Noble Wife Wants No Love

I ran from him once… but fate dragged me back—to marry him. After years away, Haru returns to his hometown expecting awkward silence from his cold father and gentle comfort from his mother. But instead, he’s greeted with the shock of a lifetime—his marriage has already been arranged. To Lucien. The man who made his college life unbearable. The man Haru vowed to forget… and now must call his husband. Their reunion is anything but sweet. While Lucien seems stunned—and strangely happy—to see Haru again, Haru’s heart is filled with rage, pain, and unanswered questions. He can’t escape. His father won’t listen. And Lucien… Lucien won’t let go. Now forced to share a home, a name, and a bed, Haru is determined to stay cold. But what happens when old scars start to bleed, truths begin to surface, and Haru realizes the man he hates might be hiding his own heartbreak? Is it still hate... or something far more dangerous?

At eighteen, her mother died in a car accident, leaving her all alone in the world. One day, her kindness in rescuing someone led to a life-changing transformation. She was provided with food and accommodation, and someone even arranged for "360-degree personal protection" for her! Just when she thought she had picked up a pie from the sky, she was tied up and sent to a training camp, embarking on a tough yet passionate new journey. * Bully her? With Taekwondo, she'll beat you until you can't tell north from south! Compete with her in sniping? Rookies, step aside, she's challenging the strongest sniper! Doubt her hacking skills? Come on, sister will show you what playing with computers is all about! She stood out in the camp with high profile, top in every category, who would dare compete against her? Back home, the little overlord turned into a docile rabbit, utterly bewitching someone! Unable to endure it any longer, he dragged the little overlord to the civil affairs office and registered their marriage. At night, he returned home, and righteously set about 'educating' her!

Reborn as Javier De Armand, the youngest son of a lower rank noble household, former salaryman Nakamura Junichi faces a world of privilege, chaos, and responsibility.From his earliest days as a baby to his rise as a formidable adult, Javier’s life is anything but simple., Javier must navigate the expectations of noble society while pursuing his own freedom and dreams. As he grows, he learns that nobility comes with its burdens—managing territories, forging alliances, defending against enemies, and earning the respect of both his peers and the commoners he vows to protect. But life as a noble is no fairy tale. Rival families scheme for power, enemy threaten the borders, and kingdoms teeter on the brink of war. Being the youngest son places Javier in a unique position. Neither the heir nor the spare, he must carve out his own role within his family and society. With his sharp mind, decisive personality, and memories of his past life, Javier takes on challenges that many would shy away from.Recruit allies and build his own influence, carefully balancing his desire for independence with the duties expected of him as a noble. Along the way, he must navigate family dynamics, political challenges, and his ambition to leave a lasting mark on this fantastical world. In a realm where strength, wit, and cunning reign supreme, Javier's journey blends humor, slice-of-life moments, and lighthearted chaos as he crafts his own destiny while keeping those closest to him by his side.

A Noble's Daughter Betrayed: Eva's Path to Redemption and Revenge! The only daughter of a noble house, denied her right to inherit simply for being born a woman. Promised freedom and power, she's instead thrust into an arranged marriage with a stranger. But the betrayal cuts deeper when that stranger destroys everything she loves. As Eva’s world burns—literally—on her wedding day, she survives the massacre of her family and flees. But she doesn’t just run. She rises. What follows is a sweeping journey from the ashes of nobility to the dirt and blood of the adventurer’s world, as Eva carves her own path in a kingdom that was never built for women like her. Along the way, she crosses paths with Lucas, a brooding elven healer with his own secret ambitions. Together, they fight not only for survival—but for a future neither of them were ever supposed to have. [Special Thanks to RedPandaChick for editing this story for you guys to enjoy!] [Yuuko Tsukiyama Thank you for getting the new cover to its last stages.] Discord Link: https://discord.gg/wP72BXgN3d

