Kwon is a regular vegetable market owner who worked hard to get to where he is. Gets in a vehicle accident bc a highschool kid tried to commit suicide. His soul ends up entering the body of the highschool kid, whereas the HS kid considers himself dead, bc he turned his back and ears from the world, thus his soul is asleep.
Kwon obviously doesnt want to remain in this kid’s body and desperately wants to get back in his own. Feeling Kwon’s desperation, the HS kid’s soul pushes him out the body at 7pm every day. After 7pm, Kwon is back in his own body, whereas the kid’s body remains vacant and unresponsive. When its 7am, Kwon’s soul gets sucked back into the kid’s body and his own body in turn is also vacant and unresponsive. When Kwon’s soul is swapped from one body to another, the vacant body receives physical rest while unresponsive. However, since Kwon is awake during this entire time, his mind has no rest. Thus he feels mentally drained and tired. Kinda like staying up all night and going about your day in the morning i guess omg. Wanting a way to fix all this, Kwon seeks out a psychic/spiritual help. She states to him the reason why the soul body switch happens; its bc the HS boy’s soul has turned its back on the world. Since his living experience was so painful and unbearable, the boy decided to suicide. As such, his soul will not wake up or return. Thus, it’s up to Kwon to figure out WHY, what the boy’s life was like, figure out a way to resolve it, and connect with him so that his soul returns. The woman states that the boy, and Kwon’s soul, chose each other at the moment of the crash (when they locked eyes), because Kwon has something in common with the boy. Kwon finds out its bc they both had the same familial issues where the father abandons the family and the mother has to work hard to be the sole provider for her and her son. Kwon is initially annoyed and pissed off with the kid… bc wouldnt the sight of seeing your mother work hard in turn make him want to work hard for her too?? Cuz thats what Kwon did. So the kid’s mental weakness pisses him off. Especially the kid’s physical weakness.
At school Kwon sees that the kid is bullied by everyone in the class. He receives death threats and verbal abuse via whatsapp texts and gets picked on in person too. Kwon wants to fight these brats, but realizes quickly that he cant bc the kid’s physical body and stamina are horrendous. So Kwon ignores them, and soon enough the abuse lessens bc he’s not giving them a reaction. When Kwon goes to PE the kids begin verballing bullying him again; calling the kid a perv, to die, etc etc. Kwon ignores it. But when he goes outside for PE, he is practically immobilized bc the kid’s body starts having a severe physical reaction to the PE teacher; he starts sweating, his heartbeat quickens, and his face starts flushing. Kwon is confused and doesn’t understand what the kid’s problem is. But when Kwon takes a good look at the PE teacher, he realizes its someone he went to HS with, a guy named the Dog Buddha. He is surprised, bc in HS the Dog Buddha was a social happy-go-lucky extrovert who always smiled, albeit one instance when he got into an argument with the class president, but otherwise he was basically the happiest kid in the school. But now? As an adult a decade later, he is awful, mean, prickly, and a downright dictator towards the students.
When explaining the strange physical phenomenon he experiences to his coworkers(who are aware of the situation), they claim its quite simple. Considering what the bullies said, and the physical response, the kid obviously has a giant crush on the PE teacher. And the coworker chips in that this is what he assumed Kwon and the kid had in common: that they’re both gay. Kwon is expressionless but clearly not pleased bc wtf lol what makes him gay exactly? that he never shows interest in woman? shut up. lmao. This is yet to be confirmed or argued against tho so maybe Kwon is closeted and he doesnt even know huhu. His coworker’s reasoning is “Well since you’re friends with your gay friend who owns a gym, i assumed you’re also gay?” basically OUTTING the poor gym dude lmaoo. Kwon calls him for clarification and the dude comes over and yes admits it. Kwon doesnt care he’s just upset everyone knew except him lol. We see that gym friend had, or still has? a crush on KWON :P
So anyways, Kwon now realizes he has to help the kid with his crush on the Dog Buddha. How exactly? He’s not sure. Since this is clearly an unrequited love. He also still has to help with the kid’s bullying.
During school Kwon overhears the bullies talking about going to a club. Kwon, wanting to honestly get revenge for the kid and himself, AND to also make sure the kids dont do what they shouldnt, tells the Dog Buddha that those kids are gonna be at a club. But he accidentally gives the wrong club name. Thus, Kwon decides to take matters into his own hands and go to the club as his adult self. He barges in on the kid’s private room they booked and tells the girls they’re underaged. When they leave, he makes the boys do planks as punishment. Then, all of a sudden the Dog Buddha shows up. Kwon is surprised bc he didnt think he would be able to find the club. The Dog Buddha tells the kids to go home and Kwon is pissed off bc wtf. Why let them go?? Dog Buddha asks why he was torturing them. Anyways, Kwon realizes this is a good opportunity for him to try and help the kid so he tries to be buddy-buddy with the DB, but he immediately rejects Kwon and is supper prickly. Kwon tries again, but the DB immediately assumes Kwon is trying to ask him for money or to get involves with a scam. Kwon is annoyed and insulted.
The next day, the DB asks for the kid in his office. Kwon is confused bc he should he calling for the bullies who went to the club, not the kid. The DB asks him if he told anyone about the bullies who went to the club. Kwon says no except for his neighbor upstairs (Kwon lol), whomst is a successful market owner that never asks for money and blah blach etc etc lol starts bragging. DB tells the kid to leave but before he leaves Kwon notices a gym membership card thats the same as his gay gym friend. Using this opportunity, Kwon calls his friend and asks if he can become a member again (just to find a way to approach DB).
At the gym, Kwon tries at every opportunity to approach DB but he’s so prickly and doesnt want anything to do with him. Kwon eventually finds out from his previous classmates that DB moved to Canada to get away from his parents bc they all disagreed on his chosen dream i guess. Anyway he goes to Canada to pursue his athletic dream. However there was a dispute between him and a teammate over a cheating girlfriend. They got into a fight and DB got a severe enough injury that he couldnt play anymore. The teammate got to stay. DB was kicked off and he his life derailed. Then he receives a phone call that his parents died in a crash and he had to fly back to Korea for the funeral. He lost his dream, his love, and his family. His life was ruined. Since then this is why he never smiles anymore and he’s a completely different person now. According to the classmates. Kwon doesnt care tho lolhe just needs a way to get DB to listen to him.
Kwon approaches DB at his gym locker and gives him $100 in exchange for an hour of his time. DB says no. Kwon begs, DB says ok 10 min. Kwon is like WTF 10 min for $100??? Lol but he agrees.
All Kwon tells him is to be nice to the HS kid. Pat his back, say hello, smile, etc. DB asks “thats it? why?” to which Kwon doesn’t exactly explain. But he also asks DB to stop making the poor kid do planks bc its inhumane.
The next day, Kwon heads to school and the DB is there. Bc of his lateness, he makes Kwon do planks. despite taking the money early that morning. LOL. Kwon is pissed off and seriously lets it all out! Starts ranting! Starts saying things and exposing everything! DB immediately assumes the kid is insane so he takes him to a psychiatric hospital. Kwon doesnt want to be forcibly institutionalized, so he tries to convince DB that he isnt insane by stating his HS friends name and stuff from HS. DB accuses him of knowing all that from Kwon. Kwon then tells him (as the kid) that Kwon would never gossip about others like that. DB then asks him how he knows all that then, since Kwon didnt tell the kid. Thats when Kwon says “Because I AM Kwon.”
OOP lets see if DB believes him!!
LEFT OF CH 33
Left off ch 34 maybe re read it later bc maybe give it time to accumulate more ch since its weekly and new
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