The Author's POV

'Efforts never betray you'

A quote that has been widely respected and repeatedly preached across the world.

Some people widely regard this quote as a personal mantra to follow throughout their life, while others simply scoff over the quote as if it were a mere joke.

I mean why put effort when you have a super-rich dad that provides you with all that you need?

Big house?

'Hello, daddy can you buy me a house?'

New car?

'Daddy~ There's this new car that I really love and was wondering if...'

There's also those that live in luxury because they are simply lucky, like the ones that win a lottery

I mean how much effort does it take for someone to win a lottery?

'Congratulations you have won 200 million'

How does 'efforts never betray you' apply here?

Of course, setting those examples aside, there were many cases in which the quote proved to be correct.

For example, have you seen the movie....hmmm what was it called.

Ah! right the 'Pursuit of happyness'

It was your perfect example of 'Efforts never betray'.

It was a touching story about a homeless dad living in the street with his son, and later because of his pure love and dedication for his son, he managed to succeed and became a millionaire. Very touching.

But what about me? What have I got to say about 'Efforts never betray'?

It was utter bullshit. Period.

'Efforts never betray?' I could only simply scoff at such a ridiculous notion. I mean sure if you put in some effort you would definitely achieve better results than your regular mob out there, but was that really all to it? Was this the key to success?

No. It simply wasn't

The key ingredient to success was 'Talent'

No matter how much effort you put into something, you would never be able to surpass the unsurmountable mountain known as talent.

I mean look at football for example. Many people trained just as hard as Messi or Ronaldo, but in the end, they don't even come close to their level. No matter how much they trained, no matter how much blood sweat, and tears they put in, they would never be able to even touch their ankles.

What kind of Bullshit was that?

Getting back on topic. Why did I have such a grudge against the quote 'Efforts never betray'?

Simple. It was because I was one of those idiots that wholeheartedly believed in the quote.

You see, my parents died when I was 14. Some bastard got drunk and ran them over. I couldn't remember how many times I had cried myself to sleep because of the accident.

My parents didn't have siblings, and both my grandparents, maternal and paternal, had already left the world, making me an orphan.

Luckily, they had enough money in their bank account to last me until school finished, and thus I studied as my if life depended on it. I mean it literally was.

I would study hours and hours on end, just so that I could enroll at the prestigious University A and later find myself a suitable job for myself.

But hold on. How could I possibly afford to go to university? I mean university usually costs a hell of a lot of money.

A bank loan? Would they loan to someone that had no parents and no assets? Well, I tried but in the end, I got rejected by the government.

But there was a way. A scholarship.

If I managed to secure myself a scholarship I could attend university without paying a single cent.

Luckily University A, the only university near me, offered a scholarship program that was perfect for me. One of my teachers heard that they only offer one scholarship a year for people in the school I attended. But that was enough for me. If I studied hard enough and achieved a high enough score, there was definitely a chance.

And so I studied, studied so hard that all the friends I had made over the years became estranged. But I was fine with it. As long as I could attend university I could make all the friends that I wanted...was what I thought at that time. But looking back at it now, I could only laugh at how naive I was back then.

Thanks to all the effort I put in I managed to get on the top 1% percentile in the national exams, but in the end, the scholarship I so wanted never came.

one who got the scholarship was actually lower ranked than me. Apparently, his father was a highly influential person and helped him secure the scholarship

scholarship should've been mine! All the sleepless nights and lonely days

more frustrating was the fact that the father could totally afford to send

afford it, why not give it to someone who actually

to apply to other universities for scholarships, but they were all outside of my city,

point, having exhausted all my

part-time jobs. How could I possibly study in another city

thus left with no choice, I dropped

sank into depression and found an escape route in food, manga, and

with each passing day, it became increasingly harder for me to continue going to part-time jobs as I would always run out of breath after standing for

later as more and more people started reading my novel, a fire that had long been extinguished ignited inside of me, prompting me

And I succeeded

novel was a hit, and money started coming

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[Descent of the Hero]

village hopes of one day becoming a hero and embarks on a tough journey to fight against all odds and become a

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Demon king, but what could I say? As long as I liked it,

that's what I thought at first, but as time progressed and as my second and third novels came out,

it was simply because of what I was made to write. Because I was catering to my readers, I slowly started straying away

service, but it was really uncomfortable from a writer's point of view. Especially for a virgin like myself. Fortunately, I had the internet to help me, but it was stuff like this that made my passion for writing decrease. I mean who would want

as my readers asked, apart from the first novel I never found my novels making it in

today staring

click click

of my keyboard typing echoed inside of my

boring pattern repeated like any

Wake up

Type

Eat

Type

Repeat

I pressed the save button at the top right of my screen

Sigh

my ceiling. How long will I have to

I look at my novels

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I feel like

totally agree with you. This novel had so much potential

man. There are too many plot holes and Deux Machina.

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is married to

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BAM!

you mean my writing is

fist, I

tired of

laptop down, I forcefully tried to calm myself. Getting

strong story, but unlike my previous novels, this one was set in

occurred. A three-stage disaster that hit the

Earth, moving countries from where they were previously, resulting in tsunamis and earthquakes, killing millions in the process. The

other races, started emerging. At first, they were docile, but as soon as

disasters come opportunities. As portals appeared, humanity managed to gain access to mana. A special force that lingered throughout the atmosphere and originated from other worlds. It would allow humans to do things

the ending of the novel, and it was when the Demon world forces started

ruled the world. The demon faction, the Human faction, and the Fantasia faction which was compromised of Orcs,

an alliance between the elves, dwarves, and the orcs. And that was because they were

of 'greed'. They were created with the sole goal of devouring planets. They would first start by entering a planet, then as time progresses they would reproduce like crazy, and slowly once they gained enough

were all refugees and survivors from the demons, who had already conquered their home

elves, orcs, and dwarves arrived on earth, they chose to observe. They wanted to see if the humans were worthy enough to join their alliance to fight against the

dark moments made all thoughts of collaboration vanish, only to be

the orcs, humanity's weak and frail body left them utterly disappointed

monkeys

each claimed 3/8 of the earth, while humans only claimed 2/8 of the earth, making

protagonist enrolling in the 'Lock', a specialized school that was established by the effort

MC

due to war at