the side character
On the high platform made especially for the death match, surrounded by thousands of spectators.
The mighty main character stood with a puffed chest and an arrogant smile still lingering on his face.
Blood was dripping from his sword.
The surrounding crowd was cheering for the hero and jeering at the side character thug,
The side character laid before the mighty hero, with a bleeding stomach.
Wang jian the mighty main character spoke with ridicule " spike head … weren't you arrogant and haughty just a moment ago, you called me a trash and wanted to destroy my danatain to waste my cultivation … but look what has become of you, now you are the real trash…"
spike head who was in extreme pain and loss, couldn't bear this ridicule. He vomited blood and lost consciousness.
The crowd dispersed as the hero left the scene.
only the side character laid their bleeding, no one showed any care or concern.
After everyone left, two servant disciples came and picked up the side character on a stretcher.
Servant one spoke with disdain " Why do we have to take care of this trash…"
servant two rebuked " shut up, even though he has become a trash… this guy belongs to one of the influential family…. We can mock him and disrespect him, but we should never disrespect the family behind him… It is the same reason why even the school will not directly throw him out but just demote him to a servant disciple… let's get going, we are wasting our cultivation time by discussing this trash's life…"
....
On the foot of an unknown mountain near by the dump-yard, there stood a shabby and dilapidated house.
Inside it the side character was struggling for his life on a broken bed, the rough and hard breathing was the only noise in the surrounding….
When the night grew darker the sound of the breathing also grew milder, as he finally took his last breath…
when the eerie silence was prevailing the shabby house, all of a sudden a
light appeared inside the dark unlit room and it enveloped the side character…
" cough… cough…"
"ouch, ouch…. Ouch ,ouch ouch...ha why is my stomach hurting so much… f**k is my shoulder bone broken …. f**k did someone push me off a ten storied building…. Wait a second why is it so dark here , my memory is all mushy…"
" Ha that is right f**k, that black market guy cheated me, son of a bit.. sold me, a fake…. Now I have lost my eyesight and my body is hurting all over..."
....
Rewinding time a little bit and traveling unknown distances, in an entirely different world. A young college student was sitting on his bed holding a bottle.
This guy was an introverted otaku. His name was Andrew, he didn't have any friends and the only thing he really enjoyed was reading light novels, watching animation and playing games. Reanimation and transmigration was his favorite.
One day he got this weird idea of committing suicide and getting reanimated or transmigrated, and today he was ready to put it into practice, but he started wavering when the time came.
Andrew thought " What if it doesn't work… but how do I know, this is so confusing and irritable …
the black market guy said that if only half the bottle is taken I will enter a coma or near death state and can still be saved….
I will call 911 and then take half the solution, I can check whether there is a possibility of reanimation or afterlife…"
" gulp.. gulp… hmm… was I supposed to call 911 after or before taking the poison… ha I am feeling drowsy, ha why is it dark all of a sudden, s**t I lost my eyesight…. f**k I can't dial the number anymore….. f**k you black market guy…."
Thud...…..
[[ special Authors note : This novel or me personally do not support suicide, this work is just a figment of my imagination …. and do not completely trust black market products..]]
...
Due to some dumb luck this dumb guy got transmigrated into our side character Spike head's body.
" where is my phone, f**k why does this s**t hurt so much...haah.."
After struggling in pain for some more, Andrew accepted his fate and laid still waiting for his death to arrive… but his doom never arrived.
But as he was trying to close his eyes and accept his death, he heard a calm and pleasing voice in his head…
"The side character system is being activated…. receive untold riches and power…. Initial protocols are being implemented...beep beep… requesting authorization"
Andrew who had accepted his death was like he was in a dream and thought " Is this real … am I having some near death dream experience…. No, the sound is still very clear and I can feel the pain in my body… Did I really hit the jackpot… wait , I didn't give authorization … "
" yes ..yes.. I authorize.."
The system beep continued
" beep ...beep.."
He further thought
" I will wait for the system to completely load… hmm why is it called a side character… hah doesn't matter I will be able to know soon..."
1 minute…
5 minute…
30 minutes….
When the waiting became unbearable, Andrew spoke.
" Hello system can you tell me exactly how long it will take for the system to activate….."
No replay came…
45 minutes…..
" hmm… I have heard that some systems can have an haughty character… , but I am in so much pain…"
" system can you at least, do something about the pain in my body please…"
No replay…
1 hour….
" Maybe I am doing this the wrong way…. System I command you, to answer me…"
1 hour 15 min…
" I as your owner command you… instantly replay to my queries.."
....
" open system prompt…"
...…
...
2 hours
" system I beg you…. Please have little mercy…"
suddenly an arrogant and unpleasing voice was heard…
" That is better, you are just a side character … so know your place…"
Andrew wanted to cry all of a sudden " why are you so arrogant, aren't you also named side character system….."
" shut up you dumb-a*s…. How can a side character even compare itself with the system...hmm…"
Andrew didn't know what to speak and he thought
" The change of attitude is so drastic… but I am in so much pain"
But enduring everything he spoke again " can you at least relieve me of this pain…."
" No"
" Can you give me a opening gift or something including healing"
"No"
"How about a small mission, with a reward of healing…"
"No"
There was an eerie silence in the dark room…. But smoke was coming out of the side character's body due to his immense anger.
" f**k you son of a bit.., you mo..fucker …. , get out of me immediately and let me die in peace…."
" Puhaha….. you are already bound to me now, not even death can separate me from you now… and don't shout out like an i***t each time you want to speak, if someone sees you they will think you are a mad i***t…. Just focus on the silver emblem to your left and speak in your mind "
Andrew knew he was in some kind of deep s**t now.
He knew he needed to endure for now and wait for an opportunity….
So he changed his attitude and tried to figure out the symbol that was supposed to be there, when he focused he found that there was indeed a minute symbol on the left side of his eyesight.
Even in the darkness that he was experiencing, and when he focused on it the symbol became clearer.
It had an outline of two silver diamonds one inside another and inside the outline a guy was on his four legs on the ground and another guy was kicking him.
Andrew was dazed and he thought " what kind of shitty symbol is this, clearly I am the guy who is getting beaten up in the symbol… no I need to focus on other things that matter now"
he spoke again to the system
" system please help me I am in so much pain…"
The same cold replay came " no"
" but why…"
This time there was a little silence and an actual replay came
" you are a side character so it is your duty to get beaten up and endure pain, the system will make sure that you will follow your duty…"
Andrew had a feeling that his mind has gone blank for one minute, he had the feeling that he entered the purgatory, where different kind of punishment will be given to him and he will endure eternal t*****e.
After being silent for a long time and enduring pain, he further came back to his senses and thought " No this is not completely true, every system has a carrot and stick ideology… there must be some advantage for the pain I endure…"
Gaining a little more courage and optimism he further inquired " system can you please tell me if enduring pain and getting beaten up, make me stronger somehow.."
Replay came again " No"
...…
" hmmm ….. is there any advantage at all to enduring pain and getting beaten up…"
The cold voice replayed " You get to play video games… I am going on a date, don't disturb me for the day…."
There was silence again....
Andrew couldn't hold it anymore and lost consciousness in pain.