All Chapters of Rise of the Darkness Tycoon: Chapter 21
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Chapter 20- Flight 473
Calvin woke up to the scent of frying eggs, blinking repeatedly as he stared at the unfamiliar ceiling in silence for several moments.Then everything that had happened over the past few days came flooding back into his mind, and he muttered, “Right, I’m Calvin Carter now.”With that, he sat up, noticing his clothes were still the same as the previous day, the only difference being a blanket placed over his body.That, along with the scent of eggs coming from the kitchen, made it clear Martha was home and had covered him the night before.He glanced out the window, then at a nearby wall clock showing 8 a.m., before getting off and dragging his feet to the kitchen.“Morning, mum,” he said in a groggy voice, opening the fridge and taking out a bottle of water.He had expected something cold, but what came from the small standing fridge was far from cold, even though it had been plugged in throughout the night. He
Chapter 21- The Fourth Agenda
“There are coincidences, and then there’s whatever the hell this is…”What were the odds that he had ended up in the body of the son of the man whose death he’d indirectly avenged?Calvin felt that the chances of this entire situation being random were far too low.‘But is this really some grand scheme of fate, or am I just reading too much into a coincidence?’Calvin continued searching through the box, hoping to find some trace of Calvin Carter’s biological father that could help him reach a conclusion, even something as simple as a name.However, there was nothing inside. Not a single photo, nothing at all.He did find pictures of a younger Martha, pictures that had clearly once included someone else besides her. In the background of one of those photos, he noticed a signboard for a college in Dand City that he recognised, the same college Calvin Carter had applied to and the one Martha had
Chapter 22- Valuations of Power
‘So these are the ones sitting at the top in these parts… and these ones are either dependent on them or trying to break away.’He noted how some mid-tier corporations showed repeated patterns of sudden growth followed by stagnation, often aligning with shifts in ownership stakes from the larger groups, suggesting controlled expansion rather than organic development, while smaller companies appeared frequently as acquisition targets or subcontracted entities feeding into larger industrial chains.Without needing anyone to explain it to him, the structure began to form in his mind.‘There are a few dominant groups anchoring each sector, while everyone beneath them adjusts according to their movements.’Shaking his head lightly, he muttered under his breath, “It’s the same everywhere.”Calvin walked over to another terminal, looking at financial flow indicators that showed cross-sector investments, qui
Chapter 23- Cleared Rifts and Rising Stocks
Calvin woke the next morning to the loud buzzing of his apartment doorbell.He blinked, glanced toward Martha’s bed, and noticed it was neatly arranged. There was no presence in the apartment besides his own, so the woman had definitely already left for work.Getting out of bed, he headed into the kitchen, where his breakfast sat covered with foil alongside a small note from Martha.He picked up the note and read it before turning toward the door, walking over and peering through the peephole to see who was outside.The face he saw on the other side made him blink in surprise, his sleepiness vanishing as a confused sound slipped out.“Huh?”He unlocked the door and opened it, still blinking in mild shock, and the young woman who had been about to press the bell again smiled brightly the moment she saw him.“Hey there, Calvin!” she called out, waving.Calvin stared at her in silence for a moment bef
Chapter 24- The Kings of Old
Chapter 24- The Kings of OldCalvin put his phone away as they exited the apartment building, where Ashley’s driver was waiting with the same sedan from two days ago.The ride to the artifact market was quick, and soon they were back on familiar streets, people moving around busily, stall owners and hawkers calling out for people to buy their goods.Calvin and Ashley headed straight for the area near the elemental stone gambling houses Calvin had visited on Thursday, arriving at a large building with heavy foot traffic, security at every corner, and dense elemental energy radiating from within.It was the largest building in the artifact market, and also where some elementalist guilds submitted items recovered from rifts for public auction.“I heard they’re bringing out some high-level elemental stones and cores today,” Ashley said, breaking the silence.Calvin nodded. “That’s good. I’ll need more than that D-rank elemental core from Thursda
Chapter 25- Crossing the Line
After the auction, which ended with Calvin purchasing 2 more D-Rank Darkness Elemental Beast Cores, the two of them wandered through the market for a while before heading to a nearby restaurant for lunch.Not long after they finished their meal, Ashley’s phone rang, and Calvin glanced over to see the word [Dad] lighting up the screen.“Um, I have to take this.”After saying that, she slid her finger across the screen to answer the call, placed the phone against her ear, and walked toward the restaurant balcony, leaving Calvin alone at the table.As Calvin looked away from Ashley, he frowned slightly, recalling the last time they had gone out together and she had left midway through.‘Why do I feel like I’m about to run into a very annoying group of people again?’Unfortunately, his bad premonition turned out to be correct, because barely a minute later, a duo of teenagers came up the stairs to his floor an
Chapter 26- What Are You Gonna Do About It?
