Archive for Underestimated Protagonist

I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (WN)
I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (WN)Japanese
Web Novel
4.2

I opened my eyes to find myself in another world. But for some odd reason, I ended up as a sword. Before my eyes laid a plain full of magic beasts, and so, I launched my body and flew in search of a partner, a wielder (females only). Wait. Absorbing magic stones gets me skills? Oh hell yeah! This will be fun! More, more, give me more! Gimme all your magic stones! Okay, yeah no, but I am accepting anything anyone’s willing to give. This tale is one that follows your everyday nerd, normal as could be, save for the fact that he happened to reincarnate as a sword.

I Was Banished by the Power Harassment Knight Captain
I Was Banished by the Power Harassment Knight CaptainJapanese
Web Novel
2.4

“Abel, a weak man like you is unnecessary for my glorious knights. I banish you!” I was summoned by the Knight Commander Balan — Abel was declared fired. In this world, at the age of eight, the goddess gives special skills. My skill was [Buff Master], the ability to increase other people’s status by a few percent. When I was given this, everyone made fun of me for my skill. However, if you continue to use your skill, your skill Lv will increase and become more powerful. I believed in myself and used my skills every day for eight years. “…are you sure? Not only has my skill increased to being able to buff 3000 people, but the effectiveness has also increased by 10 times. If this disappears, we will lose a lot of fighting power…” “Hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahaha Do you want to remain in my strongest knighthood by you telling me so many lies?” And I was banished???? I realized that if I had buffed myself, my ability would increase by 100 times. With his power, he helps the princess who was attacked by assassins from an enemy country and is appointed as the head of the newly established Magic Knights. On the other hand, dark clouds hung over the strongest knights of the captain Balan, who had lost my buff. “The Knights were the strongest with the help of Mr. Abel!” This is the story of a boy who continues to be ridiculed for being out of touch and skilled, but is doted on by a princess and becomes a hero of his country.

I Was Banished From the S-rank Party for Being “Useless”, so I Decided To Make My Own Strongest Companions Using [Appraisal] and [Healing Magic] -Before I Noticed, I Was Being Loved by the S*aves and Empresses Who Helped Me and Became the Strongest in the World!
I Was Banished From the S-rank Party for Being “Useless”, so I Decided To Make My Own Strongest Companions Using [Appraisal] and [Healing Magic] -Before I Noticed, I Was Being Loved by the S*aves and Empresses Who Helped Me and Became the Strongest in the World!Japanese
Web Novel
2.9

In this world, [skill] possession is very rare. It was expected to be a capable skill, but the S rank party, Silver Wings, judged Nigris to be incompetent with his appraisal skill that could measure abilities. The S-rank party, who could only see the appraisal skill, cursed Nigris as a parasite and banished him. However, his essence is the knowledge and experience he has cultivated through his appraisal skills. He thought of his friends more than anyone else and worked hard to keep them alive with his healing magic. The stronger his feelings, the more effective the magic. Thanks to this characteristic, Nigris had become a healer who could heal injuries in an instant. He decides to use his appraisal skills to create a party where he can think about and trust his friends, rather than a party that treats friends as s*aves and discards them like his previous party. Nigris, who can see potential, gradually gathers talented people and creates the strongest party that has no equal.

I Was Kicked out of the Hero’s Party Because I Wasn’t a True Companion so I Decided to Have a Slow Life at the Frontier
I Was Kicked out of the Hero’s Party Because I Wasn’t a True Companion so I Decided to Have a Slow Life at the FrontierJapanese
Web Novel
4.0

In a Fantasy world in which a young girl with the Divine Protection of the Hero battles against the Demon Lord. In that world, Red, the elder brother of that young girl Hero, possessing the Divine Protection of the Guide which only grants a high initial level, fought in the initial party of the Hero. However, with a Divine Protection that only grants a high level but no magic nor martial art nor supernatural ability, he gradually could no longer keep up with the battle and in the end, a companion, a Sage, remarked ‘You are not a true companion’ as he snatched all his equipment and kicked him out of the party with just a single copper sword. Having his heart completely shattered, Red distanced himself from the battle against the Demon Lord’s army despite knowing that the fate of the world rests on it, aiming to live an inconspicuous life alone at the frontier Zoltan as he earns money to open a herbalist shop by utilizing the knowledge he acquired throughout his journey. Together with the Half-Elf Carpenter living downtown and the Princess who couldn’t become the Hero’s companion, he aims to live a slow life in the frontier of the world governed by a person’s inborn Divine Protection!

I Was Lied to by the Most Beautiful Girl in My Grade, so I Decided To Go Out With Her
I Was Lied to by the Most Beautiful Girl in My Grade, so I Decided To Go Out With HerJapanese
Web Novel
3.5

A high school sophomore, Kiyama Kouyou was falsely confessed to by another sophomore, the most beautiful girl in his grade, Tachibana Koyomi. He knew it was a lie but thought it was okay anyways. Dating with such a twisted feeling…… Hmm? Before I know it, I really fell in love with her however….

