
紹介
“Status,” Thought Jay, checking his class.
[Necromancer Level 1]
“...I’m a Necromancer?” His eyes widened in shock. Looking around in fear, he breathed a sigh of relief. No one heard him.
This was a monster class, and one of the more powerful monsters at that; a powerful being which raised the dead to fight on its behalf. If anyone knew, they would hunt Jay down and kill on sight. He was not just a threat to the authority of the nobles, but to all living things.
“But am I a monster now? Or human? I guess it doesn’t matter. They’ll kill me all the same.”
Jay had only one option: to get stronger, building his necrotic powers up so that he may one day become untouchable.
Through plotting, secrecy, and sometimes by sheer carnage, he can only attempt to survive in this hostile world.
Join Jay as he struggles against all odds and misfortune, against a world that wants him dead, as he secretly rises and bends this world to his will.
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“Ah, that damn tree” Jay cracked his eyes open with a yawn. A strong wind was beating a tree branch against his window.
Suddenly, he sat up in bed as he came to his senses.
Ah, finally, today is the day of my class awakening, Jay thought, and got out of bed with a spring in his step. He freshened up with some water before making his way downstairs.
While eating a breakfast of glade-deer sausages, Jay thought about how his life was going to change, getting more enthused with each passing second.
For a moment, he gazed out his window at some mist-sheep in a nearby field, watching as they phased in and out of the mist - disappearing and reappearing.
Since Jay watched the sheep every morning as he ate breakfast alone, he felt a little sentimental.
Today was the day he would get his class. It would open up new opportunities in his life, and allow him to leave this small, quiet village - and nothing was going to stop him from enjoying every moment.
The wait is almost over, smiled Jay, thinking he could finally start killing monsters, leveling up, and officially start his journey as an adventurer.
But the first step is touching the mana conduit.
Jay left his small house, which was a two story butchery, heading towards the only building in town with a mana conduit: the Adventurer’s guild.
A mana conduit was a large magic crystal that gave adventurers their class when they touched it.
By law, everyone who turned 18 years old that year must place their hand on a mana conduit on the 7th day of the 7th month in order to gain a class, and no one would ever break this rule, as getting a class benefited everyone.
After all, not getting a class would mean you would get no skills, abilities or magic power. Without those, you would have to live a quiet, boring life; a punishment for someone like Jay who wanted to escape his lonely butchery.
As he walked through the stone streets, he frowned slightly as darker clouds gathered overhead.
Ah, just my luck, rain... he thought as he pulled up a black hood.
The rain sucks, but today is still going to be great. A little rain won’t dampen my mood, he encouraged himself, smiling under his hood.
Walking along the muddy path towards the adventurer’s guild, it tempted Jay to curse at the dreary weather as it began to sprinkle, trickle and rain, while more thick, dark clouds gathered, blocking out any chances of sunlight gleaming through.
Jay pursed his lips. He would’ve stayed home if he had the choice - however, if he failed to reach a mana conduit, he wouldn’t get a class.
To live a life as a mediocre civilian at the mercy of the beasts, monsters, and other races would be a curse in this magical and medieval world. So on this special day, even a snow storm would not stop Jay.
With a sigh, Jay pushed on.
Halfway up the mountain now, nearly there… I hope my practice with the knife gives me a cool swordsman class. Surely the system will consider that I’ve been using a knife as a butcher for the last few years... Ooh, maybe it will even give me a rare passive ability? he thought to himself as his eyes filled with expectation.
Jay walked faster, thinking about the possibilities, excited about becoming a powerful swordsman and having legendary adventures, finding people to fight with, people he could trust and confide in.
No more was life going to be mundane, making money as a butcher to get by.
After Jay’s father moved to another village to start a second butcher shop, he took over the business here in Losla. There was brief contact between Jay and his father, who may as well have been dead since Jay never received as much as a letter from him.
Yet after seeing some adventurer magic, and hearing their thrilling tales, he cast these sad thoughts of abandonment aside and eagerly waited for his class. While he walked, he felt each step bringing him closer to a new life.
The muddy road to the adventurer association gate curved up around a hill which overlooked the village, dodging rocky outcrops on the way.
There were a few other people walking up the dirt road, too. Some spoke to each other and walked together, but most kept to themselves; the dark weather suppressing any chance of a warm conversation.
The hill was large, and the path was long, causing Jay to sweat slightly as he panted.
