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by Celestial_Zwei_Dei
"People are the same everywhere—even in other worlds." Alan was a gifted student at a top university with a serious passion for history. But in a split second, his uni, his friends, and Earth itself were gone. He found himself summoned to another world as some kind of "hero," only to realize there was no sacred quest waiting for him—he was just meant to be a tool for the local nobility. Unfortunately, Alan didn't end up with powerhouse magic. But he quickly figured out that his deep knowledge of history wasn't just handy—it was literally the single strongest weapon he had to reshape this new reality for good. Every event gives him déjà vu—he’s already seen something like this in his textbooks, and he knows what to do about it. The catch is, the circumstances here are completely different. ✅️What to expect: Slow burn Actual character development Expanding world & lore over time Progression from a petty county to an empire Maps Fundamentally different mindsets between historical eras Grey morality ❌️What NOT to expect: Harem OP MC System An MC who does everything right from chapter one A flawless MC who never messes up Easy wins pulled out of thin air Magic solves everything An MC who’s always on the side of good Warnings / Content advisory: Violence, sensitive topics, cruelty, and profanity AI assistance (used for translation polish and scene visualization)
#3
9/22/2026
Peak #49
0d
#2
9/18/2026
Peak #50
0d
#1
9/17/2026
Peak #48
1d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 02:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 02:08 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
49%
Two or more lists
1%
Likely threshold order: Drama → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Drama (48%).
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
#7671 of 12,235 · 7621 below RS #50
By genre
beats 43% of similar stories
beats 89% of similar stories
beats 81% 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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