I'm Yuuji Tomoki, a normal second-year student in high school. Perfectly normal, if not for the fact that everyone avoids me like the plague because I look like I'm out for blood. The only exception is the typical novel protagonist chad Haruma Ike. But one day, his sister Touka confessed to me! This chick just met me yesterday, what's she going on about?! In any case, I decided to be her fake boyfriend on account of my friendship with Haruma. But now even Haruma's idol-tier childhood friend and a smoking hot teacher is getting involved with me?! Hold up, this ain't a romcom wet dream! I mean, there's no way a sidekick like me could be popular, right? (Source: Overlap, translated)

Yuujin Character no Ore ga Motemakuru Wake Nai Darou? began as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou on May 15, 2018. Overlap has released a revised and illustrated version of the series since July 25, 2019, under its Overlap Bunko label. The first three volumes were published in English as There's No Way A Side Character Like Me Could Be Popular, Right? by Tentai Books from May 29, 2020, to October 4, 2022, before the company went defunct.