# WebtoonLib — The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace #26 ## Series - title: The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace - slug: the-pizza-delivery-man-and-the-gold-palace-kqcmbx1d ## Chapter - number: 26 - chapter_key: 26-ke5a88 - release_date: 2026-10-28 ### Summary Chapter 26 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace opens with Sung Yoohan recounting how he first met Seo-an in elementary school, connecting a past fight to his present fear of confrontation. After seeing the bruises, Yoohan recalls giving him ointment, which ended in a fight, and Seo-an tremblingly apologizing out of fear of his family, concluding that one must be persistent in relationships. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Narrator sees bruises on Seo-An's leg while changing for PE and offers help, but is rebuffed. - Phone call reveals Lee Jihoon has returned and abroad story was a lie. - Message about family dinner Thursday at 8 PM on 12th floor of Food Building. - After fight, families are called; Seo-An arrives with secretary and apologizes while trembling. - Narrator gives Seo-An ointment and bandages, leading to a physical fight at school. - Narrator recalls meeting Seo-An in 5th grade and wanting him for his H4 group, but being ignored. - They grow distant then become close again in second year of middle school. - Yoohan is invited to another shoot in two weeks and accepts. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Chapter 26 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace opens with Sung Yoohan recounting how he first met Seo-an in elementary school, connecting a past fight to his present fear of confrontation. ### Spoiler summary Chapter 26 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace opens with Sung Yoohan recounting how he first met Seo-an in elementary school, connecting a past fight to his present fear of confrontation. After seeing the bruises, Yoohan recalls giving him ointment, which ended in a fight, and Seo-an tremblingly apologizing out of fear of his family, concluding that one must be persistent in relationships. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 139 ### Content WE MET IN OUR FIFTH YEAR OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HE WAS DISTINGUISHED BACK THEN, JUST AS HE IS NOW. HIS WEALTHY FAMILY WAS PART OF THE REASON... ...BUT IT WAS HIS SHORT TEMPER THAT CAPTURED EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. HE WAS A NEAT FREAK, CONDESCENDING, AND ALWAYS MADE SNARKY REMARKS WITH HIS HANDSOME FACE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO THOSE WITH TALENT AND POWER, NO MATTER HOW POOR THEIR PERSONALITY IS. THUS, MANY KIDS EVEN COVETED HIS DOWNSIDES. AND I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS. AT THE TIME, I WAS CRAZY ABOUT PUTTING ON AIRS AND GRACES. THIS IS IT! DO YOU KNOW THE F4? THE GROUP OF HANDSOME, RICH STUDENTS FROM THAT ONE JAPANESE ROMANCE MANGA. I WAS DETERMINED TO START MY OWN VERSION OF THE F4, AND SEO-AN WAS THE IDEAL TARGET. HE WAS INTELLIGENT, ATHLETIC, RICH, GOOD-LOOKING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY... ARROGANT. I WANTED TO GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER. I REALLY LIKED HIM. HE HAS TO JOIN THE H4* NO MATTER WHAT! *H4: “HANDSOME FOUR” THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE ENDED UP IN THE SAME CLASS. I WAS PUMPED, BELIEVING WE COULD NOW BECOME FRIENDS. I TRIED MY BEST... HI- ...BUT HE TOTALLY IGNORED ME. LITTLE DID HE KNOW, THAT MADE ME LIKE HIM EVEN MORE. HE'S A FEISTY ONE! WHY, OH WHY CAN'T I BRING MYSELF TO HATE HIM? ONE DAY, WE WERE CHANGING INTO OUR P.E. CLOTHES... ...AND I HAPPENED TO SEE HIS BODY. HIS LEG WAS COVERED IN BRUISES. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LEG? DID YOU GET HURT? WANT ME TO TAKE YOU TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE? DON'T TALK TO ME. YOU PISS ME OFF. ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM? HE WAS PROBABLY UPSET THAT I POINTED OUT SOMETHING HE WANTED TO HIDE. BUT I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH HIS BRUISES THAN HIS FEELINGS. IT MUST REALLY HURT... I WAS SIMPLE-MINDED. I HURRIED HOME TO GRAB SOME OINTMENT AND BANDAGES, SINCE THAT'S WHAT MY PARENTS DID WHEN I GOT HURT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOOHAN? LOOKING FOR THE OINTMENT! THE NEXT DAY, I HANDED THEM TO SEO-AN. HERE, USE THESE. I'M SURE YOU CAN GUESS HOW HE REACTED. