hahaha from all those chapters with the side characters now when we focus on the MC the author is doubling down on him and making him act like a thug/punk (probaby as a defense mechanism) making us feel uncomfortable who got used to him being the goody-two-shoes underdog from the beginning chapters. I like this direction. dont get me wrong, MC still acts like an asshole and i dont want to pretend I like that. but imma respect it to see how he grows from it. obviously Ji tae wont be acting like a punk 100% of the time soon as he gets humbled more and more in fights...right?
Also I thought he would have to fight this guy at the end of the tunnel but apparently he's in on saving them just to use them huh? and I guess author confirming how the romance is gonna be for the 3 stooges over there too.
I can now see how this growth is mirroring Maria bit by bit. Maria did become like a degenerate punk throughout her fighting career then into school. perhaps while Jitae in his mad dog era, gets hardened in the underground, he'll come back to school like another maria.