# WebtoonLib — The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace #16 ## Series - title: The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace - slug: the-pizza-delivery-man-and-the-gold-palace-kqcmbx1d ## Chapter - number: 16 - chapter_key: 16-j54wxm - release_date: 2026-10-26 ### Summary In Chapter 16 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace, Woo-Won confronts the real breaking point while talking about his past at the part-time job where he works on weekends. He explains that he quit swimming not because of an illness, but because he injured his shoulder in a traffic accident on his way to morning practice and his family couldn't afford physical therapy. The conversation is interrupted when a drunk customer throws a drink in Woo-Won's face, and Seo-An steps in by grabbing the customer by the throat. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Manager questions Woo-Won about how he knows Seo-An - A drunk customer insults staff and throws a drink at Woo-Won causing a scene - Woo-Won reveals he works part-time at a bar on weekends, working seven days a week - Woo-Won explains he quit swimming after injuring shoulder in traffic accident on way to practice - Woo-Won goes to back room to change wet clothes with spare clothes from manager - Bar manager calms drunk customer, removes him and has area cleaned - Seo-An intervenes, grabs drunk customer by throat and threatens him ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In Chapter 16 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace, Woo-Won confronts the real breaking point while talking about his past at the part-time job where he works on weekends. ### Spoiler summary In Chapter 16 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace, Woo-Won confronts the real breaking point while talking about his past at the part-time job where he works on weekends. He explains that he quit swimming not because of an illness, but because he injured his shoulder in a traffic accident on his way to morning practice and his family couldn't afford physical therapy. The conversation is interrupted when a drunk customer throws a drink in Woo-Won's face, and Seo-An steps in by grabbing the customer by the throat. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 114 ### Content WOO-WON. DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE? I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WORKED HERE. A SIDE HUSTLE? YEAH, ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS. THAT MEANS YOU WORK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AREN'T YOU TIRED? WELL, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. IS IT URGENT? I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T FEELING WELL. YOU EVEN HAD TO QUIT SWIMMING. IS IT OKAY TO BE WORKING THIS MUCH? ...YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW? YEAH, I DO. MY CIRCUMSTANCES AREN'T GREAT, SO I'M UNDER PRESSURE. I'M USED TO IT, THOUGH, SINCE THEY WERE NEVER GREAT TO BEGIN WITH. ...AND I DIDN'T QUIT SWIMMING BECAUSE I'M NOT FEELING WELL. I INJURED MY SHOULDER IN A CAR ACCIDENT A LONG TIME AGO. THAT'S WHY I QUIT. DO YOU REGRET IT? I STARTED SWIMMING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF MY P.E. TEACHER. I NEVER PLANNED ON BECOMING A REAL ATHLETE. IT WAS FINANCIALLY IMPOSSIBLE, ANYWAY. I JUST DID IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY THING I ENJOYED AND WAS GOOD AT. I LIKED HOW I COULD SHUT MY MIND OFF IN THE WATER. ALL I WOULD FEEL WAS THE WATER RIPPLING AGAINST MY BODY. I WAS ON MY WAY TO PRACTICE ONE EARLY MORNING, AND THAT'S WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. MY FAMILY WAS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY, SO I COULDN'T GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. EVEN WANTING TO WAS GREEDY OF ME. AT THE TIME, MY FATHER'S BUSINESS FAILED AND BROKE UP OUR FAMILY. MY MOTHER WORKED DAY AND NIGHT FOR YEARS. WE HADN'T HEARD FROM MY FATHER, WHO RAN OFF TO "BORROW MONEY." MY TEACHER CAME TO VISIT ME IN THE HOSPITAL, AND I TOLD HIM I WAS QUITTING SWIMMING. I'M NOT GOING TO SWIM ANYMORE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, TO CUT OFF THE THINGS THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME ANYMORE. IT WAS MY FAULT FOR WANTING SOMETHING BEYOND MY