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Survival Rules For a Side Character

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All my life, I’ve been an ordinary person. I wasn’t a genius, I wasn’t even average in sports or academics. But I always tried to live with a certain order. I woke up at the same time every day, went to bed at the same time, studied at the same time, ate at the same time— Even the time I used the bathroom was the same every day. And honestly, I was happy that way. What’s so wrong about being ordinary? Not everyone has to be a hero. And I had absolutely zero interest in becoming one. I didn’t want to be one of those flashy people in class either. All I wanted was to live a quiet, structured life without drawing attention to myself. But one day, while reading my favorite fantasy novel, my vision slowly darkened. And when I opened my eyes again— Just as you might expect—I had been reincarnated as a side character in the very story I’d been reading. A side character with no significance to the plot. The path before me was clear. I had already created my rules. Rule #1: Never get close to the main character. Rule #2: Avoid any girl who has the potential to fall in love with the main character. Rule #3: No harems allowed. Rule #4: Make friends only with people who clearly have side character traits. These were just a few of my rules. Of course, some rules might change depending on the situation… That’s what he believed. And so, the story began- The tale of a plain, rule-bound side character trying to survive in a world that didn’t care about side characters.
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