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Hi! My name is [Redacted], but most people just call me Focaccia Bread — or Foca. I’m writing this mostly for fun, but also to share my stories, my questionable life choices, and the music that somehow came out of them. Come along for the ride as I recount how I accidentally built a successful entertainment company and somehow helped create actual music legends. Fair warning: I do not tell stories in order. My brain jumps timelines like a fever dream, so expect chaos, time skips, and zero apologies. I’m weird. I’m quirky. I embrace it with both arms and half a bagel. I know — I’m cringe. But at least I’m free. XD If you wanna listen to the Jams (Music) appearing here, you can go listen to them in YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@FocacciaBread-Music) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ecDiwv85yqoktTR4h569L?si=CHJzNohaTwiTgukcKickMQ) and other streaming platforms.

George Paddington, an orphan who lost his parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, was a prodigious video game blogger. One fateful day, he dies in an accident while saving a three-year-old child. However, instead of passing on, he wakes up in the Harry Potter universe—inside the body of a 15-year-old Severus Snape, right after his infamous fallout with Lily Evans. Armed with knowledge of the future and guided by Eva, an AI assistant-like system, George must navigate the complexities of the wizarding world. With humor, danger, love, and self-discovery shaping his journey, he embraces the magic, intrigue, and challenges of his new reality. Will he alter Snape’s fate or remain bound to the tragic path history has written? For access to advanced chapters, join [email protected]/Maggie329

He threw money on the bed after our one-night stand. I threw it back in his face at his own inauguration. By sundown, we were engaged. By the week's end — married. Franklin Flemington needed a wife to secure his empire. I needed a miracle to save my family. For two years, we played our parts flawlessly — the golden couple the whole city envied. Behind closed doors, I was invisible to him. When the two years were up, I handed him divorce papers without blinking. He stared at me like I'd lost my mind. "I've given you everything a husband should. What more do you want from me, Octavia?" I smiled, signed my name, and walked out. I thought that was the end. I thought I'd finally won. I forgot one thing — Franklin Flemington has never lost anything in his life. And he has no intention of starting with me. Game on.

"What are you willing to do to achieve something? How serious are you about achieving your goals?" This was the question that Loki and the other people who came to the Four Directions sect to earn their freedom were asked on their first day in the sect. For Loki, this question was easy for him to answer because he was reborn as a slave in this world and had already defied the will of his slave master in order to join the Four Directions sect. He had braved danger and suffering to reach the Four Directions sect. So he knew what it meant to be desperate and was willing to do whatever was required of him to achieve his goal. In the world of the blessed heaven realm, there is no such thing as human rights, and freedom is a luxury that very few people have. It is said that everyone is a slave to someone. The only difference is how strong their master is. So he, just like everyone else, is under the control of someone above them. But he doesn't want to remain a slave forever. He aspires to greatness, immortality, and freedom. He wants to acquire enough power to gain control of his fate. He also wants to rise to the top of the world and be the one to control others. He even wants to gain power and control over death. In order to achieve this, he is willing to do anything. This is his answer to the question of what he is willing to do to achieve his goals. His answer to this question was why he awakened the Fenrir metac. This is a metac that can help him achieve his goals by granting him the ability to find prey, hunt prey, and devour them to strengthen himself. With the Fenrir metac, he will transform from a prey into a predator. He will even have the chance to rise to the top of the food chain and become the strongest predator. That is to be his purpose in life, and with great luck and perseverance, he might achieve it. Golden Tickets/Power Stones: Bonus Chapters 1. 100/500: 1st Bonus Chapter. 2. 200/1,000: 2nd Bonus Chapter. 3. 300/1,500: 3rd Bonus Chapter. 4. 400/2,000: 4th Bonus Chapter. 5. 500/3,000: 5th Bonus Chapter. Discord: https://discord.gg/wA7n2M23Aw

