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Chapter 1074 - A Very Dangerous Question
🕑 Added 2025-02-13 08:44:19 +0000 UTCCaleb, perhaps to get away from Jake, who’d just spoken words many found controversial, teleported down before Jake. He disappeared like a shadow, only to reappear on the lawn below, right in the path of Adam’s swing. His little brother already had a staff out as he blocked the blow with a big grin on his face.
Adam was surprised for a moment before he also grinned and really started swinging. Caleb responded by blocking and slowly backing away, acting as if he was being pressured. Jake watched for a while before he slowly lowered himself and landed beside Maja who was also keeping an eye on her husband and kid.
She was surprised when she saw Jake and turned to look him over. “Caleb didn’t mention you would come for a visit... though it does explain why he’s home early today.”
“Sorry if I ruined your calm afternoon,” Jake said as he pulled over a lawn chair for himself and sat down.
“I wasn’t complaining,” Maja said with a smile. “You look the same as always.”
“Thanks, you too?” Jake answered, unsure.
Maja just chuckled and shook her head. “Hey, it’s not a given. Took us all a little while to get over your eyes suddenly looking more like that of some beast than a human. Who’s to say something else wouldn’t have changed?”
“Oh, I chose to keep all the changes internal this time around. The latest one was mutating my soul a little,” Jake said casually.
“That sounds dangerous?” she asked with slight concern.
“Oh, it definitely is, but I had a good teacher helping,” Jake assured her.
“I take it you mean your Patron?”
“No... no, someone else,” Jake said as he couldn’t help but conduct a small anecdotal test. “Someone called the First Sage.”
Maja just kept looking at Jake for a few moments after he said this before finally asking: “So, no need to keep me in suspense; who was this mysterious someone else?”
“I can’t tell you,” Jake replied honestly with a sigh.
“I promise to keep it a secret,” Maja assured him jokingly.
“No, I mean that I literally can’t tell you. I just tried but you aren’t able to know,” Jake spoke honestly.
Maja frowned as she saw Jake was serious before nodding with a severe look on her face. “It’s probably best I don’t know then. Forbidden Knowledge tends to be Forbidden Knowledge for a reason.”
“... not gonna lie, I’m very surprised you know what Forbidden Knowledge even is,” Jake muttered.
“Caleb spoke about the concept before. Apparently, he also knows some things considered Forbidden Knowledge. Or he used it as an excuse to keep secrets, and thinking about it, it really is the best excuse if you’re trying to sneak around,” Maja explained in a casual tone.
“While I do think Caleb is doing a lot of sneaking around, I hope it’s only to kill people. If not, just give me a call, and I’ll gladly help set him straight,” Jake said, not joking in the slightest.
“Oh, I won’t need to call you,” Maja said with a look that made Jake truly hope Caleb would never be an idiot. For his sake.
“Either way, the offer is on the table, and my bow is ready,” Jake said semi-jokingly as he kept watching Caleb and Adam, with Caleb seemingly really on the back foot now during their spar. “He’s gotten a lot bigger since the last time I visited.”
“Yeah... you know, it does feel a little weird,” Maja said with a sigh. “I know it’s something all parents say, but I feel like now it’s more true than ever.”
“I guess,” Jake agreed as Maja continued.
“Other parents who had children before the system and now had ones after the initiation talk about how different it is. And not just how it’s obviously different having a kid with supernatural abilities, but how fast it now feels like they grow up. In reality, it’s still around the same, but it really doesn’t feel that way,” Maja said, continuing to observe the lawn and the two goofballs fighting on it. “I suppose a year just isn’t as long of a time as it used to be.”
Jake slowly nodded, understanding what she was talking about. The timeframes the entire multiverse worked on were just on a different scale compared to before the system.
Everyone lived so much longer. Before, being a hundred years old likely made you the oldest person in a family, while now, being a hundred-year-old C-grade was still considered extremely young. Shit, considering all the time-dilation, Jake had already long surpassed any old-world records for age.
Yet a human child still grew at mostly the same pace. Mentally, there were even strong signs they grew faster than before. To a C-grade, spending a decade or two away on a hunting trip to grind levels wasn’t odd at all, yet that was long enough to miss out on your child ever being, well... a child.
Jake couldn’t truly say he related, but he could empathize with what his brother had to have felt like when away in Nevermore. Even now, it couldn’t be easy. Going off-world for a few months was a short trip by the standards of the multiverse, yet it was long enough to make him miss so many new things. It only had to have been worse when Adam was even younger.
