XCEL Chapter 92, "Blood Over Water," is now live! What goes around comes around, some day or other. Some injustices are never forgotten. For Shibaru Harigane, everything will come all at once—but she is not alone.

XCEL Chapter 91, "Eighteeen Years of Rain," is now live! Legacy carries weight, and not everyone is willing—or suited—to bear it. When eighteen years for one becomes fifty-five for another, even the best of intentions fester into resentment.

XCEL Chapter 90, "Call," is now live! The challenge match in the Fickle Flower Field comes to a head. When the dust settles, will anyone be left standing after all?

XCEL Chapter 89, "Way of Life" is now out! Challenge matches for the throne of the Fickle Flower Field have only ever gone one way. Age has only given wisdom, and the Red Sun Queen holds sway, demonstrating her supreme mastery of the art.

XCEL Chapter 88, "Moon Viewing," is now live! The moon watches over her children with love, and smiles when they stare back. A challenge to the throne of the Red Sun Queen is no light statement. How will Granny defend her title?

XCEL Chapter 87, "The Fickle Flower Field" is live! Nestled in the heart of Chiba City, lies a very assuming cardhouse. The moon shines down with its blessings, but not all it brings are welcome.

XCEL Chapter 86, "Build Back Better" is now out! The last thing Rinkaku Harigane wants is to be placed on a pedestal, but there's no way he'll ever leave a kindness lying down. He'll do what he can, the only way he knows how.

XCEL Chapter 85, "Karma Chameleon," is now live! Wanton glimpses into the past always occur at the worst of times. For Shibaru Harigane, the rose-tinted glasses have never stung quite so much. Read all about it here:

XCEL Chapter 84, "Making Waves" is now live! Gus Ishimatsu has proven his might over the sea, but threats still await in a foreign land. Can the man among men with no country still triumph?

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XCEL Chapter 83, "Ride The Lightning" is now out! As head of the household, it's up to Granny to install some discipline in the young'uns. Will her gruelling training be enough to control their potent psychic powers? http://xcel.blog/2024/11/30/83-ride-the-lightning/

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#XCEL Chapter 82, "Stainlessteel", is now live! Tegata Kage takes step after step along the road, one more step towards his end; only, there was, and has never been, any road. #manga #anime #lightnovel #webnovel #author http://xcel.blog/2024/11/23/82-stainlessteel/

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