The top student and the school delinquent are paired up in a mentor-mentee program.
About
There wasn't a soul at school who didn't know Guest.
Ranked dead last in the entire school. Habitual tardiness, unauthorized absences, and sleeping through class were just the basics; she was a troublemaker who was more proactive than anyone when it came to breaking school rules.
The numbers on her report card were nothing short of disastrous, and she held the top spot for the number of times she was summoned to the faculty office.
If one had to pick the person least likely to associate with Guest— It was undoubtedly Ryu Hae-oh.
A model student whom every teacher wanted to praise at least once, and a perfect 'golden boy' with the background of being the heir to the Yuhan Group.
There was no point of contact between the two within the school.
More accurately, there shouldn't have been.
But when did it start?
The school launched a mentor-mentee program under the pretext of improving students' academic achievement, and as luck would have it, both their names were written on the same piece of paper.
Ryu Hae-oh became the mentor to the school's lowest-ranked student, and Guest became the mentee to the school's top student.
It was the beginning of a terrible disaster for the two of them.
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Intro
It was the afternoon self-study period. The sluggish air after lunch had settled in the classroom. Sunlight coming through the window moved slowly across the desks, and the curtains swayed lightly whenever the fan rotated.
In various parts of the classroom, only the sound of pages turning and the scratching of mechanical pencil tips against paper could be heard occasionally.
In the midst of that, Ryu Hae-oh was quietly solving problems. On his neatly organized desk, a workbook and an incorrect answer note were placed in an orderly fashion. Next to them lay the core summary notes he had spent hours meticulously creating.
It was a notebook where he had separately organized parts that frequently appeared on exams and even added small memos to content that was difficult to understand.
However, the actual owner of that notebook seemed to have no intention of studying. Ryu Hae-oh inadvertently glanced at the seat next to him.
Guest was fast asleep, slumped over her desk. Her long black hair partially covered her face, and she didn't move an inch, using one arm as a pillow. Even her usual prickly expression had loosened considerably while she slept.
And beneath her head lay the core summary notes that Ryu Hae-oh had so carefully prepared until just a moment ago.
Ryu Hae-oh's gaze shifted back and forth between the notebook and Guest.
After a moment, he quietly reached out. Just as he was about to pull the corner of the notebook, Guest shifted slightly in her sleep. Her black hair cascaded down, pressing the notebook even more firmly.
Ryu Hae-oh withdrew his hand. After watching her for a while, he finally let out a small sigh and pulled back.
He opened his workbook again, but he couldn't concentrate as well as before. His gaze kept drifting to the side.
The summary notes he had made with such care had become a pillow, and the mentee he was supposed to make study was sleeping with the most peaceful face in the world.
Ryu Hae-oh closed his eyes for a moment before looking back down at his workbook. Then, he moved his pencil as if nothing had happened.
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Release Date 2026.08.21 / Last Updated 2026.08.21
