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Chapter 117: Not Good at Flying

Note: I couldn't leave you on a cliffhanger. It wouldn't be nice. Here's the second chapter today.

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A single glance was enough to know Karra wasn’t up to the fight. The collision had affected the monster, but not nearly as much as it had hurt the infernal. She staggered to her feet, clearly broken by the crash but putting on a b...

Chapter 116: Jeremy

For at least a day, everything was stable.

The entire town came out and worked on the wall, getting much less done than Arthur had hoped they would. The mouth was wider than it looked, for one, but the process of laying down brick was much, much slower than that of stacking Slapstone. The mortar dried slowly, and the frequent breaks they h...

Chapter 115: Good Looking

Note: There was a small retcon to the end of Chapter 114 for Corbin.

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“So you think you can do it?” Arthur asked. “The wall for the town?”

He was walking a plate of food through the forest with Karra. It would be mostly cold by the time they got it to Lith, but it was better than nothing. The town’s hunter had to ...

Chapter 114: Stealth and Help

Arthur followed Karra as fast as his legs could carry him. From the way she glanced behind herself at him from time to time, he could tell she was seriously considering picking him up and carrying him to their destination. To her enormous credit, she resisted this impulse, holding down her speed to what Arthur could handle. By the time they got ...

Arthur and Mizu Stickers!

We got a batch stickers made based on the Arthur and Mizu chibi images. Excited to be sending it to y'all soon! Stay tuned!

Chapter 113: Progress

Arthur heard laughter all around him as he looked to Mizu for support and found her sitting on the ground as she tried to get enough air in her lungs for a real laugh.

“Oh, no,” Mizu said, finally getting a bit of oxygen in. “’What a nice wall,’ he said. His face. He’s so polite…”

She tipped over into the dirt.

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Chapter 112: Mystery Building

The town continued developing.

On an academic level, Arthur knew that he was looking at the most visible parts of progress. There was still plenty of work to do. Stone buildings gave a sense of safety, but that was nothing compared to a truly thick wall that would keep the outside dangers away. And a roofed building was comfortable, but th...

Chapter 111: Tea of the Wall-Builder

Karra watched nervously as Arthur and the others examined her status sheet until she couldn’t take the silence anymore.

“I hid my skill levels. But you get the idea,” Karra said.

“He might not, actually,” Milo said. “Arthur, Heavy Laborers are strength classes that basically don’t have… hm. How do I say this politely?...

Chapter 110: Heavy Laborer

Arthur forced himself awake early the next morning, beating everyone else to the meal area and beginning the day’s cooking. The others would have probably waited if he slept in a bit, especially in consideration of the day Arthur had yesterday. But he couldn’t take the chance that someone would take over the cooking. One barely edible meal a...

Chapter 109: Children's Story

Don’t come over here. Don’t come over here. Arthur willed with his entire being for the cub to just stay with its mother. Maybe, he thought, it could just curl up for a nice cuddle and nap. It could lay so still and warm that its mother would fall asleep too, leaving Arthur the opportunity to recover his strength before slinkin...

Chapter 108: Retrospect

The sheer anger of the Prata was so intense that it was almost solid and touchable in the air. It snarled, paced, and looked as angry as Arthur could imagine any animal being.

“Sorry. I’m sorry,” Arthur said. “This isn’t what it looks like. He brought me here. To help, I think?”

Whatever persuasive power his soothing tone...

Chapter 107: Prata

“Rocks, rocks. So many rocks. It’s rock day, and on rock day, we carry rocks,” Lily chanted.

Arthur and Lily were on about their fifth lap between the makeshift quarry and home. Since the morning, everyone had been invigorated by new tea, new tasks, and the general excitement of building new homes.

“Yes. Are you bored, Lily?�...

Chapter 106: The First Mayor

Note: Took a bit longer than we thought due to the naming of the town. But huge thank you to everyone who made their suggestions - we added a couple of them in this chapter.

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Arthur ran down to the beach, not because he needed to, but because running was easier and faster than it had ever been back on Earth. With his improved vita...

Chapter 105: Expert Counsel

Note: Apologies on the lack of chapters yesterday. The good news is that we'll be sprinkling in some double chapter days in coming two weeks (starting with today) to catch back up to 15 chapters ahead of RR.

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“I can do that.” Lily said proudly as she looked up at the hill. “Remember to toss the first bit of the soil up, not ...

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Chapter 104: Hunter’s Refresher

The next person Arthur and Lily found was the hunter, who more or less found them himself. He wasn’t a stealth class like Corbin was, but out in the woods he might as well have been. Arthur heard a heavy thwump behind him as he passed a tree, then turned around to see a heavy-set bow-wielding rhino demon towering over him.

