Archive for Character Growth

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN)
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN)Japanese
Web Novel
3.7

Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They’re treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku’s wet dream quickly turns into Hajime’s nightmare? While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime’s job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith’s level of strength?

Ascendance of a Bookworm
Ascendance of a BookwormJapanese
Web Novel
4.2

A bookworm who had finally found a job as a librarian at a university was sadly killed shortly after graduating from college. She was reborn as Myne, the daughter of a soldier in a world where the literacy rate is low and books were scarce. No matter how much she wanted to read, there were no books around. What is a bookworm to do without any books? Make them, of course. Her goal is to become a librarian! So that she may once again live surrounded by books, she must start by making them herself.

Assault Colossus of the Nemesis Warfront
Assault Colossus of the Nemesis WarfrontJapanese
Web Novel
3.5

Suddenly, Mozuya Kou finds himself sent to the wartorn Nemesis system; on an alien planet, Asia, in the far future. In this bleak future where deadly autonomous weapons called Murders roamed, he ends up finding the abandoned mass-production machine [TSW-R1 Lanius]. He then pilots it to defeat his enemies only through using Lanius’ sole weapon – a gigantic greatsword – and his own swordsmanship skills. Being granted the [Development Engineer] qualification, Kou was tasked to design and develop various weapons and equipment while working together with companies that have also been sent over from Earth. He and his allies will need to go up against deadly murder machines and enemy forces in order to survive on the wartorn planet, Asia.

Boku wa Chiisana Maou-sama
Boku wa Chiisana Maou-samaJapanese
Web Novel
4.1

The 5-year-old little Maou-sama has still a lot to learn. Many firsts in the castle, while everything outside the castle is a first. Various things to see, hear and touch. Just what kind of Maou will the little Maou-sama become after growing a little by little?

Breakthrough with the Forbidden Master
Breakthrough with the Forbidden MasterJapanese
Web Novel
3.9

“Compared to our time, the current generation just aren’t as reliable” they said, “Still, isn’t he the son of the Hero?” How annoying. It’s been over ten years since the battle between mankind and the demons ended. The children of the heroes who saved the world are all grown up. One of them, Earth, was a talented man, and everyone expected him to succeed his father as a warrior and defend his country, but Earth was always wary of his father’s title. One day, Earth is shocked to find his father’s sword, which was used to overthrow the Demon King, sealed in his family’s mansion. Because trapped within was the ghost of the Great Demon King who was unable to pass on and continued to roam the world. For some reason, only he could see the spirit of the Demon King, and the Demon King possessed him through the sword. Every day, forced to coexist with the spirit of the Demon King, they live a strange shared life, when the Demon King whispers to Earth on a whim. “I have a grudge against your father. If you want to get back at your father and the world, I’ll train you. I’m free.” Earth receives special personal guidance from the Demon King just to get back at his parents and the world. Then, in the coming days. The hero’s parents, the heroes of the past, the first love, the princess childhood friend, the geniuses of the era, and the world will tremble.

Common Sense of a Duke’s Daughter
Common Sense of a Duke’s DaughterJapanese
Web Novel
4.5

When a young woman is killed in a traffic accident on her way home from work at a tax bureau, she suddenly finds herself transported to the world of the otome game she was playing the night before – but instead of the heroine, she’s been reincarnated as the villainess! Using her knowledge of the game, “Iris” manages to avert personal disaster and decides to rebuild her life with her modern-day economic know-how. This is one mean girl who isn’t going to let her perceived reputation stop her from being a heroine!

Common Sense of a Warrior
Common Sense of a WarriorJapanese
Web Novel
4.0

I was born to a Marquess military family; my father is a hero of the country. Motivated by my mother’s death one night in a burglary, I too resolved to study the blade. My aim was to join the army just like my father, and to avoid repeating my mother’s tragedy. Unexpectedly, despite my gender, my swordsmanship grew strong… However, my ambition ended when I learned that women could not enroll into the army. Furthermore, although I hadn’t received even a single lesson in proper etiquette, I suddenly had my engagement set with a Ducal House that had churned out prime ministers for generations…

Curse of Forced Youth Choices
Curse of Forced Youth ChoicesJapanese
Web Novel
3.6

The protagonist, Soma Yagami, is a negative high school boy aiming for a peaceful and comfortable life. He is thoroughly avoiding troublesome things like club activities, love, and friendship. “All I need is the academic ability to become a civil servant, all other factors are unnecessary.” However, one day, he was cursed with [Forced Youth Option] that only allows him to take positive actions. It brings disaster if he disobeys it. Because of the curse, Soma is forced to approach three sisters and join their club activities. In addition, he also has to learn martial arts, which promotes violence that he hates. However, this is the beginning of his discovery of his own unexpected talent.

Daily Issue Little Girl Misaki-chan!
Daily Issue Little Girl Misaki-chan!Japanese
Web Novel
4.2

A 23 year old middle school graduate. Having cut ties with his parents, his hobbies include drinking, tobacco, and gambling. That kind of man is raising a child. “Fine by me, I’ll do it” The man set forth on becoming a splendid parent from the very bottom, his second life starts. In that process, learning the warmth of a family, slowly he becomes an upright human but . . . . . . such extreme doting, besides himself everyone is drawing away, you know? This is a story of a man who lives at the base of society but through raising a child he worries, struggles, and has a romantic comedy. All while keeping his eyes on becoming a splendid parent.

Dragon Life
Dragon LifeJapanese
Web Novel
3.8

I used to be a human girl, I can’t recall my name nor how I looked. All because I’ve turned into a dragon. What’s more, in a certain kingdom I am considered a sacred dragon. My diet consists of humans. It seems that after eating a human, that human’s magical power is what sustains me. I’m a type of dragon called an “Earth Dragon”, which for generations have formed contracts with humans in a certain kingdom, leading that kingdom to victory in wars against other kingdoms. I don’t care about that any of that. I just want to live in peace. However before long my human eating escapades branded me as a “man-eating dragon”. Growing tired of killing those sent to vanquish me, I decided to entered human society, I ending up serving in the castle, where tasty looking humans abounded.