‘Yeah… That looks better…’

Han-Yeol was fine with anything, except for that sad smile.

“What about you, Riru?”

“Me?”

“Yeah, you made a wager with them just a while ago. Doesn’t that mean you will have to marry that musclebrain Kandir if I fail to win even once?”

“Y-Yeah, but there’s no way you can win against Kandir! You could even die if you fight him!”

Han-Yeol could see that Riru’s eyes were full of worry.

He knew that she was not Harkan’s family member, judging by the color of her fur and appearance, and it seemed that she was an entirely different canine species from Harkan. Then, he could only come to one conclusion based on what he had observed so far.

‘I often read about this in Japanese light novels: the guy is a loser, but the childhood friend is smart and famous. They like each other but can't confess their feelings.’

Han-Yeol was an avid fan of novels, particularly enjoying Japanese light novels and watching anime. There was a time during his school days when he was addicted to anime, which is why he immediately realized what was going on.

‘I have no idea what kind of world this is, but…’

Han-Yeol decided he could not simply sit around and...