“I’ll neve...

Chapter 103: Slapstone

Note: Sorry about the late chapter. Just realized this morning's chapter didn't go through.

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“So do you think that’s why it’s so nice here?” Lily said. “I mean with all the different trees and plants and all. It’s that delta soil thing you were talking about?”

Arthur did. But he also didn’t. One of the har...

Chapter 102: Breaktime Boba

An hour later, everyone had wandered off in their own pursuits. Milo grabbed a shovel and went out to search for metal, pulling along a scavenger class who wasn’t specialized for ore-locations but who still might just get a ping on one of his skills if they were a foot or so from uncovering some useful vein. For Milo, who was always paranoid t...

Chapter 101: Make Tea for Them All

Author's Note: And welcome back to DWBS. B3 is going to be an awesome journey. We promise.

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Arthur woke up with a crick in his back. The light of a brand-new world trickled in through his window. Or a brand-new part of the world, as it concerned the demons. He stood up and rolled his neck around a few times, trying to find the mag...

Arthur's new town

Hey guys,

So as you know, Arthur's moving to a new town. And well, every town needs a name. If you have any suggestions, please write them below. No promises that your suggestion will be used, but there's a solid chance that we might use one of the suggestions!

Happy memorial day!

Arthur’s Twin: Side Story

“I think that’s about it for the lunch rush.” Arthur dumped out the remainder of some now-stale tea into the sink drain, a bit dismayed at the waste. “I can probably teach you to play Archi now if you want. At least what I know of the game. I still don’t think I’ve scored more than a march and a half on Zuni yet.”

“I think ...

Chapter 100.5: Author’s Note

Note: Long note coming up. So tentative timeline for DWBS B3 is to start Patreon posting on Monday. Until then, hope you guys enjoy the weekend and for our US friends, have fun at Memorial Day. Summer's here!

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Hey everyone! If you’ve made it this far, you probably already know the drill. At the end of every book I write, I put to...

Chapter 100: Book 2 Epilogue

Author's note: A huge thank you to everyone who's been with us for the DWBS journey. It's far from over, but we're overheating after non-stop updates for the past 60 days and then some.

We'll be taking our first break since starting the book. We'll be back either late this week or early next week with DWBS B3. In the meantime, Royalroad r...

Chapter 99: Faith

Mizu and Arthur stayed a little while longer underneath the city before heading back. The party was still going in full force, and nearly everyone was there.

“Karbo, I’m not drinking that,” Eito said. “I felt like I was going to die the last time. And the time before that. Arthur, tell him.”

“It’s true. I had to bring h...

Chapter 98: Perfect Beauty

After several blocks, Arthur realized how stupid it was to run. He was hurtling towards the biggest conversation of his life, and he had no idea what he was going to say or what he really wanted. All he knew was that he needed to talk with Mizu.

As Arthur slowed down, he started thinking through how their last interaction had ended. He had...

Chapter 97: Call for Witness

“Not possible. Ella!” Arthur yelled. “Get in here.”

“Oh, good. That’ll be one witness. See if you can’t holler for Milo too,” Lily said happily.

“What is it? Is she all right?” Ella burst through the door moments later, sighted Lily, and moved even faster as she swept in and picked her up.

“Let me down! I�...

Chapter 96: Assistant

Something about the past few days clicked into place for Arthur as he heard Itela’s words.

There were lots of things about the demon world that didn’t make sense to him, but he had always taken them in stride because they were always genuine, true facts about how things were. He had no reason to doubt Itela now.

“So you’re sa...

Chapter 95: Everything Heals

“Arthur, I’m going to solve this. Somehow.” Lily pulled away from Arthur and walked towards the door. “Finish your snacks.”

“Wait, solve it how?” Arthur asked.

“No idea. But I have more experience with problems than you do,” Lily said.

I hate the fact that that’s probably true.

Lily made a fis...

Chapter 94: Culture Shock

“Last of the day!” Minos said. “And not a bad pick, if I do say so myself. Although this does make things a bit more complicated.”

“You think it’s more complicated for you?” Ella said. “I just got all you knuckleheads back in the same place. I was going to spend the next week cooking. Now I have to think. And pack. Gods.”...

Chapter 93: Milo Metalsmith

Note: This is a much shorter than average chapter, but hopefully, it makes up for that by being the second chapter today.

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“I have never been more glad to call myself a resident of this city,” Pico said, and the audience cheered. “I’ve seen the work you’ve all done. You’ve seen it, too. We’ve emptied out our storehou...