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I Wrote Trash Novels to Level Up, Now Everyone Thinks I'm the Hero

I Wrote Trash Novels to Level Up, Now Everyone Thinks I'm the Hero

by VibraniumFace

ActionAdventureComedyCraftingCultivation
Rising Stars:Comedy #36Romance #31
On Rising Stars: Comedy #36

Being reincarnated was supposed to be the difficult part. Instead, he was born filthy rich. His father is a Sword Emperor who somehow decided running a merchant empire was a better retirement plan. His mother is a former Horseman of the Demon King—and may have been stronger than the Demon King himself. So naturally, their son inherited... mediocre magical talent. Honestly? Fine by him. He has money, loving parents, and absolutely no intention of becoming a hero. Then he discovers the System. Learn new languages. Explore unknown places. Clear dungeons. Defeat people stronger than you. Earn skills. Simple enough. There is only one problem. Writing turns out to be an excellent way to grind language proficiency. So, as a child, he writes the most cliché heroic garbage he can think of, tosses the manuscripts aside, and forgets they ever existed. His father finds them. His father publishes them. Years later, they are international bestsellers. Knights quote them. Children grow up reading them. Nobles argue about their meaning. A certain princess may be a little too obsessed with their mysterious hero. And somehow, every time he sneaks into a dungeon, learns a forbidden language, makes a questionable investment, or accidentally saves someone's life... people become increasingly convinced that he is that hero. He isn't. He would know. He wrote the damn character. What to expect: Progression Fantasy • LitRPG/System • Reincarnation • OP Family • Academy • Dungeons • Secret Identities • Languages & Magic • Merchant Shenanigans • Slow-Burn Romance • An MC Who Keeps Accidentally Farming Aura

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1Chapter 1: My Parents Are Too Powerful to Pay Taxes0----
2Chapter 2: The Aptitude Test, and the Blessing of Being Utterly Average0----
3Chapter 3: An Ancient Manuscript, and the First Words from a Blue-Tinted Panel0----
4Chapter 4: A Lazy Man's Trick0----
5Chapter 5: The Birth of a Literary Catastrophe0---
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6Chapter 6: The Sword Emperor's Vision for Money Laundering0----
7Chapter 7: A Demon-Tongue Poem, and Footsteps That Made No Sound0----
8Chapter 8: When a Battlefield Craves a Story0----
9Chapter 9: Every Page a Clean Coin0----
10Chapter 10: A Death by Embarrassment, and a Field Bonus Too Good to Ignore0----
11Chapter 11: The Young Master's Great Conscience Heist0----
12Chapter 12: Oakhaven — The Raw Truth of the Borderlands0----
13Chapter 13: The Underground Auction, and a Fading Silver Tongue0----
14Chapter 14: A High-Risk Investment, Paid For in Royalties0----
15Chapter 15: I Need a Tutor, Not a Slave0----
16Chapter 16: A Lesson on the Space Between0----
17Chapter 17: Ambush in the Stone Alley0----
18Chapter 18: When Pulp Fiction Becomes a Killing Blow0----
19Chapter 19: A Map With No Tax Attached0----
20Chapter 20: An Echo Reaches the Capital, and the Dungeon Gate Opens0----
21Chapter 21: The Million-Point Stat Sheet, and an Upside-Down Trap0----
22Chapter 22: The Grammar of the Void0----
23Chapter 23: The Death Room, and an Optimization Problem0----
24Chapter 24: The Guardian Who Won't Stop Talking0----
25Chapter 25: Ancestral Ashes, and the Ultimate Manuscript0----
26Chapter 26: The Dungeon Boss: A Copier of Curses0----
27Chapter 27: An Insane Jackpot, and Control Squared0----
28Chapter 28: A Secret Letter, and a Dazzling Theatrical Success0----
29Chapter 29: Coming Home to a Household of Monsters0----
