[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware-":3,"chapter-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-209":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356819,4610,"Chapter 209: You Broke Longguo","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-209",209,"\u003Cp>The United States, Adamas family’s secret private island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun shone brightly, a light sea breeze brushing the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deafening, wild heavy metal music still thundered around the massive pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi, sitting on the edge of the sofa, felt icy cold all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was utterly confused, his expression tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young Adamas family member whispered something into Carter’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe clearly saw Carter’s previously lazy, arrogant smile freeze, then slowly darken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gulping…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe couldn’t help swallowing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart pounded wildly in his chest like a drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something’s happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something definitely happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has Longguo broken another record again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi frantically reassured himself in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Snow Plain being broken was just a stroke of luck for Longguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they possibly get lucky twice in a row?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible, absolutely impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter turned his head and fixed Watanabe Junichi with an utterly cold gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Watanabe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look rather nervous, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you sweating so much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Carter’s question,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi jerked violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly raised his hand and frantically wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-no! No no!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Carter, you’re joking—how could I possibly be nervous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just… today’s sun on this island is just too brutal…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, too hot, that’s why I’m sweating a bit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to change the topic that was suffocating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… Mr. Carter, has something happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be that those foolish, death-seeking worms from Longguo have stirred up trouble somewhere again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter’s eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of extreme contempt crossing his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Watanabe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to correct you: you, and your behind-the-scenes Yamato Empire, are merely a dog the Adamas family keeps.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So please, do not use the word ‘we’ in front of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are not worthy to represent the Adamas family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This merciless humiliation\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was like a loud slap, crashing hard against Watanabe Junichi’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he dare to object?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, when the demons launched a massive invasion and the world had just begun to transform, Yamato Empire nearly faced national annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The United States descended like a god, crossing vast oceans, and forcibly pulled Yamato back from the brink of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although since then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamato had completely lost its dignity and become a dog of the United States,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That history, the deep-seated terror of the United States’ overwhelming power etched into their bones, remained vividly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently on the Adamas family’s private territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One word from Carter, and he wouldn’t even know how he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi nodded frantically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes yes yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Carter is absolutely right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Watanabe’s abject, groveling demeanor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter’s lips curled slightly, clearly enjoying this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He changed the subject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you did guess one thing right—this matter does involve Longguo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi leapt up from the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his fists, furious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baka! Those death-seeking, foolish clowns from Longguo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare they! How dare they anger the great Adamas family!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Carter, rest assured!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we enter the World Arena, I’ll make sure our Oni Corps flay and bone-slice every last scum of this year’s Longguo class, so they know the consequences of angering the Adamas family!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi cursed with extreme fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if only through this near-mad display of loyalty could he mask his profound inner unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter merely stared at him and said slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just now, Longguo broke another record: Sandstorm Divine Temple, 1 minute 35 seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi’s expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what the hell is 1 minute 35 seconds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone breaks records by seconds—you guys from Longguo break them by tens of minutes at a time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How are we supposed to compete?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter watched him silently, his expression growing cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just reported to the higher-ups yesterday that Yamato had broken three Longguo records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next day, two of those records were reclaimed—with gaps this enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was his face to go now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he going to become a laughingstock in the family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi dropped heavily to his knees on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Carter! Mr. Carter, please listen to my explanation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clung desperately to Carter’s leg, howling like a stray dog:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is definitely exploiting a loophole—Longguo people are a nation that loves to find gaps!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not my fault, Mr. Carter…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must know, I, Watanabe, and the great Yamato Empire, our loyalty to the United States and the Adamas family is as clear as the sun and moon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter lowered his head and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his lips curled into a cruel smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Mr. Watanabe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter lifted his foot and kicked Watanabe Junichi hard, sending him sprawling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still have one record left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems the little joke I mentioned yesterday is about to come true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter looked down at him, his voice dark and chilling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’d better pray that Dragon Country doesn’t take back your last record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, we’ll have to ask you to perform your country’s traditional art of seppuku—honestly, I’m quite curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter paid him no further attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he turned his head and gave the young man who had brought the news a cold glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Lord Carter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter snorted coldly and turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Carter! Please, give me one more chance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Junichi wailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pleas echoed by the pool, but were instantly drowned out by the deafening music of celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew full well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dragon Country had broken only one record, it might still be dismissed as luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with two records broken in succession, it could only mean Dragon Country had a very high probability of breaking another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he himself was surely finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Academy of Eikoku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the luxurious restaurant reserved for the Oni Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Oni Clan—renowned as the strongest prodigies in Eikoku’s history—and their team leader, Inoue Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sat in their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long table was laden with extraordinarily lavish dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single person in the vast dining hall lifted their chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had received the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Desert God Temple’s record had also been broken by Dragon Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute, thirty-five seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A record that inspired utter despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-click-click…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinonome Kyō stared fixedly at the screen of his phone, the glass nearly crushed beneath his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen was Dragon Country’s glaringly bright pass message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp snap, the phone was utterly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an unforgivable humiliation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were SSS-ranked professionals, training day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To beat Dragon Country’s previous record, Aso Tensō had even pulled three straight all-nighters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, in an instant, Dragon Country had smashed the record to a level they couldn’t even comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just once—twice in a row!\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3388c5d3eab2b4a3372d359cb3fe6afd2780b300c94e842ea861727f8d176bc5","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-210","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-208",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]