I Will Divorce The Female Leads Brother

In the world’s most immersive SSS-class game, Zaroth Kaldar is a name whispered in fear. A tyrant, a menace—a villain doomed to fall. Almost Every path leads to his downfall, every scenario ends in his demise. But when a mysterious force transmigrates a player into Zaroth’s body, everything changes. Armed with foreknowledge of the game’s brutal mechanics, he refuses to be another tragic footnote in history. To survive, he must become the villain the world expects—while secretly rewriting his fate. With cunning, cold logic, and masterful manipulation, he will outmaneuver heroes, deceive his enemies, and bend the system to his will. Zaroth plays chess while everyone else plays checkers— This is not a story of redemption. This is a villain’s game—played by his own rules.

The Bootlicking Antagonist Wants to Survive, but Female Lead refuses to follow the plot One car accident and I’m transported into a city power fantasy as the villain. As long as I survive until the grand finale, I can return to the real world with hefty rewards. But! These stunning beauties don’t go to serve as the protagonist’s harem, they surround me every day. Are they not satisfied with how slowly I’m dying? Stop wearing stockings, stop wearing uniforms, what’s with all of you trying to seduce me? To find Long Aotian! Since destiny is in my hands, I might as well challenge the protagonist directly! Who’s the protagonist, damn it, who knows! My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jodex7

Mu An has traveled to a world composed of multiple urban fantasy novels. Despite having top-notch looks, immense wealth, and great power, he is destined to become a stepping stone for numerous protagonists to show off and ultimately end up in a situation where his family is destroyed and he is left with nothing. Fortunately, the Great Villain System has successfully loaded; as long as he causes emotional fluctuations in the female lead, he can earn countless rewards, including insights into future plot developments! Protagonists: Damn it! How could he know our next move every time? Is there a traitor among us!? Mu An, however, smiles slightly. Sorry, but as a villain, I am a professional! ................................................................. Disclaimer: All rights to the original content belong to their respective creators. For advance chapters: p@treon.com/ShinningNovelTranslations (replace @ with a) Translated Original Name: 反派：我在女主身边捡奖励 Author: 蓝凉

Shu Pan thought Gu Shaoting was the one. She thought the world's most wonderful love was bestowed upon her. Never did she expect she was never loved and their happy moments to be fake. When their three-year marriage fell apart, she fled. Only then did she realize Gu Zhaoting's lies and act of vengeance. Four years later, they met again. She had a mini version of herself while he had a girlfriend with whom he was in talks of marriage. The two of them were parallel lines. However, Gu Zhaoting discovered that he had a deeper attachment to her. When he found out that the mini version of her was his daughter, he was furious. Right now, he only wanted to hold their hands for the rest of his life.

In a realm where magic and ambition blend, Rhiannon, the rebellious daughter of the Demon Queen, shocks her world by choosing the kitchen over elite magecraft. She's got one goal: to outshine her legendary great-grandmother, Leora, by mastering the culinary arts at the top magical academy. But when Rhiannon meets Maeve, a mesmerizing teacher whose lessons go way beyond the kitchen. Their forbidden romance start. With a fiery dragon by her side, a fiercely protective twin sister, and an unquenchable passion for cooking, Rhiannon's path is one of defiance and discovery. Can she rise to become the greatest chef across both realms, or will the flames of forbidden love consume her dreams?

18 and naive, Belle Hart thought marriage would end her misery, only to realize it had just begun! What started as a promising love turned out to be a facade, would Belle choose between a second chance or leave? She met her mate, the Duke, who she proposed to when she came of age. A month in, things took a turn. The Duke leaves for war before she could inform him about her pregnancy, only for him to return with a mysterious woman whom he claimed to be his new wife! The audacity! Trouble ensued and Belle suffered a miscarriage as a result. … “What did you just say?” He asked, his gaze darkening. “You heard me well, I seek a divorce. I wish for us to go our separate ways,” she replied, her voice steady as she met his gaze with confidence, though inwardly she was shaken by his presence. “You are my mate, Belle, and I am yours. Divorce is the most foolish notion you could entertain. Do you believe any man would take a worthless creature like you as his wife?” He scoffed, his words biting, causing her heart to ache. … The Duke's refusal pushed Belle into the arms of the king. All she had to do was bear him an heir and he would help her get her revenge! "I want you to marry me, Your Majesty, and aid me in seeking my revenge against the Duke and those who have wronged me. In exchange, I shall bear you an heir before you help me," she said, her voice steady and full of purpose. What will the choice be?