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HIT ME. I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK TO ME. IT HURT A LOT. WE CAME TO BLOWS, AND IT WAS A BIG MESS. TEACHER!!! THOSE GUYS ARE FIGHTING!!! OBVIOUSLY, WE WERE CALLED IN FRONT OF THE TEACHER... ...AND THEY CALLED OUR PARENTS TO THE SCHOOL. YOU LITTLE! WHEN MY PARENTS AND I WALKED INTO THE OFFICE, SEO-AN WAS WITH HIS SECRETARY. HOW DID I KNOW IT WAS HIS SECRETARY? BECAUSE HE LOOKED NOTHING LIKE SEO-AN. AND FUNNILY ENOUGH, SEO-AN WAS TREMBLING, AS IF HE WERE AFRAID. THEN HE BOWED HIS HEAD AND APOLOGIZED. I'M SORRY. IT WAS MY FAULT. I WAS SHOCKED. AS FAR AS I KNEW, SEO-AN WAS SOMEONE WHO NEVER, APOLOGIZED. I'M REALLY SORRY. AFTER THAT, WE GAVE EACH OTHER THE COLD SHOULDER. EVEN SO, I COULDN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HIS FRIGHTENED EXPRESSION. I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, AND A WEEK LATER, I DECIDED TO LAY IT ALL ON THE LINE. HEY, KANG SEO-AN. LOOK, I TALKED TO YOU BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE FRIENDS. I GAVE YOU THE OINTMENT BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE HURT. I WASN'T MOCKING YOU OR ANYTHING. I'M SORRY IF MY ACTIONS CAME ACROSS THAT WAY. NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED AFTER THAT. WE KEPT EACH OTHER AT ARM'S LENGTH, AND THEN WE GRADUATED. WE ONLY GOT CLOSER IN OUR SECOND YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHEN WE WERE IN THE SAME CLASS AGAIN. SEO-AN HAD BECOME A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON. HE EASILY GOT ON WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS. BUT HE WAS STILL A JERK TO ME. HE CALLED MY BLUFF, I GUESS. I'VE SLOWLY REALIZED WHY HE ACTED THAT WAY BACK THEN. AND WHAT HIS FAMILY WAS LIKE. YOU PICK UP ON THESE THINGS WHEN YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH SOMEONE, YOU KNOW? THE ONE THING HE FEARS IS HIS FAMILY. AM I ALLOWED TO HEAR THIS? I THINK... ...ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS. AND AT SUCH TIMES, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE GUTS TO BE IMPOLITE. WHERE'S YOOHAN? I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM. IS HE IN HIS CAR? GOSH, NOT AGAIN! WHEN YOU HESITATE TO OVERSTEP, YOU SIGNAL THAT YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE. NOT ONLY TO THE OTHER PERSON, BUT ALSO TO YOURSELF. NOTHING WILL CHANGE IF YOU DON'T TAKE ACTION. HEY, YOOHAN! LOOKS LIKE OUR LUNCH BREAK IS OVER. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU. LET'S MEET AGAIN NEXT TIME, THE THREE OF US. OH, SURE... LET'S DO THAT. WELL, THAT SORT OF WORKED. I'M HERE! WHERE WERE YOU?! WE'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE! I LOVE MINDING OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS! CAN'T WAIT TO TELL HEE-IN HYUNG LATER! Yoohan has another shoot in two weeks. Are you available then? We'll contact you with more details. You just have to show up like you did today. IN TWO WEEKS... Alright. I THINK... ...ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS. WAS IT OKAY FOR ME TO HEAR ALL OF THAT? IT MIGHT'VE BEEN STUFF SEO-AN DIDN'T WANT TO SHARE. BUT, IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOOHAN, THEN I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN. I BARELY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SEO-AN, HUH? OF COURSE I DON'T. I'VE NEVER ASKED. AND I NEVER BOTHERED TO FIND OUT. WHAT EXACTLY IS HANGING OVER ME? AND I THINK I'M HIS TYPE, TOO. HE'S INTO PRETTY PEOPLE, YOU SEE. "PRETTY..." THAT SCARED ME... Done with the part-time job? SEO-AN! Yeah, It wasn’t too bad! I’m trying all kinds of things, thanks to you. Lolol Haha. You at Myung-woo hyung’s bar now? Yeah, in the staff room. What are you up to? Me? CALM DOWN...! Lying down. HE MUST BE IN THE LIVING ROOM AGAIN. Aren’t you tired of lying down all the time? Nah... I love lying down. WOO-WON, CAN YOU COME HELP? OKAY! Hyung’s calling me. Gotta go work now. See you at home! UGH. WAY TO NOT READ THE ROOM, HYUNG. WHAT DO YOU WANT? YOU OWE ME A DEBT OF GRATITUDE. I'VE HELPED YOU TWO CONNECT ON A MUCH DEEPER LEVEL. HUH? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING? HEY, DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAY! YOU'LL HURT MY FEELINGS. OH NO, YOUR POOR FEELINGS. OH, RIGHT. DID YOU HEAR? LEE JIHOON IS BACK. I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THOUGHT THEY SENT HIM ABROAD IN CASE HE GOT INTO TROUBLE, BUT THAT WAS ALL BULL. OKAY, AND? I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THAT PRICK. SURE, TOUGH GUY. AS LONG AS YOU DON'T CARE, IT'S FINE. WHY WOULD I CARE? I'M JUST PISSED THAT WOO-WON HAD TO SEE ME IN A BAD WAY 'CAUSE OF HIM. Kang Seojin DAMN, IT'S SEOJIN. I'M HANGING UP. OOF, GOT IT. Parents want to have a family dinner. This Thursday, 8 p.m. Dining Building, 12th floor UGH, SERIOUSLY...? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace #26](/series/the-pizza-delivery-man-and-the-gold-palace-kqcmbx1d/chapter-26-ke5a88) - 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.