Egan realized he wasn't the protagonist.
His past, personal life, even achievements… none of it was special.
Even his appearance was average – neither handsome nor ugly.
Just plain. The kind of face people forget quickly.
He was born into a completely ordinary family – not rich, not poor. But his parents were always too busy working to ever really pay attention to him.
As a child, he tried his best to get their attention.
He studied day and night without rest.
He worked hard and ranked first in his class.
His efforts paid off – his parents finally gave him some attention.
They even bought him a bicycle as a gift.
Happy? Not at all. Egan received it with a fake smile. That gift was undeniable proof that his parents didn't know him at all – their own son.
Egan was actually an introvert. Rather than riding a bicycle outside, he preferred playing video games inside.
After that, he stopped trying so hard. He didn't seek his parents' attention anymore; he just lived plainly, day by day.
School life brought him no joy.
He had no friends. No girlfriend.
Even after graduating high school, he had no fond memories – only regrets: he couldn't make the prettiest girl in school his girlfriend.
A foolish regret.
He had only admired her from afar.
He never even spoke to her.
He wanted to approach her. But Egan didn't have the courage. He was shy and insecure. He was afraid he'd mess things up and she'd think he was weird.
That's why he always wished she'd be the one to talk to him first. Of course, that never happened. A truly foolish hope.
As for his achievements…
In elementary, middle, and high school, his only real achievement was ranking first back in elementary school – just to get his parents' attention.
After that, he achieved nothing.
He was always among the bottom ranks every year.
He spent his days reading webnovels, watching anime, playing video games – just lazing around and having fun. No time for studying.
His parents didn't even get mad about it.
Because they had never paid attention to Egan in the first place.
With terrible grades, he chose to work right after high school instead of going to college. Honestly, due to his lack of confidence, he didn't think any university would accept him.
Besides, his dream couldn't be reached through college.
Yup, he had a dream – like everyone else.
But his dream… was a bit strange.
He wanted to go to another world – an isekai world.
"This is all because I read too many webnovels. Seriously."
He believed that if he was just a background character in this world, maybe in an isekai he could become the protagonist. An overpowered protagonist, with a harem, maybe even a world conquering king.
But a dream is still just a dream.
All he could do was look for a job.
But then – his life changed completely.
He died. Hit by a truck.
But death wasn't the end for him.
He transmigrated to another world.
His dream unexpectedly became reality.
A house with medieval European architecture...
A castle floating in the blue sky...
Humans flying freely like birds...
And fragrant, pollution-free air...
All of this amazed and thrilled Egan when he opened his eyes.
"I'm in a fantasy world! Yeahhh!"
As a webnovel reader, Egan thought he had transmigrated into one of the webnovel worlds he'd read about – into the body of a side character.
He was super excited, hoping to use his knowledge as a reader to succeed and become OP in this world. He thought this was his chance to shine.
But in reality, he hadn't transmigrated into a webnovel world. His soul had been thrown into an unfamiliar world he knew nothing about.
He could only sigh in resignation.
"I'm happy, but this isn't what I expected. Huh…"
Still, he had transmigrated into a side character, just as he'd hoped.
But that wasn't exactly a good thing.
"Name, looks, talents… nothing is different from me. Worse yet, this guy's background is even worse than mine."
He transmigrated into the body of an eighteen-year-old youth. His name was still Egan. His appearance was also the same – black hair, black eyes, dull skin, short and skinny body.
Talents? None whatsoever.
As for his background... it was horrible.
His father was a noble who failed in a throne succession struggle. After losing, his title was stripped and he was exiled. Depressed, he spent all his wealth in brothels.
And thus, Egan was born – from the womb of a prostitute.
Even though Egan was their child, they didn't care.
Both of them dumped Egan in an orphanage.
"As awful as my previous parents were, at least they didn't abandon me. But these two? They completely bailed. Was sex the only thing on their minds?!"
On top of that, he was a first year high school student at Eldran Academy. This academy was an elite school exclusively for nobles.
So why was Egan accepted even though he wasn't a noble?
Was it because of some special talent?
Of course not. The real reason was pure coincidence.
This year, Eldran Academy lacked students. To meet the quota, they invited commoners with noble blood like Egan to enroll.
But this wasn't something Egan was happy about.
"Seriously? I have to go through those four painful years all over again?!" Egan's shoulders slumped at the thought.
Many say high school is the best time of your life – full of freedom, love, and friendship. But for Egan, high school was just as dull as middle or elementary school.
Even worse, during those years, he often felt heartbroken seeing others form friendships or romantic relationships – while he couldn't do any of that.
"But maybe things will be different this time... because I have a cheat." He said with a smile.
Akashic Eyes – that was the name of his cheat ability.
These eyes allowed him to see the future, the present, and the past.
In other words, Egan could become an omniscient human.
This ability wasn't something he had in his previous life, nor was it part of the body he now inhabited in this new world.
Akashic Eyes were granted by the entity that transmigrated Egan.
Why did this entity transmigrate him? Why give him these eyes? Egan didn't know. He just suddenly had them, along with all the knowledge about them.
"I want to try using these eyes."
He activated the Akashic Eyes.
With those eyes, he could see a beautiful and seductive princess who was naked.
Then, he also realized that there were three guys who wanted to kill him.
"...Huh...?"