A young pilot testing an experimental spacecraft unwittingly finds himself in the position of one of Humanity's two designated survivors, a plot to preserve the existence of their race in the annals of time. Earth is doomed, the Sun is fated to die, but the last page has yet to be written in the chronicles of human exploits.... more>>

With only a strange woman, a dog, and a sapient computer, he is thrust into a new reality. In order to survive, they must learn to make use of their limited and shrinking advantages. To thrive they must gain power, be it political, military, or economic, and they need it fast.
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Dead Star Dockyards on Royal Road and Webnovel
Author: cakeonfrosting <<less

Following a regrettable teleportation gate incident, freshly graduated spatial mage Tila found himself in a strange bipolar world. On one side are the sexless humans, completely isolated from the rest of the world inside their domes. On the other side lies the bustling outside world, composed of a myriad of non-human species.... more>>

Should he focus on the humans and teach them a thing or two about their bodies? Or should he mingle with the spirited outside species?

Of course, he shall do both, by becoming the sole true interspecies trader! <<less

Joy Cha Kim wakes up in the body of Ravenna Solarius, a disgraced princess of the Ancorna Empire and a minor villainess in the novel she once read. Doomed to live out her days on the desolate Jola Islands, Ravenna was fated to vanish without leaving a mark on the original story. But this time, things are different.... more>>

Armed with memories of her past life and a mysterious reputation system she discovers while struggling to survive, Joy refuses to fade into obscurity. Every decision she makes impacts her reputation, unlocking unexpected opportunities—and dangers. With her wits, the system, and the will to rewrite her destiny, can she carve out a new path on the sands of exile? Or will her story end as the novel foretold? <<less

After her death, Lilith awakens in a world where fourteen billion players struggle for survival, power, and the right to continue existing. Over Ten million of them have become Demon Lords, each building their own race, their own territory, and their own army.... more>>

Demonic Dragon Knights command vast legions, Vampires rise to build empires, and Lords of Catastrophe leave nothing but ruin in their wake. Yet Lilith enters this world as the Primordial Succubus Monarch - and quickly realizes she cannot walk the same path as the others. Instead of endless armies, she is given only three succubi, each unique in their own way, and the system permanently seals her ability to summon more.

In a world where power is measured in numbers, such a gift feels more like a death sentence than a blessing. If she wants to conquer this world, she will have to take armies from other Demon Lords, grow stronger despite her limitations, and prove that a demon of desire is not meant only to seduce - but to fight.

And above them all stand the Heroes… beings created for one purpose alone.

To hunt and kill Demon Lords like her.

And Lilith would soon realize… that neither Heroes nor Demon Lords were the true predators of this world.
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Balthazar was just a random giant crab enjoying his life in a fantasy world full of bothersome human adventurers, but then he had to go and accidentally discover the secret of attributes and levels. And also pie. With baked goods and coin as his new life goals, he turns to the competitive business of trading the random junk adventurers loot every day.... more>>

Follow Balthazar as he does everything to find a baker... except leave his pond, because exploring the dangerous world out there is for suckers. Witness how adventurers just can't seem to stop dying around his home. And cheer for a crab who makes great new friends by simply buying them.

Book 3 is out now, with new chapters fresh off the bakery!

(This story is also posted to Royal Road under the same name)

What to expect from this story:
- No harems, not unless they're a harem of gold coins.
- Silliness, lots of it. The story doesn't take itself too seriously, so you shouldn't either.
- The only kind of OP here is how "overpriced" the crab's deals are.
- A system simple enough for a crab to use, but still conveniently complex when necessary, for some odd reason.
- Proper realistic adventurers: they're not very bright, and they make very poor decisions.
- Did I mention there will be pastries? <<less

Samuel, the perpetually panicked Florida white boy, suddenly gets isekai’d with an online package delivery skill and a near useless amount of mana. Partnered with... more>> a shady goblin and a narcoleptic, ridiculously OP swordsman, he explores the world for capital gain while somehow surviving monsters, assassins and lawsuits that could overthrow your local state government. A true story of chaos, anxiety and existential dread ensues. <<less

