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Jung Jae-Hyun was a child of impossible talent—a mind built for dominance. From the quiet corners of his classroom to the gleaming towers of global power, he carved a path no one could follow. Every circle he entered—business, politics, economy—he mastered, controlled, and reshaped. But Jae-Hyun wasn’t content with influence. He wanted to build, to innovate, to solve what others deemed unsolvable. His ideas would rewrite industries, stabilize nations, and challenge the limits of what humanity believed possible. As governments seek his insight and empires move at his command, one question remains— What happens when a single mind becomes the axis on which the world turns?

Dayo had dreams of becoming a music superstar. That dream was alive until he was struck with a condition called spasmodic dysphonia at an early stage, a cruel twist that stopped him from singing, as every attempt brought pain. But that didn’t stop Dayo. As he grew older, he found another way to connect with music, becoming a prominent music producer known globally for creating quality music. Still, he never felt truly satisfied. Deep inside, the desire to sing burned. So he took the risk singing through the pain even after his doctor warned him he might lose the ability to speak if he pushed too far. And yet, he pushed. Finally, after three months, he recorded the single he had dreamed of. That was when his life ended. A gruesome accident… and then, opening his eyes, he found himself in a completely new world one where all the art, music, and movies he knew had never existed. Excitement filled him… until the familiar dread struck. He still had the same condition that once robbed his ability to sing. He was devastated. Then DING! SYSTEM INITIALIZING There was hope to sing again.

Throughout history, the fate of nations was forged not by armies alone, but by those chosen by the gods—the ones who earned the trust of legendary Pokémon. Emperor Augustus Drayke, riding the mighty Rayquaza, swept across the continent in his bid to unite the fractured lands under one banner. The clash of ideologies between Leonhart Graves and Victor Ashbane drew forth the twin dragons, Reshiram and Zekrom, as they waged a war of belief—truth against ideals. Marshal Rowan Vance, champion of the frontier, mounted his Zebstrika and struck deep into enemy territory, crushing the Hunnic remnants in one thunderous assault. With the luck and light of Victini on his side, King Thaddeus the Bold never lost a single campaign, his name etched into history as a flawless commander. In the age of machines, Elias Kael, founder of the New Draconian Republic, forged an unbreakable pact with the Black Rayquaza—defeating invaders and securing a seat at the table of the Five Great Powers. Now, in an age of peace, the divine beasts slumber. But in this world of calm, who will be the next to earn a god’s favor?

The Genesis Surge—humanity's first contact with Cosmic Energy—rewrote biologies, warped ecosystems, and shattered the old world irreversibly. Six hundred cycles later, Ascendants rule civilisations rebuilt on Ascension Arts, hierarchy, and bloodlines. Normie Kyro Malarc grew up in the slums of New Taranis, far beneath all of it. He should have died there too—when a fugitive Ascendant put a blade through his heart. But he didn't. And he doesn't know why. The cryptic messages appearing in his mind might. In a world that destroys what it can't classify, Kyro has two options: stay invisible, or use what he's been given to claw his way up. Neither option is safe. Only one has the potential to change his fate.

David Drinkwater lived his entire career as football's biggest joke. Thirty seven years old, rejected by every major club, and called a "club whore" by fans across Europe, but at Wembley Stadium, in the rain, he finally proved them wrong. Championship playoff final between Millwall and Norwich, and in the 90th minute, he scored the winning goal, then he died. **[Ding. Ding.]** **「Host found: David Drinkwater.」** **「Synchronisation complete.」** He opens his eyes in an eighteen year old body. Demien Walter, a failed Fiorentina academy prospect and suicide attempt survivor with an overall rating of 48, no team, and no future, but David brought something impossible with him. **[Ding.]** **「Ultimate Gacha System activated.」** **「Mission: Rise from nothing. Become the greatest footballer in history.」** Training earns points while matches earn rewards, and achievements unlock legendary packs. Every pack opening could change everything, whether through common stat boosts, rare techniques, or epic abilities, yet there's always the ultimate prize. **[Ding.]** **「Diamond Pack opened.」** **「Congratulations. Andrea Pirlo — Regista Vision obtained. Passing +15. Vision +10. Legendary Trait unlocked: Deep-Lying Playmaker.」** From trialist to conquering the football world, every pack, every point, and every impossible moment building toward football immortality. They called him a failure once, and they called him wasted potential, but now, with forty years of wisdom in an eighteen year old body and a system that rewards every drop of sweat with power, David will rewrite football history. One pack at a time. **Some dreams get a second chance, and some legends get a second life, so this is his.**

Next up is—— The venerable master of Hydra, the High Priest of the Purple Sweet Potato Spirit The psychiatrist of The Avengers, and the financial advisor of S.H.I.E.L.D. Batman's dissertation killer, Joker's soulmate The head physician of Arkham Asylum, the professor with all positive reviews from Gotham University A recipient of the Red Flag Medal, a possessor of God's blessings The iron curtain of New York, the breath of fresh air in Gotham The eternally undying Dark Sun—— Schiller Rodriguez! (All titles mentioned above have been rightfully earned within the main text. Any new titles will be added as they arise.) (This isn't a web novel with a system, and the system disappears soon, those who don't like it can skip the first thirty chapters.)

