as lunch started at school, Doo Lee and his colleagues extended their invitation to Daniel for the get-together. With that done, Daniel walked into the cafeteria. After picking up his food and plate, he headed to his regular spot for lunch, where Jiho Park was already seated. Daniel sat beside him, cheerfully smiling.
"So, Jiho, how is everything going?" Daniel asked.
With a sigh, Jiho replied, "I'm doing my best, Daniel, but I think it won't work for me..."
Jiho's mind wandered back to a few days earlier when Daniel had rescued him and motivated him to become strong. Daniel had given him basic exercises to do, emphasizing the importance of body conditioning and perseverance for the hardcore training with the Burn Knuckles. Jiho had felt some changes in his body, but the fear and bullying he had endured left a mental block he couldn't seem to overcome. Frustration clouded his thoughts.
He was jolted from his stupor by the sound of footsteps. Looking up, he saw the Burn Knuckles crew, led by Vasco and Jace, entering the cafeteria. Daniel, noticing Jiho's distraction, spoke up, "Jiho, I know it's hard, but you can do it...well Let me tell you a real story."
Daniel began, "The man you see before you, the man among men, is Vasco. His real name is Euntae Lee. Let's start from his childhood."
After a brief pause, Daniel continued, "When Euntae was a young child, he was good friends with Jace Park. They often played together with their Hero Man figures. While Jace acted like a typical child, Euntae was more inquisitive. He would ask Jace about Hero Man's actions and also about how a hero should protect the weak from bad people or villains, and Jace would often get irritated and hit him. Despite this, they developed a close bond, and Euntae's mother often gave Jace snacks to thank him for being Euntae's only friend.when euntae and jace park entered In middle school, they encountered three bullies who tried to make Jace smoke but Euntae intervened by saying smoking 'is for losers.' ..which made the bullies very muchh embarrassed , and they tortured Euntae repeatedly. Initially they were ajd should be in control but they overdid and euntae was very weak at that time thinner and weaked then an errand boy of any gang . After few days Euntae eventually disappeared from school and when he didn't come for more than two days continuouslu ,jave became worried and Jace thought maybe he should pay him a visit and see how is his health and he visited Euntae lee and when he entered his house he was covered by blanket and said ki he is ill and jace should go home, once he recovers he will cone school again.. Jace almost believes him but then suddenly he thought about how his health is not good since the bully had beaten him .. So he forcefully pulls of the blanket and see his best friend euntae lee's body condition which is horrible scene for a child who sees and who had to go through that .
Jace saw all of the crude tattoos and wounds Euntae had received from the bullies for protecting or trying to protect his friends from them and seeing those even jace who thought he should just accept bullying was full of thinking if only if he could be stronger and at the same time vasco who was very weak at that time even more weak than you physicallt also thought if only he were more stronger muchh more stronger ,they wouldn't have to face thses things. As life has to go on they went to school to stand up for themselves. The bullies overpowered them but at the very same time when bullies overpowered them jace and vasco thought only one thing and prayed someone please , please protect his friend but no one could and they were on the verge of getting even more beating but vasco still tried to defend jace by standing ahead of him and then suddenly a strong man came and beat the shit out of the bullies seeing how these bullies were thrashed like trash by the man vasco felt admiration and a will burnt himside to become more stronger and he asked him what should i do to become strong and the other man just give some bull crap about 100 pushups, 100 situps and 10km run.. But do you know what he trained muchh more than that and thats how he became the vasco of now someone who will stand upto bullying and protect whenever he can.." After listening all these jiho's whole perspective of vasco, jace and burn knuckles changed and when he saw them coming to the same dinning table as of danial and his he has a lot of respect for this crew and also danial, danial continued saying "if he can do it, if a person like little danial is trying to do it you can do it too, dont give up this easily and as the matter of fact you have us at your back to make sure to make you as strong as you are determined to become " As he said this jiho eyes become watery due to this kind and full trained muchh more than that and thats how he became the vasco of now someone who will stand upto bullying and protect whenever he can.." After listening all these jiho's whole perspective of vasco, jace and burn knuckles changed and when he saw them coming to the same dinning table as of danial and his he has a lot of respect for this crew and also danial, danial continued saying "if he can do it, if a person like little danial is trying to do it you can do it too, dont give up this easily ?and as the matter of fact you have us at your back to make sure to make you as strong as you are determined to become " As he said this jiho.
Jiho's eyes became watery at this warm gesture. He was grateful for Daniel's encouragement. As he calmed down, Vasco and Jace joined their table, greeting Daniel.
"Hey Daniel, what's the plan for today's workout and training?" Vasco asked.
Daniel shrugged, "As scheduled. Until I make changes, it will go as instructed. Little Daniel will check today's progress since I have some business to attend to." Pointing at Jiho, he added, "Starting today, we have a new joinee, Jiho Park. He'll be under your care for basic body strengthening, stamina, and endurance development."
Daniel turned to Jiho with a gentle smile, assuring him, "You just have to come. In a few weeks, you'll be transformed."
Jace noticed Jiho and said with a devilish grin, "Hey, nice to meet you, Jiho. You're part of our boot camp now."
