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The Vanguard!

SaltedFishX
A counter-intelligence officer dies in the cold and opens his eyes inside the harem novel he'd been reading for nine years — wearing the body of its most pathetic character, the rich boy who throws away a fortune and a life on a woman who never looks at him. He's read the ending. He knows the devotion is a slow suicide, and that three women die in its wake. He also knows none of it is his. The body, the debts, the people who flinch when he's kind because the original never was — all inherited. So the question was never how to win. It's what a borrowed life owes the people it was going to ruin. Across the city, an orphaned student crammed into a rented four-square-meter room is told by a glowing screen that the world owes him everything, and that women are the interest he's earned. Author's Note: Relaunched on Webnovel on June 1, 2026, with simultaneous releases on ScribbleHub and RoyalRoad. AI assists with editing and research, while all story direction, characters, and final edits are by the author.
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Mass Release Bribes & Goals: If you want to see Draven ruthlessly dismantle his enemies faster, fuel the System with your support! Power Stones (Weekly Goals): 200 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter 500 Power Stones = 2 Bonus Chapters 1000 Power Stones = 4 Bonus Chapters Golden Tickets (Monthly Goals): Top 200 in Golden Tickets = 3 Chapter Mass Release Top 100 in Golden Tickets = 5 Chapter Mass Release Gifts (Instant Rewards): 1 Magic Castle = 2 Bonus Chapters 1 Spacecraft = 5 Chapter Mass Release Drop your Power Stones, leave a review, and let us show the naive heroes how it is really done. *** I died on the battlefield with a bullet in my lungs, only to wake up strapped to a freezing metal table with a fanatic priest aiming a rusted scalpel squarely at my manhood. Apparently, I had transmigrated into the world of "Hunter Odyssey", a trashy modern fantasy novel I read during my last military deployment. Worse? I was not the protagonist. I was Draven Mordis, a disposable orphan extra captured by a dark cult, destined to be castrated and turned into a brainwashed, lobotomized pawn in the prologue. Meanwhile, the actual "Hero" of this world, Neville Hennesy, is a naive, self-righteous idiot. I am a Commander. I do not play games. War is about efficiency, survival, and eliminating threats permanently. Just as the cultist's blade descends to claim my future, a translucent blue screen shatters the darkness. [Host survival rate at 0%.] [Emergency Sign-in Protocol Initiated...] [Reward: S-Rank Talent: Vector Manipulation.] *No Harem* Discord: https://discord.gg/dEWsPqDRFh Author's Notes & Release Schedule: Premium Lock: The novel will remain completely FREE until we hit the 30,000-word mark (around Chapter 30 to 40). After that, the chapters will be locked for Premium, so enjoy the massive free read and add it to your library!
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