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Casual Heroing, Chapter 85
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized Reader)WHAT DID HE SAY HE WANT TO USE?! 🥐🥐🥐2/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!Remember to check out how to Become a Beta Reader if you want to read even more unedited chapters!.............Chapter 85 – Ramblings“Are you sure you don’t want dessert?” I ask at the end of dinner.“I am so full I might sprout roots and a bunch of leaves, Joey,” Domitilla laughs at me. “I really want to taste something you made, but I'll just...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 84
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized Reader)LET THERE BE LIGHT! 💡💡💡1/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!Remember to check out how to Become a Beta Reader if you want to read even more unedited chapters! (Uploaded 11 chapters today after an first-edit marathon - hopefully I'll be able to increase next week's schedule).............Chapter 84 – Stupid [Light Mages]So, recapitulating, [Lights] are not supposed to put holes through wooden walls. Gotcha.I almost outed mys...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 83
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized Reader)NEW PROSPECTS! 👱🏻♀️👱🏻♀️👱🏻♀️4/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out on Monday, April 3rd!Remember to check out how to Become a Beta Reader if you want to read even more (unedited) chapters!.............Chapter 83 – JokesI am half-asleep on a chair when someone starts banging at my door.“Human! Open this door!”“Auntie, don’t bang on the door like that,” a feminine voice says.“Agostina, please, can’t y...
Casual Heroing, New and Old Money Interlude
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized Reader)THINGS BREW IN THE BACKGROUND! 🙈🙉🙊3/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!Remember to check out how to Become a Beta Reader if you want to read even more (unedited) chapters!.............New and Old Money Interlude – Marcella and CorneliaAmorium was a city divided into four sections, each corresponding to the cardinal points. The Northern region, from the artisanal districts to the bustling Adventurers' Guild, was home to the wor...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 82
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized Reader)SO! MUCH! MORE! MAGIC THEORY! 🧙🏻♂️🧙🏻♂️🧙🏻♂️2/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 82 – MistakesAfter eating enough pasta to feed three adults, I turn to the floating spellbook.I have 529 Cantrips to complete and still need to finish the first. Plus, I have to ask the book about Enchanting.I put my hand in my—what’s it called again? Holding bag? The bottomless sack? Dimensional fa...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 81
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized Reader)SO! MUCH! MAGIC THEORY! 🧙🏻♂️🧙🏻♂️🧙🏻♂️1/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 81 – PolarityOk, what I’m trying to do is not exactly ‘easy-peasy.’ And much less ‘lemon-squeezy.’But we have assessed that anchoring a spell matrix is doable, and that’s big.If one point of the matrix is fixed, I could make it rotate on itself. Make it spin. But that’s not what I want, is it?...
Trying to Increase Release Rate by Recruiting More Beta Readers
Hey there, fellows!I want to supply more chapters of Casual Heroing and, hopefully, bring the releases to one chapter a day! But I need your help!Are you interested in diving into advanced, unreleased chapters before anyone else and help me crank up the release rate? I'm on the hunt for some cool beta readers to join my Goblin squad. As a Goblin, you'll help me polish my stories and make sure they're top-notch for all readers. Plus, your insights will help me churn out chapters even ...
Two days delay - Fell Sick
What's on the tin.Got something weird. Nausea, fever, some back pain (???). I'll rest for two days and avoid the stress.Next chapter comes out on Wednesday with regular schedule of 4 chapters this week.I'll soon dump my whole backlog for beta readers when I come back from the dead. Apply if you want.I'll go back to dying on the bed.
Casual Heroing, Chapter 80
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Books! Books! Books! 📚📚📚4/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes on the 27th!.............Chapter 80 – BooksI’m in my apartment looking at the spellbook.I know, I know; I should be sleeping. But this damn book has some really good ways to pique my interest, doesn’t it?So, is it me, pal, or is it you?There’s a warm feeling in my chest as I think about the realization that hit me about a possible way to work out an enchantment.It’s weird. It’s no...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 79
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Bread! Bread! Bread! 🥪🥪🥪3/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 79 – Kneading?I look at the door handle at Happy Bakery’s entrance, slightly illuminated by the moonlight above.It’s wood. The whole building is marble, but the door, predictably enough, is wooden. That’s a stupid thing to notice, I suppose. Why wouldn’t a door be wooded, right?More or less ten days ago, this door wouldn’t open.Ten days ago, I fel...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 78
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Look who's there! 🍒🍒🍒2/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 78 – MagicalThe Day BeforeThe air was thick with the acrid smell of burnt wood and slightly charred earth. Lucinda stood in the center of a courtyard, her eyes closed in concentration as she focused on the task.She could feel the Mana pulsing through her body.Lucinda visualized the Tier 3 spell in her mind, a complex matrix that required incredible finesse...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 77
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)What color?! 🌹🌹🌹1/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 77 – YellowI enter the Watch headquarters, the familiar bustle of the ground floor greeting me. Guards in polished armor turn, staring at me as I pass. The sound of chatter and footsteps fills the air, and I can smell the scent of ink and parchment from the clerks' desks.Clerks, yuck."This way. The [Captain]'s office is underground. He's... particul...
