Jae Park

Jae Yoon is an employee at his family's Chinese restaurant, and the protagonist of the series, Ready. Set. Survive. Despite being the eldest of the children of the zodiac, being born in the year of the earth rat, he is only recently being informed about this topic. For some unknown reason, Jae has not received his powers or mark of the children of the zodiac yet.

So he grudgingly forms an alliance with Rani Konohi after she saves him from being kidnapped by smugglers, and enters the race to win the Jade Emperor's prize, in hopes of being granted a cure for his mother's deadly sickness.

Quotes

 * "What is this? Avatar?"
 * “I used to think I will survive for the sake of others. But why now, at this moment, do I think I will survive for the sake of myself. Why do I even want to live in a world this cruel?”
 * (To Rani )"Well then, I guess I'm screwed."
 * "I hated how seeing her in that, reminded me of our first meeting."