Update Schedule: ... more>>

Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday on WN, SH, MSB, and RR.

As for the Patrons, almost Daily updates with guaranteed 25 new Chapters each month.

Discord: https://discord.gg/t2gPEt3

Synopsis:

Keith, a vieux riche, spoiled and cherished, heir to the Demiliore Consortium, lives his life at large. Power, Wealth, Fame; He has it all.

But is it all just a dream?

With a set of memories, the knowledge of the future, in a play orchestrated by Destiny, knowing well that he is born to be a Villain, will he prevail? Or is he going to fall at the hands of the Child of Destiny just like he did in the nightmare that haunts him?

Author's Note:

Yes, the story is heavily influenced by Urban-Fantasy Chinese Novels. Don't read if you have a problem with those types of plots. 'Cliche' plot elements are bound to appear, so if you easily get triggered by such things, keep away. And I would advise you to not even start the story if you are an ardent believer of 'Good shall prevail over the Evil'. Keep away! MC here is a Villain! But yes, he is not someone deprived of emotions, even though he is a Scum. So, do not expect an outright Evil MC either.

I don't write Netorare. Don't worry about it!

Warnings:

> Incest
> Dark Elements
> Sexual Content
> Traumatising Content
> Gore
> Manipulative MC
> Sexual Abuse
> Parallel World (Almost a New World)
> Fantasy Elements (Full-fledged Fantasy later)
> System
> Slavery <<less

A medical student died because of negligence of the authorities. Later, he is granted a second chance in life with some boons. But being an Otaku and Naruto fan, he chooses to live in the chaotic world of Naruto.
The story will follow canon for the initial part with a new plot. Major changes will reflect in the later part as our MC grows up. The story has strong AU elements and the power scaling is ramped up to explore various foreign elements in Naruto. Everything in its entirety will be a part of the Naruto series with details and speculations of my own.
This story is my original creation, and I post it on... more>> Scribble hub and Webnovel. You might find a few initial chapters on Royal Road.
Note:- The starting 40 chapters or so have poor grammar and various mistakes since I was a new writer back then and lacked experience. But I am working on editing them.

Warning:-I don't own Naruto or any related stuff except my MC and Original characters and jutsus. (Yep, there are lots and lots of original jutsus in the story.)
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Support me on :- https://www..com/ForgottenLife
P.S. Cover is not mine. Credits to owner on pinterest:- https://pin.it/5m8HWOq <<less

Edward was reincarnated into the world of Harry Potter, an act which excites him giving the fact that this was one of his favorite books. So, he embarks on the path of wizardry in the hope of discovering the way it works, the laws or theories that govern it; he wanted to find its essence.... more>>

He tries to find the answer to questions like What is the soul. Why can wizards use magic, while muggles cannot? Do bloodlines truly exist? And if so, what use is it to wizards? Could it be the reason that some wizards are born with exceptional talents like Parselmouth or Metamorphmagus?

When Edward finally uncovers the answers to these questions he pondered on, he suddenly thought to himself: "Since the world of Harry Potter is real, what about all the other anime, movies, games, and books that I read from my past life? And if they are indeed real, how I can I get there?"

This story is an Infinite Stream novel where the mc travels through different anime and movie worlds acquiring various magical abilities and knowledge to become a supreme wizard that stands on the top of countless dimensions and universes.

Warnings: The MC will spend a great deal of time in the Harry Potter World before going to other worlds.
I have not decided whether the [Curse Child] is canon or not. I do not care what JK Rowling said.

This is a pseudo-science explanation of magic, so take it with a grain of salt.

I am an amateur writer with not-so-good grammar, so any constructive criticism is appreciated.

This is a wish-fulfillment and Gary Stu-type novel, so read at your own risk. If this is not your type of story, please move along and do not complain.

Although this fanfic will be a Harem, the mc will not have a thousand women. Most likely, I will write so that he has a certain relationship with some female characters, then he will leave her in her own universe. Only a few will follow him in his journey. Also, a few men will be in his group. THIS IS NOT A YAOI.

If you enjoy my writing, please go read my other novel. [Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor] on Webnovel Although the story is slow in the beginning, it is worth the wait for the later plots.

