Meaning the protagonist's has a rival that is obsessed with beating the protagonist but the protagonist doesn't even know they are rivals but keeps beating them anyway.

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Sports anime like Umamusume and Medalist do have this dynamic.

Edit: Not adapted into anime yet (if ever) IIRC, but this happens in Bofuri too.

Edit 2: Now that I think about it, quite a few power fantasies (and parodies of this subgenre) have such jobbers.

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