“Damn you,” Mark shouted. “Let go of me!”Calvin naturally didn’t comply. He just stared at Mark in silence, still deciding what exactly he was going to do with him, slowly increasing the pressure in his grip while turning his hand like he was turning a doorknob, twisting Mark’s arm in the process.Mark grabbed Calvin’s arm with his other hand and tried to pull it away while shouting, but Calvin didn’t move an inch.Within a minute, the expression on Mark’s face changed from anger to fear.Finally, after a minute that felt like an hour to Mark, Calvin spoke.“Mark, was it? I don’t think you and I have ever had any conflicts before, so why don’t you just stop it with this...” he paused, glancing at Mark’s friend, then back at Mark before continuing.“Bullying?” he said, his tone slightly questioning.“Besides, did you really think I&rs
Chapter 27- On Your Knees, Isaac
Isaac was silent upon hearing Ashley’s demand for an explanation. He naturally couldn’t say that he had been about to hit Calvin, but Calvin, on the other hand, couldn’t care less.“Well, they were attempting the usuals,” he said.Pointing at Mark on the floor, he continued, “That one over there came up earlier and tried to take our bill. When I asked why he was doing that, he said something that annoyed me, so I decided to test out one of my punches on his face.”Ashley chuckled lightly at Calvin’s response, a small smile appearing on her face, which left Florence and Isaac’s group shocked. They had never seen Ashley smile like that before at school, and they were her classmates who spent a lot of time in the same space as her.Calvin, not caring about their sudden surprise at Ashley’s reaction, pointed at Florence and continued, “After I tested my punch on his face, I just pushed him back a little and was thinking of how to proceed when she came over an
Chapter 28- The Ghost of a Rival
Ashley and Calvin walked side by side through the streets, with Ashley still pulling him along by the hand, as she said, “I really did want to try one of their desserts, though. It was a special, but thanks to a certain group of people, I didn’t exactly feel like eating it anymore.”When she said that, Calvin silently slipped his arm out of her grip, slid his hand into his pocket, and replied, “The restaurant is still going to be there another time. You can just come back and have the dessert on another day.”Ashley paused when she heard his words, blinking lightly as she turned toward him.“Me? Just me? You’re not gonna come along?”At that, Calvin’s expression changed slightly, a look of confusion appearing on his face.“Why are you surprised by that? You’re the one who wants to eat the dessert. You can go whenever you want. Why do I have to come along?”His words made it clear he didn’t understand why Ashley wanted him to come with her, a
Chapter 29- Let’s Skip School Today!
Calvin spent his Sunday between a gym near the artifact market, one that catered towards body building for elementalists with superior physical capabilities.He did have some issues getting a membership and had to settle for a temporary membership since he wasn’t an officially registered elementalist, but that was a minor issue that was easily smoothed over.He divided his time between some basic workouts, not enough to stress this body that hadn’t ever stepped foot in a gym before, and absorbing the energy from the elemental beast cores from last Thursday’s incident.Currently, Calvin had a total of 3 D-Rank Elemental Beast Cores, enough to improve his current strength and push him to the higher ends of the E-Rank.Becoming D-Rank, however, would require a lot more than that to completely break that Rank barrier and upgrade his physical body and elemental energy capacity to the level required to be considered D-Rank.It was from