In a world where magic and technology work hand in hand to make life more comfortable, it's kind of baffling that some folks still struggle to make ends meet and pile up debts. Maybe it's due to their obsession with keeping up appearances, their endless craving for wealth, or something even deeper. Money becomes their nagging problem, and they're willing to do whatever it takes to find a quick fix, even if it means ignoring the consequences. They're all about seeking momentary pleasure and diving into whatever whims and fancies they desire. It's a sad loop that drags many down.... more>>

Fortunately, I'm not one of those people. <<less

Tired of a life filled with danger and debt, Harper Emerson is looking for a fresh start. He lands in a quirky town to chase his dream of becoming a master chef. The eatery he starts is more ramshackle than rustic, but a guy's gotta start somewhere, right?... more>>

When Harper tangles with a relentless creditor, he realizes his troubles are far from over. With the eatery on the line and his reputation at stake, Harper must navigate the challenges of not just cooking up mouthwatering dishes but also battling magical beasts, negotiating with cunning merchants, and—oh yeah—juggling a love life as complicated as his recipes.

In this LitRPG Harem adventure, the ingredients for success aren't just salt and pepper but courage, creativity, and a whole lot of grit. Can Harper rise to the occasion, save his dream restaurant, and maybe find love along the way? Get ready for a serving of small-town charm, high-stakes action, and sizzling romance, hot off the grill! <<less

Chen Fang woke in a daze utterly confused ‘I was dead tired when I went to sleep last night but, what the f is going on’.She stared at the wooden roof lying on the kang ,she shared with a girl or stepsister; try to absorb the memories of this body. ... more>>

“ Min ge I have no problem with brown skin but it’s a problem if you 4 four different shades and your face is having a crisis is it brown or red, please wear a hat before you collapse.” Wu Nan spoke with concern.

This story is an original work. It’s fantasy and none of the characters or events are real. The setting is 1970 China where resources are scarce.( Countries have citizens since the dawn of mankind with different skin tones but their racial traits are the same). It includes gers (males that can become pregnant) females and males but the setting is still the same. <<less

Tokuda Tatsuo a man without any sort of family & named "The Most Successful Person of the Decade" in TIME Magazine, is on his deathbed given three months to live at most, knowing this he makes a game where one can inherit all his money by having possession of a one of kind unique coin that he created. Sounds easy right; Only if you didn't have murders, gang members & assassins coming after you in the process. ... more>>

Artwork from Ruda on Twitter

New chapters whenever I don't procrastinate <<less

Piloting giant metal robot has always been a dream of many and although there’s been few iterations of real mecha robots in real life, most of them are small half robot body mounted on tank threads or tires while the ones with legs are mostly quad types with multiple legs. Imagine the pure joy of Roy Burner, formerly known as, pfft- Harry Dickson when he get to pilot his dream machines that was a pipe dream in his old life. A big bipedal humanoid metal robot with strange resemblance to mechas he had seen in animes. Though unknown to him, there was a catch. Well a lot things has a catch. Roy just had to... more>> figure it out, the hard way.

Basically Isekai mecha using mecha from most animes that I remember. Not exactly a fanfic cuz the only thing I’m borrowing from the animes is their mechas design and maybe their names cuz I’m not creative enough to create and name all kind of mecha so just throw everything in one world and invent bs to make them logical. Yeah that’ll work just fine… Never written a story so, poorly written mc and boring characters is probably the least of the possible problems to occur honestly but I’m open to helpful criticism. I’ll make up as I go and see how far I can write. <<less

The void of space has always been a point of intrigue for humanity. It's driven us to go to great lengths to reach out to it. After many centuries, we finally touched it. Humanity expanded into the open, endless expanse of first the Sol System and then into the Milky Way galaxy itself. Other species were encountered and Humanity answered the lingering question of whether or not we were alone. After first contact, Humanity and the various Races created the Council. A central government to bring the civilizations together and forge peace across the Milky Way.... more>>

A peace that did not last and was shattered by rebellions, war, instability, distrust, and greed. The Council collapsed and factions formed. In the battles leading to its isolation, several systems were destroyed and entire races were wiped out. With no central police force, the galaxy became a festering pit of violence, deceit, and piracy.