“It can’t have been easy,” Jake muttered.
“Hey, I had great help, and I’m one of the lucky ones with a good support system,” Maja smiled before changing the topic. “Do your parents know you’re back yet?”
“No, we came here first,” Jake shook his head. “But it’s fine, we have time. I took an unscheduled holiday.”
“For how long?” Maja asked curiously.
“No set plan,” Jake shrugged before he explained his logic for taking his break now before the universe opened back up. Maja instantly understood as she nodded along.
“Caleb also talked about things getting really busy after the event fully ends,” she sighed. “You know, it would be nice if things could just calm down for a while. Like, really calm down.”
“Agree,” Jake nodded. He did also prefer when he could do things entirely on his own timeline. Not to misunderstand, system events were damn awesome when it came to progress, and they often provided the best loot, as well as the chance to get titles and whatnot.
But Jake still preferred when he could do things at his own pace. Create his own quests to complete rather than have ones granted by the system. This was also because system events nearly always included a lot of other people, either with or against him.
Meanwhile, something like his quest to kill a dragon was entirely his own. Jake could decide everything and properly prepare for the hunt. What’s more, it would be entirely his own hunt from beginning to end. He already had a lot of plans for the actual hunt, and the fight was bound to be absolutely awe-
“Jake?” Maja returned Jake to the real world. “You looked like you were about to drool.”
“Sorry, I was just lost in thought about something,” Jake excused himself.
“Oh?” Maja asked teasingly. “Were you perhaps thinking about a certain Runemaiden?”
“No, I was imagining fighting a dragon,” Jake corrected her without the slightest hint of jest.
“... yeah, I guess that makes sense, too,” Maja sighed. “I honestly can’t fault you for not being in a rush to get into anything serious. Caleb tries so hard to be here as much as possible, but even then, he’s gone so much. I have a very hard time imagining you being any better.”
“Can’t risk getting into anything that takes away from my dragon hunting time,” Jake answered with a joke, not really wanting to talk about that topic.
Maja caught on and changed the subject immediately. “You should go join Caleb.”
“Wouldn’t it be unfair if Adam and I teamed up on him?” Jake answered entirely seriously, getting a chuckle out of Maja.
“Guess we can both go if you want to keep things fair,” Maja said as she stood up. Jake followed suit as he would have felt awkward if he’d kept sitting. Maja had likely caught on to Jake being unsure how to approach the father and son, and decided to give him a hand.
Jake was indeed nervous. He wasn’t even sure if his nephew remembered him, and in either case, how was Jake supposed to act? He had no idea how to be around kids at all. He never had many friends before the system, much less any with children, and Caleb was the first family member in Jake’s generation to have a child.
All of this is to say that Jake had never been around or interacted with children since he was a child himself... and he had already been very bad at interacting with other children back then. He hadn’t been as bad as his simulated self, Sim-Jake, but he had definitely been one of those kids other parents were hesitant about inviting to birthday parties.
Meeting with his nephew like this felt more nervewracking than when Jake stood on a crumbling planet facing the Celestial Child, but he tried to keep calm and at least act like a cool uncle. He was the Chosen of the Malefic Viper, the World Leader of the entire planet, and recognized as one of the most extraordinary talents ever seen in the multiverse. He could do this.
After hyping himself up a bit, Jake calmed his nerves as they approached Caleb, who was pushed up against a fence, acting entirely defeated as Adam was laughing while pointing a stick at him.
“Show your father some mercy,” Maja said as they got closer, getting the attention of Adam.
“I know he’s just pretending,” Adam answered in the tone one would expect from a prepubescent boy. He turned around to look at his mother, which was also when he spotted Jake who stood beside her.
Jake instantly felt all the nervousness rush back as he focused all his willpower on making eye contact and giving his nephew a firm nod. “Hey, kid.”
Fuck, Jake instantly exclaimed internally. Yeah, that definitely sounded pretentious, and he’d just given a small nod as a greeting. Plus, he’d made eye contact after just talking about how his eyes had changed to look way scarier than other humans. The last thing Jake wanted to do was scare off his nephew after not seeing him for so long.
About a full second passed as Adam just stared at Jake before his eyes opened wide. “The Arcane Hunter!”
