《RE:Origin》C6 Lisa, The Librarian
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"My, I wasn't expecting a visitor this late in hours. What do we have here~" the moment he stepped into the library, Enryu was greeted with a mature-sounding voice. Directing his gaze toward the culprit, he can see a calm beauty leaning her cheek against her hand while holding onto a book with her other hands. He could feel her gaze filled with curiosity directed toward him. She is none other than Lisa, the librarian. The maid had told him in advance about her, so he wasn't surprised at her presence.
"Excuse me, I'm here looking for a history book of this world," Though he didn't mention his name, he did drop a hint that he isn't a resident of this world like her. No one else would be asking such a book if they are people of this world, furthermore, the timing. One can easily connect the dots if they think about it.
"Ah~ it's Mister Hero, pardon my rudeness. I have heard from the maids that the Heroes were all young, but it seems not all of them were the case. Ah, I hadn't introduced myself yet did I? I'm Lisa, just a librarian," she said with an amicable smile on her face. Though she said she was just a librarian, he thought otherwise. He can tell from his instinct, she's dangerous too. After all, beneath that smile, there's a frightening strength that only few people can sense.
"Takashi Enryu, and as you have heard, I'm also one of the summoned Heroes. Unlike the youngsters, I'm a working adult who got accidentally caught in this whole mess because I only wanted to visit my sister," he responded with a wry smile on his face. If just a librarian was already this strong, he imagined the level strength of average people may be higher than that of his previous world. Or maybe, she was one of the few geniuses, he gained nothing but sense of urgency either way. For the goal of researching a way back to his world, he needed strength, more than the person in his sight.
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But baby steps. First of all, he needs all kinds of information he can get about this world.
"You were looking for a history book, was it? But didn't the first princess already speak about the history of our world when you were just summoned to this world? Did you think she was lying? My, you're pretty bad~" She then giggles.
"No, I wouldn't say that."
"But you didn't believe her, did you?"
"Ah, you got me. So, are you going to report me to Her Highness for the crime of lese majeste?" He quickly admitted his mistake as he put his hand above his head in defeat, but a smile still remained on his face.
"Fufufu, you're interesting."
"I appreciate the compliment. So, do you mind guiding me to the book I'm looking for?"
"There's no need for that," the moment she finished her words, she waved her hand as a book, much thicker than her own hands, immediately came flying toward her hand like a magnet. At the front cover of the book, 'History of the World for dummies' was written on it.
He wasn't surprised that he could read the words which should've been gibberish if he was the same person as he once was in his previous world. What did surprise him was her action, it's telekinesis after all, as someone who lives in a world without the wonder of magic, the scene of a book floating mid air is truly eye-opening.
"Hmm? Are you interested in magic? Unfortunately, you have to be good at controlling mana before you can do something like this. You didn't get your status appraise just yet, right? If you're still interested in learning magic, you can come back later once you do so,"
"Are you sure?"
"My, and here I thought you were going to ask what 'status' is, but guess not. Since that's the case, we can start tomorrow," A smile appeared on her face, but this time it wasn't the fake smile she just wore moments ago.
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"What's the price? There's no way you're going to teach me for free right?"
"It is, but you won't take that for an answer, would you? Well let's just say that teaching you is in my interest. You're a hero, after all. I wonder how much power could you wield~ Fufufu, yes, I'm truly curious." As someone hailed as one of the few Great Mages, she couldn't help but wonder if he could catch up to her in strength before her departure. If he was going to be her disciple, he needs to be able to do that at the very least. It would be a shame otherwise.
It's also about time for her to leave this godforsaken castle. It would be interesting to see the surprise look of her peers once they hear one of the heroes becoming her disciple. Looking at the figure leaving the library with a book in hands, she sighed as she thought, 'it's unfortunate but at the very least, he can put a fight when that time comes. It won't hurt to do that much at least.'
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It was just like the princess had said, or rather, her version was much easier for the students to understand, hers is simplified. In the book he just read, the history of the world was much more detailed but overall, it's the same.
True to her words, the abomination of evil, the existence known as Demon God truly exists. Before it and its kin were pushed back to the corner of the world, it had wrecked many towns and cities like kicking pebbles on the street. Everywhere it goes, everything was razed to the grounds, creating a bloody and sinister path that remains the same to this day.
It knows no mercy, not even toward its own kin. Or at least that's what was written inside the book. At the end of the day, history was written by winners. Of course it may be hard to believe, but everything written inside the book appeared to be badly exaggerated. That's what his instinct told him, which he still found it unbelievable at this moment but nonetheless believes it.
After all, he needs to read the other side of stories as well. He couldn't judge them all as evil just yet. Though the chances are slim, the demons may have been forced by this Demon God to assault mankind. Heck, it's also possible that this Demon God itself was being manipulated by some other existence on the same level as it. However, there's still one truth that he learned from all this. That is strength.
In order to survive in this world filled with monsters and monster-like existence, he needs strength to stand above others. If he couldn't even protect himself, how dare he even think of protecting his little sister? Lucky for him, he already found a way to increase his strength tremendously during his stay in the castle. He finds it unbelievable at how everything was in plain sight.
It's almost scary..as if he were walking in the palm of someone's hand, Enryu shook his head before he hardened his will further. It matters not if he's a puppet of someone, so long as he can achieve strength, he will willingly follow it for now cause when that time ever comes, he shall bite back. Fiercely.
