Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
ありふれた職業で世界最強
From Common Job Class to the Strongest in the World

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Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They're treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku's wet dream quickly turns into Hajime's nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime's job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith's level of strength? (Source: J-Novel Club)

Publication notes

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou began as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou on November 7, 2013. Overlap has released a revised and illustrated version of the series since June 25, 2015, under its Overlap Bunko label. The series was published digitally in English as Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest by J-Novel Club from May 6, 2017, to March 24, 2023, and in print by Seven Seas Entertainment under the Airship imprint from February 6, 2018, to October 24, 2023.

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Jun 25, 2015 to ?

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Hajime Nagumo3044 fan favorites
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Hajime was a complete otaku and always came to class with a sleepy expression. He was always bullied and was disliked by both of his male and female classmates for being close to their idol-like classmate Kaori. After wishing for his annoying classmates to be summoned to another world, the next thing he saw was they were on top of a pillar like structure in another world to become heroes. He obtained the job of "Synergist" and continued to be bullied due to also being weak in this new world. He eventually fell into an abyss due to being hit by a classmate's fireball where he survived though a hell-like environment to become the powerful man he is today. Hajime at the beginning of the story is said to have black hair and also has a slim body. He also had a kind face and attitude. But after falling in the abyss and eating a wolf-like monster, his body began to violently degenerate. When he drunk the sacred water, it made his body heal by destroying his bones and muscles then healing over and over again until he got a very muscular body due to overcompensation. Due to the stress of breaking and healing, his hair turned white, a victim of the Marie Antoinette syndrome. His eyes also turned red and his body gained tattoo-like red lines which is the sign of him becoming a demonic monster similar to the monsters he ate that also possessed red lines along their bodies. His personality was at first kind though he was considered incompetent. But after falling in the abyss, he became cruel and would kill any person who wants to cause him misfortune. He would also smile in front of danger which made Shia call him a new species of monster called "Predator." He may be cruel but he cares for his comrades. (Source: Arifureta Wiki)
Yue2347 fan favorites
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Yue is a vampire who was imprisoned in the abyss. She was betrayed by her uncle and peers because of her monstrous magic and regeneration that made her nearly immortal. With a fateful encounter, Yue met Hajime in a sealed room in the abyss. After being rescued, Yue was the person who suppressed Hajime's madness before he became a monster and she soon became Hajime's "special" person after what transpired in the Abyss. Her appearance was described to be like the highest grade bisque doll with blonde hair and crimson eyes. She is 323 years old despite her small physique because she is a Vampire Princess. Her name Yue isn't her real name and was only given by Hajime so that she could leave her dark past and move on.
Kaori Shirasaki707 fan favorites
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Kaori is one the most caring personalities in the series. She is a classmate of Hajime's back in their original world. She admires Hajime for his "strong" personalty and is the only classmate who pays attention to Hajime's existence in class even if she is popular in their school. When summoned to another world, she receives the "Healer" job.
Shea Haulia352 fan favorites
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Shea first appeared when Hajime and Yue were traveling in the Raisen Grand Canyon while being chased by a monster like a "shameless rabbit." She was in this situation because she foresaw Hajime would help her family. She soon became their traveling companion in the long run, having the attitude to get clingy to Hajime with energetic words and actions.
Tio Clarence349 fan favorites
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Tio is a "pervert" with the main status of M but she is honest and the words this one speakeas are similar to the old legends. Her "M" personality was made into this because she was defeated by Hajime's party in the northern mountains of the village of Ul. She devoted herself to Hajime to become his slave and called Hajime "Master."