Reincarnated as a mob. That's how it usually begins, doesn't it?

But isn't this development a *little* strange? Most people lament being a mob, but then go on to achieve feats that outshine the protagonist.

Well, of course. That's only natural, since they know the story and put in effort from early on.

So, it's more accurate to put it this way:

I reincarnated as a mob protagonist.

I reincarnated. As a mob protagonist.

To be precise, I reincarnated as a mob from a popular novel. Someone who doesn't appear in the story *at all*.

"Wait a minute, then you're not even a mob!" It wouldn't be strange for someone to retort.

But that novel, it's pretty popular, you see. So popular that it was adapted into a game.

And I'm the game's...