1 The Foreigner!

In a spacious black bedroom, one individual can be seen laying on a bed motionlessly.

He was bronze-skinned, with black hair, a lean body, and over 6 feet tall.

His attire was of a long-sleeved dress shirt that was slightly unbuttoned on the top, with black dress pants and furry slippers.

*RING*

*RING*

His phone seemed to be ringing continuously on the small table next to him.

After a few minutes, it eventually stopped.

Soon after the man's eyes started to flutter open.

"Ah shit, my head hurts like a bitch." The man muttered, slowly getting up.

Rubbing his forehead, he looks around curiously.

"Where the hell am I?" He questioned with a frown.

"Arghh!" Suddenly, information started to flood his head, and he clutched his head in pain until it went away.

"I'm Park Mazino? A private contractor?" He questioned in disbelief.

"Last thing I remember is being in a shootout with the Las Noches gang and I was bleeding out from a bullet. I guess I died and reincarnated?" It was slowly coming back to Park but he still couldn't help being confused.

'I'm also in the Lookism verse, it seems I have a fearsome reputation called The Foreigner. I'm even acquainted with some of the strong people in the verse like Gun Park or Goo Kim.' He pondered in thought.

"How come I'm so calm about this though?" He questioned but it dawned on him.

His supposed counterpart is someone who adapts to most situations quickly, so even though he was shocked, he immediately got used to it.

"I even know some moves, I can feel the power brimming inside of me." Park clenched his fist, he could feel the power and the training he's gone through.

He felt one with Park Mazino, forgetting about his past life because he didn't even have anyone but himself.

'It seems, maybe I can enjoy this life.' He smiled, his and Mazino's situations were similar, they both had no family and were orphans, and they learned to fight to get by and earn money.

'It seems from this day, I'm Park Mazino.' He couldn't help but smirk.

Unlike his old life, he failed to get rich or even get a girlfriend but Mazino was successful in all those aspects.

Looking down at his body, he wasn't that surprised, he had a similar one except Mazino had a much more handsome face.

'I might as well organize my thoughts and make sure I understand everything.' Mazino thought inwardly.

For the next few hours, he sorted through his brain, making sure to understand and immerse himself into his memories, so he can act normally from now on.

'It seems I'm a private contractor for Steve Hong, CEO of the H Company, who's Jay's dad.' Mazino remembered him as someone with equal or even greater standing than Charles Choi.

"Hmm? Mr.Hong called me?" Mazino questioned after picking up his phone.

Calling him back, Mazino waited patiently for Steve Hong to pick up and eventually he did.

[Mazino! I called you hours ago!]

"Yeah, yeah, I was busy doing something. What's the matter?" Mazino replied nonchalantly, plugging in his wireless earbuds so he could change while talking.

[Kids these days! You think just because you can knock some heads down, you can take me! Let me tell you, back in my day-!] Hong seemed like a very laid-back person but Mazino didn't feel like dealing with his antics.

"What do you want old man? I haven't got time and I ain't no damn kid when I'm 22." Mazino replied irked.

[Hey, I'm not that old! I'm like in my early thirties.]

"You wish."

[Tch, youngins like you need to learn to show some respect to your elders. Well anyways, I called you because I want you to become a bodyguard for my two babies, Jay and Joy. The oldest Kitae will be fine by himself.] Hong explained.

"Bodyguarding kids? Why would I do such a mundane job?" Mazino questioned with a raised eyebrow.

[Don't worry, it won't interfere with your other businesses. You only have to drop them off at school and pick them up, and when you have a chance, see what their doing in school. If that's not enough, look at your phone.] Mazino could practically feel the smirk on Hong's face through the screen.

Checking his phone, Mazino whistled at the amount of money that was wired to his bank account.

[I'll pay you 3 times that amount monthly.] Hong added.

"*Sigh* I don't see why your going through all this trouble for kids who probably don't even appreciate you." Mazino just sighed but accepted nonetheless, who wouldn't accept easy money.

[You wouldn't understand! But good I'll take that as a yes! I'll send you the files for my children so you can understand them better! You can start tomorrow morning, I'll give you the address to where they live and where the school is.] Hong seemed happy that Mazino accepted.

"Alright."

[If you tell anyone about this address, I don't care who you are, I'll kill you myself.] Hong suddenly threatened.

