Sword Among Us - Chapter 1222: Two Zither Players Meet, Test

Akira, was born in the slum and wishes to get out but the only way he could was to risk his life in these ruins as a hunter.

Adam Anderson’s world turned upside down after an accident landed him in a society where women ruled. Waking in the hospital, he found himself inexplicably married to his estranged childhood friend, Claire, a woman weighed down by a secret.But Claire’s secret came with a price. One that gave Caterina De Luca, Boston’s ruthless Mafia queen, the perfect excuse to force her way into Adam’s life.With Caterina tightening her grip and his marriage crumbling under the weight of unspoken truths, Adam faced an impossible choice: resist, or surrender to the woman who would stop at nothing to claim him.Women out number men 3:1 in the new world.This story is set in the same world as Finding a Yandere in Reverse World. You do not need to have read that story at all to enjoy this one.Discord link to get character pictures and updates easily.

I thought the world was vast, for me to wander, but now, it has only become a cage. For a life unhindered, I wield a single sword to pierce the ninth heavens. People find me displeasing, but there’s nothing they can do. That’s the kind of life I love!“Stop! I paved this path and I planted these trees. If you want to pass through…”“Brother, I come from the Dustfallen sect.”“What? The Dustfallen sect! Piss off!”This pitiful sect was so poor to the point where even bandits did not want to waste time on it. However, how could this sect, these nine measly people, be ordinary? What you see is only what they wish for you to see. What you can’t see is the truth!Mu Yu—a young human boy with the powers of elemental demons—accidentally joins the impoverished Dustfallen sect. The sect that even bandits did not want to waste time on was actually hid great talents, concealing a huge secret! You look down on my sect? Then that’s your ignorance!

He was once the most feared villain in the empire, a master of manipulation who wove chaos from the shadows. Ruthless, untouchable—until the day he was betrayed and executed by the very man he sought to control.But death is not the end.He awakens in the body of Lady Elara Valcrest, a fragile noble girl doomed to be a pawn in political games. Stripped of her former power, she is forced into an arranged marriage with none other than Cairon Everhart—the man who once killed her. He does not recognize her, but she knows him. And she will never forget.To survive, Elara must play a new game. One where deception is her only weapon, and trust is a dangerous illusion. She must outmaneuver her enemies, uncover the truth behind her execution, and reclaim the power she lost. But as she navigates the treacherous world of court intrigue, one question lingers—Was Cairon truly her greatest enemy? Or had she been blind to an even greater threat?Time is running out. The villain has been given one last chance. And this time, she refuses to lose.