World of Chains Series by Lars Machmüller

Daniel's Guide to Early Retirement: 1: Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. 2: Hide out in super exclusive Full Immersion Virtual Reality game until the heat is off. 3: Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. 4: Profit. With all the pesky planning out of the way Daniel set out to realize his ultimate dream: gaining enough money to buy a tropical island and spend his days playing the violin and RPGs... moreDaniel's Guide to Early Retirement: 1: Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. 2: Hide out in super exclusive Full Immersion Virtual Reality game until the heat is off. 3: Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. 4: Profit. With all the pesky planning out of the way Daniel set out to realize his ultimate dream: gaining enough money to buy a tropical island and spend his days playing the violin and RPGs. What could possibly go wrong? Disclaimer: There shall be no harems in this series. Overpowered, perfect protagonists will not be tolerated and excessive cursing will result in donations to the swear jar. less

Daniel's (updated) Guide to Early Retirement. Version 2.0 : 1: Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. (Complete success. Except for the part where I was discovered and almost caught) 2: Hide out in super-exclusive Full Immersion Virtual Reality game until the heat is off. (Doing fine so far. They may have figured out that I’m in-game…still, it’s a huge game, so no problem, right?) 3: Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. (Two out of three ain’t bad... moreDaniel's (updated) Guide to Early Retirement. Version 2.0 : 1: Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. (Complete success. Except for the part where I was discovered and almost caught) 2: Hide out in super-exclusive Full Immersion Virtual Reality game until the heat is off. (Doing fine so far. They may have figured out that I’m in-game…still, it’s a huge game, so no problem, right?) 3: Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. (Two out of three ain’t bad. We’re just postponing the ‘Live it up’ part a bit.) 4: Profit. (Still almost two years to go for that. Think happy thoughts!) He could have been way worse off. Sure, Daniel was stuck in-game as the local bard of a quaint village, but people were nice, the quests juicy and the lore intriguing. Even so, with the mob on the look-out, Daniel would soon find himself sorely tested to avoid detection. Disclaimer: Still no harems in this series, even with a Bard MC. Go figure. We’re going light on the cursing and less light on the puns. You were warned. less