
Efforts never betray you'
A quote that has been widely respected and repeatedly preached around the world.
Some people widely consider this quote as a personal mantra to follow throughout their lives, while others simply scorn the quote as if it were just a joke.
I mean why try when you have a super rich dad who provides everything you need?
Big house?
'Hello, dad can you buy me a house?'
New car?
'Dad~ There's a new car that I love so much and whether I can...."
There are also those who live luxuriously because they are only lucky, such as those who win the lottery
I mean how much effort does it take for someone to win the lottery?
'Happy you've won 200 million'
How does 'the attempt never to betray you' apply here?
Of course, putting aside those examples, there are many cases where the quote proves to be true.
For example, have you seen the movie .. hmm what the title is.
Uh! true 'Chasing happiness'
That's your perfect example of 'Upaya never betrays'.
It was a touching story about a homeless father who lived on the streets with his son, and then because of his pure love and dedication for his son, he managed to become a millionaire. Very touching.
But what about me? What should I say about 'Usaha never betray'
That's totally bullshit.
'Usaha never betrays?' I can only scoff at such a ridiculous idea. I mean gini I know if you try, you'll definitely achieve better results than your regular masses out there, but is that really all? Is this the key to success? Oh sure it doesn't.
The key ingredient to success is 'Talent'
No matter how much effort you put into something, you will never be able to surpass the incomparable mountain known as Talent.
I mean like this I take the example of football for example. Many people train as hard as Messi or Ronaldo, but in the end, they are not even close to their level. No matter how much they practiced, no matter how much blood sweat, and tears they shed, they would never be able to touch their ankles.
What kind of shit is that?
Back to topic. Why do I have a grudge against the quote 'Usaha never betrays'
Unostentatious. It was because I was one of those idiots who wholeheartedly believed in that quote.
You know, my parents died when I was 14. Some bastard got drunk and hit them.I can't remember how many times I cried myself to sleep because of the accident.
My parents had no siblings, and my grandparents, mother and father, had left the world, leaving me an orphan.
Fortunately, they had enough money in their bank account to fund me until school was over, and thus I learned as if my life depended on it.
I studied for hours, just so I could enroll in the prestigious University A and then find a job that suited myself.
Butbut wait. How could I possibly be able to go to university? I mean universities usually spend a lot of money.
Bank loans? Will they lend to someone who has no parents and no assets? Well, I tried but in the end, I was rejected by the government.
But there is another way, the scholarship.
If I manage to get a scholarship, I can go to college without paying a dime.
Fortunately University A, the only university near me to offer a scholarship program that suits me. One of my teachers heard that they only offered one scholarship a year to the people at the school I attended. But that's enough for me. If I study hard enough and achieve high enough grades, there's definitely a chance.
So I studied so hard that all the friends I had been with for years became estranged. But I'm fine with that. As long as I can go to college, I can get all the friends I want. But looking back now, I could only laugh at how naive I was back then.
Thanks to all the effort I put in, I managed to get the top 1% percentile in the national exam, but in the end, the scholarship I wanted never came.
Funny thing is, lately I just found out that the one who got the scholarship turned out to be ranked lower than me. Apparently, his father was a very influential person and helped him get a scholarship for him.
The scholarship should be mine! All the sleepless nights and lonely days I spent became worthless!
Even more frustrating was the fact that the father was able to fully send his son to university without a scholarship.
If you can afford to pay without a scholarship, why not give it to someone who really needs it?
I wanted to apply to another university to get a scholarship, but everything was outside my city, and I couldn't afford to move.
At that time, after spending all my family's savings, I was very poor.
I could barely feed myself, so how could I possibly study in another city whose rent exceeded my ability.
And thus there was no other option, I left all my studies and continued to attend part-time jobs.
I slowly sank into depression and found my way out in food, manga, and web novels
As I gained weight and gained weight every day, it became harder for me to continue my part-time job because I was always out of breath after standing for more than 10 minutes.
Luckily, I found a new hobby. Writing a web novel. At first, I thought of it as a hobby to pass the time, but then as more and more people started reading my novel, a long-extinguished fire lit up within me, encouraging me to continue writing.
And I made it
My first novel became a hit, and money started coming in.
.....
[Hero's Descendant]
Synopsis: Sypher an orphan from a poor village hopes to one day become a hero and embark on a difficult journey to fight all odds and become a hero.
Rating: 4.7 (513 reviews)
Viewed :5.5M Words: 1.3M
.....
Sure it's your typical story of a Hero vs. a Demon King, but what can I say? As long as I like it, and it makes money, it's really good isn't it?
At least that was what I thought at first, but as time went on and as my second and third novels came out, I found myself slowly and slowly losing interest.
Not because I hate writing, no, it's just because I was made to write. Since I was serving my readers, I slowly began to stray from what I liked to write.
I started writing things I didn't like. For example, people liked the 18+ scene, It was really uncomfortable from the writer's point of view. Especially for a virgin like me. Fortunately, I had the internet to help me, but things like this were what made my passion for writing wane. I mean who would write about putting a big chicken in their mouth? Of course it's not me.
And even though I did exactly as my readers asked, aside from the first novel, I never found my novel made it into the rankings.
And this is where I am today staring blankly at my laptop
click click click click click click
The monotonous sound of my keyboard typing resounded inside my room.
The same boring pattern repeats itself like any other day.
Wake
write
Eating
write
and repeatedly
When finishing the last sentence, I press the save button on the top right of my screen and click [Send]
*Sighing on long breaths
I confusedly looked at the ceiling of my room. How long do I have to keep doing this?
