Prologue

Lee Hyunwoo has read a lot of transmigration stories in his life. So much so that he also dreams of being transmigrated once, become overpowered, conquer foes, meet his destined lover and spend the rest of his life as a successful person.

"Hey, Minjoo! What kind of novel did you recommend me! It was so weird!"

"What was weird about it? Wasn't it good?"

"...It was good. But you wouldn't understand what I'm talking about as a passing by reader! I have read a lot of novels in my life, so I'm telling you, something was definitely weird about it!"

"Hm? Like what?"

"Well...You know...The plot felt incomplete. It's like there is something missing. Characters act OOC sometimes, and the development of the story is like something is entirely cut off."

"...You have indeed read too many novels."

"Hey, I'm serious!"

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Lee Hyunwoo is an 18 year old orphan. Raised in an undeveloped children's nursing home, he grew up abused and mistreated. He earned himself a scholarship from school and after turning 18, he moved out of the nursing home.

Lee Hyunwoo's only solace in his lonely life is reading novels. He read any novel he can find. But he likes transmigration novels most. Because in those novels, the male lead lives the life Lee Hyunwoo, himself, can only dream of.

"Hmph! So what if I can't live like that! I can atleast dream..."

Yet who knew that his dream would come true this way?

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"Minjoo, it's almost time for morning class. When are you going to wake up?"

"I'm waking up. Stop shaking me..."

Lee Hyunwoo has only one friend, Kim Minjoo, his roommate. Lee Hyunwoo picked up his bag from his study table, left some sandwiches for Kim Minjoo on the table and left the School dorm.

Lee Hyunwoo goes to an Elite High school. It was almost a miracle he got in. But since he did, he decided to study hard so that he could one day live a life like those novel main leads. And that's why...

"Lee Hyunwoo, 94 points, second place."

When people saw this sentence, no one was surprised.

"He's second place again."

"Yeah, why can't I even make it on the rankings while some people are always top. It's unfair!"

"Why don't you try studying harder, huh?"

"Hey!"

And such usual everyday chatter of everyday life. Lee Hyunwoo ignored them. To say he was unsatisfied with his result would be wrong. But to say he was satisfied would also be wrong. And that was due to one person.

"Seo Jihan, 98 points, first place."

'How come that guy is always first place! I intentionally copied everything he did while studying, and more, so I could finally get first place! How come it didn't work!'

Lee Hyunwoo was oozing with rage. It was always Seo Jihan this, Seo Jihan that! I wish I could just kill the guy! Lee Hyunwoo was crying in his heart while appearing perfectly calm on the outside.

"Hey Hyunwoo, congrats on second place."

And here it comes. Lee Hyunwoo slowly turned his head when he felt something touch his shoulder. As he expected, there stood the 'real life' main lead, something Lee Hyunwoo has always been envious of.

Seo Jihan is a perfect main lead in real life. Whether that's his lustrous black hair, sharp cut jawline, exceptionally beautiful features, and most importantly, his rosey red eyes. No matter how one looks at him, Seo Jihan's face can only be described as perfect.

And if that wasn't enough. Seo Jihan is very athletic and also a rising star model. He's also a third generation Chaebol, making him the most annoying person Lee Hyunwoo has met in his life, simply because he exists.

Of course, everyone has flaws and since Seo Jihan's face and life is too perfect, the flaw is naturally with his personality.

"Hyunwoo, good morning."

"..."

"Is something wrong?"

Lee Hyunwoo wanted nothing more than to ignore him but he gave up knowing it was impossible. Because Seo Jihan's flaw was...

"Hello?"

"Hyunwoo?"

"Can you not hear me?"

"Are you wearing ear plugs?"

Which honour student would wear ear plugs in the middle of school hours?! Lee Hyunwoo values his reputation! Isn't he the infamous 'Cold Prince' of this school? How come he's so...So Clingy?!

"Hyunwoo, hey, are you listening?"

"I'm listening, I'm listening. But don't you think, you should say good morning before congratulating me or saying anything else, for that matter? That's basic etiquette."

"Haha, what are you saying? What is etiquette between us?"

'What do you mean 'what is etiquette between us?'. I don't recall us being that close!'

It has been this way for a long time. Almost since the start of second year. Seo Jihan suddenly started being friendly with him out of nowhere. At first, Lee Hyunwoo was a bit perplexed, after all, Seo Jihan had been rather cold and indifferent to everyone since the start of school but he suddenly became friendly with him.

It was suspicious to say the least. But throughout the second year, Lee Hyunwoo gave up on finding out the reason. Lee Hyunwoo just ignored Seo Jihan and checked the third year's class list. There was no need to but he still checked.

"Seo Jihan, class 3-A"

"Lee Hyunwoo, class 3-A"

'As expected, the best class of third year.'

Just as Lee Hyunwoo was about to get lost in irrelevant thoughts, he heard an annoying voice interrupting his thought process.

"Looks like we're in the same class again. Figures. Here's to another good year."

Lee Hyunwoo saw Seo Jihan extending his hand towards him for a handshake. He really did not want to hold that hand, but he couldn't leave him hanging either with all these eyes watching, so he reluctantly took the hand and shook it lightly.

'Another year of jealously...'

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Come to think of it, it probably wasn't Minjoo's fault. The main lead of the novel that he recommended to Lee Hyunwoo was very similar to Seo Jihan. Even their facial features should probably be the same. Lee Hyunwoo couldn't see the face in the novel, but according to the character description and the few images, he depicted that they probably looked somewhat similar.

And this fact annoyed him even more! Even though Seo Jihan was the perfect material for a novel main lead, that did not mean that he actually wanted to read a novel with someone so similar to him as the main lead. That's why he blamed his personal bias on the innocent Minjoo.

'Oh well. It doesn't matter."

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But what is this now?!

Lee Hyunwoo left the school to go buy groceries. But as luck would have it, he saw a kid at the crossroad.

"It's a red light! Who let their kid wander like that?!"

He looked around only to find the few people present there to only be staring in shock, not doing anything. He clicked his tongue in frustration.

"Tch, the world these days!"

Before he even realised it, Lee Hyunwoo was already pushing the kid out of the way and the last thing he remembered was seeing a truck right in front of him. Lee Hyunwoo thought he might have heard someone yelling his name, but it was probably a hallucination.

'Who in this world would possibly call out to him? Lee Hyunwoo's world existed in novels while novels do not exist in reality.'

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