A Background Character's Path to Power
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.
Chapters (466)
- Chapter 201 — Chapter 201: A Loneliness Beyond Cold
- Chapter 202 — Chapter 202: A Monster...
- Chapter 203 — Chapter 203: Even When No One Sees
- Chapter 204 — Chapter 204: In the Heart of the Monster
- Chapter 205 — Chapter 205: In the Heart of the Monster [2]
- Chapter 206 — Chapter 206: The First Dawn After Eternal Winter
- Chapter 207 — Chapter 207: One More Step Before the End
- Chapter 208 — Chapter 208: Frost and Flame’s Finale
- Chapter 209 — Chapter 209: To Tend What Remains
- Chapter 210 — Chapter 210: Eclipse Keep’s Silent Architect
- Chapter 211 — Chapter 211: Glacia Sinfonia
- Chapter 212 — Chapter 212: Congratulations, You Have Won...
- Chapter 213 — Chapter 213: The Phantom in the Mind
- Chapter 214 — Chapter 214: Infinite Loop
- Chapter 215 — Chapter 215: Departure
- Chapter 216 — Chapter 216: Arrival At The Derier City
- Chapter 217 — Chapter 217: Roses Dipped in Venom
- Chapter 218 — Chapter 218: Farewell And Another Shopping Spree
- Chapter 219 — Chapter 219: No, Not Again
- Chapter 220 — Chapter 220: SSS-Class Trouble
- Chapter 221 — Chapter 221: Beneath the Veil of Ordinary
- Chapter 222 — Chapter 222: The Auction Drama [1]
- Chapter 223 — Chapter 223: The Auction Drama [2]
- Chapter 224 — Chapter 224: Bidding [1]
- Chapter 225 — Chapter 225: Bidding [2]
- Chapter 226 — Chapter 226: Masterclass Marketing
- Chapter 227 — Chapter 227: A coincidental encounter
- Chapter 228 — Chapter 228: No One Touches My Wife
- Chapter 229 — Chapter 229: Check And Mate
- Chapter 230 — Chapter 230: A Rose Among Thorns
- Chapter 231 — Chapter 231: Captain’s Judgement
- Chapter 232 — Chapter 232: Behind The Veil
- Chapter 233 — Chapter 233: Just An Act... Right?
- Chapter 234 — Chapter 234: The Line I Won’t Cross
- Chapter 235 — Chapter 235: Sweet Dreams~
- Chapter 236 — Chapter 236: A Perfect New Day
- Chapter 237 — Chapter 237: The Mystery Effect
- Chapter 238 — Chapter 238: Keth’al Village [1]
- Chapter 239 — Chapter 239: Keth’al Village [2]
- Chapter 240 — Chapter 240: Worth The Wait?
- Chapter 241 — Chapter 241: A Five-Star Journey
- Chapter 242 — Chapter 242: A Face I Used To Know
- Chapter 243 — Chapter 243: Stories to Fill the Empty Spaces
- Chapter 244 — Chapter 244: The Death of Amaniel
- Chapter 245 — Chapter 245: We Are The Same [1]
- Chapter 246 — Chapter 246: We Are The Same [2]
- Chapter 247 — Chapter 247: Two Minds Are Better Than One
- Chapter 248 — Chapter 248: What was arranged, what was broken [1]
- Chapter 249 — Chapter 249: Born With A Crown, Raised With A Collar
- Chapter 250 — Chapter 250: The Failed Product’s Story
- Chapter 251 — Chapter 251: Two Of A Kind
- Chapter 252 — Chapter 252: The Pawn Who Thought She Was The Queen
- Chapter 253 — Chapter 253: The Illusion Of Choice
- Chapter 254 — Chapter 254: The Weight Of Witnessed Scars
- Chapter 255 — Chapter 255: The Gilded Cage Opens
- Chapter 256 — Chapter 256: The Bond That Burns Brighter
- Chapter 257 — Chapter 257: I’ll Name You...
