The story centers around Francis Bayne, a modern man who dies and finds himself transmigrated into the world of a novel he had been reading. He inhabits the body of Clifford Hildae, the primary antagonist of the novel, who is destined to suffer a miserable fate. Determined to avoid the tragic end awaiting Clifford Hildae, Francis Bayne uses his knowledge of the novel's plot to alter events. His goal is to survive and have a better fate, but this proves challenging as he navigates relationships with various characters, especially with the novel's protagonist, Cole Kertney. Cole Kertney, who initially seems to be a pitiful, bullied elementary classmate of Clifford Hildae, turns into a powerful hero.