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Sword Art Online: Moonlight Swordman.

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Over 10,000 players are trapped in a virtual world, a game that has become a true hell. They cannot log out. Death in the game means death in real life. No way out. No second chances. There is only one path: Climb to the 100th floor. Defeat the final boss. Complete the game… or perish within it. A Few Words About the Protagonist: Not a transmigrator. Not someone from another world. Ren is an original character, someone who truly belongs to this world, exploring Aincard through his own perspective. He is not a powerful warrior from the start, nor a decisive fighter ready to face everything head-on. But in this unforgiving world, where every step could lead to death, he must find his own way forward.
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Crown of Thorns and Roses.

Those who fail him, they claim, are consumed by his gardens. They are unaware, though, that I have been talking to plants my whole life—and now the fate of the kingdom hinges on their response. I wanted no attention at all. Enough risk is involved growing illegal miraculous blossoms in my small rural garden. However, I find the reason the king's gardens are withering and why all five gardeners before me have vanished when royal guards transport me to the palace. The gardens provide more than only aesthetic purposes. They're the kingdom's last defense. Constant observation by Crown Prince Thorne, his silver eyes frigid as the winter gradually kills his territory. The court mumbles he killed the past gardeners for failing, but I detect despair in his eyes. Each day I coax life from the wilting magical plants, I feel the protective wards strengthening. Each night, I sense the shadowy creatures straining our bounds, getting stronger, hungrier. Should I fail, I should detest the haughty prince threatening punishment. Instead, I find myself pulled to the man beneath the thorny crown—a monarch willing to become the villain in whispered legends if it means saving his people. As my power develops with odd new blossoms no one has seen before, so does the threat. The prince's foes conspire within the royal walls, the magical barriers decrease with each passing day, and my heart treacherously softens toward the man who cannot afford to love me back. They believe his gardens eat those who disappoint him. What they don't know is what happens when a wild magic like mine begins to overwhelm me.
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