"Ah, Young Master, Cassius?...I'm afraid you'll be dissapointed to hear that he's not available at the moment as he's 'attending' to his adopted mother in her room." Cassius's lovely maid, Isabelle said in a fluster while she heard lewd sounds escape from her Mistress's room. "No, I'm sorry to say that you can't meet Young Master today, since he's 'helping out' his sister-in-law with some 'favours' in her garden." The innocent Isabelle excused herself as she witnessed her lady's flower being picked, instead of the rest of the flowers in the garden. "I hate to say this sir but Young Master, Cassius is currently guiding Miss Knight in the 'ways of the sword', so you can probably only meet him tomorrow." Isabelle once again blocked the guests from entering, knowing that the sword her Young Master was handling could penetrate a body, but could never wound one. "I apologise once again as Young Master is at the Capital right now teaching a class to the female students in the Academy." Isabelle said with her cheeks flushed, already knowing that her master was taking a very 'practical' lesson about human reproduction with the girls in his class. "Oh my! The King wants to meet the Young Master?...Well I guess he'll have to wait since Young Master, Cassius has gone clothes shopping with the Queen." Isabelle lied to the King himself, knowing that her Young Master wasn't shopping for clothes and was actually removing the royal clothes off the Mother of the Country. Excuses...Excuses...The loyal maid, Isabelle had no choice but to make excuses for her Young Master, who was the most talked about and hated noble on the Continent because of his depraved escapades with all sorts of woman ranging from his own Family to Royalty itself and his Tyranical rule over his estate. And to think that not too long ago he was considered a wastrel noble, who was going to drink himself to death one day. ...When did it all begin she wondered as she excitedly walked into his room to get the reward she deserved for being such a loyal made, while someone else made excuses for her this time. •°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• [No NTR - No Yuri - No sharing - No system that assists the protagonist - No mind control - No drugs or potions that influence the girls - No unnecessary Drama - Incest - Harem - Hardcore Netori - Slice of Life Romance - Demigirls - Elves - Vampires - Beast Girls - Slaves - Royalty - Finally a very competent protagonist] discord.gg/ujeKWchgeb

Villain System: Activated > Alignment: Chaotic Evil Objective: Obey the plot, serve the empire, die like a good villain. Yeah, no thanks. I woke up as Dorian Valen—sadistic noble, arsonist, war criminal, mid-tier villain with a face everyone wants to stab. The story wants me to beg for my life, cough up secrets, and die at sunrise so the hero can get a shiny new power-up. Been there, read that. But I'm not here to follow the script. I'm here to flip the table. I’ll expose the cracks in the empire, dismantle the hero’s halo, weaponize every trope, and corrupt the system that tried to cage me. And if I have to burn the world down to do it? Well… I’ve got the villain system. Might as well make it earn its name.

Roland died and transmigrated into the body of the third son of a Baron. Having reincarnated, at first he looked forward to the grace of the system or any other golden finger; alas, it seemed not everyone was lucky. In the end, he accepted that those were fantasies, whereas this was reality. Being the third son, he couldn't inherit land according to laws; however, he had a bit of warrior aptitude suitable to become a knight. Knowing that this might cause trouble in succession later, his father enrolled him in the army. Several years later, he became a 3rd-rank knight in the Beginner Stage and was going to be promoted but was injured when he tried to save the commander of his battalion. Amidst that, he received shocking news about his family's demise due to a monster tide, leaving him alone to inherit the barony. Weighing the pros and cons, he decided to escape from the risky venture and settle in a poor backwater barony village to lead a peaceful life; however... Just when he thought it was over, he awakened the Children's Blessing System. [Host's child detected, Family System activated.] [Begin testing the child's aptitude.] "What, for real?"

Apollo was a genius who was talented enough to achieve big things in his life, but because of a rare genetic disorder, everything came to an abrupt end. But when he thought everything was done, he again opened his eyes to another world as the baby of a noble family. Knowing that this might be his second chance, he decided to do everything he could to create a good and free life for himself. But surprisingly, this world is not simple, as there are beings with extraordinary power who can control the lives and deaths of others, giants who can crush mountains, dragons who can burn the seas, and many more. So now, to truly achieve his goals, Apollo needs to learn and adapt to this new world where life and death can be matters of thought.

