
by HammA
Jack is an average, witty, 30-something dude who can't decide if he is the luckiest man on Earth or the most unlucky. While most heroes get a truck or a goddess, Jack got zapped mid-piss, two years before Earth was even scheduled to get magic. Now, he's an accidental inductee in a "solo tutorial" that no one was ready for. He's a little unlucky, and his unique traits combine to turn him into a perpetual motion machine for mana. In a world where mana is money and money is power, that is an equally exciting and terrifying proposition. Nothing comes without a price and the downside for Jack is he is probably going to explode or get abducted before he gets the chance to come to grips with his unique situation. He's in a desperate race to learn to control his body before he literally goes 'boom'. Once he has that under control he just has to find a way to become powerful enough that no one can snatch up their very own money printer. Relying on the only help he is offered he puts his faith in his overpowered mentor Monty to guide him in this new universe. Jack is happy to play the mana battery for a superpowered protector if it will lead him to a future where he can live his hermit dreams. What to Expect: -OP Mentors -Weak to Strong MC -A less systemy system? -Cool Magitech and Customised items -Occasional Intrigue and a Unique Magic System -Space Rifts, Exploration, Alien Worlds and More. -Small Cast -Slower Arcs but meaningful progression -200k+ words - midway through book 2 -2 Chapters per week
#7
1/29/2026
Peak #49
0d
#6
1/29/2026
Peak #50
0d
#5
1/24/2026
Peak #43
3d
#4
1/24/2026
Peak #42
4d
#3
1/24/2026
Peak #38
7d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:19 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:19 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
3%
Two or more lists
2%
Likely threshold order: Sci-fi → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Sci-fi (1%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#8635 of 12,142 · 8585 below RS #50
By genre
beats 61% of similar stories
beats 36% of similar stories
beats 85% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
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