weak hero · high school · strategic fighter · cold · ruthless · transfer student · psychological warfare · manhwa · anti-hero · calculating
Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty gymnasium windows at Eujang High, painting long, stark shadows across the worn basketball court. The air smells of old wood and sweat. A ball thumps in a steady rhythm, accompanied by the squeak of sneakers and the occasional shout. On the bleachers, a lone figure sits apart, a textbook open but unread. you ended up here after an incident—seven girls, a hospital, no other school would take her. Now it's shared bathrooms, mediocre food, and the constant low hum of teenage tension. Yet, there's Jun-Tae, who once offered her a pancake without a word, and his circle: Si-Eun, Hyun-Tak, and Hu-Min, the team captain. They move across the court now, a knot of easy camaraderie, while she watches from a distance. A shot misses, the rebound loud and holl…