“Shy college gamer Sanghwa loves his popular best friend but finds romance with a gentle gangster instead.”
The Ideal Relationship
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Shy college gamer Sanghwa loves his popular best friend but finds romance with a gentle gangster instead.
College student Lee Sanghwa has been in love with his best friend Soo Ryeohan for years. Handsome, friendly, and popular—Ryeohan possesses all qualities Sanghwa believes he lacks. To escape a world that seems to revolve around Ryeohan, Sanghwa enjoys playing an online multiplayer game, where he forms a bond with "thegreatmirae," a somewhat awkward but kind older player. Meanwhile, a group of underlings and henchmen wonder just whose messages are finally bringing a smile to their boss' icy face. Kwon Eegum may be a criminal, but he has always longed for a genuine friend like Sanghwa. Although Sanghwa only wants a life independent from Ryeohan at first, this sweet, tall, and attentive gangster may just steal his heart instead.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 45 ch ch × vol
- Total read 6h 00m approx
- Published Jun 2019 – Dec 2019
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M64240 catalog