Thyron has always wanted one thing in his life. And that is to be the top student in a batch of thousands. To him, everything was a competition. Until Aki came along. His greatest academic rival since high school, and also his nemesis to the girl he loves since childhood. Driven by his pride and buried insecurities, Thyron became determined to beat Aki at all costs and toss him out of the puzzle board game he tried so hard to master. But like freezing under the scorching sun, how could someone so used to standing closest to the spotlight still feel so cold and frozen by the emptiness inside him?