The war was known as the 'Galactic Fracture' by many. After the war as the Council's influence crumbled, many people struggled for work. Some became mercenaries, corporate traders, pirates, or basic laborers to support themselves and their families. Due to the dangers of space, the average individual looked for safety within their system and refused to look elsewhere.

However, where there were cowards, there were several brave souls who dared risk the challenge of the void. Merchants, Transporters, Couriers, Escorts, Miners. For every scared soul there were four more willing to race outwards into the nothing, chasing dreams, wishes, hopes, and the impossibility of something more than the boring life stuck on some random planet.

One of those people is an man named John. A man who likes to remain hidden and who takes pride in his small, low threat jobs. Well, usually. His last job turned out to be bigger than he was told. After exiting a jump, he was ambushed and his ship was damaged heavily, leaving him stranded on the planet Louxier Seven. A desolate forging world with a pitiful shipyard that would take months to get the repairs done for him, and would leave him in crippling debt afterwards.

John had accepted his fate and elected to work part-time locally while waiting for the repairs when he finds himself visited by a strange woman. A woman with a job.

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This book is a side-project. Updates will be irregular. If it gains traction, I'll give it more focus. <<less

A cutthroat life amongst the toughest school in American higher education. ... more>>

Optimum University.

A place that will test your mind, body, and spirit.

The story centers around a first-year college student named Scott Cassidy. What makes him different is a gift... And curse he was born with.

If you wish to read ahead, head to my https://www.patreon.com/easyread <<less

Conrad Cooper was an underachiever. No job. No prospects. Just a natural talent for taking things that weren’t his. But his thieving ways finally caught up with him after a simple cash grab went awry. After plunging a hundred feet into a watery grave, he’s given a second chance in a new world.... more>>

His penchant for stealing landed him a rookie position in the Lurchroot guild’s rookie team of Dungeon Runners. Connor’s new job: go into rival guilds’ dungeons, kill their bosses and make it out with their treasure. However, other guilds won’t make it easy. Traps, monsters and ever-changing dungeon layouts make getting the loot a deadly endeavor.

With the risk of life and limb come rewards beyond anything Conrad could have claimed back on Earth. In Igitah, successful Dungeon Runners are hailed - and paid - like celebrities, in addition to the loot and levels they gain from their adventures.

And that’s why rival guilds are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that their competitors don’t get that luxury, even through means beyond their dungeon walls.

For once, Conrad’s thieving will be what saves his life. <<less

A Devil God takes over the world.... more>>

Embrace the new world and the system that comes with it, or lose your soul. With limited options, Wyatt chooses to jump into the Tower of Abundance and see what this new world is all about.

What he finds is far from what he expects.

Can he survive? Will he thrive? Or will he become prey to the Devil God?

2x daily: 1200 & 1500 CST <<less

She is married to a handsome Prince, but her father-in-law is a Dark Lord.

The tale of a young man traveling between two worlds via being hit by a truck or nearly dying... repeatedly. Ping just wants to live his life. The Fairy emperor demands he repays his debt. Between a murderous truck hunting him down, hot fairies, and unpaid debts Ping finds himself attempting to navigate a twisted sort of web. Just why was the fairy Emperor flirting with him though?... more>>

"Why do you insist on returning?"
"Oh gee I wonder."

Cross posted on quotev <<less

Chester stayed behind in a strange world of magic. After an unforgivable act, he decided not to leave with the expedition he was a part of, well aware that there would likely never be another way out.... more>>

Now wandering the world, he tries to find a purpose and how to use the magic ring he stole. <<less

With the arrival of the Mystical Realm, the source of ghosts and spirit creatures, humans also became capable of using abilities.
But in such a world, Raymond, an ordinary man who just wanted to eat well and live comfortably, gradually became the big villain of the story because of a debt.
"No, I didn't stop the world-famous hero from going to the next level."
"Just because the blood crystal is in my bag doesn't mean I stole it."
"Just because the ghosts are listening to my orders, you can't pretend that I'm their boss."... more>>

"You may have seen that I opened the gateway where the monsters came from, but... Hmm... I guess I can't get rid of it this time." <<less

A trail of clues... a political conspiracy...... more>>

Nico and Leonardo are renowned adventurers who specialize in Rare & Esoteric Artifact Recovery. With their guild on the brink of bankruptcy, they embark on a quest to locate Ilhen's Seventh — a legendary deathtrap purportedly brimming with occult treasures.