I’m pretty unfit, he thought, huffing as the rain grew much heavier. Small streams and puddles began to form across the old path.
I should’ve started training or something... oh well, he shook his head.
Suddenly, a deep voice called out from behind, startling most of the young adventurers on the road. A large, bulky man clad in armor on horse rode ahead of a carriage.
“Make way for nobility!” he bellowed. His gravelly voice had the airy authority of a war-torn veteran, as raspy and ripped up as he was.
With a short sword strapped to his waist, he rode on a black glade-horse ahead of a luxurious carriage as he continued to call out; the man didn’t even turn his head towards Jay, expecting anyone to move at his call.
The safety of the young noble was his only priority, but in a small village like this there were certainly no threats.
The knight was overqualified for his position. Just by looking at him, anyone could see his boredom, yet he still emitted hints of a dangerous pressure when he came close enough.
As he rode past, a trail of steam followed him - his sword’s sheath hissing when droplets of rain landed on it.
Must have a ruby gem. Heh, must be nice being rich, Jay secretly thought, not risking to say it out loud.
In this world, gems gave weapons attributes. There was a ruby gem embedded into the short sword, which gave the sword +3 fire damage. A passive effect was that it felt warm to the touch.
When drawn, the sword would glow red-hot, able to carve through flesh like paper and only leaving a cauterized wound behind. A wound such as this would block instantaneous healing abilities. One would have to cut off the cauterization before even attempting to heal it, taking precious time in the heat of battle.
It was common to see these gems embedded into larger objects, but to put them into smaller objects like swords required great skill.
The fire attribute had to be channeled into the blade and not into the handle, lest it burn the wielder. This made the weapon expensive; the smaller an embedded object, the more expensive it was.
Jay’s eyes were drawn to the blade, perhaps for a little too long. He did his best to move to the side of the path, getting out of the way of the exquisite carriage following the expensive knight.
The hill was steep at the edge of the road; they had built it up to make a slightly wider path, though over time it had degraded. Much of it was little more than dirt and rocks.
Standing on the edge of the road to give way to the carriage, Jay realized he didn’t have enough room - but it was too late to do anything about it. The carriage would not stop for a nobody like him.
Having no choice but to dodge the oncoming carriage, he stepped onto the very edge...
Suddenly the side of the path crumbled under his weight - the rain helped in making a bad situation worse as it was all turning to a slippery mudslide.
“Shit, ah!” Jay attempted to plant his foot firmly on the ground, but the mud caused him to slip further down.
He lost balance as he yelled, hoping someone would hear him - and someone did.
A taunting chuckle came from the carriage. As Jay fell, a mocking smirk flashed at him ever so briefly through the carriage’s curtains.
What? Is this amusing? The thought flashed through his mind as he tried to gain his balance - yet unsuccessfully so.
Jay fell, smashing his shoulder and sliding a little way down the side of the hill.
“You asshole in your shitty carriage!” Jay yelled, gritting his teeth in a burst of anger as he slid down, and he began picking up more speed and sliding faster in the muddy rain.
Spotting a shrub as he slid, he grabbed at it to stop himself from sliding further.
He grasped the small bush with all his strength, yet neither Jay nor the bush came out unscathed as he ripped up half of the plant’s roots and his hand began stinging, turning red and hurting more than his shoulder. He had a handful of leaves he stripped away from the plant.
Using the shrub as balance, he stood up slowly as his anger raged.
“Dammit, will they even let me in now? I’m so filthy, they will think I’m a beggar... and that little bastard in the carriage was basically laughing at me. Prick!” he snapped in frustration, clenching his fist as he noticed the carriage wasn’t even there anymore - it didn’t even stop to help. No one did.
“Little fucking bastard...” his brows furrowed in anger, swearing through his clenched jaw as he looked at the brown slide he made down the hill.
As he trudged back up the muddy hill towards the road, his anger still seethed - yet this only caused him to lose his concentration, and with it, his balance.
“Fucker... little carriage bastard fucker... ~Oh, wait, shit!” Once more, he fell backwards.
“Shit, shit, shit!” Jay lost all control, blindly falling backwards. And that was all he remembered.
The back of his head landed squarely on a rock, and he instantly lost consciousness. But he didn't stop there.
His unconscious body continued sliding down the hill for a moment before catching itself under some bushes.
Sadly, no one saw him fall or even heard him yell in the pouring rain - he was alone, knocked unconscious and caught in some bushes.
“KAW~!”
