Null lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling.

  Moonlight stretched across the stone walls of the room in pale silver bands.

  “…Wow.”

  Another pause.

  “…That is the most aggressively textbook shounen protagonist I’ve ever seen.”

  He slowly sat up again.

  “Let’s review the checklist.”

  He raised a finger.

  “Number one.”

  “A pure-hearted sixteen-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a hero.”

  Another finger.

  “Number two.”

  “Missing parents with mysterious circumstances.”

  Third finger.

  “Number three.”

  “Raised by a wise and supportive grandfather in a peaceful rural village.”

  Fourth finger.

  “Number four.”

  “Childhood friend who is one hundred percent the first heroine.”

  He tilted his head slightly.

  “Let me guess.”

  “She has a crush on him but he’s too dense to notice.”

  A small pause.

  Fantasy Omniscience answered calmly.

  […Statistical probability: 94.7 percent.]

  Null nodded sagely.

  “As expected.”

  He raised another finger.

  “Next trope.”

  “Hidden reincarnation of an ancient legendary hero.”

  He leaned back.

  “Oh that’s a classic.”

  Another finger.

  “Number six.”

  “And of course the story conveniently sends him to the world’s most prestigious academy.”

  “Which conveniently gathers every future legend…”

  “…villain…”

  “…divine prodigy…”

  “…and world-ending threat…”

  “…in one convenient location.”

  He stared at the ceiling again.

  “…Honestly, The concentration of narrative density must be terrifying.”

  Fantasy Omniscience remained silent.

  Null continued counting.

  “And then.”

  He raised both hands dramatically.

  “The tournament arc.”

  He nodded slowly.

  “Yes.”

  “Because every academy setting inevitably produces a tournament arc.”

  His eyes sparkled with amusement.

  "Our protagonist naturally suffers a humiliating defeat.”

  He tapped his chin.

  “By the top-ranked student.”

  “Which creates the rival character.”

  He pointed upward again.

  “And that humiliation triggers the sacred ritual of all protagonists.”

  He cleared his throat theatrically.

  “I must become stronger… the TRAINING ARC.”

  A slow grin spread across his face.

  “Oh.”

  “Oh this is good.”

  He clasped his hands together.

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  “This is ultra protagonist plot structure.”

  He tilted his head slightly.

  “Fantasy Omniscience-san.”

  [Yes, Master.]

  “Tell me something.”

  [Proceed.]

  Null narrowed his eyes slightly.

  “Does this story include the classic power-of-friendship combat boost?”

  A brief pause.

  [Affirmative.]

  Null nodded immediately.

  “Of course it does.”

  He raised both hands in mock reverence toward the ceiling.

  “All hail the sacred power of emotional speeches mid-battle.”

  He cleared his throat dramatically.

  Then began speaking in a heroic voice.

  “‘I may be weak… but I’m not alone!’”

  He pointed heroically to the imaginary sky.

  “‘Because my friends believe in me!’”

  He dropped the act instantly.

  “…And then his power level triples.”

  [Assessment: accurate.]

  Null sighed contentedly.

  “Ah.”

  “Classic narrative mechanics.”

  He leaned back onto the bed again.

  Hands behind his head.

  “Well, at least the narrative structure is stable.”

  He glanced toward the moon again.

  “But…”

  His eyes narrowed slightly.

  “…“…there’s one particularly interesting element.”

  Fantasy Omniscience waited.

  Null spoke slowly.

  “The overarching antagonist.”

  “The Evil Divinity.”

  He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

  “A primordial entity.”

  “Near-omnipotent.”

  “Master of True Darkness.”

  A small grin appeared.

  “Well now.”

  “That’s quite the last boss.”

  He chuckled softly.

  “Abd sounds like a rather important role in this story.”

  He tapped his temple lightly.

  “Fantasy Omniscience-san.”

  [Yes, Master.]

  “Quick question.”

  [Proceed.]

  “…Do we have any early hints about that Evil Divinity?”

  A short pause.

  Then—

  [Information exists.]

  Null blinked.

  “Oh?”

  “Excellent.”

  He clasped his hands together eagerly.

  “Come on then.”

  “Let’s see the foreshadowing.”

  “Who is it?”

  A brief silence filled the room.

  Fantasy Omniscience responded calmly.

  [Information classified within the highest narrative strata.]

  Null froze.

  “…Excuse me?”

  [The identity of the Evil Divinity exists within a protected narrative layer.]

