"Live slow. Die old. Leave a corpse of indeterminable quality." James Brook wasn’t exactly aiming for greatness in life—just a low-effort existence, enough cash to scrape by, and minimal human interaction. But when a speeding delivery truck abruptly ends his Earthly slacking, James wakes up in a brand-new world with a golden opportunity to live the ultimate lazy dream.   Assigned the class of Freeloader, James discovers a unique power: leeching off others’ hard work for his own gains. Experience? Loot? Glory? All his—without so much as lifting a finger. For a self-proclaimed professional slacker, it’s paradise.   But when his laid-back lifestyle drags him into the crossfire of warring factions and apocalyptic stakes, James faces an inconvenient truth: even freeloaders have limits. Now, with the fate of his new world hanging by a thread and a couple of gods keeping score, James might actually have to—shudder—do something.   Because coasting through life is easy, but dodging destiny? Not so much.