Prodigiously Amazing Weaponsmith - Chapter 9 — ”The Flirtatious Phoenix”

This is an Isekai styled story, written from the point of view of the protagonist.

Discover the secret of the new, unknown world with Peter, as he sets his first steps in an empty, ruined city. Meet new people from all around the globe. Fight, laugh, and cry.

[Mature Content:]Alaric was too close to Nicolette.Her mouth was just inches away from his.He could smell the lavender on her skin, the heat radiating from within her.But he held back, refusing to be carried away by her charm…“Mr. Allens…” she purred, and he looked down at her.Her eyes widened with desire, and he knew, in that moment, that if he wanted to kiss her, she would let him.The last thing he wanted was commitment. He knew that Nicolette didn’t want that either.But why was she this tempting?So willing?It was that willingness that confused him.She blinked, then swallowed as she pulled the jacket off her shoulders. His eyes lingered on her exposed neck.God.He just wanted to bury his mouth in that hollow spot.“Here,” Nicolette said calmly, extending the jacket to him.He took the jacket, his hand brushing hers just a second. She flinched, her face turning pink as she clutched the towel against her chest.His stomach flipped at the sight.If only that towel would give way to…Before he could stop himself, Alaric pressed his arousal against her stomach, pushing her against the wall, cornering her.She gasped at the sudden movement and for a moment, he lost his mind.“Cole…” he breathed, crushing himself against her.Her eyes gleamed with desire and a vulnerability that rocked him to his core.He would be foolish not to give in to this feeling.But he would also be a fool if he did.She had chosen to marry him.Not her boyfriend.And definitely not Lucian Crawford.Yet, he couldn't help it.She was only his for a year.But still…***************When her business and the gallery she inherited from her mother burn to the ground, Nicolette Voss is determined to rebuild—and get revenge on her father.She turned to her father’s rival, Alaric Allens, for an alliance.Alaric is willing to help, but on one condition—she must be his wife for a year.They called him Ruthless Alaric after an infamous incident 6 years ago. Alaric is back in town, and so are the crumbs of his past. But he is determined to change everything with a wife.He has his hidden agenda.She needs her revenge.But will this marriage between storm and steel survive the heat? And what will they do when deep secrets threatens to destroy them both?

[Light-Hearted + Multi-Novel Worlds Fusion + Proactive Female Lead + I Want Them All!] Also known as“After Reseting for the Sixth Time, the Female Lead Takes the Initiative to Come to Me.”Transmigrated as a villain, becoming an experience-rich, wealthy, and handsome character, the beginning sees the fiancée coming to accuse me on behalf of the male lead!According to the plot, not only am I supposed to be face-slapped by the grassroots male lead, but my fiancée will also be stolen!Finally got the system, but it wants me to obediently follow the plot!Can I tolerate this? I will fight back directly!The protagonist reborn to amend regrets? No need for amends, just make him regret more! A war god returns, searching for his lost love in the city?Flirt with his lost love right in front of him, making him only able to bear it silently! Eavesdropping on thoughts, the female lead falls for him after listening?Bring out the signal blocker, and the male lead directly becomes a fool talking to himself!The villainess and her followers want to bully others because of their status?Insubordination, directly snap them away! A reborn immortal emperor, who acts without needing to explain to anyone? Despising the law, an additional crime, immediate death penalty!As for the missed girls, I’ll make amends for you!

He died on Earth with nothing—no legacy, no power, and no second chances... or so he thought.After getting hit by a truck, a disillusioned young man awakens in the body of a boy named Zane, in a war-torn fantasy world where nations clash over power, and magic is the law of survival. Gifted a mysterious book from parents he barely knew—and now lost forever—Zane accidentally awakens the Void System, a cold, cryptic force that offers power... at a price.In a world of monsters, systems, and bloodshed, Zane doesn’t get a choice.Survive, or vanish into nothing