"Ah, it's so embarrassing. Fuck, lmao. Why did I cry back there? Ah, lol. I just got caught up in the atmosphere. But I'm still thankful to Teacher and Baki-hyung," Vin Jin thought as he stared at the ceiling.
Suddenly, he noticed a shadow at his doorstep.
"Oh my fuck! Wh-what! Who's there!"
Vin Jin immediately backed against the wall. "S-Stop with your prank! Fuck, it's not scary at all!"
Then he closed his eyes and shouted, "If not, are you a ghost?! Answer me quickly if you're not!"
He squinted his eyes and said, "If you're a virgin bachelor ghost, go away. And if you're a virgin lady ghost, come in."
Seeing that no one was replying, Vin Jin got up from the floor and went to the door.
"I'm not scared at all, you fucker! I have two eyes, you fuck! I can see it all!"
But when he opened the door, he only found an unconscious girl lying there.
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**Next day...**
"You were sorry for all this time?! Vin Jin is apologizing?!"
The Cheonliang Fam exclaimed.
"Did you hurt your head or something? Fucking hell, what's up with you suddenly?"
Vin looked at them and smiled. "I said I'm sorry for all this time. Can't I apologize now?"
The Cheonliang Fam exclaimed again, "Come back, Vin Jin! Come back to your shitty normal self! Apologizing? Who the hell are you?! Did you get possessed by the Child God or something?"
Annoyed, Vin Jin said, "Ah, fuck! So what? Fight me if you're pissed!"
Then he looked down. "How many times do I have to tell you? I said that I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart." He looked up at the Cheonliang Fam and said, "Anyways, I'm also gonna be part of the Cheonliang Fam today."
The Cheonliang Fam replied, "This fucker, coming in as he pleases."
Vin Jin then looked at Seongji cooking nearby. "I can call you like this now, right? Teacher."
Seongji didn't look up. "Come check the seasoning."
Vin Jin replied, "Why should I?"
Seongji said, "Didn't you say you're my student?"
Vin Jin replied, "Don't try to work me willy-nilly! What's up with making kimchi out of nowhere and shit!"
"Yo! Vin Jin, what's up with the girl behind you?" Baki asked as he put down a bunch of wooden logs.
The girl looked at Seongji and said, "That's not how you make kimchi."
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"So you're saying she's the girl who did chores at the shaman's house?" Wooseok asked.
Vin Jin shrugged. "Apparently, she ran away from his house."
Taebong nearby asked, "Why?"
Vin said, "Apparently Taejin beat up all the servants in the house. When she saw them getting beat up, she ran away from there and fell unconscious near my house. Since it was raining, I let her stay in my house for the night."
Jewoo said, "Taejin should be looking for her then. Wouldn't it make things sour? Maybe we should send her back?"
"Tasty, right?" the girl asked Baki, who was tasting the kimchi.
"I'm good at cooking. I can also do great cleaning and laundry. I can run errands as well. I have light feet. I can do everything you tell me. I'm a complete homemaker, you know! A homemaker!"
Jewoo nearby said, "Hey kid, even if you say tha—"
Before he could complete his words, Baki chopped him on the head. Then he looked at the girl.
The girl had her head down and said, "So please let me stay here. Please let me join the Cheonliang Fam."
Then she looked up at them with teary eyes. "So please don't send me back!"
Baki grabbed a little bit of kimchi and put it in his mouth. "Oishī! I think I'd like to eat this kimchi every day. Hey Seongji, what do you say? Isn't it good to eat food this good every day?"
Seongji looked at his friend and smiled, grabbed a little bit of kimchi, and put it in his mouth before saying, "Hmm... It's indeed quite good. I guess it's time for me to retire from cooking."
Mary Kim stepped forward to calm the crying girl. Hyungjae suddenly raised a problem.
"If we take her in, where would she live?"
Baki immediately replied, "Where else?"
Then he pointed at Vin Jin. "We have his house. Or are you shrugging your responsibility, Vin Jin?"
Vin Jin immediately exclaimed, "Why would I take her in?!"
Seongji looked at him and said, "Are you saying you're not confident enough to protect one girl? If you're not confident, don't. I'll do whatever I can to keep her with me."
Vin Jin suddenly looked at the girl and said, "I just have to live with her, right? I'll take the responsibility. But I have a request."
Saying this, Vin walked to Seongji. "Teach me how to fight."
"I don't have the strength to protect anyone yet. Teach me how to become strong enough so that I can protect someone."
Then he looked back at the Cheonliang Fam. "I want to learn ssireum like them, dammit!"
Seongji picked up a box and started walking toward the hut. "Then you better get ready. Because all my classes are vomit-inducingly tough. Because that's how I learned."
As Baki saw Seongji enter the hut, he felt something strange. He looked at the Cheonliang Fam and shooed them. "Okay fam, it's time for you to leave."
The Cheonliang Fam felt the tense atmosphere. They left one by one. Baki approached the hut and knocked on the door.
"Are you alright?"
Seongji's reply came from inside. "I'm okay. I'm okay, so stay right there. But don't come in."
Hearing Seongji's words, Baki sat down with his back facing the door.