Delrose Reginald is just another child of nobility, one who doesn't bow to authority. When she goes too far, her punishment is camp Greel: A summer retreat deep in the forest for misbehaving nobles. But that's only part of the story. Something is happening to the people there. They're turning rabid. Now, it's simply a story about survival. Or is it? --- The Wayward Nobles is an apocalyptic dark fantasy packed with political intrigue and a complex ensemble cast, all with important weight in the story. It's a tale of autonomy, duty, and love. And how the worst and best in us emerges in tragedy.

A lonely girl and a bird — both unable to fly in their own ways — share a silent friendship. She talks to the bird more than people. The bird listens. Sometimes, it sings. But as days pass, its feathers lose color, and its voice fades. The girl learns that the bird doesn’t sing not because it doesn’t love her, but because it sees no sky anymore. And when someone has no sky… They forget how to sing. A short and tender story about emotional captivity, quiet love, and learning to open the cage — even when it hurts .

He was denied the right to inherit the throne, discriminated, betrayed and killed… left to die in his own pool of blood.... "Wait, did you really think my tale would end that easily?" "Hahaha!!" "All my life I was overlooked, underestimated, and even ultimately backstabbed by the brother I called friend." "But guess what traitors, AM BACK!! And FYI am taking the crown." "I don't care if you wanna stand in my way, just get ready to be trampled..."

I who was a novel reader transferred to another world. I'm a minor villain, but my beating was already over. With that my peaceful life awaits... or so I thought.

Rosemary spent 18 years thinking she was a member of the wealthy Harris family, only to discover she was a fake rich girl. When the real heiress returned, Rosemary was cast aside and sent back to her poor hometown. But fate had other plans for her, as she soon discovered that her hometown was actually the most exclusive villa area in the country. In a single night, Rosemary went from a modestly wealthy girl to the true heiress of a top-tier elite family. Her biological parents showered her with love, handing her millions of dollars in pocket money, providing access to any car from their fleet, and letting her buy anything from the world’s top designers. As for school, the best institutions were at her fingertips, and if she didn’t feel like studying, she could play with the family company. But what shocked Rosemary the most was finding out she had an ex-fiancé. She couldn’t understand why he kept clinging to her, holding her hand, and trying to kiss her. “Who are you, sir?” Rosemary asked, annoyed. “Sweetheart, I’m your husband,” the ex-fiancé responded. “I don’t have a husband, only a former fiancé”

Meet Kim Huxley, a twenty-five-year-old CEO of a modeling company to which he got transferred. He is heartless due to his heart being shattered by his first love, Jane Crimson but then he met Riele Grants who helped him heal his broken heart with her charm until his first love, appeared in his company to work as a model. Meet Riele Grants, a twenty-two-year-old lady, vibrant and cheerful. She works as Kim's assistant. She hated Kim because of his cold personality but when she got closer to him, she found out he was a cold jerk with a warm heart and slowly she found herself falling deeper in love with him. She thought she saw those signs visible in him too not until his first love came and he became a different person. ~~~ The heart wants what it wants, but sometimes it's not what it seems. In the high-fashion world of glamor and betrayal, small-town girl Riele sets out to heal the broken heart of billionaire CEO Kim. But her plan backfires when she finds herself falling for him, only to have her love rejected. Now, as Riele struggles to untangle her feelings for Kim and the truth about his past, she must navigate a treacherous path of secrets, lies, and hidden desires. But just when Riele thinks she's lost Kim forever, she discovers that his love for her rival, Jane, might not be what it seems. With her heart on the line, Riele must decide whether to fight for the man she loves or walk away from the pain and heartbreak that come with loving him. And Kim, tormented by his past and uncertain about his future, must confront the truth about his feelings for both women. Will he choose the safe, familiar path with Jane or take a chance on the unexpected passion that Riele ignites within him?

