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.

The familiar hum of settled energy resonated through me as I finally opened my eyes. After what felt like an eternity, but was likely only a few hours of focused meditation, the last lingering tremors from overexertion had been shunted from my loci, and my internal pathways felt stable once more.


With a thought, a translucent, shimmering interface bloomed before my vision, invisible to anyone but myself.


I'd felt the System pings during the battle - those insistent vibrations at the edge of awareness. Now, with the Keep secured and my body no longer threatening to implode, I could properly review them.


Chapter 210 - Eclipse Keep’s Silent Architect