"I understand." Mazino could care less what this geezer had to say, he was that confident in his fighting skills.

"That's good to hear! Let me know if you have any problems." Hong reverted back to his cheerful self and ended the call.

"Can't believe I have to babysit." Mazino laid back on the bed helplessly.

****

Outside a certain tall building, there was a black Cadillac Escalade SUV parked, Mazino could be seen waiting in the driver seat.

It was the next day early in the morning, around 6:30 AM, Mazino was currently waiting for Jay and Joy to come out.

He was wearing the same outfit as yesterday because he liked it, he was also wearing sunglasses.

Mazino opened his window up and pulled out a cigar, pulling out a lighter, he was about to light it but paused.

'Even though I used to like smoking, it seems my new body doesn't like things such as drugs messing with his body, well I don't mind, it wasn't a good habit anyways.' Mazino pondered over it and threw the cigar out the window.

He then started to continuously flick the lighter back and forth, patiently waiting.

Clink!

Clink!

Only the clinking of the lighter could be heard until he saw two teenagers walking out the building.

Beep!

He honked his horn to make sure they knew it was him.

Once they noticed him, they walked up to the car and entered.

"The names Park Mazino, from now on I will be protecting you guys." Mazino quickly explained as he started driving.

"Oh my god! No offense but I've never seen a foreigner such as yourself so close! Your so handsome!" Joy cheerfully exclaimed.

Jay also seemed surprised by Mazinos physical characteristics but he just silently nodded as a greeting.

"I appreciate it." Mazino replied calmly, he was used to such comments.

"Where are you from!? How old are you!?" Joy questioned curiously.

Jay seemed curious as well, silently listening to the conversation intently.

"I'm actually from here but my father was from Italy, he was what you would call an Afro-Italian while my mom was Korean, and I'm 22." Mazino answered while taking a turn.

Jay also nodded, finding it also interesting.

"Cool, I've never heard of an Afro-Italian before but it sounds awesome. So your our bodyguard? Does that mean you'll be dropping us off and picking us up for school every day?" Joy questioned excitedly.

"Yes, for now, I will be your caretaker. Since today there is some sort of festival for yall after school, I'll be stopping by to watch over you guys!" Mazino responded.

Joy continuously asked questions until they finally reached the school, saying bye to them, he dropped them off and returned to his large mansion.

Going through the paperwork about the kids, he tried his best to understand them so that he could do his job properly.

The Chairman gave him a day off, so he could get used to the job, so Mazino was going to use that time wisely.

A few hours later, Mazino realized it was about time the festival would start so he put on some slippers and left the house.

****

Currently, at school, Jay could be seen outside observing all the festival preparations.

Seeing Daniel he walked up to him and waved.

"Oh Jay, are you gonna do anything for the festival?" Daniel questioned.

Jay just shook his head and pointed at Daniel questioningly.

"Oh me? I'm planning on singing, but *Sigh* I'm still kinda nervous about it." Daniel explained with a sigh.

Jay gave him a thumbs up, reassuring him that he would do good.

"Thanks I'll try my best, gimmie sec, I think I see someone I know." Daniel thanked Jay and looked at a certain beautiful girl with a man in a yellow dress shirt behind her.

"I'll be right back." Daniel noticed them leaving, so he jogged over to them , trying to catch up.

Once Daniel left, Jay frowned but patiently waited.

After a few minutes, Jay felt like something was wrong so he ran in the direction where Daniel ran.

Eventually, he could see Daniel in the parking lot with his wrist being grabbed by the guy with the yellow dress shirt, and the girl was behind, quietly watching.

Noticing the tense situation, Jay quickly ran to Daniels aid.

Jay immediately went for a calf kick to the back of the leg of the yellow suit man which made him fall on one knee, letting go of Daniel.

Daniel rubbed his wrist while slowly backing up by Jay's side.

"Thanks." Daniel said with a strained smile.

Jay just simply nodded.

"Oho, that type of calf kick reminds me of Systema, a Russian-style martial art." The yellow suit man remarked with a smirk, slowly getting back up with no damage.

Jay narrowed his eyes because for someone to figure that out of one move is impressive in itself since Systema isn't really a flashy martial art, which means the individual in front of him is a seasoned pro.

"Are you attacking my friend?" Suddenly another student appeared, he had wide shoulders and was very muscular with a slight mustache.

"Vasco?" Daniel questioned.

