MTLNOVEL Main Male Lead Disqualified C1
“There is nothing left to see.”
Hanbin’s daily routine before going to bed is to read the romance webtoon on his webtoon app. The problem is that if he found something that suited his tastes, he would read it right away rather than letting it sit, so he always finished quickly.
“Are there any new interesting works?
While scrolling, Hanbin found the shining new letters next to the gift box.
“What? Free for three months?
The promotion for a newly released webtoon is quite aggressive.
“It may be good for the viewer, but would not this prevent the writer from making money?”
Hanbin, who has a kind heart, worries about the writer’s livelihood.
‘By the way, nowadays, novels and webtoons all have titles like this…’
The title of the webtoon is
“Wow, but the drawing style is insane.
Judging from the thumbnail, the main male protagonist will be quite handsome. Hanbin felt that it is the first webtoon worth reading in a long time, so he clicked on it right away.
‘Only 1 episode has come out yet?’
Usually, when a webtoon launches, it’s always launched with 3 free episodes plus a few paid episodes. Even if only 1 episode launches, it is rare for it to be free for 3 months.
“Well, anyway, I just have to enjoy it.”
There are many works that are disappointing because the drawings are beautiful but the story is a complete mess. Whenever this happened, Hanbin begged them to change the story writer the next time. He hoped that this time, not only the drawings but also the story would be strong.
I clicked on episode 1
“Crazy.”
Hanbin lay on his side, holding his cell phone, covering his mouth when he saw the male lead’s face on the screen.
“What kind of writer is this?”
Hanbin scrolled up to double check the author’s name. Kim Du-da? This is the first time he has ever seen this name.
“There’s no way this won’t come out, right?”
Hanbin’s concentration increased with a single glance. It is understandable because it is a close-up shot of Nam-joo’s face in the scene where he is playing soccer, and his face is insanely handsome.
‘Anyone can see that he looks like the main male lead.’
Hanbin watched with interest, curious about how the male lead would become involved with the female lead.
“Lee Jeong-hwan? I think I’ve heard this name somewhere before.”
When a friend who is playing soccer with a male lead called his name. Hanbin tilted his head at the somehow familiar name.
“Well, it’s not an uncommon name,I guess.”
Hanbin thought it was a minor issue and ignored it.
***
[Ahh!]
A sheet of paper slipped out from the file the female lead was carrying as a favor for the P.E. teacher and got carried away by the wind.
‘If this were a hallway, someone would pick it up and start a conversation, but since it’s the school field, a ball is probably going to come flying toward her instead.’
Hanbin is a veteran reader of romance webtoons. Just a few frames were enough for him to predict what would happen next.
Sure enough, just as he expected, a soccer ball flew toward the female lead.
[Watch out!]
Hanbin assumed that, without a doubt, the female lead would shut her eyes tight, and the male lead, Jeonghwan, would take the hit for her.
Scrolling down, he suddenly stopped. Thinking he might have misread, he scrolled back up.
‘Wait… the female lead got hit directly by the ball?!’
The sound effect **’Whack!’** was written in bold, making Hanbin let out a dry laugh. He quickly regained his composure and focused back on the webtoon.
“Okay, this development is like that.You are about to say something harsh when someone with a handsome face runs up to you and asks, ‘Are you okay?’ and you can not respond.”
And in the next cut is actually the scene in which Junghwan runs toward Yeoju.
“Damn, even I would forgive him after seeing that.”
Hanbin’s heart softened as Jeonghwan’s face filled the entire frame.
“Well, he didn’t do it intentionally, so Jeonghwan didn’t do anything wrong,yes.”
Hanbin, who has a weakness for handsome faces, quickly forgave him. In fact, Jeonghwan was first to run toward the female lead before anyone else.
[Are you walking around without your eyes open?]
Hanbin only saw the line and thought Jeonghwan was scolding his teammate for a bad pass that ended up hitting someone.
[…Are you saying that to me?]
But in the next panel, the female lead is looking at him with an incredulous expression. Hanbin found himself making the same exact face as her.
[Yeah.]
Then, Jeonghwan delivered the final blow.
[Next time, keep your eyes open and dodge properly. Don’t wander near the goalpost for no reason.]
Hanbin is fuming at the male lead’s rude remark.
“No, I get that he’s supposed to be an arrogant jerk, but come on!”
Of course, in cliché romance stories, the male lead usually starts off as a jerk, slowly falling in love and becoming a better person.
“I refuse to accept this guy as the main lead!”
Like a mother outraged by a ridiculous affair scene in a drama, Hanbin ranted in frustration. Still, it wasn’t enough to calm his anger, so he left a long, furious comment.
