Solo leveling x The Novel's Extra (Rewrite)

Prologue: Chapter 1: I Got Isekai'd, and ROB Agreed with My Review

Ritsuka Fujimaru let out a sigh, rubbing his temples as he finished the last chapter of The Novel's Extra on his phone. His lips twitched in dissatisfaction.

"Great story, but that ending? Man, that sucked. Still, thanks, author, for the timepass read."

With a casual tap, he left a three-star review, shoved his phone into his pocket, and continued his slow, defeated march toward his apartment.

Life was a never-ending cycle of work, eat, sleep, and regret. A solid 30 years old, with zero romantic prospects, no hobbies except reading novels, and an impressive relationship status of "married to capitalism." Society rat? Check. Handsome? Sure, but what use was that when he spent all his time making money and had the social skills of a rock?



As he dragged himself through the dimly lit streets, he stopped to glance at the night sky. A single, bright star twinkled above him. He scoffed.

"Man, if only something interesting happened in my life."

And then—the star moved.

At first, he thought it was just a trick of his exhausted brain. But nope. That star was definitely shifting. And worse—it was getting bigger.

"…Huh?"

A sense of unease crept up his spine. The star, now visibly growing in size, was heading straight for him.

"…Huh!?"

Panic set in. He took a step back. Then two. Then he turned on his heel and sprinted for dear life.

"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT—WHY IS IT GETTING FASTER?!"

The so-called "star" blazed like a cosmic fireball as it shot toward him with the unrelenting enthusiasm of a tax collector. He dodged left. The star adjusted. He swerved right. It swerved with him.

"STOP AUTO-LOCKING ON ME LIKE A RPG BOSS, DAMMIT!"

A second later—BOOM.

The "star" hit him head-on. Blinding light engulfed his vision, and he felt heat, pain, and an overwhelming sense of regret.

As his body disintegrated into ash, a single thought crossed his mind:

"I wanted an interesting life... not an interesting END!"

And then—nothing.

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Ritsuka snapped his eyes open and immediately felt something was off. The ceiling above him wasn't the cheap, cracked plaster of his old apartment. The bed underneath him wasn't the rock-hard mattress he barely got any sleep on. And most importantly—his body felt different.

He sat up and looked at his hands—they were smaller, smoother. A glance at the nearby mirror revealed a teenage version of himself.



Or



(You can imagine him as Sung jin-woo or this face if you prefer. Both are handsome looking guys.)

"…The hell?"

Panicked, he quickly checked the most important part.

Pulling down his pants, he let out a relieved sigh. "Same Big size. Good."

Truly, some things never change. He doesn't want to see himself getting genderbend.

Before he could process anything else, a sharp pain shot through his skull. His vision blurred, his head pounded, and suddenly—memories flooded his mind.

This wasn't his old world.

This world… was a parallel fantasy world with hunters.

There was a family photo on the nearby desk. He picked it up and examined it. His parents. His younger sister. Everything about them was eerily identical to his past life.

His father was a middle-aged, slightly chubby bakery owner.

His mother was a housewife and helped run the bakery.

His little sister, 11 years old, was smiling brightly in the picture.

"...What kind of twisted déjà vu is this?"

Then, his eyes landed on a note beside the photo.

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[A Message from ROB]

Hey, Ritsuka!

I saw your review on The Novel's Extra and, man, I agree—the ending sucked. So guess what? I'm letting you fix it!

This world is set in The Novel's Extra universe, but since I don't want things to be too easy, I made the enemies stronger and way more terrifying.

Oh, and because I'm a generous guy, I gave you the Shadow Monarch System from Solo Leveling. Once you get strong enough, you can delete the system and unlock unlimited power. Have fun!

Now go entertain me!

—Sincerely, Your Friendly ROB

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Ritsuka's eye twitched.

"…Excuse me!?"

Not only was he thrown into The Novel's Extra, but now he had to fix the story while dealing with buffed enemies? What kind of messed-up DLC version was this?!

A sound rang in his ears.

Tti-ring!

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[STATUS WINDOW]

Name: Ritsuka Fujimaru

Level: 1

Class: None

Title: None

HP: 100

MP: 10

Tiredness: 0

[Stats]

Strength: 10

Stamina: 10

Agility: 10

Intelligence: 10

Perception: 10

(Available points: 3)

[Skills]

None

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Then another notification appeared.

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[Daily Quest: Preparations to Become Stronger]

Push-ups, 100 times: (0/100)

Sit-ups, 100 times: (0/100)

Squats, 100 times: (0/100)

Running, 10 km: (0/10)

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Ritsuka froze. His soul left his body for a second.

This was the infamous Solo Leveling daily quest. The one that, if he failed to complete, would punish him in the worst way possible.

"…Oh, hell no."

He immediately dropped to the floor and started doing push-ups like his life depended on it—because it literally did.

One Hour Later…

Ritsuka lay on the floor, drenched in sweat, regretting every single life decision that led him here.

And then—

"Onii-chan, what are you doing?"

He looked up.

His little sister stood in the doorway, looking at him like he had completely lost his mind.

Ritsuka, gasping for air, forced a smile. "J-Just… morning exercise…"

She narrowed her eyes. "Since when do you do morning exercise?"

"…Since today."

"…Weirdo."

"Huh...Damn. Have Some Respect For Elders"

And just like that, she walked off to call him for breakfast.

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Breakfast & Farewell

After somehow surviving his forced workout session, Ritsuka joined his family for breakfast.

Today was his departure to Korea's Cube Academy. The government had already arranged his flight.

His mother cried, hugging him tightly. "My baby boy… take care of yourself…"

His father looked depressed, sighing as he patted Ritsuka's back. "Don't skip meals."

His little sister, however, was the only one not crying. Instead, she smirked. "Don't get kicked out, loser."

Ritsuka chuckled and ruffled her hair. "I'll call you every day."

He said to his family.

His mother kissed his cheek before he left. It was… surprisingly emotional. Even if this world was different, this was still his family.

On the Plane

Ritsuka collapsed into his seat, utterly exhausted.

He had a new world, a new body, an overpowered system, and a mission to rewrite an entire story.

But first—he needed to find Kim Hajin.

Because if he was going to survive this insane world, he needed the main character on his side.

Even if he had powerful system. Things never go as planned like certain Oldman Uchiha said.

"Wait! Why should I become underdog of some Dumbass."

"Only losers thinks in this way. I had read enough novels to understand This"

He thought again.

"Yes, I will choose my own path. Their is no need to me support of main cast. I will do things Alone as Lone wolf."

"I should follow Sung jinwoo path."

With that thought, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

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Note: the updates maybe slowly but I will try my best to give good story with no cringe. After all this is my Frist fanfiction novel.

I'm planning to go different direction of the story. Not same as the story. I had enough experience to write story now.

Thanks for supporting me.

If you had any ideas i will take it as inspiration. All are welcome.