Life is like a seesaw, you know?
Sometimes you're up, but for me, it felt like I was mostly down.
Born in a cramped, leaky apartment, my family's struggle was like a heavy shadow, always there.
Despite their hard work, we could barely make ends meet.
I thought education would be my way out, so I buried myself in books, hoping hard work would change my fate.
But even that dream crumbled when I didn't get the scholarship, losing it to someone with a fancy last name but mediocre grades.
The unfairness stung deep.
I tried college, working jobs left and right to afford it, but eventually, I had to drop out.
My path led me to a karaoke bar where I started as a receptionist and worked my way up to General Manager. It was a hard climb, but I did it, thinking I could finally make a difference for my family.
But life had other plans.
One evening, walking home, my phone pinged with an update for "A Magician's Path," a webnovel I followed.
It was a welcome escape from my reality, set in a world where magic and tech blended, where your magic power decided your worth.
I envied the main character, born with wealth and magic, everything I wasn't.
As I lost myself in these thoughts, a car came out of nowhere. The crash, the pain, then darkness.
I thought it was the end…
But it wasn't.
I woke up in a world far from my dim apartment, a place straight out of the Webnovel, greeted by a holographic screen detailing my new life: Dominic Eñerforte, 15, with stats like strength, endurance, agility, and, unsurprisingly, zero mana.
But here's the twist - I had off-the-charts luck and instinct.
"Oh no."
Somehow, I'd been transported into "A Magician's Path," into Sylvestria, a world where magic meant everything, and I had none of it.
Knowing the story might be my only edge.
Magic or not, I had to get stronger. For someone born without a silver spoon, let alone magic, I knew life here would be tough.
But I had faced tough before.
I had to believe that even here, hard work could change my fate.
After all, wasn't that what I always fought for?