MTL - My Ranch - Chapter 1020 : Rice Flower Fish

“It’s finally here,” said the man with the sword in an echoing whisper.

“The Tower of Choice, the last 100 floors!” the band of five exclaimed in unison.

Angelica came down from the altar with a dull look, seemingly annoying.

Then we looked around.

“I tell you once again, but you’ve had a lot of trouble in the meantime. I couldn’t have climbed to the 100th floor alone without you.”

Thud!

One by one, they fall to the floor.

Angelica’s dagger pierced my neck, and I felt a darkening in front of my eyes with a tumultuous rage. My awareness faded, from my senses, from everything else. After that, everything was eroded by profound darkness.

Hyperthymesia. Those with this condition can remember every detail of their lives from something as significant as the world’s turning point to something as small and as insignificant as a minor fleeting thought. They cannot forget and their thirst for knowledge allows them to be considered genius in some senses.

Legend has it that Ji Yushi was this kind of genius.

In addition, it was said that he was gay and very beautiful.

As soon as the news that he was going to support Tianqiong’s seventh squad broke out, it sent everyone buzzing.

Everyone knew that the captain of the seventh squad, Song Qinglan, was a hoodlum and deeply homophobic.

He not only relied on his super-powerful abilities to become the dark horse on the battlefield in less than two years, but he also hates it when those at the top forces a flower vase* into his squad.

Sure enough, Song Qinglan announced in front of everyone, “Useful? Us brothers are going out there working ourselves to the bone, we don’t need a little genius who can only speedread quantum waves!”

Later.

The squad was forced into a dire situation during their mission.

That beautiful little genius calmly continued, every gunfire hitting the mark, his fighting power peaking.

Song Qinglan begged in front of everyone, “Adviser Ji, stay.”

In the end, he added, “I’ll work myself to the bone for you.”

*****

Ji Yushi had a secret.

He would often be awake at night, suffering from memory overload and recurring nightmares.

There was only one thing that could let him fall asleep peacefully.

And that was Song Qinglan.

*Flower vase: Someone who only looks pretty but can’t amount to much

“I am the rot in your foundation. I will crawl back from hell and bury this world.”Those were Red’s final words as his classmates—the people he once sought validation from—watched him dissolve. They stole his life force to fuel their own ascensions, becoming Paladins, Sages, and Kings. They threw his empty husk into the Abyss, satisfied the 'Terrorist's Son' was finally gone.But death was not the end. While his body lay broken in the abyss, his soul drifted to the sanctuary of a Forgotten God.Awakening the forbidden SSS-Rank Talent [Exponential Divinity - 100x Growth], Red realizes that in this world, power isn't given—it's built. He doesn't need heroes; he needs monsters.From the chitin of hyper-evolved insects to dragons, from eldritch horrors to the nightmares sleeping in the dark, he begins to construct a civilization that defies the natural order. Under his hand, the weak do not just survive—they evolve into calamities.The Heroes are leveling up in their golden towers. The Gods are watching from their thrones.But in the shadows, Red’s Strongest Civilization is already preparing for war.[Betrayed and sacrificed, I awakened an SSS-Rank Talent. While others struggle to build a village, my civilization grows 100x faster.]

Alternative Title: Crossover: Mangēkyo Sharingan In A Cursed World===Support and read advance chapters at: Patreon.com/Zexxxxy====When he woke up, Ryuu found himself in the body of a high school student.His school was an unusual merger—Soubu High, Toyosaki Academy, Shuchiin Academy, and Totsuki Culinary Academy had somehow combined into one.At first, he thought this was just a typical anime slice-of-life setting. That was until he met Miko Yotsuya from the class next door.From that moment, everything started going wrong.Monsters. Ghosts. Curses.The world he thought was normal was anything but. Strange and terrifying entities that had no place in daily life kept appearing.Fortunately, Ryuu possessed the Sharingan, and he soon discovered that negative energy could be absorbed as fuel for his eyes’ evolution.The more horrors he faced, the stronger he became. Step by step, he walked the path of exorcising spirits while growing into an unstoppable force.But as his strength grew, so did the number of extraordinary and beautiful girls drawn to his side…---Miko Yotsuya: “Please help me, Ryuu-san.”Mai Sakurajima: “You’re the only one who can see me.”Utaha Kasumigaoka: “Surrounded by beautiful girls… is this how you plan to revive your clan?”===================================Worlds Included: Jujutsu Kaisen, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Saekano: How To Raise A Boring Girlfriend, Mieruko-chan, Oregairu & more.====All rights belong to the original authors, I am just a mere translator that's translating this because i loves the idea, the story.