What do the words Third-Rate Villain mean?
Doesn't every human being possess their own background story?
Just because a game hadn't explored one's background story, does it mean those characters are irrelevant?
In a world where video games come to life, Astron Natusalune is introduced as a seemingly insignificant characteraa third-rate villain with a minor role. However, this ordinary facade belies a haunting past that has shaped Astron into the vengeful soul he has become.
Someone who would do everything for his vengeance.
What will occur if Astron's soul combines with one from Earth? Will he relinquish his position as a third-rate villain, or will he forge a new path?
Driven by a singular purposeato avenge his sister's tragic death and bring justice to a cruel worldaAstron embarks on a transformative journey.
Witness the journey of the Astron as the young boy experiences a profound shift in his own values as he witnesses firsthand the consequences of unchecked vengeance and the true complexities of morality.

Leon and his father, Artorias, are the last remaining scions of a once powerful and illustrious family of lightning mages. After barely surviving an attack that destroyed their home fifteen years ago, they now live in the dangerous Northern Vales, a desolate wilderness far away from civilization. But those who want them dead are strong, patient, and relentless, and it is only a matter of time before they find the two they seek...

For others it takes dying and reincarnating for them to get a system but what happens when you get one without dying.
Aron Michael is an average student set to graduate within a week, but he was expelled for a random reason. Due to that he had a heavy student dept and no diploma to help him earn the money to pay it back. But one day he got a system that called itself the [Advanced Tech System].
follow the story to watch him develop from your average joe to him being the owner of the largest company in the world.

I got sucked into a novel full of villainesses, and taming them is the only way to survive!

A reoccurring nightmare afflicted Khan's nights since the Second Impact. His dreams replayed the scenes of the crash of the Nak's spaceship, an alien race that the humans had defeated five hundred years ago.
Khan's life had turned upside-down after the tragedy. His mother had died during the incident, and the Nak's toxic mana had infected him. His father had managed to save him, but they ended up losing their home and name in the process.
The nightmares wouldn't let Khan forget about the Nak, so he set his mind to join the Global Army and learn to wield mana. He had to put an end to those dreams, even if that meant hunting down that alien race through the stars.

Suddenly appearing in a different world, it looks like I got caught up in a Hero Summoning. And of course, Iam not the Hero, but itas another guya|a|and while being very cautious and scared of the cliche of the cliche-like development, I was thrown into the maelstrom of wara|a|or not.
The Demon Lord? It was defeated a thousand years ago. Hero? Heas just the main actor in a festival. Nobles? Theyare kindly taking care of us. The Demon Race? They have good relationships with Humans. Wars? Itas already 800 years since the last one. Monsters? The Guild and Order of Knight are taking care of them. Return to Earth? It is eventually No-Risk.
What Iam planning after being caught up into this? Iam gonna enjoy the life in a different world as much as I want to, go on a cultural exchange and sightseeing, and after experiencing the festival that is only held once every ten yearsa|a|I shall go home safely.
The other world wasaaat Peace.
A kind world where the three races, the Spirit Worldas Magical Races, the Celestial Worldas Divine Races, the Mortal Worldas Human Races, they are kind neighbors to each other, with everyone living a peaceful and fulfilling life.
But although I wished to peacefully spend a year before my return, for some reason, the heavyweights of this world keeps gathering around me, anda|a|

Unrivaled Spear Knight. The stereotype that knights must use swords is broken by the brightest star of a dukeas family.
The hero that brought an end to the empireas civil war. The name of that person is Joshua Sanders.
Despite his reputation of being called the empireas unrivaled spear, he was bleeding dark red blood.
Not just anyone but by the hand of his own emperor, Kaisera| aKaiser! Donat think it will end like this!!a
Moments before death, incurred by magic circle, the spear that spent its years together with him, aLugiaa, started to emit an enormous amount of energya|
This familiar place, it canat bea| the stable that I used to live in when I was young? My body became young?!
Lugia, what the hell are you? Joshua returned to his younger self. His ultimate revenge starts here!

aCompared to our time, the current generation just arenat as reliablea they said, aStill, isnat he the son of the Hero?a How annoying.
Itas been over ten years since the battle between mankind and the demons ended. The children of the heroes who saved the world are all grown up.
One of them, Earth, was a talented man, and everyone expected him to succeed his father as a warrior and defend his country, but Earth was always wary of his fatheras title.
One day, Earth is shocked to find his fatheras sword, which was used to overthrow the Demon King, sealed in his familyas mansion.
Because trapped within was the ghost of the Great Demon King who was unable to pass on and continued to roam the world.
For some reason, only he could see the spirit of the Demon King, and the Demon King possessed him through the sword.
Every day, forced to coexist with the spirit of the Demon King, they live a strange shared life, when the Demon King whispers to Earth on a whim.
aI have a grudge against your father. If you want to get back at your father and the world, Iall train you. Iam free.a
Earth receives special personal guidance from the Demon King just to get back at his parents and the world.
Then, in the coming days. The heroas parents, the heroes of the past, the first love, the princess childhood friend, the geniuses of the era, and the world will tremble.

