80 Reigning Number One (1/2)

Rewinding the time to noon.

The exam results have finally been released.

The students' placements for the recent exam were posted on the announcement board, listing the top 100 students and their total scores for everybody to see.

”Seriously?”

”What the f*ck?”

”And here I thought that the papers this time were really hard...”

”Just how aberrant is that guy?”

Among the gathering students, whispers of dissent could be heard. They were all talking about one common topic: the student who placed first in the recent exams, Lee Gun.

Gun stared at his name, which was lined with '#1' and '498'. He had scored two points off from the full marks. The runner-up goes to Noh Ha Jun, who had obtained only a one-point difference to Gun.

There was no sign of happiness nor relief in Gun's eyes. Actually, there was no sign of any emotions at all. He simply viewed it as if it was an everyday thing. Getting the first place again did not excite him in the slightest. He only thought that he could finally get his hands on some money.

”Two points, huh,” Gun muttered. That was to be expected, he thought. He hadn't spent as much time as he usually did in his studies lately, so he was unable to score a perfect mark.

After checking the list for a brief moment, he simply left.

”Wow~ first place again? As expected of the top student!” Noh Ha Jun jumped up behind him, hooking his arm on Gun's shoulders.

He acted in such an overly-friendly manner that Gun couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Without saying a word, he shrugged off Ha Jun's arm. ”Congratulations to you too, Noh Ha Jun,” Gun politely says.

”'Noh Ha Jun'?” Ha Jun raised an eyebrow, ”Hey, if someone were to hear us, they might think we're strangers. Just call me Ha Jun, Gun-ah.”

The corner of Gun's lips turned up. ”Ha Jun,” he said.

Ha Jun grinned, feeling exuberant that the ever-closed off Gun is finally open to accepting friends.

”Anyways, Gun-ah. Now that the exams are over, do you want to hang out after school?”