With a second chance given to her after a pathetic ending to a life she didn’t want, Irene Litharion decides that she will follow in her father’s footsteps and become a knight. Waking up in the body of her eleven year old self, she’s reinvigorated to follow her heart. She has the rare blood of ancient warriors in her veins and promises to not turn her back to it anymore. Prepared for the sacrifices she will have to make to live the life she wants, a new challenge is presented when the only way she can become an apprentice knight is to turn her back on femininity altogether. The years she spent being forced to attend etiquette lessons go out the window and instead, daily sword practice takes place. Her father does all he can to get her into the knighthood, but it’s up to her to show her strength and skill to stay in it. However, it’s different than she expects when the Monster War ravages her homeland, she learns the sting of loss, and secrets of her own blood present themselves the more she leans into the thrill of battle.

In the year 2040, humanity meets its tragic end. The sky shatters, monstrous beings from beyond the stars descend, and the last remnants of civilization crumble. Lin Ye, once the strongest hunter and humanity’s final hope, makes a desperate last stand, unleashing a world-destroying slash to deny the Outer Gods their prize. However, as his body disintegrates, he swears if given another chance, he will keep these cosmic horrors as mere dogs beneath his feet!. And to his surprise, he wakes up! It's 2024, sixteen years before the apocalypse. His family is still alive. Humanity is still ignorant of the chaos to come. And this time, Lin Ye refuses to be powerless. Armed with his knowledge of the future, an A.I. chip capable of limitless calculations, a mysterious space within his soul, and the fabled World Tree seed, he sets out to forge his own world, one that can grow endlessly by linking to others. With every hunter he connects to, his strength multiplies. As his world expands, so does his power. This time, he won’t just fight to survive, he will conquer, shatter the balance of power, and lead humanity beyond the apocalypse. But as he prepares to defy fate, the Outer Gods are already watching. The game has restarted. The rules have changed. And Lin Ye? He’s about to rewrite everything.

It always starts with an accident. That’s how all these stories go. One moment, you’re minding your own business, and the next, you wake up in someone else’s body. For Caspian, his accident started earlier than he even knew. Maybe it began when his sister got him into romance novels? Or when he started really sympathizing with the villains at the ends of books? He’d never know. It was too late to worry about it now. For now, he had to find a way to fix this nightmare, or rehabilitate his image, all while trying to free himself from the fate set out for him. All because of the damn "gods" who he'd cut a deal with. These were the only two options he had available, and he wasn’t sure he could succeed at either. The man he had taken over for had been…a true piece of work. And the secret villain of the book he had been reading before he passed. It had been a harem novel. A reverse harem novel. He was trapped in a huge ass CASTLE with a bunch of men who hated him because he was taking affection and time away from their shared wife. All Cass wanted to do was be a good person, not mess around with this poor woman and her far too handsome husbands. But why would no one leave him alone? Was he too suspicious? And why, after going out of his way to avoid them like they had asked, did they keep pestering him? And where did the heroine go? How was he going to manage three, handsome men without the heroine?

I entered the room slowly,the door slamming shut behind me?the room was dark only lightened by a small light on the ceiling which alone wasn't good enough for my eyes to see clearly then I heard it the hiss that sent shivers down my spine I gasped in fear turning around slowly,only to see a snake of a breed I didn't know, black and a hint of gold colors stripped along the body, a size as big as me . Then I moved closer slowly "awwn you are really adorable" I said holding up my arms. Petra is a young bI entered the room slowly,the door slamming shut behind me?the room was dark only lightened by a small light on the ceiling which alone wasn't good enough for my eyes to see clearly then I heard it the hiss that sent shivers down my spine I gasped in fear turning around slowly,only to see a snake of a breed I didn't know, black and a hint of gold colors stripped along the body, a size as big as me . Then I moved closer slowly "awwn you are really adorable" I said holding up my arms. Petra is a young brunnete who due to a huge dept had to be sold to a tyrant prince by her uncle. This was the only que to their survival.