Goblins + Gratitude + March Recap
Hello!Goblins (beta readers)I've had success with three beta readers, and I've been using them since I had to rewrite the bakeoff's ending. Goblin Aaron's feedback helped me realize my mistakes and pointed me in the right direction at the time. Since then, I invite select readers to scurry around the unedited beta chapters; and I'll make significant changes if necessary.Conditions to become a Goblin: When you read a chapter, I’ll need you to provide feedback. Brief or detai...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 76
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Cooking! 👨🏻🍳👨🏻🍳👨🏻🍳4/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 76 – ChefAs we walk through the bustling streets of the city, I try to comfort Lucillus by saying, "Hey, man, don't beat yourself up too much." The sound of our footsteps echoes against the cobblestone path while the busy crowd surrounds us. I reassure him, "We were caught off guard. Next time, we'll be more prepared...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 75
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Finally some pasta! 🍝🍝🍝3/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 75 – PastaThe acceleration is created by the casting speed as well. And when you trace a line slower, you are effectively creating a funnel for the magic you are tracing after that, meaning that the kinetic force comes from the direction you cast from. Sure, I had already assessed that before. However, this glaring confirmation still makes me wonder what els...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 74
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)FIIIIUUUUM ⚾⚾⚾2/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out tomorrow!.............Chapter 74 – FastballI wonder whether, at the very least, [Mages] get laid more than other classes. You know how some Asian chicks are super into doctors? I mean, in general, doctors are always a good date, right? Or at least they sound good on paper.‘I’m a doctor,’ right? Sounds perfect. Who’s better than someone who could save your life, huh? Isn’t there some evolut...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 73
Sorry for the delay: I went to sleep exhausted and forgot to put the chapter online.Next chapter will be up in ~10 hours.Delayed chapter! ⏰⏰⏰Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)..........Chapter 73 – Goddamn Physics‘How a spell matrix is built might change its polarity. The four cardinal points have an influence on magic. If you want to manipulate the trajectory, you must manipulate how a spell matrix is created.’After staring at the words for a while, I ask for clarification.‘It takes g...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 72
News about Joey? 📰📰📰Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)4/4 chapters this week!Next chapter comes out on Monday 13th!Chapter 72 – Work“Joey sent a message. He said he’s not coming to work today because he’s working on something. He said he might not come for a week if it takes him too long—but he also reassured me that he will come back...”Raissa looked at Clodia after announcing the news. Everyone already knew what had gone down since Tiberius and Quintus showed up with a few bru...
Casual Heroing, Rosy Interlude
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Camilla is CRAY CRAY?! 🤪🤪🤪3/4 chapters this weekNext chapter comes out tomorrow!Rosy Interlude – Camilla, Flavia, and AmeliaIrene pulled on the handle of the door that led to the meeting room in the Three Roses or, as Camilla preferred to call it, the War Room. The door was completely covered with the bakery’s carved motifs filled with bright shades of red, blue, and yellow. The pigments were further enhanced by enchantments that donated them a soft, sh...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 71, ACT III
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)MORE, MORE MAGIC 🧝🏻♂️🧝🏻♂️🧝🏻♂️Let me know if you are having a good time with the magic!2/4 chapters this weekNext chapter comes out tomorrow!Chapter 71 – Magic, Lesson 2ACT III[Light Mage – Level 3!][Skill – Deep Focus Acquired!][Skill – Light Manipulation Acquired!]That’s what I got after a quick nap.If my life were a movie, perhaps my training montage would have gone on for much, much longer without any sleep on-scre...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 71, ACT II
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)MORE MAGIC 🧝🏻♂️🧝🏻♂️🧝🏻♂️Chapter 71 – Magic, Lesson 2ACT II15 years prior“Ma’, listen, I said I’m going to take the fuckingtest!”“Language, young man!” my mother screams at me. “You are having one of your fits! And you know very well that you will regret it! Just go calm down, and if you still feel like taking the test, you can always do it at another time! They said they are reserving a spot for you even if you d...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 71, ACT I
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Magic, FINALLY 🧝🏻♂️🧝🏻♂️🧝🏻♂️Chapter 71 – Magic, Lesson 2ACT I‘Lesson 1: Use your natural Mana to create a [Light] spell.’‘Description: even the stupidest [Mage] can cast [Light]. Even children learn how to do it. It doesn’t matter how humble your profession has been. Whether you are a [Sailor], a [Shopkeeper], or even dumber, a [Politician], it doesn’t matter. Your journey to greatness must start somewhere before you...
