Seongji and Goo stood face to face.
"What do you want? Why are you here?" Seongji asked.
Goo smiled. "Why am I here? I should ask you that. I have never seen you interfere with the Workers. What changed?"
Seongji turned back and started to walk away. "I am not here for the Workers."
Goo giggled. "Nor am I. But one of the people I am here for isn't here yet. What a strange thing. He's never late. Could something have happened?"
Just then, Isu Jo walked in carrying Taejin's unconscious body. "Mr. Goo."
Goo turned back. "What's this? Taejin Cheon is knocked out? Today is really full of surprises."
Isu Jo stood still with Taejin's body slumped over his shoulder.
Goo circled Isu Jo. "Should I take revenge on his behalf? That won't be fun, would it? Let's not do that. I wouldn't like to take away Taejin's fun."
Seongji also approached Vin Jin. "Let's go. Sujin is worried for you. You really like to dive into trouble, huh?"
Vin Jin remained silent. He clenched his fist. He was frustrated, his chest felt tight. Not because he had lost against Big Daniel, but because he felt he wasn't on par with expectations. He should have done better.
Seongji could understand Vin Jin's thoughts. He placed his hand on Vin Jin's shoulder. "It's okay. You have exceeded my expectations. You're my pride, Vin Jin. Never forget that."
Then he ruffled Vin Jin's hair and smiled. "That being said, I have to increase your training. It seems you have a lot of free time on your hands."
Goo turned to Samuel. "Where's Jinyoung Park? Grab him and let's go. I don't like the atmosphere. It makes me cringe."
Daniel suddenly called out. "You can't take Jinyoung Park."
Goo turned to him. "And why can't I? Will you stop me? Are you trying to push my boundaries?"
Daniel stood face to face against Goo.
Goo Kim looked serious.
Even Seongji came forward to diffuse the situation.
But suddenly Goo Kim laughed. "I am just joking. You guys don't have to get so serious. Let's do this. Jinyoung Park will be the one to choose with whom he wants to go. Okay?"
Daniel was confused, but he still nodded.
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The Next Day
Gangnam
Olly stood in front of a large building named 'Hostel Youth Center'.
Behind him stood Eli, Warren and Sally.
Sally's eyes gleamed with excitement, while Eli looked confused. "Hostel Youth Center? Is this real?"
Olly turned back and smiled. "It's as real as it could be. But you could try to pinch yourself to be sure."
Warren placed his hand on Eli's shoulder. "Do you want me to pinch you?"
Eli slapped away his hand. "Okay. Okay. I understand that it's real. But how did you guys do it?"
Sally put her hands on her hips. "Hehe~ This was my plan! What do you think? 'Hostel Youth Centre'. A place where Hostel will revive once again. I sold my grandma's building. That was burnt anyways."
Olly came from the side. "Obviously, you can't forget me. I invested the leftover money I had from Hostel A."
Max and Derrick, Justin and Chuck also approached from the back. "We also helped."
Warren smiled. "This time, there will be no more Hostel A and Hostel B. It will only be Hostel. Only Hostel. What do you think, Eli? We can't always impose on Baki hyung and Seongji hyung, right?"
Eli smiled as a single tear dropped from his face. He wiped his eyes. "You're right. Hostel will begin anew."
He closed his eyes and looked up at the sun, taking in a deep breath. "Heather, I will come as a better man. I hope you can wait. Yenna has also grown up. I know you miss her more than anything. Just wait for a while. From here, everything will go uphill."
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Youth Building
All the members were visibly present, except Zack.
Jace sighed. "What are you gonna do now, Daniel Park? Jinyoung Park refused to come with us."
Daniel nodded. In his mind, Jinyoung Park's warning rang.
"Ch-Charles c-can't die. N-not now. N-no… this—this is just the b-beginning. The b-beginning of the end. I—I can't l-leave the Workers. N-not yet. I—I have to stay."
Jace called out again. "Daniel Park, are you okay?"
Daniel collected his thoughts. "Yeah. It's fine. I am okay. What were you saying?"
Jace sighed. "What are we gonna do now? What is Allied gonna do?"
Daniel nodded as he was lost in his thoughts again. After a while, he sighed. "Break. Let's take a break. We all need one."
Hudson stood up. "I want to meet Eli Jang."
Daniel nodded. "Okay. I will take you to meet him."
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In a random cafe, Zack sat as he waited for someone.
After a long while, Baki walked in alongside Johan.
Zack stood up seeing them. "Baki-hyung, Johan."
Baki nodded as he pulled out a chair and sat.
Zack's attention shifted to Johan. "Where have you been all this time? Do you understand how worried I and Mira were? Do you even think of us as friends?"
Saying all this, Zack came to an abrupt stop. Then he murmured. "Whatever. It's not like I care. I just wanted to make sure you knew that an eye donor has been found for aunt."
Johan remained quiet.
Baki slapped the back of his head. "I leave you for one moment and you make a mess."
Johan clutched the back of his head. "Was it necessary to hit this hard? Whatever." He turned to Zack. "Thanks for worrying about me. I am okay. I was busy recently."
Zack raised his eyebrow. "Busy? Busy with what?"
Johan smiled. "It's okay. That part's over. Just know that I am back."
Zack nodded, confused. "It's okay if you don't want to say. Do you want to meet aunt? Mira is already there."
Johan nodded.
Both Zack and Johan got up.
Seeing Baki still sitting, Zack asked. "What about you, hyung? Aren't you coming?"
Baki stood up and ruffled his hair. "You guys go for now. I am a little busy."
Zack nodded and dragged Johan away.
Johan looked back at Baki for a moment.
Baki flashed a smile and waved his hand. As Baki watched them leave, his phone rang. Baki answered the call.
"Yeah?"
"You saw the news, right?"
"I did."
"What are you gonna do now? The police seem to have solid evidence."
Baki chuckled. "It doesn't matter. I don't care if the info is true or not. We just have to prove that guy wasn't just the CEO of a conglomerate. You guys have any other solid evidence against him?"
"We don't. But there's one way. Red paper. We have to get it. But I don't know where it is. If we can find it, then everything will be okay. But we don't have time."
Baki smiled. "Should the 1st gen do a reunion? 'Kings Reunion'."