Jake was immediately confused, but luckily, Caleb quickly filled him in.
“He’s seen some recordings of fights here and there. Heavily edited ones. Due to the color of your arcane affinity, he began to call you the Pink Ranger, but I managed to save some of your dignity by having it changed to Arcane Hunter.”
With that given context, Jake confidently nodded. “Some do indeed call me that.”
Well, it was mainly the system that called him that, seeing as his class was a variant of Arcane Hunter. Of all the titles his nephew could call him, it definitely was better than Pink Ranger and probably also a lot better than Chosen of the Malefic Viper. Jake felt pretty confident that not many things related to the Viper were suitable for kids.
“Adam, what should you be doing when we have guests over?” Maja spoke, the kid instantly realizing as he threw the stick and hurried over.
“Hello, and welcome!” he said as he stretched out his hand to shake Jake’s. Seeing it felt oddly nostalgic as Jake remembered his parents being the same way. Perhaps it was old-fashioned, but in their family, it had always been considered normal to shake hands as a greeting, even when it was family that came for a visit.
Taking Adam’s hand, Jake smiled and shook it. “Thanks for having me. I also hope you aren’t being too hard on your dad. You know that’s my job, right?”
“Dad is just acting. He’s a lot stronger than me!” Adam said in a loud voice. “Everyone says he’s the strongest in the city, too!”
Jake just kept smiling and nodded along as Adam seemingly just had a realization.
“Uncle, you’re also super strong, right!?” he asked in a childish voice.
“I sure am,” Jake responded, full of confidence.
“Stronger than Dad?” Adam asked a very dangerous question with wide eyes as he stared up at Jake.
Instantly, he felt the gaze of Caleb land on him and he knew to be very careful with his next words. Jake focused before he just smiled and copied an answer he’d been given by someone else.
“Before we can even answer that, we need to know what being strong means,” Jake said, trying to sound wise. “You know rock, paper, scissors, right?”
Jake really hoped that little game hadn’t died post-system.
“Yeah,” Adam nodded, much to Jake’s relief.
“Well, who’s stronger? The paper, the scissors, or the rock?” Jake asked with a smile.
“Gun,” Adam just answered without any hesitation, throwing Jake off-course instantly. Luckily, he quickly adapted.
“You can keep adding things if you want, but there are also many things a gun can’t beat. A gun can’t beat a steel wall, right?” Jake tried to get things back on track.
“If it’s a really big gun...” Adam argued. Jake was quickly beginning to feel like he was losing an argument with a kid by having his own analogy used against him. Alas, he wasn’t bested that easily.
“Even the biggest gun will at one point meet a wall it cannot shoot through,” Jake shook his head. “And even if you have a really strong gun, which is more durable? The wall or the gun?”
“The wall, but walls can’t do anything.”
“Yet I would call a wall able to stop any gun super strong, wouldn’t you?” Jake said though he was definitely beginning to get sidetracked with his analogy as he tried to get it back to an understandable level. “Both guns and walls can be called strong, but that doesn’t mean they’re the same. Think back to the rock, paper, and scissors. All of them are strong against one of the others while weak to another. People are, in many ways, the same.”
Adam seemed to try and process what Jake said... only to return to his original question. “Does that mean you’re stronger than Dad? Like... are you rock and he’s scissors?”
The true answer to that question was naturally yes. Jake was far stronger than Caleb, but Jake couldn’t come out and say that unless he wanted a very miffed little brother. Yet, at the same time, he didn’t want to outright lie, which is why he went with something down the middle.
“We are both strong in different ways. That’s how power works,” Jake spoke. “But if you’re asking if I can beat him in a fight? I don’t know. We’ve never fought seriously, and I don’t see why we ever would.”
“Why not fight to find out?” Adam kept asking, seemingly insistent on knowing if Jake could beat up his dad for some reason.
“You have seen some of the recordings of fights, right?” Jake asked.
“Yeah! They’re super cool!” Adam nodded enthusiastically.
“Well, have you ever seen how everything around the fight looks afterward?” Jake asked before explaining. “When really strong people fight, it’s not good for everything around it. If your dad and I were to fight super seriously, it would get really dangerous for everyone else because we’re both so strong. Besides, brothers shouldn’t fight seriously as that can get incredibly dangerous, and if we don’t fight seriously, how can we really know who’s stronger?”
