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REBORN: As A CORPORATE EMPEROR

Aryan was the "Golden Boy" of the Indian tech scene—until the people he trusted most cut his throat. In a sterile boardroom in Mumbai, his best friend and his lead investor didn't just fire him; they stripped him of his dignity, his shares, and his life’s work. As his heart failed under the crushing weight of their greed, Aryan realized the truth: In the world of modern business, being a "good founder" is just another way of saying you're a "good lamb." But the universe isn't finished with him. Aryan wakes up ten years in the past, back in 2016. He’s broke, he’s in a tiny apartment, and he’s holding a cracked laptop. But this time, he isn't alone. A glowing, imperial interface hovers in the air—the [Chakravartin Business System]. The System offers him a path that no MBA could ever teach. It grants him the strategies of the Gupta Empire, the legendary "Golden Age" of India. To win, Aryan must stop playing by the rules of Silicon Valley and start playing by the rules of Emperors. He must hunt down the Ten Gems—the SSR-tier geniuses hidden in the shadows of the corporate world. A disgraced architect of code, a ruthless master of logistics, a legendary keeper of the mint—together, they will form his Imperial Council. But building an empire costs more than money. Aryan is haunted by the memories of his future: the face of the woman he loved who was forced to marry his rival, the family he neglected, and the crushing loneliness of power. Can he build his "Pataliputra" without becoming the very monster who killed him? Every decision is a gamble. Every contract is a battlefield. As Aryan’s influence grows, his enemies from the future begin to notice a "ghost" in the market—a shadow player who knows their every move before they make it. The Paper Kings are gathering their armies. The corporate siege is coming. Will Aryan unite the "Four Quarters" of the market, or is he destined to die in a boardroom once again? Why You Need to Read This: * The "Face-Slapping": Watch arrogant billionaire heirs get dismantled by ancient strategies they don't understand. * The System Mechanics: Recruiting "SSR-Tier" employees and leveling up an entire company like a character in an RPG. * The Emotional Core: A man struggling to fix the mistakes of his past life while trying to survive the cutthroat present. * The Knowledge: Every chapter reveals a secret of the "Gupta Playbook"—real business tactics used by history's greatest rulers.
Mr_Pro · 11 Views

The Ghost in My House Is Actually This Beautiful?!

This story follows a young Japanese man named Yuki Makoto, who returns to Japan after completing his high school and university education in America. To everyone around him, he confidently claims that his decision to move back is driven by a desire for independence. He says he wants to live freely, far from his parents, and build a life on his own terms. That is the version of the story he proudly repeats. The truth, however, is far more complicated. During his time in America, Yuki experienced a traumatic detention by ICE officers, an incident that left a deep psychological scar. Though he rarely speaks of it, the fear and humiliation he endured continue to haunt him. Returning to Japan is not merely a pursuit of freedom, but an attempt to escape a past he cannot confront. With his parents’ permission, Yuki begins living alone in an old house that once belonged to his late grandparents. Since their passing, the house has remained empty, silent, and untouched by life. Now, it becomes his new beginning. Before moving in, Yuki never believed in ghosts or anything supernatural. He considered such things nothing more than folklore and imagination. But on his very first night in the old house, his certainty begins to crumble. He is visited by a ghost. Not just any ghost but a woman ghost. And not merely a frightening apparition, but one who is strikingly beautiful and alluring. Faced with a presence that is both terrifying and captivating, Yuki must confront a question he never expected to ask: Should he be afraid… or tempted?
SunriseEnjoyer · 21 Views

I Became an Overpowered Sinner in Hell After Dying by Accident

Jake was always a failure. No job, no family, no future. The only thing he had was an unpayable debt and a life full of sorrows. After deciding NOT to jump from the rooftop of his building, his own shoes betrayed him and sent him headfirst into the void. Pathetic until the very end. But dying wasn’t the end. It was the beginning of something far worse. Jake woke up in Hell—and no, it’s not the Hell of fire and pitchfork-wielding demons you’re imagining. It’s a city. A massive, chaotic, bureaucratic city where demons in business suits walk alongside ancient monsters, where the dead coexist with creatures that were never alive, and where everything runs on debt. Because it turns out death doesn’t erase what you owe. It multiplies it. The Bank—the most powerful institution in Hell—politely informed him that his soul had accumulated an obscene amount of negative karma during his life. Every wasted opportunity, every cowardly decision, every time he chose to do nothing when he should have acted… it all adds up. And now he has to pay. The problem? The debt is practically impossible to repay. And worse still, every bad action he commits in Hell makes it grow even more. The solution? Work. The job? Debt collector. Yes. The guy who couldn’t even pay his own rent while alive now has to collect debts from others. He doesn’t start alone. The Bank assigns him a partner: a high-ranking demon who was once considered elite—until she was demoted all the way down to the bottom. Every mission she led ended in failure. Not because she lacked power, but because of her personality—arrogant, reckless, impossible to work with. No squad could tolerate her. No superior wanted to deal with her. Pairing her with a freshly deceased human ranked F was less a strategy and more a punishment. For both of them. During one of their earliest missions, Jake stumbles upon something that should have been far beyond his level: an ancient artifact. A weapon-construct relic. Powerful—absurdly powerful—but completely useless in the wrong hands. The artifact allows its wielder to create any weapon they can imagine. Blades. Guns. Chains. Cannons. Scythes. Anything. There’s a catch. The weapon’s strength is limited by its user’s own ability. Skill, control, imagination, stamina—everything depends on Jake. If he lacks the mastery to wield what he creates, the artifact becomes dead weight. Worse, it can backfire. For someone who was a failure in life, being handed infinite potential is either a blessing… or a guaranteed disaster. Jake started from the very bottom—Rank F—chasing pathetic debtors who could barely defend themselves, armed at first with nothing but a rusty weapon and an “I don’t care about anything” attitude that, surprisingly, turned out to be his greatest advantage. But Hell is not kind to the weak. With every debtor collected, with every assignment completed—alongside a volatile demon partner who might kill him before the enemy does—Jake climbed higher. From Rank F to E. From E to D. Each level more dangerous, each debtor more powerful, each mission closer to death—the final death, the one not even Hell can reverse. Because if there’s one thing he learned while falling from that rooftop, it’s that giving up is not an option.
Missakoko · 193 Views