Once a middle school bully who would harass those he saw below him, Hong Il-tak found himself among the lowest of the low after puberty struck for everyone but him. His body remains as small and soft as it’s always been, even into his late teens, making him a prime target for constant sexual harassment at the hands of the other school delinquents. Lee Hyun-woo is his complete opposite. Tall, stoic, and intimidating—Il-tak sees befriending him as a surefire way to climb the school’s social hierarchy once more and escape his daily harassment. Even as Hyun-woo tries to keep Il-tak away, wanting to keep his own burgeoning feelings at bay, circumstance always seems to bring the two together.

Lee Hoon has had it tough his whole life. After his mom died from sickness and his abusive, alcoholic dad abandoned him, Hoon is left with nothing but a mountain of debt. With no hope in sight, he resolves to put himself out of his misery. Yet ending his messed-up life turns out to be more difficult than he first thought… (Source: Lezhin US)

This is a world whose peace was destroyed by the Shadow Lord, ‘Secneum’. ‘Niro’ is a half-elf, half-human boy who lost his parents as a baby and was adopted by a slave couple. In this world, slaves are not treated as humans. Since Niro’s adoptive parents are slaves, they are mistreated and eventually lose their lives. Now Niro is alone once more, and must shoulder the burdens of his family and do whatever is takes to protect his two younger siblings. If Niro wants to escape this fate, there is only one thing he can do. He must graduate from the academy, ‘Excanum’ just like the current Emperor, ‘Muren’ who was once a slave!

[Original Webtoon](https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/centurion)