857 was a top-tier System in the Time and Space Bureau's background-character department. It had helped N Hosts perfectly complete their role-playing missions and received the Bureau's ultimate reward: becoming human.
However, to conserve resources and repay the Time and Space Bureau, it had to complete one final background-character mission while becoming human.
[Step forward when the protagonist shou Feng Mo is robbed by space pirates (✓)]
[Watch from the front row and cheer wildly when the protagonist gong Jin Shi starts a mecha free-for-all against his rival (✓)]
[Happen to pass by and cry out in alarm when the villain Qi Yeyan is in danger (✓)]
[Background-character mission N: When the protagonist couple makes their relationship public, exclaim excitedly, "Such a beautiful love!" (✓)]
857 thought it had done a fine job.
It failed to notice that, at some point, the protagonists had begun to dote on it more and more. Even the villain, who dared to challenge heaven and earth, looked much gentler whenever he faced it.
Feng Mo had weathered countless storms and long since accepted the world's indifference. But he was stunned by someone who stepped forward to protect him despite being "determined to stand tall despite his disabilities," and resolved to remember that moment forever. (Unforgettable scene: 857, who had just become human for the first time, scrambling on all fours to block the way in front of him.)
Jin Shi, the top student in his year at the Mecha Academy, was adored by millions and only ever looked at his rivals. For the first time, he felt the burning longing and fervor in someone's eyes. He was moved: "I've decided to take this kid on as my little brother!" (Source of the fervor: 857, delightedly putting on laser eyes after saving up enough points.)
Qi Yeyan was a ruthless character who had nearly sent both protagonists to the middle of nowhere to meet their doom. Accustomed to loneliness in the sea of stars, his cold, hard heart began to pound fiercely when, gravely injured and on the brink of death, he saw someone rushing toward him without hesitation. He really loves me! (Object of his affection: 857, who heard the villain had nearly kicked the bucket and frantically piled up points to give him CPR.)
As one mission after another was completed, 857 proudly cheered itself on.
Then one day, a group of students stopped it and asked for its autograph: "Our role model! The legendary underdog, Bai Wuqi! Please grant us your strength!"
857: ???
Only then did it belatedly realize: Oh no! Had it accidentally joined the protagonist group???
[Reading Guide]
1. Qi Yeyan is the gong.
2. The shou is not universally adored in a romantic sense.
3. The original novel's pairing will not be vilified, broken up, or reversed.
4. Thank you for meeting me. We'll fall in love freely. If you want to break up, you don't need to tell me.
5. My writing is limited, but I'll do my best. I don't like arguing, so let's all repeat, "Clear your mind," okay?
Blurb drafted on 2023.12.15
Theme: Everyone has their own shining qualities.