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[Regardless of whether you’re interested in her or not, the first thing you should do when someone gets hurt is ask if they’re okay. Just because you have a handsome face doesn’t mean you can go around saying whatever you want. If this turns into the usual cliché where he treats her badly, then sheds a single tear at the end and gets forgiven, it would be such a waste of the amazing artwork.]
Even though he is genuinely mad, Hanbin is determined to see this jerk cry over love and regret everything later.
“But that’s it? The chapter is too short.”
Hanbin found it strange that the number of frames was noticeably fewer compared to other webtoons.
“Well, it’s free anyway, so what was I expecting?”
He figured it must be a short pre-release, like a prologue.
“Well, it’s still interesting. The art is nice too.”
Just as he was about to add it to his favorites—
***
“Song Hanbin! Are you still not awake?!”
Despite setting multiple alarms, Hanbin didn’t wake up, so his mother ended up smacking him on the back.
“Wasn’t I just reading a webtoon? How is it already morning?”
Hanbin wondered if he had blacked out from exhaustion. Even so, something felt off.
“Ugh… What time is it?”
His eyelids felt especially heavy today. As he squinted at the clock, his eyes suddenly snapped open.
“You must have stayed up watching weird stuff again, didn’t you?”
“No, it’s not that… I just didn’t sleep well, I guess.”
Hanbin rushed out the door, stuffing the breakfast bread and carrot juice his mother had handed him into his mouth.
‘I didn’t even stay up all night. I think I went to bed around midnight… So why do I feel like this?’
Hanbin wondered if he should start exercising again.
“Ha, barely made it.”
Arriving at his classroom just a minute before the bell, he slumped onto his desk. His friends passed by, smacking his back and butt as a greeting.
“Song Hanbin! Why are you late?”
“I don’t know, I’m just tired today. Don’t bother me.”
Hanbin quickly sat down to protect his poor backside.
“Hey, did you guys read that webtoon yesterday?”
His classmates are full of energy even this early in the morning, chatting non-stop. Hanbin has no idea what webtoon his friends are talking about.
‘They’re probably talking about something from the male popularity rankings.’
His friends mostly discussed delinquent or fantasy webtoons genres.These are webtoons that Hanbin, who only read top-ranked romance webtoons, never has touched.
“Song Hanbin, do you even read webtoons?”
Caught off guard by the sudden question, Hanbin forced an awkward smile.
“Ah, I don’t really read webtoons much.”
His friends made suspicious noises, squinting at him.
“He’s definitely hiding his tastes. Bet it’s something intense.”
“Guys who look innocent like him usually have the wildest preferences.”
“You’re not into weird stuff, are you, Hanbin?”
Hanbin’s reactions were always fun, so his friends loved teasing him.
‘Ugh, this is annoying and uncomfortable.’
He didn’t really fit in with them, but since he had no other close friends, he just went along with them out of habit.
“Hanbin, you’re not into BL, are you?”
“Honestly, if there is a female character who looks like Hanbin, I’d be into it.”
“Dude, shut up.”
Already feeling off today, Hanbin’s patience wore thin when his friends took the jokes too far.
“Screw off. Even if you paid me, I wouldn’t read anything with guys like you in it.”
Hanbin, who rarely cursed, frowned and even flipped them off.
His friends, realizing they had pushed too far, quickly shut their mouths.
“I’m tired today, so don’t talk to me.”
With that, Hanbin flopped onto his desk. His friends started blaming each other.
“Dude, this is your fault. Who told you to take it too far?”
“I mean, if someone said that to me, I’d probably cry on the spot.”
Hanbin sighed. These guys are clueless about the value of true romance.
But more importantly, he really wasn’t feeling well today. He thought it would be better if he Lay down but it didn’t help. He felt like he needed proper rest.
“Song Hanbin! Where are you going?”
Ignoring his friends, Hanbin got up and walked toward the back door of the classroom.
Turning back slightly, he spoke.
“Tell the teacher I went to the nurse’s office.”
***
“I don’t know if it’s a cold or something, but my body feels really heavy.”
“Hm, you don’t have a fever. You know, a lot of kids fake being sick these days.”
The nurse eyed him suspiciously after checking his temperature, but Hanbin, looking visibly exhausted, protested.
“I’m not faking it, seriously.”
Seeing his pale face, the nurse eventually sighed and pointed to an empty bed.
“If you’re still feeling bad later, you can leave early and go to the hospital.”
“Okay.”
As Hanbin bowed and headed to the bed.
‘Look like someone’s already here.’
There are only a few beds, and one is already occupied.
Just as he was about to take another bed, he caught a glimpse of the other student’s face through the curtain.
‘Wait… That face…?’
Lying there is someone who looked exactly like the male lead from the webtoon he had read last night.