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Life in Vain: Jobless Reincarnation
Life in Vain: Jobless Reincarnation
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Rudy's Family
Paul Greyrat

Rudy's father. A reckless, act first/think later type of person. Irresponsible, but good at heart.

Seriously a terrible guy, but since becoming a father, he's been getting better. A little.

A genius at the sword who reached the Advanced Level in the three major sword schools at twelve.

Also a serious perverted lecher... though that's mostly true for all Greyrats. As for why he can pick up girls despite his attitude, here's how he looks when he's serious and lets his hair loose.



Zenith Greyrat

Rudy's mother. A noblewoman from the Holy Continent of Milis who ran away from home because she was fed up with the expectations placed on her. Kind hearted and caring, but also can be a bit of a tomboy. 

Skilled at healing and basic magic since she was trained as a child, and also familiar with combat from adventuring, but she isn't really a fighter. At least, when Rudy was born.


Rudeus (Rudy) Greyrat

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Our MC. A man who was reborn as Rudeus Greyrat after dying from the wounds he received in a freak car accident.  Seriously a genius, but he has a trauma against it because of wasting his life and causing nothing but disappointment and pain to his family in the past.

Seemingly a completely different person from the one who got reborn in canon.

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In truth, this is an alternate timeline version of the man who got summoned in canon who ruined his life not from sloth and lust, but from excessive pride.

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His main combat ability lies in magic, but due to his analytical skills and ability to synthesize information, he's also well above average in sword fighting as well. 

Due to various reasons, he strongly inherited Laplace factors, granting him excessive amounts of mana and the ability to control it. He also possesses the ability to see mana due to certain events that occurred while he was an infant.


Lilia Greyrat


Originally, she was a maid who was hired by Paul and Zenith to help care for Rudy and help during his birth. However, due to certain events, she ends up being part of the family and a second mother to Rudy.

She and Paul have a complicated past (putting it lightly).


Norn Greyrat


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Rudy's baby sister. In another timeline, her daughter deals the final blow on Demon God Laplace. Here...?

Aisha Greyrat

Rudy's half-sister, born to Lilia. 


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Stella Greyrat

Rudy's youngest baby sister. 


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In truth, the reincarnation of Nanahoshi from the world of this story's Rudy.

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Eos


Enoch (Ena)


Enemies of Being W
Technique God Laplace


The strongest being in the world who created the Seven World Powers ranking system. A man from the Dragon race who has mastered countless techniques in preparation to pass them down to Orsted in order to defeat Hitogami.

In truth, he is one half of the Magic Dragon King Laplace who was split apart after failing to defeat Hitogami after the fall of the other realms. 

In canon, he is only mentioned by name and does not appear in story. He also lacks most of his memories and magical powers, knowing only that he must defeat 'God' and pass on his abilities to someone in order to accomplish that fact.

Here, however, he seems to be playing an active role. Unlike Canon, he is very much aware of Hitogami and also appears in full possession of his powers. At least, he is capable of using magic in addition to his skills.

While acting in opposition to Hitogami, he wears a similar garb to Orsted in order to go under the radar. But when acting directly, he tends to wear a body-tight suit of golden armor.

As for his true identity... Well, that's to be determined.

Orsted


Dragon God Orsted. The second strongest being in the world with a mission to defeat Hitogami, the Human God and stuck in a time loop that grants him unlimited tries to do so.

Part of the Dragon Race, he has a massive mana pool and physical strength. He possesses and has mastered countless techniques and magic spells to prepare to fight his fated opponent and moves about while thinking of centuries in the future.

Possesses a curse inflicted by Hitogami that makes him perceived as the mortal enemy of every being in the world.

Said curse does not effect Rudy, whose soul is not from that world. 

Rostelina Dragonroad


In another timeline and up until Rudy's birth, she was known as Elinalise. However, due to certain events she recovered her memory and identity that she lost in the past and is traveling with her master for a mysterious reason. A true elf, but to not stand out, she sometimes uses a disguise spell to hide her ears.

She possesses a natural ability of being a mana core and possessive excessive amounts of mana in her body. 

Previously, a curse forced this ability to manifest as the production of mana crystals with the requirement of XXX activities. However, since meeting with her master, that curse has been lifted and her body has been turned to normal, granting her the ability to utilize and transfer her mana without such activities.

...Of course, decades of habit has left its mark as a flirtatious attitude and plenty of bed time skills which she uses to tease her master.

