Why is Background Character the  Strongest Now?

Chapter 19

Ezra..."

The name slipped from Marcus’s lips like a ghost from the past.

His voice cracked, barely a whisper. But it was enough.

Dalen froze beside him. "Wait... what?"

He leaned over Marcus’s shoulder, peering at the phone screen in his hand.

Round 3 — Ezra Celestrian.

The name glared back at him like a slap to the face.

Dalen’s breath caught in his throat. "That... that can’t be right."

His mind whirled in disbelief.

Ezra Celestrian? Isn’t he... wasn’t he dead? The novel didn’t even give him a full Chapter. Just one line. Marcus’s childhood friend—killed before the story began. There wasn’t even a proper description of him.