Chrysalis - Chapter 1403: Corruption Wakes

A powerless woman’s worst nightmare is marrying someone against her will. When those who are supposed to protect her betray her in the vilest of ways, Leonor is forced to marry a Duke known for his cold nature and repulsive appearance. After a miserable childhood, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to her that her future was never truly in her hands in the first place.Duke Desmond de Montclair was nobody before the war. He garnered the King’s favor by doing the impossible in battle. Unfortunately, any achievement is eclipsed by his appearance and unbearable personality. In a kingdom that idolizes beauty, there is no room for someone like him.At first, Leonor finds life with the Duke to be what she’s used to - walking on eggshells and never speaking what’s truly in her heart. Eventually, things slowly start to change as the Duke learns about the horrors she faced while living with her family. His power becomes the key to her revenge.However, in a moment where she feels cornered, Leonor confesses to the Duke that she’s in love with someone else. The progress she has made with the Duke comes crashing down around her.Will her magic abilities be enough to convince the Duke not to throw her out? If she can make herself useful to him, perhaps she can gain his sympathy somehow…

I tried to establish the Tokugawa Shogunate in another world.With the knowledge of the ruler of the country, the young Ieyasu unifies another world!?Has the era of Ieyasu the old fox already over!?This is the story of the super-cheat young Ieyasu and the naïve elf princess unifying another world!Tokugawa Ieyasu, the ruler of the country.He thought he would die a regretful death after eating tempura, but he suddenly found himself reincarnated in an unknown world with a 20-year-old body!?Moreover, after saving the elf princess, Seraphina, from a human thug, he is appointed as the general of the “Edda Forest”, which is on the verge of destruction.He is a coward and a thrifty person, who think that he can simply waits until his enemy dead before fighting.Ieyasu’s mind is not like a hero, and because of coward’s disposition, he begin to gather useful people in the “Edda Forest”.The cheapstake dark elves are are being made to raise funds.The dwarves, who dig holes all the time, are tasked with flood control work and building secret paths.On top of that, he even employs a family of assassins to control information.Ieyasu is reforming the “Edda Forest” to be like the Tokugawa Shogunate, butーー

The Synders and Thornes had always been the closest of friends. So when Kyra Thorne and James Synders both lost their parents in an accident, twenty-year-old James swore to protect ten-year-old Kyra as though he were her uncle.Twelve years later, Kyra had not only blossomed into a beautiful woman, but she also could no longer ignore the feelings she’d developed for James at nineteen. After three years of struggling to suppress them, she was finally ready to confess.However, what Kyra didn’t know was that James had long discovered her feelings—and had devised the cruelest way to reject her.But, what happened when James unintentionally crossed a line?One thing was certain: Kyra Thorne always got even, even if it meant destroying them both.

I want an S-Rank skill too! I want it so badly, I could die for it!