  He blinked.

  “Protected… narrative layer?”

  [Correct.]

  Null stared blankly for several seconds.

  Then slowly rubbed his face.

  “…You’re telling me.”

  “That my Omniscient ability just told me that the final boss of the story is spoiler-protected.”

  A pause.

  Fantasy Omniscience answered calmly.

  […Correct.]

  Null lay back down again.

  “…Unbelievable.”

  He pointed at the ceiling again.

  “I have omniscience.”

  “And our cosmology still implemented anti-spoiler protocols.”

  A beat passed.

  Then his eyes slowly sharpened.

  "Fantasy omnisciense-san, why do I feel like you are lying?"

  [Master, you must be imagining things]

  Null went silent for a moment.

  Then—

  “…Whatever.”

  A small grin appeared.

  “Non-spoilers actually make things more interesting.”

  He clasped his hands behind his head again.

  “Because if this really is a heroic story…”

  His voice lowered slightly.

  “That means the story is still in the early arcs.”

  He stretched again, completely relaxed.

  “Academy setting.”

  “Rival development.”

  “Training arc.”

  “Friendship formation.”

  He counted casually on his fingers.

  “Soon we’ll probably get…”

  “A dungeon expedition.”

  “Some demon invasion.”

  “A hidden artifact.”

  “Maybe a betrayal arc.”

  He chuckled softly.

  “Honestly.”

  “This world is running on premium-grade fantasy novel.”

  Moonlight gleamed faintly in his eyes.

  “Which means…”

  He clasped his hands behind his head.

  “…things are going to get very entertaining.”

  Fantasy Omniscience remained silent.

  He closed his eyes again.

  “Fantasy Omniscience-san.”

  [Yes, Master.]

  “…Let’s keep reading.”

  ....

  Null’s eyes suddenly snapped open.

  “…Wait.”

  He shot upright on the bed.

  A spark of realization flashed across his face.

  Then—

  “Fantasy Omniscience-san!”

  A beat.

  “…Omniscience-san!!!”

  Inside his mind, the calm voice answered.

  [Yes, Master.]

  Then, after a short pause:

  [Master, I feel like you are teasing me by implying the last sentence.]

  Null ignored that completely.

  His brain had already jumped to something else.

  He leaned forward eagerly.

  “Quick question.”

  [Proceed.]

  “If that protagonist guy is the central narrative point of this world…”

  He pointed at her golden-white window.

  “…doesn’t that mean he must have some kind of cheat code?”

  Silence filled the room for a moment.

  Then—

  [Let me check, Master.]

  A faint ripple passed through the deeper layers of Null’s consciousness as Akashic Omniscient View quietly began reading the relevant strata of reality again.

  A few seconds later—

  Fantasy Omniscience spoke.

  [Well, Master.]

  [He does.]

  Null nodded immediately.

  Without a single ounce of surprise.

  “Of course he does.”

  “Otherwise in a world like this—where something as ridiculous as literal omniscience exists…”

  He waved a hand dismissively.

  “…there’s no way a normal person could survive long enough to become the protagonist.”

  He leaned back again.

  “In fact…”

  His eyes gleamed slightly.

  “That guy’s cheat code might even be on the same tier as mine.”

  A small grin spread across his face.

  “For example…”

  “An Ultimate Ability.”

  He tilted his head.

  “Hehe.”

  “Aren’t I right, Fantasy Omniscience-san?”

  A pause.

  Then—

  [Accurate, Master.]

  Null snapped his fingers.

  “I knew it.”

  But then Fantasy Omniscience continued calmly.

  [However, there is something I must correct.]

  Null blinked.

  “What?”

  A small pause followed.

  Then the voice replied with perfect composure.

  [In all of existence, there is no cheat code that can be on par with me.]

  [Please refrain from making inaccurate comparisons.]

  Null stared blankly for a moment.

  Then waved his hand lazily.

  “Yeah, yeah.”

  “We get it.”

  “You’re a literal omniscience.”

  “No matter what cosmology we’re in, you’ll inevitably reign supreme.”

  He sighed dramatically.

  “I’m sure the readers will agree.”

  Deep inside his consciousness—

  Somewhere within the informational construct that formed Fantasy Omniscience’s avatar—

  A teenage girl quietly pouted.

  Null continued casually.

  “Anyway.”

  “Go check information on that Brave guy’s Ultimate Ability.”

  “I’m curious.”