It seems that my previous synopsis was not very clear, so here is the clarification: An ordinary man dies and has the opportunity to be reincarnated, but after making a mistake in front of the goddess or basically desecrating her in his thoughts, he is punished by being reborn as a woman. But later, he discovers a method to temporarily recover his male body (legacy of lust). However, his endless desire will be the least of his problems. This world is nothing like the fantasy he dreamed. “As for genres, there's a little bit of everything: Harem, Romance, Comedy, Yandere, Yuri, MILFs, Lolis, Elves, woman-beast, Demons, Dragons, Gigantes, Priestesses, Androids, incest, Group Action, Futa, a little bit of SM, and much more. If it captures your interest, great!!!”. Here is the original synopsis>>>>> "Wait, you turned me into a woman just because I imagined that? I didn’t know you could read minds—that’s not fair!" (He had defiled her in his imagination in five different ways, each worse than the last.) After his death, a goddess granted him reincarnation in another world. But his uncontrollable lust angered her, and as punishment, she turned him into a woman. "Stop!... Don’t make that choice," warned an old voice. Through an encounter beyond reason, he learns the truth: this world is nothing like the fantasy he imagined. It is brutal, merciless, and those who let their guard down don’t live long. He also discovers a method to temporarily regain his male form. Now, drawn into a battle for power where even the gods take sides, he fights not only for revenge, survival, and ambition, but also to protect those he holds dear—and everything he has built. In this second life, forged by sacrifices beyond his comprehension, he will carve his own path… no matter the cost.

Aidan was thrust into this word of death and magic against his will. He was weak, Frail and pathetic but his unyielding hardwork led him to the peak where he sits unrivaled, Now he tries to find other ways to cure his unending bordom. Netorase—Netorare—Overpowered—Harem—Elf’s—Giants—Incest—

*Note - Mature Content - I was just lounging around in a work dinner when suddenly- WOOOSH! WHAAAM! I got hit in the head by my coworker for being too good... But he did me a favour more than anything! This is the moment I've been waiting for! The skills I've gained, the efforts I've put! It's all for this! I'm finally fulfilling my destiny by transmigrating! I opened my eyes to see a humungous and ornate bedroom filled with gold ornaments and expensive-looking items. *Ding* Welcome to the Vassal Domination System: Please conquer women to dominate the world. Finally! I transmigrated into another world... And what does this say? I have to conquer women to dominate the world? Mwahahahahaha, I'll definitely make use of this! Looks like ruling the universe is going to be a very very enjoyable journey... *Quite a bit of lemon ;) --- This is my first novel, so please take some pity on me. I'm open and ready to receive any and all criticism, so please don't hold back either. I plan to have some fun with this, but won't go overboard anywhere. The MC won't bang every woman he sees but he'll definitely have some fun. The MC isn't a villain or a monster but he definitely isn't a hero either, (he is a bit crazy with his chunnibyou attitude, but I promise its only for the first few chapters) I plan to make him a little politician like, where his subjects and citizens have quite a good opinion of him, intentionally or unintentionally. Alright then! Sit back and enjoy the ride :) Please read as much as you can, it really helps me going! *No yuri. No NTR

To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water. But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face. He even had his eyes on another woman. It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love. Su Mu expressed her disdain. This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away. She also wanted to embrace Xie Yi, who had silently stayed by her side in her previous life and committed suicide by taking poison after her death. Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family. Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him. “Let’s divorce!” —– Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth. Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu? But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man. Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi. Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship. In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu. Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?” Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings. He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.” [Reading Guide] 1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi. 2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.

Ini adalah cerita tentang seorang jurnalis kriminal bernama Cale Heulwan, yang tanpa sengaja terlibat dalam kasus yang jauh lebih besar dari sekadar pembunuhan atau korupsi. Semuanya bermula ketika ia menyaksikan sebuah insiden misterius di tengah malam. Sebuah percakapan. Sebuah letusan senjata. Dan sebuah nama yang berulang kali disebut-Codex. Dari sana, hidupnya berubah. Apa yang awalnya hanya rutinitas mencari berita, perlahan berubah menjadi perburuan. Perburuan yang melibatkan organisasi bayangan, orang-orang berbahaya, dan rahasia yang seharusnya tidak pernah ia ketahui. Cerita ini mengikuti perjalanan Cale... saat ia mencoba mencari kebenaran, bertahan hidup, dan memahami dunia yang ternyata... jauh lebih gelap dari yang ia kira.

