Hard Mode NPC

Playing as the protagonist in a game makes everything easy—great weapons, powerful skills, and enemies fall without a fight. But it’s a whole different story when you’re trapped as an NPC. Merit, a top-tier player praised for his skills but notorious for his terrible attitude, unlocked the “Hardest Difficulty Mode” on his third clear of Red Horizon. Accidentally agreeing to something unknown, he’s sucked into the game world as a supporting NPC. His only way out? Reach the ending and defeat the world’s strongest protagonist. Along the way, Merit must pretend to befriend the hero while scheming to trip him up, using every trick he has to survive deadly monsters and brutal bosses—including facing Altair, a cold-blooded villain who seems to remember who Merit really is?!