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Hello, I'm new here. I just signed up. Yes, I finally decided to do something other than drink cold coffee. Anyway, I was wondering if I'll find my audience or if there's a chance that my style will be... let's say acceptable, because all I see is litrpg power-up. Okay, I'll give you the chapters, and you can judge for yourselves. Thank you.

Chapter 1 : virus and flying pizza

Grimecity reeked of neon, grease, and the kind of chaos only a magical virus could create. Kurok wandered through the streets, his hands faintly glowing with the infection that made everything he touched edible absolutely everything but only if it was magical.

“Wow… a slimy mutant with cheese swirls… actually, not bad,” he muttered, taking a cautious bite.

Behind him, Nana “Wireblade” spun through the air, her metallic tendrils slicing through signs and accidentally turning a pile of enchanted creatures into a heap of spaghetti.

“Watch what you touch, Kurok,” she warned. “Last time, you turned that training robot into a slushie… and it exploded into a shower of glitter.”

“Relax, it’s part of the culinary experience,” Kurok said, licking a trace of magic off his fingers.

Dr. Gloubi burst out of an alley, a bubbling potion in hand. “Dessert incoming! Guaranteed chaos!” He hurled it at a stack of crates BOOM! A cloud of colorful smoke and harmless enchanted debris filled the air.

The Screaming Twins perched on a lamppost, laughing hysterically. With telekinesis, they tossed pigeons and paper planes across the streets, causing mild panic below.

“Just another ordinary day,” Kurok said, biting into a floating monster limb. He grinned, the virus crackling with energy around him.

In the shadows of Grimecity, the corporations watched eager to capture the virus… or simply to enjoy the show as the city sank into delightfully chaotic madness

chapter 2 : : Donuts, Demons, and Disaster

Grimecity woke up to a neon drizzle. Kurok stretched, virus energy still crackling in his fingers. Today's menu? Chaos, optional explosions, and maybe breakfast.



"Breakfast first," Nana "Wireblade" announced, flipping through the air like a metallic tornado. She slashed a vending machine, and a shower of enchanted donuts rained down on them. Some donuts were alive tiny, screaming jelly monsters but perfectly edible.



"Eat up, or explode," Kurok muttered, grabbing one. The moment it touched his tongue, he felt a burst of absurd power. His shadow briefly sprouted tiny arms and tried to wrestle a streetlamp.



Dr. Gloubi stumbled out of a back alley carrying a new concoction: a glowing jar labeled *"Fireball Frappe Do Not Drink"*. He tripped, the jar bounced, and BOOM! Colored smoke and harmless miniature explosions covered the block. Passersby screamed mostly out of surprise but no one was harmed.



The Screaming Twins hovered above, telekinetically juggling pigeons and paper planes. "Catch!" they yelled, tossing enchanted rats with party hats. The city's chaos rating officially spiked.



Suddenly, a massive creature appeared a gooey, multi-eyed demon resembling a walking spaghetti pile. It waved a tentacle at them, clearly offended by the theft of its donuts.



"Looks like someone's hangry," Kurok said, licking his fingers. Without thinking, he touched the creature. Instantly, it turned into a bouncing, donut-filled slime. It squealed in delight… and started launching mini donuts at everyone.



"Perfect," Nana cheered, slicing through flying pastries like a pro. Dr. Gloubi danced between explosions, trying to catch as many as possible for… reasons only he understood.



By the time the corporation drones arrived, the street was a **mess of bouncing donut slimes, flying rats, and glitter explosions**. Kurok, Nana, and Gloubi stood triumphant, covered in sticky chaos, laughing as the drones scanned them.



"Just another normal day in Grimecity," Kurok said, tossing a donut at a hovering drone, which promptly exploded in a rainbow puff.



And somewhere in the shadows, the corporate watchers scribbled notes furiously. Whoever controlled this virus… was **completely uncontainable**.


Chapter 3: Crystal Clear Chaos

The morning sun beat down on Grimecity, its bright rays doing little to disguise the city's inherent grime. In their base, Kurok woke with a start, his hands already buzzing with the familiar tremor of the virus within him. After a quick shower and teeth-brushing session, he headed down and found Nana in the middle of a training session with the Screaming Twins.

"Send everything you've got!" Nana shouted, bouncing on the balls of her feet.

The Twins cackled in unison, their telekinesis lifting every piece of loose debris from the ground and hurling it all towards her at once.

A fast-moving shard of metal flew at her face she sliced it in two. Another came from the front sliced. A third from her right she sidestepped, let it whistle past her ear, then cut it down. Four more chunks of concrete and rebar flew at her in a volley. With impossible speed, her retractable blades became a whirlwind of silver, reducing them to dust. To mock the Twins, she continued slicing long after the debris was gone, until not a single pebble remained whole.