“... what?- AH!”
A silver crow shocked Jay awake, bolting away as his eyes opened widely.
Jay sat up quickly, trying to make himself look more lifelike, as he realized the crow was about to eat him like he were roadkill. But this was the least of his problems.
It was still close to Winter, and at this point Jay was shivering, his clothes drenched with rain. He couldn’t tell how long he had been unconscious as it was still overcast, but it mattered little right now - he was freezing.
“I need..... to get warm... so cold... need... warmth…” his teeth chattered, his lips blue, and his fingers white. He could hardly form sentences.
Survival instincts kicked in and Jay hobbled to the village inn. He would’ve gone home, but he knew that his shivering hands wouldn’t be able to start a fire.
“S-so hungry... so thirsty. How long w-was I knocked out?” he shivered as he jogged, trying to warm himself up.
It was still overcast and early in the morning when he finally made it to the only inn in the village.
Stumbling through the wooden door of the Snake-raven inn, Jay quickly walked towards the innkeeper standing behind the bar ready to place his order - however the middle-aged bald man with a twirling mustache spoke first.
“Hello...? How.. can I help..?” the innkeeper asked, squinting at Jay as he wondered whether or not he should kick this dirty mud-covered bum out.
I’m not getting paid enough for this shit, the innkeeper thought, looking at the tracks of mud Jay was making through his establishment before realizing he was his own boss.
“O-one room please, and a hot bath i-immediately! I’m f-freezing!” Jay said through his chattering teeth.
“Sure. That will be 25 gold.” The innkeeper eyed Jay’s waist for a coin pouch, ignoring his shivering.
“It will cost you more if you stay for longer, though. And about your bath, it will cost five gold for the ruby-bath which heats water instantly; otherwise, we normally heat water over the fire, which would take quite some time.” The innkeeper explained, casually peering at the thick mud on Jay’s clothes.
“Ah.. would you like laundry service too? For five gold?” he added.
Obviously I want the fucking ruby-bath, I’m literally shivering in front of you, you absolute fu-, Jay thought with dead eyes, replying with an almost sarcastic tone.
“Yes, I would like my clothes washed and I would like the ruby tub too, p-please.” He said through gritted teeth.
“Sure. 35 gold.” The innkeeper said before he called out for his employee.
“Tamara! We have a customer! Get the hot tub filled right away!”
“Yes, sir.” A young female voice sounded from a door behind the bar, and Jay gave up the 35 gold as Tamara came out.
“Room three, but take him to the ruby-bath first” the innkeeper said, collecting the gold coins and then went back to cleaning glasses after Jay and Tamara left.
Yet as the innkeeper put a clean glass down and grabbed another to polish, he wondered. What did those crazy adventurers do to make a recruit come back like this…
He merely assumed this was some sort of training.
“Looks like old guild leader Sully is experimenting this year,” he shrugged with a smile. “Oh well, not my problem.”
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裏切られた後に億万長者に甘やかされて
エミリーと億万長者の夫との結婚は契約結婚だった。彼女は努力して夫の愛を勝ち取りたいと願っていた。しかし、夫が妊婦を連れて現れた時、彼女は絶望した。家を追い出された後、路頭に迷うエミリーを謎の億万長者が拾い上げた。彼は一体誰なのか?なぜエミリーのことを知っていたのか?そしてさらに重要なことに、エミリーは妊娠していた。
捨てられた妻
自己発見の旅は、彼女をパリという活気溢れる街へと導いた。偶然の出会いを重ねるうちに、カリスマ的で自由奔放なアーティストと親しくなり、その人物は彼女が今まで知らなかった情熱と芸術と解放の世界へと導いてくれる存在となった。
物語は、臆病で見捨てられた妻から、自信に満ちた独立した女性への彼女の変貌を美しく描き出す。指導を受けながら、ロクサーヌは自身の芸術的才能を発見し、キャンバスを通じて感情や願望を表現することに心の安らぎを見出していく。
しかし、彼女の変貌の噂がロンドン社交界に届き、過去が彼女を追いかけてくる。ルシアンは自分の過ちの重大さに気付き、離れていった妻を取り戻すための旅に出る。物語は、捨て去った過去の生活と、今や大切なものとなった新しい自由の間で揺れ動く彼女の姿を予想外の展開で描いていく。
三年続いた結婚生活は離婚で幕を閉じる。街中の人々は、裕福な家の捨てられた妻と彼女を嘲笑った。六年後、彼女は双子を連れて帰国する。今度は人生を新たにし、世界的に有名な天才医師となっていた。数え切れないほどの男性たちが彼女に求婚するようになるが、ある日、娘が「パパが三日間ずっと膝をついて、ママと復縁したいってお願いしているの」と告げる。
溺愛は時に残酷で 〜大企業社長と口の利けない花嫁〜
ブサイクな男と結婚?ありえない
しかし、結婚後、その男は決して醜くなどなく、それどころか、ハンサムで魅力的で、しかも億万長者だったことが分かったのです!