Oliver was just another Average Joe when he got hit by truck-kun and sent to another world. reincarnated as Dominic Theodore Valentinian Black prince of the Black Kingdom. However, he quickly found out that it wasn't all fun and games. His kingdom was isolated, impoverished, and surrounded by enemies not to mention a Succession crisis. The kingdom is at risk of collapsing or being conquered. In such an age in such a kingdom will the kingdom collapse taking the Young Prince with it or will he rise to Greater Heights with his new country?... more>>

This book focuses more on the rise of a kingdom over singular characters, so there will be frequent chapters mentioning foreign countries that don't seemingly have a direct impact on the protagonist, as this is a book about a world, not a book about a protagonist who feels like the world. I'm also a new author primarily doing this because I can't find any books or web novels that match my particular taste, so I'm writing about it instead. I appreciate feedback, but if it's just a matter of taste, I request you find another book.

Part one focuses on war and the political situation of the surrounding region, but you don't necessarily have to read it. If you like, you can just skip to part two. Any necessary information that is available in part one will be provided in part two, so you're not missing anything. <<less

In a modern Korea where 15% of humanity awakens as Manaborn, rifts tear open, spilling monsters; and opportunity. The strong rise as Rifters, earning fame, power, and a chance at a life beyond fear. And those who can't? They get swallowed by the world.... more>>

Sam Jimin, a poor orphan scraping by the outskirts of Seoul, never expected much from life. Bullied and ignored, he pinned his hopes on a miracle during his Awakening; anything to escape the bottom.

He didn’t get one.

His official result: Rank E-1. No skills. A dead end.

But hidden behind the humiliating rank was something no one had ever seen before. A Unique Skill : Skillmaster

The ability to create and edit skills - at a cost of LP, only he can pay.

With nothing left to lose, he decides to gamble everything on this skill. From the shadows of society to the brutal world of academies, guild politics, and rising threats; he fights to carve out his place; skill by skill, battle by battle.

Because in a world ruled by talent and bloodline…

A boy with nothing, is about to build everything.

- Expect some slice of life.

- Slow-burn story, solid system, earned progression. <<less

It all happened so fast. One moment I was resting my eyes, and the next, I woke up in an entirely new world — trapped... more>> in the body of what could generously be described as a demonic goblin child. What had my life come to? <<less

[Comedy focused Story adjacent to “The wandering Inn, but more fast paced]... more>>

Who’s this story for system?

[Good Question, Greg. I’d probably say it’s for those who like a good underdog story, with earned progression through repeated failure. Some call it “character building”]

So in other words, I won’t be OP?

[More like, you’ll become competent… with time]

But I’ll be OP eventually, right?

[…]

…right. 
Onto the blurb then I guess.

Book 1 blurb:

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In a world…

Screw that noise. Hi, name’s Greg. I run a Safezone.

Why? Because some system bricked my phone and dropped a portal door into my living room.

Unlike most video-games and/or comics, I received ZERO combat abilities. Bullshit

[That’s not true, Greg.]

Fine. I can level, hire, and build stuff… I just have to pay for everything.

[And?]

And the “Safe” part of Safezone is more of a suggestion.

[No.]

And the bank’s trying to seize my house because I missed the fine print?

[…]

Look, the point is, adventurers keep showing up, breaking my stuff, and somehow this is now my job.

A litRPG with a heavy focus on comedy, slice of life, and money-based progression. Follow Greg as he tries to run a business, survive bad decisions, and maybe not go broke in the process.

Book 2 blurb:

“In a world…”

Nope. Not doing that sh*t again.

My Safezone was established, sort of. But now… now I get to do Phase 2 of my business.

Reluctant Expansion.

I said no, but was vetoed.

[You stepped on a few toes, Greg.]

“A few toes?” Is that what we’re calling an ambush followed by an unsanctioned audit?

[Business isn’t personal.]

Aha. And somehow I’m just supposed to run an entire Tradezone now? (You see what I did there?)

I just wanted to pay my debt. Maybe earn a little extra without paying the tax man… but no.

[Now you can earn a lot more than just “a little extra”.]

Fantastic. Love that for me.

