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by Lemonoid
Death makes exceptions for all the wrong people. Malfrasius wasn't trying to destroy the world. Even as everyone called him a Dark Lord, he fought to save them. Unfortunately, the Heroine didn't believe him, and his life ended with a blade between his ribs. So when he woke up six years in the past on his way to magic school, he decided that he was going to do things the right way, and without attracting attention. But the butterfly effect has a funny sense of humor. Thanks to his clumsy changes to the timeline, he's in a team with two members of the Heroine's party. The academy's top prodigy knows that he's her equal, despite his F-grade core. And his loyal maid is getting suspicious of his sudden personality shift. Malfrasius wasn't trying to destroy the world. It’s just a shame the world seems so intent on destroying him. What to expect: - Slow burn, character-focused storytelling - Grounded, steady power development - Dysfunctional character dynamics - Hidden identity shenanigans It's basically a westernized version of korean-style regression novels. If you enjoyed stories like Regressor Sect Master, The Regressor and the Blind Saint or Trash of the Count's Family, you'll probably like this. Updates M-F at 8:02PM ESTPatreon here (20 chapters ahead!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/LiamLawlessFMR
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:38 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
4%
Two or more lists
2%
Likely threshold order: Drama → Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Drama (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
#7332 of 12,147 · 7282 below RS #50
By genre
beats 32% of similar stories
beats 31% of similar stories
beats 87% of similar stories
Readers arrive, few stick
Traffic is strong, but conversion trails comparable stories. The usual suspects are the blurb, the cover and the opening chapters — fixing the hook multiplies everything the existing traffic brings.
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.