He needed a sword. The system gave him a pen.
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Klaid is an artist of efficiency. A former kendo prodigy who now treats full-dive VR as a high-stakes market, optimizing every second to pay for his mother's life. He is a ghost on the forums, a myth in the markets. The new world of Crown of Destiny is his biggest canvas yet.
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For millions, it’s a dream of glory and adventure. For him, it's a spreadsheet to be solved. The ultimate tool to keep his mother breathing.
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But his cold genius backfires spectacularly on launch day by finding a lore paradox, rewarding him with the one thing he can't understand: the Legendary Poet class. It's a roleplayer's fantasy, a power-gamer's nightmare, and it runs on the very thing he's discarded: emotion. 

﻿Trapped between a dying mother in reality and a useless class in-game, Klaid must do the impossible. He must learn to feel again. Not to heal. To turn anguish into DPS.
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In a game of kings, an optimizer’s curse may yet become his crown.



What to expect:
- MC doesn't pull things out of his ass; everything is a logical process
- OP to weak to strong to OP
- MC exploits everything he has to the fullest
- Unique class
- Unique crafting

Hi to anyone who has stumbled upon this draft there!


I am writing this to let you know that the chapters posted here were early drafts/prototypes.


I have officially launched the fully polished, edited, and definitive version of the story exclusively on Royal Road.


If you enjoyed the drafts, the official release is significantly better. The pacing is tighter, the mechanics are clearer, and the prose has been leveled up.


The story can be found with the same name on the RoyalRoad site.


Chapter 2 - Continued on RR