If you want to read 10 chapters ahead, go check out my :
.https://www..com/LazySageDao
Or just go into the site and search for my author name (LazySageDao). So, go and support me if you can.

Discord: https://discord.gg/bnsezTApeY

Disclaimer: All the characters--except the one created by me--belong to JK Rowling.
If the creator of the cover wants me to remove it, comment so in one of the newest chapters. <<less

A mysterious young man falls into a small unknown world after surviving the terrifying void, barely recovering. However, the heavens punished him with a mysterious seal, sealing his powerful and terrifying strength and even restricting his body strength, turning him into a weak mortal, a cripple in the end. ... more>>

Feeling somewhat desperate and uneasy, he will begin to explore this small but interesting and unknown world, realizing that not everything is what it seems and that much knowledge he had ignored in the past was more important than it seemed.

However, his heart that had been sealed and indifferent to almost everyone for his entire life, will gradually begin to open up when he meets people who will unexpectedly break the barrier in his heart easily but mysteriously, creating strong bonds that he never thought he would have had after the tragedy. Even memories from his childhood that had been forgotten or sealed away seemingly began to slowly emerge after a long time, realizing that his apparent origin was not simple either.

With his power sealed, but with his knowledge and experience of thousands of years will gradually push him to the peak once again, even discovering unparalleled secrets and knowledge to step into the heavens and succeed in becoming an existence above the universe!

...

It is my first novel that I started a long time ago and that I write with some slowness but always trying to give the best of me. I love very much these themes of cultivation and fights, romance and soft slices of life, so I decided to create my own novel that maybe could be enjoyable and charming for some or boring and disappointing for many, but it doesn't matter.

In the beginning you will find a lot of clichés and tropes similar to almost every novel, even in the first 200-300 chapters, because I didn't know how to give an original and unique start. But I'm always aware of your comments, criticisms and complaints, which help me to broaden my horizons and perspectives and give a better writing and story to the novel.

My writing and consistency at the beginning can be ugly with many mistakes, but as the story progresses I have learned from my mistakes and corrected a lot, even changing the way of narration a little as the story progresses and I write gradually.

PS: Don't get carried away by the names of the chapter titles, some will seem to say the MC's cultivation or that he will start planning or have objectives against others, which is completely wrong. Sometimes I can't think of a suitable title and just write the simplest one, hehe.

* Riixhiie *
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* The cover image does not belong to me, so if the original owner has problems he can inform me and I will gladly remove it * <<less

Betrayed by his most trusted soldier captain jack was killed, but when he thought it was all over he meet the soul of a man named Alex Eswald.... more>>

Alex said to him "I will allow your soul to reincarnate in my body but on two conditions, you need to fulfill these conditions if not you will perish"

"What are your conditions ?"

"First you need to kill the bastard who betrayed me and get revenge for me"

"Understandably, what is the second condition"

"the second condition...you n-need to...to"

"out with it"

"you need to fuck..."

"huh"

"them all"

"huh ?"

"The second condition is that you need to fuck all those around me, but not just them, you need to fuck all the powerful women"

"How am I supposed to do that ?"

"Don't worry I will give you a gift that will help you in your journey, so do you accept and promise to fulfill those conditions ?"

"I promise"

follow jack as he becomes Alex through his journey to fuck all powerful women of his new world, it's not like he wanted it to happen, obviously, but you know, he had to since he promised.

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Hello everyone, before we begin, I'd like to clarify that English is not my first language, and this is my first novel, so there may be mistakes (but I'm working on improving). Additionally, the early chapters are short, but as I became more accustomed to writing, the number of words per chapter increased, so you don't need to worry about all chapters being short.

I primarily publish on the Webnovel site (application), so there might be a difference of one or two chapters between the two sites.

I believe that's all, happy reading!

Discord link : https://discord.gg/zAAX72sB <<less

Loosely based upon an old Korean mmorpg world.
Basically Smut with plot, or plot with smut.... more>>

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[Asai: Lvl ??]
[HP: 100 MP:100]
[Skills unlocked:]
Hide
Stealth
Delicious essence
-Your essence now tastes sweet.
Nympho
-Ignite strong sexual urges within target
Inventory

"HUH?"

