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Further update

Hey, Dear Readers.

Small change of plans. I just got my CoVid shot today, because  everyone in healthcare has to get one by government mandate, even if one has already recovered once, an...

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Minor update and long-term plans

Hello, dear readers. I don't want to repeat myself all the time, so here's the short of it: things are better than before but still far from great, I'm working of Saturday but get a day off tomorro...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 66 - Part 2

"This place is sooo amazing! It's exactly what I expected from ue-sama!" Ichiko exclaimed as she spun around on one of the bar stools.

"Indeed," Rinne agreed with a sagely nod, and after poki...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 66 - Part 1

I let out a pent up breath the moment we arrived back in my room. Snowy was in the living room, but the extra range I recently gained barely allowed me to Phase here. Time was of the essence, so on...

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Small update

Hello Dear Readers. 

Just a small update: my old keyboard died in the most spectacular way ever, frying all the USB hubs on my motherboard in the process. Thankfully I could fix the latt...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 65 - Part 3

"And presto," I whispered under my breath as I appeared inside the secret underground base, completely out of sight. It wasn't for secrecy, but part of a small experiment; it appeared that along wi...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 65 - Part 2

"I'm not going to lie, I didn't expect lunch to turn out as well it did," I noted as I closed the door of my room behind me. "Good job."

"I just tried my best to replicate the taste I remembe...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 65 - Part 1

"You have two of them now?" came the incredulous question from Judy over the phone.

"Yeah," I responded as I shifted on the bed. I called her right after I got out of the shower, and at the m...

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The Simulacrum - Volume 3 - Prologue

"Leo?"

It happened in an instant. One moment, I was languishing in a kind of euphoric state of unconsciousness, and then BAM! All of a sudden, everything hurt. It only lasted for a second bef...

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Update

Hello, Dear Readers!

First off, yes, I'm still alive. Things are finally calming down a bit, and I just weathered a cold and finally feeling fine again. Anyhow, I've started working on the ne...

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Happy New Year and stuff.

Hello, Dear Readers.
I'm here to wish you a happy new year that will be, hopefully, at least not worse than the last. Stay safe, all of you, and see you around with the start of the next volume ...

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Update

Okay guys, I've got some relatively bad news. 

The virus is officially in the institute (read: about 40% of the inhabitants tested positive), so things have gone off the deep end. In pra...

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The Simulacrum - Volume 2 Epilogue

"So he is not outside, but he's not inside either," mumbled a familiar yet heavily distorted voice a couple of parsecs past the edge of my hearing. Maybe it was precisely because he sounded like he...

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Face reveal!

I'm not really big on this whole social media stuff, but Patreon newsletters keep telling me that all the cool content creators build a loyal fan base by being very personal and and in tune and stu...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 64 - Part 3

"So she is like a familiar," Ammy concluded after hearing my explanation regarding how Ichiko ended up in our group, and at the end of the day I resorted to an ambivalent shrug to convey my answer....

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 64 - Part 2

The morning of the first day of November was mild for the season, but otherwise fairly mundane considering it marked the beginning of the third month I've lived in this weird world of ours. This ki...

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Minor update

Sorry, no chapter today. We just had a bit of an ugly plumbing situation at home with the main pipe leading from our house to the sewers getting clogged. Since we are still under quarantine (not to...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 64 - Part 1

"Chief, you are burning up," my girlfriend told me with one hand on my forehead.

"I have already noticed, thank you," I answered with a tired grumble, though she didn't seem to mind and simpl...

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The Simulacrum - Volume 2 Extra 5 - Knights the Square Table

The island of Critias had, for the longest time, been a literal goldmine. For decades, the land has been explored and exploited for valuable metals, rare earth minerals, and the occasional diamonds...

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The Simulacrum - Volume 2 Extra 4 - Friendly Gestures

"My Lord, there really isn't anything wrong with the wards."

"I implore that you inspect them again, just for the sake of certainty."

The middle-aged artificer, dressed in his usual gar...

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Update

Guess what, dear readers? I got tested for the virus, and... Drumroll please... 

*ratarataratatata-ting!*

I MIGHT be positive. They've done two quick tests, and both are inconclusi...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 63 - Part 4

This was one of those 'you could hear a pin being dropped' situations, and even after I politely announced my intentions, things refused to improve. As a matter of fact, the men in the room were st...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 63 - Part 3

"Quick, clear the way! Put those away already!"

"Yes sir!"

Following the bellows of the senior magi, a dozen or so men and women of various ages immediately redoubled their efforts to m...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 63 - Part 1 & 2


Part 1

"He's back!"

To my sincerest surprise, my arrival at the makeshift prison cell under the warehouse was met with excitement of all things. Well, at least from Mike. A...

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Update

Couldn't stay home from work, I was called in today too, there was and is constant family drama at home, insomnia struck again... In short, my week sucked, so I couldn't write much. However, I am a...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 62 - Part 3

When Leonard Dunning exited the transplanar space, his eyes were still focused on the blade held in front of his face by a slightly trembling arm. The once black sword was now pure, matte white, as...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 62 - Part 2

"So, in short," I mused aloud while standing under the eaves of the traditional Japanese shrine, my arms crossed and my brows refusing to unfurrow, "You originally wasn't a sword, but since you wer...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 62 - Part 1

How should I describe the peculiar sensation that was currently crawling up my arm? Warm would be a good one. It was also, for lack of better words 'skittery'; as if the legs of several large centi...

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The Simulacrum - Chapter 61 - Part 2

All right Leo, this is it. Time for a new set of priorities.

Priority number one: Find the Purple Zone restricting MacGuffin.

Priority number two: Mark one of the baddies for future use...

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Yet another minor update.

First off, sorry for the delay, but I was sick since last Sunday (dry cough, joint pains, diarrhea, et cetera, but because I had no fever, my family doctor declared that it can't be serious, so I'm...

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