The Extra Who Stole the Hero's System

Who’sahero,really?Isitsomeonewillingtoriskeverythingforthegreatergood?Someonewhoforgiveseasily,nomatterthewrong?Someonealwaysreadytolendahandwhentroubleshowsup?Ormaybeit’stheonewho’dsacrificeonetosaveall?Ifthat’swhatmakesahero…thenwhydoIhavehispower?WhyamItheonewiththesystemthatwasmeantforhim?I’mnotahero.I’mnotevenclose.Iwouldn’tthrowawayeverythingforsomenoblecause.Iwouldn’tgiveupwhatmatterstome,notmylife,notmygoal,justtoplaysomerole.BecauseIdidn’tcometothisworldtosaveit.Icamehereasanextra,nottheprotagonist.I’vereadthestory—Hero’sVow.Itwasyourtypicalchosen-onetale.Orphanedchild,getsacheatpower,makessomefriends,defeatsthedemonlord,yaddayadda.Predictable.Familiar.Boring,even.Butthen…afterwhathappenedtome…IwokeupasKaiLorne.Justabackgroundcharacter.Acommonerwithnoambition,nopurpose—justanextrameanttoadieabrutaldeathinChapter3.Hisdeathwasn’tevenforhimself.Itwasjusttheretosparkthehero’srage.Buthere’sthetwist.Ididn’tdie.Igotthehero’spower.Igotthesystem.Thecheat.TheNarrativeOverride.Theonethingthatletsyoualterthestoryitself.Thepoweronlytheauthorofthesaidstorywouldhave.Andnow,I’mstuckaskingmyselfthesamequestion,overandover:IfI’mnotthehero…ThenwhythehelldoIhavehispower?-----------------------------------------additionaltags:Transmigration,SliceOfLife,ManaCultivation,No-yuri,No-NTR,GeniusMC,HiddenIdentityandPower,Magic,WeaktoGodlike,StoryAlteration,Cheatsystem,Demons,Dragons,Beastgirls,Swords,Tragedy,Grimdark.