憎しみから情熱的な愛へ
毎日が地獄のようです。夫は私に対して心理的な暴力を振るい、まるで玩具のように扱います。優しい言葉など一度も聞いたことがありません。
最初から全て計画されていたのでしょう。私との結婚も、ただの復讐劇の一幕に過ぎなかったのです。私の心も体も、彼の復讐の道具でしかありませんでした。
夜になると、その冷たい視線に怯えます。彼の足音が近づくたびに、体が震えてしまいます。逃げ出したい。でも、どこにも行き場所がないのです。
こんな結婚生活、誰にも想像できないでしょう。表向きは、私たちは理想の夫婦のように見えるかもしれません。でも実際は...私の魂は日に日に摩耗していくばかり。
これが私の現実。悪魔との結婚生活。終わりが見えない暗闇の中で、私はただ耐え続けるしかないのです。
億万長者アルファ契約恋人
私たちの関係は契約に過ぎなかった。彼の本当の愛する人が戻ってきたとき、もう私は必要とされなくなった。契約を破棄され、消えろと言われた。
五年という月日で、彼の凍てついた心も私に向けて溶けるのではないかと思っていた。なんて愚かだったのだろう。
荷物をまとめて、去ることにした。彼には告げずに......私には残り三ヶ月の命しかないということも。
午後七時、グリフォン騎士団長のプライベートジェットが空港に着陸した。沈みゆく太陽が鮮やかなオレンジと赤を月の明るい光に譲ろうとしている頃だった。
到着してわずか三十分後、彼は私をダウンタウンのペントハウスに呼び寄せるよう命じた。
億万長者のシンデレラ
そうよね、これはただのビジネスだもの……
でも、彼の触れる手は温かくて……誘惑的で……
「処女なのか?」突然、彼は私を見つめた……
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エマ・ウェルズ。卒業を控えた女子大生。継母のジェーンと義姉のアンナから虐待を受け続けてきた彼女の人生で、唯一の希望は王子様のような恋人マシュー・デイビッド。世界一幸せな女性にすると約束してくれた人。
しかし、彼女の世界は完全に崩れ去った。継母が老人から結納金として5万ドルを受け取り、彼女を嫁がせることに同意したのだ。さらに追い打ちをかけるように、愛する恋人が親友のビビアン・ストーンと浮気をしていたことを知る。
土砂降りの雨の中、通りを歩きながら、彼女は絶望の淵に立たされていた……
拳を握りしめ、決意した。売られる運命なら、自分で売り手になってやる。
豪華な車の前に飛び出し、立ち止まる。自分の処女は一体いくらの価値があるのだろう……
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支配する億万長者に恋をして
田舎のブルックス家に引き取られたリース・ブルックスは、姉の代わりにマルコム・フリンとの婚約を突然押し付けられることになった。
フリン家からは育ちの良くない田舎者として蔑まれ、読み書きもできない粗野な殺人鬼だという悪意に満ちた噂まで立てられてしまう。
しかし、リースは誰もの予想に反して、卓越した才能の持ち主だった。一流のファッションデザイナー、凄腕のハッカー、金融界の巨人、そして医学の天才として頭角を現していく。
彼女の専門知識は業界の黄金基準となり、投資の大物たちも医学界の権威たちも、その才能を欲しがった。アトランタの経済界を操る存在としても注目を集めることになる。
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売られた氷の女王
ドレスと下着を受け取り、バスルームに戻ろうとした私を彼女は制止した。彼女の命令を聞いた瞬間、心臓が止まりそうになった。
「ここで着替えなさい。見せてもらうわ」
最初は意味が分からなかったけれど、彼女が苛立ちを含んだ目で見つめてきたとき、言われた通りにするしかないと悟った。
ローブを脱いで隣の白いソファに置く。ドレスを手に取ろうとしたその時。
「待ちなさい」
心臓が飛び出しそうになった。
