by Pkkachu
Ever since mysterious towers and dungeons transformed human society, life has revolved around elite Hunters. Having officially failed his Awakening evaluation, Alan is relegated to a life as a background character, preparing to study Monster Taxonomy in college just to stay adjacent to the world he was barred from.When a late-night internet argument with an arrogant, self-proclaimed "Veteran S-Rank" goes completely off the rails, Alan’s biting 5,700-word rant catches the attention of a mysterious entity. One accidental acceptance later, a terrifying System Notice flashes across his phone screen: Difficulty: Unrated. Refunds: Unavailable.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 6 Oct 2026, 03:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 6 Oct 2026, 03:28 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.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 98% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 66% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 2–4 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
