Playing a Background Character in a Manga

Ever since transmigrating into this parallel world, Shi Yuan had lived as an ordinary person. On top of that, he was socially anxious, and whenever he found himself in a crowd, his facial expressions would randomly go out of control. With no other choice, he made a living writing web novels.

Then one day, a comics app mysteriously appeared on his phone.

[Aura Points: 3]

Shi Yuan realized that things seemed to have started going wrong from that day onward.

Scenario One: He went grocery shopping and encountered a tall, expressionless man cutting in line. His face randomly contorted into a look so cold it seemed as if he had spent ten years gutting fish at a supermarket, his gaze making it look like he wanted to gut someone.

The man’s expression changed on the spot. He slowly backed away and stammered, “Please, go ahead...”

The enforcers and villains lying in wait nearby changed their expressions too.

Someone even Black Hawk fears must be a terrifying, ruthless criminal mastermind, right?

Then... Shi Yuan inexplicably had the leader of a villain organization step down and yield the position to him, forcing him to become the new boss. He looked at the savage villains, their faces full of reverence and awe.

Shi Yuan: “...”

This makes no sense.

He turned around and went to the police station, only to be deeply wounded by the wary, suspicious looks of the officers.

Believe me, I really am just an ordinary person!

When he got home, exhausted in body and mind, he opened the comic to unwind and discovered that its latest chapter, from a series called The Boundary Between Two Worlds, actually featured him. The comments were full of people speculating whether this mysterious, brooding new character was the ultimate villain.

[Aura Points: 2,000. You have activated the {I Spent Ten Years Gutting Fish at the Supermarket} Aura. Would you like to upgrade it?]

Shi Yuan: “??”

Scenario Two: On his way home, Shi Yuan spotted an injured little animal at a street corner. He carried it to a nearby clinic for treatment. The doctor seemed wealthy and radiated a cold, aloof air.

His facial expression randomly went out of control again, turning into a strange smile. But he politely paid the bill, then carried the little animal home.

At the clinic, the doctor couldn’t help falling to his knees. Trembling with fear, he murmured, “Could someone who can casually carry an S-rank creature from another realm be the leader of the Rebellion Church, an SS-rank esper?”

How could the Justice Organization possibly stand a chance?

Back home, Shi Yuan gathered a pile of ragged clothes to make a little nest. He patted the animal, his heart melting. “Stay here and be good. I’ll take care of you.”

The creature, mysteriously stripped of all its abilities, even its power to transform, trembled in terror.

Could this person be the SS-rank leader of the Justice Organization?

Was it going to get beaten to death? QAQ

Then... Shi Yuan opened the comic and learned that the worlds on either side of the boundary really existed. The Rebellion Church and the Justice Organization were both fanatically treating him as their leader and asking him to order an attack on the other side.

Shi Yuan: “...”

Am I supposed to fight myself?

And you’ve got the wrong person!

The actual leaders of the two sides heard that an ordinary person was impersonating them and secretly came to investigate. Then they saw...

The ordinary person who ruled both organizations was smiling as he played with an octopus radiating an eerie aura in the bathtub. An SS-rank monster lay at his feet, and a twisted, tormented doll sat on the table.

The two leaders tacitly decided to step down and yield their positions, then retire from the world of conflict for good.

What’s so great about fighting? Better to live peacefully, QAQ.

With no one else at home, Shi Yuan smiled as he teased the octopus in the fish tank, scratched the dog, and wiped down the trinket he had just bought for 9.9 yuan.

At last, he sat down with a grave expression, opened his phone, and stared in despair at the several serialized comics that had mysteriously appeared there.

Superpower crime comics, monster comics, anomaly comics, magic comics: plots that should have belonged to the protagonists and villains had all taken bizarre turns because of the presence of an “extra” like him.

He read the comments praising how compelling he was as a villain, how powerful he was as a mysterious leader of the righteous path, and how awesome he was as the enigmatic master manipulating the world of anomalies.

He silently rubbed his face.

He really hoped he could keep living a peaceful life from now on.

Theme: Use wisdom to overcome danger, stay focused on your goal, and keep moving forward one step at a time