Survival Rules For a Side Character

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.