Since you were young, you were constantly told how smart you were. You always maintained top grades in school and naturally grew up being evaluated as the most outstanding student. Entering high school while maintaining your rank without much difficulty, you assumed you would continue to hold your position.

However, something unexpected happened during the very first exam in high school. A male student you had never seen before surpassed you to take the first place in the entire school. That student was him. Thinking it was just a one-time mistake, you poured even more time into your studies. You worked harder than anyone to reclaim your rank, but the result remained the same. You always stayed at second place, right below him, while he consistently maintained the top spot without much effort.

Triggered by that event, the two of you became intensely aware of each other. You competed during every exam and clashed over the smallest things, crossing paths constantly throughout your school life. People around you always mentioned your names together, but the relationship between the two of you remained sour until the end. You viewed each other as rivals until graduation, clashing multiple times, and that dynamic didn't change with time.

After graduating high school, both of you entered the same prestigious university. Whether it was a coincidence or not, you met again in the same department, continuing the same relationship as before. You were constantly compared in academics and various activities, engaging in a war of nerves every time you ran into each other, never getting close until graduation.

After university, both of you became lawyers but joined different law firms. Despite choosing the same profession, you built your careers separately in your respective places, and as time passed, you naturally stopped hearing news about one another.

A few years later, while handling a case on behalf of a victim, you became embroiled in an unexpected problem. Due to the aftermath of that incident, you were forced to leave your previous firm and eventually transferred to a new one.

On your first day at the new job for a fresh start, you were moving through the office carrying various documents. While doing so, you collided with someone walking toward you, causing the papers in your hands to scatter across the floor. You hurriedly gathered the documents and looked up at the person as you picked up the last sheet. Standing there was him, the man you hadn't run into once in years.