The Villain Rising: Ascension of Arcane Trickster. Novel

"Never entangle yourself with another man's wife"—my father's dying plea went unheeded by fate itself. A vengeful bullet meant for someone else claimed my life instead, only to see me reborn in a twisted reality: my best friend's failed fantasy novel, a manuscript I'd once gutted into a background game character. Now I inhabit Rael Von Ashborn, a disposable extra with days to live after crossing the Empire's duchess with an ill-timed kiss. Survival demands the impossible: awaken a legendary class or face obliteration by an overpowered duke. The universe answered with a cruel joke. [YOU HAVE AWAKENED: JESTER CLASS] Worthless. Absurd. To add insult to catastrophe, my loyal maid transforms into a gorilla. This nightmare realm, Nytharrea, was crafted by a malicious author who delights in suffering. My only escape: embrace the chaos. (No NTR.)