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The Wasteland Merchant

The Wasteland Merchantis an isekai adventure novel following Michael, an ordinary salesman struggling with financial hardship in the modern world. One day, he stumbles upon an emerald-green portal in his rundown apartment’s bathroom—a gateway to a desolate, radiation-scorched wasteland (resembling a post-apocalyptic version of Detroit). This lawless land teems with mutated creatures, desperate scavengers, and untold dangers, yet also holds hidden opportunities. Leveraging the portal’s two-way passage, Michael begins transporting cheap modern-world goods (like expired food and everyday supplies) into the wasteland, trading them for gold, jewels, and other scarce resources to escape his mounting debts. As he navigates this brutal new world, he gradually builds a faction—recruiting allies such as the hulking cannibal Zack and a half-orc barmaid—and rises to become the new mayor of Cindertown. Under his leadership, the town digs wells, erects defenses, and resists raids from marauding bandit clans. The story intertwines survival struggles, resource management, and territorial expansion, blending gritty realism with light fantasy elements (such as aura combat and magic). At its core, it explores the clash and cooperation between two vastly different worlds, as Michael evolves from a desperate outsider into a cunning leader—one who must balance ambition, morality, and the fragile hope of rebuilding civilization in the ruins. Genre:​ Post-Apocalyptic / Isekai / Survival Adventure Themes:​ Resource Scarcity, Leadership, Cross-World Trade, Moral Dilemmas Tone:​ Gritty yet darkly humorous, with moments of tactical ingenuity and brutal conflict.
QDyaoyao · 402 Views

Tokyo's Romeo

Reborn in modern Tokyo, Kuroha Akira comes back with exactly zero cheat abilities, zero morals, and zero motivation. His life goal is simple and noble: lie flat forever. Unfortunately, lying flat costs money—and working? Absolutely not. Since no elegant, rich onee-san is lining up to keep him, Akira pivots to a more long-term investment strategy: Find future rich girls. Raise them. Optimize favorability. Cash out dividends later. Think of it as angel investing—except the startups are people, the currency is affection, and the exit strategy is becoming a full-time kept man. This is Akira’s personal life hack: “Favorability is just an emotional stock market.” As long as he can manipulate emotional trends, hedge risks across multiple “portfolios,” and prevent any single relationship from crashing the whole system… A life of being financially supported until death is statistically achievable. Our slogan: “Lie flat. Rot slowly. Let someone else pay the bills.” *** But reality, as always, drops an unexpected patch update. Breaking News: The long-missing legendary entrepreneur and investor Kuroha Akira has been rescued after years of captivity. The prime suspects? Several women he maintained “complicated emotional positions” with during his high school era. Footage from the rescue scene captures Akira muttering in disbelief: “Why… I drained so much money… …and her favorability went up instead of crashing?!” *** His life ultimately proves two immutable truths: Emotional markets are more volatile than crypto. Being a kept man always comes with hidden costs. *** Disclaimer: Yes, this is a harem story. No, these heroines are not mentally normal. Proceed at your own emotional risk.
Shunsuke_Uchiha · 30.7k Views

Shackle The Witches

The Old World ended when humanity drilled too far into the planet. They broke the planet seal, leading to the appearance of the Domains. The Deep that destroys cities with a tsunami, the Shining that alters the skies, the Nightmare where terrible creatures rush out from; the chaos that makes every possibility happen at once, and the Abyss that erases everything that gets too close. The Domains connected with the people of Celestia, turning the woman into Witches. They were existences that could reshaped the world at the cost of going insane. In their rampage, they destroy the world and then began making a new one. In desperation, the last researchers of Ark-9 committed their last sin. They stole a soul from another world and then forced it into a new body to create the Chief. The Chief was made to suppress the Witches, to restore the world, and to be a weapon. The Chief was placed in a long sleep under a flooded city. Until finally the fading researchers awoke him for the mission, they have been preparing him for. The salvation of Celestia. But Aether stood up from his throne with a smile and said to them. “Fuck off.” The researchers were in disbelief at his anger towards them. Aether shook his head at their careful plans, and the script they wrote for him. “You fools thought you could tear me from my world, lock me in this body, trap me in your fantasy, and make me your obedient weapon?” He laughed at all of them. “Those Witches you guys hate. I will not hunt them, chain them, force them, or use them as tools for your desperate schemes. But instead, love them.” The Ark-9 Researchers erupted in rage. But he simply laughed without a care as their rage was music to his ears. “This is my script now.” The prison that held him shattered as their screams faded into silence. And Aether stepped into the new world with a smirk. “No Witch shall escape my love.”
DeadZoom · 2.3k Views