MTL - The Stepmother is Unkind - Chapter 25

A genius talisman practitioner is reborn as a seven-year-old girl! However, her innocent appearance belies her vicious personality.
In the remote countryside, the Crown Prince runs into her, beating up her enemy. She is indifferent, but it’s love at first sight for the Crown Prince!

“Not good, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Her Highness the Crown Prince Consort used an immobilization talisman on His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty is currently eating dirt in the main hall.”

“Isn’t that normal? Who told that dog emperor to provoke my wife? I say it’s a job well done! Pour a bucket of ice water on him to cool him down!”

- Description from Novelupdates

Set on a giant, almost finished bridge between Sadogashima and Niigata. Abandoned by the government, the bridge, and the giant man-made floating island at the center, has become a city of criminals and societal drop-outs.

Set in the same world as Durarara, but 15-20 years later. There is almost no overlap between Etsusa Bridge and the other novels.

Kaito was summoned as a hero... and discarded as trash.No magic. No blessings. Just intelligence and a mysterious deck of cards that summon legendary villainesses—women so dangerous the gods themselves sealed them away.Now, with three (soon four) villain queens at his side, Kaito will build a kingdom from the ashes of his humiliation. Not through strength, but through strategy. Not through destiny, but through choice.But every summoned queen has her own agenda. Every ally hides secrets. And the kingdom that abandoned him? They're coming with armies.[WARNING: R-18 | Explicit content, graphic violence, and adult scenes]→ Anti-Hero MC (Strategic, Morally Gray, No Beta Behavior)→ Four Villain Queens (Competitive Harem, Slow Burn)→ Kingdom Building (Economic, Military, Political)→ Tactical Warfare (Army Battles, No Plot Armor)→ Ancient Technology + Magic Coexistence→ Character Development (MC & Queens Evolve)→ No NTR | No Dumb Decisions | No Forced Drama

Upon waking up, Lin Wan Yi discovered she had slept with the wrong person! The other party turned out to be the “living Yama” Gu Yanshen, who at the age of thirty, still hadn't found a partner, according to her best friend.Facing the marriage report he threw at her, the capitalist's delicate daughter Lin Wan Yi reluctantly agreed to marry.After marriage, she unexpectedly activates the ancestral Spiritual Spring Space and thereby starts her counterattack in life!With the spiritual spring in hand, the world is mine!While others are worrying about meat coupons, she uses the spiritual spring water to wash her face, making her skin as soft as cream, and causing envy and tears in the entire military compound!While others are eating chaff and swallowing vegetables, she's growing fruits and vegetables with the space, feeding the abstinent living Yama into submission!While others suffer bitterly during pregnancy, she nourishes her fetus with the spiritual spring, and even with twins, her complexion remains rosy, infuriating all the gossipers!Military compound residents: A delicate young lady marries Mr. Gu, within three days she'll be running away crying!Best friend: This is terrible! I've accidentally trapped my best friend in bed with my brother! Won't the two of them start fighting?Initially, the icy husband Gu Yanshen: only wanted to be responsible.Later, Gu Yanshen hands over all his salary and meat tickets, encircling her in his arms, and whispers with reddened ears: My life and money, all belong to you.