Fantasies do come true

Rio, a former criminal with a past he can't escape, awakens in Etia, a modern fantasy world where magical energy dictates status and non-magic users are mere tools. He finds himself reborn with an astonishing cheat: the collective belief of others can warp reality around him. He can manifest anything, so long as faith in it holds. But in a society stratified by arcane power across three floating islands—from the downtrodden lowest to the elite highest—Rio quickly learns that belief is a fickle currency. To survive and rise from the ignominy of the magically bereft, he must master the art of manipulation and build an empire of conviction. Yet, the higher he climbs, the more precarious his power becomes, constantly teetering on the edge of disbelief and utter collapse. His ultimate goal isn't just power, but a desperate yearning for a place where his existence isn't solely defined by the validation of others.