But complications abound. Rival adventurers are also on the hunt, and Nico suspects they're being followed by the Empress' shadowy spy ring, the Black Cabal.

And worse, Ilhen's Seventh is not what it seems. As they race to solve a trail of cryptic clues, they are drawn unknowingly into a sinister conspiracy...

For fans of THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA — or fans of attunement spires*, bewitched libraries, magic academies, mad dukes, art heists, clever disguises, mystical swords, eldritch monsters, vengeful gods, & much more!

*Progression is a subplot but not the main storyline

Release schedule: daily <<less

Andy is an unsuccessful streamer and pretty much a loser too. How will his life change when the only person interested in his stream appears... more>> to think that he's a girl? A lengthy story where someone does increasingly daring things for money they desperately need! <<less

Heidi is one of the Gods of fortune are in trouble of finding someone to be his representative for the game Sorcerers of Luminaries. a highly popular card game where it gives huge prestige and influence in the world he's in charge of.... more>>

desperate about the situation, he's looking for his representative in another world instead of his own. and then he finds Saros. a 27 years guy who works at a company that overworks him, this guy has no girlfriend, secluded himself from family, and has an almost nonexistent social life and his hobbies are reading webnovels using his phone.

without a second thought, Heidi was really sure that this guy is the perfect guy to be his representative, and he immediately use his divine miracle to reincarnate him into his world.

but Heidi just doesn't realize yet that Saros's personality is actually way too twisted to be his apostle. <<less

A silly cultivation novel about an airheaded master putting his foot in his mouth and his poor, clever disciple ducking the fall.... more>>

In the midst of faking his death, Xiao Hui finds himself trucked and summarily reincarnated into a cultivation world. With great hopes for what is to come, he gets himself taken in by a sect and chosen by a powerful master, but his master seems to have a hole in his brain! What's a poor disciple to do?

What Hui does best, of course!

A xianxia comedy in the vein of A Will Eternal and Spirit Blade Mountain! Crossposted from Royal Road.
Royal Road (~100 chapters ahead): https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/47340/master-this-poor-disciple-died-again-today
Patreon (~130 chapters ahead): https://www.patreon.com/noctis_

[Volume 1 Complete on Royal Road & Patreon]

-Cultivation/progression fantasy

-Neither grimdark nor fluffy, but interwoven with both silly and intense moments

-Not your typical cultivation protagonist <<less

In an underground world of fast cars, violence, and mobsters, finding a little slice of
normal is damn near impossible. Until your boss throws you... more>> into college on protective detail to babysit the heir to his Empire.
Easy, right? <<less

14-year-old Sasanoyou Aosagi comes from a family of opium farmers on the impoverished island of Nagekomi. After years of blight and never-ending raids by pirates, her family finally decided to sell their most useless daughter to the brothels. "Useless" — they called her — because she would often run off to the harbormaster's office to read books instead of laboring in the poppy fields like her diligent brothers and sisters.... more>>

"Useless", however, is a matter of perspective. Although Aosagi might be plain, dull, and unattractive like dried table salt, the Madam of a particularly shady pleasure house is interested in hiring a cheap yet literate peasant girl. The red light district of Nagekomi is a garden of fraud and false flowers, and who can think of a better use of a calligraphy pen than to embellish a few love letters with lies?

