Resonance Of The Hollow
Hyde arrives in a doomed world with nothing but his body and fragmented knowledge of the future from a game he once played. He has no grand ambition—why try to save a world already destined to fall? Survival is enough.
That is, until he discovers his sister is also transported into that world.
However, only he hears the Melody of Nightingale and receives the power to survive.
[You have established a connection with The Forgotten Hollow.]
Awakening as a Resonant—an elite group with supernatural abilities—he is thrust into a conflict between two worlds. Armed with the authority of space and time, he vows to protect his powerless sister at all cost, even if he has to fight against the Mirage creatures, other Resonants, or even Gods themselves.
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Note: If you feel a familiarity when you're reading the chapters, that means you've found that, yes, this novel drawn inspiration from other works.
Never mind the shameless perfect rating because I'm here to explain what's this story about (in case you aren't hooked by the synopsis) and let you decide if this is a must-read story, good for passing time, or it's turn to be a waste of your time! 1. This has a mainstream premise where the MC, a modern guy, get isekai'd into a game/novel world (in this case, it's a game) but he doesn't get to live as one of the characters. Not the main characters, side, or even an extra, but an outsider. He's there as himself. 2. MC starts as a normal human without awakened abilities. Worse, he spawns in the monster territory. For few first chapters (at least 20) it will be about how MC survives and escapes that place. 3. Despite being a modern guy and YOUNG, MC is not a wishy-washy, upholder of justice, and anti-killing protagonist. For some unrevealed (not yet) reason, his way of thinking is like a survivalist. Mainly, he's calm and composed. When panics, he will, mostly, be quiet, but quickly to regain his composure. When desperate, he's like that one awkward guy who try to be funny. 4. Every transmigration novel should have an ACADEMY ARC! And yes, there is one here, too! But well, just note that it is only a subplot. 5. Unfortunately for those fancies overpowered MC, this one may not be for you. But don't let it be the reason to not read this, at least give it a chance. MC is a zero to hero protagonist. He's not completely untouchable even with his knowledge of the future and combat experiences he got from virtually playing the game. 6. MC's cheat code is the ability he gets after awakening. Spacetime manipulation. But this what makes him a zero to hero instead overpowered, implying that MC may be stronger amongst his peer in physical combat, but when it comes to use his ability, he's the worst. (In the game, he only needs to activate/trigger the skill to use it. But since the game element doesn't exist, he has a hard time controlling his ability, more so when it's about manipulating spacetime, which no one other than him possess that kind of ability so no one can teach him the principle.) And damn! Why is it that my brain works smoothly when writing all this but errors when writing the actual novel?! Anyway, if you are still unconvinced and want to ask more questions to satisfy yourself to decide this novel's fate, feel free to ask!