How To Survive The Academy as a Mob (i)
In a world where power and prestige are everything, Akita Matsumoto is content with his role as a background character at the prestigious Arcanis Academy. Surrounded by prodigies and future heroes, he’s just another face in the crowd — and he plans to keep it that way. But when his unusual Essence Weaving ability, Coin Flip, starts drawing unwanted attention, Akita quickly finds himself entangled in the academy’s chaotic undercurrents.
Coin Flip is as unpredictable as it sounds: one flip can grant Akita incredible strength, while the next could curse him with bizarre debuffs. This unreliable power should’ve cemented his status as a harmless nobody. Instead, it places him at the center of a storm involving rival students, powerful mages, and sinister forces lurking in the shadows of the academy.
Thrown into dangerous duels, school politics, and high-stakes tournaments, Akita is forced to navigate the cutthroat world of the academy’s elite. Alongside enigmatic allies like Elara Moonshadow, a lethal assassin with a hidden agenda, and Lira Starfall, a prodigy mage whose powers are as mysterious as her smile, Akita learns that staying unnoticed might be harder than he thought.
As threats both internal and external converge on the academy, Akita’s chaotic abilities may be the key to survival — but only if he can learn to harness them before they tear him apart. With his every move dictated by a coin toss, Akita must find his own path between hero and villain, forging alliances, outwitting rivals, and, most importantly, trying to stay alive in a world that’s anything but predictable.
In a school of legends and prodigies, how does a ‘mob character’ like Akita Matsumoto find his place? By embracing the chaos.
