I’m Just a Grunt, and You Want Me to Become the Dragon King?

Day laborer Doubao lives on Blue Star, in the crisis-ridden Yanlong Republic Federation. Overwork and cutthroat competition are rampant, public resources are unevenly distributed, nihilism is spreading, and online memes are everywhere. The country has long since strayed from the founding ideals of its forebears. His only comfort is devouring every kind of wish-fulfillment novel and using terrible memes to blow off steam. He dreams of becoming the Dragon King from those novels: showing off and face-slapping, saving the world, marrying a beautiful rich girl, and reaching the pinnacle of life.

As he teeters on the verge of a mental breakdown, a mysterious voice asks if he really wants to become the Dragon King. Doubao blurts out, “Yes! It’s all I’ve ever dreamed of!” And so he is bound to Li Jiaoer, a stunningly beautiful, haughty support spirit, and kicked headfirst into the real parallel worlds of the myriad heavens.

Here, every villain has awakened to self-awareness, torn up their idiot-proof scripts, and is carefully plotting to take down the original protagonist, steal his fortune, and claim his beauties! Others transmigrate with foreknowledge of the plot. Doubao relies on max-level showboating and stunt-pulling skills, plus an unrivaled grasp of wish-fulfillment novel tropes!

He’ll blaze through urban, fantasy, female-oriented, supernatural, sci-fi, Western fantasy, simulator, online game, and mythological worlds, uncover the secrets of interstellar hegemony, then return to Blue Star to defy fate and keep his promise to the forebears! While others study how to earn money and support their families, I study how to show off and face-slap!

My name is Doubao, and I’m about to start showing off!