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[BL] The System Runs on Magic (OS)
༺❘✦ Ryo moderates online drama. Llewellyn is the drama. The System decides online arguments count as combat experience — and sends Ryo into battle as his partner. ✦❘༻
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Ryo thought moderating online drama was the worst part of his job.
After years of night shifts, caffeine, and defending the Internet’s most polarizing figure — Llewellyn, the world’s most famous hero, the System’s golden boy, and the only person alive with Transcendent-level Elemental Mastery — Ryo figured he’d seen it all. Conspiracy theories? Fan petitions? Cult-like followers? All in a night’s work.
Until the System decides that arguing online at 2 AM now counts as combat experience.
Turns out Ryo’s unwavering defense and obsessive threat tracking apparently make him the ideal partner for Llewellyn himself… so the System sends him straight into battle!
His role? Magical crisis management, wrangling unstable Elemental forces, and helping tackle whatever Magic is currently warping reality — all while keeping the world’s most powerful hero alive. Easy, right?
Except that now he’s neck-deep in Dungeons and Distorted Realms — and just a little too fixated on Llewellyn’s mastery in battle. And everything else.
It would be fine if the System’s matchmaking algorithms didn’t keep pushing them closer.
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What you’ll find here:
System | Magic | BL | Magical Apocalypse | Character-driven | Feral Partnership | Emotionally repressed chaos (slow burn-ish + mutual pining/attraction) | Banter | Combat | System mechanics | Elemental Magic | VR Games | The apocalypse is already happening, and the internet is not handling it well.
What you won’t find:
Instant power-ups | Anyone trying to become the strongest | Love triangles | Harem anything | Sappy anyone | A protagonist who’s ever had a normal sleep schedule.
Content Note:
Current chapters are non-explicit — but the rating will likely go up as the story progresses. (I’ll update the warnings as needed.) Expect mutual attraction, sexual tension, and explicit scenes between consenting adults.
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Webnovel updates: Mon / Wed / Fri — with extra chapters during launch week
Also available (early access) on patreon (@scribblingpancake), with updates on Tue / Thur / Sat.
Obligatory shameless author review 🙈 :) Thanks so much for giving this story a chance! I’ve been living with these characters in my head for far too long, and finally letting them outside unsupervised has been equal parts terrifying and fun. If you ever feel like screaming about anything, asking questions, or just dropping random thoughts, please do! Comments make my day. Lurking is good too and totally welcome, but every bit of support you feel comfortable with really helps keep this story going — and I appreciate it more than I can say. More than anything, however, I just hope you love these characters and enjoy the ride. I’ll use this opportunity to share some info: – What’s this webnovel about? Ryo used to moderate Internet drama at 2 AM. Now the System thinks that’s all combat experience and sends him to fight magical disasters and keep the world’s most powerful (and socially withdrawn) hero alive. There’s magic, Dungeons, Distorted Realms, suspiciously matchmaking System notifications, and an Elemental penguin. – Is it serious or funny? Both. The world might be ending, but people are still annoying online, and Ryo is extremely tired. – Is there romance? Yes. BL. Slow burn-ish + mutual pining/attraction. No harem. They’re very emotionally repressed, feral, and don’t know what they’re doing. Luckily, the System refuses to leave them alone. – Will the MC be OP or struggle? Ryo definitely struggles! While he’s always thinking fast, adapting, and trying not to die, there are generally no instant power-ups — except for [spoiler], and [spoiler], and the time he [spoiler]. But he does grow stronger over time, learn new skills, unlock System functions, and get better at handling magical disasters. Llewellyn is… well, Llewellyn. – Are there numbers/stats/ranks? Yes, but not walls of them. The System has stats, quests, a shop, and upgrades, but the story focuses more on how Ryo uses what he has. – How “gamey” is the System? Pretty gamey — but also… the System runs on Magic (OS)! And it has a suspicious interest in matchmaking. – What else should I know? There’s banter, VR Games, Elemental Cafés, and the fictional island country of Innishae, where I hope you’ll love spending time with Ryo, Llewellyn, and me. Thanks so much for reading. I hope to keep you entertained for the entire duration of Ryo and Llewellyn’s adventures — and beyond. 🖋️🥞