"...So this is CUBE."
The teenage boy stared at the Massive building infront of him. This World's Greatest Institute for Learning and Training on how to become a hero. Typical Hero School just like UA. It's just this school is where his favourite Webnovel characters trained, studied, and lived for years.
A wave of nervousness and excitement swirling in his stomach. Aerum giggled.
{Someone's excited~}
Aerum Yu winced at the sudden Intrusion of his otherworldly friend and guide's voice in his head. Still not used to the strange feeling and communication.
"Can't you—"
(...Can't you just use some other way of communicating other than this? Like a system like message or something? THIS REALLY hurts like HELL!)
{But I kinda like this though~}
A pained groan escaped the boy's mouth. His eyes feeling watery and wet. Hating the pain and headache coming in his head again for the 4th time of the day.
(Well I DON'T! It HURTS! SO FREAKING CHANGE IT!)
{Geez~ Alright~ Alright~ I'll change it.}
All of the students entering the large institute early glanced at the young boy who had teary eyes as he walked into the institute. Gaining sympathy and pity from people as he looks so alone and pitiful especially after the rumors about him and his late friend arrived their ears. All of them, unknowing to the fact that those glassy eyes were in no relation of sadness or grief but PURE pain.
(Don't you dare utter another word in my head! I really don't get why [Reader's mind] couldn't be against you!)
{Cause it's from me duh.}
The Nerve!
"Fellow student Yu! Here's a handkerchief."
The called boy looked at the pair of boy and girl in front of him. The girl pushing a handkerchief in his hands as the boy gently pat his back.
"How about we come with you on your way to your class?"
Aerum could only dazedly nod as his otherworldly 'friend' teased him by giving him headaches. Literal headaches!
(You piece of shit!)
As the reader sends curses through their mind link, the otherworldly being merely paid no mind to it. Smirking as he appears into the cursing boy's phone.
"Fellow Student Yu, I sincerely feel sorry for you. We give our condolences."
The fellow student Yu who was cursing this World's 'God' stopped and faced the boy and girl's sorry faces. Remembering from this body's memories he's currently hosting that his one and only bestfriend died from an accident.
"...It's fine. I'm sure he's in a better place now."
Aerum kept a gentle smile on his face. Giving the two students a sense of feeling that their fellow student Yu was just acting strong. Making both of them feel more sorry.
"Ok. We're already in front of your classroom. We still need to go to our classroom so see you around, Fellow student Yu!"
With that, the boy and girl left the reader alone. Facing the classroom where Aerum will meet this world's author/protagonists. The characters of the book he read throughout the summer.
(What time is it?)
[Check your phone you dumbass.]
(What the— I told you to stop talking in my head!!!!)
The poor reader who was tortured in the head, quickly took out his phone before the other could even retort. Watching his phone calmly as he looked at the 'alien' lounging in his phone pointing at the 4 numbers above him with a deadpanned face.
(Stop doing that and tell me where exactly will Hajin sit at. He's almost coming here. You better hurry up...)
The alien named after another alien from another novel stared at the youth looking at him indifferently with eyes clearly full of disdain and threat. Sighing in resignation, the screen changed and viewed a photo of the seats and arrangements of the class. The familiar names of the 'main' characters of this world in bold words.
(Good.)
Aerum said, nodding in satisfaction. He finally felt the results of hardwork in scaring Bihyung for a little bit.
As for the 'scared' alien. Bihyung felt that he might as well resign to the other for a little. And he perfectly knew that if he really made trouble after the other's threat, he'll have no complete cooperation, and the effort that he made for restarting this world for a better ending would be put to waste.
• Where are you gonna sit? •
Aerum read the question that was laid on his screen, a thoughtful look in his eyes. Before he laid his eyes on the middle
(I want to sit near Hajin.)
The boy walked towards the seat 2 chairs seats away from the edge seat in the middle row. Where Kim Hajin was supposed to sit on. Making sure to check the seating arrangement in his phone are right.
Right after the boy sat. Two people walked into the empty classroom. One, a blonde boy who act imposing with an arrogant air around him which by the way, looked very stupid to the indifferent reader.
(He's definitely handsome but...lacking.)
The boy thought. A hint of disappointment in his eyes.
• Were you expecting something? •
The boy merely glanced at the floating game system-like message in front of him before sighing.
(Kinda expected him to look like his part, you know? Cold and Indifferent. But now, all I see here is just the arrogance he brings. Nothing else~)
Shin Jonghak. A character in the TNE novel that didn't really have THAT much scenes. With some just mentioning him having a crush on the Chae Nayun and Yoo Yeonha having a crush on him. And some character development or something.
Now, thinking about that one woman. The chattering girl beside the supposedly rival of the Protagonist in the original novel is none other than Yoo Yeonha herself. A girl with a youthful and beautiful face. And also a girl who's going to rise and become a Queen of many hunter's hearts and business.
As described in the novel, the two sat at the farthest seat in the back. The blonde boy acknowledging the still chattering girl with some nods here and there.
Ignoring the two, Aerum stared at the entrance of the classroom. Anticipation bubbling inside of him as he waited for his main character to enter.
As the door opened, a boy with analyzing and indifferent eyes entered.
(...)
(...)
(... THAT'S PLAIN??!!)
• You're being too loud. •
(TF?! Is this World's view on plain things different in mine? Like, How can THAT face BE plain? HOW?!)
Ignoring the floating message in front of him. Aerum, the bewildered reader, officially has his world views shattered into pieces. Questioning his own aesthetics and beauty standard.
Aerum continued on staring at the dazedly sitting boy two seats away from him with a blank look, before standing up and making his way towards the seat beside the dazed boy. And continuing on staring at the boy with furrowed brows. Which the other didn't acknowledge as they continued to doze off and eventually sleep.
He stared at boy's high nose. Hajin's obviously fluffy black hair shaping his face. To be honest, he doesn't compare to Shin Jonghak's face but he did have some sort of charisma around him. If he was groomed, he would definitely be much more handsome. Gold waiting to be mined.
• You need to stop staring, Aerum-ssi. You'll look like a creep. •
(...This world's beauty standard is too high. If my past boyfriends had a charisma like this. I would've never let them go that easily. I would marry him, even if he have a small dic—)
{Aerum-ssi!}
Aerum woke up from his thoughts at the sudden yell in his head before his eyes connected with the two indifferent and analytic eyes that he took a liking from a while ago.
"What are you looking at?"