- Chapter 258 — Chapter 258: Peace in the Ice
- Chapter 259 — Chapter 259: Another Piece Of Peace
- Chapter 260 — Chapter 260: Arrival Of The Roses
- Chapter 261 — Chapter 261: The Line Crossed
- Chapter 262 — Chapter 262: The Engagement Will Remain, No Matter What Happens
- Chapter 263 — Chapter 263: He Who Forgets, She Who Remembers
- Chapter 264 — Chapter 264: I am not the same
- Chapter 265 — Chapter 265: Painful But Necessary Decision
- Chapter 266 — Chapter 266: Beneath The Veil
- Chapter 267 — Chapter 267: The Price Of Being Chosen
- Chapter 268 — Chapter 268: Toward Transcendence
- Chapter 269 — Chapter 269: Earn Your Way In Through Suffering
- Chapter 270 — Chapter 270: Affinity Training [1]
- Chapter 271 — Chapter 271: Affinity Training [2]
- Chapter 272 — Chapter 272: A Crown Of Ashes
- Chapter 273 — Chapter 273: The Ghost Princess and Her Wordless Knight
- Chapter 274 — Chapter 274: Whisphers Of A New Storm
- Chapter 275 — Chapter 275: Two Liars and a Future They Can’t Name
- Chapter 276 — Chapter 276: Training Continues [1]
- Chapter 277 — Chapter 277: Training Continues [2]
- Chapter 278 — Chapter 278: Training Continues~ [3]
- Chapter 279 — Chapter 279: The Hidden Matters
- Chapter 280 — Chapter 280: The Spider at the Center of the Web
- Chapter 281 — Chapter 281: Who Watches the Watchers?
- Chapter 282 — Chapter 282: The Puppet and the Strings
- Chapter 283 — Chapter 283: From Assassins to Nightmares
- Chapter 284 — Chapter 284: Spectral Fingershake
- Chapter 285 — Chapter 285: Blood-Tied Conspiracies
- Chapter 286 — Chapter 286: Between Compassion and Cruelty
- Chapter 287 — Chapter 287: Third Path
- Chapter 288 — Chapter 288: The Third Path in Practice
- Chapter 289 — Chapter 289: Judgment Pinned in Ink
- Chapter 290 — Chapter 290: From Stillness to Motion
- Chapter 291 — Chapter 291: A Warm Welcome
- Chapter 292 — Chapter 292: A Warm Reunion
- Chapter 293 — Chapter 293: The Hidden Graveyard of the World
- Chapter 294 — Chapter 294: The Revelation [1]
- Chapter 295 — Chapter 295: The Revelation [2]
- Chapter 296 — Chapter 296: Hollow Echoes
- Chapter 297 — Chapter 297: Toward the Ossuary
- Chapter 298 — Chapter 298: The Ossuary Valleys [1]
- Chapter 299 — Chapter 299: The Ossuary Valleys [2]
- Chapter 300 — Chapter 300: The Warden of The Ossuary
- Chapter 301 — Chapter 301: The Warden’s Truth
- Chapter 302 — Chapter 302: The Forge of Dawn
- Chapter 303 — Chapter 303: Wise Beyond Years
- Chapter 304 — Chapter 304: The Veil of Generosity
- Chapter 305 — Chapter 305: A Weapon That Cuts Both Ways
- Chapter 306 — Chapter 306: The Fuel and The Fire
- Chapter 307 — Chapter 307: Hope Twisted into Despair
- Chapter 308 — Chapter 308: Bargain With The Warden
- Chapter 309 — Chapter 309: Boons with Shadows
- Chapter 310 — Chapter 310: The Fifth Request
- Chapter 311 — Chapter 311: Visions And Questions
- Chapter 312 — Chapter 312: The Final Question
- Chapter 313 — Chapter 313: The Mouse In The Trap [1]
- Chapter 314 — Chapter 314: The Mouse In The Trap [2]
- Chapter 315 — Chapter 315: The Mouse In The Trap [3]
- Chapter 316 — Chapter 316: The Mouse In The Trap [4]
- Chapter 317 — Chapter 317: The Mouse In The Trap [5]
- Chapter 318 — Chapter 318: What a Million Years Amount To
- Chapter 319 — Chapter 319: The Crack in the Cloak
- Chapter 320 — Chapter 320: The Fate Of The Architect
- Chapter 321 — Chapter 321: The Last Attempt Of The Architect
- Chapter 322 — Chapter 322: The End?
