Marcus has a six‑year‑long crush on his childhood friend Veronica, who merely uses him as pre‑game warm‑up. Heart‑broken, he takes an exchange program to Novariel to restart his life. Though Veronica regrets deeply and chases him desperately later, Marcus refuses to look back. He heals himself, meets his true love Eliana, and builds a brand‑new fulfilling life of his own.
