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I'm not that much of a villain, I swear

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Synopsis: It all started with an innocent web novel written by an anonymous author. Set in a school for nobles with magical abilities, its story of romantic fantasy and harem won over audiences, inspiring manga, anime and video game adaptations. Everything was perfect... until one day it changed. On the release of the new volume of the light novel - considered the canonical version - the world was shaken: the author destroyed his own work. A secondary villain murders the main antagonist, kidnaps the heroine and other key figures, and transforms the story into a nightmare of manipulation and darkness. The internet goes wild. Furious fans revolt, and the author, far from apologising, mocks them all... until his fate is tragically changed and he is murdered by a mob of desperate readers. Kenzo Katō, one of those fans, witnesses the viral video of the murder. But just before the author dies, he seems to look directly at him and utters some mysterious words. In an instant, Kenzo loses consciousness... and wakes up in the headmaster's office of the same magical school in the fictional universe he loved so much. Was it divine punishment, or just the beginning of something darker?
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The Mafia's Merman

"What do you call it when I do this?" Nixxon asked and pressed his lips against Vernon's. Vernon froze, the tantalizing feeling of Nixxon's unexpected kiss rendering him speechless. "A kiss..." He whispered, breathless. "It feels good to kiss you, Vernon," Nixxon whispered and... kissed him again. *** Nixxon escaped his underwater kingdom, desperate to sever all ties to the ocean. But the human world wasn’t the freedom he imagined...it was another kind of cage. Captured by Vernon, a ruthless Mafia boss who mistook him for a spy or a weapon, Nixxon quickly realized that his survival depended on playing along and on how fast he could learn. At first, Vernon saw Nixxon as nothing more than a threat...a strange man with no past, no records, and an unnatural way of moving. But the more he interrogates him, the more frustratingly irresistible Nixxon becomes. He’s both naïve and sharp, defiant yet oddly fascinated by human life. And worst of all, he looks at Vernon like he’s something worth knowing. Forced to keep Nixxon close, Vernon becomes his reluctant guide to the human world...a human encyclopedia; answering innocent yet dangerous questions. What is hunger? Why do humans lie? What does it mean to love? But when Vernon finally uncovers the truth about Nixxon...who he is, what he is...he faces a choice: free the man he once saw as an enemy… or chain him tighter before he’s stolen away. Because something tells him Nixxon wasn’t just running from the ocean. Something worse is coming for him. And Vernon doesn’t know if he wants to save Nixxon… or keep him forever.
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The Mafia's Mermaid

"What do you call it when I do this?" Nixxia asked and pressed her lips against Vernon's. Vernon froze, the tantalizing feeling of Nixxia's unexpected kiss rendering him speechless. "A kiss..." He whispered, breathless. "It feels good to kiss you, Vernon," Nixxoia whispered and... kissed him again. *** Nixxia escaped her underwater kingdom, desperate to sever all ties to the ocean. But the human world wasn't the freedom she imagined...it was another kind of cage. Captured by Vernon, a ruthless Mafia boss who mistook her for a spy or a weapon, Nixxia quickly realized that her survival depended on playing along and on how fast she could learn. At first, Vernon saw Nixxia as nothing more than a threat...a strange woman with no past, no records, and an unnatural way of moving. But the more he interrogates her, the more frustratingly irresistible Nixxia becomes. Se's both naïve and sharp, defiant yet oddly fascinated by human life. And worst of all, she looks at Vernon like he's something worth knowing. Forced to keep Nixxia close, Vernon becomes her reluctant guide to the human world...a human encyclopedia; answering innocent yet dangerous questions. What is hunger? Why do humans lie? What does it mean to love? But when Vernon finally uncovers the truth about Nixxia...who she is, what she is...he faces a choice: free the woman he once saw as an enemy… or chain her tighter before she's stolen away. Because something tells him Nixxia wasn't just running from the ocean. Something worse is coming for her. And Vernon doesn't know if he wants to save Nixxia… or keep her forever.
Rosegold_n · 2.6k Views