The On-Screen Comments Keep Mistaking Me for a Big Shot

Generally speaking, characters in a comic can be divided into three groups: the heroes, represented by the main cast; the villains, whose main purpose is to target the heroes; and the background characters, who are mostly there to fill the panels.

"As long as you make readers think you're a certain kind of character, I can give you the corresponding traits! For example, one trait of the villain faction is that they can't die!" said a proud little orb claiming to be the world's consciousness.

To save the world, our goal is to become...

"The mastermind behind it all!"

"A background character..."

"Why?!"

In this chaotic world, becoming a background character is the best way to gather information and save the world. They have a reduced presence, yet never miss any important events.

That's what Gu Ziming said to talk him into it.

But clearly, the plan ran into a tiny problem when they put it into action.

Well, a tiny problem times a billion.

Content warnings:

1. The first arc has two POVs running in parallel. Gu Ziming mostly appears in other people's dialogue and memories. The second arc returns to Gu Ziming's POV.

2. The first arc features a lot of live comments. Their presence will gradually decrease later.

3. More to be added if I think of anything.

Here's a plug for my next upcoming novel, After an NPC Binds to an NPC Role-Playing System.

Gu Anhe thinks he's trapped in a fifteen-day loop.

On the first day, the class monitor, who died long ago, will once again push open the classroom door, give every student a present, and leap off the roof that night.

Within seven days, the classmates chatting in the classroom will disappear one after another. The homeroom teacher will start a huge fire, and the entire school building will become a restricted area.

Ten days later, five transfer students and five new teachers will arrive at the school. They will perform all kinds of bizarre acts that Gu Anhe can't understand, then meet their deaths in horrifying ways.

Fifteen days later, a new round of loops begins...

[Hello, Host. Congratulations on obtaining the NPC Role-Playing System. By playing NPCs in instance worlds, you'll uncover the truth of the world, escape the control of the Main God, and stop being a disposable resource called a "player."]

[When reading, be sure to change your speaking voice for each appearance and make it properly intimidating.]

[Ahhh! You didn't hear anything just now. Host, you... you, you, why are you actually an NPC in the instance?!]

Instance One: A mysterious NPC in a supernatural school instance, but also an onmyoji

Instance Two: A quiet NPC in a battle royale instance, but also a lucky charm

Instance Three: A blind NPC in a medieval instance, but also a prophet

More instances await your discovery.

Theme: Keep kindness in your heart. Your fate is in your own hands.