NO NTR.
Source: Trust me bro

Cover art is mine/Artist:Yuu - I paid and commissioned her with money and memes to bring to life the highest voted waifu from the webnovel. Please do not use without our consent. <<less

The world of Ator is ruled by the strong. Through the cultivation of mana and aura heroes emerge and legends are born every day in the battle of civilization against the wilderness. Humans, elves and other humanoid races band together to face the threat of monsters and beasts hiding in dark places.... more>>

In the forest the child of the strongest monster race is born. Abandoned by its clan and left only with its siblings as family. Taking the seat of a ruler among other monsters was not enough for the beast and it set out to explore the world.

You can also head over to my page and enjoy up to 15 advanced chapters ~ https://www..com/chunwa

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/XfaEFTBBfZ <<less

Everything was going well for him: a well-earning job, a car, a home, but then he was tossed into a world of immortals, in the body of Jade Beauty of all things!... more>>

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Hello, there. I'd written this novel a while back and only recently picked it up again, and decided to post it.
I write mostly for fun, so uh... I can guarantee no update consistency. I will try to post 3 to 4 chapters a week, but again, I can't guarantee anything.

PS: This is a Gender Bender work. If you dislike that, this is not for you; just don't give it a bad rating/review for that. However, Gender Bender does not have much relevance to the story. This was an idea I had a long time ago when I'd read the first Transmigrated-into-Villain/Young Master story. That's when I wondered what if it was written from the perspective of the Jade Beauty instead? So, I came up with the idea of some guy transmigration into the body of one. But at the time, I despised the 'conflict' that came with the category, so I kinda skipped the entire thing. So don't expect gender identity issues from this story - even if there are, it will be resolved in a few chapters at most. This is primarily a Progression Fantasy/Power Fantasy from a Jade Beauty's perspective.
Though, you can also think of it as an amateur author's way of escaping his responsibilities and not studying the female psyche deeply. Like I said - I write for fun.

PPS: I don't have much writing experience and I do want to improve, so your critiques are welcome. Just don't be too harsh - my glass heart might just break.

PPPS: MC will be extremely strong in her Cultivation Stage - and the strongest later on, but that doesn't mean much in the Cultivation World, where there is always a 'Heaven beyond the Heavens'.

PPPPS: This is still a WIP. I have the general plot idea in mind, but nothing concrete. Plus, I haven't made the mechanics of this world as concrete as I would like. So, I might make minor changes here and there. If I do make such changes, I'll do it retroactively across all relevant chapters. So, early readers might get a little confused, and I apologise for that.
Of course, I'll post a note when I do make changes.

PPPPPS: This story will take a while to pick up. So don't expect MC to have tremendous odds stacked against her from the very beginning. In fact, this will be more slice-of-life at the beginning. <<less

Joseph Knox, one of the most prolific and well-known serial killers on the planet. ... more>>

A person considered so demented and manic that even trying to reason with him was believed to be a waste of time. A man so far gone that he seemingly didn't deserve any pity even on his deathbed.

So why? Why would a man like him receive a second chance? And why did the world around him seem so familiar?

Disclaimer: AU when it comes to some parts of Madara's plan(I'll try to make it make sense at least), and aliens don't exist in this world <<less

Due to the Ministry's work in the manipulation of time, perhaps a single test that should never have been, or one that should have taken place. Whatever the small difference was, it unknowingly changed the timeline forever. A young wizard, growing up in a rich noble family of pure blood has been raised by his parents to be the perfect child. Obedient, Well-Mannered, and ready to take over his father's legacy of a potion's master in the Ministry of Magic. However, after a certain night, that young wizard's eyes were opened. With doubts of his teachings, he hid his real thoughts and opinions from his parents, sure they would punish him if he were to... more>> talk back. Now free of them after enrolling into Hogwarts, he needs only to graduate before he can disappear into his true passion of Magizoology.

If only things were that easy. Between keeping up appearances as a pureblood wizard in Slytherin, Discovering friendships, love, and finding his place in the war between good and evil there is no time to rest for Lucas Peterson.

I really disliked how all Slytherins were just 'the bad guys' in the movies I watched recently (Which this will be more based on, if you are hoping for writing as good as Harry Potter, You won't like my poor attempt). I wanted there to be more character growth in anyone from Slytherin, so I decided to make the story following the main timeline fairly closely. Please enjoy the life of a previously unborn child in the universe of Harry Potter.