*[WSA 2025: Lezzzz go!]* “Some people are born destined! But unlike those special ones, we come from the bottom, and to the top shall we rise!” Depressed by life, disappointed with relationships, and piles of regrets, just when Shaan Singh was at the end of his rope, his soul was offered another shot at salvation! Starting afresh in an unfamiliar place, by sheer luck, Shaan stumbled upon a treasure that could help him hop between zombie and cultivation worlds. “There is shortage of food and resources in the apocalyptic world?” -“It’s okay, I will ship them from another world.” “You said, a zombie horde is coming?” -“It’s okay, I shall call my undead legion.” Facing countless vicious zombies alone that could bring goosebumps, Shaan stood defiantly with a crazy greed in his eyes. With amazing new powers….Turning his blissful desires into reality, becoming an overlord overnight, giving birth to a pair of healthy sons and daughters, and buying to your heart’s content, Shaan’s new life shall be perfect. And if someone stands against his eccentric dream? Then, Shaan is sorry in advance for sending them to the afterlife! [No Yuri] [No NTR] [The book will slowly introduce the toxic female lead with proper pacing.]

In every story, there is a male lead, a female lead and a second male lead. But what about the second female lead? Be it the unloved queen of a cold and distant king, the plain bodyguard of the forgotten prince, the evil stepsister of the well-loved genius, the servant who died protecting her lady or the defeated villainess. No one cares about their stories. This is the playbook of all forgotten second female leads. Volume IV: The Villainess who was defeated by the Gods (completed) 'In every story, there is a villain who has been defeated. What happens to the defeated villain?' Volume I: Rebirth of the unloved, forgotten Queen (completed) "Let's break off our engagement. I don't want to be Queen anymore. You don't like me anyway." At twenty, Liana died as she watched her country burned to ashes. When she opened her eyes, she was sixteen again. The first thing she planned to do was breaking off her engagement with Prince Sebastian. This is her story as a reborn queen. 未命名檔案 -------------- A series of inter-related second female leads' stories set in a fantasy historical world. Readers can choose volumes they like to start with!

After a tragic accident, Lex awakens as the Will of a Primordial Universe, an unfathomable force tasked with maintaining the delicate balance of creation. But instead of finding purpose in his limitless power, he is overwhelmed by its weight as he is supposed to create planets,galaxies and stars,follow as Lex uses his ingenuity to govern the universe.

[ Jadilah istri Maxim von Waldeck hanya dalam nama. ] Itulah tugas sederhana yang diberikan kepada Daisy, seorang mata-mata dari pasukan revolusioner. Maxim von Waldeck, seorang tentara bayaran yang lahir di luar nikah, dikenal sebagai anjing pemburu keluarga kerajaan. Ia dikirim ke garis depan sebagai umpan meriam, dengan peluang selamat yang nyaris nol. Tak ada wanita yang rela mengambil peran sebagai janda sebelum waktunya. Rencananya mudah: berpura-pura menjadi istrinya selama perang, lalu melarikan diri sebelum kerajaan jatuh setelah kekalahan mereka. Jika ia berhasil, imbalan besar menantinya—cukup untuk pensiun dengan nyaman. “Aku akan segera kembali, istriku.” Ya, senang bertemu denganmu. Beristirahatlah dalam damai. “Kita akan menyempurnakan pernikahan ini saat aku kembali.” Mimpi yang tinggi, bukan? Semoga arwahmu tenang. Daisy mengira itu hanyalah impian kosong seorang pria yang mendambakan masa depan bahagia. Namun kemudian— [ Maxim von Waldeck Meraih Kemenangan Besar yang Tak Terduga! ] Segalanya berbalik jauh dari yang ia duga. [ Pahlawan Nasional, Grand Duke Waldeck! Apa yang paling Anda nantikan saat kembali ke rumah? ] [ Memeluk istriku tercinta, Daisy, dalam dekapanku. ] Tidak mungkin. Ini pasti kesalahan cetak. Namun, Maxim von Waldeck adalah pria yang menganggap janji lebih berharga dari nyawanya sendiri. "Aku pulang, istriku." Dengan kata-kata itu, ia tiba-tiba menarik Daisy ke dalam pelukannya. Mata Daisy berputar panik, tak percaya akan tingkahnya yang tak terduga. “Haruskah kita menuju kamar sekarang?” “Apa?” Ia berbisik lembut di telinganya, senyum malas terukir di bibirnya. “Maaf, tapi aku sedikit terburu-buru.” Tubuhnya terasa berat dan panas, bagian depan celananya menegang, seakan siap meledak kapan saja. ‘Apakah bajingan ini seorang maniak mesum?’ Bisakah Daisy menceraikannya sebelum penyamarannya terbongkar?

