“ | The taste of a Demoness ain’t bad… The taste of a Demoness ain’t bad… The taste of a Demoness ain’t bad… |
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— A muffled ravings of Assassin potion on In Modern Day, Chapter 2 |
In Modern Day is the Lord of Mysteries second side story written by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving on his WeChat official account (wuzei1985).
Synopsis[]
A Chinese man found a strange soft drink from a weird vending machine which gave him an Assassin ability.
It was revealed later that a protagonist of this side story named "Zhou Mingrui". He is a salaryman in Intis Group which the president named "Huang Tao", and he was the founder of a QQ group chat, Tarot Club.
Plot[]
According to the author, an outline of the side story was Klein's dream during his slumber. The vending machine was something made by The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth, aiming to shake Klein's self-awareness and make him lose control.
Therefore, the content of "In Modern Day" is the plot after the end of the main story of Lord of Mysteries in volume 8.
According to the author, This side story is actually The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth's doing. He's hoping to mix up and confuse Klein's self-recognition. Followed by slowly corroding Klein, polluting him, and finally devouring him. If that were to happen, when the "Lord of Mysteries" wakes up, the one who wakes up will be The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth instead.[1]
List of Chapters[]
Chapter # |
Chapter Name | Webnovel # |
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1 | In Modern Day (1) | 1403 |
2 | In Modern Day (2) | 1404 |
3 | In Modern Day (3) | 1405 |
4 | In Modern Day (4) | 1406 |
5 | In Modern Day (5) | 1407 |
6 | In Modern Day (6) | 1408 |
7 | In Modern Day (7) | 1409 |
8 | In Modern Day (8) | 1410 |
9 | In Modern Day (9) | 1411 |
10 | In Modern Day (10) | 1412 |
11 | In Modern Day (11) | 1413 |
12 | In Modern Day (12) | 1414 |
13 | In Modern Day (13) | 1415 |
14 | In Modern Day (14) | 1416 |
15 | In Modern Day (15) | 1417 |
16 | In Modern Day (16) | 1418 |
17 | In Modern Day (17) | 1419 |
18 | In Modern Day (18) | 1420 |
19 | In Modern Day (19) | 1421 |
20 | In Modern Day (20) | 1422 |
21 | In Modern Day (21) | 1423 |
22 | In Modern Day (22) | 1424 |
23 | In Modern Day (23) | 1425 |
24 | In Modern Day (24) | 1426 |
25 | In Modern Day (25) | 1427 |
26 | In Modern Day (26) | 1428 |
27 | In Modern Day (27) | 1429 |
28 | In Modern Day (End) | 1430 |
Characters[]
- Zhou Mingrui: A protagonist of the side story. A founder of QQ Group, Tarot Club.
- CEO Huang (or Huang Tao): CEO of Intis Group. a Casanova boss of Zhou Mingrui.
- Director Ai (or Old Ai): CEO Huang’s person-in-charge
- Vice President Wu: A vice president of Aurora Company, the company next door.
- Peng Deng: Zhou Mingrui's childhood friend.
- Officer Deng: An office at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
- Benson Zhou (or B): Zhou Mingrui's brother
- Sa Sa: Zhou Mingrui's sister
- Sia Tas: Zhou Mingrui's neighbor. She lives with her overseas boyfriend.
- Dani: A foreign language teacher at Dream Tutoring Classes.
- Ma’am Da: A medium. Her QQ name is “SleepingWithCorpses”. She is Officer Deng's fiancée.
- Sharron: A woman in a black dress. Detective Sherlock Moriarty hired her to protect Zhou Mingrui.
- Mr. Zaratulstra: A Intis Group's VIP guest. He is from the MISTER Company.
- Rosago: A staff member from the MISTER Company. He is French and used to be a racer.
- Bernie Huang: CEO Huang’s daughter.
- Rozanne: A staff member of Intis Group.
- A monocle-wearing driver: A driver.
- Old Neil: A foreign priest. the police department collaborator.
- Bookstore Owner: A bookstore owner who lives with his daughter.
- Catie Huang: Bernie Huang's dormitory "daughter". Her family runs a tutoring class.
- Biology Teacher: A teacher under Catie's family. His family farms mushrooms.
- Bai Ailin: A young man with bright red eyes.
- Mr. A: A beautiful employee of Aurora Company.
- Alger Wilson: A foreign singer. He was originally just a crew member who drifted out at sea, but after much hardship, he became a singer.
- Anderson Hood: A foreign teacher of Dream Tutoring Classes.
- Slacker Without a Dream: A famous romance author at fansigning event.
- A golden retriever: A big golden retriever that always appears near Zhou Mingrui office building.
Trivia[]
- The quote "Life is short, so why not give it a try?" referenced by Zhou Mingrui and later used by Franca Roland, both in relation to the Demoness Pathway, is a reference to a scene from The Jerry Springer Show.
References
See Also[]
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An Ordinary Person's Daily Life — In Modern Day — A Day in The Year 1346 — Rebellious Teenager — Klein's Niece — That Corner — A Little Case |
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