Adam got quiet after hearing Jake’s explanation before he finally nodded. “I think I understand... but how come Dad can fight bad guys without it being dangerous or breaking things?”
“If you’re a lot stronger than the one you’re fighting, you can win so fast it’s not even a real fight,” Jake explained.
His answer made Adam’s eyes light up as he nodded. Caleb also threw Jake a thankful gaze. However, it looked like Adam had more he wanted to ask. Luckily, Maja saved them. She had gone into the house during their silly conversation and had now returned holding a board with drinks and food on it, including a bowl with something inside, giving off a recognizable smell.
“You guys should come over and have something to drink after such a hard fight,” Maja said as she placed down the board. The three boys in the yard quickly made their way over as Jake felt like he’d just been saved from more questions he'd have a hard time answering. He still felt very nervous about what impression he made on his nephew... but then something happened.
Adam ran over to the table, and when he saw what was inside the bowl, he yelled excitedly.
“You made the ones with raisins! Those are the best!”
At that moment Jake felt like perhaps he could get along really well with his little nephew.
Comments
Parker Bond
For some reason I thought his arcane power was green and not pink...
Keegan Smith
Raisins in cookies is fine. The sentiments on cookies probably vary pretty widely but it's got to be more tolerant than the pizza toppings arguments. Thankfully Adam hasn't voiced his stance towards pineapple on pizza yet
Jeremy M
I freaking adore this chapter! Please give us more of Jake being a human!
Daniel Heritage
Pink Ranger 🤣
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
Dave
Tftc
Matthew Lemon
When I read Adam's dialogue all I can hear is Oliver from Invincible speaking
Trumangolorian
Tyftc
Chloe
The pink ranger! Hahahahahaaa. Oh goodness. Ty. Tyftc
DirePants
The future is bright!
DBOMB YO
Nooo! Poor child has bad taste already! I blame Jake...
Phil Ritter
Book 11 will come out march but yes I had the same bug for a day. Chances are they listed book 11 as book 12 for a second since a day later Book 11 was ready for pre order
Phil Ritter
If I learned anything from this story then it’s that heretics are coolest in the end and I gladly count myself among them
Zogarth
Fixed some stuff.
brjenness
I feel it's time for Jake to get an ass whooping just to keep his fighting insanity in check. Maybe villy and a dragon flight set him up with (without him knowing it) a dragon that despite not being too much more powerful will teach him a lesson in humility, but not kill Jake in the end. In the end Jake's bloodline refuses to let him lose, so villy and a couple dragon gods step in to save the dragon. We're left arguing if villy set it all up to teach the dragon's and the multiverse a lesson in humility.
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Stolen Hero
Id hope Jake would use this analogy in the future. "Well it's not really fair to compare me against your dad. Your dad is good at being sneaky, while I have a cheat that lets me know when someone is being sneaky. If I knew someone strong was hiding, why would I go there if I knew I would get hurt? We wouldn't fight!" It's a small lie because Jake would totally let himself be trapped by someone just to see how good of a trap it was, but he won't be doing that so he shouldn't be given that as advice lol
Luke Scheffe
Happy Birthday!
Luke Scheffe
Most are neutral to the viper. The viper isn't even the only dragon god from the first era.
Sarianne Roodenburg
Bonding over raisin cookies 🥰 but really... kids ask the worst questions
MacMahon Wenzl
There might be a reference to it, like "Arcane Ranger" or something but I doubt it would specifically say "Pink Ranger"
Fleetpanda
I feel like we have another heretic in the making… honestly… raisins
Danny Bagley
Oatmeal raisin is a great flavor. Don't let all these chocolate purists prevent you from enjoying the best flavor combinations
Ty Cooper
I kinda wonder if any of the dragon flights might have a dungeon. if so, would it possibly have adragon to fight at the end, Like the image of Snappy. An image of the early b-grade golden dragon would be awesome.
David W. Baijense
NNOOOO!!!! The nephew is a heathen! Down with the Raisen lovers!
Vega
Nah let your homies have privacy during family time
TNT
I love that entire series!
kingofshibainu
It's not likely to happen, but I still want it too!
Kota
Would probably happen if the system had an impish sense of humour, which some other stories seem to go for. Here, it seems unlikely unless the "Pink Ranger" were a significant part of Jake's Records, which I doubt. Would be super funny though! xD
Samuel Granderson
That would imply Jake was the kid’s dad…
KenTX325
Tastes great but make me fart for some reason. Gotta be careful with them.
