Kael died… and honestly?
It wasn't even dramatic.
No truck. No hero moment. No last words.
Just a normal day—then darkness.
Then—
[Initializing System…]
A sharp blue light pierced his vision.
Kael flinched, gasping as he sat upright.
Cold stone floor. Towering walls. Endless spiraling stairs stretching upward into darkness.
"…What the hell…?"
His voice echoed.
Not a hospital. Not heaven.
Definitely not home.
[Welcome to the Tower.]
[All participants must climb.]
[Failure = Erasure.]
"…Participants?"
Kael looked around.
Dozens of people stood nearby—confused, panicking, some already crying.
Then—
[Assigning Roles…]
One by one, glowing screens appeared before everyone.
"YES! I got S-Rank Warrior!"
"I'm a Mage! A real Mage!!"
"Wait… what's a Support Class?!"
Kael's turn.
A screen flickered into existence.
Glitched.
Flickered again.
Then—
[Role Assigned: NPC]
"…What?"
He blinked.
"NPC?"
Non-Player Character.
A background character.
A nobody.
Laughter broke out nearby.
"HAHAHA! This guy's an NPC?!"
"Bro isn't even a player!"
"Good luck being useless!"
Kael frowned.
"…This has to be a joke."
But the system wasn't done.
[Unique Skill Granted]
[Perspective Sync – SSS Rank (Corrupted)]
"…SSS?"
Silence fell on Kael.
Everyone seems stopped talking as he looked the message.
[Skill Description:]
Allows the user to temporarily synchronize with another individual's perspective, system, and abilities.
[***Warning: Instability detected.***]
"…Okay… that doesn't sound useless."
Kael smirked slightly.
Then—
His vision snapped.
***SHIFT***
He was no longer in his body.
"Forward! Don't stop!!"
A booming voice came from his mouth—
Wait.
Not his voice.
Heavy armor weighed on his shoulders.
A sword in his hand.
Arrows flying past.
[Name: Sir Darius]
[Class: Knight – B Rank]
[Level: 12]
"…I'm… someone else?"
Kael's thoughts raced.
Then—
A monster lunged.
Huge. Fast.
Deadly.
"OH SH—"
He tried to dodge—
Too slow.
SLASH
Pain exploded.
Then—
Darkness.
***SHIFT***
Kael collapsed back onto the tower floor, gasping.
"…WHAT WAS THAT?!"
Sweat dripped down his face.
His heart pounded like it was about to explode.
[Perspective Sync Complete.]
[Cooldown: 10 minutes]
Kael stared at the system screen.
Then slowly… he smiled.
"…So I'm not a player…"
"…I'm an NPC."
"…And I can be...anyone."
And somewhere above—
The Tower watched.
[Floor 1 Objective Updated:]
[Survive the First Night.]
"…Yeah," Kael muttered, standing up.
"This is gonna be fun."