Leeching My Way Through Life
Ren Ashford died choking on instant noodles.
Not heroic. Not tragic. Just stupid.
So when he wakes up in a world of magic, systems, and glowing rune-lit cities, he’s not impressed. Everyone around him dreams of awakening powerful combat systems—Adventurer, Mage, Merchant, or Life. Ren? He just wants to survive quietly and maybe nap through the apocalypse.
But fate has other plans.
At the academy’s grand awakening ceremony, Ren receives a Special System—the lowest tier, the most ridiculed, the kind that gets you laughed out of the room. His is the Parasite System.
It doesn’t fight. It doesn’t cast spells. It doesn’t craft.
It leeches.
By attaching to a host, Ren duplicates their experience, skills, and rewards—without lifting a finger. And his first host? The radiant, overpowered, and painfully dramatic Hero of the Empire, Leon Brightshield.
Now stuck to the golden boy of destiny, Ren must navigate a world of monsters, politics, and magical nonsense… all while being mistaken for a useless sidekick.
Deadpan. Detached. Dangerous.
Ren Ashford is about to prove that sometimes, the best way to win… is to let someone else do the work.