Baki stayed in Daegu for three days. During this time, Gongseob Ji neither prayed once nor cleaned his prayer room. It had collected dust as if no one had been there for years.
"Hey, crazy monk, do you even do prayers and stuff?" Baki asked with curiosity.
"Nah. That stuff's too backwards," Gongseob Ji shook his head.
Baki asked, "Then why do you live in a temple and go around cosplaying as a monk?"
Gongseob Ji grinned. "Amitabha, child. I have left behind the secular world."
Baki got up and threw an alcohol bottle at Gongseob Ji. "Fuck you, you crazy monk! What shit are you on?!"
Gongseob smiled. Then his face turned serious. "Actually... I am waiting for the one who will complete the Iron Fortress."
Baki nodded. "That's a valid reason. But I can't imagine someone learning from you. You reek of alcohol while dressing up as a monk. People might just think you're a con artist."
Gongseob Ji didn't say anything, just smiled. Baki scratched the back of his head. "Whatever! I hope you get a good successor who doesn't turn out like you." Saying this, he started to leave.
Gongseob Ji asked, "Do me a favor. Can you give me a lift? I have to preach about spirituality to the youngsters."
Baki nodded. "Let's go then."
After a while, Gongseob Ji shouted, "Stop, stop! Right here, right here!"
Baki dropped him off. "Goodbye then." He was about to leave, but he turned back for a moment and saw Gongseob Ji being escorted into a club with women clinging to him. Baki's face darkened. He immediately sped off. "Curse you, you fake monk!"
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Outside the convenience store, Seongji Yuk was feeding a puppy named Enu. Someone had abandoned it in front of the shop a few days ago.
Suddenly, Daniel approached from behind. "Hyung, is Enu your pet?"
Seongji smiled and shook his head. "No. Its owner abandoned it here. I've been feeding it since then. Are you here to feed it too?"
Daniel scratched the back of his head and smiled. "Yeah."
Seongji Yuk got up and ruffled his hair. "You're a kind person, Daniel."
Saying this, he went into the store. Daniel stared at Seongji's back. "It's hyung who is so kind." Then Crystal's image flashed before his eyes. "Just like her, who buys drinks from the store... I wonder if she's a model or something."
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Baki was going to Busan first—after all, it was far closer to Daegu than his other destination, Incheon. Though he didn't personally know the King of Busan, the man should be pretty strong if Jichang Kwak himself respected him.
As he was speeding along, he saw a gas station. He pulled in and started to fuel up his bike. Just then, a girl suddenly rushed at him and got on his bike. She shouted, "Start the bike, please! There are goons after me!"
"Who are y—" Before Baki could finish his sentence, she shouted again.
"Please! Can we talk after you start the bike?! Please!"
More than a dozen men were rushing toward them. If Baki wanted, he could have fought and defeated them, but fighting at a gas station didn't seem like a smart idea. One wrong move, and BOOM.
Baki started the bike and sped off with the girl on the back. The goons behind them shouted:
"Fuck you, bitch! You motherfucking scammer! I'll fucking skin you alive the next time I see you!"
After a while, Baki asked the girl behind him, "So? What's up with the scammer shit? Though I've heard that driving to Busan isn't a safe journey, I didn't expect to give a lift to a scammer so soon."
The girl put a knife to Baki's neck. "Well, now that you've been caught by me, keep driving without any talk."
Baki laughed. "Hahahaha! You're interesting! I like it!"
The girl was flustered hearing Baki say that he liked her. She stuttered, "W-What the fuck do you mean?!"
Baki didn't answer her question. Instead, he said, "I'm Baki Hanma. What's your name?"
The girl answered, "Why do you want my name?!"
Baki laughed. "Just to make sure the ID card is real. Hahaha!"
The girl panicked and snatched the card from Baki's hand. Then she pressed the knife to Baki's neck. "K-Keep your m-mouth shut! I'll slit your neck!"
Baki laughed. "We're going 150 km/h. If I die, then who will control the bike? Hahaha!"
The girl stuttered, "S-Slow down the bike! I'm telling you, I'll really slit your throat!"
Baki laughed once again. "I didn't know people could slit someone's throat with a banana. Hahaha!"
The girl was shocked. She moved her hand to check if Baki was telling the truth, but at that moment, Baki grasped her hand and twisted it, dropping the knife.
The girl cried out in pain. "Aghh! You! You lied to me!"
Baki asked, "Where do I drop you?"
The girl, though embarrassed to be fooled by such a cheap technique, replied, "I'll tell you the direction. You follow it."
After a long while, they reached a random alleyway. The girl shouted, "Stop! Stop here!"
Baki stopped the bike. The girl immediately dismounted and started to leave. Baki called out, "Hey! You forgot your material!"
The girl looked back and checked her bag. It was empty. She saw Baki playing with a bag filled with white powder.
She immediately snatched it away. "W-When did you take it?!"
But Baki didn't answer. Instead, he said, "I didn't expect such a beautiful woman to do drugs."
The girl shouted angrily, "I d-don't do drugs! It's for selling!"
Saying this, she started to walk away. But she suddenly looked back and said, "I-I'm Choi Bongpal! I-I'm just b-being polite, okay? Since y-you gave me a lift, it's only n-natural that I tell you my name!" Saying this, she stomped away.
Baki smiled and shook his head. Then he sped away.
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Roombar Street
Baki was sitting on a couch, surrounded by girls. The thing he'd learned from Gongseob Ji wasn't just the Iron Fortress. He'd also learned how to adapt to any situation after staying three days with that shameless bastard.
Since he didn't know the King of Busan, he decided to cause a ruckus so that the man would come to Baki himself.