KenTX325
Agree, it feels like the system would upgrade his title, ring, and other things. Acknowledge other Administrator candidates are dead. Maybe when he is B grade and can visit the prima thing. Same for Miranda and others. Doesn’t feel like accomplishments have been recognized yet. And how does this impact the order?
KenTX325
I would kinda like to see him talk to his mom and dad about ruling the Universe but I also don’t want to spend more than 3 chapters on a family visit. So many other things are going on and I would like to see a quick push for B grade. Maybe in a big dungeon being built. Then I would like to see Jake and Sandy tour the Universe. Visit all the places he was asked to visit.
Ty Cooper
It will be funny as he gets stronger and older. He asks this question last time also. Probably a running joke after a while. One day it will hit him like Santa clause. But like Santa stop believing stop receiving so who knows what Adam will think as he gets older. Realizing his uncle is the galactic leader at some point.
KenTX325
Yes, some repetition.
Ty Cooper
Pre-order is available. In my opinion why
ABTelford
Haha! Oh wow, I LOVE this chapter! Love love love it! And the end, with the cookies, lol! Awesome!
Jessica Anderson
Not all dragons are automatically submissive to the Viper. Especially not 93rd era dragons who have yet to all be integrated in the multiverse. I’m sure he can find some dragon on some planet in the 93rd that’s a local menace he can take care of. Hell maybe he’ll fight it and instead of killing it it’ll submit to him and he’ll get his own first dragon follower or something.
Jessica Anderson
Typos: “Does your parents know you’re back yet?” “Do your parents know…” “Had hadn’t been as bad as his other simulated self, Sim-Jake, but he had definitely been one of those kids other parents were hesitant about inviting to birthday parties.” “He hadn’t been as bad…”
Admorias
So for some reason Book 12 is listed in audible. Book 11 has yet to make an appearance.
Jack Liu
pink ranger. raisins. love it! 😁
Will Creech
Not how that works at all.
Beef Wrench
I don't know why but, I would love to hear at some point that the viper watches Jake's interactions with adam over And over and for some weird nostalgic reason that reminds him of his child he lost something super small side note but something that makes the viper feel approachable and understandable outside of the sheer power and malefic nature of the snake that almost makes no sense while making all the sense lol
Alpheon
Moms are the greatest allies of all children….even if it means beating up both sides
Alpheon
I think it’s more like since he doesn’t actually believe it it doesn’t matter
Alpheon
It’s just Jake’s bloodline but instead of the bloodline being “I am superior” it’s “My uncle is superior” 😂
Alpheon
Also instantly agreed
Alpheon
Instantly agreed
Greendalf
Jake would have already recognized if he had a bloodline
kingofshibainu
I like this kid. And please Zog, let the system troll Jake by having one of his B grade class evolution options be 'Pink Ranger" 🙏
Shaibene
Even god cards, how heretical!
Bruce Sheplan
Anyone get a feeling this is the calm before the storm? Ive been thinking that there may be an attempted invasion when the 93rd opens up, but I think they will underestimate Earth by quite a margin…
SinCinnamon
GET HIM A GRIMOIRE! FUTURE UMBRA’s HERETIC-CHOSEN!
Austin Barton
Not likely but that would be cool
Frankie Rose
cannot wait for Jake to evolve , the wait is killing me, I will have to unsubscribe and come back in September to catch up
Zach Newman
Just be glad his nephew loves raisens more than mushrooms lol
Jack
Really wish the viper could of heard that Jake was called the pink ranger
Melchisedec Bailey
I bet Adam is going to have a variant of Jake's Bloodline. And Jake will have to train him on it.
Havoc99
My favorite cookies are the raisin ones too😭
Dan Pangione
Its not so much the raisins but when you think they are chocolate chips only to find out they are not when you take a bite that really upsets me.
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Mat
I think Jake saying Caleb is stronger than him could also having implications from his bloodline not mentioning how such statements are now starting to hold power over them.
Alexander C Hyde
Didn’t Adam ask him the strength question when Jake came to visit after Nevermore?
Micah Molina
Zogarth you truly have a gift. They last statement had me dying! Lmao poor Caleb, he had no allies.
Timothy Spradlin
Thanks for the chapter
Alexander C Hyde
(He)Had hadn’t been as bad as his other simulated self, Sim-Jake, but he had definitely been one of those kids other parents were hesitant about inviting to birthday parties.
