HappyVainGlory

The Devilish Genius of Time and Effort. That Cheating Bastard. Idiot Savant. A man known by countless names in the Three Realms, one who collected every treasure, every ancient art, whose Dao of 'Accumulation' made him the richest and most hated person even amongst the Eternal Emperors. The strongest Transcendent, the one envied by all beneath the heavens. After breaking past the bounds of existence, he- "I'm heading home." "W-Wait! Master!" -Promptly packed his bags and returned to Earth. A story about a laidback overpowered guy who underestimated how hard it is to be abnormal in a normal world and gets swept up into the flow too quickly... And also ended up opening an idol agency. Thus begins the tale of John Smith and his daily adventures back on Earth.

The Shield Hero, Naofumi Iwatani... That wasn't me. Still, it was a convenient name. It seemed like I died and was summoned in his place. Poor choice. For the world, that is.

Waking up, Lee Shin found himself in an unfamiliar world AND an unfamiliar body. A world that he definitely DID not create, and a story he DEFINITELY did not write. But, ironically, one he never finished. He had become an extra in a novel. But not just ANY novel. The Novel's Extra. That novel. The one he stopped reading halfway through. The one that he last read close to ten years ago. F*ck.

For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost. It's quite a famous adage. A single change can ripple out indefinitely, completely derailing carefully laid plans. Like how a butterfly flapping its wings could cause a hurricane on the otherside of the world. Now. Considering I took the place of the Commander in Nikke somehow... all while having skipped most of the story past Chapter 4 while I was playing the game... Let's try to not lose the kingdom, shall we? Aha... 000 WARNING! MANY spoilers for the game. Read at your own discretion! Formerly a one-shot.

It was one of those fun throwaway GIFs. Kind of like 'will you press the button.' A thought experiment about what you would choose. Pick two: get a million now, go back in time with your memories, or undo a major regret. Alex Li had been bored and stumbled upon the image on Twitter one day. Since he didn't have anything better to do, he commented on the post. "Obviously, go back in time with my memories." The next thing he knew, he was five years old again, back in 1999. But there was one problem. You see, unlike most people, he didn't remember anything about his childhood. And he was about to experience firsthand exactly WHY he forgot.

Time is a fickle thing. It bends and it weaves, yet it continues to flow. An unceasing river… at least that should be the case. But it is not always so, and errors may arise when the exceptions occur. When the river of time is blocked and forced to cycle, the impossible becomes possible and those who should not exist will emerge from beneath Fate’s foam. Or in other words, what happens when someone from Earth gets merged with Byleth and tries to reach a golden ending. A semi-serious story about a guy trying to game the system and save everybody. As for how that ends up, well… Originally from AO3 and FFN under penname LexorLie. Also on Scribblehub.

Neol Won was... well, no one. Although he made a stupid mistake in his past life that ended up cutting it short, he had gone on a wonderful 18 year streak of mundane life this time. Graduating from high school, making a living by writing webnovels and taking commissions from Hunters... Oh, right. His second life wasn't on a normal Earth, but an Earth that was invaded by interdimensional beings and Gates in the past. To combat them, people with superhuman abilities a.k.a Hunters existed. But that had nothing to do with him really. The world was peaceful, Hunters were basically pro-athletes sponsored by the government, Gates were part of the everyday life... And then he awakened to an ability of his own. Well, there goes the 18 year normal streak.

Duke Elio Grandark of Weston was a cold and callous man. Known as the Bloody Demon of the West and infamous for being invincible and bathing in blood on the battlefield, he expected to live and die with a blade and hand. But then an unlucky arrow to the shoulder and a festering wound sent him back home. Faced with a decree by his king to both wed a bride chosen for him beforehand and produce an heir before he could return to the battlefield, Elio grudgingly accepts. He planned to just do the bare minimum and fulfill his duty. But then he meets the woman to be his bride and finds himself at a complete loss. Who was this foolish woman who dared to look at him with warm eyes despite knowing his reputation...?

