World Rank 0, Please Stop! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 5
For a moment, I was so shocked that my brain froze.
‘No way, why the hell is he here?’
Don’t the Samdae Boys take weekends off?
So stunned was I that I slipped into cognitive dissonance.
Before I knew it, Ban Ha-min strode over and slapped away the hand of the man still holding me.
“I warned you! Ha-min never forgives bad uncles! Now I’m gonna beat you up like I promised!”
…Even though I only heard his voice, somehow it felt like every sentence ended with a “-m.”
Huh… So this is the power of a cute boy? As expected, the male lead’s friend is amazing.
I was already halfway to enlightenment.
Overwhelmed by Ban Ha-min’s imposing presence, the man—who’d been silent for a while—finally snapped out of his daze.
“Ah, shit! Hey! Who the hell do you think you are?! What’s your problem, barging in like that?!”
“Ha-min? Ha-min’s an angel who lost his wings! A cute and cool angel who beats up bad guys!”
True to his “-m” role, Ban Ha-min was shamelessly bold.
I knew he was like this, but seeing it in person doubled the shock.
He could say something like that about himself without a shred of embarrassment… Yep, he’s definitely destined for greatness. I genuinely admired him.
But wait a second.
‘If Ban Ha-min’s here, could it be that…?’
A bad feeling crept over me. I hastily turned my head toward where Ban Ha-min had originally been standing.
And just as I feared—
Not long after, I spotted the other two members of the Samdae Boys walking toward us from afar.
…Do you guys stick together even on weekends?
“Ban Ha-min, why’d you suddenly dash off again?”
“Kyaa! Cha-na cha-na!”
Ban Ha-min bounced over excitedly to Sung Ji-chan, who’d just arrived.
Though anyone else would’ve found it annoying, Sung Ji-chan—clearly used to it—casually pushed Ban Ha-min’s face away and stepped in front of both me and the man.
Sung Ji-chan scanned the man up and down.
“…Who are you?”
His expression made it clear he’d already guessed what was going on.
Ban Ha-min grabbed the man’s sleeve and shook it wildly.
“Ung, Cha-na! This dirty, ugly, stinky uncle tried to drag this girl away! So kind and awesome Ha-min rushed over to beat him up! Did Ha-min do good?”
I hated to say this to my savior, but seriously… I just couldn’t get used to it.
I looked at the 17-year-old high school boy speaking like a toddler with conflicted eyes.
No… He saved me. I shouldn’t think like that… But still… Ugh…
At that moment, the man—who’d kept missing his chance to speak and had stayed quiet against his will—finally shouted.
“Hey, man! And who the hell are you?”
“Huh?”
Sung Ji-chan, who’d been silently listening to Ban Ha-min’s explanation, frowned and raised one eyebrow.
The man pulled out his phone and pointed rudely at both Sung Ji-chan and Ban Ha-min.
“Do you even know who I am? I’m the action captain of Hae-seong High School’s Class of ’08! How dare you ignore me? Do you have any idea how close I am to Focus? Tch, you arrogant brats. You’re all dead!”
Apparently, his earlier bragging about being friends with Focus wasn’t entirely bluff.
By the way… “Focus”… Hearing that word after so long made my head spin.
Just then, Sung Ji-chan’s expression subtly shifted as he listened to the man.
“Oh… So you’re from Hae-seong High?”
His face wore an openly mocking look.
Sung Ji-chan reached out and snatched the man’s phone in one swift motion.
Panicked, the man struggled to grab it back, but he was shorter and had shorter arms than Sung Ji-chan—utterly outmatched.
Pinpointing the man’s head with one hand, Sung Ji-chan tapped a few buttons on the phone with his free hand before handing it back.
“Hey, man, I can’t find him. Just call him yourself.”
“What? What did you say?”
“Are you deaf? Call your ‘Focus’ guy.”
Caught off guard by this unexpected turn, the man looked up at Sung Ji-chan with uneasy eyes.
Sung Ji-chan twisted the corner of his mouth into a sneer, clearly mocking him.
“That guy’s been annoying me lately anyway—he even sent his lackeys to our school a few days ago, pestering us to fight. Guess it’s fate. Let’s settle this today.”
Those words triggered a flash of memory in my mind.
Ah, right—the guy who was looking for Jeil High’s boss.
I recalled the incident from a few days ago that had left me utterly shaken.
Now that I thought about it, Sung Ji-chan had said something back then too… No, better not dig up that memory. Too dangerous. Let it stay buried.
Anyway, those people who’d gathered at the school gate last time with metal pipes were apparently students from Hae-seong High.
“Y-you… Then you must be…!”
Realization dawned on the man, and his face turned deathly pale.
Sung Ji-chan delivered the final blow.
“Tell Hae-seong High’s Focus, Ryu Tae-geon, loud and clear: Sung Ji-chan of Jeil High is waiting for him.”
“H-hic! Hiiik!”
The man, who’d been so confident just moments ago, fled in terror as if he’d seen a ghost.
Our victory was absolute.
He ran off without even glancing back.
Watching his pitiful, almost comical retreating figure, I muttered to myself, “Ah… thank goodness…” I truly felt relieved.
…Truthfully, I’d been really worried Sung Ji-chan might openly declare himself Jeil High’s boss.