MEANS. ...WOO-WON. IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE... I CAN'T SWIM. ...THAT THE NUMBER OF THINGS I COULDN'T HAVE AND MUST LET GO OF... WAS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE FROM HERE. I SHOULDN'T. THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING! I UNDERSTAND, SIR. BEFORE WE CONTINUE, WHY DON'T WE MOVE TO SOMEPLACE MORE COMFORTABLE- UGH, FORGET IT! YOU WON'T LISTEN TO A DAMN THING I SAY! JAE-KYUNG, WHAT'S GOING ON? ONE OF OUR PATRONS IS A BIT DRUNK... WHO'RE YOU CALLING DRUNK?! YOU THINK I'M CAUSING A SCENE, HUH?! THE F*CK DID I DO?! I'M PAYING FOR DRINKS WITH MY OWN MONEY, SO WHAT'S THE GODDAMN PROBLEM?! BRING ME YOUR MANAGER. HOW THE HELL IS HE TRAINING HIS EMPLOYEES?! GRAB OUR MANAGER. I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE. YEON-AH, GO TEND TO THE OTHER CUSTOMERS. OKAY. GOT IT. I APOLOGIZE, SIR. THE MANAGER WILL BE HERE SHORTLY. MAY I ASK WHAT HAPPENED? I WANT TO TALK TO THE MANAGER, NOT YOU. I UNDERSTAND. DO YOU MIND TAKING A SEAT FOR NOW? IN CASE THE OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE MAKING YOU UNCOMFORTABLE. I'M NOT MOVING AN INCH! GO POUR ME ANOTHER DRINK! LET ME ESCORT YOU TO ANOTHER LOCATION. NO NEED- UGH, SO ANNOYING. WHAT'S THAT DRUNKARD'S PROBLEM? DOES HE THINK HE'S THE ONLY ONE HERE? THE POOR STAFF. RUDE CUSTOMERS LIKE HIM SHOULD STAY HOME, SO PATHETIC. GROSS! THESE BASTARDS. HOW DARE THEY... HOW DARE THEY LOOK DOWN ON ME?! WE CAN MOVE AND WAIT SOMEWHERE MORE COMFORTABLE. WHISPER WHAT, AM I TALKING TO MYSELF?! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, TELLING ME WHAT TO DO?! FIRST THAT OTHER BARTENDING BASTARD, AND NOW YOU- ?! HEY. IF YOU'VE CRAWLED OUT HERE TO DRINK, THEN DRINK POLITELY AND F*CK OFF. HOW DARE YOU STOOP TO VIOLENCE, YOU ROTTEN PIECE OF SH*T. W-WHO... WHO ARE YOU...? OH, BOY?! HELLO, SIR! I HEARD YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME! WHAT'S THE ISSUE? HOW MAY I HELP YOU? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY. WHY DON'T WE MOVE OVER THERE? W-WHAT?! ARE YOU THE MANAGER?! WHO'S THAT BASTARD?! HE THREATENED ME! OH, GOSH. MY APOLOGIES, SIR. LET'S GO OVER THERE AND GET MORE COMFORTABLE. IT'S A HARD-KNOCK LIFE, ISN'T IT? CLEAN IT UP. FROZE WHILE TRYING TO HOLD HIM BACK. ARE YOU OKAY? SON OF A B*TCH... HOW DARE HE THROW A DRINK IN YOUR FACE? DOES HE HAVE A DEATH WISH? ...I'M ALWAYS A MESS IN FRONT OF HIM. PHEW, I JUST BARELY GOT RID OF THAT CUSTOMER. WHAT A PAIN IN THE NECK. YOU IN HERE, WOO-WON? YES, SIR. I HEARD HE THREW A DRINK AT YOU. CRAZY BASTARD'S ALWAYS MAKING A RUCKUS WHEN HE'S HERE... YOU OKAY? I'M FINE. I WASHED IT OFF WITH WATER. YOU OKAY? HOLD ON, I HAVE SPARE CLOTHES SOMEWHERE... I'M FINE. I WASHED IT OFF WITH WATER. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, FINE? WHAT HE DID WASN'T FINE AT ALL. SEO-AN CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE, TOO. HE MADE IT TRICKIER TO HANDLE! DO YOU KNOW SEO-AN? KINDA. WHAT, YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER? ARE YOU CLOSE? IS THAT WHY HE GRABBED THAT CUSTOMER BY THE THROAT? WE'RE NOT CLOSE, BUT... YOU SURE? BUT WHY ELSE WOULD HE ACT LIKE THAT? HE'S NOT THE TYPE TO PULL THAT KIND OF STUNT. THE THROAT... ...YOU MUST KNOW HIM WELL. NOT REALLY. DID YOU SEE SEO-AN'S FRIEND? SHE'S A REGULAR, SO SHE INTRODUCED HIM TO ME. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO NETWORK WITH THE RICH KIDS. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO NETWORK WITH THE RICH KIDS. LIFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT CONNECTIONS, YOU SEE. PLUS, SEO-AN'S THE SON OF THE FAMILY THAT RUNS S GROUP. I HIT JACKPOT. FOUND IT. CHANGE INTO THIS. THE HAIR...CAN'T BE HELPED. LEAVE IT LIKE THAT FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. I'LL RETURN IT AFTER I WASH IT. KEEP UP THE WORK, KID. I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT. Kang Seo-an Are you okay? Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks. Kang Seo-an When do you get off? I'll give you a ride home. YES, SIR. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace #16](/series/the-pizza-delivery-man-and-the-gold-palace-kqcmbx1d/chapter-16-j54wxm) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-pizza-delivery-man-and-the-gold-palace-kqcmbx1d ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.