Wayne appeared in the summoning chambers for Chosen Heroes. While getting Isekaied was good news, Wayne was 50 years off of the usual cycle for heroes. His body did not become superhuman, and his system access was glitched. He could open menus, but his only clickable option was to view his unimpressive stats. His other option was called Christmas List. None of the scholars in the world found any record of this ability appearing before, and it was greyed out. Four years into living his second quiet life, he happens upon a strange artifact from Earth: A single page from the 1990 Electronics Boutique Christmas Catalog. His once inactive ability gives him the power to add skills and abilities to his system by ripping them from the games listed in the catalog. With a second lease on his second life, Wayne sets out with his best friend and fellow Royal Scholar Fergus to collect more catalog pages. Along the way, they figure out how to combine abilities from wildly different systems–like upgrades from a railroad management simulator complementing a magic sword ability from a classic action RPG–while he does everything he can to not repeat the mistakes of his past life. Thankfully, Fergus loves living to the fullest and is always ready to remind Wayne that life is short, so enjoy that wine. This lighthearted LitRPG progression fantasy story mashes a wide array of game genres into a single system, forcing Wayne to navigate a strange chimera of skills and buffs and upgrades. Can his build give him the strength to adventure like the Chosen Heroes, or will this be yet another isekai disappointment?
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