This Kingdom Runs On Shams [And Prayers That I Don't Get Caught]

All D'rail wanted was to scam enough coin to pay off his debt. What he got was a stolen ring that attracts catastrophic luck and a priestess who’s convinced he’s the chosen king from a glitched prophecy. Now, crowned ruler of a cyberpunk-fantasy kingdom he never wanted, every lie he tells becomes holy scripture, every panicked gesture is hailed as genius military strategy, and every financial scam accidentally invents a thriving economic system.

With a cyber-knight who can’t understand sarcasm, a priestess who worships his every mistake, and a finance minister who knows he’s a fraud, D'rail must bluff his way through divine wars, machine god uprisings, and bureaucratic nightmares. His goal? Survive. His problem? His luck keeps making him look like a legendary god-emperor.

He’s not a king. He’s not a hero. He’s a con artist on the world’s hottest streak, and if it ever runs out, the entire empire built on his lies will come crashing down.