I Became a Childhood Friend of a Mid-Level Boss

Do Kyunwoo has always been the disappointment of his prestigious family of swordsmen, lacking even the basic skill to catch a rabbit on his own. However, everything changes on his first day of fifth grade when a new transfer student arrives. The encounter suddenly triggers memories of his past life, revealing that he has reincarnated into the world of Brave Hearts, a video game he once played. To his dismay, he realizes he has been reborn not as a hero, but as one of the weakest and most useless characters in the entire setting. His frustration only deepens when he recognizes the identity of the new transfer student: a mid-tier boss destined to eventually destroy the world. Faced with this terrifying reality, Kyunwoo decides that his only chance at survival is to change the story's tragic course. When the seemingly dangerous transfer student asks why he is being treated so kindly, Kyunwoo simply replies that he wants to be friends. His ultimate plan is to forge a genuine bond with the future villain to prevent the impending apocalypse. By becoming best friends with the very boss meant to end everything, Kyunwoo hopes to survive in this unfamiliar world and steer it toward the ending he truly desires.