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It was lunch time in School, Dal and Chang-sun decided to go together in the cafeteria, but it just happened naturally.

So while they were walking through the School halls, plenty of students avoided them. Specifically, Chang-sun.

Chang-sun still wasn't used to it...Because Chang-sun is the type of person who always gets surrounded by people wherever he goes. So when people avoided him, it just made him very sad.

And its visible from his posture, earlier it was tall and straight, now it was hunched forward.

'Uwaaah!! Pin! Please give me your support!!' He cried out.

[Of course.] Pin patted Chang-sun's back. At least now Chang-sum felt a bit better. But he was still slightly sad.

"........" Dal who was just walking behind Chang-sun stared at his back strangely. Maybe because of Chang-sun's changing emotions.

"I'm so hungry...Its all thanks to stress haha. I wonder what they'll serve...." Chang-sun opened the cafeteria doors, but before he could push it, someone else did behind the door.

"Ugh?!—"

"?!"

Chang-sun and a guy crashed into each other. Because of Chang-sun's strong stature, he didn't fall backwards, but the guy did.

"Ouch...Geez...What the hell?!"

[Male Lead Alert]

Chang-sun silently screamed inside. "A-Are you okay...?" He unconsciously asked.

"Do I look okay?!" The Male Lead shouted. Causing some attention towards them.

"Huh? Whats happening?"

"A fight?"

"Hey, Isn't that Kwan Chan-yeol the bully?"

"Is he picking a fight? Geez, I don't know why the Teachers haven't expelled him yet!"

"Uwah?! Its our Prince!! He's picking a fight with our Prince!! How dare he?!"

"If it wasn't for his strength....I would have pushed him off a cliff!!"

'...Wh-What do I do, what do I do?!' Chang-sun has never experienced this kind of negative attention before! It frightened him so much he started trembling.

[Host! Calm down, take deep breaths. Don't be scared...Remember, I am always here by your side.]

'...P..Pin.....' Chang-sun was teary eyed. 'I didn't know people can be so mean...Those students were saying bad stuff about Chan-yeol when they don't know his situation at all!'

'..Don't they know their words hurt like a knife stabbed in your heart?! No.......It hurts much more than that!'

[...Its sometimes like that Host...It can't be helped. Humans will always be Humans.]

'...In the original story....What happened to Chan-yeol after he was expelled....?'

[..........]

[...I will tell you another time. But first you have to fix this situation.]

Now Chang-sun remembers the Male Lead was still on the floor rubbing his butt. Chang-sun quickly took action.

He held out his hand. "I'm sorry, I wasn't looking anywhere."

The Male Lead finally looks up. What he saw was a guy with dark red hair that seemed to brighten when the light above the ceiling hit. His face was expressionless and cold, but his eyes showed sincere concern. He was tall and muscular, because of this, the uniform seemed small as it tightly hugged his body which made it look very alluring to the eyes.

".........." Yeah, the Male Lead was speechless. When he saw Chang-sun frowning and his hand that was held out towards him starting to retract. He quickly held it in the speed of lightning.

"!"

He stood up on his own, not waiting for Chang-sun to pull him up. But he was still holding the big guy's hand.

"Don't apologise, it wasn't your fault. I should be the one saying sorry 'cause it was me who bumped into you" The Male Lead said with an apologetic smile. He held Chang-sun's hand tighter while saying that.

"...O-Oh...Is that so..." Chang-sun started sweating...Chang-sun felt very intimidated by the Male Lead's strong Main Character aura....He wondered why the Male Lead was still holding his hand.

"As an apology, how about I buy you lunch?" The Male Lead naturally hugged the scared prey's shoulder. Then they started walking inside the cafeteria leaving the students, and Dal speechless.

"......." Dal frowned at them. But he silently followed behind.

'...Ehh?? I thought the Male Lead would be angry...But....He's actually pretty cool?' Chang-sun thought while glancing at the guy who took the initiative to get him lunch.

[...........] Pin wondered if the Male Lead has fallen in love with his Host...?

"Here! Eat up big guy!~" The ML grinned.

"........." Chang-sun stared at the juicy and delicious looking food infront of him....

'...H..Hey....Isn't this the VIP meal?? Only rich people get to eat this because this came from an eight star restaurant!'

[Of course the ML would be rich. Rich ML's are very popular in the romance novel community]

[Also, why are you surprised now? Didn't you eat at an eight star restaurant in your first world?]

'....Well...I guess I wasn't surprised because the one I possessed was a rich guy. The body and mind was already used to it, so I guess thats why.'

[Hm, that is understandable.]