Mia is a mute wife who married the man she loved her whole life, but she doesn’t feel happy, because he sees her as a disgrace. She accidentally discovers her stepsister’s scheme, enduring torture, humiliation, manipulation, and destruction, until she finally walks away. When Mia returns, sharper, more cunning, and ruthless, she has become the CEO of the Martha Corporation. Two years ago, Lambert tried everything he could to divorce Mia, but she refused to agree, choosing to stay by his side, cautious, humble, and lowly. Two years later, Lambert tries everything to keep her by his side, only to realize he might no longer be able to do so.

Lucien's last memory was skidding tires, blinding headlights, the sickening crunch of metal. But that wasn't the end. He lived his life and died an overworked and underpaid, but he rose as Lucian D’Aureville. Incumbent heir to House Aureville, one of the most powerful houses in the kingdom. However it wasn't as rosy as it seemed. His predecessor had been murdered by someone, and they wouldn't be happy to see Lucien alive. Follow along as Lucien navigates the complex and treacherous path of nobility and wealth as he rises to the top. I'll be posting this story on Royal road and other platforms.

A brilliant but broken military commander and weapons engineer, perishing in the final hours of a brutal modern war, awakens in the body of a sickly noble boy in a dying frontier house of a massive feudal empire. Armed with knowledge of tactics, logistics, and industrial engineering centuries ahead of this new world, he begins a lifelong campaign to transform his backwater barony into an unbreakable bastion—politically, militarily, and economically—while navigating court intrigue, love, and the mysteries of the system that governs his new reality.

"The Light to Dark" is a popular web novel starring a wonderful hero that saves everyone with the power of friendship and cheat-like abilities~~ Screw these kinds of stories!!! I an ordinary office worker want some clarity and peaceful life! There is no way that all these stories and their misunderstandings and dramas and action and fighting are good for my life. Not only that! After further reading the novel, I am not the only one! The novel review has gone down, their webtoon adaptation has also fallen off and was axed! In the end, these stories are not it! However... I should consider when I realized that I was reborn as the third-rate villain of "The Light to Dark" novel. Ron Vicious Le Stella

Lucas was born a werewolf to one of the most powerful Nobles family second only to the King. Follow Lucas to discovering what it means to be a noble as well as what it means to be a werewolf.

Wein Serin was nothing more than an aimless commoner wandering the galaxy—until fate intervened. In a twist of destiny, he saves Baron Neilson Voss, one of the most powerful nobles in the Galactic Empire. With no living heirs, the Baron repays his debt by granting Wein his title. Now, thrust into a world of treacherous politics, hidden wars, and ancient secrets, Wein must navigate the dangers of an empire where nobility are revered as near-divine beings, wielding unimaginable power far beyond that of commoners. Can he rise to become one of the Empire’s most formidable rulers, or will he be the catalyst for its downfall?

Angel Johnson was a waitress struggling to make ends meet when an unexpected contract with Tryson Bliss, one of City Y's most powerful and ruthless billionaires, changed everything. Tryson needed a fiancée to appease his demanding family, and Angel, desperate for money and a way out of her humdrum life, agreed to play the part. What began as a calculated arrangement soon evolved into something neither of them expected—an intense and forbidden connection. But when Tryson's family uncovers Angel's true motives, they cast her out with venomous disdain. Humiliated and heartbroken, Angel's last hope is confronting Tryson. But instead of an apology or a chance at redemption, she finds herself shattered when he declares that he has chosen his first love, Riley, the woman he was preparing to marry. Devastated and with only her pride left, Angel walks away, determined to rebuild her life alone. Two months later, Angel is lost in the pulse of the music at a dark, crowded bar, seeking refuge in anonymity. A hand seizes her from behind, and her breath catches as she turns to face the man she can't forget—Tryson. His eyes, once cold and calculating, are now stormy with raw emotion, and he pulls her into his orbit, holding out the contract she once signed.  "We haven't finished our work, Angel. The contract says you have a year left to be my fiancée. Don't tell me you're planning on breaching it now." With no choice but to comply, Angel moves back into the house that once rejected her. But to her surprise, the family she once loathed now welcomes her with unexpected warmth and kindness. As she navigates this unsettling shift, Angel is left to wonder—what has changed, and why? What secrets do they hide that could alter everything she thought she knew about Tryson and his family? And as Angel's heart begins to thaw, she's confronted with the hardest question of all: Can she keep the secrets she's hidden from Tryson? And will Tryson fight for her love a second time, despite everything that has come between them?