Anna?! Let’s organise the next…

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…installment of this series. I mean, it’s already underway now. Follow, as I, Sir Greg, continue on my journey to become the businessman I don’t want to be, but have to. The cozy comedy story of Dungeon-Core meets wolf of wallstreet. (Or whatever)

What to expect:
• chaotic start —> steady growth
• strong character focus
• long-term progression (the cozy kind)
• modern knowledge vs fantasy problems
• no stubbing(TWI style)

What not to expect:
• OP protagonist
• harems
• excessive gore

Updates:
Mondays—Wednesdays—Fridays.
Story published on:
- Royal Road
- Scribble Hub
Under the Author ZeroGuilt <<less

[Contains mildly suggestive content / The harem is literally part of the job]
This story aims to be one where “more girls join, the town expands, and entire nations get involved.”... more>>

Yuri, an exiled noble, is married into the household of a baroness burdened with a debt-ridden territory.
His new job is supposed to be rebuilding the domain... except it turns out to be managing a harem!?

His only real advantage is his cheat Gift, Fraudulent Merchant, which lets him “import and sell” products and knowledge from Japan.
With good food and useful items, he wins over the heroines’ hearts—and, while he’s at it, revitalizes the territory too!

Together with the women of the harem, he travels far and wide in a desperate struggle to restore the land.
It should have been a satisfying comeback against the father who cast him out—and the arrogant nobles around him—but things get complicated fast when hardcore domestic politics and dangerous political sparks start piling up...?

This is the story of a so-called hopeless noble—who is actually armed with overpowered merchant cheats—rising to the top through territory building, romantic comedy, and sweet revenge!

This version is a direct AI translation of the original Japanese text, so please understand if some parts read a little awkwardly.

For the official version, please see below.
The original Japanese edition is available on Kakuyomu:
https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093086711317837 <<less

Charles dies for sixty-five credits in a back alley.... more>>

He wakes up as Charlotte—a high-end escort at Cupido’s Arrow, a respected establishment where the money is real, the contracts are enforced, and the girls are protected. Her body is expensive bio-sculpted flesh, designed for sex in ways Charles never asked for and doesn’t fully understand yet, and her hourly rate is apparently normal here even if it still feels surreal to him.

When a client gets violent with the body Charles just recently waked up in, he's forced to defend himself, but survival comes with consequences. A strange blood-based system begins to surface, quietly tying death, violence, and progression together through blood coins, stat upgrades, and permanent choices. Power isn’t granted freely; it’s bought, earned, and bled for.

As Charlotte navigates paid intimacy, gang politics, retaliation, and the expectations tied to her futanari body, she’s forced to reconcile Charles’s instincts with a life built around sex, money, and control. The system doesn’t care who she was and neither does the city.
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A few things it'd like to make clear before you start on the novel and potentially get disappointed:

1- Our futanari has a internal shaft that can come out thru a barely noticeable slit above her vagina. This means that when she isn't using it, she's almost undisguisable from a female.

-2: With point 1 in mind, she might take up the female position occasionally, especially if she ends up satisfying males for work (i'll make such sections skippable since a fair amount of reader base don't like the MC being taken)

-3: Charlotte was originally Charles (a male) that means his (her) own preference goes towards female partners. This in turn means there'll be Yuri (if you can count Futa x Female yuri).

-4 I make use of AI assistance when writing this novel.

-5 I ocasionally use AI generated pictures in this novel to give a general idea off something, the cover picture is also AI generated.

-6: I will try to keep a upload schedule of 1 chapter a week but since this is hobby writing I might choose to let it drop into hiatus. Writing a nice review or upvoting my work would go a long way to show some love - Also, I'm a sucker for nice comments <3 . <<less

Taught from birth to hunger for power, noble twin sisters Ada and Nia will stop at nothing in order to become the richest people in the world and by extension, the most powerful.... more>>

Starting with nothing, these greedy Villainesses must pull themselves up by their bootstraps. They worn to amass a great harem of dedicated servants.

Men and women, priests and generals, all fall willing under their control or be cast aside.

Capital compounds upon capital, but nothing is said to be certain, except for death and taxes.
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You're here for literary fast food, with a little twist, and I'm just here to provide the sausage and buns.

Don't take this too seriously and come along for the ride, it'll be fun. I promise there will be less micro and macro economics than there is smut. Author's honor!

Gemini cover art
No AI was used in the creation of the text of the story. <<less

Waking up on another world is supposed to be fun: you get a cool new power, you meet attractive people who inexplicably think you're the best thing since sliced bread, and you go on an adventure where you beat the bad guys or the demon king or whatever the antagonist may be.... more>>

You probably also don't think too much about the home you left behind, because, you know, that would get in the way of the power fantasy.