To save the hopeless Dark Fantasy World, I held back my tears and destroyed the world, then killed the Demon King and returned.
Now, Iam trying to save the world using the aSystema I gained as a aRegressoras Privilegeaa| But the Main Heroines have also awakened their own memories of the previous timeline.
God damn it.

When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel.[The Birth of a Hero].[The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent.
I became a part of that novel as the trash of the Countas family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located.
The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, are destroyed by assassins.
The bigger problem is the fact that this stupid trash who Iave become doesnat know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp.
aa|This is going to be a problem.a
I feel like something serious has happened to me.
But it was worth trying to make this my new life.

One day he suddenly found himself in hell.
All he had was the desire to live and a predation ability.
From the first to the ninth thousand circles of hell, he absorbed dozens, hundreds of thousands of demons.
Even the seven great dukes of hell bowed down before him.
a Why would you wish to go back? Doesnat his highness have everything thatas in Hell?
a What do I have?
Nothing to eat, nothing to enjoy!
The only things in Hell are the barren lands and terrible demons!
aIam going back.a
After ten thousand years he returns to Earth.

It is said that you shouldn't meet your heroes. Gehaldirah, a high elf of royal bloodline didn't have to meet the realm lord of High Heaven before he became disillusioned.
His admiration for the paragon of the high elf race turned into hatred when he got some damning knowledge about why demons kept attacking his home and looting the sacred tree of life. His hatred for the realm lord turned to self-hatred for his weakness and mediocrity.
Gehaldirah had a moment of introspection. He isn't at the bottom of the ladder in this strength-based hierarchy. He is a king of law, but that apparently isn't enough to guarantee your fate. His strength is also mediocre because it was granted to him because of his bloodline.
He determined he had to change himself. He has to become better. He concocted a plan that is one part genius and one part greed. His plan for reincarnation led him to the trial of heaven that occurs every origin cycle. He needed Origin essence so he participated in the trial.
He got more than he wanted from the trial. His plan for reincarnation would be a success after some adjustments. But now he has a different aim. He won't aim for just the realm lord. The realm lord has control of the High Heaven Realm. That isn't enough for Geraldirah anymore.
He became greedier. He has his sight set on the movers and shakers of the Void Universe. Only the power to subvert the will of World Gods will do. The plan to create LEGION, the ultimate organism was then hatched. If one person cannot achieve something, what about a multitude of them?
His journey will not be easy. He will have to overcome Celestials and their Celestial Supreme, Gods and their GodKings, Demon kings and their Demon gods. The Void Universe is full of obstacles that will like nothing more than to put an end to his path. It is not that they hate him. They will oppose him simply because the era of conquest is coming. There are no friends in the era of conquest. It is everyone for themselves.

When Orion is mysteriously transmigrated into a primitive world where sex and other goods and services can be bartered for, he is determined to make the most of his second chance at life.
But as he delves deeper into this dangerous world filled with temptation and magic, Orion must use his wit, charm, and thirst for adventure to survive and make the most of his second chance at life.

As Shin Youngwoo has had an unfortunate life and is now stuck carrying bricks on construction sites. He even had to do labor in the VR game, Satisfy!
However, luck would soon enter his hopeless life. His character, aGrida, would discover the Northern End Cave for a quest, and in that place, he would find aPagmaas Rare Booka and become a legendary class playera|
Translator: Rainbow Turtle
Editors: LD and Superposhposh

Deek has never had success with the ladies. Heas poor, overweight, and generally unliked. Feeling like a burden on his mother, with his life going nowhere, he spends his days playing video games. However, when a mysterious game ends up in his bag, he is teleported to another world. The only way for a talentless slob like him to get by is to venture into dangerous dungeons for fame and money. Regrettably, Deek always preferred to play support roles, and in this case he picked White Mage. In a world with slavery, where he can purchase beautiful and powerful women as his allies, this might actually work.
Tags: Isekai, Slice-of-life, RPG, Weak-Protagonist, Comedy, Harem, Large-Harem, Slavery, Romance, Animalgirls, Monstergirls, Dungeons, Drama, Erotica, Growing-protagonist

