Ian remembers the novel as a brutal apocalypse fantasy filled with deadly Gates, collapsing kingdoms, and endless battles. Believing the world will soon descend into hell, he pretends to be an innocent child while convincing his father to let him train for the army. For the next seventeen years, Ian fights monsters at the frontier, becoming a grim, powerful, and battle-hardened soldier determined to survive the future. But when his family recalls him and forces him to enroll at the International Academy, Ian discovers a horrifying truth: He misunderstood the genre. The world was never an apocalyptic war story. It was a romantic fantasy centered on the academy’s charming main character and his beautiful female leads. The “deadly encounters,” “political conflicts,” and “mysterious monster attacks” Ian remembers were actually romantic misunderstandings, dramatic dates, and exaggerated plot devices designed to bring couples together.