The Forbidden Light [BL] - Chapter 1: Your Cinnamon-Scented Hair

He was humiliated in front of everyone.Rejected by the girl he loved.And powerless to save his dying parents… all because he was too poor.Crushed by guilt and regret, he climbed to the edge of his apartment balcony. Ready to end it all.But just before the darkness claimed him...【SSS-Rank AI System detected. User found. Mission initializing…】When he opened his eyes again, everything had changed.He had returned ten years into the past. Back when his family was still rich. Back when he still had a chance to rewrite everything.This time, he won’t be weak.This time, he’ll rise stronger, richer, and unstoppable.As for the girl who once crushed his heart? Now, she can’t take her eyes off him… unaware that the man she rejected has become a legend in the making.With the power of the SSS-Rank AI System, he’ll build a new destiny.And no one will ever dare look down on him again.

Deliverymen are underrated saviors that keep everyday life as we know it intact. Their services provide the greatest convenience for the modern world.But… what about in the Apocalypse?Sobin suddenly finds himself in another world after a fatal accident with his truck, and in order to get back home, he has to complete all the System Quests. This Apocalyptic world is very similar to the Earth he once lived on, but it has one very important difference.In this world, Deliverymen are highly regarded as the custodians of humanity.And Sobin swiftly rises as the strongest deliveryman!

Ethan is a man nearing forty who has squandered his life behind a screen. Since his teenage years, he has poured everything into online games, chasing digital achievements while real life quietly passed him by. Now, with reality finally weighing on him, he realizes how empty his existence has become.Despite decades of obsession, he has only one thing to show for it: the #1 account in the world’s most popular MMORPG, Lost World Online—a fully immersive virtual game operated through neural-link technology. It is an account powerful enough to guarantee fame, sponsorships, and a second chance at life.But overnight… it vanishes.No warnings… No errors… His account simply ceases to exist.Ethan spends the entire night frantically searching for answers, contacting the developers through official forums, only to be told that nothing can be done. Without the account, even streaming or professional contracts are impossible. Exhausted and hollow, he finally gives up and falls asleep, deciding to forget his regret, half hoping everything would be a dream when he wakes up.When Ethan opens his eyes, he finds himself standing before the character creation screen of Lost World Online.It feels like a dream, yet his mind is clear, his body well responsive, not even like a game. Paying little attention, he goes ahead and creates a character and initiates the game.Then, his vision is swallowed by darkness.A violent rush of wind slams into him, and when his senses return, he is standing inside a bustling town from the game. Before he can question the missing opening cutscene—something that should always play after character creation—his attention is seized by the scene around him.The town was celebrating an Annual Festival. This was a festival that only ever occurred once, a festival that marked the first day Lost World Online was launched.Realizing the impossible, Ethan hurriedly calls up his system interface—only to find that there is no options menu, no settings, no log-out button…“This cannot be real.”

Hogwarts is a strange place. The demon king who failed plastic surgery was eliminated from the job search. The white-haired old man wearing two layers of wool socks is still too cold in summer. The potion professor who never washes his hair is afraid of going bald, and the key keeper loves to play dragons!

William wanted to spend seven ordinary years, until that night, the door handle of the college lounge was stolen…

(Book Friends Group Number: 605848137)

- Description from novelbuddy