Transmigrate inside a Web Novel as a Side Character.

As the two were in close contact, Xiao Lian stood up and placed her right hand on her abdomen. A cute growl escaped her tummy and echoed in the empty corridor.

"I\'m hungry".

Her listless words and her languid expression made Soma retract his seriousness and chuckle, seeing Xiao Lian\'s usual behavior.

"First, go give back the brooch in your pocket".

"Mm".

Xiao Lian alone approached the room where the officials were waiting; Soma, on the other hand, turned to look at the Arena, which was being cleaned up for the water and other stuff.

"Soma?".

"Hm? Yeah, let\'s go!".

The two began to walk off the place as Xiao Lian turned her gaze at him. Soma\'s current face was calm; it was starkly different from the heavy pressure he had given earlier.

As if it were a lie, the pressure he leaked was so heavy that it squeezed all of the soul within her being. She knew what lay beneath Soma\'s skin, the hidden power and the hidden threat that kept gnawing at his heart; it must be draining his mental capacity.

Xiao Lian felt amazed that he could maintain his nature despite having that ticking bomb inside him. Unconsciously, she reached out Soma\'s right hand, and it made Soma\'s attention briefly turn toward her; then they walked off in the corridor silently, onward to the other girls.

As they stood in front of the door that would lead them to others, Soma took out multiple snacks, chocolate bars, chips, and some bottled drinks for the girls.

"Share this with others!".

"Mm, I will. Good luck in your match!".

"Yeah, I am going".

Xiao Lian saw Soma\'s figure until she lost sight of him. Then she entered the room where Hina and Serafina were. She lightly pushed the door, which garnered attention from the other students present inside.

"Xiao Lian, welcome back!".

A clear and cheerful tone from Serafina, who read the flow of the wind, noticed Xiao Lian coming ahead from others.

"That was a good match, Silver hair".

From the side, Hina lifted the corner of her lips and calmly looked toward her.

"Mm, thank you. This! Soma told me to share it with others".

Xiao Lian, with her listless expressions, approached and sat down on her seat while showing the snacks in her hands.

"Thank you, then I won\'t hold back".

Her slightly mischievous side appeared on the surface as she took the chips from Xiao Lian\'s hand; Serafina popped out the plastic lid from the can and then began to take one of the chips, throwing it to her delicate mouth.

Hina shook her head to the side, turned her attention back to the Arena, and focused on the match that had just started.

As for Xiao Lian, she tore the plastic wrapper on the chocolate bars and took a bit of the content inside. The crunchy texture, sweet and salty chocolate caramel that melted in her mouth, boosted her joyful hormone, making her lips loosen in a blissful manner.

"Mmmm, It\'s bliss!".

As the match had been undergoing between a third-year fighting, a first year student, it was pure torture to watch. The first-year, he couldn\'t do anything to his opponent and was just desperately trying to dodge the attack from the third-year students who still seemed to be holding back his power a lot.

Soma, who watched the match from the side, observed each other\'s movements while also dividing his consciousness into two parts, one for him to focus on the match and one for him in training his movement set he learned from other contestants.

[Extra Skill Puppeteer activated]

[Extra Skill Adapt activated]

With the two skills above, Soma\'s practices and progress were far beyond normal; in just a short amount of time, he almost implemented the movement set he learned.

In the first place, Soma himself had some interest in Taekwondo and used to look at it on Media or platforms videos after he got the Martial Saint\'s first technique.

The cheers from the spectators heightened the match on the Arena, as the third-year students began to slightly show a bit of his power within a moment.

"The match is over!".

{The watch is over, and the winner is Rick from the year division}

Soma turned his back and went toward the room to get inspected before starting the match. If he wins in this match, he can meet with Xiao Lian on the fourth day of the competition. As for meeting Leon, they must survive a couple of matches until the remaining four people will battle to enter the final.

"I am sorry, I will be going into the match".

"Come here".

After being inspected, Soma left the room and accidentally saw the retreating figure from the first year, who had lost the match earlier. His hands were busy wiping the tears that streamed down his cheeks as his sobs filled the entire corridor, walking with heavy steps.

Even though Soma had revealed his presence to him, the boy kept moving straight, trying to search for a place for him to vent his frustration.

Soma turned his back and walked toward the Arena. While walking, he recalled the boy\'s figure earlier. If Soma was just a regular person who lived in these cruel worlds where monsters and dungeons were common, what if he was not having any luck obtaining the knowledge of the novel, the Martial Saint system, and many others things shaped the current him?

Soma shook his head to get rid of those thoughts.

"I will probably become like that boy from earlier".

{Thank you for the wait. Now, another contestant will walk toward the Arena, and from the list in my hands, the one that will be fought is from third-year students versus first-year students}

Upon the mention of the line-up, the spectators kept their mouths shut, as they would be watching another boring fight. However, the emcee, who knew who the first-year boy was, spread her nasty grin and merrily introduced the third-year students.

His name is Carter. He is a male student with lean muscle and a tall appearance. He has typical army haircut with dark skin. He walked toward the Arena composedly and observed his opponent clearly.

Soma also calmly walked toward the stadium under the gaze of many academy students. They already knew how superb his strength was in yesterday\'s match, and today, they will witness it once more, ensuring that he is the real deal.

{Both contestants arrived, Mr. Lee, please}

Lee began approaching the two contestants, checking them while briefing them on the match regulations. He glanced at both contestants, who calmly started a staring contest.

"Both of you prepare your weapon".

"...".

As Carter began to take his gauntlets, Soma showed his bare fists and legs.

"I\'m fine with this".

"Are you sure about this, Soma?".

"Yes, teacher, I will use my fists and feet only."

Hearing his response, Lee and the Carter glanced at his figure and soon discovered that Soma was serious about his choice. Carter\'s eyes squinted dangerously, and with his shrill tone, he began to speak.

"Hey man, are you looking down at me?".

Soma shook his head and turned around to regain some distance from his opponent. Once he thinks it\'s enough, he turns around and spreads his lips.

"I want to test my Skill, besides fighting using my own body. Doesn\'t it have a nice ring a bell in your ear?".