The Stepmother's Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era - Chapter 13 - Shouldn’t Have Expectations for This Bad Woman

A side story series featuring the girls of Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon.

Kai was a 17-year-old dropout. A NEET. A background character in real life with nothing to his name but bitterness, novels, and guilt. After his parents died, he gave up on the world. People were fake. Dreams were pointless. And that one novel he kept reading? He hated it especially the main character, June. Perfect, noble, always standing tall. Everything Kai wasn’t.Then, one night, a voice asked: “What if you did meet June?”He said yes, half-asleep and half-mocking.Now he’s trapped in the novel. Isikeid. But he’s not June. He’s not a hero. He’s not even in the main cast.He’s an extra in the background of a world he knows too well and he’s had enough of watching things play out the same way. This time, he’s going to change everything. Whether the world likes it or not.

Eira Hax, the daughter of a once-wealthy heiress, has spent her entire life in the shadows.Twenty-two years ago, her mother, a kind-hearted but naive woman, was deceived by her husband, a ruthless businessman. He stole her entire fortune and framed her for a crime, sending her to prison, unaware that she was pregnant and secretly battling terminal cancer.Eira’s mother died alone behind bars, but not before giving birth to Eira, entrusting her with a burning desire for revenge.Now, two decades later, Eira returns with one goal: to destroy the man who ruined her mother’s life—her own father.To do so, she strategically marries his most powerful rival, Callian Reed, a man as dangerous as he is influential. Together, they plot to destroy her father’s empire, piece by piece.But as Eira is pulled deeper into a world of business, power and revenge, she’s forced to confront her own problems and decide just how far she’s willing to go to avenge her mother.“I’m not your enemy, darling…you should know that by now.”“Callian, everything you do is not written in our contract. Why are you breaking it?”“The more I learn about you, the more I hate everyone who hurt you. So please, Eira, let me get rid of them for you.”

A second chance. An opportunity to delve down the Path to Transcendence where Tiers and Skills reign supreme. When Julian was twelve years old a drunk driver killed his parents and younger sister. Afterward, his grandfather took him in and raised him as a son. His grandfather showed Julian how to put his shattered life back together and help him find a reason to live again. Unfortunately, several years later, his grandfather passed away as well. Losing his last remaining family and his best friend, Julian felt lost. However, when he was spreading his grandfather’s ashes, a supernatural event occurred and Julian died. Julian finds himself reborn in a world of wonder and magic. His new body was that of a young Julius Von Hyperius, a member of the prestigious Hyperius House. With a second chance at life, Julius is determined to unravel the secrets of this new world and how he got here. Julius will challenge himself every step of the way, advancing on the Path to Transcendence. What to expect: - Weak to strong - Skill-centric story - Cultivation aspects - Training maniac - Fun and enjoyable story If you did enjoy it and wish to read up to 25 chapters ahead, please feel free to check out my.