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She is also the mother of Laws, and thus the Grandmother of Sylphy

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Boreas Family
Philip Boreas Greyrat


Paul's cousin, who is the son of Paul's Uncle.

A manipulative and patient man who has endured countless losses while waiting for an opportunity to turn the table and seize the position as the heir to the Boreas family.

The current mayor of the Citadel of Roa. Also Paul's boss.

Eris Boreas Greyrat


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The granddaughter of Sauros Boreas Greyrat, the Region Lord of Fedoa. A young girl with a fiery temper and personality. She's a natural at the sword. As to everything else...

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Due to Paul's brash decisions, she's currently Rudy's betrothed. A fact she is extremely unhappy about, even if it means she's free to devote all of her time into training like she wants.

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Ghyslaine Dedoldia


Former party member of Paul and Zenith's when they were adventurers.

One of the few Sword Kings in the world. Trained directly by the current Sword God.

Possesses a Demon Eye that allows her to see the flow of magical power. However, it does not allow her to see ambient mana. 

Currently working as a guard for the Boreas Family, as well as Eris's sword tutor.

Sauros Boreas Greyrat


A seemingly brash and domineering man in his fifties who rules over the Fedoa Region as its lord. The current head of the Boreas family.

Respects power, talent, and determination. A softie at heart despite his harsh exterior.

Sylphy's Family
Sylphiette (Sylphy)

Rudy's childhood friend who he saved from a monster attack after certain events. Extremely talented with magic and can intuitively manipulate wind, ice, and water. Cares a great deal for Rudy and would do anything to protect and support him.


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Rose


Sylphy's mother and Laws's wife. An ordinary female villager who enjoys gardening. Kind-hearted and caring.

For the longest time, Rudy didn't know her name because he forgot to ask and then got too afraid to ask after knowing her a while.

Laws


Sylphy's father. 

In canon, his name is Laws Dragonroad, raised until adulthood by his mother, Elinalise Dragonroad.

Here he was given up at birth and raised as an orphan. His only keepsake of his parents is a delicately carved wooden pendant that he keeps with him. 

A skilled marksman and surprisingly good brawler. He's serious and lawful, true to his name.

Paul's one and only friend.

Ranoa Magic Academy
Roxy Migurdia

Rudy's magic teacher. While she looks young, she's actually over 30 years old. Her appearance is due to being a part of the long-lived Migurd Magical Race. 

A Saint-ranked Magician and well-renowned alumni of the Ranoa Magic University. 

Prior to meeting Rudy, her specialty was in water magic. But after meeting Rudy, she becomes infamous as the <Callous Witch of Destruction> who specializes in every element due to borrowing his <Magical Arrays> theory of magic circles and expanding upon it.

Secretly has a crush on Rudy, though she refuses to acknowledge it due to the age difference.


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Hitogami's Faction
Being W


AKA Hitogami. A sinister being who manipulates everything from the shadows. In Canon, the true final boss.



White Knights of Arcadia
Astolfo


Roland


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Elemental Spirits
Wata


Fai


Wyn


Demon Continent/Arcadia
Ruijerd


Rika


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    Cultivating_Reader
    Status: ch 81 – child – with great power…

    This is a very well written story, but I can't take the MC anymore. At first he was great character to read, but as I continued to read I realized he was paper thin in will. He has no backbone and constantly bends his back and only derives joy from others which is a sad existence. He's also, how to put this nicely, a ped0. He a full grown man has only felt attraction to two characters a 7 year old and woman who has been described to look at most a preteen in all of Tensei's media. At first I just put at the back of my mind, but eventually I couldn't read it anymore, and came to a realization that the MC is paper-thin character who was almost no will of his own but to be the Foundation of a family of less than stellar reputation (paul). He constantly lowers himself physically and mentally in front of family and to himself, bends over backwards for a man I can't care for and forces character development for, and also can't seem to grow a backbone and has to constantly rely on others for him to improve mentally. You would think after been given a second chance he would force himself to improve. He says he improves, but everytime he improves he says it wasn't him but Roxy, Paul, Lily, Zenith or even Sylphy, a seven year old girl are the more mature on when every single one of these people would be suffering with out him. To put it simply while written well the story falls because the character doesn't development only causes development, he seems to constantly take one step forward but takes.9 steps back, and have a literal taboo taste in women. 

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    Magoth
    Status: 32 – young child – a pair of...

