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The Snake Will Smoke in Another World: Path of the Blade

The Snake Will Smoke in Another World: Path of the Blade

by Vitor Moura

Portal Fantasy / IsekaiUrban FantasyProgressionWar and MilitaryAction

​A soldier's discipline. A brotherhood's loyalty. The impossible is about to happen. ​In Keinji Moura’s old world, they used to say it was easier for a snake to smoke a pipe than for the improbable to become reality. He lived by that defiance, forged in the ashes of Tokyo and the rigors of the Brazilian Army, until fate betrayed him under the dim lights of a square in São Paulo. A robbery, a gunshot, and the end of his march on Earth. ​But death was merely a new mission. ​Awakening as the fourth son of a Marquis in a realm of high magic, Keinji expected the cold treachery of nobility. Instead, he found something sacred: a family bound by unbreakable loyalty. Four brothers who do not fight for crowns, but for each other. ​With no magical inheritance and armed only with his tactical mind and a standard-issue blade, Keinji will forge a path of valor. In a world of arrogant aristocrats who underestimate the value of steel and discipline, he will prove that a warrior’s greatest strength lies not in titles, but in the honor of protecting his own. ​They believe he is insignificant. They expect him to fail. But as Keinji organizes his ranks and draws his steel, he brings a warning from his homeland to this new world: ​When the improbable rises and the underdog strikes back... The Snake Will Smoke. Hi everyone! Before we dive into The Snake Will Smoke in Another World: Path of the Blade, I want to be fully transparent about my creative process. ​I consider myself the Director of this journey. Every plot point, character arc, and worldbuilding detail is handcrafted by me from extensive outlines. To overcome language barriers and the lack of a professional editing budget, I use AI to help polish and refine the final prose. ​My goal is to deliver the best possible version of the story that lives in my head. If you enjoy deep worldbuilding and complex dramas, you’re in the right place! ​Thank you for giving my world a chance.

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0CHAPTER 1: The Blast and the Landing 0----
1CHAPTER 2: Iron Roots and Glass Masks0----
2CHAPTER 3: Death and Reincarnation0----
3CHAPTER 4: Operation Grown-Up Baby 0----
4CHAPTER 5: Operation Library - The Onipresent Enemy0----
5CHAPTER 6: Inside the Pages and Beyond Time0----
6CHAPTER 7: The Blue of Strength and "A Cobra Vai Fumar"0----
7CHAPTER 8: Silk Masks and the Weight of Primogeniture0----
8CHAPTER 9: The Journey and the Ambush0----
9CHAPTER 10: The Baptism of Iron and the River of Shattered Pride0----
10CHAPTER 11: The Silence of the Baits and the Eclipse of the Valerius0----
11CHAPTER 12 The Throne of Ash and the Auction of the Soul0----
12Chapter 13: Allies and the Vermilion Lineage0----
13CHAPTER 14: The Science of Sabotage and the Weight of the Crown0----
14CHAPTER 15: The Mana Awakening and the Echo of Legends0----
15CHAPTER 16: The Void in the Wall0----
16CHAPTER 17: The Geometry of Pain and the Glass Ceiling0----
17CHAPTER 18: The Price of Inertia and the First Crack0----
18CHAPTER 19: The Turing Test and Homegrown Malandragem0----
19CHAPTER 20: The Grey Man Protocol0----
20CHAPTER 21: Lullaby0----
21CHAPTER 22: Ruby and Celius / Bistier, One Who Watches0----
22CHAPTER 23: Muriel's Three Soldiers0----
23CHAPTER 24: Night of the Red Nightmare (Part 1)0----
24CHAPTER 25: Night of the Red Nightmare (Part 2)0----
25Chapter 26: Night of the Red Nightmare (Part 3)0----
26Chapter 27: Night of the Red Nightmare (Part 4)0----
27Chapter 28: Night of the Red Nightmare (Final Part)0----
28Chapter 29: Erina and Ruby — The Map of the Past0----
29Chapter 30: The Chess of the Absent0----
30Chapter 31: First Contact0----
31Chapter 32: Finally, a Good Meal!0----
32Chapter 33: Promotion and Disposal0----
33Chapter 34: The "Sergeant’s" Violin0----
34Chapter 35: The Blue Melody0----
35Chapter 36: The Bloodied Board and the Shadow Pact0----
36Chapter 37: Preparations and a Rat Invasion0----
37Chapter 38: The Rat Counter-Attack and the Logistics of Extermination0----
38Chapter 39: Ruby and the Silver Key0----
39Chapter 40: Shadows of the Wolf and the Golden Marshal0----
40Chapter 41: The Banquet of Wolves and the End of December0----
41Chapter 42: The Final Drill and a Meeting of Ideals0----
42Chapter 43: The Flare of Gunpowder and Blood on the Snow0----
43Chapter 44: Song of a Valerius and a Vermilion0----
44Chapter 45: Arthur Valerius0----
45Chapter 46: Leon Valerius0----
46Chapter 47: Kael Valerius0----
47Chapter 48: Maya Valerius0----