But Charlie, a medical student in their last year from Vienna, doesn't wake up on a world like that. Alaria might be a place of magic and mystery, but evil takes root in the springs of colonial gold more easily than the heart of any demon king, the character of Charlie's fellow exiles leaves much to be desired, and they can't understand a damn word anyone is saying.

Trying to survive, and maybe find their way home, Charlie is slowly and unwillingly drawn into a web of vicious politics and vying factions in a rapidly changing world.

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A portal fantasy/isekai story set in a fantasy world in the middle of an age of colonial expansion, featuring a non-binary protagonist and with a focus on characters, politics and worldbuilding, with a side of dungeon crawling.

TW: This work contains elements of racism, sexism, and queerphobia. I will mark each chapter where the elements appear.

*Previously called Lions After Slumber.* <<less

The borderlands are rotting, and Aiden Mercer just inherited the decay. After waking up in the sickly body of a failed noble heir in the world of Valtheron, he finds himself trapped in a fortress town called Ashwick—a place the rest of the kingdom has already signed off as dead.... more>>

Unlike the local mages who exhaust their Aether or warriors burning through Vital Force, Aiden possesses a "Lord System" that quantifies loyalty and allows him to rebuild ruins through Ability Points. As the last line of defense against encroaching core beasts, he must use his modern tactical mind to manage a town that hates him and a system that demands blood for progress. Survival isn't just about swinging a sword; it's about making sure the walls don't crumble before the next sunrise. <<less

"Standing on the shoulders of giants like Newton, Watt, Bessemer, Haber, Tesla, and countless others-how could anyone hope to rival me?!"... more>>

A young and ambitious engineer is mysteriously transported to a medieval-like world as one of the heirs locked in a deadly succession contest. Determined to return ot his world alive, he resolves to use the only advantage he now has over his new brothers: the might of modern, industrialised civilisation! Armed with the knowledge of centuries of scientific progress, he sets out to ignite an industrial revolution a thousand years ahead of its schedule and illuminate the Dark Ages with the fire of industry.

[New chapters are published every Monday evening!] <<less

Main series: ... more>>

Pseudoprime

"Numbers do not betray. Yet, nothing deceives humanity quite as elegantly as a number."

Yūgen Academy is a prestigious institution reserved for chosen talented students and the privileged elite. Deep within its walls lies the Mathematics Research Club, a closed sanctuary dedicated to preserving intellectual purity. Kanzaki Seiya, a scholarship student anchored in the flawless world of logic, steps into this room and encounters its absolute symbol, club president Kisaragi Akari and their elusive advisor, Hoshino-sensei.

But behind the perfect equations, the gears have quietly, inevitably begun to warp.

When Seiya uncovers a distorted record hidden in the depths of the archives, he crosses a threshold into the indivisible human darkness concealed by this beautiful sanctuary.
Using the rigid logic of higher mathematics as a lens, this novel dissects the psychological collapse of those standing on the thin ice of youth.

—At the end of the proof, what will they find? <<less

In a world of magic and dragons, humanity’s greatest hope is the Summoned Heroes. The Church of the Goddess, the only institution capable of performing the summoning ritual, did what any reasonable institution would do.... more>>

They made a catalogue.

Why rely on fate when you can have a price list?

Different tiers. Different classes. Different budgets.
From premium, battle-tested champions, to “affordable” options for struggling kingdoms. Because even the poor deserve their own personal hero.

Unfortunately, one such “budget-conscious” kingdom got... Theo.

A professional séance scammer.
A necromancer who couldn’t control the dead.
A defective product.

So, they did the logical thing: They threw him away.

What no one knows is, he can summon the dead, even though his system only allows him to summon souls from Earth.

From Archimedes
to Nikola Tesla,
Julius Caesar
to George S. Patton,
Leonardo da Vinci
to… Steve Jobs?

Men who shaped civilizations, now answering to a scammer. A kingdom forged from Earth’s greatest minds to devour other kingdoms in Civara… and perhaps even the Goddess herself.

There is just one problem.

Right next door lies the Demon Kingdom, And it has been waiting to devour Civara, long before Theo ever arrived.

