Clark Williams finished the webnovel at three in the morning and fell asleep at his desk. He woke up inside it, wearing the body of a boy the author never bothered to name. Dominic Eñeforte is Manaless. In a world where a farmer waters his fields with a flick of the wrist, that makes him furniture. The police ignore him, the mages bully him, and when the war finally comes, he is scheduled to die under some rubble so the real cast has something to feel bad about. Fine by Clark. He read this book. The hero is a monster with a harem that hits like artillery, and monsters do not need help from the kid in the back row. The plan is to stay furniture, dodge every flag, and find the road back to Earth before the plot notices him. Then his new mother cries, and Clark hears himself agreeing to enroll at Verdalis Academy. The System will not give him mana. It does not pretend otherwise. What it gives him is a stat sheet with one number cranked absurdly high, and [Instinct] casts nothing. It simply tells him where the blade will be, half a second before it gets there. The rest he has to buy: a soul contract with a demon bartender paid in dirty jobs, a pair of Aether pistols named after a rock band, and an army of shadow clones with terrible personalities who farm his stats while he sleeps. Verdalis puts him in Class 1-1, one seat from the hero, with the ice queen sitting directly behind him. So much for the back row. Who needs magic when you have a gun, a clone army, and a gut feeling that has never once been wrong? New chapters every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Word count per chapter: 1.5k - 4k  What To Expect: -A Pragmatic, Weak-to-Strong Protagonist: Clark transmigrates into Dominic Eñeforte, a "Manaless" extra written to die as cannon fodder. No hidden mana core awakens to save him. He gets by on a survival-first mindset and his memory of the original story, stealing hidden artifacts before the plot needs them. Tactical Gun-Fu & High Instincts: With zero mana, Clark fights with Aether-powered pistols (Bohemian Rhapsody) and an Instinct stat that works as a literal danger sense, warning him of a strike half a second before it lands. Fights are won by dodging, managing resources, punishing enemy cast times, and brutal close-quarters work. -System Exploits & Hard Grinding: A LitRPG-style System hands out Quests, Stat Points, and Skills, and Clark's real talent is cheesing every mechanic it offers. His evolving Shadow Clone skill builds a hive-mind army, each clone with its own personality like Smartie, Lazy, and Meanie, all grinding his stats and proficiencies while he sleeps. -Webnovel Meta-Knowledge: Clark read the original story, A Magician's Path, in his past life, so he knows the death flags, the plot holes, and every endgame boss coming. He uses that knowledge to derail the plot on purpose, stealing the forgotten Manaficial Ritual before the protagonist can reach it and cutting the villainous Umbrascourge off from the army it was meant to build. -Dual Lives (Academy vs. Underworld): The story runs on two tracks. By day, Clark navigates the elitist hierarchy of Verdalis Academy, surviving arrogant Magician Supremacists and lethal exams. By night, a Soul Contract with a demon bartender sends him on dirty jobs and high-stakes heists under the aristocratic persona of the phantom thief "Rhapsody." -Satisfying Comeuppance: The book leans hard on meritocracy against aristocracy. Noble-blooded mages who think magic decides a person's worth get dismantled and humbled by a "trash" Manaless student with a gun and a plan. -Found Family & Fierce Loyalty: For all his effort to stay an invisible background character and keep people at arm's length for their own safety, Clark keeps forming real bonds. Expect strong brotherhood dynamics, especially with his fiercely loyal best friend Arthur, and surprisingly wholesome moments with the story's original cast. -No Harem: Self explanatory