Chapter 70 - Decision
There we go! One volume is done! 150k words of Casual Heroing and much more to come! 🎆🎆🎆🎇🎇🎇Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Chapter 70 – DecisionI stumble forward with a leg still too battered to walk properly. I glance at the two [Guards] at my sides, but they are not Antoninus and Lucillus. Somehow, the two of them got even more battered than me. They will have to take at least two days off and stay at the [Healer].Tiberius and Quintus took the lightest beating.The worst-off w...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 69
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Next chapter will be the theoretical end of Book 1! ✨✨✨Chapter 69 – Pub Crawl, Part 2I keep seeing people give us surreptitious gazes and then move out of the inn. Are they that racist? Is it because of me? Is it because we are too loud? Who knows.“So, Tiberius, Quintus, when are you two getting some, huh? Must have been a while, right? I mean, the whole homeless look was going strong where I am from, but I don’t know about here.”Quintus and Tiberius e...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 68
Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Uh-Oh! 🔫🔫🔫Chapter 68 – Pub Crawl, Part 1“Say it again?” Lucillus asks with a raised eyebrow.“Beer with the boys,” I repeat.It’s been a week since Tiberius and Quintus started working at the bakery, and they have both crossed level 10 already in their respective [Baker] classes. Apparently, that’s almost unheard of. Flaminia also told me she’s a few levels from level 40.But while I like Flaminia and all the gals at the bakery, it has been a w...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 67
Agostina proposed what?! 👰👰👰Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)4/4 chapters, no extras this week. I'll see you on the 27th!Chapter 67 – Dealings“The circumstances that scare us, o’ Lucillus, are more numerous than those that oppress us, and we suffer more often for our imagination than for concrete reality.”“What?” Lucillus looks at me with a confused expression as we walk back to my apartment complex, closely followed by Tiberius and Quintus at our back. I finally got my bod...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 66
Clodia's MOM?! 💰💰💰Read-y Link (Mobile Optimized)Also, thanks to Aaron, Hearthawk, and TheMerchant for being little Goblins and helping me tinker with this chapter.Chapter 66 - FuturesAn old woman with a long tunic woven with gold thread around the edges sits at Clodia’s desk. She is tall but not nearly as bulky as her daughter.From what Clodia told me, she’s currently looking at Happy Bakery’s books.Oh, yeah, Clodia said she’s not allowed in the room while her mother and I t...
Casual Heroing, Chapter 65
Back at work! 🎂🎂🎂Read-y Link (mobile optimized)Also, thanks to Aaron, Hearthawk, and TheMerchant for being little Goblins and helping me tinker with this chapter.Chapter 65 - Kitchen Floor“And that is why women are cruel.”Quintus and Tiberius exchange looks as we knead some dough at Happy Bakery.“I’m not sure what that has to do with the alveoli forming inside the bread, Chef,” Tiberius says in a tame voice.“Oh,” I scratch my nose with the sleeve of my uniform. Yeah, we ar...
$5 tier update
I sent the chapters in advance to tier as a thanks for the support and tomorrow I’ll be temporarily retiring the tier until the patreon posts catch up next month. You should be set. Upgrade the tier or just wait if you are already signed up and got the advance. I just need to prevent new people from getting the sub! Everyone else is fine! 💕Everything should have reached your mail!
Casual Heroing, Chapter 64
Read-y Link (Mobile-Optimized)Guards?! 👮♂️👮♂️👮♂️Also, thanks to Aaron, Hearthawk, and TheMerchant for being little Goblins and helping me tinker with this chapter. They pointed out a few things in this chapter that made me think about Lucillus and Antoninus.Chapter 64 - GuardedI woke up to someone banging on my door.“Joey! Open the damn door!”“Jesus Christ,” I jump out of bed, immediately recognizing Clodia’s voice.I open the door for the muscular woman we...