".....Am I allowed to eat this..?" Chang-sun asked the Male Lead who was smiling.

"Of course! I picked this myself~"

"...I don't like owing people..." Because having debts is the worst!! Chang-sun trembled.

"Oh don't worry. This is just an apology from me bumping into you. So come and eat now"

"Thanks..." Chang-sun nodded. He took a spoon and fork and started eating.

His face brightens when he realizes the food was really good. 'As expected of an expensive meal!'

"By the way...Whats your name?" The ML asks.

"I'm Kwan Chan-yeol."

"...Kwan Chan-yeol...What a pretty name! My name is Hyun Jae! I'm a first year" Jae smiled while Chang-sun nodded awkwardly.

"....Nice to meet you as well Hyun Jae.."

Jae went closer to Chang-sun with bright and excited eyes. "Oh, please call me Jae, Hyung! I heard you're a third year, so please speak informally with me"

Chang-sun made a dumb look while nodding. He has no idea why the ML is being nice to him....Perhaps the ML wanted to be his friend?

"So Hyung! Where do you work at? Where do you live? Do you have any siblings? Whats your favourite food? How tall are you?" Jae suddenly bombarded Chang-sun with questions from left to right. It overwhelmed the big guy so much that he became speechless.

Dal who was forgotten by the two of them, couldn't take it anymore. He softly slammed his chopsticks down and said in a cold tone.

"Can't you see you're making Kwan Chan-yeol uncomfortable?"

Chang-sun and Jae stared at the four eyes. The otherside was confused while the otherside was smiling innocently.

"Kwan Chan-yeol is your sunbae. So show some respect. Suddenly asking questions out of the blue...People would think you're threatening him."

*Sunbae is like a Senpai or Senior

'..Wh..Why did the air suddenly turn cold..?' Chang-sun shivered.

But Jae who kept his smiley face on, replied. "Hehe, you're funny. Who would think of me that way? I am not that kind of person, Wangbo sunbae.."

The two males clashed eyes.

Chang-sun took a bite from his food and just decided to ignore the both of them. 'Ooh~ I like this one, it tastes good.'

Whilst the four eyes and the popular bad boy were throwing words at each other. The students in the cafeteria were whispering about them.

"What the...Hyun Jae is sitting with Kwan Chan-yeol!"

"Why is Oppa sitting next to him??? He should have sat next to mee!! Not that ugly dog!"

"Peh, why would Hyun Jae sit next to you? You're as ugly as Kwan Chan-yeol! Haha"

"Shut up!"

"What did Hyun Jae even see in that bully?? Look! He's acting so nice towards that gorilla!! And the gorilla isn't even grateful!"

"If it were me, I would definitely be grateful and thank God."

"Hey, isn't that the top one student Wangbo Dal? Whats HE doing in their table??"

"Ah, didn't see him. He's always in the shadows."

"A rich popular boy and a top one student, sitting with the bully in one table...What a sight to see."

"I heard Kwan Chan-yeol's grades are decreasing, thats why Wangbo Dal was tasked to tutor him."

"I wonder what Kwan Chan-yeol does to not be able to keep up with his studies. Even I, who is someone stupid, can at least get a decent grade!"

"He must be selling drugs."

"Or maybe he's in a gang!"

"Gosh! So dangerous! Why are the Teachers still keeping him?!"

"He must be threatening them..."

Chang-sun pursed his lower lips. He didn't have the appetite to continue eating anymore after the students were throwing insults left and right at him. They didn't even try hiding it!

Chang-sun pushed his unfinished food towards Wangbo Dal, and stood up. "I'm not feeling well, so you can have this. I'll be leaving first."

And Chang-sun left the noisy cafeteria with a sad look on his face.

"......." Dal stared at Chang-sun's back thoughtfully.

"Ahhhh, what a disappointment." Jae suddenlt said.

"....?" Dal looked at the guy with confusion written on his face.

Jae stood up and fixed his already fixed uniform. "Well, he isn't what I thought he was. Everyone says he's a mean bully, but from what I see, he's just a weak boring and uninteresting guy. Tch, what a waste of my time."

Dal felt angry when Jae insulted Chang-sun. He didn't know why, but what he knows is just he didn't like the way Jae spoke to Chang-sun behind his back.

Dal despised those people the most. They act friendly towards you, but when your back is turned, they would start stabbing you.

Dal stood up from the table and walked away to where Chang-sun exited.

When he got a bit far from the cafeteria, he heard a female shouting. But he wasn't so interested with it. First, he needs to find Chang-sun.

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To Be Continued