
by Tochika
During my first summer vacation in high school, I decided to go looking for a bottomless swamp.I announced my decision in the classroom after school, but no one showed any interest—or so I thought, until the two girls who were by far the prettiest in our class agreed to listen to what I had to say. In return, I had to treat them to PCS at the pâtisserie near the station—but what is PCS? But right now, telling them how wonderful swamps are comes before that.And if I’m lucky—
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 13 Oct 2026, 11:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Oct 2026, 11:48 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.
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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 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.