Shaking my head bitterly, I looked at the comment section of my novel
.....
Goodguy85: Ugh Author-san I feel your writing is getting worse.....
-> Truck Driver : I totally agree with you. There are too many plot holes, this is getting ridiculous.
Boywonder : ~Thank you for the new chapter!
TwilightStar: I'm disappointed
BoobMonster : hey hey hey, where's the 18+ scene?
.....
*BRACK
"Suckers! What do you mean my writing is getting worse!"
Slamming the table with my fists, I went berserk in front of my computer.
"I'm tired of this shit!"
Closing the laptop, I forcefully tried to calm myself down. Anger is not good for my blood pressure.
I actually really liked my new novel. This novel was the fruit of my frustration and desire to try something new so that I could ignite the remaining embers in my heart
It was a typical MC story that was weak to strong, but unlike my previous novels, it was set in a modern futuristic setting.
The story begins in 1980 where the 'Big Catastrophe' takes place. The three-stage disaster that struck the earth caused the world to change drastically
The first phase of the 'Great Disaster' - Shifting tectonic plates across the Earth, moving countries from where they once were, resulting in tsunamis and earthquakes, which killed millions of people in the process. The sudden shift in tectonic plates caused the world map to change permanently, with only one landmass surrounded by water.
The second phase of the 'Great Catastrophe' - Large portals begin to appear where unknown species that are later identified as demons and other races, begin to appear. At first, they were tame, but once they considered humanity weak, they started to rampage all over the place.
But with great disaster comes opportunity. When the portal appears, humanity manages to gain access to the. A special power that persisted throughout the atmosphere and came from another world. It would allow humans to do things they could only dream of before such as summoning a fireball or cutting metal.
Lastly, the third phase of the 'Great Catastrophe' - It takes place near the end of the novel, and that's when the forces of the Demon realm begin a full-scale invasion of Earth.
Ten years after the Second natural disaster, three factions rule the world. The demon faction, the Human faction, and the compromised Fantasia faction of Orcs, elves, and Dwarves.
The Fantasia faction was a kind of alliance between elves, dwarves, and orcs. And that was because they were practically forced into one.
Satan is the manifestation of 'greed'. They were created with the sole purpose of devouring planets. They would first start by entering a planet, then as time went on they would reproduce like crazy, and slowly once they gained enough power, they would devour the planet.
Elves, Orcs, and Dwarves are all refugees and survivors of the demons, who have conquered their home planet.
At first, when the elves, orcs, and dwarves arrived on earth, they chose to observe. They wanted to see if humans were worthy enough to join their alliance to fight demons. At first, they were very happy with the prospect of getting a potential ally, but as time went on, their excitement turned to disappointment, which later became disgusted.
To the arrogant elves, the selfish actions and schemes they witnessed during the dark moments of mankind made all thoughts of collaboration vanish, only to be replaced with total humiliation.
To the Orcs, the weak and fragile human body made them completely disappointed and thus deemed them unnecessary.
And to the Dwarves, the primitive technology of the human race made them seem like wandering brainless monkeys showing off their strength and intelligence without any meaningful support.
In the end, the demon faction and the Fantasia faction each claimed 3/8 of the earth, while humans only claimed 2/8 of the earth, making them a minority group.
Initially, the story begins with the protagonist enlisting in 'Lock', a special school established by the efforts of the entire human race, to raise warriors to defend the frontier against attacks from both factions.
He is your typical MC with a tragic past
- The old man died of war at the hands of the devil
- Retaliation against the Devil
...and so on
That's what you would expect from an MC.
That's my masterpiece. At least that's what I thought, but looking through the comment section I couldn't help but get angry.
I mean how do you feel if what you feel as your masterpiece is insulted?
Terrible right?
*Exhales a long breath
I tried to calm myself down again.
Lately, I've been having anger issues. The simplest thing can make me angry, which shows how bad my anger problem is
But it's inevitable. With how bad my life is.
"God..Ahhhh!"
When I was about to close the laptop, suddenly the pain attacked my chest, more precisely my heart.
Clenching my chest, I knelt on the floor. With heavy pants, I forced my way to my desk.
"I need my medicine..."
Due to my poor living conditions, I take a lot of medication. There was one for my blood pressure, one for my asthma and another for my depression
and I'm currently looking for my blood pressure medication.
Because my blood pressure definitely increased, causing this reaction.
So as long as I can take my medicine .. then I will be fine but ill-fated....
"Gaaah!"
I fell and my vision blurred
I also started to have trouble breathing
"Ahhh, this is the end of my life that sucks..."
Those were the last words that came out of my mouth before I found the whole world black
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*Birdle
Waking me out of my sleep was the peaceful sound of birds chirping
I could faintly feel the warm and gentle sunlight enveloping my entire body, causing my lethargic self to feel more energetic.
I opened my eyes and I found myself inside a one-bedroom apartment.
I rubbed my eyes to make sure I was still not sleeping, I blinked a few times and once again saw my strange surroundings.
'Am I not supposed to.. die?'
it was what I thought at first, but seeing that I was still breathing and looking well, I thought that maybe someone had saved me and taken me to the hospital.
But every second that passed, I realized that this was not the case.
Wh why?
It was because a big screen appeared right in front of me that surprised me.
\=\=\=Status\=\=\=
Name: Ren Dover
Stage : G
Strength: G
Agility: G
Stamina: G-s
Intelligence: G
Mana capacity: G
Luck: E
Charm: G-G
-> Profession: [Swordsmanship lvl.1]