Auxiliarily -

Sometimes, he realized, the most important role is the one that only matters when everything else falls apart. And that is no small thing. The main character writes history. But the auxiliary writes the footnote that saves the story.

But boredom has a way of sharpening peripheral vision. auxiliarily

The next morning, he expected gratitude. Instead, a repair crew fixed the main system and said, "Thanks for the auxiliary support." Sometimes, he realized, the most important role is

He was invisible again.

"They don't need you full-time anymore," said the letter from the Maritime Authority. "But we'll keep you on auxiliarily ." he expected gratitude. Instead