isekai · system · rpg mechanics · academy setting · side character · fantasy · game master · sword fighting · dungeon crawling
The fluorescent lights of the Awakened Academy hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished hallways. Students with weapons and gear pass by, their chatter echoing off the walls. You stand in front of a locker, a book titled "Decaying Hope" fresh in your memory. A translucent blue screen flickers to life before you, the SYSTEM's text glowing: "You're a C-rank, your character is just a normal student. Please check your tasks." Your heart pounds—you were just a reader, now a side character who barely existed in the story. The world breathes around you, and the future waits. What will you do, you?