Lookism: The Peak

???, Korea,

Lev POV,

The Sun shone brightly above the bustling city, people could be seen going about their days. From work to school to separate businesses, every single man and woman was busy with something. One thing that blatantly stood out among the crowds though, was that there was clear distinction in the appearance of different people. Though, somewhat strange were the immense amounts of greenery in the area.

Some unattractive to the point where they could be called plain, unsightly, short in stature and meek in behaviour. At the same time, there were those so attractive that they could be models, good stature, well proportioned bodies and well defined faces. Naturally there were varying levels of 'beauty' among the more attractive class as well but we digress, the point is there was a clear difference in appearance in the normal populace.

Among these crowds, a single teenage boy with unruly pitch black hair reaching just below his ears and dark blue eyes, his pupils strangely enough, appeared more like slits, could be seen walking down the road looking around like a country bumpkin, stopping to look around once in a while. He wore simple grey jeans, a high neck white shirt that covered most of his neck and a black jacket over it.

By definition of society, he would be near the top of the 'attractive' class evident by the good few number of people that had stopped to simply stare at him as he walked by. A normal person would clearly be made fun of if they were to behave like him in public yet none said a word, a great example of difference in treatment due to appearance or rather.... Lookism.

This 'teenager' was Lev Adler, Reincarnator and Capoeira practitioner that had somehow ended up reincarnating in Korea of all places, then quickly left for Brazil to further his learning and now at the age of 17, had returned to his 'home' nation as per the request of his old friend. Though, he could safely and proudly proclaim that there was no other practitioner of Capoeira on his level.

Lev scratched the back of his head in confusion, "This is hella unfamiliar." He remarked looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, was it really possible for a country to change this greatly in 5-10 years? .....Last he checked, it wasn't. "What do you think, Lily?" He asked, placing his hand back in his pocket.

At this moment, a white cat that had been nestling in his other arm chose to make it's presence known, "Meoow (What do you want now?."

"Yeah, I think so too." Lev nodded with a thoughtful look on his face, no he didn't get what the cat was saying. It was quite possible that he had ended up in the wrong area somehow, "I'm sure that train was for Seoul though." He muttered to himself looking around for anything that might hint at his current location. "Meow? (The fuck?)"

It was stupid of him to not take a direct flight to Seoul but then again, he wanted to sightsee a little bit after so long. Was that so wrong of him? Sighing once more, Lev turned to the nearest person passing him and asked, "Eh, where is this?" He asked with a small awkward smile, he really had no idea how else to go about this.

"Well umm, Ansan near Doa." The man replied slightly nervously, obviously unsettled by Lev who tilted his head in confusion at the stranger's reaction, he asked pretty politely. Not noticing that the slight signs of sleep deprivations around his eyes were actually somewhat unsettling, not to mention gangs were a common thing in these areas. Who knows when one decides to hit on one of the civilians just for the hell of it.

"I....see. Which way to Seoul?" Lev asked, still smiling, yup, he had zero idea as to what or where Ansan was. "A-Are you new here?" The man asked slightly afraid before thinking for a few moments and pointing in another direction, "You should be able to find transport on the motorway." He said before politely bowing and leaving at a hurried pace.

Lev scratched the back of his head, "Thanks ..but what was that?"

"Meow (Strange cunt)."

-x-X-x-

At this moment, Lev could be seen walking beside a motorway with Lily in one hand and the other in his pocket, how the hell was he going to go to another city this way though? Though, perhaps it was a stroke of luck that allowed it, a bus seemed to be approaching in the distance, probably headed towards Seoul and Lev, noticing it made preparations to... jump aboard.

Before he could though, someone grabbed him from behind preventing him from doing so. "S-Sir! I finally found you!" A thin meek man that seemed to be in his middle ages bowed repeatedly with a hand on the back of his head, conveying his sincerity.

"Am I being tracked?" Lev asked, rubbing his chin in thought, how come he was found even when he arrived in the wrong city? "About that, sir. Couldn't you have just waited at that airport for a few moments?" The man asked, hand still on the back of his head, the shit he went through following the teen was something he'd never forget... Smelly fat.... His face turned slightly green.

"Ahaha, my bad." Lev laughed, patting his shoulder, he was told there was someone waiting for him. Just he found nobody so he decided it was cool for him to leave. "If you say so, sir. Please follow me." He said turning around with some sweat trickling down his forehead, truly, all the big shots were as eccentric as he had heard and expected.

"So, what's your name?" Lev asked with a wide smile following behind the suited man, it wasn't that he trusted him out of nowhere. It was that he was confident he could kill the man if the need arose.

"Shi-woo, s-sir." Shi-woo replied, his voice cracking from nervousness, for some reason he felt as if his life would be in danger if he did something wrong.

"I'll call you Shi then." Lev patted his shoulder with a smile making 'Shi' nod nervously, yes there was no shame in having his name halved by a teen, a teen that felt no shame in doing so. Why? He couldn't afford to be upset.

Eventually they arrived in a parking lot, only problem is, the black sedan Shi-woo had arrived in seemed to have a few tall teenagers that looked more like college students sitting around it, two sitting near the front and one sitting on the hood quite literally. They seemed to be smoking as well which only served to make Lev's smile widen.

"A moment sir, I'll deal with them." Shi-woo was quick to serious, forgetting about his nervousness from earlier as he rolled up his sleeves but, Lev placed a hand on his shoulder and shook his head, "Let me, I insist." He had been itching for a good fight ever since he came back here. He hadn't seen someone on the level of Logan Gracie after beating the man in a difficult and taxing unofficial match so far so he had some high standards.

"Yo, won't you be nice and fuck off?" He asked, smiling at the teenagers who turned to look at him before, their faces turned to mocking looks, the 'kid' looked weak but they didn't really get much of a chance to think further. A foot was placed on the right shoulder of aptly named 'Lackey number 1'. Lev had slightly tilted his body, which allowed him to look at them from a tilted angle.

"Who am I kidding, clench your teeth lad." Lev smiled, closing his eyes. Lackey number 1 was forcefully dragged forwards colliding directly into Lackey number 2 before the both of them were flung away by the force behind the kick.

Before the one sitting on the hood of the car could react, Lev stepped to the side before half spinning and slamming his leg into the man's head, shooting him away from the car as blood spurted from his ear.

Lev, who had yet to remove his hand from his pockets tilted his head looking at Shi-woo, "Let's go Shi." He said with a smile as Lily deadpanned at her owner.

Shi-woo, stared at Lev in silence for a few moments before quietly walking over and opening a door for him, he stared at the unmoving bodies of the 'delinquents' for a few moments before sighing. As expected, these people were fucking monsters.