Summary: I'm a very normal extra Ch. 4: I'm not like other girls *jumps out the window* ...

Personally I really hate the label of 'normal'. What does that even really mean? Most of the time when they're described as 'normal' the story steadily reveals how they are most definitely abnormal, and always have been.

No, I get it. I understand where the story is trying to go and that they're trying to give the characters depth. But unless executed well, it just makes the story and characters flop.

Being "normal" is essentially to be "average." If we had seen more tomboys, short haired girls, or girls that don't fit the "usual" image of a girl and it was all part of the daily life, then yeah, MC would definitely be in the normal. But from the get-go, the "average" image of girls -long haired and wears a dress - is already presented to us. And even her dad points out that "she doesn't look like a girl." That scene where she jumps out the window as well. Even though she says "its normal," if the story had shown us tidbits where ppl are jumping down windows as though they're using doors, it wouldn't seem abrupt and "weird" when she does it. (But I also just have to say that her skills in the art of window jumping looks horrible. It looked like she was about to face plant and become a pancake. Even with the use of magic, I'd expect her to still be in an upright position because when you're jumping down, your feet comes first.) We don't need any of the bullying nonsense to be able to tell she's "abnormal." Even though the the other villagers may not mistreat her for not conforming to the accepted visual of a girl, it doesn't change the fact that she's *different*. From the very beginning, excluding the fact that she's a transmigrator, MC exudes the traits of a typical extroverted female protag who will always stand out.

Don't get me wrong. I love me some badass, powerful women - both those who align with the average and the abnormal. But from the way she was presented, MC fails to be as suggested a "normal extra."

Also, I just have to say this, but the issue with her fiance was a disappointment as well. Its clear that he was only there for the sake of making the MC apply to the competition. Like of course its the ex-fiance that spurs her into a "better, higher standing" marriage just for the sake of making him regret. I cringed at this point. They were childhood friends, but the way their relationship was ended was such a shitty move. He didn't even need to be presented as her childhood friend for this matter, what was the point? He was only used to make the MC and MLs look better. And I know there will always be these kinds of characters in all stories, but rlly? Girl, you don't need a man to motivate you in this way.

I've seen the comments about the plot twists in this story, and I honestly think that these points are interesting. But I can't handle the way the MC and ML are presented.

But damn, where was this energy when I needed to write my papers for class lmao