Zero to Hero: A High Fantasy Harem Romance LitRPG

Alex is just a regular guy trying to get by. Once a promising student with big plans, his college career came to an abrupt end when he stood up for a classmate and got expelled. Now he's trapped in a cycle of minimum wage kitchen jobs, overbearing bosses, and late-night shifts that leave him exhausted and broke. It's not exactly the life he'd imagined for himself. Then comes the storm. Driving home after another miserable shift, Alex gets caught in a downpour like nothing he's ever seen. Lightning cracks, the world spins, and when he opens his eyes, the road is gone. Instead, Alex finds himself stranded in Reial, a world where magic is real, monsters roam the wilderness, and the people speak a language he can't understand. It's the kind of place where adventurers become legends... if they survive long enough. But Alex has something that years of grinding through thankless jobs have taught him: persistence. He knows how to hustle, how to adapt when things go sideways, and how to keep his sense of humor when everything falls apart. With no way home in sight, he decides to make the most of his new life, finding new friends and love along the way. High Fantasy Slice of Life Adventuring: Parties, Exploration, Dungeons, Cults, Shopping, Dates Slow Pace & Progression Numbers-Lite LitRPG Heroic, If a Bit Dense, Isekaied MC First Person Past Tense Harem Romance(Three LIs) Fade to Black More Wholesome than Spicy If these elements interest you, please take a moment to read and enjoy! *Not boy love, even if it seems like it in the early chapters. Elves have two-step puberties in this world, going from child to androgynous, then to androgynous to sexually dimorphic, when they become gendered.* **There is a kidnapping plot for the MC in book two. It's only in that book and is important to the themes and planned ending of this series, but if that's a dealbreaker for you, I totally respect your decision to move on. Just wanted to give you a heads up.** Chapters are published MWF. Also, if you want a darker story set in the same world, check out my other series,Shards of the Dark Lord. Book one is complete. I'll be returning to it once Z2H is completed, probably around the summer of 2026. I do not use generative AI to write my prose. I do not permit the usage of my work to train AI.