“Kyaa! Cha-na cha-na, you’re so cool!”
Ban Ha-min’s loud clapping and excited shouts snapped me back to reality. Oh right—I’d almost forgotten he was here too.
“But Cha-na, does this mean we’re fighting Hae-seong High today?”
Sung Ji-chan clicked his tongue in annoyance.
“Fight? Don’t be silly. That guy’s just a nobody. He probably doesn’t even know Ryu Tae-geon’s number.”
“Really? How do you know that, Cha-ni?”
Sung Ji-chan tilted his chin slightly and replied haughtily.
“He didn’t recognize me.”
I wish I hadn’t recognized him either.
Staring at the male lead’s annoyingly radiant face, I shed silent tears inside.
Let me take a brief moment to explain the Samdae Boys.
The term “Samdae Boys” refers to the male lead and his friend group from the original story, “Seol Yu-hwa, Ranked #0 in the World, Disguised as a Bully Instead of Her Twin Sister?!”
Think of them roughly as the equivalent of the Four Heavenly Kings from other stories.
Then what’s the difference from the Four Heavenly Kings? Simple—Jeil High’s Samdae Boys have no ^-^ role.
This trio consists of -_-^, 〉_〈, and -_-.
The missing ^-^ role was passed to a side character—none other than Ji Seung-hyun, who formed a hellish love triangle with the Seol sisters.
Normally, when characters overlap like this, they’d just cut the -_- role, right? Honestly, it’s baffling.
Anyway, back to the main point.
First, the -_-^ is the male lead, Sung Ji-chan.
Sung Ji-chan handles the “Ice Boy” role.
He also goes by another title: Jeil High’s boss.
He’s handsome, sure, but a bit lacking in manners—your typical novel male lead type.
Next is Ban Ha-min, whom you already know—the one who just made a flashy entrance and shattered my mental state. He’s the 〉_〈 role.
Ban Ha-min is known as the “Cute Boy.”
Thankfully, his fair and adorable looks allow him to be accepted by society despite his extreme persona.
Lastly, the -_- is Seonwoo Jin.
You might wonder, “When did he even show up?” From the very beginning. But it’s understandable if you missed him—he hasn’t said a single word so far. Because of that, he seemed like the most normal one among them.
By the way, he’s the guy I made eye contact with on the bus on my first day of school.
Slightly overlapping in concept with the male lead, this friend takes on the “Chic Boy” role.
“Um… so… thank you?”
I offered my gratitude first to Sung Ji-chan and his friends.
It’s only natural to thank someone who helped you.
Even though I usually went out of my way to avoid them, I wasn’t shameless enough to pretend I didn’t see them in a situation like this.
…Even if I really didn’t want to run into them.
“Kyaaa! Pretty girl! Are you okay? Did that ugly uncle hurt you earlier?”
“Haha… No… Thanks to you…”
As expected, only Ban Ha-min spoke to me.
Sung Ji-chan glanced at me briefly before turning away, seemingly losing interest, and Seonwoo Jin… Huh?
For some reason, Seonwoo Jin was looking right at me.
When our eyes met, he frowned slightly, as if displeased by something.
I grew uneasy.
‘Could he have recognized me as the person who signaled the bus to leave the other day?’
Thinking about it, I hadn’t done anything outrageous or attention-grabbing—there was no way he’d recognize me. Yet, I felt oddly guilty.
Guess this is why you shouldn’t live with regrets.
Fortunately, Seonwoo Jin quickly lost interest in me.
‘Phew.’
My extra life was still safe.
“Ung ung, good thing you’re okay! Don’t worry anymore! If something like this happens again, Ha-min will come running!”
“Uh… Thank you. Really, thank you so much…”
Despite everything, he was a kind-hearted kid.
You… aren’t so bad after all? Your speech pattern still grates on me, though. Internally, I upgraded my opinion of Ban Ha-min just a little.
“But hey, what’s your name, pretty girl? Do you go to our school too?”
I flinched.
What? How did he know?
I scrambled my thoughts—and then realized: I was wearing my school hoodie.
An alarm bell rang in my head.
‘No names!’
Sure, it might be fine to get acquainted with the male lead’s friend since he’s neither the lead nor the sub-lead… But something about Ban Ha-min gave me a bad feeling.
No matter how I thought about it, getting involved with him would only bring trouble…
I didn’t need long to reach a conclusion.
I bowed quickly and said briskly,
“Thank you so much. I’ll never forget this kindness. I should be going now. Goodbye.”
“Wait! Hold on! Where are you going?!”
I can’t hear you… I hear nothing… I don’t know anything…
Leaving Ban Ha-min’s desperate cries behind, I hurriedly walked away.
“Pretty girl! Tell me your name! If you don’t, I’ll make one up myself!”
Pretending not to hear, I quickened my pace.
Today’s delinquents are especially fierce… Staying home quietly really is the best choice. Gotta get home fast.
“Chun-ja! Pretty Chun-ja!”
Seriously, this guy?
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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I am seriously wondering the whose spreading every remor whether about fl or ml or ogfl or ogfl is the real mastermind 😂 lol
Huh? Seriously don’t they have test or assignment from school to do how do they even get time 😭
Yeah maybe a misunderstanding but fl is so stupid he clearly likes u