The Screaming Twins, fuming, floated down.

Zizi: "She's pretty strong for a woman, huh?"
Zaza:"Nooo, it's... well, you're right. Nana, are you a girl or a boy?"

Nana looked from one twin to the other, utterly perplexed.
Nana:"Wait, who's even talking to me? I can't tell you apart."

Zizi used her telekinesis to lift Zaza into the air.
Zizi:"This one is Zaza."
Zaza pointed a dramatic finger at her sister.
Zaza:"And this one is Zizi."

Nana squinted at them.
Nana:"You have the exact same face. And body."

The twins spoke in perfect, mocking sync: "You know what? You're just jealouuuus! We're going to take a shower!"

Nana's eyes narrowed into dangerous slits.
Nana:"What is her problem?"

Kurok, who had been watching the entire scene unfold from the doorway, chose that moment to approach.
Kurok:"You know, you're really strong. And... also admirable."

Two tattooed thugs chose that exact moment to walk past. The one on the left spat on the ground.
Thug 1:"Look at these zeroes. Total losers."

Nana's head snapped towards them, her hand going to her hip where her blades were sheathed.
Nana:"COME HERE SO I CAN CHOP YOU INTO SLICES!"

Thug 2: "Ah, come on, just spit again."

The first thug tried, but his saliva seemed to hit an invisible wall and splattered back onto his own pants.
Thug 1:"Dammit! I spat on my own pants!"
Thug 2:"Are you doing this on purpose? Leave these losers alone, or we'll end up looking like zeros ourselves."

Nana watched them scurry away, shaking her head.
Nana:"That was training."

Kurok grinned.
Kurok:"So that's how you scare men off?"

Nana looked at him, amused.
Nana:"No! I was talking about blade mastery, not scaring off some neighborhood bums."

Kurok scratched his head, confused.
Kurok:"Ahhh, okay. I didn't get it."

Nana: "Then try to 'get it' better next time."

Suddenly, Dr. Gloubi appeared as if from nowhere, grabbing Kurok by the arm and pulling him away.
Kurok:"Where are you taking me?"
Dr.Gloubi: "Follow me. I smell something."
Kurok:"You still haven't convinced me."
Dr.Gloubi: "I smell money."
Kurok:"Now you've convinced me."

After putting some distance between them and their makeshift home, Dr. Gloubi slowed his pace.
Kurok:"You know, I still haven't eaten since morning."
Dr.Gloubi: "You were too busy admiring Nana."
Kurok:"Nana?"
Dr.Gloubi: "The great Nana."
Kurok:"Yessss... NO! I meant..."
Dr.Gloubi: "Don't say a word. We know everything."

After a few minutes of walking through the run-down district, Dr. Gloubi stopped beside a manhole cover.
Kurok:"But why are you showing me this? A sewer?"
Dr.Gloubi: "Here. This is where I've localized the magic crystal."
Kurok:"You haven't convinced me this time."
Dr.Gloubi: "I've localized the money."

Kurok looked at Dr. Gloubi, then back at the manhole.
Kurok:"Now you've convinced me."

They climbed down into the sewers. Kurok swallowed hard against the stench as Dr. Gloubi pulled a vial from his lab coat. He shook it, and it began to glow with a soft, lamplike light.
Dr.Gloubi: "Don't worry. Cool, as you young people say."
Kurok:"I don't think so. But where's the device you used to locate this crystal?"
Dr.Gloubi: "No, that's... it's full of bad memories."

Kurok smiled faintly.
Kurok:"I get it, man."
Dr.Gloubi: "But since you want to know, locating a magic crystal isn't something you can just Google. It's very difficult to analyze the frequency. That's why my machine not even turned on exploded. My baby...
Kurok:"..."

Something shifted in the darkness ahead of them.
Kurok:"G...loubi?"

Dr. Gloubi threw an arm out in front of Kurok, stopping him.
Dr.Gloubi: "Wait, I see... Oh, but it's a swarm of rats! They're forming some kind of circle to mark their territory."
Kurok:"I think I'm a little lost."

Dr. Gloubi put his arm around Kurok's shoulder, admiring the seething mass of rodents.
Dr.Gloubi: "Isn't nature beautiful?"
Kurok:"If this is nature?"

Kurok looked at the rats, the filth, the damp, grey walls that smelled of decay. He touched his coat, a sudden, absurd realization dawning on him.
Kurok:"Then this... this is REALLY COOL!"
Dr.Gloubi: "Well, there you go! You're starting to understand things."

