Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

When Yamada drew his sword, everyone scrambled to get away; but when Akane Koyama stepped in and blocked Yamada's sword, the people stayed on, and watching from afar.

Unable to finish what he started, Yamada's mood worsened. Worse still, the person who stood in his way was a woman. He barked, "Are dojos in such a slump now that they accept just about anyone?! A bloody disgrace!"

The young girl held her ground. "In my opinion, it's the Choshu Domain that is going downhill—their samurai are experts at bullying little girls on the street."

Yamada's face darkened, his voice quivering. He was so mad that he could literally kill her at any moment.

"Hey, woman... did you just insult our Choshu samurai?"

Fight