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12.

After arriving in Seoul weeks a go, going in and out a sport bars, dating umbrella girls to gather information, he finally found out that one of the circuit for NASCAR Asia is here in Seoul. It was still under construction, and even though Jinan sure that Hanbin would not be found here, he still trying.

When he arrived he saw big towing truck brought a racing car, his curiousity grows.

"Hey," he greet a man near the truck. Medium tall, dirty blond hair, his eyes small and his lips are shaped in cute pout, he scanned Jinan from head to toe, and Jinan's expesinve look let him get a smile in return.

"Yeah, can I help you?"

"Is the stadium open yet?"

"Oh, not yet..."

"This is for NASCAR right?" he pointed at the building.

"Yes, next year."

Jinan smiles, "What's this car doing here? Practice?"

"Yup, some teams are allowed to practice a run here, also to check the track."

"I'm really curious about it, how about the bank slope? Is it good?"

The man paused, "you knew this game, huh?"

Jinan grinning, "a fan of racing game."

He smiles. "Are you not from here?"

"Uh, why?"

"Your accent is... weird." He laughs.

"Yeah, I lived in the States for a long time, I'm not used to speaking Korean..." Jinan replied, "Oh by the way, I'm Kim Jinan." He waved his hand.

"Kang Seungyoon."

"So, Mr. Kang, are you a mechanic? Racer?"

"I'm a racer."

"Whoa... cool, you run for NASCAR?" Jinan asked, obviously not, he knew all NASCAR drivers.

"Nope, A1."

"Cool... I'm talking to a celebrity now?"

Seungyoon laughs, "no, no..." he waved his hand, "So, you like racing?"

"A lot. Dying to see one..."

"Not many legal racing game these months... maybe you can try to see ilegal racing, there's one of the most talkable street racing will happen tonight, actually."

They were talking about the hype NASCAR Asia would be, and after Seungyoon promised him that he'll invite Jinan to see him practice, he left the stadium, and with minimum knowledge about Seoul—but for sure his knowledge is more than Hanbin's—he went to the city side, and get his adrenaline rushing in his blood to see the drag race cars, many of it. He arrived and saw many people gathered, he asked someone and they said there'll be the city racing, that's why crowd are more than usual.

Jinan slipped himself between people, trying to get a better view of the cars that going to participate. He saw some, and every engine revving is immediately analized by his brain.

He saw nice Nissan skyline passes him, the engine sounds was horrible, Jinan pouts, how can someone waste a skyline like that? Tailpipe's too old it gone debris. Damn it.

The he saw a cute mini cooper passing by him too, that little one looks really cute, he peeks on the backside, nitrous? Oh no, it gonna break lose. The car'll slide just a second after the racer launch. Poor thing.

Jinan trying stop his brain from thinking. He should've just enjoy it. But, oh, how he missed working on the garage with Hanbin, how he missed going under an engine and do something about it, renew the spark plug, get his hand greasy with castrols, trying new turbo or panels. Jinan sighs.