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This novel is R-15 with mature themes. Despite the setting, no sexual content directly occurs with the protagonist (she is obviously underage), although the threat or potential risk of future prostitution is an element of the plot. Readers should be advised about the uncomfortable subject matter. <<less

I'm a married man in his thirties with two kids and an office job. I lead a boring life with my gorgeous wife, Marcie. She's the most beautiful girl I've ever met and we've been married for the last twelve years. Yet, this seemingly normal family bears a secret.
Marcie is a Whore. And that's a secret we keep very well kept. And in over a decade, nobody has doubted the daily routine of this heartwarming family... Until that fatidic day.... more>>

This novel Is exclusive to ScribbleHub and part of the Second Tempest Contest under [Secret Identities]
This novel is an adult NTR with many flashbacks and smut scenes, please read with discretion. The main characters have been though some serious shit, don't feel offended with some questionable life choices and non conventional sexual experiences. <<less

[THIS SERIES IS ONHOLD. IT IS UNCERTAIN IF I WOULD HAVE THE MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE THIS STORY I WROTE AT 17 YEARS OLD]
"Please go out with me."... more>>

Standing in front of Honda Shuuya was one of the well-known Maeda twins of their Inarizaki High. A senior two years older than her, until now—besides seeing him in the school grounds sometimes—she didn't have any contact with him at all.

So why was he looking at her with a heated gaze full of emotions, as if they'd spent years cultivating feelings for each other?

She couldn't help but feel wary.

"I'm sorry, I don't think you and I are possible."

"It's okay, can we be friends instead?"

"..?"

"—close friends. Best friends. Don't be afraid to depend on me."

"..."

He really doesn't want to let go!

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Maeda Yuma opened his eyes just to find himself return to the past. 18 years ago, when he was in his last year of high school.

He remembers that Shuuya was also a student in this school at this time.

He wasted no time and immediately sought after her.

In this life, he would do anything to pay her back. Even if she demanded his life. <<less

Mavis is a lonely soul; after coming out, she lost the remnants of what had long been broken. Social anxiety, the fear of being judged and scrutinized, and her self-hatred are paralyzing her more and more every day. ... more>>

Eyes that seem lifeless, a motionless body, an aura wrapped in sorrow and depression; that's how she lies there in bed, the same way she does every night. Only the warm tears—glimmering through the full moon night—running down her face prove that she still has a spark of hope in her soul.

But with every night that she cries herself to sleep, the spark is extinguished further and further. Only the moon knows what happens then.

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We see Mavis at the low of her life. Don't expect fluff and sunshine in the early chapters!

This story is about Character Growth, about a person who will get stronger and stronger. Who will find love and acceptance where she would never have expected it.

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**Content Warning**

This story will be considerably sad in the beginning. Lots of depression and dysphoria, hate, etc.
But of course, there will be nice and fluffy moments as well. The road to get there, though, will not be an easy one.

There will be borderline/outright suicidal moments/thoughts. Especially the beginning will be dark and emotionally heavy.
It also contains lesbian and transgender themes, so if you don't like it, don't read it. Hate comments will be deleted. <<less

After his ass of a father pushed his five million dollar debt onto him as an early birthday present, soon-to-be sixteen year old Seraph Thorne is destitute, homeless and pissed. So how the hell does he end up at Vincennes, the prestigious charm school for the richest and smartest girls there are?... more>>

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This is loosely based on (but also not at all based on) the visual novel 'Princess Evangile', so if you've experienced that you should have a rough idea of what you're getting into. <<less

College graduate meets billionaire devil in this CEO story twist. Adrienne Walker wanted nothing more than to finish college and get a good-paying job to... more>> complete what she thought was the ideal life plan. However, life is never perfect, and Adrienne learns this the hard way when she is thrust into the world of billionaires - specifically, the arms of Lazareth Noir. Their feelings are both played with, especially once it is revealed that Lazareth is not human and Adrienne's anxiety constantly impedes their relationship. However, when an old enemy tries to break them apart, can Adrienne put her perfect checklist and anxiety aside to save the one thing she swore she would never let break - her heart? <<less

Sent by her adoptive father to a prestigious school where young women are trained to become living works of art, Marrow is determined to become the first magical sculptress the Empire has ever known. Before her seventeenth birthday, she must present a contract of patronage signed by a wealthy sponsor to guarantee repayment of her debts. In spite of her burgeoning renown, no one will make her an offer.... more>>

Just days before her chance at fame and fortune vanishes forever, Marrow meets a mysterious benefactor whose patronage has but one condition — one that will hurl Marrow completely unprepared into a realm of ruthless sabotage, harrowing revelations, and tortuous court intrigue. <<less