Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 138
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Relying on superweapons to turn the tide of battle was a bad idea.
But not having superweapons was even worse.
Every ruler would sleep better at night knowing that they had a way to inflict devastation upon their opponents.
Yes, before you ask, I am a tyrannical dictator.
That’s part of the feudal lord job description.
“Any luck, Henri?”
Unfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 137: Interlude: The Popess
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Hikigaya Hachiman.
From the moment that he came through the gates, I knew that he was a herald of destruction.
Others were filled with awe.
Some celebrated.
Most were confused.
A handful felt anger and raged.
In his gaze was comprehension… and then a hatred of such depths that it belied description.
My heart fill...
2022-04-01 19:05:51 +0000 UTC View PostGentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 19
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The shelter was growing stronger thanks to the efforts of the people and their growing strength.
Consuming the flesh of monsters, training, and constant adversity keenly raised their ability to survive.
Still, they were split between two paths, just like in the As’Kari.
Those who fought and those who did not.
Some were not able to grow as well ot...
2022-03-21 20:15:51 +0000 UTC View PostScarlet 33
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There was a flash, pressure, my body slamming against something, and finally pain.
Everything across my entire body ached. Breathing was difficult and sent sharp pains across my chest. But it was only pain.
I could think.
I could breathe.
And, most importantly, I could still move.
I wrenched myself out of the wall I found myself embedded in, while my vision and hearing clear...
2022-03-20 21:59:31 +0000 UTC View PostA Peasant’s Guide to Sorcerery 8: Interlude: Zhang
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“Son, what should you do when you find someone who needs help?”
“Help them!”
“And, what will you do after you help them?”
“Hm, I don’t know!”
“A decent answer, but not the best. The best answer is to tell them you need nothing in return, besides their friendship! A truly honorable man, the sort of man you should be, is on...
2022-03-17 17:49:34 +0000 UTC View PostDxD: Celeste 10
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“I’ll be honest, from your stories about the Hero Faction, I thought that you’d kill them.”
“I thought about it, but they’re younger than I thought, so there might be some hope for them.”
I met with Azazel in a swanky little place in Napa Valley. We were going through several courses of food over five or so hours in private. I’d asked Hyoudou if he wanted to...
2022-03-13 23:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: Chapter 20
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I subscribed to the simple thought process that I should do my best to secure a comfortable lifestyle free of danger. Sure, there are greater things to pursue in life, but self-actualization is for later. Some people might say that you’ll never reach your full potential while you’re comfortable and safe. They’ll say that adversity is required and...
2022-03-11 21:02:06 +0000 UTC View PostOtome Game Villainess? Who Cares? I Want Giant Mecha. 10
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A strange conundrum fell upon me, as I peered over the battlefield.
I felt content, but I also yearned for more.
My past life whispered answers to me. The foe I was facing was growing stronger and better, but they weren’t doing so well enough. According to my past self, I’d overcome the “difficulty curve.” In the strange games my previous ...
2022-03-10 19:41:10 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 136
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A lot of people were shitting, crying, screaming, dying, and burning because of my recent decision.
You might be wondering what I was doing, while that was happening.
Was I stroking a cat and laughing maliciously in a chair, while all my Kindred retainers and wife plotted on murdering an innocent creature?
Was I consuming a sumptuous three course dinner and dess...
2022-03-08 18:12:38 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 135: An Empire Soldier
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I awoke to the din of hooves and metal plates, as well as the ring of a trumpet in my ears.
One of my companions in the bunkhouse grumbled, while all the others started to shift awake, and I dismounted from my bunk.
“First, we move from proper tents to damp, musty bunkers and now we don’t even wake at dawn. At this rate, we’ll be run ragged b...
2022-03-07 19:11:04 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 134
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I returned to Ylstu after doing my best to stop the southern part of the pincer attack. After a week of hammering the enemy in the south, the next part of the plan was hitting the northern force, after restocking and rotating out my troops. While Kindred were hardier and stronger than regular humans, they had their limits and they broke harder when they went without their necess...
2022-03-06 20:22:02 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 133
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Kurama informed me of my southern neighbor as my ship descended towards the ground. A few hours after I started breaking down the enemy column, messengers came from my colleague down south, and a grave matter was raised.
That grave matter was, naturally, whether I had the right to just fucking kill all the Empire troops going to cut me off from the rest of the Kindred.
... 2022-03-04 17:48:19 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 132: Interlude: A’Bel
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Pitiful.
Weak.
Impotent.
I took to the battlefield and found no warriors, no champions, and no glorious souls to challenge me.
High above, Hachiman stood almighty. His arcane warships were a terror beyond the reach of the of the enemy. Once upon a time, a strong arm and a stout spear were enough to slay a monster. But today, for the Em...
2022-03-02 02:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostA Gentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts Chp 18: Interlude: D’jet
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Blood stained the waters of the oasis.
Blood stained the sands of the desert.
Blood stained my hands.
I looked into the distance and instead of rolling dunes, I saw a field of corpses beneath a perpetually dark sky.
My grip on my weapon tensed as I heard the call of the carrion eaters.
“Ready your arrows for the fin...
2022-02-21 02:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostScarlet 32
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From my past life, I had an experience contending with beings far stronger than myself, however the same couldn’t be said for my two compatriots.
Yuuto was shivering as he ran and his eyes were wide with fear.
Quarta was incredibly distracted and hyper-focused to the point that she could barely run.
They both felt terror and didn’t have experience drawing out the courage they needed...
