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I Avoided My Death Flags, But I Think I Broke Something

I Avoided My Death Flags, But I Think I Broke Something

by The Rooted Cat

Portal Fantasy / IsekaiProgressionVillainous LeadFantasyReincarnation

Main Synopsis Dylan Belmond was supposed to die. As a villainous noble in an RPG world, his fate was sealed from birth. Executed by the hero. Condemned by the saint. Exiled or killed—those were his only endings. So at age ten, when he remembered his past life, Dylan made a choice: he would rewrite his destiny. Five years of brutal training. Endless nights of study. He transformed himself from a spoiled brat into a model student, crushing every death flag that stood in his way. Finally, the entrance ceremony arrives—the moment where the hero and saint meet, and Dylan's doom begins. Except the hero doesn't show up. According to his classmate: "Oh, the hero? He became a shut-in after getting attacked by goblins." And the saint? "She started a trading company. Says earning money beats praying." And the sage? "She's hosting matchmaking parties now." Dylan's death flags are gone. But so is the entire story. Turns out, when you avoid your death flags hard enough, you don't just change your fate—you break the whole damn world. Now Dylan stands in the ruins of a plot that's gone completely off the rails, with no hero, no saint, and no idea what catastrophe his butterfly effect has unleashed. He wanted to survive. He might have doomed everyone instead. Release Schedule: 2-3 chapters per week*Daily updates during the first week. What to Expect: [+] Reincarnation/Villain Noble trope with a twist [+] Butterfly Effect chaos (the good kind) [+] Academy setting that goes completely off-script [+] Comedy meets existential dread [+] A protagonist who prepared for everything except success [+] Progressive world-building as the broken plot reveals itself

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0Chapter 1 - The Day Everything Went Wrong0----
1Chapter 2 - The Price of Freedom0----
2Chapter 3 - The Saint's Shop0----
3Chapter 4 - The Water Test0----
4Chapter 5 - The Genius Mage0----
5Chapter 6 - The Arranged Marriage0----
6Chapter 7 - The Misunderstanding0----
7Chapter 8 - The Path Forward0----
8Chapter 9 - The Contract0----
9Chapter 10 - Monster Studies0----
10Chapter 11 - First Blood0----
11Chapter 12 - The Next Step0----
12Chapter 13 - The Saint in the Church0----
13Chapter 14 - Where Destiny Lies0----
14Chapter 15 - Breakpoint0----
15Chapter 16 - The Lingering Buzz0----
16Chapter 17 - Preparations0----
17Chapter 18 - The Elder Brother0----
18Chapter 19 - The Spirit Society0----
19Chapter 20 - The Hero0----
20Chapter 21 - Observations0----
21Chapter 22 - The Storm Ahead0----
22Chapter 23 - A Familiar Face0----
23Chapter 24 - The Changed Man0----
24Chapter 25 - The Magic Lecture0----
25Chapter 26 - Brotherly Advice0----