For seven years of marriage, Feng Tingshen was as cold as ice towards Rong Ci. However, Rong Ci firmly believed that as long as she persevered enough, she could warm his heart. But fate played a cruel joke. Feng Tingshen fell in love at first sight with another woman and was full of tenderness towards her. Rong Ci felt bitter in her heart, yet she still clung to this marriage. On her birthday, Rong Ci flew abroad full of anticipation to be with her husband and daughter. However, she found that Feng Tingshen had taken their daughter to accompany that woman, leaving her alone in an empty room. At this point, she completely lost hope. When seeing that her daughter was about to call someone else "mom", Rong Ci no longer felt heart - broken. She resolutely drew up a divorce agreement, gave up custody, turned around and left, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career. Once despised, she quickly accumulated a fortune of over a hundred billion. However, the divorce certificate never arrived. Instead, Feng Tingshen came home more and more frequently and became increasingly clingy. When he learned that Rong Ci wanted a divorce, he changed his cold demeanor, cornered her against the wall, and said firmly, "Divorce? That's out of the question."

Lin Xuan transmigrates into an urban novel as an irritable villain. From the beginning, his scumbag father, who favors his illegitimate child, forces him to marry a vegetative female supporting character suffering from androphobia. Fortunately, the [Crazy Affection] System activates. As long as he makes physical contact with people with high fortune, he can earn points to buy various items and skills. So, Lin Xuan immediately decides to become Su Qingge's "fortune-bringing" husband. On the wedding night. Looking at the stunning vegetative female supporting character, Lin Xuan activates the Crazy Affection mode. My name is Su Qingge. I was turned into a vegetative state by my jealous aunt. In despair, my grandfather found Lin Xuan to bring me good fortune through marriage. His meticulous "affectionate" care made me feel both embarrassed and touched. "After I wake up, I want to stay affectionate with my husband Lin Xuan and have a football team worth of kids." "Anyone who dares to bully my husband will eat ****!!!" On our wedding night, I woke up! ................................................................. Disclaimer: All rights to the original content belong to their respective creators. For advance chapters: p@treon.com/ShinningNovelTranslations (replace @ with a) Translated Original Name: 反派：迎娶植物人女主，疯狂贴贴 Author: 请叫我太子殿下

In the prosperous yet perilous Bincheng city in the late 1990s, four exhausted drivers checked into a shabby hotel late at night. Due to full occupancy, they were arranged to stay in a utility room where a female corpse was hidden. After falling asleep, horror descended. The female corpse got up and blew on the drivers. Li Hua, who was awake because of strong tea, witnessed all this and fled desperately. In an abandoned factory, he met Rongtian and A Qiang. The three of them engaged in a thrilling battle with the female corpse. Eventually, they found that the female corpse was afraid of telegraph poles and successfully subdued it. The hidden secret of medical negligence behind it also surfaced. This thrilling story takes you to uncover the unknown dark corners of the city.

Kekuatan terkuat dalam pertempuran x pria di tahta tertinggi Ini adalah era di mana kecerdasan buatan menentukan arah kehidupan manusia. Musuh paling terkenal bagi Federasi, panglima tertinggi Komando Militer Navi, Adrian Yate, dan anggota dewan perwakilan termuda dari Dewan Tertinggi, Zhong Yan, dicocokkan oleh AI sebagai kandidat pernikahan yang paling optimal satu sama lain. Jika mereka menolak rekomendasi optimal AI, mereka harus membayar denda. Adrian: Buat apa aku membayar? Aku tidak punya uang, jadi enyahlah! Zhong Yan: Aku juga tidak punya uang. AI: Kalau denda tidak dibayar sesuai batas waktu, selamat atas penyatuan kalian.