「ドレスもソファに置いて、まっすぐ立ちなさい」
言われた通りにした。全裸で立つ私を、彼女は頭からつま先まで念入りに観察した。その視線が私の裸体を確認していく様子に、吐き気を覚えた。
髪を肩の後ろに流し、人差し指で私の胸元を優しく撫で、視線は乳房で止まった。そして更に続く。ゆっくりと脚の間へと視線を移動させ、しばらくそこを見つめた。
「足を開きなさい、アリス」
彼女が屈んで、より近くから見ようとした時、私は目を閉じた。レズビアンでないことを祈るばかりだったが、最後に彼女は満足げな笑みを浮かべて立ち上がった。
「きれいに処理されているわね。男性はそういうのが好きなの。息子も気に入るはずよ。肌も綺麗で柔らかいし、適度な筋肉もついている。ギデオンにはぴったりね。下着を着けて、それからドレスを着なさい、アリス」
言いたいことは山ほどあったけれど、全て飲み込んだ。ただ逃げ出したかった。そしてその時、私は心に誓った。必ず成功してみせると。
アリスは18歳の美しいフィギュアスケーター。キャリアが絶頂を迎えようとしていた矢先、残酷な義父によって裕福なサリバン家の末っ子の妻として売り渡されてしまう。アリスは、見知らぬ少女と結婚しようとする美しい男性には何か理由があるはずだと考える。特にその家族が有名な犯罪組織の一員であることを知って。彼女は冷たい心を溶かし、自由を手に入れることができるのか?それとも手遅れになる前に逃げ出せるのか?
離婚後、ママと子供が世界中で大活躍
本来の花嫁である義理の妹の身代わりとして。
2年間、彼の人生で最も暗い時期に寄り添い続けた。
しかし――
妹の帰還により、彼らの結婚生活は揺らぎ始める。
共に過ごした日々は、妹の存在の前では何の意味も持たないのか。
結婚の終わり
まるで怒り狂った牡牛の前で赤い布を振るようなものだった。アンナは怒りが込み上げてきた。男の傲慢さにはほとほと呆れる。一年前、彼女は何とか脱出できたのだ。結婚した後、彼は彼女をギリシャの ancestral城に幽閉し、飽きた玩具のように捨て去ったのだ。
そしてそれだけでは足りないとでも言うように、彼は最も卑劣な行為に及んだ。街のアパートで愛人を囲い始めたのだ。彼女―つまり妻である自分が、がらんとした城で待ち続けている間も、彼はその女と夜を共にし続けた。まるで彷徨える魂のように。
エロス・コザキスは心に誓った。今度こそ、妻を取り戻すのだ!
そして彼女を、本来あるべき場所である自分のベッドへと連れ戻す。彼の下で彼女の しなやかな体が抑えきれない情熱に震え、二人の間で燃え上がる消しがたい炎を満たすため、何度も何度も深く愛し合うのだ。
数年間は彼女を素足で妊娠させ続け、子供を何人か産ませる。そうすれば、彼から離れるなどという考えは完全に消え去ってしまうだろう!
禁断の欲望
私はもう一度頷き、彼らに近づいた。まずはザイオンから始めた。手を彼に滑らせると、まるで噴水のように反応した。「おお!」と自分に言い聞かせた。直接触れないように泡立てていたが、彼は「手を使えよ。触ってもいいんだ」と言った。もう地獄にいるのだから、少し楽しんでもいいかもしれない。そんな邪悪な考えが頭をよぎった。
私は彼を撫で始めた。彼のうめき声が聞こえた。
ソフィー・デルトロは内気で純粋、内向的なティーンエイジャーで、自分が透明人間のように感じていた。彼女は三人の保護者である兄たちと共に、安全で退屈な生活を送っていた。しかし、アメリカのマフィアの王とその二人の息子に誘拐される。三人は彼女を共有し、支配し、征服する計画を立てていた。
彼女は罪と暴力の世界に巻き込まれ、禁断の関係に強制され、捕らえた者たちのサディスティックな性的快楽を奨励し称賛する学校に送られる。誰も信じられない。ソフィーが知っていたと思っていた世界は存在しなかった。彼女は自分の深い欲望に従うのか、それとも闇に飲み込まれ埋もれてしまうのか。周りの全ての人が秘密を持っており、ソフィーはその中心にいるようだ。残念ながら、彼女は禁断の欲望の対象だった。