On the Feasibility of a Straight Man as a Background Character

Xu Suizhi finally landed a competitive position. He decided to start by becoming the company’s star employee and climb to the pinnacle of a successful career! The HR System looked Xu Suizhi over, then waved a big brush and assigned him to the company’s newly opened experimental project, Supplementary Notes on Background Characters in Small Worlds. He was also issued a new System, 233, to help him complete the job. Playing a background character was always simple and easy work. With few scenes and a place close to the protagonists, it was an excellent way to gain experience, and indeed the first position most new employees got. The main job was to play background characters around the protagonists in various small worlds and help the main plot unfold. At the end of the file, the central directive from the big boss was written in concise terms: Background characters are part of what makes up a world, too. Xu Suizhi looked it over from every angle, but couldn’t find any hidden meaning. The beginner’s leveling quest really was simple. Xu Suizhi was brimming with confidence, and seeing how confident Xu Suizhi was, 233 felt confident too. So they eagerly began their acting adventure. Later, Xu Suizhi looked at the protagonist gong tightly holding his left hand, then at the protagonist shou gripping his right hand even more tightly. Somewhat surprised, he said to 233, “So I’m really close to the protagonists. They even have to make me stand between them when they hold hands.” Looking at the score sheet, which was turning red all the way down, 233 broke down: “I can’t believe I trusted this one-track-minded straight guy!” This novel will be available for purchase starting May 1. Thank you for your support! Updates every other day. Theme: Work hard and strive for a bright future.