His Soul Is Marching On To Another World

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His Soul is Marching On To Another World, more often referred to as "The John Brown Isekai", is a online fictional work depicting John Brown in an generic isekai setting, following his 1859 hanging after the raid on Harper’s Ferry.

The first chapter was published in 2022 by author "The Cabbage Preacher". It can be read on Royal Road where it is published and updated.

Tropes used in His Soul Is Marching On To Another World include:

• Abandoned Mine: Some abandoned mineshafts are one of the few traces of human civilization John Brown finds in the mountains.
• All Hail the Great God Mickey: Native adventures interpreted the words of early otherworld adventurers to conclude that Experience Points and other aspects of an RPG Mechanics Verse are real, and they simply can’t perceive it.
• Alternate Realm Boon: The overpowered skill trope is discussed, though John Brown doesn’t seem to have one.
• Attack Reflector: Yun is able to manipulate his Qi to strengthen his body, letting him kick a bullet shot at him back into the head of a hostile captain.
• Anvilicious: The work is anti-slavery full stop. This includes the failings of the 13th amendment to completely eradicate legal involuntary servitude in The United States to the time of writing.
• Author Tract: The authors views on contemporary conservative American politics, cryptocurrencies, aspects of otaku culture, etc are very clear.
• Badass Grandpa: At the start of the story John Brown has had 20 kids by the time the story starts, and is pushing 60 despite the hardships of his life through the 1800's. He manages to survive some time unaided in the wilderness and maintains a desire to end slavery, even if through violence.
• Badass Normal: John Brown operates on his experience from his time on Earth, without clear boons for reincarnation.
• Blob Monster: Slime monsters can be found in the land of Gemeinplatz.
• Book Dumb: Jacob Smith is from contemporary Florida, and is explicitly said by the Narrator to not know who John Brown was due to the failure of his education.
• Checkpoint Charlie: Escaped slaves sometimes seek refugee in Dwarvern lands.
• Combat Pragmatist: When Kim tries to give a monologue, the abolitionists simply open fire on him.
• Cosplay Cafe: La Isékai - A villainous maid cafe established by an otherworlder is featured at the end of Chapter 2.
• Demihuman: These form an underclass in the society of Gemeinplatz.
• Eagle Land: Both a positive portrayal from John Brown, and a negative one from Jacob Smith.
• Eagleland Osmosis: People in the other world have distorted imports of American culture through the visitors from the other world.
  • Timmy and Ani ask Shinasi to play " Awmereighkan Handball" with them.
  • An attempt to recreate Coca Cola is also served at the maid cafe.
• Experienced Protagonist: John Brown has already lived through his real world life, including all the frontier work and fighting for abolition that came with it.
• Fake Ultimate Hero: Watanabe Haruto is setup as the face of the movement by John Brown.
• Fantastic Racism: The people of Gemeinplatz look down on Demi Humans.
• Fictional Currency: The Libra is used as currency.
• Foregone Conclusion: In the introduction the raid on Harpers Ferry has already happened. John Brown is going to be hanged for treason.
• Girls with Moustaches: One of the dwarves is proud of her beard.
• Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!: The attitude of slaves and freed slaves, believing it is better to Die Free than be recaptured.
• Hero Protagonist: John Brown is the hero of the story, and the main character the story follows.
• Historical Domain Character: John Brown himself.
  • Harriet Tubman as well.
• Jerkass: Watanabe Generico buys a slave, and raises a sword against her when she refuses to eat inedible berries.
• Kangaroo Court: The John Brown and the freedmen give a brief trial for the former overseers. They are quickly found guilty and hung.
  • Later on when taking a town John Brown explicitly skips this.
• The Mole: Shinasi takes a job as a guard to oversee slaves so they can support the liberation of slaves.
• Obviously Evil: Slave owners and those that perpetuate the system of slavery.
• Our Dwarves Are All the Same: The dwarves are fairly straightforward, interested in craftsmanship and metals. They don’t use slavery themselves, but trade with those that do use it.
• People Puppets: Used by the Maid Cafe.
• Reincarnation Fantasy: John Brown dies in our world and finds himself transported into another world after getting mixed up with a "Jon Brown".
• Salaryman: Watanabe Haruto was one in his original life in Japan.
• Slave Liberation: A few examples:
  • The first thing the reader is shown of John Brown in the new world is caving in the skull of a slave owner in and tossing the slave the keys to their shackles.
  • Ayomide learns magic in secret to rebel on her own, and runs for freedom.
• Take That: Broadly against the idea of Happiness in Slavery, and more specifically against Isekai fiction where hero’s either owns slaves or don’t stand up to the systems that create it.
• Truck-kun: Jacob explains to John Brown hit by a truck in 2023, sending him to the other world. John Brown, not quite understanding what was meant, says he was also hit by one in 1859.