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Ace of Capes [Superhero LitRPG] [Isekai] [Card Crafting]

Name: Ace of Capes [Superhero LitRPG] [Isekai] [Card Crafting]
Rating: 4.64 (571 reviews)
Author: kayday

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Synopsis

A new hero with the deck stacked against her…

All Lexie wanted was to go to an elite college. But life deals her a bad hand and she’s transported to a new world instead, where she’s the ten-year-old daughter of a once-beloved hero turned supervillain. The system wants Lexie to be a hero, but she’s only focused on finding a way home.

Lexie’s not hero material; she’s not particularly brave or strong. Not to mention, her deck-building powers are too weak for hero work. But as an overachiever with a passion for studying, she’s confident she can ace this problem-set.

After all, there’s nothing empirical research and a number two pencil can’t solve.

As unstable dungeons spawn and new villains arise, Lexie needs to be more than just book-smart to survive. So, she digs deeper into her power mechanics and reverse-engineers a winning hand, one that may not be entirely legal.

Maybe Lexie will be a hero after all.

But it won’t be like any of them expect.

What to Expect

– Superhero Origin Story

– Slowburn progression

– Slice-of-Life Moments

– Father-Daughter Shenanigans

– School Life

– Deck-building and Card Crafting

– Complex Worldbuilding (Multiple Dimensions & Planets)

– Superpowered Bureaucracy

– A Tapestry of Characters (Focus on MC)

– Weak to Strong (Maximizing a Weak Powerset)

– A Competent MC

– [STATS]

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