I Became the Must-Have Character of the Academy City - Chapter 17: Encounter with Clara

The Apocalypse is in full swing. Defiled - powerful creatures corrupted by the Great Collision - prowled the lands in search of prey. Unfortunately for them, the human race had long since retreated behind the secure walls of the Sanctuary of Everlast. During one of his regular excursions outside the Sanctuary, Alden is separated from Celeste. - his childhood friend and crush. In that moment, he came to regret never summoning the courage to confess. Somehow managing to survive thanks to some trickery, Alden awakens as a mage. Instead of receiving a normal power, he gains the ability to decay. What’s more, during his ascension, he received a vision from his future self advising him not to trust the Asterons - celestial beings who had saved his race from inescapable doom. Normally... such a revelation wouldn’t faze Alden. However, there was only one major problem with the declaration, though. Celeste was bound with an Asteron. And not just any normal Asteron... She had made a pact with one of the Divine Sovereigns.

Jeong Jiheon was once a promising swimmer, but retired early due to an injury and is now working diligently at a sports agency. Currently, the greatest interest in the sports market is none other than Kwon Jaekyoung, and numerous agencies are fighting fiercely behind the scenes to scout him.In the meantime, Jiheon is ordered by his boss to somehow arrange a meeting with Jaekyoung, and he miraculously succeeds thanks to their insignificant and brief relationship of going to the same swimming center 10 years ago.However, when they agree to meet for the first time in a long while, Kwon Jaekyoung is not interested in the terms of the contract. He just suddenly asks about Jiheon’s traits….

When an S-class elite assassin-raised captain of a special ops suicide squad comes home from a high-stakes Africa mission, he finds himself offered something that could potentially set him up for life- a curious assignment that he could use to finally exit his days of war and slaughter.

I Transmigrated into that trashy novel?!After a strange incident, Alden Finn, a popular streamer and avid webnovel reader finds himself trapped in the body of a main character from a novel he had once labeled as being pure trash.The worst part? Even the main character in the novel seems to be doomed to fail.Now stuck in this world, Alden has to somehow figure out a way to change his fate.Can he survive in this world?And oh my... a shocking scene to behold.It seemed that lady luck was rather on his side.He unexpectedly awakens a rare, SSS-grade talent: the character merge system.With It, not only can he merge with any character he desires, but he can also copy their skills and attributes.Despite being armed with a limitless potential.Rewriting the story won't be easy.Will Alden be able to change the novel's plot and make it to the top, or will his inevitable doom be the first to catch up to him?