"And what if I was?" The yellow suit man questioned with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"Then I'll have to beat you up." Vasco simply explained, walking up to the man in his fighting stance.

"Gun Oppa stop causing trouble and let's go." The beautiful girl behind Gun pleaded.

"Crystal don't worry, sometimes punks need to be straightened out." Gun replied with a creepy smile.

Gun stepped up, throwing a punch straight toward Jay's face first.

Only a few inches away from Jay's head, a fist clasped Gun's hand before he could reach Jay.

"Well, well, Joy told me she saw you running over here, seems she was right."

****

'I lowkey forgot about Gun being here, I would have come faster just in case but either way I don't remember Jay being here.' Mazino pondered.

Once he saw what was going on, he immediately ran over and stepped up in front of Jay and blocked Gun's punch.

Gun pulled his hand out of Mazinos grip after a little struggle, stepping back to give some space between them.

"Uh, a foreigner? Who are you?" Daniel questioned confusedly from behind.

"A foreigner!? How are the girls over there!?" Vasco excitedly asked, forgetting about the current situation.

"Don't worry, I'm Jays bodyguard, I'll handle this, you guys go and enjoy the festival." Mazino calmly stated while staring at Gun who seemed to be looking at him with furrowed eyebrows.

"Are you sure? That guys pretty strong!" Daniel questioned worriedly.

"Yeah, let us help!" Vasco agreed.

"I'll be fine, now go on ahead and have fun."

Jay looked a little worried but trusted his dad's judgements on people's skill, so he took Daniel, and Vasco begrudgingly followed.

Mazino waved them off with a smile, as they left.

'A foreigner!? And why does Gun seem serious now?! Do they know each other?' Crystal was left perplexed at the situation.

"Well, well, if it isn't Mazino, it's pretty interesting seeing you here." Gun remarked with a smile, making sure Crystal was behind him.

"Yeah I didn't think I'd see you here either Gun." Mazino replied simply.

"Your that kids bodyguard who I assume is Chairmen Hongs Son?" Gun questioned.

"Yeah it's my first day today."

Mazino slowly walked forward and so did Gun, they both came face to face to each other.

"If you ever try to hurt my client again, I'll give you another scar on that weak ass body of yours." Mazino spoke while staring dead in Gun's eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken you also have a scar from me too. You better be careful too or I'll add one. If you want we can fight right now!!" Gun replied with a crazed smile.

"Then why not?" Mazino replied with a smile of his own.

As soon as they were about to fight a shout stopped them.

"STOP!" Crystal exclaimed.

Mazino just stared curiously at the teenage girl and waited to hear what she wants to say.

"I don't wanna see bloodshed happen because of me. Sir from what I'm hearing your that kids bodyguard and he was completely fine, so there is no need for you to go any further regardless of your past history with Gun." Crystal remarked.

"And Gun! I've told you multiple times to be more careful, stop being aggressive to teens, and causing problems such as these situations. If you keep doing things like this, I'm gonna tell father. And sir can you please back off?" Crystal added.

"No." Mazino simply replied.

"What?" Crystal questioned with furrowed brows.

"Why would I listen to some stranger? Your just some spoiled brat who doesn't try to understand people's situation before speaking." Mazino spoke his honest thoughts on Crystal.

'In the manhwa, she judged Daniel's new body completely based on looks and assumes their lives are easy. I don't understand how she has two bodies but still can't understand that not all people are the same and that you shouldn't judge people solely based on looks.' Mazino thought inwardly, disappointed at her lack of perspective.

"Take it easy on my client there, she's just a princess." Gun chuckled.

Crystal stayed silent but inwardly she was angry, they were treating her like some kid, showing no respect to her but she couldn't help but question her thinking.

'Do I really judge people solely based on their looks? I guess earlier, I judged that boy named Daniel solely based on his looks without even letting him talk but he tried to hit on me I think. Now that I think about it, he could have just made a mistake, he was being very polite too. Was he really not trying to hit on me?' Crystal inwardly pondered.

"I would love to fight you but duty calls, I'd rather not get an earful by the chairman. Next time let's fight and do a rematch." Gun stated while helping the thinking Crystal get in the car.

"Yeah I understand, I think I let my battle crazy side come out a little too much." Mazino nodded.

"Until next time." Gun waved at Mazino and drove off with Crystal.