2022-02-18 19:54:03 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: Chapter 19
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Shiva’s AI was quiet, even as its partitions moved out of the room.
I could only wonder how many thoughts ran through its head at that moment, but I didn’t bother to ask. Instead, I elected to give it the same advice I did to my younger colleagues. It was advice that typically saved the lives of my competitors and let them get out of the busi...
2022-02-17 20:30:13 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: Chapter 18
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“Anderson.”
“Yep.”
“You want to ask Anderson for help in finding certain technologies you want.
“Correct.”
“The same Lorraine Anderson leading the Paradists who are creating a theocracy based on superhuman saints and knights in power armor.”
“Yeah, the more you say it the more terrible of an idea it sou...
2022-02-15 19:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostA Peasant’s Guide to Sorcerery 7
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Ying let loose a breath and wiped the sweat from her brow, as she finally finished her training herself to her limit.
Before she met Zhang, before she nearly perished, reaching for her limit would take a handful of hours.
Now, she looked upon a cliff-face upon which was etched the Beggar Sect’s name, carved entirely by her latent energy, after an entire afternoon and m...
2022-02-14 20:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostOtome Game Villainess? Who Cares? I Want Giant Mecha. 9
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They were growing stronger, and though I found that just fine, I found my companions beginning to struggle.
My memories from my previous life informed me that if my Chevalier Order was disbanded due to losses, I could find myself in a teaching role, and so I endeavored to ensure that my fellows would not fall in the coming battles. Had I been a normal la...
2022-02-11 03:02:18 +0000 UTC View PostDxD: Celeste 9: Interlude: Cao Cao
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“Georg!”
“I’m trying to get away, but something is stopping us!”
“How is that possible!?”
“I don’t know!”
It began in an instant, while we were gathered to discuss our next move. We’d heard rumors all over the world. Something or someone appeared that was making waves. They were supposedly human, but they had some sort of...
2022-02-08 19:30:55 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 131
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In all honesty, building up everything in Ylstu was the easy part of preparing for the battles ahead.
A lot of Kindred were hungry for a better life and wanted to fight. There was no lack of manpower. The same went for the infrastructure and the money. The Kindred merchants and nobility were eager invest, give loans, and make tons of money, while the Kindred customers foun...
2022-02-06 19:27:56 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 130
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The command center that I created began to show issues the moment it started operating. Despite the various tests done with it in mind, I ultimately underestimated just how much space I needed to have it be anywhere close to a modern military control center.
The reports receiving section of the command center was moved to another portion of the building within the first da...
2022-02-04 20:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 129: Interlude: Henri
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Once again, my home was to be surrounded by enemies, but unlike in my first life… I felt more than just fear and terror as our foes encircled us.
“My lady, my Wyverns are clamoring for battle. Send us out, please!”
“The Harpies feel the same! Staying behind the mountains is foolish when we can fight!”
“Our pack leader isn’t here,...
2022-02-03 20:57:17 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 128
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“How is the situation looking?”
“Poor.”
Henri reported to me through a magical mirror sent over to Ylstu by Roseanne after I badgered her enough. The magical artifact new, highly experimental, and so there were only a few of them to go around. Roseanne developed them and planned on using them to a coordinate massive campaign that stretched over the entire con...
2022-02-01 20:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostA Gentleman’s Guide to Hunting Fantastic Beasts: 17
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Gale and Erucic arrived together at the training grounds as the “morning” shift was called into action by the previous, while I finished my preparations for the day. Time was kept in the village through the use of crude hourglasses and handheld bells and runners appointed at the end of each shift. One shift of work, one shift of rest, and one shift of recupe...
2022-01-25 22:10:27 +0000 UTC View PostScarlet 31
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Kuoh felt far less safe than I liked with the recent news I received, and without Rias, Sona, Akeno, and Asia around, it was difficult to stay still.
Is it finally time to get angry and kill an Archangel?
I paused at Ddraig’s voice, before telling him to tell everything he knew about the possible culprit.
It’s a Fallen Archangel. Those can be counted on one hand. I don...
2022-01-23 21:54:56 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: Chapter 17
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Rest.
I prefer to do long bouts of rest between long bouts of lack of it. Sure, I make sure to get sleep and recuperate, but true rest comes from winding down, doing nothing, and worrying about nothing. If you’re stressing about bills, other people, and work while on vacation, then you’re not resting. In fact, I’m sure that most of the worl...
2022-01-18 22:39:38 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: Chapter 16
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I’ll admit it.
I never expected to be the guest of an AI made by a megalomaniac, but here I was sitting across from it while being served a simple meal of flatbread and tea. It didn’t exactly have the facilities to provide for people. In fact, there was evidence that the room I was in was a recent construction on its part. Chips of metal and ...
2022-01-16 21:08:56 +0000 UTC View PostOtome Game Villainess? Who Cares? I Want Giant Mecha. 8
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What is a Chevalier without a worthy foe?
My past life concurred with my innermost thoughts. Though he called them Mecha, they were very much the same as what I knew. Giant, bipedal machines built to endure incredible punishment, as well as hand it out, which could be adapted and changed according to any situation. My past granted me visions of them in t...
2022-01-13 22:14:45 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I’m Not A Hero: 127
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Roseanne was more or less right to be freaked out by the situation.
Domestically, we’ve just managed to avoid a clusterfuck that would’ve caused a serious of revolts in numerous territories that would’ve lost us quite a few strategic assets. The nobles of the Kindred happened to also be military assets that could be put to use in times of crisis or during invasions, ...
2022-01-11 20:41:05 +0000 UTC View Post