MTL - The Distinguished Cute Master - Chapter 12 Getting started

The first time they met they had battled fiercely, just for a mere bunch of herbs. She needed it to save people, and he wanted to use it to save his own life.

Jin Lin was not an object within the pond; he would transform into a dragon upon meeting the wind and clouds!

Yu Haoran returned to his youth. Not only did he retain all the memories of his past life, but he also obtained omniscient and omniscient domain towers that could accelerate time.

Look at him: Seize opportunities, seize good fortune, destroy enemies, stir up trouble!

This was a story of leveling up and killing monsters.

- Description from Novelupdates

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction.

As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!