Refusing the Rich: The Young Master's Escaping Bride - Chapter 35: Good News

Five years ago, humanity’s strongest Tower Climber was betrayed at the peak of his conquest.Rael Arden, known only by his codename Phantom, was the silent genius who cleared impossible floors, crushed monsters with forbidden magic, and shaped the rules of Tower exploration. No one had ever seen his real face—yet his legend was feared across the world.But at the Tower’s summit, the teammates he carried to glory stabbed him in the back. For power. For godhood. For fear of what he might become.They thought he died.They were wrong.Reincarnated in secret, Rael awakens in a modern world that’s on the edge of collapse. Dungeons bleed into cities. Monsters evolve. The Tower is no longer just a gate—it’s infecting the world. And the very ones who betrayed him now rule from the shadows, hiding behind titles, guilds, and lies.But Rael isn’t alone. His soul split across hidden clone bodies, each designed to infiltrate, gather information, and prepare for war. As each clone reawakens, his power grows—and so does his rage.With him are three women tied to his fate:Selene, the shadow rogue who never betrayed him.Lyra, a curious researcher drawn to the legend of the Phantom.Aeris, the sword saint who still mourns his death… and may not be as loyal to the enemy as she seems.Now, Rael hunts the seven betrayers who destroyed his past.One by one, they will fall.But revenge is just the beginning.Because deep within the Tower, something else is waking—an ancient force that even Rael feared. And this time, the world may not survive unless the Phantom reigns again.

***WARNING*** Contains Male x Futa and incest smut… read at your own discretion.Chapter 36&39 are very graphic and do not represent the rest of the story.James just got his life together.. well sorta and now he’s been isekai’d into a pervy game only he has played. The problem is he was to busy wackin it to pay attention to any of the details! Join James in his misadventures in a fantasy world he knows nothing about.Research proves that everyone who reads this story is incredibly intelligent, handsome, and strong…While a lot of the time the story will be comedic and fun, do expect some pretty dark events to unfold.There will be quite a bit of smut (mainly futa) in this novel. There will also be moms, sisters, monster girls and a whole lot more. But that will be a bit later on. Chapter 31 is where the first true sex scene happens.

“I can’t believe my eyes. The ice lord actually kissed a man. God, help me!”

There exists eight hardships of human life- living, aging, being sick, dying, resenting, parting with loved ones, being unable to let go, and being unable obtain something.

In each life, each person will experience their own hardship. Once they obtain happiness, they are furthermore unable to let go. Whether it would be heartfelt love or resenting someone down to the bone, would it matter? As long as that person’s bone has my name, it would be good.

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