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Chapter 52: Gear Third!

Luffy stood motionless for a heartbeat, the chaos of the shattered dock swirling around him like a storm. He reached up slowly, almost reverently, and hooked his straw hat onto his back. The shift ...

Chapter 51: You Have Chosen Your Manner of Death

When Caleb and Wyatt finally arrived on the pirate ship, the brief but brutal fight was already over. Only one pirate remained, kneeling on the deck, trembling uncontrollably before Russell.

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Chapter 50: Nanny

Director Blake slumped in his leather chair like a deflated balloon, watching the door swing shut behind Russell. President Jennings had claimed the spot by the window, probably so he could ...

Chapter 49: The Weight of Suspicion

Two days had passed. The immediate turmoil caused by the Spirit Begging Society's city-wide attack had gradually subsided, but the scarred landscape remained. The skeletal ruins of the Golden Talen...

Chapter 48: A Pyrrhic Victory

Looking at the skyscraper breaking in half, its top section beginning a slow, terrifying descent, a grim expression settled on Russell's face. "It's too big... we're too close. It's too late to run...

Chapter 47: Dark Clouds

The grotesque mass of twisted flesh that had once been Mr. Sterling writhed in the center of the ruined office, its multiple eyes rolling in different directions. Russell's jaw clenched as h...

Chapter 46: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

"Regent Jin!"

Blake Whitmore's roar shattered the office windows as he vanished in a blur of motion. The air itself seemed to tear apart where he had stood. In the next heartbeat, he m...

Chapter 45: The Resentment of Mortals

The other seven finalists, blissfully unaware of the sinister undercurrents swirling around them, were practically vibrating with excitement. A special meeting with the president of the company spo...

Chapter 44: A New Standard

"You're... Bronze-level?!"

The words tore from Cole Kong's throat like a dying scream, his voice cracking with raw disbelief. The connection to both of his cards had shattered simultan...

Chapter 43: King of the Cup

Russell's latest opponent didn't just lose—he disintegrated. The poor bastard's strategy crumbled before Russell even bothered to look interested. Another body for the pile, another step closer t...

Chapter 42: All the World's Heroes

The day's matches had ended. The senior executive from Golden Talent Credit, who had spent the day smiling and applauding in the VIP box, now stood in a dimly lit office, bowing respectfully before...

Chapter 41: The Definition of Genius

The preliminary rounds of the Prodigy Cup passed in a blur. Russell didn't encounter a single challenging opponent; the strongest he faced possessed a lone, blue-quality Black Iron card. He breezed...

Chapter 40: The Prodigy Cup

Russell's ultimatum crackled through the air of the high-level office like electricity before a storm. He was preparing to dive back into the [Black Flag] realm—not chasing glory or treasure this...

Chapter 39: Grand Promises

In a dark, unfamiliar room, Brother Tiger woke up on the floor, a dull ache throbbing in his forehead.

"Why... why did I fall asleep?" he mumbled, pushing himself up. His eyes fell on the sti...

Chapter 38: Tainted Witness

Whoosh. Whoosh.

The only sounds were Brother Tiger's own ragged, panicked gasps as he ran for his life. He could feel the connection to his Vampire card in his mind go cold as it ent...

Chapter 37: Things That Aren't Done

"Hey!" Luffy appeared in front of Russell with a big, carefree smile and put a hand on his straw hat.

Russell's heart was heavy with grief, but the boy's cheerful, infectious personalit...

Chapter 36: The Man Who Will Be King

In the quiet of his new home, Russell began the sad but necessary job of counting his things. It helped him focus his mind and turn the grief and anger he was feeling into cold, hard numbers.

Chapter 35: The The Promise

Russell, Caleb, and Leo came out of the shining portal a short time later and stepped back into the Association base's sterile, militarized zone. The heavy silence that hung between them was worse ...

Chapter 34: Half-Ghoul

Following Russell’s unspoken command, Kaneki launched himself at Mogi once more. A furious whirlwind of his Rinkaku kagune and the powerful centipede tail rained down blows, but the pirate...

Chapter 33: Shocking Change

Ignoring the growing commotion from the hundreds of pirates in the pit below, Boss Moore showed the first glimmer of genuine interest. He leaned back in his throne-like chair, his one good eye fixi...

Chapter 32: Mission: Impossible

The pirate captain's eyes narrowed, his expression growing more dangerous by the second. Zane, however, remained perfectly calm, his face a mask of weary tragedy.

"We ran into some Blue Star ...

Chapter 31: Infiltration

Zane, Caleb, and Yara moved with practiced efficiency, leading Russell through a heavily fortified military checkpoint and into a restricted zone under martial law. This was the entrance to the [Bl...

Chapter 30: [Black Flag]

President Marcus's final words hung in the air, cold and sharp. Principal Shepherd, his face etched with worry, turned away from the officials and looked at his victorious students. "An unexplored ...

Chapter 29: Victory!

Up in the stands, Principal Wu's jaw dropped. He lurched forward, his hands gripping the metal railing so tightly his knuckles turned white. He stared at the white-haired figure on the field, his m...

Chapter 28: The Final Trump Card

On the second day of the Joint Entrance Exam, the tension in the stands was palpable.

Principal Hawthorne looked over at the frowning Principal Shepherd and chuckled. "Come on now, Shepherd, ...

Chapter 27: The First Round

The match between Metro University Prep and Evergrove First High ended in a flash.

Next up, it was New Metro First High versus Southridge High.

"Liam and I can handle the start," Nancy ...

Chapter 26: The Joint Exam

The next morning, Victoria Song stood before Russell, Nancy, and Liam, offering some final words of encouragement. "Hey, no pressure. Don't be nervous," she said with a warm smile. "It's not the en...

Chapter 25: Three Treasures

"Spare money? A new place?" In his own home, Brother Tiger muttered Russell's words back to himself, his face a mask of paranoia. "Is he targeting me?" He didn't believe for a second that the boy's...

Chapter 24: Undercurrent

The sky outside had turned completely dark. Russell sighed, resigning himself to spending the night in his now-compromised apartment. He had Kaneki lift the heavy, bent iron door back into its fram...

Chapter 23: Aftermath

"Do you know why Principal Shepherd fought so hard to get your class into that secret realm for training, even if it was just the most basic one?" Seeing Russell's lingering confusion, Jonat...