A Background Character’s Path to Power

A Background Character’s Path to Power

by Peace_in_Chaos

★ 3.7Rank #172Ongoing

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Action Comedy Fantasy Mystery School Life Slice of Life

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. Show More

Chapters (page 1 of 5)

Ch 1Please, Don't Be the Protagonist Ch 2The Joy of Being a Background Character Ch 3I am definitely inside a romcom Ch 4Academy Tour: New Characters Ch 5First Third Rate Villian Ch 6Defying the World's Will Ch 7World's Counterattack Ch 8Background Character's Counterattack Ch 9Blank Pages of the Past Ch 10Signs Of Trouble Ch 11Into Monster's Den Ch 12Scholar In Disguise Ch 13Caught The Fish Ch 14The Moment Death Failed Ch 15This world… isn't just a romcom, is it?Ch 16Background Character's Path to Power Ch 17Another Event Already?Ch 18Ah! It's The Noble in Peril!Ch 19Trying to save innocent lives Ch 20The Ledger of Living Souls Ch 21Taking Charge Ch 22A New Way To See The World Ch 23The Brain They Left Behind Ch 24Not Bad For A Third Rate Ch 25My Promised Ch 26Should I Clap Louder?Ch 27I Called Her Here as a Bluff—Why Is She a Final Boss?!Ch 28That Time I Watched a Noble Lady Wreck Everyone Ch 29Background Character's Aura Ch 30Already A Promotion?Ch 31The Mystery Magic Ch 32Just Another Day in the Magical Library Ch 33When a Tyrant Plays Cupid Ch 34A System Update?Ch 35All This Just for a Pill, Seriously?Ch 36Reforged Through Pain Ch 37The Matchmaker Duo Ch 38Gaslighting a Dragon for Peace Ch 39This Isn’t the Colleague I Was Promised Ch 40Babysitting Was Not in My Job Description Ch 41A Background Character’s Guide to Raising A Princess Ch 42I Was Just Trying to Look Presentable Ch 43The Curtain Rises Ch 44The Daring Hearts Trap Ch 45The Dance Before the Dark Ch 46Where Love is a Battlefield Ch 47From Guns To Swords Ch 48The Monster He Became Ch 49The First Feather Falls Ch 50The Sparrow’s Fall Ch 51A Desperate Gambit Ch 52Crimson Dream Ch 53Shadow Blade Waltz Ch 54Crimson Black Demon Ch 55Exorcist's Gaze [Lv2]Ch 56Exorcist Eye Ch 57Do You Have An Extra Shirt?Ch 58In the Wake of Nightmares, a New Dawn Breaks Ch 59A Background Character's Path Ch 60Am I an Anomaly?Ch 61All Debts Must Be Repaid Ch 62I Signed Up for Training, Not a Cosmic Dodgeball Game Ch 63I Think the Stars Want Me Dead Ch 64Adapt or Be Annihilated (With Style)Ch 65Resourceful Survivalist Ch 66Brave Hearts Cry Too Ch 67Hopeless Background Character Ch 68New Training Arc: Bootleg Edition Ch 69TMNT: Teenage Mutant Nightmare Trainers Ch 70From Cosmic Nightmares to Marketing Warfare Ch 71Tiebreaker: How to Accidentally Win at Marketing Ch 72Outmaneuvered, Overworked, and Now… Who Was That?Ch 73The Art of Not Scaring Off Your Colleague Ch 74Just Another Day As An Unfortunate Manager Ch 75The Hero’s Hollow Heart Ch 76Aeron’s Breaking Point Ch 77Crumbs of Truth Ch 78His Mother’s Little Knight Ch 79Where the Real Story Began Ch 80All Who Love You And You Love Will Die Ch 81The Heart That Fears Its Own Beat Ch 82Those Who Falter at the Threshold Will Never See Beyond the Gate Ch 83And the Beaten Learned to Strike Back Ch 84Time To Say Goodbye Ch 85Common Sense is My Superpower Ch 86One Piece at a Time Ch 87A Difficult Choice Ch 88Apparently I Have a Talent for Suffering Ch 89The Observer in the Shadows Ch 90Another Protagonist?Ch 91His Royal Cleanliness Ch 92Helping a Girl on a Rainy Day Ch 93The Right Path Ch 94Honorary Custodian’s First Night Ch 95Little Moon Ch 96Where the Moons Meet Ch 97The Little Moon Stays Because He Got A Job Ch 98Daily Life of The Background Character Ch 99Twisted Ears, Twisted Truths Ch 100The Art of Delegation (and Deception)

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