I Became the Extra the Heroines are Obsessed with

Chapter 0 - Prologue



Chapter 0
Prologue

『 Translator – Divinity 』

“Theo…”

Long, white hair that shimmered like the dazzling moonlight and blue eyes that brought to mind a clear, deep lake.

“Are you free this weekend, by any chance?”

A kind and gentle smile that seemed as if it could suck you in.

“It’s nothing special, there’s just somewhere I want to go.”

And the blush that rose like a full moon between his neatly dressed uniform and white skin.

Truly, it was enough to shake the heart of any man.

“Would it… be alright?”

It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t shaken too.

Why, you ask?

Well, because she was one of the most popular people in the academy.

But I can’t.

No.

I mustn’t.

I am an outsider who has intervened in this place.

Among them, I am nothing more than an extra with no significance whatsoever.

***

There are many people in the world.

Office workers, students, housewives, professional gamers, novelists, and so on.

They live their lives with their own occupations, fulfilling their own roles.

Then, as time passes, goals change, and roles are redefined.

We sometimes think we are living the lives of extras while watching those who are ahead of us.

Because that person is different, because I can’t reach them…

Perhaps, with the exception of a few, it’s a feeling everyone has experienced at least once.

I can’t say that everyone will agree with this.

Some will just brush it off as nothing.

Some positivists say:

— If you look at it from a different perspective, we may all be the protagonists writing our own stories

What a funny thing to say.

From the standpoint of someone who is destined to be an extra from the start, it’s a statement that can only elicit curses.

Yeah, just like me.

‘These fucking, shitty characters. They can’t even do one thing right even when it’s spoon-fed to them.’

I was possessed.

By a depressing, trashy novel disguised as a romance fantasy.

‘No, but why is the protagonist such an idiot? Did he receive a poor upbringing?’

It’s been a year since I fell into this goddamn place.

After much effort, my presence increased enough to earn me at least a line in the main story.

But that was all.

The treatment I received was still that of a passing extra #1.

“Hey, you… what was your name again?”

“It’s Theonar, senior.”

“Right, Theonar. Clean properly. What’s with all this dust?”

“Yes… I’ll clean it thoroughly.”

The person I just spoke with is a senior one year above me, Aldania Isabelle.

A woman with flowing short bobbed hair and fiery red eyes.

One of the heroines of this world.

“Damn it, I clean every morning and evening, and she still can’t remember my name. That blockhead.”

Despite her beautiful appearance, she has a foul mouth and enjoys physical altercations, making her the academy’s top fighter.

That’s Aldania Isabelle for you.

[Presence increases.]

[EXP + 1]

“I worked my ass off cleaning for two hours, and I only get 1 point…”

After being possessed in the novel, I became a freshman at Arcane, the prestigious academy directly under the Imperial family.

The most prestigious academy in the empire.

At first, I was filled with curiosity and excitement every day after entering this fantasy world, but that was only temporary.

 

[Your role is ‘Extra’.]

[You can acquire Extra Points and use various functions.]

[※Caution: Please be aware that your sense of self will disappear as your presence fades.]

That kind of message appeared and made me despair.

‘Couldn’t you just let me live comfortably?’

I came to the fantasy world I longed for. I wanted to live doing what I wanted.

But what’s this?

It says my sense of self will be erased if I don’t get involved in the main story where the main characters and key figures are intertwined.

‘The reason I’m working twice as hard as before I was possessed is because of that damn presence.’

I once experimented to see what it meant to lose my sense of self.

I stayed in my dorm room for a week and observed the situation.

“…Did I transfer to elementary school?”

Suddenly, I couldn’t remember parts of my childhood, as if they had been forcibly ripped away.

At that time, I was seized by an indescribable fear and terror.

After that, I made every effort to increase my presence even a little.

The time I was possessed was one year before the main story began.

It was a time when the protagonist had not yet come to the academy.

‘Back then, I really thought it was over.’

The concept of ‘presence’ was quite subjective, so I didn’t know what approach to take.

I tried to stick by the protagonist’s side and take on the role of a weak but kind friend.

But the protagonist wasn’t even present in this timeline.

So the method I chose was this:

“Theo, can you explain this to me?”

“Yeah, let me see. I’ll write down the solution.”

To linger around the heroines.

A strategy to maintain a fleeting presence in the minds of the main characters.

Of course, this required a certain condition.

To make them need me.

“…I don’t quite understand even after looking at the solution.”

“Look closely. It’s similar to what we did last time.”

“Is that so? Theo, you’re so smart, unlike me.”

I pretended to be smart to naturally approach the heroine who was my classmate.

“I wonder why our club, the Empire’s No. 1 Mystery and Supernatural Phenomena Research Club, has no members…”

I joined the club run by the heroine and pretended to be interested.

“Hmm, the cleaning is spotless today.”

Telling blatant lies about respecting her, I cleaned the empty notebook frequently used by the heroine

“You are a devout believer. May the will of Illea be with you today too…”

I joined a religious group I didn’t even believe in and recited prayers like a fanatic.

As a result of living a life where even ten bodies wouldn’t be enough, a year passed.

[EXP Owned – 100,000]

“I finally achieved it!”

I finally achieved the distant goal of 100,000 points.

Points earned by accumulating 1 point at a minimum, 2 points at most.

Extra Points, commonly known as EXP, had many uses.

Starting with various consumables, including weapons and other equipment.

Even artifacts that could be called opportunities.

“But what’s the point of all this…”

Frankly, if I were the main character?

Then I would have bought and assembled everything to become overpowered.

But…

“…What can a mere extra do?”

The final villain of this novel can only be defeated by the protagonist.

This place is a kind of set for the protagonist’s solo stage.

And the surrounding characters are supporting actors who will make the protagonist shine.

‘I’m just background character #1 passing by.’

There’s no real point in me getting stronger.

My goal should be the smooth progression of the main story.

Because if the protagonist and the heroines fail, who knows what might happen?

As an extra, I’ll linger around them and help them grow.

That’s the only way for me to return to reality.


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