- Chapter 323 — Chapter 323: The Aftermath: From Abyss to Light
- Chapter 324 — Chapter 324: Disciple Askes, Master Answers
- Chapter 325 — Chapter 325: Do Not Measure Yourself by Common Men
- Chapter 326 — Chapter 326: To Break the Narrative
- Chapter 327 — Chapter 327: Let’s Go Back Home
- Chapter 328 — Chapter 328: You’re Back
- Chapter 329 — Chapter 329: Rewards Worth the Risk
- Chapter 330 — Chapter 330: Echo of a Shattered Oath
- Chapter 331 — Chapter 331: Uncharted Path [1]
- Chapter 332 — Chapter 332: Uncharted Path [2]
- Chapter 333 — Chapter 333: A World Shattering Discovery
- Chapter 334 — Chapter 334: Free Power Up
- Chapter 335 — Chapter 335: Two Faces of a Coin
- Chapter 336 — Chapter 336: Where The Lost Finds The Light
- Chapter 337 — Chapter 337: The Game Is Just Beginning
- Chapter 338 — Chapter 338: The Board Is Set [1]
- Chapter 339 — Chapter 339: The Board Is Set [2]
- Chapter 340 — Chapter 340: The Perfect Prince
- Chapter 341 — Chapter 341: The Silent Sentinel
- Chapter 342 — Chapter 342: Special Announcement [1]
- Chapter 343 — Chapter 343: Special Announcement [2]
- Chapter 344 — Chapter 344: Trials Of The Crown: The First Trial
- Chapter 345 — Chapter 345: The Trial Of The Heart
- Chapter 346 — Chapter 346: The Shattered Oath: The Song of Void and Wind
- Chapter 347 — Chapter 347: Fifteenth Thread: The Passenger’s End
- Chapter 348 — Chapter 348: The Real Fool
- Chapter 349 — Chapter 349: Are They Even Acting?
- Chapter 350 — Chapter 350: Who Needs A Beating?
- Chapter 351 — Chapter 351: The First Nudge
- Chapter 352 — Chapter 352: Corrupt Wounds
- Chapter 353 — Chapter 353: A Storm in a Spoon
- Chapter 354 — Chapter 354: The Tsundere Veteran
- Chapter 355 — Chapter 355: The First Step Down
- Chapter 356 — Chapter 356: A True Leader
- Chapter 357 — Chapter 357: Like Father, Like Son
- Chapter 358 — Chapter 358: The Ghost in the Room
- Chapter 359 — Chapter 359: The Princess’s Proposal
- Chapter 360 — Chapter 360: The Cost Of Freedom
- Chapter 361 — Chapter 361: Carrot and Stick
- Chapter 362 — Chapter 362: Bandit Raid
- Chapter 363 — Chapter 363: Justice Before Redemption
- Chapter 364 — Chapter 364: Black Lotus
- Chapter 365 — Chapter 365: The Blooming of Black Lotus
- Chapter 366 — Chapter 366: Mysterious Visitor
- Chapter 367 — Chapter 367: Lumin and the Lotus
- Chapter 368 — Chapter 368: The End Of The First Trial
- Chapter 369 — Chapter 369: It’s Not Too Late
- Chapter 370 — Chapter 370: The Collision
- Chapter 371 — Chapter 371: Coincidence Or...?
- Chapter 372 — Chapter 372: Is He Really Just A Doting Big Brother?
- Chapter 373 — Chapter 373: A Fellow Half-Blood
- Chapter 374 — Chapter 374: Crossroads
- Chapter 375 — Chapter 375: Aura Well Genesis
- Chapter 376 — Chapter 376: A Protagonist’s Opportunity?
- Chapter 377 — Chapter 377: Legacy of the Mirage Spearman
- Chapter 378 — Chapter 378: The Last Option
- Chapter 379 — Chapter 379: A Wish
- Chapter 380 — Chapter 380: The E.S.S.
- Chapter 381 — Chapter 381: Two Options
- Chapter 382 — Chapter 382: The Price of One More Breath
- Chapter 383 — Chapter 383: Damsel in Distress
- Chapter 384 — Chapter 384: The Damsel & His Knight
- Chapter 385 — Chapter 385: The Salom Tribe
- Chapter 386 — Chapter 386: The Chieftain
- Chapter 387 — Chapter 387: Black Dome
- Chapter 388 — Chapter 388: Expressing gratitude
- Chapter 389 — Chapter 389: To The Black Dome
- Chapter 390 — Chapter 390: Recklessness
- Chapter 391 — Chapter 391: The Second Trial
- Chapter 392 — Chapter 392: What Others Are Doing...?
- Chapter 393 — Chapter 393: Hidden Troubles...
- Chapter 394 — Chapter 394: The Storm Hits
- Chapter 395 — Chapter 395: A Simple Proposal
- Chapter 396 — Chapter 396: The Tribes’ Fate
- Chapter 397 — Chapter 397: A Real Drakari
- Chapter 398 — Chapter 398: The Hunt Begins
- Chapter 399 — Chapter 399: Salom’s Legacy Awakens
- Chapter 400 — Chapter 400: Red Flag?