by tsukuyo
"I didn't choose to be a hero. I chose to be the shadow that rules them all." Kiyoshi Ishida was a genius who mastered Dark Psychology to survive the underworld of Tokyo. After a fatal accident, he is reborn into the magical world of Velgrith. But he isn't here to play the hero's part. Armed with [Chronael], the unique Death Clock of Time and Memory, Kiyoshi becomes Shujin—The Darkness Lord. While the world focuses on the "Chosen Hero," Shujin operates from the background of the Ironwood Magic Academy, manipulating kingdoms and executing corrupt nobles without leaving a trace. What to expect: Mastermind MC: No mindless fighting. Every move is a psychological game. Unique Power System: 12 Hands of Time (Time Stop, Memory Erasure, and more). Hidden Identity: High school failure by day, Darkness Lord by night. Kingdom Building & Mystery: Uncovering the secrets of the Unknown God. "The clock is ticking. Your time is mine."
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 5 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 5 Oct 2026, 19:38 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
2%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Psychological → Adventure → Action → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Psychological (2%).
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
#2748 of 4,358 · 2698 below RS #50
By genre
beats 93% of similar stories
beats 52% of similar stories
beats 1% of similar stories
Hidden gem — exposure is the bottleneck
Readers who find this story follow it at a high rate; there just aren't enough of them. In our cohort data, near-daily posting lifted the odds of reaching 25 followers from ~0% to 17% — more chapters, shoutout swaps and ads buy the eyeballs this conversion deserves.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 150+ chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
