The world shifted without warning.
One mont, Mr.Nobody was sitting on a park bench, holding a half-lted ice cream with Toma. The next noise, lights, movent.
"...What the hell?" he muttered, standing still in the middle of a crowded shopping mall.
People walked past him like nothing was wrong. Conversations overlapped, footsteps echoed, and faint music drifted from sowhere above.
"...How did I get here?" he said under his breath.
"Wasn’t I at the park just now?"
His eyes moved around, trying to understand, but deep down, he already knew. This wasn’t normal. This was forced. Like a scene change in an episode.
Then he saw him....
A man stood near a flower shop, dressed neatly, posture straight, presence sharp. His hairstyle was clean, his movents confident...the kind of person who didn’t blend into the background. The complete opposite of Nobody. The man picked up a bouquet of red roses, big, bright, perfect, then turned and started walking forward.
Mr.Nobody followed his line of sight and froze. "...Toma?"
She was coming down the escalator, one hand lightly resting on the rail, completely unaware.
Sothing inside Nobody tightened. "No, not this. Not like this." His body moved before he could think. "I have to... Stop him. Stop whatever this is."
Because sothing felt wrong. Very wrong.
But the mont he took a step, his body stopped completely. "...Move. God damn it."
Nothing happened.
"Co on, my legs.....Move just for once." His legs refused. His hands didn’t respond. Even his voice felt heavy. "...No... not again..." A familiar glow appeared in front of his eyes.
[System Warning] User cannot interfere with the main plot of Shining Blossom. User cannot interfere with the male lead: Aiden.
"...Male lead?" His breath tightened.
"...You’ve got to be kidding ."
He forced his body, pushed, tried to step forward. Again, nothing happened. Like invisible chains were holding him in place.
"...Damn it!" He could only watch. Just like before awakening the system.
Toma stepped off the escalator. She looked ahead, then stopped.
"Aiden?" she said, surprised. "What’s with the flowers?"
Aiden smiled smoothly. "Flowers like these only suit in the hands of my beautiful childhood friend."
Toma rolled her eyes. "You always say such nonsense." She crossed her arms slightly. "When are you going to find soone?"
Aiden chuckled. "Well... she might be right in front of.." He stopped because Toma wasn’t looking at him anymore.
Her eyes had shifted. Past him. Toward Mr.Nobody. "...Huh, Nobody?" Then suddenly recognition. Her expression changed instantly. "Hey!" She rushed toward him.
Mr.Nobody’s eyes widened. "...Toma?"
She stopped right in front of him. "What are you doing here?" she asked. "It’s been a week since the park!"
His thoughts froze. "...A week?"
That didn’t make sense. For him, it had only been minutes. He had just seen her, just talked to her.
"...What...?" he whispered.
Behind her, Aiden walked closer, his expression calm, perfect, controlled.
"...Park?" he asked with a polite smile. "You guys know each other?" Mr.Nobody stiffened. "...It’s just..."
"He’s the one I told you about," Toma said quickly, smiling. "The guy from the train. He helped that day."
"I see," Aiden said softly. "Then I might be interrupting." He stepped slightly aside. "You two can continue."
"Not at all, Aidi,"
Toma said, turning toward Mr.Nobody. "Let introduce you."
She pointed. "This is Mr.Nobody."
Then she gestured toward Aiden. "And this is my childhood bestie, Aiden."
Mr.Nobody nodded awkwardly. "...Nice to et you."
Aiden extended his hand. "Likewise."
Their hands t...firm, brief...but sothing felt off. Like pressure. Like sothing invisible passed between them.
Then Aiden asked casually, "So... what do you do?"
Mr.Nobody blinked. "...Job? I’m just an ordinary employee at a Bank."
Aiden nodded. "Oh." Then added, "I run Nathen Industries. I am the Ceo there."
Mr.Nobody paused. "...Nathen what?"
For a second, silence.
Then Toma laughed. "Pfft.." She covered her mouth, still smiling.
Aiden’s smile didn’t disappear, but it tightened. "It’s one of the biggest companies in the city," he said. "You don’t know that?"
Mr.Nobody shrugged. "I go to work and go ho," he said. "That’s it."
Toma smiled, then looked at Aiden. "You should try acting normal like him sotis, Aidi." She smirked. "Instead of acting like so rich male lead from a romance novel."
Aiden laughed softly. "...Maybe." But his eyes didn’t laugh.
And then...the scene broke.
It was night. The red bike cut through empty streets. Mr.Nobody rode in silence, his helt visor reflecting passing lights. His thoughts were louder than the engine."...What just happened today...?"
The wind rushed past him.
"Toma."
"Aiden."
"The system."
"...Main plot..." he whispered.
"...Male lead..."
His grip tightened.
"Shining Blossom..." The na echoed in his head.
That system ssage. That restriction.
"...So that was it..." His voice dropped. "...That was the real story."
The bike accelerated even faster. The road stretched endlessly ahead, a dark and unknown path.
"...Toma...and Aiden...They’re the main characters..."
The realisation settled in, cold and unavoidable.
"And ...?...I’m not even supposed to be there."
The engine roared louder, as if answering him or warning him.
"...Then why..."
His eyes narrowed behind the helt. "...why does she keep choosing ?"
The bike sped forward into the night.
Because now this wasn’t just about being an NPC anymore. He had stepped into sothing bigger. A story already written, a plot already decided.
"If the system was right, then sooner or later, the writers would try to erase "
"But today was really unexpected"
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