The Moon Goddess made a mistake— or maybe this was a curse just like everyone says it is. But I always knew deep down that I was never meant to be theirs. They belonged to her. To my twin sister, Chalice, who was sweet. Perfect. Worshipped by the entire pack… and pure venom behind closed doors. The three brothers— Zevran, Kael, and Caelum— hate me with a fire that burns hotter than the bond tying us together. And I know because I see it in their eyes… I feel it in the way their burning touch lingers a second too long. They despise me. Just like everyone else does. But they want me. And no matter how much I try to stay away, the mate bond keeps dragging me back into their world of heat, power, hatred and danger. Maybe, I should leave… I know. But fate plays a cruel game. And as truths unravel and secrets come to light, the triplets— the ones who once despised me— now see me for who I am. Now, they want me— unabashedly. But by the time they realize this, it is a little too late. I’ve been broken by them a little too much. And I am done being anyone’s pawn. ~*~ “We want you, Leilani… we always have. Always would. Please take this as our way of saying sorry. For everything, for not believing you… for letting our judgements be clouded by…” Caelum said softly, his voice trailing off, his breath warm and ticklish against my fingers that he brought up to his lips as his other hand found the warm spot between my thighs. My eyes snagged on his full lips— pink and inviting; But they’d been kissed by another. And I don’t do leftovers. I sighed exasperatedly, shaking my head to rid myself of this pitiful sight and clenching my legs together to force his hands out. He didn’t budge. “No.” I said sharply, my voice coming out stronger than I expected especially with their bodies pressed against mine, and their lips creating sparks across my body. “I’m done. Go back to Chalice… she suits you more than I ever did.” Kael’s voice vibrated through my body as he pressed himself flush against me. His brothers Caelum and Zevran leaned in too, their lips on the shell of my ears, one’s fingers grazing over my taut nipple. “I’ll burn the world, Leilani,” he growled, his voice deep. Threatening. “I’ll burn the entire world, if that’s what it takes to win you back.” “Then I'd like to see you after the world’s been successfully burnt down. Maybe then we’ll have this conversation.” I answered, and with that, I pushed their hands away and leapt off the cupboard. And as I walked out of the kitchen, I felt their eyes drilling holes into my back, hotter than a thousand lasers all at once. But I didn’t falter. I didn’t turn around. I was the monster they’d made. CONTENT WARNING: This book contains triggers and explicit scenes of abuse, Graphic violence and murder, explicit sexual activities, strong language and dark, obsessive romance. Readers discretion advised. ****

Laia Hayes is just the broke orphan scholarship kid of Aetheris Academy, scraping by on night shifts and skipped meals. All she wants for her 18th realm awakening is a tiny pocket domain, a handful of casual worshippers, and just enough faith tax to cover her tuition. No power games, no fanatic batteries, just a quiet, normal life. Too bad the refugees she picked up from the Chaos Sea aren't what they seem. That ragtag bunch of runaways? They're actually the most powerful overlords of every race—dragon lords, elven archmages, demon princes, even the queen of the rakkasra swarm. They're on the run from a tyrant Greater God, and they're convinced Laia is a hidden Overgod, slumming it among mortals to hide from the world. Now Laia's accidentally built a realm where her "fake refugee believers" are building starships, forging legendary weapons, and revolutionizing industry, turning her tiny pocket realm into the most powerful domain in existence. Everyone at the academy thinks she's the strongest god in the world. And Laia? She's just trying to figure out why her refugees are paying her so much tax that she can afford a hundred new awakening crystals. Who knew the quiet life would turn her into the most powerful god alive?

Jiang Lan transmigrated into a game he had played and became a villain. He wanted to rewrite his fate yet the plot changed because of his arrival.

# RELAXED # INFINITE Divine-grade Decomposition and Reconstruction System: This allows the user to decompose any object and reconstruct them. … A scraped car? I’ll just disassemble it and make it into a brand new expensive luxury car! A bunch of small diamonds? I’ll just turn them into a 10-carat giant diamond! An old phone? I’ll just make a futuristic phone that won’t appear for another 70 years!” What? Did I get sick? Simple! I’ll just gather a bunch of drugs, decompose them, and make a super medicine out of them! … A few years later, Augmented Reality, the Automated Electronic Management System, air-powered vehicles, humanity's first moon base, and other cutting-edge technologies were all created by a man who was once known as Dumb Lin.

All humans on Blue Star descended to a world without land, where the sky is filled with floating islands. Everyone must choose a profession, start anew here, and strive to survive! Han Xing, who just entered the game, unexpectedly activated the only hidden SSS-level talent, 'Divine-level Artisan.' "Successfully made a blunt wooden stick, Quality - Legend, Feature: Never breaks, with a 100% dizziness effect." "Successfully made a rusty iron sword, Quality - Epic, Feature: Unbreakable, with a 100% tetanus effect."

Transmigrating into a high-martial world, Lin Ye unexpectedly discovered he had acquired a system— But the problem was, this system didn’t seem to work quite right. [Basic Attack Lv.1] [Thick Hide Lv.1] [Charged Smash Lv.1]… “Hold on, System, I’m obviously a human! Why are the skills you’re giving me so damn weird?” “Negative, Host. You are a goblin. Please abandon your delusions and prepare for battle! This System will absolutely make you the ultimate Boss, never to be raided by adventurers!” It wasn’t until the invasion of the myriad races, when the Demon God flashed a hideous grin and ripped Lin Ye’s head clean off, that the deity finally realized— Wait… was that just this human’s first health bar?!