Two Disclaimers! First, I do not own Harry Potter or this Thumbnail. Full Credit to the person or people responsible. (Look up Slytherin Wallpapers for thumbnail) Second, two of the female love interests will enter a same-sex relationship with one another. <<less

Jun cursed his luck from being reincarnated into the Uchiha clan. He would rather remain dead recalling the fate of the clan. But he was... more>> given a new life, and he refused to let it end prematurely. How can he prevent crucial events from happening? Itachi Uchiha will kill all Uchihas except for his little brother Sasuke. Will Jun be able to stop the clan massacre to avoid his inevitable demise? <<less

Shen, who transcended dimensions and arrived in the world of AST, Kyushu. He will conquer beauties and treasures as he will surpass the power of nine continent.... more>>

On the path, he will encounter many mysterious being from Ancient times and extinct races.

With his growing ambition, he will discover many changes while searching the secret behind his reincarnation. <<less

please don't rate for my series just by reading the first few chapters... more>>

if you are this fast to review then your wife might be sad in the bed because of your quick response

this is for the people that would rate only reading the first and second chapters

WARNING: RESTRICTED READ IT IF YOU ARE 18+

This novel contains exhibitionism, seduction, gender switching, and many other perverted things read it at your own risk and any words names are not represent real life people or place. Everything is just a story of imagination.

“Yak! How smelly”

“She is ugly too”

“Sigh, this comments never change even though it is my birth day today” it has been like this all my life, I am 40 year old working as a freelance erotic game designer for a living because they don’t want me to come to their office for work. My mother died when I was a kid and my father abandoned me. All my life is useless no one to share, no lover, no friend no nothing.

I hope if there is a next life I will definitely live a little better life. What is that thing it looked like a short sword but it is round and no edge.

What is this why am I in this dorm again where are my stuff

“Welcome to the perverted cultivation system”

If you want to become beautiful and quench your lustful heart then earn the quest points from the system.

oh yeah

do me

do whatever you want with me

yessss <<less

Yami Yuumo, an unknown mob character from Naruto's class is given modern knowledge, including the Naruto story.
He makes it his mission to rebel against the story ahead and live his life surrounded by female ninjas.
Watch as he changes the story of this world and as all the girls in the Naruto world fall deeper and deeper into depravity and corruption... more>>

* in chapter title marks lewd content, ** marks full smut

*Possessive dom mc, doesn't share and will take all the waifus he fancies.
*Upgrades for both MC and the girls.
*Extremely kinky stuff awaits the longer it goes. <<less

[Previous Title - One Piece: Hashirama’s Voyage]... more>>

Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, the Wood Deity, was a legend in the Naruto World. But what if with that exact limitless power on his fingertips, an average man with questionable past is born in the world of Pirates and Marines.

An odd combo in hindsight, but a fun one in practice.

With his Bloodline Power far beyond any Devil-Fruit, reviving the Senju Clan, and finding the One Piece - both can be done without any issue. Right?

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Author Note: The Senju Clan exists in this story, coming from Wano, and Chakra is their bloodline power. So yes, this has some AU elements due to the merge of this and chat; while keeping One Piece Lore mostly the same.

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Discord Link:

https://discord.gg/GKWjj3ywZd <<less

Pushed into the dangerous world of the anime Naruto out of a random wish, the protagonist who didn't have any training was forced to carve his way out in this godforsaken world.
He could only follow the footsteps of previous owner and hope he could survive.
Follow Aoto as he stamps his own influence in the world slowly and brings changes the known world... more>>

Join the discord server at https://discord.gg/ankAtNwyaz <<less

Series: Lost to a severe case of depression a young man ultimately decides to take his own life and end his suffering. Much to his surprise however, his existence doesn’t simply vanish and he wakes up as a sapient reality-bending crystal sphere. During that questionable change the man lost memory of his name and apparently also became a mother, giving birth to a magical entity.
Now with a new name, Argul Agren decides to embrace this second chance of life and begins a journey of magical discovery together with her daughter Alyra.... more>>

Volume 1 (ch. 1-31): Through a series of mundane and unnecessary large events, a young man finds himself reborn as a mana core , that is both male and female. His or her nature lead to the birth of her own daughter. Now, together with her daughter, she discovers the laws of a reality changed by a natural energy called mana, while also trying to fix the issues her existence lead to.

