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 kept my voice steady as I finished explaining to the captain.


"...then I saw the horde forming near the eastern treeline. Frostfang was leading them, it seemed, already agitated. I knew we didn't have time, so I ordered the driver to ride straight here at full speed. And they started chasing us, appearing in plain sight."


The captain's grip tightened on her sword hilt. "You made the right call. If they'd reached the gates unprepared—"


Our heads snapped toward the battlefield just in time to see one of the figures twist mid-air, Frostfang's frostbreath grazing past them in a glittering arc—before their staff came down like a hammer on the beast's skull.


I barely stopped my lips from twitching.


Chapter 135 - I Told Them Not to Overdo It