Pointo_Jurnamsa

I am an extra. That is an undeniable fact. As a mere extra in a fantasy world filled with sparkling heroes, charming princesses, and mysterious antagonists, my existence is merely to serve as a backdrop for them. But I, Arkan, will not remain silent! Why be satisfied with being ordinary, when I can be extraordinary?

In this world, I might be just a herb shopkeeper who doesn't even get to be in the main dialogue. But somehow, my life began to change after I accidentally obtained an Artifact That Extra Characters Should Not Be Able to Have.

Now, with a power that invites more trouble than anything else, I struggle to avoid the attention of the main characters... or steal their attention?

Don't Want to Be Ordinary Even Though I'm an Extra Character

-Third-Person Perspective-

The clear autumn sky stretched endlessly over golden wheat fields, where the scent of freshly harvested soil blended with the bustling voices of farmers tying up their season's hard-earned crops.

Today marked the first tax collection under Arkan's rule in Lawrence Territory.

A wooden carriage filled with census documents and recording tools rolled through the countryside, accompanied by administrative officials and armed guards. Some of them still looked uneasy, as this new system had never been implemented before.

Unlike the previous taxation methods, which relied on forced collection and vague estimations by village heads, Arkan introduced a census-based taxation system—using pre-printed forms that recorded land ownership, total harvest, and estimated village needs.

[77] The Countdown to Independence