30Chapter 30: A Private Army Bearing the Vance Name0----
31Chapter 31: A Capital Gripped by Knight Fever0----
32Chapter 32: The Sun-Blessed Saint Makes Her Entrance0----
33Chapter 33: The Aptitude Test — Sandbagging Fails0----
34Chapter 34: First Duel — Repossession Included0----
35Chapter 35: A Fateful Encounter in the Tunnel0----
36Chapter 36: Round Two, and the Holy Church's Suspiciously Weird Candidate0----
37Chapter 37: The Girl Who Couldn't Be Hit0----
38Chapter 38: A Reading of 0.000006%0----
39Chapter 39: This Isn't a Blessing, It's an Employment Contract—----
40Chapter 40: Are Heroes Allowed to Quit?—----
41Chapter 41: The Holy Church in Chaos, and a New Class Module—----
42Chapter 42: The Sixth Seal, and the Danger of Simply Walking—----
43Chapter 43: The Savior's First Day Off—----
44Chapter 44: The Semifinal, and the Sword That Chose Its Own Master—----
45Chapter 45: Billions Revealed — The Fifth Seal Detonates—----
46Chapter 46: The Ten-Thousand-Year Secret — Why the Exploitation?—----
47Chapter 47: Preparing for the Negotiation with a God—----
48Chapter 48: Face to Face with the Divine Entity—----
49Chapter 49: The Former Hero's Employment Contract—----
50Chapter 50: The Royal Library, and Traces of a Second Traveler—----
51Chapter 51: The Secret Meeting, and an Order to Enroll—----
52Chapter 52: Entering the Academy, and a Duel of Earth Ciphers—----
53Chapter 53: First Day, and Rank 1,847—----
54Chapter 54: Interrogation by Morse Code and Python—----
55Chapter 55: Who the Hell Wrote This Garbage?—----
56Chapter 56: The Tax-Dodging Club and a Safe Hideout—----
57Chapter 57: When Military Doctrine Cites Cheap Pulp Fiction—----
58Chapter 58: The Ranked Arena — When a 50-Million-Power Fighter Issues a Challenge—----
59Chapter 59: "You're From Earth Too, Aren't You?" (2) Service bonus + sugar context—----
60Chapter 60: Skill Fusion and the Titan's Source Code—----
61Chapter 61: The Young Master's Dungeon Field Trip—----
62Chapter 62: When an Obsessed Reader Gets Himself Killed—----
63Chapter 63: Battle Against the Titan Colossus—----
64Chapter 64: The Reward Explosion, and the Truth About a Princess's Heart—----
65Chapter 65: The Supreme Military Council, and a Punishment Disguised as a Promotion—----
66Chapter 66: The Demon Empire, and a Letter from Mother—----
67Chapter 67: The Truth About Where This Genre Comes From—----
68Chapter 68: The Gate to the World Tower, and the Fourth Seal—----
69Chapter 69: The Cross-Continental Copyright Campaign—----
70Chapter 70: The Night Before the Storm, and the Holy Maiden in the Shadows—----
71Chapter 71: The Stolen Monopoly—----
72Chapter 72: The Academic Conference — Decoding a Sacred-Tier Syntax—----
73Chapter 73: The Nameless Image Management Company—----
74Chapter 74: When the One Holding the Sword Is a Fanatic—----
75Chapter 75: The Mistranslation, and a Border Incident—----
76Chapter 76: Evelyn and Magical Digital Rights Management—----
77Chapter 77: Before the Sacred Court's Dock—----
78Chapter 78: Astra and the Shadow of a Statue—----
79Chapter 79: The Order for Three Million Black Cloaks—----
80Chapter 80: The Hourglass, and a Timeline Running Off Course—----
81Chapter 81: The Butterfly Effect at Broken Wind Ravine—----
82Chapter 82: Selling Rescue Supplies at a 10% Discount—----
83Chapter 83: When the Author Goes to Edit His Manuscript in Real Life—----
84Chapter 84: The Strike of Someone Who Never Wanted to Be a Hero—----
85Chapter 85: The Truth of Fear, and a Bowl of Hot Soup—----
86Chapter 86: The Round Table of Marshals—----
87Chapter 87: A Confrontation Beneath the Ruins of Watchsea Point—----
88Chapter 88: Writing Volume 3, and the Disaster of Taking It Seriously—----
89Chapter 89: The System Goes on Strike Over Stats Too Absurd to Display—----