    It's good. The writing style flows nicely and is easy to read. There aren't any grammatical errors i've noticed so far. It's actually one of those novels that has *character development*. Pretty crazy if you ask me. And it's actually one of the good types of character development. Often times you will see authors throwing bad character traits at their protagonist, so that they can say they have character development when the protagonist overcomes these faults. Only problem being, that the protagonist becomes an insufferable and annoying to read about character in an otherwise good story. This doesn't have that. What I like about this novel, is how easy the problems are to identify. Rudy was an adult but is now a child and also acts like it. Which is good considering that the way we act isn't solely based on our conscious decisions. Even better are the adults in this story. It kinda blew my mind to find a story with a child protagonist and actually capable adults. I honestly think that this novel is way above the average on this site. No chapter has left me bored yet. There is always an essence to each chapter that brings the story forward in some way while also keeping a nice pace.

    Good job author

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    GodlyKamui
    Status: 37 – young child – family emergency

    This is just perfect! There isn't a single thing I haven't liked so far. The characters are depicted just like in the original (with the exception of Rudy, of course) and they even have grown a lot. This version of Rudy is great, for a variety of reasons, mostly because I like how industrious he is. All the other characters are very loveable, especially Lilia, Zenith, Sylphy, and Roxy. Paul is... We won't talk about him in this review... >: (

    The writing style is simply amazing and easy to follow. Typos are to be expected, but they are very rare and they are fixed quickly. While the length of the chapters is shorter than I would usually like, I think it suits the narrative the author is taking.

    Overall, 10/10. I wish I could give more stars to this novel.

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    Pros: 

    1. Pacing is slightly on the slow side. As of ch 74, hes like 6 or 7 years old.

    2. MC has a good work ethic and is likable

    3. Magic is throughly explained and MC is creative.

    4. Most of the characters are likable and its fun seeing them interact.

    Cons:

    1. Harems, but oddly enough it doesn’t really ruin the story and feels earned.

    2. MC is OP but if your into that it wont bother you. Im just not feeling that danger.

    3. MC is slightly dense. Luckily most of the characters are pretty good at showing him the light and generally dont let MC fumble around in misunderstanding land.

    4. Confusing bad guys. Could care less about this hitomi/being w guy. Hes annoying and frankly sucks at his job. The story just treats him like hes a spirit of bad luck. “Oh I almost killed my family, must have been that silly being w again”🤪

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    Saver
    Status: 67 – child – yeah, no.

    Hell yeah this is the best thing I ever read

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    CrownedTraitor
    Status: 49 – the young elf girl’s...

    How peculiar the writer of this seems to be extremely proficient in taking advantage of the setting and setting up alternate timeline of events for the original series.

    And I also know the author has their own sorya original series about vtubers so yeah I can see most of this going well.

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    RealSeal
    Status: 56 - child - unwinnable fight

    A wonderful story. The characters within the story are delightful with their action feeling very human-like. They learn, they regret, compromise, compare, and apologize. They bluff and gives and seeks warmth. Wonderful interactions are made, and that in itself is simply amazing.

    The words and sentences are simple yet good enough to picture the scene without confusing the viewer. Regarding conflict, there haven't been much of "spilling blood" and "severing heads" kind of act, but there definitely is conflicts nonetheless which weaves itself beautifully into the story.

    Readers may find the characters a bit hard to visualize (perhaps?) but you can definitely get through it by just googling their names on google, it IS a fan fic after all. About worldbuilding, I do hope there will be much more of it in upcoming chapters. 

    Conclusion = Read it, it's a great. Keep it going author. Hope you all the best 👍

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    mrAlpha2020
    Status: c134

    Excellent fanfic, especially so for those that read/watch MT and disliked it due to the 'original' Rudeus perversion. The same yet quite different characters, with different POVs here and there from characters around the MC or important for the plot, lots of laughs, and WOW, finally a fic that makes use of the 'magic is omnipotent' trait of MT's world, though naturally, it takes a lot of time/chapters for anything out of scale to appear.

    Since there's no adventuring arc like in the original, is a bit hard for those that didn't read to make the 'power-level' clear, but I believe that in the following arcs we will get that resolved.

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    HUntsman331
    Status: 1 – prologue

    I've said it before on Webnovel, and I'll say it again. It's a genuinely good fic. Good job. 

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    DEvilCter
    Status: --

    i love Mushoku tensei but what makes it special is a good plot and a well developed main character. Mushoku tensei is a story about a useless neet, but he got a second chance, he chose to change himself into a better person. The change of the main character makes the meaning of the series no longer like the original, making it look like the mass isekai series.

    But the overall plot is quite good.

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