TyranT-Rex
Man I could definitely see a yugioh/pokemon/one piece style trading card game with the different factions and heros selling well on earth. Now I want it.
Alexander C Hyde
“(Do)Does your parents know you’re back yet?”
Clint
If he’d come back right at the time I could see that. But by now I’d imagine folks in the Order have shifted to talking about how shrewd and sneaky Villy and Jake were to set up Yip and El before crushing them. I’m expecting it to go the other way around — a bunch of humorous scenes where people expect Jake to have hidden layers of meaning when he’s really being blunt and direct.
Clint
The texture can be off putting, especially if you didn’t look closely and thought you were biting into a chocolate chip cookie. But mostly it’s fun to take strong stances on food preferences because it’s low stakes and no one gets personally offended.
TyranT-Rex
I used to hate them, but that was because I would bite into it thinking it was a chocolate chip cookie. After I ate it knowing what to expect, I fell in love.
Alex
What do you mean theyarentbad, there awesome !
Ty Cooper
Tftc. I am guessing tomorrow will be meeting the parents then time warp to the end of the system event over the weekend. Hoping Monday is rewards for the prima guardian event. Thinking about the records of the event. I am curious how much extra all of Villy's and Yips scheming added to the records Jake is getting. He beat and enemy chosen while being a heretic for his patron. I am just curious on how much extra that gives in records. That went rippling through the multiverse, that has to get a lot right? Like do those ripples also add to records?
DDHG
The child likes Raisin cookies. Truly he has a bright future ahead of him as Jakes best buddy in the order.
Polaris
Must be a karmic plague
William WIlson
He's wanted to fight a dragon since book 1.
Yahyo Malikov
When jake saw the mural of the malefic viper in the challenge dungeon he really wanted to fight a dragon. So this is him just fulfilling that dream
Navi
Big universe. Gotta be a bunch who don't care for the viper, or ones like the young viper who are just straight up a nuisance. What you're missing is the childlike desire to kill a dragon. Who doesn't want to be a Dragonslayer? Yes it's a very newly-integrated-universe mentality, but shit I wanna kill a dragon
Johnsmith
Do people really hate raisin cookies? I mean theyre not my favorite but they arent that bad.
Xander
They are strong, its that simple. Everything Jake hunts from here on out is pretty much going to be human intelligence or above. Being subservient to an entity doesnt make you moral or good. A dragon thats destroying or enslaving a civilisation might not be breaking any rules of the multiverse but could be a perfectly acceptable target for eradication.
Jeff McCulley
So…why is Jake fantasizing about hunting a dragon? They’re sapient. They’re organized. They’re submissive to the Viper. None of them is going to willingly fight him. Jake knows all of this. What am I missing?
Vega
I think strength should be presented as not simply equating it with fighting prowess. Just because someone is better than his dad at fighting, doesn’t mean his dad is automatically inferior. Then again, Adam’s like 5… But especially since Jake is his Uncle, the truth is going to come out sometime; with the fight videos, kids will talk about “who is the strongest in the world”. I can imagine heroes of Earth being idolised like comic book characters among kids post-System. Even having the Hunter & the Judge on trading cards, perhaps. That would be epic. Sultan needs to get on that.
Shai182
TFTC! Ahh Small wins... take them when you can
Lynderyn
Does your parents know you’re back yet?” -> Do your parents know you’re back yet?”
Colton Horton
Cilantro: yes Raisins: no Now to sit back and watch chaos unfold (sips espresso, cuz tea is also crap)
eatingpitza314
Not only is jake much stronger, he is also a terrible match up for kaleb because stealth doesn't work on him. Funny scene.
dash w
Hey raisin cookies are delicious
dash w
Thanks for the chappy
Cory Sauls
I foresee something happening in the future where the family is threatened and Caleb and Jake both go full murder hobo on those responsible. I’d like to see that in the future. Things like that give rise to breaking through to new levels of power.