Female lead: Fu Jiaoxian (Person with beauty, passion, and lively presence) The female lead is a sarcastic fun-loving girl with a golden spoon she can be wild mischievous, and rude but loyal to her people. Male lead: Lu Mingze (“tea leaf benevolence.” kindness and goodness) The male lead is a rude, sharp-tongued person who doesn’t care about anyone emotionless, obsessive, and cold villain. Fu Jiaoxian is an 18-year-old genius who just finished the college entrance exam just as she was leaving her orphanage, she got hit but lightning and was transmigrated into a baby of a book she read “Cold Villain is Obsessive” that she loved but now she is the extra that got bankrupted by the villain because of the daughter treated the villain rudely. Fu Jiaoxian looked at her 7-year-old self in the mirror and looked outside to see the maids welcoming the villain who was supposed to live with them for the next ten years. “I will help him so much that he will remember me as he leaves and wants to repay me.” Sneak peek! What do you mean we are best friends who were the ones who took a bath fed me, slept with me, and kissed me every day? Said Lu Mingze as he cornered me in the wall. “What... I… that was when we were kids” I squeaked out as I tried to go under him. “Regretfully so but Xian Xian didn’t miss it the same I missed it,” Lu Mingze said as he held my waist looking at me with obsessive eyes. Oh no what have I done I think I took the female lead role instead of the little sister role. “No…. N…No stop it I thought of you as my broth...” I couldn’t finish my sentence as Lu Mingze swooped down and silenced me with a kiss while looking into my eyes as if daring me to say he was my brother.

Askara, a twenty-one-year-vintage college student, bought the digital fact game "Vagabond: I Will Find U" He was selected to emerge as the demon lord of that game. His remaining aim is to rule the game internationally, however, he does now no longer constantly use violent means. He determined his reason once more after his dream of turning into a football participant become shattered with the aid of using an accident. Someone claiming to be a cosmic being stated that he became curious approximately what human beings might do if given tremendous electricity to extrude the international. Instead of being afraid, Askara becomes even greater keen to play the game. The story`s climax occurs whilst Askara almost controls the complete myth internationally. He used magic to create the international`s model of the internet, a contemporary-day transportation system, and so on. That international steadily have become very superior. That system, it turns out, is on Earth, the planet from which Askara in the beginning came. Long ago, Earth was superior drastically and annihilated different civilizations withinside the universe.

As I found myself thrust into this bewildering situation, I couldn't help but wonder if fate had a strange sense of humor. Here I was, once the top A-rank agent, now trapped in the role of a notorious villainess in a reverse harem novel. But why did it had to be the villainess? Well, I don't care! But now that I'm here, I'll enjoy my life to the fullest that I couldn't before. Plus, my family is real rich. Though an issue soon occurred. The female lead keeps sticking to me! I tried to get rid of her by distancing myself since I don't want to end up in the chaos like in the novel… But the female lead is just so adorable!! What would happen if the once fearsome antagonist was now trying to protect the very person she once tormented?  "Sabiiiii!" Ann's voice chimed, her eyes sparkling with innocence. It was hard to resist her charm, and I found myself softening despite my initial intentions. And it seems the so-called main suitors are suffering from collective amnesia. They flocked to me, oblivious to the fact that Anne was the true focus of their affections. "Stay Away! I will not give you my lovely Ann," I declared, my frustration mounting. "Who said I wanted her?" The chaos continued with the supposed fiancé as well, who seemed convinced that our engagement was set in stone, "You are my soon-to-be fiancée! Please compose yourself"  "I refuse to get engaged to you and to compose, whatever that is". "Don't you think you're quite rude to your soon-to-be Fiancé?"  "I'm not rude, you're too nice! And I told you I'm not getting engaged to you" "Thank you, my Lady"  "…Are you dumb?!!!" What in the world of strawberries was going on indeed? It was a baffling and comical twist of fate. But as the days passed, I found myself navigating this bizarre world with a newfound determination. If I was going to be stuck in this story, I might as well do it my way. And who knows, maybe I could turn this chaotic tale into something truly extraordinary.

The world changed when the awakening happened, literally. Everyone was transported to a whole new world, with about no idea why or who sent them. Waking up in a clearing of a ominous forest along with 50 other random people who did not know each other and survive through trials of life and death. Witness the journey of a boy that rose up from the streets to pinnacle of the Universe.