90Chapter 90: The Victory Parade, and the Grain Cart—----
91Chapter 91: The Vance Stock Surge, and the Sword Emperor's Tears—----
92Chapter 92: The Date Officially Classified as a "Financial Audit"—----
93Chapter 93: Church Reform, and the Clergy Strike—----
94Chapter 94: The Arcane Steam Press, and the Manuscript 4 Project—----
95Chapter 95: A Letter From the Past, and a Mother's Secret—----
96Chapter 96: The Seven-Nation Summit, and Diplomatic Licensing Fees—----
97Chapter 97: When the Emperor Asks About His Future Son-in-Law's Bank Balance—----
98Chapter 98: An Administrative Standoff Under the Capital's Night Sky—----
99Chapter 99: The Regressor's Warning—----
100Chapter 100: Century Milestone — Evolution Into a Cultural Hazard—----
101Chapter 100.5 — HUMAN VERIFICATION—----
102Chapter 101: Demon Realm Smugglers and a Translated Book—----
103Chapter 102: The Protection Racket of an Impersonator—----
104Chapter 103: The Valois Uprising—----
105Chapter 104: A Kiss Interrupted by a Receipt—----
106Chapter 105: Departure for the Demon Realm—----
107Chapter 106: Arrival at the Demon Capital, and Disappointment in Hell—----
108Chapter 107: The Council of Demon Generals, and a Financial Statement—----
109Chapter 108: A Currency Crisis, and the Instant Noodle Standard—----
110Chapter 109: Astra and the Bowl of Dragon Chili Soup—----
111Chapter 110: A Cross-Border Call, and a Princess's Jealousy—----
112Chapter 111: When a Garbage Novel Sends the Demon Race Into a Frenzy—----
113Chapter 112: A Summit Showdown at the Gothic Café—----
114Chapter 113: The Elders' Bloodline Test—----
115Chapter 114: The Demon Lord's Expense Log, and the First Trade Agreement—----
116Chapter 115: The Express Railway, and the Tartarus Free Zone—----
117Chapter 116: The Old Shadow Legion's Uprising—----
118Chapter 117: The Abyss Awakens, and a Spatial Trap—----
119Chapter 118: Breaking Through the Time Core, and the Level 50 Milestone—----
120Chapter 119: The Victory Feast at Tartarus Station—----
121Chapter 120: A Signal From Floor Fifty — and an Unwanted Promotion—----
122Chapter 121: Administrator Station 50 and the Ten-Thousand-Year Server Room—----
123Chapter 122: The Founder's Files, and a Family Tree of Deadbeats—----
124Chapter 123: Source Code Refactoring and a Miniature Black Hole—----
125Chapter 124: A Meeting with the Dwarven Guild and the Patent Rights—----
126Chapter 125: Dinner at Ten Thousand Meters—----
127Chapter 126: The Judgment Sentinel and the Expired-License Loophole—----
128Chapter 127: Mom's Love Letter, and the Magitech Retirement Fund—----
129Chapter 128: The Continental Peace Charter and the Signing Ceremony of the Century—----
130Chapter 129: The Return to the Capital and the Festival of the Sun—----
131Chapter 130: A Call From the Endless Sea—----
132Chapter 131: Dragon Customs and the Gold Import Tariff—----
133Chapter 132: The Dragons' Gold Vault, and a Ten-Thousand-Year-Old IP Address—----
134Chapter 133: The Central Holy See, and a Sacred Relic With a Reset Button—----
135Chapter 134: The Most Expensive Business Trip in History, Just to Get a Login Code—----
136Chapter 135: Door Number Zero—----
137Chapter 136: Crossing the Server: Earth, 2026, and the World of Hunters—----
138Chapter 137: The Awakening Center — Where the Scanner Blue-Screened—----
139Chapter 138: The Korean BBQ Feast and the Media Disaster—----
140Chapter 139: Buying Up Bad Debt — The Rank D Basement Dungeon—----
141Chapter 140: Clearing a Dungeon in 45 Seconds With a Spreadsheet Mindset—----
142Chapter 141: Meeting an S-Rank Hunter — the Flame Sword Saint and a 300-Million-Won Debt—----
143Chapter 142: Astra and the Strawberry Ice Cream Disaster—----
144Chapter 143: Founding Vance Earth Holdings—----
