But Kaito was lying. He did know. In chapter 47, the unnamed extra in the gray hood died in the spider pit. But in chapter 48, a revised version he had read in a fan translation footnote—an alternate ending the author never published—the extra survived. He became a minor ally, then disappeared from the story entirely.
"You know everything that will happen," the protagonist said quietly. "Do you know how you die?" -Doujindesu.TV--Came-Into-The-Martial-Arts-Nove...
They called him the "Reader of Invisible Lines." But Kaito was lying
These weren't characters anymore. They were people. he will seize the opportunities
The protagonist decides that instead of being a sacrificial pawn, he will seize the opportunities, power, and relationships originally destined for the "true" main character.