I only wanted to retire, but I ended up becoming an extremely popular character.

Zod transmigrated into the popular war anime series “Empire Rising,” becoming a minor character. He was bound to a “popularity value” system; the higher his popularity, the greater the rewards. However, increasing his “popularity value” meant the character would have to go to the battlefield, meaning he would be killed off by the plot. Zod knew his own limitations all too well; he was good at slacking off, but his actual abilities were mediocre. If he were really on the battlefield, he probably wouldn’t even survive an episode. Therefore, he just wanted to retire, be a minor character, collect a meager salary, and live a peaceful life. …But unexpectedly, the more he tried to lower his popularity, the higher it soared! “Stop increasing my popularity! What did I do ‘too well’? I’ll change it immediately!” Zod trembled as he looked at his skyrocketing popularity value.