A boy grows up between love, discipline, and dreams of a happy life. His childhood is filled with friendship, laughter, and small joys that feel endless. But behind every smile lies a world waiting to test him.

“Our business is life itself.” “We contain, we control, we protect, we are the first line of defense for mankind, and we will never retreat.” –William Russell – In a world without Special Containment Procedures (SCP) Foundation, But there are abnormal phenomena, events, and individuals. Then, people will live under fear. In the future, the world will fall into darkness and destruction. In order to avoid this fact, a desolate nobleman established a company called Umbrella. Mingmian is an international monopoly and has a very high evaluation. The dark side is to hold up a protective umbrella for the entire earth. – There will be classic SCPs in this book, as well as original or movie anomalies and creatures for containment.

They took his crown. They killed his bloodline. Now he returns — a phantom of war, ready to burn a kingdom that forgot him. In a world where crowns are forged in betrayal and thrones sit atop graves, one truth remains: Revenge is royal. And it wears a crown of red.

Some debts do not disappear with death. When someone dies with something unresolved, they do not pass on. They remain. They decay. They become an entity born from the weight of what was left unfinished. Broken promises, hidden guilt, words never spoken… everything takes shape. Yüta never believed in it until the night he saw one of them staring back at him. Dragged into a secret network of hunters who defeat these entities in order to release them, he soon discovers that defeating them is not always the hardest part. Some want to be heard. Others seek revenge. And some believe humanity does not deserve to continue existing. In a world where every death leaves a crack, the question is not how to fight… but who has the right to decide what deserves to rest.

Kim Gwang-seob, the investment expert from the Yeouido Shoe Shop. Reborn as the second son of the Daehung Group’s owner family! *** You can support me at patreon.com/inkbound

When the dead stops resting someone has to remind them how. Itsuki Ririku was just a 17 year old high schooler with two annoying little sisters and a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then he stumbled into a world hidden beneath shrines and cemeteries—a world where graves are not memorials, but contracts. Where warriors, tyrants, and forgotten souls can be bound to the living in a pact called Gravebinding. Dragged into the secret domain of the Onmyōji, Itsuki discovers that the dead do not simply sleep. They whisper. They hunger. They choose. And once chosen, you can’t turn back.

The only thing standing between a dead-end job and football glory? A holographic interface and a lot of hungover plumbers. Danny Walsh is going nowhere. At twenty-six, his life is a monotonous cycle of night shifts at a Manchester convenience store and escaping into the digital world of Football Manager, where he is a tactical genius building championship-winning teams from nothing. In the real world, he is just another guy with a dead-end job and a dream that feels impossibly far away. A mysterious notebook gives him an impossible edge: the power to see the hidden attributes of football players. It’s a party trick no one else can see, a useless superpower for a man going nowhere. But in the broken, overlooked talent of Manchester's gritty leagues, data is destiny. Danny holds a winning ticket, if he can only learn how to read it. And if this cursed gift doesn't break him first. --- For fans of Player Manager, Football Manager, and system novels, this is a character-driven, tactically rich, and hilariously authentic journey from the bottom of the pyramid to the very top. The beautiful game is about to get a system upgrade. Sports Fiction | System Novel | Football Management | Progression Fantasy ---

He gave up everything for football—risking it all for one shot at greatness. When he finally earns a place among the seniors in the Championship qualifiers, it feels like destiny calling. But dreams shatter quickly. After a disastrous performance, he’s cast back down to the junior league, his future hanging by a thread. Just when it seems over, he receives something impossible—a mysterious system that promises to transform him into Inmessionante, the GOAT… Rojol al-Tarikh, Le Magicien, Le Roi of the football world. But greatness comes at a cost. As rivals rise on and off the pitch, their challenges grow darker, more dangerous. What begins as a journey to the top soon turns into a fight for survival

Charlie Thompson, seventeen, grew up in a poor and remote village and now makes a living as a deliveryman. He has only just recovered from the stab wounds that nearly killed him, and the treatment has drained almost all of his savings. Even so, he can feel his life shifting. When he was in the hospital, his jade pendant stirred and a stream of cultivation and medical knowledge poured into his mind. From that moment on, he knew everything was about to change.

Ren, a modern doctor and a secret master magician, suddenly finds himself inside a random book he picked up at the airport...as the villainous older brother of the protagonist. As the bad guy, he's supposed to make life difficult for the Male Lead until the latter grows up and kills him in revenge. However, looking at the broken teenager in front of him, Ren can't help but feel his heart soften. Fang was an orphan who had never known what a family is. Abandoned at birth, all he knew was pain and fear. He loved nothing, and wanted nothing...until he saw the angelic Wade. To save Wade, Fang didn't hesitate to sacrifice himself. ..after all, there was no one to cry over him. But then, Ren appeared and turned his world upside down.