I was Sold at the Lowest Price in My Class, However My Personal Parameter is the Most Powerful
I was Sold at the Lowest Price in My Class, However My Personal Parameter is the Most PowerfulJapanese
Web Novel
2.9

Yuta was sent to another world with his classmates. In this world, there’s an unique power called “Ludia” which is used to operate humanoid machines called “Magicrafts”, Earthling are summoned to be employed because they tend to have high values. While many of his classmates were bought at high prices, Yuta’s Ludia value was only “2”… Yuta was sold at the lowest price and became a s*ave, but when he encounters the white magicraft “Arleo”, he awakens as the strongest!?

I, the “Clock User”, Was Kicked Out of the Craftsmen’s Guild for Being Incompetent, but at the Dungeon’s Depths, I Awakened My True Power – Even Though I Was Told to Return Because They Couldn’t Handle the Work, It’s Too Late Now, and I Will Live Freely as an SSS-class Adventurer
I, the “Clock User”, Was Kicked Out of the Craftsmen’s Guild for Being Incompetent, but at the Dungeon’s Depths, I Awakened My True Power – Even Though I Was Told to Return Because They Couldn’t Handle the Work, It’s Too Late Now, and I Will Live Freely as an SSS-class AdventurerJapanese
Web Novel
2.6

Cyclo Owen. As a genius boy engineer, he was a person of great promise in the circles of magical tool production. However, at the age of 16, he was given the job skill of “Clock User” in a skill-giving ceremony. In this world, it was forbidden for those with job skills to work in any other occupation. Thus, Cyclo’s path as a genius engineer was cut off. However, Cyclo did not despair and worked diligently as a watchmaker and contributed to the craftsmen’s guild by using his job skill as a Clock User. One day, however, the guildmaster of the craftsmen’s guild banished him from the guild, saying that the guild did not need a watchmaker, a profession with little usefulness. Cyclo, who has lost his job, faces further despair. He happens to hear that a police officer is planning to r*pe Miranda Lilibel, the neighborhood apothecary’s lady. Since the police is involved, he cannot carelessly report the crime. So Cyclo decides to stop the plan that night. He tries to restrain the police officer who is about to attack Miranda’s house, but he is detained by the officer instead. He is then accused of trying to r*pe Miranda, and when Miranda hears the commotion, she tells Cyclo she has misjudged him. Cyclo is thus made a criminal for attempted r*pe, and is sent to a remote area to explore the worst dungeon in the world. In the frontier, imprisoned adventurers are considered to be at the bottom of the heap, so Cyclo is looked down upon. Furthermore, due to rumors spread by his younger sister, Alice Owen, a well-known genius alchemist among adventurers, he is treated as incompetent here as well. He is then mistreated by adventurers who makes uses him as a baggage carrier, and is pushed down to the bottom of a valley in the dungeon. At the very bottom of the dungeon, Cyclo wished he could use his Clock User abilities to stop his internal clock. Then his hunger stopped. This led Cyclo to understand that his skill coul manipulate anything that could be counted as a clock. Thus awakening to his true power, Cyclo escaped from the deepest part of the worst dungeon. In recognition of his achievements and abilities, he is recognized as an SSS-class adventurer. On the other hand, those who had driven Cyclo to misfortune are now faced with misfortune in Cyclo’s…

I, the Sacrifice, Somehow Killed the Evil God (WN)
I, the Sacrifice, Somehow Killed the Evil God (WN)Japanese
Web Novel
3.3

When Elt learns that his childhood friend has been chosen as a sacrifice to the evil god, he heads to the evil god to take her place. Then he comes face to face with the evil god, but he activates his “Inventory” skill and survives the evil god’s attack. Elt then destroyed the evil god with a counter attack. He grabbed the treasure that the evil god had stored up, the [Divine Sword Borumunk] and tried to return to the city, but the magic circle he has used to come here couldn’t teleport him back. He has no choice but to escape from the evil god’s home and return to the village, but he finds out that the evil god’s home is quite far away from the village. Will he be able to return to the village and meet his childhood friend?

I’ve Been Devoting Myself To Helping My Sister, but I’m Quitting Today
I’ve Been Devoting Myself To Helping My Sister, but I’m Quitting TodayJapanese
Web Novel
3.3

According to her childhood promise, Charlotte has been devoting herself to helping her sister. She had endured no matter how foolish it seemed, but when she entered school, she broke. Her sister made a fool of Charlotte at the school. It was so bad that even the most excellent sister couldn’t take it, and Charlotte becomes isolated as soon as she enters school. If the next three years are wasted as it is, the Viscount daughter Charlotte has no future. Because if she can’t find a fiancé by the time she graduates from school, Charlotte, the daughter of a weak aristocrat, has no happy future. If she goes on like this she would marry an old man who is as old as her father. Weighing her relationship with her sister and her future, Charlotte makes a decision. “I want to marry a nice person and live a peaceful life! So ──── I’ll quit being my sister’s foil today!” Charlotte, who quit being her sister’s foil, shows her true ability and overwhelms even the teachers! Charlotte, who knows neither restraint nor hesitation, pushes forward to grasp a happy future!

Inferior Magic Swordsman: Using the Skill Board to Become the Strongest
Inferior Magic Swordsman: Using the Skill Board to Become the StrongestJapanese
Web Novel
2.9

A normal office worker, Toru Minasuki, was swallowed up by a dimensional fissure and reincarnated into a different world. Upon reincarnation, Toru was given a [skill board] by God. Make the most of it to acquire all the necessary skills! Even though he is an “inferior person,” he’ll make his way to the top!