The Crime Lord Bard [A LitRPG Isekai • Anti Hero • Fantasy]

Self-Published

Community Rating

Description

First three books of the story: Ch. 01-156Will continue on 2026 Jamie is a criminal genius. At twenty years old, he is one of the best arms and drug dealers in the world.His own set of rules brought him thousands of enemies, but it took a divine mistake to make Jamie leave this world—literally. One of the gods of Kjarnheim has disappeared, and the gods need the best humans to find him.They just didn’t expect that the summoning magic would have its flaws and would bring a true villain to save the world. Jamie will prove that sometimes a hero can't complete what is, at its core, a villain's mission. What to Expect:- The lead will be an anti-hero and sometimes a villain;- He has a clear set of rules;- Progression will be slow, but he will use his intellect to solve problems.- Economics and World Domination (From a Villain / Gangster PoV)- High Fantasy; What not to expect: Harem or Smut. Schedule: Weekdays

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2025
Author: GCLopes

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!

Community Reviews(10)

CJGSILVARoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm really enjoying the characters in the world greeting the benefits of having an antihiro in this world you'll really Rocked place reading the chapters as soon as they get out five stars.It has great determination to achieve his goals and is leveled ahead.Side characters are well polished and bring a lot of help development to the story.
TatterdemalionRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The writing, characters, and plotting of this book are superb. I will be buying this for sure. Fans of Meghan Whalen Turner’s “The Thief” and Mickey Zucker Reichert‘s “Legend of Nightfall” take notice. Those are big shoes to fill, I know, but the writing’s of that quality so far and it’s scratching a reader itch that hasn’t been scratched since I first read those beloved books years ago. If it continues with the same promise and the ending is good I’ll have found a new favorite author. Good things are coming. Enthusiastically recommended!
WickedRisRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
If you're looking for a story about a villain with a code this is the story for you. Jamie is a gang boss who gets chosen. Given a system, a helper, and a class he's got a mystery to solve. As the story is still new there's a few mistakes here and there which I'm sure will be fixed with future editing. The story is interesting and I'm excited to see where it goes in the future!
innerharmony1525Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
absolutely love reading this story. It keeps me on the edge of my seat. It’s fresh. It’s new great insight makes me rethink how I treat people and and look at myself on a personal level outstanding. Thank you so much for this masterpiece. I listened to it while working on computer lab simulations, and it gets me through the day
toma2Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
definitely a great story ill be excited to follow with its great pacing, writing and near impeccable grammar! i love the different unique mechanics!i definitely think that bards are pretty under represented in literature. the way the main character uses his different spells is inventive, something a lot of stories lack!ill be excited to see where this story goes!
DougdugthedogRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Story started amazing. I loved the crime vibes and gang type of setting, which the author promises and delivers brilliantly. I would say the setting, world building and factions aren't groundbreaking or breaking any molds, but the MC I feel like is. A charismatic person in a world of crime, who doesn't love this?
PoTaytoHeadRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Overall:This story has a lot of potential, but it's held back by contrivance and lack of character progression. While the world feels interesting, we don't get to explore a lot of it in a way that feels particularly earned or fun. Some better characterization, some struggle, and development of the secondary characters would definitely make my rating go up.Style:The style is a bit better than your average isekai. There are plenty of tropes, but they're mostly handled (outside of the MC) in a way that doesn't feel overbearing. This is a story that's both kingdom-building and litrp, so we get a decent mix of characters developing their skills and a meta-system for the "territory" the gang occupies. It works well about 80 percent of the time.The prose is pretty solid, with some heavy reliance on poetry and musical writing. It works well with the MC's skillset and the overall tone of being a charismatic prettyboy hiding his real intentions. There are some parts of this that feel a bit silly, but it's not hard to suspend your disbelief and I found myself enjoying the vibe overall.Story:There are some unfortunate disconnects between the primary story (the isekai and the reason for it) and the