Reborn as a mosquito? Got a system that makes you stronger by sucking blood? Regarding this start, Chu Sheng was a bit silent. I've already become a mosquito, how much stronger can I possibly get? But no matter what, I have to give it a try... Chu Sheng randomly flew into a room, and unexpectedly, there was a stunningly beautiful girl inside. Not bad! I'll suck her blood! ... Gu Yuexi, an Emperor-Level Beast Tamer, the Empress of the Human Race! In her previous life, she only started on the path of Beast Taming at the age of sixty, and her first Contracted Beast was merely of a Low-Level Bloodline, leading to an unstable foundation and her perishing in a heavenly tribulation. Reborn at the age of eighteen, she must become a Beast Tamer at the first opportunity! She bankrupted her family to buy a High-Level Bloodline Demon Beast and prepared for the Blood Covenant ritual! Just as she was about to sign the Blood Covenant with this Demon Beast, a mosquito landed on her leg and took a mouthful of her blood!! "..." "My name is Gu Yuexi. In this life, it seems I'm ruined..."

A thousand years ago, a Rain of Evolution fell, and the world entered the Era of Evolution. Animals, plants, and humans all gained the potential to evolve into higher-level life forms. However, the human method of evolution is unique; they must absorb the extracts of higher-level life forms to complete their evolution, and each time they absorb an extract, they also acquire a skill from the extract's original owner. Absorb the extract of an “Undying Salamander” and gain the ability of limb regeneration; Absorb the extract of an “Iron Armor Oyster” and possess a flexible gender; Absorb the extract of a “Forest Giant Cockroach” and transform into an unkillable cockroach; Su Ze has come to this world, but before he can begin his evolution, he must solve his life-and-death crisis. “My name is Su Ze.” “I originally thought I had transmigrated and become a scion of a powerful official, but I never expected that I was just his clone, a scapegoat for him to escape punishment, a tool used for him to fake his death and get away.” “What's worse is, I'm scheduled to be executed tomorrow, but my cheat has not yet arrived...”

Reborn in the school from a previous life, Qin Fan decides to take a revenge on those bullying him for years. rising from an outcast of his family. "I'm not dead? I'm still alive? Haha! HAHAHA!" "Damn! This waste of space is getting way ahead of himself!" "Shit! What kind of dream was he having?" "This is the most attention that waste Qin Fan has ever gotten, haha!"

The most powerful sword was broken in an ancient war and now its spirit is reborn in a common sword and bought by a girl named Li Qingming. The sword spirit senses that Li, though weak now, boasts some traces familiar to it, which remind it of its former owner and his friends.

Initially, Chen Zhou did not pay attention to the bizarre post. It was nothing more than a fictional organization, an invented set of rules, and a carnival of bored netizens. It wasn't until he was dragged into this seemingly endless "large-scale reality show" that he discovered the world could be so magnificent and grand— A 28-year long "Robinson Crusoe"; A "Prehistoric World" where only two can survive; A century-long, evil and eerie "Western Town"; A "Doomsday World" overrun by mutants; A "Alien Survival" filled with the unknown, defying reason… Enticing prospects accompanied by brutal challenges came one after another. As a challenger, he had no choice. Adapt or die!

Fu Yu awoke from a big dream, feeling like the heavens stuffed his mouth with a pie. Everything familiar suddenly became virtual. The work kitchen, the tools he used, the colleagues he cooperated with, and the customers he faced. Everyone and everything has become walking NPCs and auxiliary tools. Daily life and work have turned into main quests that need to be completed and key clues for advancement. A customer ordered a dish of loose sautéed meat slices. Fu Yu took out a piece of fresh tenderloin: [Pork: Freshness: 90%] Held an egg in one hand: [Egg: Freshness: 85%] Heated oil in the pot, prepared starch, and got ready onions, ginger, and garlic. First frying, then stir-frying; the meat is cooked and taken out of the pot, plated and served to the customer: [Ding! Task of one portion of loose sautéed meat slices completed. Reward received: Cooking Experience +10, RMB +100, one oil-draining spatula!] As a chef constantly fed by the heavens, as long as he cooks, he levels up!

Lin Chang'an traversed to the Immortal Cultivation Realm and became a lone cultivator who failed to enter an Immortal Sect. After twenty years of arduous cultivation, feeling disheartened and prepared to return to the mundane world to enjoy human wealth, he awakened to the proficiency panel. As long as he diligently learns and practices, his efforts will surely bear fruit.

Tenjo Hikari transmigrated to a seemingly familiar Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy. This place is filled with extreme enthusiasts who believe that only Fusion Summon is the most noble summoning method. They attempt to change the minds of Dimensional Duelists through dueling, forcing them to join the "Fusion Absolute Supremacy" faction. If one refuses, they are turned into cards, which is quite twisted and crazy. Tenjo Hikari glanced at his deck full of Fusion Spells and Trap Cards, remained silent for a long time, and gladly agreed. Yes, absolutely right. What you said is extremely correct. Fusion is the most noble summoning method!