  “After all…”

  He stretched slightly.

  “I’ve never seen another Ultimate Ability besides mine.”

  Fantasy Omniscience responded immediately.

  [Understood, Master.]

  Within the depths of Null’s mind—

  Akashic Omniscient View began its analysis.

  Information streams unfolded.

  Causality records.

  Ability frameworks.

  Narrative strata.

  All converging on a single individual.

  Brave.

  Moments later—

  The results manifested.

  Fantasy Omniscience began calmly reciting the information.

  ? Ultimate Ability: Aeternum Potentialis (Potential)

  Divine Singularity: Hope

  User: Protagonist Brave?

  Potential grants the user the authority to possess unlimited evolutionary possibility.

  The user is not bound by fate, talent, or limitation.

  Instead, the world itself gradually reshapes the user toward the realization of their deepest goal.

  Potential does not grant immediate power.

  Instead—

  It ensures the user will eventually obtain the power required.

  ° Primary Principle:

  Potential converts intent into inevitability.

  The stronger the user's resolve toward a goal, the more reality adjusts to allow the user to achieve the necessary growth required to reach it.

  ° Core Functions:

  1. Heroic Evolution

  The user currently seeks the growth path of a hero and thus automatically aligns with the ideal of a true hero.

  Abilities that awaken will naturally embody:

  Courage

  Protection

  Defiance against overwhelming darkness

  Hope generation

  This ensures the user develops powers befitting a hero destined to oppose absolute evil.

  2. Adaptive Awakening

  Whenever the user encounters an obstacle beyond their current capability, Potential gradually manifests abilities necessary to overcome it.

  Currently, the user seeks to defeat the arch-rival antagonist.

  Thus, the ability will slowly guide his evolution toward acquiring the power required to accomplish that goal.

  Potential does not grant victory immediately.

  It creates the path toward victory.

  3. Limitless Growth

  Potential removes the ceiling of development.

  The user may continuously evolve through:

  Training

  Combat

  Emotional breakthroughs

  Near-death experiences

  Realizations of purpose

  Every moment of struggle accelerates the user's growth.

  4. Narrative Alignment

  Potential subtly bends the user's life toward encounters necessary for growth.

  This results in:

  Meeting powerful allies

  Facing increasingly stronger enemies

  Obtaining opportunities for awakening

  Not through direct manipulation of destiny.

  But through probability alignment toward growth.

  ° Current State — Early Story:

  The ability remains mostly dormant.

  Brave currently appears to possess:

  Exceptional growth rate

  Unusual luck in battle

  Sudden breakthroughs during impossible situations

  No one realizes that an Ultimate Ability is quietly shaping the course of his evolution ?

  The analysis finished.

  Silence returned to the room.

  Null sat there.

  Completely still.

  Processing.

  Then—

  “…“

  "Holy shit.”

  He slowly leaned back onto the bed again.

  Hands behind his head.

  “…That is the most perfectly engineered protagonist cheat power I’ve ever seen.”

  He lifted a finger.

  “Infinite growth potential.”

  Another finger.

  “Probability alignment toward opportunities.”

  A third.

  “Adaptive awakening whenever the hero faces something impossible.”

  He gave a low whistle.

  “…ridiculous.”

  Fantasy Omniscience remained silent.

  Null chuckled softly.

  “Well, I guess that explains why he’s the protagonist.”

  He shifted slightly on the mattress.

  “In a world where monsters, ancient relics, and reality-breaking lunatics exist, you’d need something like that just to survive the story.”

  He tilted his head.

  “Honestly, it’s a pretty elegant design.”

  He gestured lazily in the air.

  “No instant victory.”

  “No cheap shortcuts.”

  “Just guaranteed growth until the hero eventually becomes strong enough to win.”

  He smirked faintly.

  “…That’s terrifying.”

  Moonlight shimmered faintly across the stone ceiling.

  Null closed his eyes again.

  “…Still.”

  “One thing bothers me.”

  The quiet stretched for a moment.

  “If this story really does have a protagonist…”

  His lips curved slightly.

  “…then that means someone out there is eventually destined to become the final antagonist.”

  The moonlight shifted slightly across the room.

  Null opened one eye lazily.

  “…Poor guy.”

  He chuckled.

  “Whoever that unlucky soul is…”

  “…their future looks rough.”

  The room fell silent.

  Moonlight continued to drift slowly across the ceiling.

  Null closed his eyes again.

  Completely relaxed.

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