This is the first time that I write anything on the scale of a book/novel and I am not a native english speaker, so the tense might be a bit wobbly and some things might just sound really odd for you. I can take some critic on my writing though, as I am aware that I'm not that good at it. I know where I want to go with my story, but as I have no script I have a lot of freedom.

The rewrite is done let's throw a party! (Though without me, I'm shy)

Thanks for reading! <<less

A book of randomness!

[Naruto Fanfic]:
A terrible ritual. Human sacrifices. An isolated youth. The mysterious powers of Kekkei Genkai.
The young ｢Kana｣ alone survives it, freed from years of captivity to awaken in the ritual's aftermath and left with precious little more than questions.
Why her? What happened? Just... everything?
But now, she has acquired the power to seek out answers. Answers from the violent, cruel, lonely, and war-torn world around her. A long and twisting journey begins with the backdrop the Second Shinobi World War!... more>>

[UPDATE: ]
- Slice of Life is here for a reason. Things change pace at varying speed, but I'm in this for the long haul. Please Enjoy!

Some Important Notes: (Wall of Text which you might find relevant)
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- This series is a Naruto Fanfic, so it already targets a somewhat niche audience. It'll likely be more fun to have some familiarity with the Naruto world. That said, this is just my indulgence, so I'd be very pleased if you got some enjoyment out of it regardless.
- This is Not Isekai, it's a sort of AU (because it's an earlier time period) with a few added OCs (because it's free real estate)
- Doubtless some elements will be awkward/cringe when expressed in English. I feel your pain.
========Other Notes:
- I do not own Naruto. This is purely a derivative work.
- Think of this as a drafted version. I proofread a lot to keep up the quality, but I always seem to miss something. If you find grammatical or formatting errors, please let me know (Comment?) and I'll fix it.
- As for Tagging: It's currently accurate, but I'll add more if they get relevant. I haven't finished writing, after all.
- As for Content Warnings: I honestly don't know what all will be there yet, but I have a lot of ideas so I included it all to be safe. Fair Warning. Intended audience is ~17/18+ so I'm just following the guidelines.
- No official release schedule since I work full-time and you never know. This may change.
- Multi-genre, a little bit of all the things I like. More may come.
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- I do not own the Cover art, I only edited overlays for it.
Credit for artwork is from『남주를 꼬시려던 건 아니었습니다 』by Solti, Lazy Fish, and Dancheong <<less

Warning: This is a rewrite of my previous fanfic— Every Hole is a Goal.... more>>

Current World: Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Executed for escaping his owners, Nik met a relieving fate of beheading with the circumstances of his corpse unknown yet having an honorable end of his corpse is not his greatest concern for he is given a chance at life again. Of course, this meant Nik now worked for an organization that sent individuals like him throughout the omniverse for some reason unknown to him.

As they say, if for the penny, in for the pounding.

Nik: Wait... I'm not a prost... ehm, rental 'helper' anymore. Do I still charge?

An adventure of a lifetime, they say. One that never ends.

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Note:

1) I don't own any original lore.

2) This is the most standard 'collection' type harem novel you will ever see, so, if this is not your taste... well, give it a shot still and see if whether the other aspects of fanfic can cover them or not.

3) All the characters I write smut about will be 18+. I will make sure to tweak the fanfic a bit in that way to make sure that the story itself adapts to these circumstances.

4) If tags like an orgy and incestuous relationship are not your cup of tea, then... this may not be the 'one' fanfic for you.

5) If men and women of sexual 'socialness' more commonly termed as floozy and even more degenerative terms most likely known to you all is not your cup of tea, then I apologize once again, this fanfic may not be the 'one.'

6) There is no ntr, but there may be netori.

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This Fanfic is being edited. Current Progress: Chapter 9 <<less

Doomed to die.... more>>

Facing this fate, Ian Cloud has to make a choice.

Either to wait for his death while decaying slowly, or run to its embrace and struggle for a chance to live on!

Follow Ian as he enters the astonishing world of 'The Lost Realm'. A true death game but also one that is full of chances.

Would a flower of hope sprout in his road that is full of death?