"JUST LIKE THE MOON, YOU CAN SHINE ALONE" [Author, I’m coming for you!] [You are such a cruel author, I want to give her a happy life] [I’m gonna burn your house, author…fufufu’] [This is so sad, please make the female lead happy’] [Omoo,I’m crying now, uwaah~] Instead of giving sympathy to her readers, littleyoonie curled on her stomach and laughed her heart out. “O-Oh my gosh! I can’t take it. They’re all crying..” Littleyoonie is a sadistic author who likes to write tragic and sad novels. For her, a happy ending is not an option. *** ‘HOWEVER, KARMA IS A BITCH’ She thought she already experienced the bitterness of life until she fell into a sinkhole and died. As soon as she opened her eyes, she found herself in the body of the female lead. “Lady Athasia? Are you okay?” She tilted her head. ‘Athasia?’ that name sounds very familiar to her. ‘NOOO!!!!!’ she screamed in her thoughts. Littleyoonie, the author herself, will experience the tragic and sad novel she wrote. “I will not let myself experience all of that bullshits!” She decided that she’ll going to do the character development she wanted before she died. What if things run out of her control and everything turns chaotic? Eyooo!!! Your author Yohan here!! Aiyaa~ here we go! A new novel! I'm asking for all of your supports, please vote this novel and help me unfold the ending we all want! Yey! Don't forget to add this to your library. Cover not mine

Your favorite mangaka is lying to you. [TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING: All kinds of abuse, manipulation, some sex scenes, forced procreation/coercion, gaslighting, bigamy, sexually suggestive content, misogyny, sexism, some real-life references to declining birth rates, idol system, propaganda, being a bystander role, non realistic role etc.] Onna Yui, a celebrated manga artist along with her husband Toshio (aka Nezaimon), they are two mangaka's whose relationship has been sensationalized by the public and now viewed as star idols. And now they're breaking up.

While reading her favorite novel on her phone in the train station, someone pushed her off in the train track, the next thing she knew were she was reincarnated inside the novel she was reading, but she was reincarnated as the most hated character in novel.

"How dare you do this to me? Who gave you the right to think you can divorce me, Vanessa?" "Why should I ask for your permission, Ethan? You're already out when you cheat with your b*tch!" *** A successful career, Expensive cars, a Vila in the upper East Side of Manhattan, and a perfect Husband; Vanessa Bennett thought she had it all—an ideal life. Until she discovered her husband's infidelity in the worst way possible. Especially after overhearing their disgusting plan, divorce was no longer enough to vent her anger. She had abandoned almost everything for Ethan yet he was planning to ruin her. If only he knew who she really was. As the only heiress of the Reeds, she would never show mercy to the betrayers. However, she never expected her path would cross with Billionaire entrepreneur, Michael Hayes. "Vanessa, you never know what you've done to me." His kiss fell with his soft words and Vanessa felt her heart skipped. But was her broken heart ready for a new relationship? Who would she choose when Ethan turned back and begged her back?

Aria's marriage was like a lightning, passed even before she could react. Forcefully pushed into a marriage in the name of an old promise, she gets married to a guy who's 10 years older than her. It's not like she had a boyfriend to break up with and feel sad about. However, she wasn't about to sit still like a doll everyone expected her to, instead, she'd be the one to do everything in her power to force the groom out of marriage. She'd be waiting for the day of their Divorce.

The only child from a dysfunctional home. A man can be wealthy, famous, handsome and healthy. All this was true about Andrew Levis except falling in love. As rich as his father was, he was not attracted to any other female except his mother. Andrew Levis inherited the same habit from his father. He finds himself in a one night stand with Sarah Obama after a club party. The only solution to his family problems is only if he can produce a child. Andrew was trapped to get Aria pregnant, the daughter of kids Crocs company. Ariq drugged Andrew so he could get her pregnant, so it leads to marriage. Their plans were unsuccessful as Andrew mistakenly met Sarah in an hotel room while she was waiting for her fiancee to have her a month to their wedding. Sarah's boyfriend broke up with her even when they have not fully known each other, using it against her when he knew quite well she's not a cheater, all because he loves his side chic. The same greedy Aria that wants to get married to Andrew and still have extra marital affairs with Alfred. Few weeks after the one night stand Sarah discovered she's pregnant. After Sarah's discovery since the one night stand, Andrew proposed to her. "Please marry me, make me the happiest man in earth and let's help each other get revenge. Find out what happens next?