Chapter 47: 47: FRIENDS FOREVER!

June simply sighed as he closed the door behind him and walked into the room with his head lowered.

He had a feeling his days at the academy were about to become painfully boring.

He had hoped to get some cool roommates he could vibe with while surviving this ridiculous plot.

Instead, on one side was the boring, overly ethical main character who valued rules and prestige above everything else.

On the other was the quiet, awkward nerd whom June was convinced had never done anything in his life except bury himself in books.

His academy life was somehow getting even more boring.

With another sigh, he walked over to his bed and dropped onto it, silently mourning his fate.

His gaze drifted toward the guy with the thick glasses, who had gotten up and was now arranging books on his study table. Every single title was related to Guide Studies, dungeon regulations, mana theory, or survival manuals.

June blinked. "People actually read those...?"

He watched the guy continue stacking his books until one suddenly slipped from the pile and landed in the middle of the room with a loud thud.

June’s eyes immediately landed on it. So did Finn’s.

The three of them stared at the book lying on the floor before slowly looking up at the nerd, who had frozen in place with panic written all over his face.

June was stunned. Because the book on the floor wasn’t a Guide Studies manual. It was a manhwa. A very explicit r20 manhwa, with two handsome men making out passionately on the cover.

June’s jaw practically hit the floor as he slowly looked back at him. "You read hentai*..?"

He narrowed his eyes before adding, "BL manhwas with an entire concert of lightsaber*...?"

Like two aliens recognizing another member of their species hiding among humans, the guy tilted his head, adjusted his glasses, and replied with complete seriousness. "The more lightsaber, the better."

Immediately, the two of them smiled like long-lost cousins who had somehow reunited on Jupiter. June shot to his feet, marched over dramatically, and grabbed both of the other’s hands. "Let’s be friends."

"The best of friends," the guy replied just as dramatically.

And just like that, June and his new roommate spent almost the entire night talking about every yaoi series they had ever read.

They jumped from manga to manhwa, then manhua, passionately debating favorite couples, plot twists, tragic endings, and the most romantic confession scenes.

During their conversation, June finally learned that his roommate’s name was Ryan Quinn, an F-Rank Guide from a wealthy family.

June was a little surprised Ryan had also made it into the academy despite his lower ranking. Either his family had strong connections, or he had played his cards exceptionally well during the dungeon evaluation.

June didn’t bother asking. It felt rude, and besides, the novel itself had never explained minor background details like that. Ryan was probably just another side character created to fill the cast.

The two of them continued laughing quietly in the darkness, discussing endless romantic and ridiculously dramatic storylines. June was even more shocked to discover that many series from his previous world somehow existed here too.

They talked until the early hours of the morning before finally collapsing into bed.

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The consequences arrived the very next day. June struggled to stay awake throughout every lecture while Ryan sat beside him, completely focused, listening to every word without showing the slightest sign of fatigue.

June stared at him in disbelief. "How do you even do that? Are you secretly a witch or something?"

Ryan simply continued taking notes while June fought a losing battle against sleep. Eventually, his eyelids won, and he drifted off anyway.

By the time he woke up, class had already ended. He stretched with a huge yawn before blinking at the empty podium. "It’s finally over..."

Ryan appeared beside him and adjusted his glasses. "Finally awake?"

June rubbed his eyes. "How are you still functioning after last night?"

Ryan shrugged. "I guess I’m used to it. Come on, we have another class."

"Another?" June stared at him in horror. "Why?"

Ryan ignored the complaint and dragged him through the hallway toward their next lecture.

The following class was a combined theoretical session for both Espers and Guides, focusing on dungeon structures, formations, and mana flow.

Ryan and June found seats near the middle while the professor began explaining concepts through a projector.

Within minutes, June was already bored. He yawned and lazily looked around the lecture hall. His eyes landed on Nyx.

Nyx wasn’t paying attention to the lecture at all. Instead, he sat quietly with his eyes fixed on June from the front of the classroom.

June blinked. "What’s wrong with you...?" he muttered before looking away.

About twenty minutes later, curiosity got the better of him. He glanced up again. Nyx was still staring. June sighed. "Seriously... what’s wrong with him?"

He turned his head to the side—only to meet Simon’s gaze from the opposite end of the lecture hall. Simon had been staring at him too.

June frowned. "What?"

Simon immediately looked away as though nothing had happened.

June rubbed his face, his head still heavy with sleep. "How the hell did I survive working all those overtime hours in my old life...?"

When class finally ended, June and Ryan walked into the hallway together.

Almost immediately, Nyx approached them. Without saying a word, he held out a cupcake. "Your favorite flavor."

Students passing through the hallway slowed down, openly staring at the scene.

"Are they courting each other?"

"What’s going on?"

"Two F-Ranks together?"

One student even laughed.

June accepted the cupcake before looking up at Nyx. "Are you aware everyone thinks you’re trying to court me right now?"

Nyx hesitated. "Does that mean you’ll pair with me?"

"No."

"Then... what does it mean?"

June scratched the back of his head before casually taking the cupcake from him. "Does that mean you’ll pair with me?" Nyx asked again hopefully.

"No."

"But you accepted my cupcake..."

"Consider it charity to the poor."

June walked away while unwrapping the cupcake.

Ryan paused beside Nyx, gently patted him on the shoulder in silent sympathy, then hurried after June.

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Unfortunately for June, that wasn’t the end of it.

Every single time class ended, Nyx would somehow be waiting outside with another snack in his hands. "Your favorite," he would say each time, offering him chips, pastries, juice, or another dessert.

June would stare at the food for a second before taking it anyway.

Nyx’s eyes would immediately light up. "So... does this mean we’re a pair now?"

"No."

"But you accepted my gift..."

June calmly stuffed another chip into his mouth. "Consider it charity to the extremely poor."

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NOTE.

HENTAI – A Japanese word meaning "pervert" or "perverted." Outside Japan, it is commonly used to refer to explicit pornographic anime, manga, or related media.

LIGHTSABER (BL SLANG) – A humorous fandom euphemism for an erect penis in BL manga/manhwa. The nickname comes from the resemblance to the glowing weapon from Star Wars, and is often used in jokes, memes, or censored discussions instead of explicit terms.

BL artists sometimes draw an erection with exaggerated effects (glow, aura, sparkles, dramatic lighting), making fans jokingly call it a "lightsaber

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