This World Needs a Hero - Chapter 236

He Lang died by his own hands for the sake of his imperial younger brother’s ambition, whom he loved. He was offered to be reborn in exchange for giving up his past romantic feelings. Reborn without the burden of his romantic feelings, he brings with him a manual to new worlds. He wholeheartedly followed the instructions of the manual to complete the tasks, not knowing that the originally slag gong was blackening…
He pleaded to his affectionate Emperor brother to release him, he pleaded to the paranoid prisoner next door, but until the end he remained baffled.
In the end, he discovered that the full name of the manual was – “Slag Shou Cultivating Manual”
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A 21st-century tech manager, accidentally thrust into the body of Emperor Commodus—yes, the infamous villain played by Joaquin Phoenix—has one goal: not to die like him.Armed with his wits and a hyper-intelligent AI on a solar-powered laptop, he must navigate the treacherous politics of ancient Rome. Everyone, including his own sister, expects the arrogant, decadent tyrant. Instead, they find a calculating reformer. But as he tries to avert the fall of the empire, he discovers that being a “good” emperor might be even more dangerous than being the monster everyone is waiting for.

Takamine Haruto transmigrated into a crossover anime world. His childhood friend is Eriri, his deskmate is Yukinoshita, the school beauty next door is Kaguya, and his new neighbor is Gabriel.He originally thought he could enjoy a peaceful life in this slice-of-life anime setting!But then—he stepped outside and found the Female Titan, Annie.Around the corner, he ran into the gluttonous Kamishiro Rize.A concrete statue that twists people's necks the moment they look away?A shy entity that hunts you to the ends of the earth if you make eye contact?An immortal lizard that adapts to any environment and continuously evolves?Takamine Haruto was overwhelmed.To maintain his peaceful daily life, he established the SCP Foundation to contain anomalies from across the multiverse!

The story follows Matt, a young man planning to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that destroyed his city and killed his parents. His dreams are crushed when his Tier 1 Talent is rated as detrimental, and no guild or group will take him.Working at a nearby inn, he meets a mysterious and powerful couple. They give him a chance to join The Path of Ascension, an empire wide race to ascend the Tiers and become living legends.With their recommendation and a stolen skill, Matt begins his journey to the peak of power.