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New Chapter:
Tue, Thurs, Sat <<less

They say Bradley Tatume built the frontier’s first Adventurers’ Guild because nobody else was desperate enough to try.... more>>

Contracts. Patrols. Bounties. Ledgers.
A system strong enough to make chaos predictable.

For a while, it worked.

Then the goblins stopped dying stupidly.

Now caravans vanish behind coordinated raids, orcs cut supply lines before winter, and something in the southern ruins is learning from every battle the Guild survives.

Some call Bradley the man who saved Old Dornelis.

Others say he taught the frontier how to wage war properly.

Usually depends which side of the walls they're standing on.

- Tavern rumor recorded three days before the south road closed. <<less

Queen Nefara lives surrounded by everything a mortal ruler could desire: golden halls, perfumed baths, obedient servants, beautiful dancers, and a kingdom wealthy enough to make every neighboring monarch jealous.... more>>

To the outside world, she is nothing more than a spoiled, lustful queen drowning in pleasure while her enemies sharpen their blades.

That is exactly what she wants them to believe.

When Grewin invades Solaria, expecting to claim her riches and drag its sinful queen from her throne, Nefara reveals the truth hidden beneath her lazy smile.

Her beauty is bait and every man foolish enough to underestimate her will learn that the queen who rules from her bed can still drown a battlefield in blood. <<less

A tale of economics, intrigue, and using tomorrow's knowledge to survive yesterday's wars.... more>>

After a clerical error by aliens in a dimensional jump, a modern office worker's consciousness is dumped into the body of Princess Mi-Reu of Haebang. The aliens' apology came with two things: a loving royal family and a mysterious blue panel labeled Memory Archive System.

she's given a second chance in the arms of a kind father, a fierce mother, and a boisterous set of siblings. She plans to enjoy her new life of peaceful mischief with her twin brother, Gi-Reu. But Haebang is bankrupt, its people are starving, and the empire next door is squeezing them dry. Forced to act, the twins will hatch many reckless schemes to change fate of their kingdom. <<less

Two thousand years after the fall of Solaria, the last princess of a dead empire awakens inside her ancient pyramid, armed with shadow magic, broken traps, and a talking cat-headed staff with no sense of shame.... more>>

Her goal is simple: restore her kingdom, reclaim her luxury, and make the modern world kneel.

Unfortunately, the world has moved on without her.

Tournament fighters stumble into her tomb, her servants keep causing trouble, and even her own ancient ruins seem determined to embarrass her.

But Nefara has no intention of fading back into history.

Solaria will rise again. <<less

She died twice. She remembers everything. She's done being a pawn.... more>>

Francesca LeonCraft has died twice. She's not letting the third life go to waste. In her first life, she was the disabled, neglected daughter of a duke, married off as a political pawn and executed alongside her family.

In her second life, she was reborn in modern Korea as Kim Hanna, only to die young from illness.

Now she's back in her original body, on the day of her arranged marriage, with perfect recall of both lives. She has one goal: escape her abusive family, go to the cold Ironwood Viscountcy, and build a loving home with her husband!

Viscountess Francesca Ironwood has a plan for everything, Except falling in love. <<less

Denzel Carter was the smartest basketball player on every court he ever lost on. Then he died.... more>>

He wakes up in the body of Marcus Chen-Williams; a sixteen-year-old kid with elite genetics, a broken heart, and a cognitive gift buried in his bloodline that nobody's ever been able to unlock.

The boy he's replacing never got to be extraordinary. Denzel doesn't plan on wasting the second chance.

An adult mind in a teenager's frame, with something to prove to everyone who ever counted him out — on the court, in the boardroom, and behind closed doors.

This is a story about becoming the GOAT. He wants All of it. Everything. <<less

Two siblings, long estranged, are reunited one panicked night on the streets of Ilhiros, kicking off a scramble to save their skins, their hearts, and the people they love. But as they rekindle their lost relationship, issues arise; several plots are putting the kingdom in jeopardy; Ake Anjisor, heir to the throne, is suffering multiple different crises of identity; Lyris Xale, Ake's bastard half sister, a woman of all-round ill repute, is harboring more secrets than she can keep in the dark; and both of them have started catching feelings for each other.... more>>

Only one question is still left unanswered; will they make it out of this catastrophe alive? And if they do, can they find a way to love each other in a world hostile to their love? <<less