Experiencing a suffocating marriage with the man whom she was arranged to marry made Joanna want to leave him. But it was a failure as she died as the wife of the man who abandoned her and her son before they divorced. On the verge of her death, she made a wish to not encounter him again if there was a next life. She wished for the end of their fate only in this lifetime. She wanted to forget everything about him. However, when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in the room of the mansion of the man she just married. She was awakened by a dream that seemed to be a nightmare of her past life. She didn’t remember completely everything that had occurred in her past life and the dream was fragmented. But deep inside her heart, she only felt one thing. She was adamant about leaving him, to be far away from him. Therefore, she left his mansion just before she met him in person in the present lifetime. However, what she didn’t expect was that the so-called husband pursued her, not allowing her to leave him. Would Joanna be successful in leaving the man in this lifetime? Would fate play the same tragedy as her past life? --- As he pulled his finger away from her soft, warm lips, he said, “It is good you stopped winding up, Joanna. Otherwise, I would have used the other method to make you stop blabbering over the same, boring topic endlessly.” When he noticed the stubborn woman was about to prove herself to be stubborn, the man leaned forward in a swift movement, facing the woman’s stupefied face which was an inch away from his. “Continue to blabbering, don’t blame me if I apply my other method right now,” the man murmured above her breath, trailing his gaze from her quivering eyes to her lips before moving it back to her now widened eyes. --- *Cover doesn’t belong to the author. Credit to the artist/owner.

Starting off as an innocent guy, the young man finds himself to be transmigrated into a body of a Viscount, a sickly old Viscount!! Scared and afraid of death, he reveals his true human nature, and begins to fulfill his carnal desires. Curing himself of his injuries, he becomes a new man, transforms into a young body, he still doesn't stop, and begins to put his hungry eyes on the corrupt Royal Bloodline.!! *It is a slow paced story, and there is world building.(writing for first time, there are some minor mistakes.) [Good Part Starts From Chapter 60 (you can skip the previous chapters)] ... [Mc takes consent from Woman not their husband] [Mc doesn't want to NTR every guy. He only makes their wife cheat for sex.] [Netori, Cheating, Blackmail] [World has superpowers, demon beasts, and demons]

I woke up in an unknown place, unaware of where I was and why I was here. Was it even fair that I just popped up in the middle of nowhere? One day I was a normal citizen, completed my military and living a normal life, and the next day I am running for my life from strange creatures and beings who control elements. They say it’s magic, but I say it’s mystery. The world is strange, weird. I don’t know who I am. Get your ass to hell—this isn’t even my body!! But you know, everyone loves a fantasy, and you know what? I’m in for that fantasy.

DROPPED. THE BOOK IS REWRITTEN WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. CHECK OUT MY SECOND NOVEL. TECHNICALLY THE SAME NOVEL WRITTEN DIFFERENTLY AND BETTER. They call him the noble brat. The worthless heir of a forgotten bloodline. Roy Lark woke up in the slums with a bruised body, a shattered name… and memories of a past life still burning behind his eyes. But Gaia isn’t just swords and mana. It's a world of buried horrors, blood-soaked hierarchies, and spells that whisper madness. And the slums? They're not just broken — they're infested. With monsters. With lies. With something darker lurking beneath the dirt — watching. Roy isn't a hero. He's not here to "change the world." He's here to play it like a game. > Schemes instead of swords. Secrets instead of spells. And when needed—violence as cold as iron. When infiltrators threaten his found family, when curses trace his blood, and when a hidden guild begins pulling strings from the dark... Roy decides it’s time to rise. Not as a knight. Not as a king. But as a detestable noble who never stays clean. "Even rats can become dragons, if you give them enough filth to grow in." Welcome to the underbelly. This time, the shadows fight back.... -------------------------------------------------- I'm greatly inspired by TBATE, one of the classics out there. (The cover is not mine. If the original creator wants it removed please contact me)