Ccup

Kuzu Arakawa was a nobody on Earth—jobless, hopeless, and allergic to effort. When he dies choking on instant noodles (typical), even the gods laugh at him. Out of pity—or possibly as a prank—they reincarnate him into a magical world… with a system so bad it should come with a warning label.

Now renamed Kaelen (because his old name screamed “side character”), he wakes up in the middle of monster-infested woods wearing rags, no sword, no food, and a system that lets him… talk to monsters? Which would be cool, if the monsters didn’t use it to roast him every five minutes.

Armed with sarcasm, sheer spite, and the survival instincts of a wet potato, Kaelen must survive, build a kingdom (eventually), and try not to get eaten by wolves with an attitude problem.

The world wants a hero.
They got him instead.


100 ch in first week and then 2 ch per day

Reincarnated with Nothing and a Trash System

Kaelan stood in the middle of a patch of dirt, arms crossed, staring at the two corn seeds like they were sacred relics.

"So... this is our future," he muttered. "Two little kernels of hope."

Behind him, Brunna stretched her arms and cracked her neck. "I can dig. Or punch the dirt. Up to you."

Kaelan sighed. "Just dig. Gently. This isn't a battlefield."

Noka waddled over with a basket of mushrooms on his back. He wore a wide-brimmed mushroom hat now. No one knew where he got it.

"The soil is dry," Noka said, poking it with a stick. "You gotta whisper to it. Talk sweet. Soil listens."

Kaelan blinked. "You talk to dirt?"

"And mushrooms. They whisper back."

Brunna leaned in and muttered, "I think he licked a weird mushroom."

Kaelan rolled his eyes and got to work. With Earth Magic, he gently loosened the soil. He made two little rows, then carefully planted the corn seeds. Brunna dumped a bucket of water on them, splashing mud all over his face.

> Farming EXP Gained: 5

> Side Quest Unlocked: 'Feed Your People (0/10 meals cooked)'

Hint: Hungry villagers are cranky. Cranky villagers throw rocks.

"Well," Kaelan muttered, wiping his face, "at least it's progress."

Nearby, Noka built a small wooden fence. It was crooked, missing a few planks, and had a weird smell.

"I used mushroom glue. Very sticky. Very... alive."

Before Kaelan could question it, the squirrel hopped up on the fence and stared at the corn plot like it was its inheritance.

"Don't even think about it," Kaelan warned.

The squirrel stared him down, then turned and pooped on the fence.

Brunna drew her stick-spear. "Want me to chase it?"

"No," Kaelan said. "It'll just come back stronger."

Later, Kaelan called the villagers together.

"Alright. Roles. We need actual jobs now."

Brunna raised her hand. "Guard Captain. Obviously."

"Fine. You're terrifying, so that works."

Noka shuffled forward. "I claim Head of Farming. The mushrooms demanded it."

Kaelan shrugged. "Sure. As long as you don't poison us."

Lio, their merchant, walked over and squinted at the plot. "Is that it? Two corn?"

"Quality over quantity," Kaelan said proudly.

Lio nodded, unimpressed. "Right. You'll feed all of us with two corn. I'll go scavenge. Again."

Dinner that night was mushroom soup. Again. It tasted like wet socks and regret.

> Meal Cooked (1/10)!

> Progress toward Side Quest: 'Feed Your People.'

"One down," Kaelan said, sipping the soup. "Only nine more to go."

Brunna gagged. "We need a chicken. Or salt. Or flavor."

Noka raised a finger. "I can make mushroom jerky."

"That sounds illegal," Kaelan said.

Everyone went to sleep early, stomachs mostly full. Kaelan stared at the ceiling of his small house, wondering how he ended up as a farmer with one magical corn patch and a hostile squirrel.

At dawn, Lio burst into the village square.

Kaelan stumbled outside, still half-asleep. "Did the squirrel declare war again?"

Lio shook his head. "Worse. A chicken joined the village."

From the treeline, a lone chicken strutted out with confidence and attitude. It looked around like it owned the place.

> New Villager Detected: Unknown

> Village Population: 6/5 (Bonus Villager!)

Kaelan squinted. "...I'm going back to bed."

Noka raised both hands. "I shall build a chicken temple."

> Main Quest Unlocked: 'Expand the Farm''

> Objective: Grow 2 new crops. Build a chicken coop. Feed 5 villagers.

> Reward: Crop Multiplication Skill (Chance for extra yield)

Kaelan rubbed his face. "...Okay. Let's grow this stupid village."

Chapter 22: Duty