After some time, Seongji, Eli, Sally, and Warren walked out of the parking lot. They had reached a conclusion: Eli would stay in central Seoul with Yenna, while Warren and Sally would continue maintaining Hostel since they'd already taken in some runaway kids. Eli would still remain as the Big Daddy of Hostel.
Just as they were leaving, they noticed Gun standing behind Crystal, who was confronting Daniel for some reason. Since Gun hadn't disbanded Hostel that day, they had no blood feud with him. Eli also knew that when he'd fought Gun to leave the new Hostel, Gun had let him off easily.
Crystal got into the car. Daniel tried to call out to her, but Gun stopped him. From their position, they couldn't hear much, and confronting Gun there wouldn't be wise. So they started to leave.
Suddenly, Vasco walked past them while sipping a milkshake. Seongji decided to let the others go first. He handed Yenna to Eli. "You guys go. I'll catch up in a while."
Vasco called out, "Hey, what do you think you're doing? I saw everything, you punk."
Gun looked back. "Whew, who are you? His friend?"
Vasco stopped in front of him. "Yeah, his friend. So don't mess with him, or you mess with me."
Gun threw a straight punch at Vasco's face—so fast that Vasco couldn't even react.
Thud!
The sound rang out, but the punch didn't connect. A gigantic palm had caught Gun's fist.
"Why do you like picking on kids?" Seongji asked as he began squeezing Gun's fist. But no matter how hard he squeezed, Gun's bones felt like iron.
Gun removed his glasses. "I didn't expect to see someone like you here."
Seeing the situation deteriorate, Crystal called out to Gun. "Gun, don't do anything! Shall I ask him to send you back to your original place? If you go back, Goo will really like that!"
Gun turned to Seongji. "I've lost my reason to fight, so let's meet another time."
With that, he got into the car with Crystal.
Seongji returned to the festival. Duke and Daniel were singing on stage.
Vin Jin watched them with a smile while holding Sujin's hand. He couldn't explain why, but seeing Duke get the spotlight he deserved made him happy.
As soon as the performance finished, everyone surrounded Daniel and Duke, praising Daniel enthusiastically. Vin Jin approached Duke. "Man! You were great on stage. Damn! You were even better than at practice."
Then he turned to Sujin. "Right? He's damn good at it!"
Sujin nodded. "Yeah."
Their conversation drew attention to Duke as well. Everyone began praising him too. A happy but nervous smile appeared on Duke's face.
A music producer approached Duke and Daniel.
"You guys are very good." He handed his card to Daniel. "Here's my card. You can contact me, Daniel."
Duke watched this from the sideline. Daniel asked, "Huh? What about Duke?"
The producer glanced at him and said, "Tch! With a face like that, he won't make it to the big stages."
Vin Jin, overhearing this, felt veins throbbing in his forehead. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to confront the producer, but Duke stopped him and dragged him away.
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Birds and animals ran and cried throughout the mountain.
THUD! WHAM!
A kid with blond hair and sharp eyes watched two men fighting, utterly shocked. "He's fighting master using only his right fist?!"
Taesoo Ma smiled as he looked at the red-haired man before him. "Good. Come at me with sincerity. Then I'll be sincere too. Let's have fun like we did in the first generation!"
He threw a powerful lunging punch at Baki's gut. Baki moved aside to dodge.
Baki laughed. "It's a shame I didn't get to fight you back then!" He delivered a straight punch, then pivoted forward and hammered downward with his other fist.
Taesoo Ma bent over from the impact. Just as Baki's fist was about to strike him downward, he grasped Baki's hand and threw a punch at Baki's stomach. Baki twisted his body and performed a powerful jumping uppercut, sending Taesoo Ma flying upward.
THUD!
Taesoo Ma crashed into a tree. He immediately got up and rushed at Baki. Baki threw a straight punch at Taesoo Ma. Taesoo extended his arm and spun to dodge the attack, clubbing across Baki's head with the back of his fist. But Baki ducked at the last moment.
Taesoo Ma delivered a side punch to Baki's head, but Baki dodged again. Taesoo Ma followed with a spinning back punch. Baki met Taesoo Ma's fist with his own. The impact was so immense it created a crater.
BOOM!
Taesoo Ma took eight steps back while Baki remained in place. Baki grinned. "Is it finished already?"
For the first time in the fight Taesoo Ma used his left hand. Taesoo Ma delivered a right-handed punch to Baki's body. When Baki dodged it, he threw a left-handed punch. Baki tilted his head slightly and dodged the attack. Taesoo finished the combination with a strong, downward right-handed punch.
THOOM!
Baki backflipped to dodge. The ground shattered, debris flying everywhere. Once the dirt and debris cleared, Baki saw Taesoo Ma in a unique stance.
Taesoo leaned his upper body forward, put his right leg back, and clenched both fists. Baki could feel his instincts screaming. Suddenly, Taesoo sprang at him. Baki instinctively knew he couldn't block this attack, so he immediately dodged.
THUD–CRACK!
The attack connected with a gigantic boulder behind him, and massive cracks formed throughout it.
Taesoo Ma shook his head and looked back at Baki. But he was shocked by what he saw.
Baki leaned his upper body forward, put his right leg back, and clenched both fists—the same move Taesoo Ma had just performed. "DID HE JUST COPY ME AFTER SEEING IT ONCE?!"
Before Taesoo Ma could think anything else, Baki had already appeared before him. The punch stopped just short of his face.
BOOOOM!
Taesoo Ma's long hair fluttered from the wind the punch created.
Baki grinned. "It's an amazing technique. I guess I'll be using it from now on."
Taesoo Ma looked at the boulder behind him. It had formed a crack even bigger than his own—even though the punch hadn't connected. "HE PERFECTED THE TECHNIQUE AFTER SEEING ME PERFORM IT JUST ONCE?!"