A lot of people think about how they'd go about exploiting a system if they got transported into a game-like world. Others wish that they'd get transported to another world with a cheat and steamroll everything while living out their wildest dreams. Can't say I didn't consider both. And I can't say that I didn't consider writing stories with those premises. What I *can* say as that I sure as hell never expected to actually get tossed into that situation myself. Dammit. I knew I shouldn't have written those LitRPG system notes... And what's the point of getting cheats if everyone has one and it's still just barely enough to get by? Hopefully reading all those web novels in the past is enough to keep myself alive until I can figure out how the hell I got here... --- A self-indulgent LitRPG I'm writing to get out of my system and warm up for my main story. Self-insert, though with certain traits magnified and others minimized. I'll try not to make it a complete power trip... maybe. :shrug:

Does this sound familiar? The author writes a story with an academy setting, gets a DM asking for it to be rewritten, and then wakes up in his story as an extra? Yeah, that’s me right now. And just when I got an offer for it to be turned into a webtoon… Whatever. My MC’s capable, and my story’s pretty generic, so I should be able to coast on by- > SYSTEM: A new plot point has been added to make the story less predictable #$@!$!@#!

Bell Cranel was rejected by every familia he tried to join until he met Hestia. In a few, he was rejected quite violently. And in one particular instance, he was thrown out and bashed his head against a wall. Well, that's apparently where I come in. Not sure how and why I'm here. Not even sure who 'I' really am at this point since Bell's memories are definitely clearer than 'mine'... But I guess we're doing this. Hopefully I've got some useful cheats. Maybe?

If you remember something but no one is around to see it, does it truly happen? And if memory makes up your identity, what happens when you give that identity up? That was what 'Nowun' had to determine after agreeing to be sent to another world. A piling of coincidences and misfortune, the choice of an unorthodox power. If he wanted to avoid playing on the strings of the Goddess, he would need to circumvent her powers. And to do that, he made a gamble.

I cleared the infamously difficult 16-bit RPG in hardcore mode and unlocked free play... only to find myself IN the game. Why-? Oh yeah. OF COURSE. After all, this WAS In short... FoC: ME

Yuu Go is an ordinary businessman. During the day he sits behind his cubicle, crunching away at numbers, while at night he returns home to enjoy some light novels and video games. It’s a bit mundane, but he likes it that way. Yet, one day, he’s suddenly transported to another world and given the strongest power! A story about a hero running away from his duties despite being the strongest!

A legacy that Vaan didn't understand. Power that seemed unchecked, allowing the creation of anything the mind desired provided sufficient materials. A past that was completely missing, and voices that seemed his own and yet weren't at the same time. Awakening in a world he didn't remember, didn't know, and that was crueler than he could imagine, Vaan struggles to find his path.

Gray Smith was an ordinary computer science student literally one presentation away from graduating with his degree. And then everything went off the rails. One moment, he was walking to give his senior capstone presentation, and the next he was in an empty grassland with a ruined building that looked suspiciously familiar to one on campus, but couldn't be. After all, everything looked way too old... Wait, why is there a beautiful woman tied up in this decrepit building? No, what do you mean magic? Huh? 'Don't tell me that this is another world...? No way. Right? It can't be. There's still too much I need to do on Earth...!' Will Gray make it home? And if he does, will he regret it? Only one way to find out...

-COMPLETE- A cliché setup. What if I was in his shoes? What would I change? How much would change? On the day that Seol Jihu betrayed his younger sister and stole her car, 'I' took over. Who was 'I'? Why had I stepped into his shoes? 'I' didn't know. But I knew one thing. Even if I wasn't the real deal... from here on out, I would be Seol Jihu. And I was going to do things my way. --- An indulgent self-insert story with the usual power trip fantasy stuff. Some things change, others remain the same, and the end game... Well, small ripples become huge waves.

Emiya Shirou. Ally of justice. Entered into the fifth holy grail war, he resolves to save as many as he can. He is a sword, forged through cursed flames. It’s no surprise when he summons a servant of the Saber class. Yet, instead of a blade he summons a swordsman, one clothed in black. A blade cannot change, but in the right hands it can be shown the proper path…

-COMPLETE- It was a freak accident. Someone ran the light at an intersection and before I knew it... my world turned black. But I didn't die then. Instead, I was forced to lament and regret over all of my failures. Lament about how this so-called genius was lower than dirt even at the very end. And that should have been it. After my consciousness faded, I should have disappeared. But I woke up. A different world, another life. A fresh start. This time, for sure...!

What do you mean I died? Wait, compensation...? Yes! Please let me get reincarnated in another world with a system! ...Huh? What do you mean I only qualify to reincarnate on Earth? What do you mean I watched too much Holol*ve and VSho*jo?! And what the hell is a VTuber Idol Maker System?! No, how the hell am I supposed to do this as a high school student?! OI!