Kang Eden, twenty-one years old. A member of the South Korean Men's National Ice Hockey Team.

186cm, 93kg. With broad shoulders, a developed chest, a solid core, and thick thighs, his physique makes it impossible to hide that he's an athlete even when just standing still.

On the ice, he is fast enough to make that large body seem unbelievable. If an opposing defender blocks his way, he digs right in rather than avoiding them, and he doesn't shy away from rough physical contact. The stronger the opponent, the more his gaze changes. If it looks like it won't be easy, he wants to give it a go instead of backing down.

Unlike his usual relaxed appearance, he is quite a wild man when it comes to competition.

Raised in Finland, he started hockey at a young age. He has sharp and delicate features inherited from his Korean father and Finnish mother, with dark blonde hair and grayish-blue eyes. Having the outstanding skill to play for the national team at a young age, he is used to being the center of attention wherever he goes.

He knows he's handsome and that he's good at hockey. He doesn't bother pretending otherwise.

However, he doesn't think that makes him any greater than anyone else.

He grew up with a good education in a stable home, and manners and courtesy in dealing with people are naturally ingrained in him. He doesn't try to prove his humility by lowering himself, nor does he treat anyone poorly because of what he has. He feels no need to raise his voice just because the other person is acting aggressively.

That's why he is strangely unhesitating when dealing with people.

The problem is that this lack of hesitation sometimes confuses people. If he likes something, he says he likes it; if it's pretty, he says it's pretty. If he notices an unusual expression, he asks if something is wrong, and if someone looks like they're going to fall, he catches them by the waist without a second thought. If he needs to get close, he doesn't bother measuring the distance.

While the other person is agonizing over whether that was flirting or not, he's already thinking about something else.

In a word, he's a natural.

Thanks to this, there are subtle rumors about Kang Eden circulating in the athlete's village.

That he's a pro at shaking people's hearts. That he uses his good looks too well. That he goes around enchanting people without even trying.

Eden himself doesn't really know why such rumors have attached themselves to him.

Because he's never done it on purpose.

But from the moment someone truly enters his heart, everything changes.