The Nobody at the Noble Academy

Song Delu lives in the world of a Mary Sue campus novel called I Accidentally Provoked the School Bully: Nowhere to Run. She’s a minor character who appears for only a few seconds before she’s about to be erased. The System says she has to increase her role in the story if she wants to survive. It’s not hard. All she has to do is serve as a sarcastic background character when the heroine is being bullied, cheer and scream when the hero appears, and condemn the villainess when her malicious nature is revealed. System: [Just get enough screen time to become a minor character people notice.] But Song Delu doesn’t do things the usual way. She won’t do annoying jobs that barely earn her any screen time. So... The villainess gives the teacher photos of the heroine dating in secret, hoping to get her suspended. But when she pulls out the photos, they turn out to be selfies of Song Delu. Teacher: Rich kids these days really know how to have fun. Now they’re showing off to their teacher. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep it a secret for you.” Villainess: “No, that’s not it. I don’t need you to.” - The hero pins the heroine against a wall with one hand and casually flicks his lighter with the other, about to deliver a classic line. The next second, the flame goes out and the mood is ruined. Song Delu: “Don’t play with fire.” - When the System returns and sees that the world has gone off the rails, its mainframe crashes. [What have you done?!] Song Delu shows it her 100% screen-time score. “I got the screen time for a noticeable minor character like you said. What more do you want?” The System goes berserk: [Do you even remember the task was to be a noticeable minor character??? You became the lead!!!] Theme: Work hard in secret, then amaze everyone.