of time one last time and going all in on him on a risky gamble with the stakes of their world.

In the ancient land of Yamato, seven powerful clans rule, each upholding their own traditions and strength. But when one clan seeks forbidden power, the balance of the world is shattered. Legends tell of warriors destined to rise, of a hero who will walk the sacred path, and of a battle that will shape the future of Yamato. As alliances are tested and enemies emerge from the shadows, the line between justice and power begins to blur. Will strength alone decide the fate of Yamato, or will a greater force change its destiny forever?

Setsuna Shū is a magical girl with temporal magic that allows her to go back to the past whenever she performs a certain action. She works as a magical girl, hunting monsters and helping people… or at least, that’s what she lets everyone believe. In truth, she made a contract with a demon so she could return to the past and rewrite the future.Her real reason for turning back time is to save her “sister.” As a child, she had no parents, relatives, or friends. When she was finally adopted, her sister became her entire world — and for her sake, Setsuna wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice the world itself. She gave up her original gender, her past “existence,” and even parts of her freedom in a demonic contract, all for the sake of saving her sister and taking revenge on the monsters that hurt her.But… is that really all there is to it? Or is Setsuna, in the end, partially responsible for everything that happened?

[Harem + Mature + Summoning + Diverse Races Harem + Upgrade]Negut has transmigrated, but this time, he never expected that his girlfriend would also come to this world.Not only that, his girlfriend has become one of the most terrifying existences in this post-Apocalypse world, where modern technology is combined with magic.Only having the F-99 rank class, Slime Summoner, the weakest of all classes?What is even more unfortunate is that because he had borne all of his girlfriend’s disabilities in their previous life, in this life, he is a cripple. One leg missing, one eye lost, and his lung function severely impaired.It is fine. Even if he is weak, as long as his harem is strong, that is enough.Blood Dragon - Lilith, Light Spirit - Tanila, The Thorned Seraph - Selviera, Technology Angel - Zariel...While everyone is envying him, he only wants to run away.Because a lemon is only squeezed once before being thrown away, while he is squeezed over and over again.