A Guide for Fans in a World

“Saluting you on behalf of fate, the unluckiest of the unlucky in this generation~” there are barely any fans for A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga, so I am determined to expand this fandom with this blog.

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A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga

Links:

Novelupdates: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/a-guide-for-background-characters-to-survive-in-a-manga/comment-page-2/

Chinese original: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5716806

I was thinking the shorthand for us to refer to the novel could be GFBC (Guide for Background Characters) if anyone has other ideas feel free to tell me!

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su bei x mo xiaotian fan fic idea

mo xiaotian is an urban free climber like alain robert, and su bei is the policeman who has to keep arresting him.

Su Bei waiting at the top arms crossed, maybe mo xiaotian down climbing after just to not run into him

maybe the first time su bei see mx on the top of the building and thinks he's gonna commit sewerslide and he rushes to the top to stop him

once they get to know eachother better, mo xiaotian literally climbing su bei's apartment building and entering through his window

everyone at the police station knows that su bei always the one to deal with mo xiaotian, whenever there's a radio about him, he's sent

one time mo xiaotian using his climbing ability for good, saving someone from a fire by climbing a building and carrying them down?

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Jiang Tianming is kinda like Deku, cause they both have multiple abilities from dead people lol.

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Like we all lost out on season 3 😭😭😭. I wanna know who's Jiang Tianming's father too! I want more Su Bei content, I want Su Bei letting himself be close to his classmates, I want

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little excerpt for a fanfic idea I probably won't write, because that would making up the whole season 1 plot that happens before the academy and ughhhh.

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"So you think it's a familial soul bond? Cause it could totally be familial soul bond considering me and Jiang Tianming are orphans."

Lan Subing lets out a choked high pitched noise, stepping back like she just found someone killed her dog or something.

"Mingbai-" Jiang Tianming hisses under his breath.

"Sorry, I use humor as a coping mechanism," Wu Mingbai says, not sounding sorry at all.

Years of pushing his feelings away about Jiang Tianming, because they were obviously not soulmates, and the fact they were both boys, only to find out the only reason their soul marks didn't form was because of some random girl.

Wow. Just wow. He knew there could be soul bonds with more than two people for familial and platonic, but not romantic, how would it even work? You can't get married with two people, can't kiss two people at once or-

Wu Mingbai looks at Jiang Tianming who's gone over to comfort Lan Subing.

-maybe it's some messed up relationship triangle where everyone feels different things about each other.

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I find it sad how throughout the story we don't really get to see Su Bei's actual personality.

Stuff like him wanting to watch the drama, being morally grey (when in literally every timeline he never becomes evil), and always wanting something in return, is just a caricature to show the readers, but he still has to act like that around his other classmates too anyway because it's not like his classmates are going to suddenly forget how he acted before if he switches back to his original personality.

And we see this pointed out by Feng Lan sometimes, cause Su Bei sometimes just says lines to go in the manga for a moment, and Feng Lan is like 'it felt like you were acting different than usual' for a moment and stuff.

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Is it weird to just want to make an edit of words in the novel? Put some music and transitions and it'd probably slap ngl.

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mo xiaotian defintely listens to kpop. don't ask me why, I just know.

also listen to strategy by twice if you haven't already, i'm obsessed.

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I don't know if it has to do with the translation, but some of the world building is just sad. Mus Country? Dragon Country?

Mus Country Language?

Like it'd be nice if they had their own special made up names for both the country and language. Like it feels like slapping random names onto countries (especially for Dragon Country aka China) for uh copyright or politic reasons I think?

Like at least it's more creative than A Country or M Country which I've seen in other novels.

Like we want more of places like Apogod which is an actually kind of creative name.

(I know I complain about the story alot, but it comes from a place of love.)

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Did anyone in the story ever stop to think how horrible of an idea turning all nightmare beasts to humans would be?

Like all of the sudden you have all these humans who already have their assets given to their family and stuff, like do they get it back? They have nowhere to live, no jobs, and what about the ones who have no living family members or friends?

Also what do you do when more people die? Just revive them again and again from nightmare beasts? Would that give them new bodies, or would there just be multiple corpses of the same person?

What if they still have memories of being a nightmare beast and have to live with the guilt of killing lots of people? Or even worse, they still want to kill people?

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It's kinda nice how casually close Class S are. Like Si Zhaohua just offering Su Bei to stay at his place so he doesn't have to travel so far, or Li Shu and Su Bei just going out to eat.

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Wu Jin's go to explanation is just legit: "My dad told me to."

and honestly? Iconic.

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Yo what's the timeline here. Cause before Su Bei said his father died 5 years ago and thats when he wants the organization to start, and Su Bei is 15 so that would make him 10 at that time. And it would also make him be able to be trained in stuff.

But later, as the Destiny leader, his first task is when he's six year's old??

