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Repeated Vice: I Refuse to Be Important Enough to Die Volume 1
A dream of death was the wake-up call he needed.
Lofus Ray Lightless is far from a paragon of virtue. In fact, he revels in his villainy. But a vivid dream of the many ways he’s fated to die convinces him that he must change his ways—or at least pretend like he will.
With his trusty butler at his side, Lofus sets forth to turn the tides of fate in his favor so that he can enjoy a long and selfish life. But the future isn’t quite what he’s seen, and he might have bitten off far more than he can chew...
Lofus Ray Lightless is far from a paragon of virtue. In fact, he revels in his villainy. But a vivid dream of the many ways he’s fated to die convinces him that he must change his ways—or at least pretend like he will.
With his trusty butler at his side, Lofus sets forth to turn the tides of fate in his favor so that he can enjoy a long and selfish life. But the future isn’t quite what he’s seen, and he might have bitten off far more than he can chew...
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Published January 5, 2026
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December 4, 2025
Lofus Ray Lightless has no particular desire to be a hero, or even moderately good. But after a dream in which he dies over and over and over again, he's determined to at least cut off any possibility of going out so painfully and pathetically. With that in mind, he sets off to tackle the various causes of his suffering, and finds a lot more than he bargained for . . .
This is essentially a "transported into a game" style novel, but told from the view of one of the early boss minion NPCs. He's subjected to his character's various forms of death by player, and both the pain and the frustration of having such a humiliating ending are all the motivation Lofus needs to . . . well, not exactly change so much as future-proof himself as much as possible. And if that means proactively doing something other people see as good, then so be it.
I do find it interesting how Lofus points out that he's essentially being killed for many things he had no direct part in, such as his father's tax policies or some underling's illegal schemes. So he's very frustrated at the self-righteous justifications of the "good guys" because from his perspective they're taking out their frustration on the wrong party.
The bit at the end with Outer was completely useless, although it's thankfully very short.
Overall this is a fun story so far. I will probably continue to follow it for another volume to see how it goes. Recommended.
This is essentially a "transported into a game" style novel, but told from the view of one of the early boss minion NPCs. He's subjected to his character's various forms of death by player, and both the pain and the frustration of having such a humiliating ending are all the motivation Lofus needs to . . . well, not exactly change so much as future-proof himself as much as possible. And if that means proactively doing something other people see as good, then so be it.
I do find it interesting how Lofus points out that he's essentially being killed for many things he had no direct part in, such as his father's tax policies or some underling's illegal schemes. So he's very frustrated at the self-righteous justifications of the "good guys" because from his perspective they're taking out their frustration on the wrong party.
The bit at the end with Outer was completely useless, although it's thankfully very short.
Overall this is a fun story so far. I will probably continue to follow it for another volume to see how it goes. Recommended.
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