Xander
TFTC :) "Pink ranger" :) Anyone else think the raisin cookie love is a sign of the insidious influence of Eternal Hunger raising its head? Suggested edits: "Jake had already *long-past surpassed* any old-world records" should be "long surpassed" "*Does* your parents know you’re back yet?” should be "Do" ""*Agree*,” Jake nodded. He did" should be "Agreed" "*Had* hadn’t been as bad as his *other simulated* self" should be "He". Also "other simulated self" kind of implies there are multiple simulated Jakes. Either "other" or "simulated" not both. "*Alas*, he wasn’t bested that easily." Alas here implies its a bad thing he isnt beaten easily in this case. Perhaps you meant "Luckily"? "from more questions *he had* a hard time answering" should be "he'd have"
Loose Goose
Nah this is boring. I wanna see a dragon fight and B-Grade
Samuel Nelson
FOUND THE HERETIC!!! 😉👍🏼
Samuel Nelson
Shh, the order can wait. Let's get this week filled with family time. Maybe some of next week too. I'm curious to see how much Adam has grown.
Kain
The child has been corrupted
Lay Nkay
Chapter so early 🤩🥹🥹🥹 thank you
Anime Problem
Didn't know Jake and Adam where fans of the raisin Cartel. If you're curious what I mean just look up raisin cartel on YouTube
Johnny_B
Well, Jake thinks Mushrooms are awesome for making poisons.
Ricky Keenum
And the father has lost to the brother. 🫡
Daniel Francis
Jake would disagree with the Mushrooms though
Benjamin Kenon
Didn't even realize I spelled it that way.
Kelfu
Both Mushrooms and Raisins are awesome
Jaydan Man
It's a thankless job, raising those cookies, looking over them, making sure they stay out of the mouths of ungratefuls
Vega
Adam asks whether his Uncle Jake is stronger than his dad every time he meets him. Seems like the obsession with strength is genetic!
Matthew Lemon
"Agree" -> Agreed. Tyftc
mitchell kaiser
Great chapter! I can’t wait till he gets back to the order though. I’m curious if he’s going to have a chilly reception though due to his words about the viper, and his (fake) betrayal.
Matthias
Tftc
John Durrett
Tyftc. Family chillin
Juozapas
Very nice chapter, thanks
Benjamin Kenon
Raisin cookies are awesome, always knew Jake was an amazing person, and now I know his nephew is just as amazing.
Kt-x
Thank you for the chapter 🙂
Exaiter
Both of em evil as fuck. Fookin raisins? They to far gone
TheDwiin
It's a call back to the holy statue that was gifted to Jake during his chosen ceremony.
Daniel Francis
We need to know the nephews view on Mushrooms next...
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Fulminis
Ik you're probably talking about the viper. But that instantly made me think of sandy using him like a pokemon back in book 8
Alexis Cassaigne
Desolation nephew confirmed.
Joseph Nicholson
Smart kid. Without even asking, it's obvious that he's evolved the appropriate amount of disdain for cilantro.
Rick Delallata
Love this
Seiryus
It did, in their last meeting i think. Though it was several years ago in story, so it's possible they both forgot.
Rewdan
All the best people love raisins in their cookies
Blaq Jesus
Best family chapter ever.
itsdlow
Aw, Jake— our Arcane Social Caterpillar. Too fun
Tristan
You know it's a really nice that Jake doesn't want his nephew to look at his dad like he's weak That's a really cool thing
Coindragon
Tftc
Little Silly
Poor Caleb…he’s surrounded by villains…crimes against raisins (╯^╰)
Mantiqore
I am having the biggest Deja Vu right now. Did that scene with „who is stronger? You or Caleb?“ already happen in a different context?
Niels Valkenborgh
Curious what will happen next time on "The Danger Noodle and his Pink Ranger chosen."
Posiden 300
A great lunch surprise.
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
wyattmon
Loving these chill chapters!
Powers
tyftc!!
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Phasmatic7
Thankies for the chapie zogie
GP
Ty mate !
Furd
Omw to the embassy and I forgot my headphones, this REALLY came in clutch 😁
Michael mann
This was a pleasant morning surprise! TYFTC
Furd
Happy Birthday! 🎂
Beemoss
Tftc
GP
It's my birthday, coincidence ? I think not !
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Mohammed Sheekh
Wow, 4 hours early
Grant Anderson
Lol, good morning Z! TFTC
Kristopher Hanson
Woot woot night chapter for the goblins!
Bent Sommer
🎉
TyranT-Rex
Whoa this was a nice surprise
Jacob Conway
Nice way to break up this night shift thanks for the chapter!
jazz
Surprise
Areshan
Wow this one's early
DarkKingLycaon
Finally first
