Waking up in an unfamiliar world with no memories, I had only one advantage—a mind filled with knowledge of fictional tropes, clichés, and common sense learned from countless novels.

At first, I thought I was trapped in a romcom nightmare when I started triggering events like "Helping a Girl on a Rainy Day", "Damsel in Distress", and "Tripping Into the Heroine’s Arms." Naturally, I shut those nonsense down before they could escalate. No forced romances. No misunderstandings. No cringe.

But something was clearly off.

The world wasn’t just a slice-of-life comedy. 

Beneath the cliché academy setting, there were whispers of awakening powers, hidden dangers, and a brutal magic academy entrance exam. 

And every challenge I prevented or manipulated was an opportunity to grow stronger.

[Title Earned: Background Character.]
[Achievement Unlocked: Firm Mind.]
[New Skill Acquired: Background Character's Aura.]
[New Ability Acquired: Anti-Narrative Influence.]

I may be just a background character, but if fate insists on throwing these events at me, I’ll turn them into stepping stones.

Let the protagonists play their scripted roles—I have my own path to power.

I woke with a gasp, the phantom pain of last night's failed harmonization still coiled around my ribs like a vise. The relic-bed's glow had faded, leaving me in the dim light of Virion's domain—a cavern of stolen treasures and half-lies.


Three days of almost syncing my Loci, only for everything to shatter at the threshold. It wasn't just frustration gnawing at me now—it was suspicion.


There was definitely something wrong with me.


The System flared to life before me—a sleek, holographic dashboard suspended in the air. Each tab pulsed with its own distinct energy:


- Personal Info shimmered with a translucent overlay of my own image, frozen mid-movement like a ghostly afterimage.


Chapter 159 - System Upgrade!