145Chapter 144: The Pilot Protest, and a Merchant's Benefits Package—----
146Chapter 145: The S-Rank Assassin and the Death Benefit Contract—----
147Chapter 146: The Negotiating Table of World Tycoons—----
148Chapter 147: The EX-Rank Calamity Gate, and the Reflective Barrier—----
149Chapter 148: The Pacific Battle — When the Admin Runs Server Maintenance—----
150Chapter 149: The Pacific Recovery Zone and the Global Commendation Ceremony—----
151Chapter 150: Lady Valeria's Summons—----
152Chapter 151: Global Laziness Syndrome—----
153Chapter 152: When the Electricity Vendor Gets Sainted—----
154Chapter 153: The Essay "The Vance Glass Cage"—----
155Chapter 154: Astra and the Protest Crowd—----
156Chapter 155: A Conversation in a Wheelchair, and the Ghost of an Administrator—----
157Chapter 156: Guild Titan's Blood Ledger—----
158Chapter 157: A Battle of Wits With the Old Master of White Tiger Guild—----
159Chapter 158: The Busan Dungeon Collapse, and a Test of Pride—----
160Chapter 159: Rescue With No Invoice—----
161Chapter 160: The Treaty of Honor's Transfer—----
162Chapter 161: The Failed Operator in the Cheap Tavern—----
163Chapter 162: The Nordic Compact's Withdrawal Vote—----
164Chapter 163: The Dark Deep—----
165Chapter 164: When the Merchant Learned to Refuse a Profit — Some of It—----
166Chapter 165: Mother Valeria's Coded Message—----
167Chapter 166: The Legacy of a Man Who Never Wanted to Be a God—----
168Chapter 167: The Copycat With No Soul—----
169Chapter 168: Eleanor and the Man Behind the Administrator's Chair—----
170Chapter 169: What Can Be Seen From Far Away—----
171Chapter 170: An Optimizer Learns What Not to Optimize—----
172Chapter 171: Home, Where Dad Has Bankrupted the Divine Realm—----
173Chapter 172: One Million Crystals and the Service Fees Nobody Read—----
174Chapter 173: The Divine Inspector Doesn’t Care Who the Main Character Is—----
175Chapter 174:The Ancient System Has a Terrible, Reasonable Idea—----
176Chapter 175: Congratulations, You’re the Most Useful People in the World—----
177Chapter 176: Thirty Days to Avoid Turning Your Friends into Infrastructure—----
178Chapter 177: Don’t Make My Decisions for Me—----
179Chapter 178: Astra Signs Up to Support the World in Shifts—----
180Chapter 179: Eleanor Refuses to Become the Eternal Queen—----
181Chapter 180: Sylvia Doesn’t Want to Be a Dictionary That Breathes—----
182Chapter 181: The Stupidest System Is the One Only One Person Can Fix—----
183Chapter 182: Nobody Has to Be a Hero Forever—----
184Chapter 183: I Wrote That Because I Was a Child—----
185Chapter 184: The Safest Option Is to Lock Up the Best People—----
186Chapter 185: I’m the Author, and This Book Really Is Trash—----
187Chapter 186: I Didn’t Mean Any of That—----
188Chapter 187: The Spreadsheet Doesn’t Know What a Person Is—----
189Chapter 188: Then Change the Objective Function—----
190189: Lucian Vance Goes Broke Building a Less Efficient System—----
191Chapter 190: A Provincial Electrician Throws Lucian’s Design in the Trash—----
192Chapter 191: Free People Can Still Plug In the Wrong Wire—----
193Chapter 192: Three Months Means Three Months, Not Until You Collapse—----
194Chapter 193: Freedom Has a Problem: Nobody Uses the Same Screws—----
195Chapter 194: Turning Off the System That Saved the World for Ten Thousand Years—----
196Chapter 195: Two Years Later, the World Still Hasn’t Exploded—----
197Chapter 196: Everyone Is Getting Too Busy to Need Lucian—----
198Chapter 197: The Trash Novel Keeps Getting Printed Without Asking Its Author—----
199Chapter 198: The World Has an Incident While Lucian Is Asleep—----
200Chapter 199: No Need for Lucian Vance—----
201Chapter 200: Tomorrow—----
202Chapter 201 — Epilogue: You May Close the Book—----