They advanced a few more meters, carefully skirting the rat swarm. Suddenly, a piercing blue light from a crack in the floor illuminated the tunnel, making them both blink.
Kurok:"What is that thing?"
Dr.Gloubi: "We're here! That's the crystal!"
Kurok:"Yesss! Eureka!"
Dr.Gloubi: "That doesn't sound right, wait... EUREKA?"
Kurok:"Exactly!"

Dr. Gloubi immediately pulled an array of strange tools from his coat and began inspecting the crystal, working to extract it. At the same time, a faint violet light emanated from Kurok's hands. He began idly transforming bits of sewer detritus into food, leaving trails of rainbow-colored light in his wake as he devoured everything he touched.

Dr. Gloubi shot him a sharp look.
Dr.Gloubi: "This... thing... I've already analyzed it. Everything you touch and transform... this crystal contains the same element."

Kurok's arms began to tremble, a violent shudder running through them, as if the virus inside him was desperately trying to say something.


And also, in your opinion, what anime does it remind you of, for those in the know, of course?
 

Empress_Omnii

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I'll let someone else judge if you can get an audience. But in my opinion these chapters are far, far too short. Regardless of the content, you'll find that 1600 words over the course of three chapters is not something people will enjoy.
(Although be careful taking advice from me... I just binged a 300k word story in a day- and a couple of those chapters were 60k long)
 

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Wow, you're starting to scare me ? I wonder if I should be afraid or just reassure myself about what kind of world I'm in.
And thank you very much for the feedback. I'll keep working like a caffeine-fueled driver. Suggestions like this really help me move forward.
And thank you very much for the feedback. I'll keep working like a caffeine-fueled driver. Suggestions like this really help me move forward.
And thank you very much for the feedback. I'll keep working like a caffeine-fueled driver. Suggestions like this really help me move forward.
 
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Empress_Omnii

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Wow, you're starting to scare me ? I wonder if I should be afraid or just reassure myself about what kind of world I'm in.
Oh don't worry about that. I am very much the exception...
But I want to recommend aiming for 2000 words per chapter? At minimum it should be (in what I've seen) above 1500 if you want readers.
 

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Oh don't worry about that. I am very much the exception...
But I want to recommend aiming for 2000 words per chapter? At minimum it should be (in what I've seen) above 1500 if you want readers.
I've already started thinking about the 1,500 words per chapter. For me, the first chapter is about showing the reader what kind of world they're entering. THANK YOU ALSO, I've gained 10 exp.
 

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I've already started thinking about the 1,500 words per chapter. For me, the first chapter is about showing the reader what kind of world they're entering. THANK YOU ALSO, I've gained 10 exp.
1500 seems to be the "sweet spot" - try to stay between 1250 and 2150 words as much as possible.
 

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Are you a bot diqllo? Something about your writing feels inorganic. There are some oddities with punctuation, spaces, and capitalization. "Dr.Gloubi" is unusual, very few humans omit the space between the honorific and the name, and there is a mismatch where is done only as a script header but not in paragraph. Pairing a capitalized 'Ok' with omitted ending punctuation is rare; normally humans will omit both sentence start capitalization and ending punctuation or include both; further 'Okay' is generally used instead of 'Ok', even with people who mostly use 'ok' instead of 'okay'. "chapter 2 : : Donuts, Demons, and Disaster" showcases an extremely unintuitive use of colons and spaces, but is not repeated for chapters 1 and 3. The number 2150 also strikes me as artificial; nearly all humans estimate numbers between 1000~10,000 in increments of 100 or 250, not 50.
 

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Are you a bot diqllo? Something about your writing feels inorganic. There are some oddities with punctuation, spaces, and capitalization. "Dr.Gloubi" is unusual, very few humans omit the space between the honorific and the name, and there is a mismatch where is done only as a script header but not in paragraph. Pairing a capitalized 'Ok' with omitted ending punctuation is rare; normally humans will omit both sentence start capitalization and ending punctuation or include both; further 'Okay' is generally used instead of 'Ok', even with people who mostly use 'ok' instead of 'okay'. "chapter 2 : : Donuts, Demons, and Disaster" showcases an extremely unintuitive use of colons and spaces, but is not repeated for chapters 1 and 3. The number 2150 also strikes me as artificial; nearly all humans estimate numbers between 1000~10,000 in increments of 100

Thanks for the detailed analysis. I write quickly to capture ideas as they come, so the formatting isn’t always consistent in early drafts. I’ll keep an eye on the points you mentioned, since polishing the technical side is part of my learning process.
As for the story itself, I'm focusing on improving it chapter by chapter. Feedback on clarity, pacing or plot helps me the most.
 
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