Drowned, betrayed, and humiliated—Brandon’s life ended in the most pathetic way possible. But when he opened his eyes again, he was no longer Brandon.

Reborn as Noah Weaverheart—in a novel he had read—the spoiled yet talentless son of a duchess, he quickly realizes a cruel truth: he’s nothing more than a stepping stone, fated to die in the first 30 chapters of this world’s story.

But fate isn’t set in stone.

Because he now has the Sovereign Bond System, a power that allows him to share everything from the women he bonds with—but at 10,000 times the quality.

—

[Ding! You have bonded with Neko Neko.]
[Ding! You have shared the affinity and talent of Neko Neko.]
[Ding! You have obtained the affinity: Ice (SSS rank) and the talent: Sovereign of Ice (SSS rank).]

Noah’s lips curled into a knowing smirk.

If this world wanted him to be a stepping stone, then he’d crush the so-called protagonist, steal his harem, and rewrite destiny itself.

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Characters art by @Darkstar116.

Chapter 145 – The Fragment and the Void


Noah stared at the shard of ice floating above his palm, eyes narrowed with intrigue. The power emanating from it was overwhelming—pure, ancient, and cold. It pulsed with such a concentrated essence of ice that, for the first time, he felt it eclipse even his own ice affinity.


Space continued to shatter violently around him, splintering like glass under pressure, but Noah didn't spare it a glance.


[This is a fragment of the Origin of Ice.]


"…Are you damn serious? I already knew that. I meant—tell me more than that."


[All affinities, all elements and concepts in the universe originate from somewhere—an Origin. These Origins are embedded deep within the universe's core, guarded by the universe itself. Because to control an Origin… is to control everything it governs.]


Chapter 145 - Chapter 145: The Fragment and the Void