Dual cultivation isn't a choice; it's a necessity.
After being struck by a truck like most lucky protagonists (or unlucky ones), Vaan found himself transmigrated into the body of an orphan in the world of witches and demons.
However, they didn't always exist.
Demons terrorized the world ever since the Gehenna Realm descended over 300 years ago. but along with them, came mana, giving birth to witches to combat these demons.
Since then, the world of men was dominated by witches, establishing the seven witch kingdoms, which safeguards at the forefront of the demon invasion.
In order to survive in the matriarchal society of the witch kingdoms, Vaan, like all other men who cannot use magic, had to learn how to service the witches to survive.
Nevertheless, it did not come without its own benefits.
Years of research have led the world to the discovery of intimacy between men and women could increase the witches' mana absorption.
But at the same time, men could absorb some of this mana to improve their physique and lifespan.
Thus, since then, an intricate relationship was formed between men and witches in the red-light districts. Love became casual, and dual cultivation is common.
As a prodigy in the art of pleasing women, Vaan lived a smooth two years since his transmigration as an orphan.
However, everything came crashing down in a heartbeat one day when his life was nearly taken, and Lady Eniwse whom he served went berserk.
Even so, that was not the end.
With the awakening of the Witch Hunter System, watch how Vaan takes on the world and becomes the lord of witches.

Deep below the earth's surface, a mystifying subterranean seascape lurks, an archipelago bathed in inky blackness where suspense and horror hold court. Here lie strange islands and even stranger monsters, far beyond the realms of human imagination. In this domain, mankind is far from dominant; instead, madness and death rule supreme.
Pleading for mercy from the unknown creatures of the deep only leads to a slow, tortured existence. The trapped survivors gradually distort, losing what made them human, both physically and mentally, to the gloom as they remain trapped in this eternal obscurity. Their only hope? A perilous expedition into uncharted sea territories.
Fueled by determination, Charles embark on this daunting voyage aboard his steamship, aiming to reclaim humanity's past glory. Together with his crew, they sought a way out of this hidden sea world, a path back to the sunlit world above, where humans once stood tall.
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I read a few comments from Chinese readers that compared this novel with Lord of Mysteries because of similar elements: Lovecraftian, western fantasy, first industrial revolution, and steampunk. However, I have yet to finish reading Lord of Mysteries to do any actual comparison, but I do think those who have enjoyed that novel would enjoy this as well. Also, the author of LotM, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, also did a shout-out for this novel, so I guess he approves of it too?

The royal bastard of House Vasquer, Argrave, changed after his stay studying magic at the Tower of the Gray Owl.
The sickly man's awkward posture and cruel behavior have been replaced with a neat dignity and acerbic wit.
Though once listless, he now strives towards his goals with a life-or-death tenacity.
Most come away thinking he seems to know too many details about too much. Few can claim to know his motives or his goals.
Yet behind that confident appearance, the primary contributor for an open-world RPG's wiki battles existential dread and things far beyond his ken as he struggles to adapt to a grim, gothic fantasy world mirroring his favorite game.
The prospect of fighting against a world-ending calamity loses all of its appeal when it transitions from entertainment to reality.
Argrave is spurred towards unwanted heroism to preserve his life as he struggles desperately to keep this sinking ship afloat.

What happens when a man gets transported into a foreign world filled with magic?
Will his knowledge in hardware technology help him out after he discovers its correlation to the words of power?
How will he fit in with the other noble houses as the lowly 4th son?
How will his story play out in a world where stats and skills equal power and status?
Come and find out as we embark on his journey.

In the vast and boundless continent Cangtu, there were ancient sects governing the Ten Old Domains, unworldly immortal clans beyond the Blue Sky, and primordial demon gods dominating the dark abyss that together created a great number of brilliant stories over the long course of the history.
In this very world, there was a boy, named Lin Xun, who embarked on his journey to the pinnacle of strength alone through cultivation and spiritual tattoo inscribing.
Escaping alone from the Mine Prison where he had been living since he was adopted by Master Lu, Lin Xun knew nothing about his identity but the little information his adopter, Master Lu, had told him. With two ancient spiritual tools Master Lu gave to him before the destruction of the Mine Prison, Lin Xun started his journey to Ziyao Empire, where he is supposed to find out the truth of his lost Spiritual Vessel and the person who slaughtered his family, leaving him orphaned.
Will he be able to unlock the mysteries of the two magic treasures, unveil the secrets of his identity and create a legend of his own?