Though Jiho felt a chill at the term "boot camp," he responded with genuine respect, "Ah... thank you, Jace. I've heard a lot about you and Vasco from Daniel."
As they exchanged greetings, four more people approached and sat down. Jay Hong, who admired Daniel's nature and saw him as a best friend, nodded smilingly. Joe Park, still plotting how to get closer to Daniel, sat beside Mira. Mira, despite her frustration with Zack's constant fighting, was his childhood friend and understood his struggles. She pouted and warned Zack, "If I catch you fighting over nonsense, you'll be as good as dead, and you'll have to say goodbye to our friendship."
Zack, sweating bullets, responded like a puppy, "I won't, I won't, Mira... believe me."
Everyone burst into laughter, starting their first lunch together on a cheerful note.as the lecture ended and after lecture workout and training with burn knuckles which now also includes little body of jiho who was keep trying to not become outmatched by others but still it will take time to come face to face to burn knuckles members who had constantly going througb danials regime given to them. After a successful wrapup of todays workout and training under little body of danial , jiho finally realize what danial was trying to say when he mentioned this persons name. He also felt very muchh competitive about how if someone like him can do, someone like Vasco can do then he can too with this determination and very hard sever pain throughout the body he returned home.
That evening, as the address was sent from doo lee's side, danial walked to the the gathering place and soon he arrived at a local bar and they gathered at a local bar for the get-together.Entering Daniel saw the scene in front of him same as the cannon with zack, doo lee, kay jang, han park and zoe siting there around the table with alcohol and cigarette on the tabe.seeing all this as he sat he was offered alcohol and every bad thing a minor should avoid so he politely declined alcohol, saying, "I can't drink, or my mom will beat me hard and even if she doesn't beat mw i wouldn't do any thing like smoking since its for loosers who want to escape from hard work and reality. You guys shouldn't get drunk either."
Zack, however, determined to outdo Daniel in something, got drunk anyway. Doo Lee, Kay Jang, and Han Park, reflecting on their past actions, approached Daniel with humility.
"Daniel, we want to change ourselves," Doo Lee began. "We know we've done a lot of bad things in the past. Give us a chance to integrate ourselves."
Daniel replied, "I never said no one could join. But if you join, you must be ready to go through a specific program for giys like you which is character development. Burn Knuckles and I are very proficient in it. So also remember..Once you join, you won't be able to leave at your own will."
Despite their fear, they agreed. Zack, although drunk, processed what was happening. He thought about Mira blushing at Daniel on the first day and, in a drunken tone, approached Daniel.
"Hey Daniel, you know Mira, right? She's mine!" Zack declared.
Thinking of teasing him, Daniel still responded, "Of course, Zack the bully, I know. But don't you know Mira dislikes guys who bully?"
Zack, struggling to think clearly, nodded. "He's right..."
Daniel continued, "But you should know Mira likes when you use your strength to protect her and people around you. I'm saying you should also join our character development program. We beat sense into guys and bullies to transform them. It's an enjoyable process for those who've passed."
Curious and slightly fearful, Zack, emboldened by alcohol, said, "Who cares... I'm in. And you better not think about Mira in any other way. She's mine, okay?"
Daniel noticed Joe Park grabbing his arm, rubbing something soft against him. Ignoring it, he focused on what he has to do after leaving from here.
As he was in thought the laughter and all these of their gathering irked a group of other people slightly away and in same horizontal line as them. The group was consisting of four guys one girl and three boys, ome with large build and other two of Average build. The girl seeing Zoe park and her good body shape get jealous and irritated and makes snarky responses towards her to which Zoe replies even more Savagely without standing back and also without mentioning her name.Zoe's response made the girl so annoyed that she pushed boys along with her to create troubles for danials group. As this was happening danial thought, " Few things can not be changed..think he had changee many starting point for many people but he still in this situation same as canno of lookism, though this gathering is happening late the fighting or argument is with same four people as in cannon.. " Sighing he thinks" They are also bully so its easy for me to start putting them in theri places." And then approaches them and says " Lets get this started but choose would you like to start anything here or down the
Groove street? " Hearing all this and seeing that look of danial they become slight fearfull but still two people charged at him and both of them punched danial and which danial just ducked and dodge and then with a grin said, " You guys started it first so if any damage occurs you would pay! " And then performs Recoilless Kick:Essentially a kick technique with a lot of power behind it. The technique require the user to completely focus his energy into a single point, not wasting any movement but with controlled power or they can be brain dead and danial wasn't a murderer so he held back very much but seeing his swift movement and kick the remaining guy was full of panicked and also trembling. Seeing all this Daniel dealt with them decisively, warning them to stop bullying or face continuous beatings. Turning to the girl accompanying them, he said, "Miss, control yourself. I won't hit a woman, but I know women who can. Don't use these fools to satisfy your bullying cravings."
Returning to his seat he addressed the group. "Guys, it's time for me to go to work. You should head home and drop Joe off safely. Help Zack get home too."
With that, Daniel left. After a few minutes of running, he arrived at a large, splendid studio named "The Simple Studio."