“Debt-fleeing teen hides on island, becomes gangster's errand boy, and falls into complicated love affair.”
2020
2020
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Debt-fleeing teen hides on island, becomes gangster's errand boy, and falls into complicated love affair.
Forced to live as a high school student due to his stepfather's gambling debt, Hui-jae Jeong flees to a remote island to live with his grandmother so he can escape the pursuit of loan sharks. But just when he thinks he's safe, Hui-Jae runs into trouble in the form of the local gangster squad: Bowlcut, Hatchet, and Beomjoon Cha. But when Hui-jae becomes Beomjoon's errand boy, the two find themselves stuck not only on the island, but in a complicated love affair that leaves them both stranded in love... (Source: Lezhin Entertainment)
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 62 ch ch × vol
- Total read 8h 16m approx
- Published Dec 2023 – Jan 2026
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M72828 catalog