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I really like the dynamic in Class S of all the rich kids. The trio of Si Zhaohua, Ai Baozhu, and Zhou Renjie + Feng Lan and Lan Subing. With Si Zhaohua and Ai Baozhu not liking dirty things, Si Zhaohua refusing to eat skewers at the food street at first, everyone being like Zhou Renjie are you dumb?! when they find out he put Ai Baozhu in his stomach.

Si Zhaohua knowing Zhou Renjie is annoying, but having known him for a long time so he feels close to him but helps others not get annoyed by him.

Lan Subing being moved by Su Bei and Mu Tieren paying their part of the meal because people expect her to be the one treating.

The trio literally trying to solve things with money. Like Si Zhaohua suggesting paying people so they can experiment on them to find a cure adding some ~moral greyness~.

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"What else? Did they lure us here for a cozy night’s rest?" I said lazily, pulling a lollipop from my Storage Bag, unwrapping it, and popping it in my mouth. The lack of Mental Energy and rest left me drained. I needed sugar to keep my brain sharp. Seeing the others stare silently, I offered generously: "Want some?" I thought they’d refuse, but surprisingly, each took one, depleting my once-plentiful stock. Five of us, each with a lollipop in our mouths, made for a comical scene." - chp 83

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Bro, what is this? 💀💀💀

"Handling five enemies wasn’t difficult. The only trouble was an Ability user with [Toilet Brush]. He charged forward, waving his brush, shouting: “This [Toilet Brush] is the real deal, used in actual toilets!”

Everyone: “…”

Even his teammates backed away in disgust, afraid of touching something they shouldn’t.

Si Zhaohua’s face turned green, his voice cracking: “Don’t let him near! Renjie, use your Ability!”

But in this extreme situation, Zhou Renjie stood his ground for once: “No way!”

Swallowing that guy and letting him poke around with the brush inside? He’d never eat again.

To show his resolve, he “swallowed” an enemy cowering in the back. He could only hold one at a time, so until he released this one, he couldn’t use his Ability again.

Mu Tieren, Ling You, and my faces weren’t exactly pleasant either. Who could stay calm in this situation?

Mu Tieren, usually a melee fighter, didn’t dare approach. Even he didn’t want to touch that thing!

Ling You was even less suited—her Ability was useless against such a rogue.

I could attack from a distance, but Toilet Brush Guy wasn’t a pushover. He wielded his brush expertly, deflecting most of my Gears, especially those aimed at critical spots like his throat.

No choice left—we couldn’t retreat further. I sighed and decided to use my Ability. Among the countless Gears I’d sent, one had grazed his head, successfully linking to his Destiny Compass.

I gently nudged the pointer.

Everyone saw the Yellow-Haired Boy’s face pale. The next second, Toilet Brush Guy, charging forward, tripped over his own feet and crashed to the ground.

Almost instantly, Mu Tieren stepped forward and knocked him out with a hand chop.

Seeing him fully unconscious, everyone let out a small sigh of relief. That “weapon” was a massive threat to both sides." - chp 81

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The dynamic between Su Bei and Ling You in the different space maze is legit so cute. It's nice how the author isn't afraid to put a rare pair together.

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"No time to think—the “King” was too fast. He had to decide now!

Gritting his teeth, Su Bei grabbed Ling You, leaping behind the “Queen” a second before the “King” reached...

...Ling You stood too, lacking memories of petrification, puzzled: “Why are you here?”

Su Bei, too lazy to explain, said: “Guess.”" - chp 80

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"At this point, I suddenly winked, flashing a sly grin: “I’m staying to watch the show.”

This time, Ling You genuinely felt a slight urge to laugh. She lowered her head and coughed once: “We’ll see.”" - chp 81

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"After a full day of classes, at dismissal, Su Bei sighed deeply, looking mournfully at Ling You, who was quietly packing her bag: “Ling You, how come I’m not grouped with you!”

Unlike everyone else, Ling You’s Ability was born for war. Her Ability, [Plague], just by its name, indicated that the more enemies, the better for her. Once a plague spread, it could easily wipe out masses.

If he could be grouped with Ling You, things would be much simpler. With proper precautions, dealing with enemies would be a breeze.

Hearing this, Ling You looked up at him: “Should I ask the teacher if I can switch teams?”

Last time in the Maze Different Space, Su Bei had helped her a lot, and Ling You had always wanted to repay him but never found the chance. Su Bei wasn’t the type to ask for help. He slacked off, sure, but he always completed his tasks well, needing no assistance.

This time was no different. Su Bei casually waved his hand: “No, no, how could I steal someone else’s fifty points?”

Seeing him decline, Ai Baozhu happily came over and hugged Ling You’s arm: “Xiao You, you can’t leave. I’m counting on you to help me get those fifty points.”" - chp 106