The Scumbag's Guide To Heroism

Wakingupinanotherman'sbodyisaclassictrope.LukasBelmont,atransmigrantwithalibraryofwebnovelsinhishead,knowsexactlyhowthisissupposedtogo.Wakingupasthepowerless,orphanedwardinahouseofsuper-poweredheroes,withasysteminterfacedemandinghegetlaidtolevelup?That’sjustanotherday.He’stheUnmarkedsonofdeadlegends,threemonthsfromtheentranceexamforHalloranAcademy.Hisstatsaregarbage,hissocialstatusis‘charitycase,’andhisonlypathtopoweristheScumbagSystem.AndtheSystemisapassive-aggressive,trollinginterfacethatoffershimreality-bendingpowersthroughagachamechanicfundedbyonething:raisingthe‘TemptationGauges’ofthewomenaroundhim.Hisfirstquest?It’stosmacktheassofSloaneFitzgerald—hisfiery,super-poweredpsuedo-sisterwhoseeshimasabrotherandapervertinequalmeasure.Thepenaltyforfailure?Afifty-percentreductionofhismanhood.Permanently.InaCaliforniacitywhereheroesarethenewcelebrities,Lukasmustnavigatethebrutalpoliticsofthesuper-poweredelite,hideapowersystemnobodycandetect,andsurviveanacademythateatstheUnmarkedforbreakfast.He’sgotthemeta-knowledgeofawebnoveladdict,thetacticalmindofasurvivor,andasystemthat’shalf-tutor,half-blackmailer.Butcananinsectwithagachasystemreallyclimbaladderbuiltforgods?He'sabouttofindout,onehumiliatingquestatatime.===Thisisaworkoffiction.Names,characters,business,events,andincidentsaretheproductsoftheauthor'simagination.Anyresemblancetoactualpersons,livingordead,oractualeventsispurelycoincidental.