- For further support:
.me/LightningN <<less

By some strange turn of fate, my soul travelled to another world when I died from stupid bravado. (I know, cliché, right?)... more>>

I woke up with a new body and an existential crisis, due to my soul merging with that of Raynold, the owner of said body and the youngest son of a duke, who was stupid to the point of being mentally challenged, was only good at swinging a sword around, and had passed out after seeing his erect dick for the first time.

However, although this world's pretty much a prime example of generic fantasy isekai, there‘s a catch. For the people here, fat means beautiful, at least when talking about females. Indeed, they like fat, greasy women, with huge noses, bulging eyes and puffed up lips.

So, what am I to do when I see slim, gorgeous girls being bullied and shunned by society? I save them, of course!

...I just didn’t expect them all to fall in love with me and be completely fine with sharing me!

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What to expect:
– Wish fulfillment!
– Whirlwind romance(s)!
– Overused tropes galore!
– Making fun of said tropes!
– Interior monologues!
– Protagonist getting STRONK!
– Damsels in distress!
– Damsels getting STRONK!
– Bad jokes!
– Some actual plot?
– And... copious amounts of sex! <<less

Cliché! Cliché! Cliché!... more>>

OP protag? Check.

Beautiful girls? Check.

Standard plot? Check.

Sub par writing? Yes.

Amateur writer at work.

Sit back, turn off your brain, and stuff yourself with this junk food novel! I would also like to add that this novel is a touch more romance heavy! A touch!

I also post on Royal Road but Scribble will be my main site to update.

If you like what you see, consider supporting me on

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Mc has been reincarnated with no cheat so to say and has to live as a useless man for 10 years but then he gets his so called cheat. The strongest system ever created will help him become the strongest but then something goes wrong with the system. The strongest system is now bugged and is now ultimately the strongest ever. ... more>>

Ex: unlimited coins/ everything is one coin in system store

-become you’re own god = 1 coin

This will be my first time writing ever and would like to let you know this will be a multiverse, harem, +18 novel. Also comment any new cheats you would like me to add to the system throughout the story. Also do not hold back on correcting me.

Also every anime, novel, movie, etc used in this story are not mine and all deserve there own looks and their rights are not mine. I will make one entire chapter to suggest every single one. <<less

[Excellent value for money, would come again. My bones felt rejuvenated and strengthened. Ainz Ooal Gown shall never know defeat!]
- Lord of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
10/10.... more>>

[Never had I felt anything so pleasurable. I'm writing this feedback at the request of my beloved Ray, but if you dare come to take any of his massages, especially if you're a woman, blonde with big boobs, annoying bitch... I, Esdeath, will gut you alive and freeze you, mark my words!]
- High-ranked Frozen General of the Empire.
10/10.

[Excellent service, miraculous hands... my only complaint is the eccentric people I've had to bear within the queue. Some of the people coming for Ray-sama's service are really messed up in the head. Other than that, absolutely would come again, Ray-sama!~]
- Spirit of Time, Nightmare.
10/10

[As long as I don't have to share space with that bitch Esdeath, everything is perfect. Ray's hands make me feel like I'm back in my childhood with flawless innocence. Aside from that, every time I take one of his massages and sem-*cough* I go to the casino and I win! I'm on a streak! Ray, stop wasting time and make me exclusive!]
- Konohagakure's Slug Sannin.
10/10.

[I'm a hero just for fun still waiting for my hair miracle treatment, good food giveaways in the queue, nine stars]
- Self-proclaimed Hero, Baldy.
9/10.

[A man giving massages?! I was expecting a beautiful busty girl on the other side of the curtain! and what's with all these pretty ladies in the queue, it should be me! Absolute disappointment, I, your majesty Kazuma, will never come back to this shit-hole!]
- Below Average Adventurer, Guinness Record of most useless death in the Universe.
1/10.

[Don't pay attention to the useless guy above me, he's just jealous. Ray-chan I love you and your hands, more your hands than you but I love you!]
- Below Average Goddess of Water, Guinness Record of most useless Goddess in the Universe.
11/10.

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Homeworld: High School DxD.
Tags: Adventure, Romance, Harem, Demons, Strong-to-Stronger, System, Multiverse, School-Life, Slice-of-life.

Up to 20 advanced chapters in . <<less