For thousands of years, there has been a cycle: a Demon King rises and conquers, and a Hero is reborn a hundred years later to defeat him. Each time, civilizations are ground to dust beneath the Demon King's hordes, but humanity has remained secure in the belief that a Hero of legend will always save them. There's just one slight problem. It's only been 23 years since the Demon King's latest rise, and this time, he's already conquered more than half the world. If humanity simply waits for the Hero's return, there may be no world left for him to save.
And so, Yui Shaw sets out with an ambitious plan. A 10-step plan.
She'll find a way to obtain the Hero's legendary sword. She'll earn obscure classes, gain levels, and increase her skills. She'll travel to the meticulously-crafted dungeons that seem designed for one specific Hero to complete. And, if she's truly (un)fortunate, she might even find a fairy.
She might not be a Hero—but if she can fake it long enough, she might still be able to save the world.
My Opinion: 151 pages, $2.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
This is a casual read that mostly pokes fun at chosen one hero stories. The setup takes place on a magical RPG fantasy world where the demon Lord is advancing more quickly than expected and the hero that's supposed to be summoned to defeat him isn't going to show up in time. So the MC decides he'll be the one to fight the demon Lord by cheating and exploiting his way to gather the traditional hero items. The story makes plenty of jokes poking fun at the genre with lots of Zelda references thrown in too.
On the game mechanic side, there's enough for this to be LitRPG. Levels, skills, classes, items, dungeons. However after the 20% mark, there's a lot of time jumping that bumps up the Mcs level in leaps and bounds. Which makes some of the level gains feel a little unearned. On the plus side, the MC uses less common classes and skill combos to power level and eventually gather the hero items he needs.
Overall, the story is fine. If the humor lands with you, you'll enjoy it. The parody got a little old for me and I found myself a little less interested once leveling started to feel predetermined and months of time were summarized to give the MC new powers. Still, entertaining enough. I’ll note the audiobook did a better job of entertaining.
Score: 7.2 out of 10