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The Exiled Villainess Returns
(Please heed the warnings above before reading) Reborn into the beautiful but deadly world of Ethetia, she comes to a sudden awareness that she is now Livia Katrina Valentine, a character of a game of a reverse harem she once played on Earth called Aster Academy: The Feuding Houses. But this revelation comes a bit too late. You see, Livia wasn't just anyone. She was not given the anonymity of being a background character, or even the blessing of being the heroine. Instead, she has bestowed the role of being the atrocious villainess. And that is exactly what she had been. As a result, Livia triggers her own death flag event at her debutante. Her memories of her past life have the grace to come only minutes before she is accused of poisoning the heroine, Amelia. But all is not helpless. Via last-minute intervention, Livia successfully manages to avoid having her head decapitated. Being exiled was a small price to pay for retaining a pulse. Plus, at least this way, Livia can finally start to live her life, to become more than just a cruel folly. Her exile should have been a new but unusual beginning to her story. But pitiless reality comes knocking. Ethetia had once only been a background setting in a game. A pretty and still picture that mostly went disregarded as the even prettier characters on the screen unloaded their dialogue, but now, it was Livia's world. As real and wonderous as planet Earth once had been, filled with small creatures with their own wills, ambitions, and needs. Such one creature decides that exile was not enough of a penalty. That Livia, the bullish and jealous tormentor of the heroine, deserves a fate more befitting of her past deeds. One worst than death. Livia's fate is ripped out of her hands. She is forced into a collar, sold to an empire rotten with greed, and placed inside a harem where she is expected to wither and die from the inside out. But Livia refuses to be forgotten. Burning with a deep rage against those who only wish to see her fall into her own grave, Livia makes a twisted promise to herself. A promise that pushes her through the darkest moments of her life and brings to light a newfound power rooted deep inside her. So keen to discard her as the villain she has once been, the little creatures in their own ignorance brought forth something they could never dream to fathom. A beacon of darkness.
8 149Stacking The Deck!
Waking up in an unfamiliar body within the Slifer Red dorm, what's a teen to do? Especially when there was no deck in sight and no currency to spend on new cards. Thankfully, an avid fan such as himself knew all about the discarded cards in a well deep within the forest of Duel Academy Island. With those spirits by his side, he'd fight his way to victory and survive! Self-Insert!
8 115Go Here Do That: Kid Wizard
Ainsley just wanted her dog back, that's it, nothing else. So she found a way to do just that. Go Here Do That: Kid Wizard is a story of about Ainsley Donovan. A girl who found a way to bring back the dead. Through the mysterious hand of fate she will discover that there are strange consequences to her actions. Will she rise to the challenge of her choices or be swept away by the tides of fate?
8 213God Of Cheat
He's now the king of the world and everything revolves and spins around him. With one finger he holds up a world. With one foot he prevents meteors from hitting the world. From one breath he blows out the fire burning down the trees. He's the God Of All Trades. He makes pills capable of turning a Mortal into an immortal. He fights demon lords and emperors just because he's bored. When he feels like making a new weapon, he ends up making a holy weapon. Even when he's just planting a garden, he unintentionally make plants that can be consumed to rank up, herbs that can make the highest tier pills, and trees that grows candy that has tons of amounts of energy residing in them. When he raises a baby animal, those animals become the beasts that protects the biggest cities in the world. When he does something, it's always go big or don't go at all. He's a God but not one that had to struggle to get to where he is but rather the opposite. He is a God that cheated to get to where he is. Everyone has to meditate and train all their life just to get stronger but all he has to do is just kill and he gets stronger. He doesn't have to travel around the world in order to find skills, powers, weapons, armors, potions, scrolls, pets, etc. to back up whatever he is going to do. Instead he can just give fake money to a system that others can't see and anything and anyone can be bought. This is the story of a reincarnated man and a overpowered system which gives him the power of a God and that's not just metaphorically but also literally. This is the story of Shen Zuobi, the God Of Cheat... literally. English Shen Zuobi = Chinese God Cheats.
8 108Dreams of Dust
“May our futures be of dreams, for I know the nights to be rough. Our enemies will know only nightmares, trapped in dreams of dust.” James Scanlan is not like other mages. He was born to a family of NoMs, a family without magic. Blessed with magic, Scanlan has flourished as a mage, performer and some would say, a person. He has travelled the magical world and encountered marvels of human innovation, and villains of the vilest kind. All manner of people have agreed on one truth; James was too good for the lowly Frontier. And yet, in his heart he yearns to go home. Frustrated, with the status quo of the Mageocracy, James longs to return home to Melbourne, Australia; a bastion of the Oceania Frontier. There he knows he can make a difference. Or perish trying. Follow James as he returns home, set on fixing the status quo, setlling old scores, and finding peace with who he is. It may all come crashing down but until that nightmare unfolds, with friends by his side, James Scanlan will pursue his Dreams of Dust. This is a story based in Wutosama's Metaworld Chronicles universe, written with the permission of the author. This story can be read without prior knowledge, but for greater understanding of the magic system and societal conflicts please read Metaworld Chronicles. This story will focus on character interactions, differing views, dungeon crawling, questions of morality, and possibly a tragic ending... On Hiatus due to work load, may be returned to in future.
8 198The Sleeping Immortal
It's my first time writing, I'm going to try a mix up of LitRPG and Wuxia. God killed me while I was sleeping, and now I have the power to become a God myself just by well... sleeping. Ironic isn't it? Let's say it came as a surprise when I, Fiend Yuki, got killed by God. God, not wanting me to die as easily next time, reincarnated me with OP sleeping powers. Before this, I was just your average bum living in my parent's basement, sleeping and doing general otaku things. Now I have to worry about getting killed by Gods, kinda came full circle didn't it? Or I could just sleep and worry about it later... Yeah, I'll just sleep... Sleep sounds good. Yeah, it was until I woke up and found out I've become a toothpick and personal claw sharper of the world's strongest dragon while I was sleeping... I don't like being awake... Changes courtesy of cavo
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