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 still decided to save the token for later and use it when necessary; I wasn't particularly in a hurry after all.


So, I turned my attention to the title and achievement next.


[The One Who Took the Fall II] - "You didn't just intercept blows—you rewrote their trajectories."


[The Unwritten Epilogue II] - "Some stories deserve better endings."


But I wasn't in a hurry to test them yet—better to save them for the last dish. Though I'm sure they will be good. And one will become my first Lv3 skill, I expect good effects from it.


With that in mind, I focused on the final reward:


"What flows between kindred souls may be channeled, if only for a moment."


Chapter 163 - System Inspection [2]