It sounds like a girl’s name… No, wait, if it’s about friendship, maybe a guy?
No, it could be a female friend.
It’s a famous story, so I should check it out later. If even the transfer student knows, then the extras must know too.
“How long did that great friendship of yours last?”
Choi Yoo-han taunted. Ban Ha-min’s voice grew low.
“You just crossed a line you shouldn’t have.”
Ban Ha-min said angrily.
“I’m pissed off. I won’t let this go.”
Choi Yoo-han smirked and loosened up. Ban Ha-min also took a fighting stance, glaring at Choi Yoo-han.
Contrary to my expectation that they would all jump in, only Choi Yoo-han fought.
The other Haeseong High delinquents stepped back, apparently having agreed on this beforehand.
‘Why?’
They didn’t seem like the type to have such manners… Unexpected.
Anyway, if it’s 1-on-1, there’s a chance.
I discreetly hid and watched the fight.
After all, I should support Ban Ha-min here.
‘But are they really fighting because of me?’
It seemed more like they were fighting because of Choi Yoo-han.
I wondered, if Choi Yoo-han hadn’t provoked, would they have fought here?
Back to the story.
Ban Ha-min and Choi Yoo-han circled each other and then charged at one another.
A fierce fight ensued.
After a while of exchanging blows, Choi Yoo-han, with a burst lip from Ban Ha-min’s punch, said,
“Cook… Not bad, huh?”
Ban Ha-min laughed.
“Huh, you too.”
Do they really have to say things like that during a fight?
I watched them with a weary eye.
The fight was surprisingly even.
Ban Ha-min seemed to fight pretty well when I saw him at the abandoned building, but Choi Yoo-han was also strong.
As time passed, the stronger side became apparent.
It was Ban Ha-min.
‘As expected of one of the ‘Three Great Boys’.’
The protagonist’s buff is unbeatable.
And the final blow.
Ban Ha-min’s fist accurately hit Choi Yoo-han’s chin.
Choi Yoo-han collapsed.
“Kuk, it’s infuriating.”
So, Choi Yoo-han was completely down.
‘…Is it over?’
The infirmary became quiet.
When Choi Yoo-han fell, the Haeseong High delinquents exchanged glances.
Then.
“Yaaaap!”
They shouted and rushed at Ban Ha-min.
‘It’s not over yet!’
So, it was happening.
20 against 1. No, now the number had halved.
Did some run away? Such disloyal guys. Or maybe it’s a balance patch. Perhaps a divine intervention from the world of web novels.
‘But still, it’s too many… Is it going to be alright?’
I worriedly watched Ban Ha-min from behind a chair.
’10 against 1 is still better, right?’
Indeed, Ban Ha-min was quite adept at handling the Haeseong High delinquents.
I quietly hid in a corner, watching the fight unfold.
‘Does he come to the infirmary often?’
Ban Ha-min, as if he knew exactly where everything was, skillfully used the surroundings to his advantage while fighting. When he even used a book from the bookshelf as a weapon after pushing several Haeseong High guys onto the bed, I couldn’t help but admire him. In the end, Ban Ha-min emerged as the final victor.
After everything settled down, Haeseong High delinquents lay scattered around, and Ban Ha-min stood tall amidst them, the sole victor in the quiet infirmary.
He turned his head towards me.
“Choon-ja-aaaa. Sniffle.”
Not him again.
As our eyes met, Ban Ha-min pretended to cry and approached me.
“I was so scared and hurt when I got injured.”
I pushed his face away slightly and said,
“…Yeah. So… good job?”
After all, he got hurt coming to save me… I guess I should be nice…
Despite winning, Ban Ha-min was covered in wounds, clearly showing the fight was tough.
I resigned myself to the situation.
“Let’s treat your wounds first…”
“Okay, okay.”
He obediently nodded and sat on the least damaged bed.
‘What even is this situation?’
I sighed deeply and rummaged through the infirmary.
There should be a first aid kit here, right, even if Lee Yeon-ho didn’t take care of this place?
Just then, one of the Haeseong High delinquents started moving.
He tried to approach Ban Ha-min, who was sitting with his eyes closed.
‘No way!’
I quickly grabbed a book next to me.
It was a 500-page hardcover book that Ban Ha-min had used earlier.
And then.
Thump!
I hit the guy on the head with the book.
“Ugh!”
With a groan, he collapsed.
I caught my breath.
‘Did I get him?’
Ban Ha-min looked at me with wide eyes.
That’s when it happened.
“Guys, are you in there?”
A cheerful voice came from outside.
Click, the door opened, and there I was, standing with the book, facing Lee Yeon-ho who just entered the infirmary.
“……”
“……”
“……Ah.”
I rolled my eyes.
“……Hello?”
Lee Yeon-ho stared in shock, his mouth agape.
I looked around the infirmary.
Haeseong High delinquents were strewn about like corpses.
Moans of pain echoed here and there.
A bewildered Lee Yeon-ho dropped his bag.
Thud.
“My infirmary!”
With Lee Yeon-ho’s cry of despair, the commotion in the infirmary came to an end.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
