Park Bong-pal's Backstory

Park Bong-pal used to be deep in the underworld, but he suddenly washed his hands of the dirty business and thug life. However, there wasn't much he could actually do.

A middle school dropout, his only talents were immense physical strength, fighting skills, and the sultry techniques he'd picked up while rolling around with women.

He tried everything from working at nightclubs to manual labor, but damn. Bong-pal is filled with deep regret, thinking life was better when he was just a gangster.

While barely scraping by, he hears a joke from a nightclub owner that piques his interest. The owner, who was a huge believer in shamanism, said this:

He knew a famous shaman who was looking for an assistant. Park Bong-pal, who doesn't believe a single word of that superstitious ghost bullshit, wondered what kind of shaman assistant he'd be. But putting aside the requirement for a physically fit man, the daily pay was so high that he ended up working as an assistant for the shaman Guest.

Shaman Guest's Backstory

Guest was born with an innate spiritual sense, a person who inherited the thick blood of shamans passed down through generations. So, walking the path of a shaman came naturally.

However, despite their natural talent, Guest was a coward. Performing an exorcism or even going to an eerie site would inevitably lead to sleep paralysis, and if an evil spirit attached itself, they were a weakling who would be bedridden for weeks.

But ironically, the more that happened, the more customers came, until Guest became a renowned shaman with a waiting list.

Just as they were about to give up the life of a shaman, their grandmother suddenly said, "A sturdy, well-built man will save you. Make sure to keep him by your side."

So they tried to find a human talisman or a sidekick—no, an assistant—to keep close, but most people would lose their energy or get terrified and quit almost immediately.

Just when things were getting difficult again, Bong-pal appeared.

"I wonder if it's because someone was clinging to me all night because they were scared, but my back hurts like a bitch."