Surviving A Novel I Don't Remember: A Tutor's Guide To Staying Alive
"If I can just stay under the radar, I might survive the final chapter."
Kim Jowoon woke up in a novel world as the illegitimate fourth son of a marquis, Julian Von Astrea, and it looked like every single character hated him.
It was a world where everyone looked like a protagonist—shining eyes, tragic backstories, destiny practically dripping off them. Everyone except him. He didn't even get a script.
Then the Affection System popped up and crushed his hopes in one clean line of text: every so-called “hero” in the capital had a solid 0% interest in his continued existence.
Naturally, Julian did the most reasonable thing possible—he ran. Straight into the safest job he could think of: tutoring the young son of the Empire's most reclusive (and famously cold) Duke. The plan was foolproof. Win over the kid, stay invisible, collect a fat paycheck, and live long enough to die of old age instead of plot relevance.
It didn't go smoothly at first. The child never spoke, the Duke barely appeared, and Julian briefly wondered if he'd chosen the wrong kind of death.
But somehow… it worked.
The Duke's son quickly warmed up to him. Lessons became warm and fun moments, and silence turned into trust. And even stranger, the Duke's affection level didn't just rise—it skyrocketed into something Julian absolutely had not planned for.
For the first time since transmigrating, he felt safe.
Then the Emperor began to interfere, so much that he became a madman to Julian.
Julian thought he could live quietly. Well... He thought wrong.
In this world, his life was never meant to be quiet and everything revolves around him.
Byul_Byre · LGBT+
"If you really want to be strong... Stop caring about what your surrounding thinks of you!" This is one of the best Saitama quotes that really personifies what this character is all about. The protagonist of One Punch Man is strong (too strong) but certainly understands the power of hard work. He did after all achieve his superhuman strength from staying on a strict workout regiment - "100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10km run - every single day!" With that being said, Saitama also has a lazy side that likes to procrastinate. One of the best Saitama quotes about being lazy is "I'll leave tomorrow's problems to tomorrow's me."