Full title: [The Knight’s Multiverse] - A Knight’s Journey: The journey of a cultivator in a superhuman’s modern world Author: This story has romance and cultivation elements, though the most important part of it is its characters. I strive to portray their doubts, worries and disappointments, along with their hopes, happiness and pride, as well as I can. Characters will learn, grow and bravely transcend their fears, all in the hope of being able to live freely alongside their loved ones. This is what I enjoy writing and I hope you will also enjoy reading it.    Synopsis: What happens after you die? This was a question that baffled many, with two mainstream thoughts battling each other: Religion with its Manichean division of Heaven and Hell and Science with its nihilistic approach of returning to the Universe as cosmic dust. Turned out Damian Knight, now Demian Mikhailov, discovered that none of those theories were actually true when his previous life’s memories awakened after being knocked out by a gangster’s heavy punch to the head. Now 18 years old with a deficient body, he will have to find a way to navigate this World’s deep waters, where Fighters with transcendent Physical Attributes were merely at the bottom of the power scale. From Intrinsic Superhumans to Elemental Cultivators, a single misstep and death could snatch him again, with everything he built in this new life disappearing as if a mere illusion. Fortunately, his Reincarnation came with three incredible gifts: an Equalized Adaptive Physiology Perk, a Soul Bond Perk, and a Soul Shield Perk. Armed with those three Perks, the young man will grow his personal strength to protect not only himself but also his Aunt, Adeliya, and his two older cousins, Brynhild and Seraphine from this World’s hidden forces, and with some luck it may even help him deal with those new and growing feelings birthed from the collision of his two lives. ‘Choices have consequences’. A story of tangled Reincarnations, Forbidden Love, and Cultivation to Immortality. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWanderersUniverse (Visual Storytelling version of this book, a mix of audiobook and visual novel) (Ebook Format)Book 1 - 'Memories Of The Past' is available for purchase through this link: https://book.stripe.com/4gw9Dr9n0aMn7dK3cd (Copy the link in your URL and it will bring you to the payment page) If you find any problem with the link or the files, do not hesitate to send a private message and I will do my best to fix it. My only income is from Patre0n and the sales of my book, so if you like the story and can afford it, I would really need your help, either by pledging on Patre0n, or by buying a copy of my book from the link above (8 Euros = 9 USD). Your help goes a long a way and is greatly appreciated. Let’s enjoy this adventure together. Calm Wanderer

Victor Black—a crazy teenager who escaped from the lab and shares a chocolate obsession with the symbiote Venom. On the way to Nefermore, we hitched a ride with the Adams family. On his first day of school, Vic, with his shameless spirit, successfully sneaked into the girls' dormitory and began a hilarious cohabitation with the gothic girl Wednesday and the sunny little wolf girl Ini. Although he lost the battle for territory with the two girls and only managed to get a small piece of land near the toilet, Vic said that he would be happy to live in the girls' dormitory, let alone near the toilet. This is the story of a crazy boy who was accidentally raised by his vampire sister from a young age according to "The Succubus Raising Guide: The True Han Dynasty Edition," and who causes trouble in Nefermorr and even the whole world, cough cough, he commands the wind and rain and incidentally falls in love. Vic said he never caused trouble, even though he sold weapons at school, turned a canoe race into a Normandy landing, lifted the Gorgon's hat, and asked the professor who had transformed into a werewolf what it felt like to run naked in public, but he was a good student.

Josh Silver the heir of the Silver family together with his brother lived a tough life because of their grandfathers orders. He fell in love with Bonna Jenner the campus belle in his school. She treated him well in their highschool days. He swore that she will give her all the love and lifetime glory in this life. After a 7 years of battling in the outer region Josh established a powerful organization that shook the entire world. He returned to inherit the entire Silver family. However his grandfather gave him a last mission to be a live in son-in-law. Not only to find out that his fiancee is his first love. Can he accept the sudden change of his life? Can he protect the love of his life from his enemies? Can he the conqueror in the battlefield will be able to conquer her?

The Sixth Member of the Police Academy in Detective Conan [No female lead. Master of disguises. The male protagonist is a growth-type character who develops over time rather than becoming overpowered instantly.] As one of the six members of the police academy group, Sasajima Ritsu embarks on the “point of no return” by going undercover in the Black Organization. However, he never expected to gain Gin’s appreciation and even end up becoming close enough with Vodka to call each other brothers. Wait a second… I’m an undercover agent, right? Gin, snap out of it—stop always looking out for me! And wait—how did it come to this? My subordinates are undercover agents, and even my colleagues are undercover agents too? P.S. This story has no romantic pairing (no CP). There are many foreshadowing elements, and the author will do their best to resolve them all!