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.

A faint grin tugged at my lips as I noted the [Mender's Paradox]'s rank—five stars. It was powerful.


But the "Life/Mental Hybrid" classification gave me pause.


I didn't awaken a Mental Locus, nor did I have an affinity for the Life concept (I think so). Unless…


Does the System know something I don't?


Shaking my head, I dismissed the window. That was a problem for the future Aman.


Right now, one message remained—the third, its title looming like a silent verdict:


▸ Fate's Chains Broken – By fulfilling your destined death, you have slipped its constraints entirely.


▸ Unbound Existence – You are no longer restrained by fate, role, or narrative inevitability.


▸ Intervention Permitted – The world's stories are now yours to reshape and save.


Chapter 168 - To Be No One, and Everyone