day-to-day life of our MC and his gang. While part of this is understandable due to the need to consolidate a power base, the MC seems to lose sight of things that had been important to him at the start of the story. More on that when we get to the character section.The world-building is solid, easily the best part of this story. Again, there are some confusing mechanics and disconnects with what one would expect in a world this old with powers, though. A couple of spoilers below:Why has NO ONE created beer in this world? It's such a common way to make sure people don't die from bad water. The fact that zero people (including dwarves) have not thought to ferment grain, a staple around the world, to make a safe-to-drink beverage is probably the largest flaw in this whole story. It feel
FMFalloutRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
Villan MC has a code. That's cool, I'm down. MC has experience from previous life. That's cool, I'm down. MC leaves a bad place and sets up a new shop. That's cool, I'm down. The cost of a cup of wine is 1silver in a pub in the middle of the lower class area, bad economics. Not cool, not down. MC introduces otherworldly products knowing that there are other "Players" who would have no problem killing him. No cool, not down. MC does weeks of research using a notification system that is then overhauled and basically becomes irrelevant. Not cool, not down. MC decides to recruit a mercenary team. That's cool, I'm down. MC sets up a recruitment drive and drives off everyone that could have potentially been good for him through insane stamina and combat training, when he could have used the interview and notification blessing to find the people he needed. Not cool, not down. MC decides to take his "mercenary" group to go hunt in a forest. That's hard to believe given the amount of time and lack of personnel and the lack of qualified mercenaries or warriars with some level of ability. But okay, that's cool, I'm down. MC almost dies to 1 troll and decides to attack 20? Not cool, not down. Why is the bard, who is capable of getting exp from playing in pubs and doing miscellaneous tasks leading a team into a forest to slay monsters when he was given the ability to issue quests to his personnel for experience gains?Also, spelling errors and grammatical errors are there but they are minor and not that big a deal.Concept is interesting but quickly veer away from the crime boss idea and becomes your standard MC must be engaged in any meaningful progress.
MagicalwinnerRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
As a ,, Crime" ,,Boss" he has 5 fucking henchman When the fucking SCHOOL ARC beggins . How do you style yourself a gang with 5 Members. This ruined my enjojment of the storyAlso he gets propertyownership from the first gang he destroys. The reason eludes me. He says because territory . But why dou you need territory . It doesnt make money . Or if it did it never got mentioned . His only money source is the inn . In 50 chapters he did 4 crimes . And 2 of these were destroying enemy gangs .
DOOMBUNNYakaKIPARoyal Road
★ 0.5
I will continue to read the story in hopes of improvement, but I’ve deemed it a necessity to make an early review. Here are my thoughts on where it falls short.Style’s where it does the most of the least. Classical case of adverbs and tell-don’t-shows hitting at almost full force. It comes off more as a manuscript for a play than the reader being submerged in the deep end. We barely get our toes wet when the story is told across 3 paragraphs how shit’s hitting the fan and THEN the character is mentioned in regards to the situation. There’s a definite disconnect between what goes on in the story and how it’s told to us readers when it comes to immersion.The premise of thestoryacross the first 20 chapters or so is basically inconsequential for the character. We learn that that’s what he was doing before the actual story anyway, so basically more of the same with a slight twist and him coming off as an incompetent buffoon half the time despite it being stated he’s an almost unparalleled genius and a master of martial arts. A clear case of weak plot and cliche done wrong with a sister clearly mentioned being his weak points yet brought up once across the first 20 chapters. And it trying to be slapstick in its logicking while telling us how anti-hero and ruthless the MC is is childishly contradictory. Whether it be because the story wants to be multiple things at once or trying to add levity for levity’s sake matters not. It’s a demerit at the end of the day.Thegrammaris simple and there aren’t too many obvious mistakes, but it can feel rather dry at times. No uniqueness and no flair. Not getting brownie points for that one, sorry.The way keycharactersare introduced often makes them feel molded for the the story. A lack of removing mold-lines and painting them makes it too obvious why they’re there and what direction things are going. It’s hinted at rather obviously that the story will be quite thick, so it’s sad to see characters rushed like this. Rough-cut instead of s