Reincarnated into a Doomed Novel as an Unknown Extra

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[You have become the only winner of the 86th season of The Land of Challenges! Overwhelming the last 2 challenges alone after returning from death, you earned your freedom out of The Land of Challenges and the upcoming rewards]

[You will have the role of a VVIP viewer in the next season. We hope that you survive until then]

[When you enter the leaving portal, you will be teleported to the first place you think about]

[You will earn your rewards after you leave, ensuring that no one will see them]

[You can ask any normal question to Veydar before leaving. You and everyone that is watching will hear the answer]

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"..."

Seeing that I won, I didn't feel any joy or happiness, just… some sadness.

I didn't want to be the only winner.

Sighing inwardly, I continued reading until I reached the last message.

'Any… normal question?'

It probably meant that I couldn't ask about the abyss for example. Just normal questions.

But that was good.

I had some questions — questions that echoed in my mind since I entered this place. And now, I can finally ask them.

"Why…"

My voice lingered in the air as I continued:

"Why did you d̶̴͞͞ǫ̸̕ this show? Why did you choose us of all people? How did you choose the VIP and VVIP viewers? What is the t̕͡h̷͜e͝ point of all this? Are yờ̷͜͟u̸̷͟͜͝ doing all this, making us suffer, just for entertainment? And what is the meaning of these challenges?!"

I let all the questions I held inside my mind for a long time out, waiting for the promised answers.

"...Haah"

A deep sigh rang in the place, taking my attention completely.

"The usual questions, huh? I expected this to be honest."

A soft man's voice whispered through the air. It was low and calm, but I felt a hidden pressure behind it.

The voice suddenly continued:

"I did this because I'm the Origin of Entertainment. That's my path, and this is the best way I found to stay as an origin. If you try to become an origin someday — you will understand. This name isn't random."

He paused for a moment, letting me absorb his words then continued:

"I didn't choose you personally. I gave my subordinates a few conditions to follow when selecting challengers — and you were among those who met them. No family, no grand fate, something useful about you, and negative luck. Then it was all random."

'Random… I understand now.'

I had a mysterious idea about negative luck and grand fate. If there were affinities for elements like time and space, then fate and luck were probably elements too.

And I seemed to not be doing well at both of them…

"For VIP viewers, they are those who have the highest luck and either the greatest fates in their world, or not affected by fate at all. And the VVIP are the winners of the last seasons, just like you!"

"For the last question, you probably guessed some of it. All the creatures you have met so far have died from a long time. I just used them for my challenges and added the corruption to reflect their kingdom's corruption."

'So that's why… I never saw anything about corruption in their memories…'

"Oh! Last thing, yes, I did all that for entertainment! And I feel no guilt nor regret. Any more questions?"

I stared at the darkness silently as he finished talking.

In the end, it was all a game for him… and we all were too weak to do anything.

Not only me and the other challengers, not only Eldoria, but even 85 worlds before us couldn't do anything.

The origin entity, Veydar, was playing with all these worlds for years and no one had the power to stop him!

But that… that was what I needed to reach. That was what I had to achieve to ensure that no being would treat me or those who helped me as a stupid show.

"How to… become an or͠i͟g̢i̸n͘."

My question lingered in the air, but no one answered.

Frustrated, I clenched my fists firmly until they began to crack and moved to the portal.

I had made up my mind.

'Someday… I'll become an origin.'

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"So that's the end… I'm really happy for him."

The TV turned off for the last time, and the laptop was glowing brightly, maybe waiting for me to see my rewards.

But my mind was focused on that origin's speech.

"Hah."

A soft laugh escaped my mouth.

"No wonder many good things were happening to me. I was so lucky after all."

I could use my luck to explain almost everything that happened to me except my family's death.

But then came another question.

"Do I have a great fate… or not affected by it? And what will that mean to me?"

It was easy to understand luck, but fate was a mystery to me. Even in the novels and the games, it always had a different meaning.

Was it the inevitability? But then wouldn't that be the opposite of the unpredictable luck?

Unfortunately, I knew no one that would help me understand that.

I shook my head and decided to focus on the important matter.

My rewards!

I opened the laptop with a wide smile spread across my face.

In the middle of it, there was a document named "congratulations".

"Ohh I really love gambling… I mean, only when I win it."

I opened the document instantly and began to read.

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❖ Congratulations! The challenger you have chosen not only survived, but even won The Land of Challenges!

❖ Once you leave this place, you will see the items that are listed below behind you.

[Aether Core's Seed]

Description: Absorbs both your mana and aura cores, replacing them with an aether core. This core can store both mana and anti-mana like mana cores but with turning them into aether. It can also convert mental power directly into aether, much like the function of the aura cores.

Warning: Using this item will cause intense pain.

[Aether Talent Elixir]

Description: Greatly enhances your natural talent for controlling aether.

[Cosmic Spirit Egg]

Description: Formed from the cosmic energy of space. The spirit that hatches from the egg will depend on the one who has fed it. Feed it your will once everyday to accelerate the hatching process. The quality of your will determines how long it will take to hatch. Once born, the spirit will form an unbreakable bond with you. And once you feed it your will, no one else will have the ability to feed it.

[Ancient Runes Skill Book]

Description: Contains lost knowledge of ancient runes from an unknown world. Requires a Tier 5 aether core to use.

❖ See you again next season.

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"..."

The more I read through it, the wider my mouth opened from shock.

Seeing all these great rewards and reading them again and again — only one thing left my mouth…

"haha… HAHAHA!"