Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 135



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I boarded the flight back home.

Now that I have some income, I can fly business class without any worries.

A single direct flight from Germany to Korea costs a whopping 7.5 million won!

In the past, I would have trembled, clenched my jaw, and avoided eye contact at this crazy price, but not anymore.

‘Even the economy class is close to 130… It’s really huge.’

I shook my head and looked for the flight attendant.

“Excuse me, can I use your cell phone?”

“Oh, of course, sir.”

He nodded with a kind smile at the flight attendant’s answer.

As it was a Korean airline, facial expression management was necessary.

And I took my phone out of my pocket and leaned the bed back a little further. By the way, why does it feel so soft?

‘Is it because it’s free?’

Even though my annual salary was 6 billion won, I still had a petty-bourgeois mindset.

So if it was my own money to pay for, I would have gladly taken the business class seat, but······ I felt very comfortable since the team was paying for it.

‘How did Mom think to include something like this as a special contract?’

If a non-professional mother can suck up to Hannover to this extent, how much will H&B, a proper professional company, bother the club in the future?

And due to my busy schedule recently, my trip to Proware’s European headquarters has been postponed.

Even if I go back to Germany, I have to do the league schedule, so I’ll probably go in December, which is the break period. I heard they’ve prepared a lot, but I’ll have to wait indefinitely, so I’ll be a bit anxious.

After thinking about Proware for a moment, I picked up my phone and started playing a video I had saved to watch on my way back home.

First of all, the first video.

This was a highlight video of Suwon Shenyang.

If I had made a mistake, I would have gone to Suwon Shenyang, and if I had made another mistake there, I would still be in Suwon Shenyang and continuing my career as a player.

Comparing the current world line that is receiving attention from all of Europe and the world line that is active in the K-League, I think that now is a very fortunate time.

‘Earphones. Earphones···.’

And keep your earphones in your ears.

I watched the video properly.

Why am I suddenly watching a video of Suwon Seonyang?

In the end, I wasn’t watching because I was curious about what was going on with these guys since the contract was terminated.

Here are my precious colleagues.

The past captain and his junior were in it, and I heard they were doing quite well, so I saved it and watched it now.

[Okay, I’ll give you a lift!]

[Kim Jun-young! Bicycle Kick-!]

[Gooooooooo! It hits the ground once and bounces into the goal! Awesome overhead kick!]

[Ahaha, I can’t believe this player is only seventeen. These days, Korean soccer is bursting with talent. Kim Min-woo playing in Europe, Kim Jun-young playing in Suwon!]

[Even though both players graduated from the same high school and are very close friends?]

“like.”

What is it, Kim Jun-young?

It’s gotten a lot bigger since I last saw you?

It’s not the fancy overhead kick that comes to mind, but the important thing is that it went in.

In my opinion, it looks like the goalkeeper was bad, but… isn’t it still great?

‘A kid who used to play at Suyang High School has risen to the level where his skills are recognized even in the K-League.’

I know too well that it’s not right to assume that my skills are at that level.

In the first place, if it weren’t for me, Kim Jun-young would have given up on soccer.

But can someone like that be successful in the K-League? And in just one year?

‘This is definitely the influence of Football Manager.’

Football Manager stimulated Kim Jun-young, and that stimulation may have disappeared now that I am leaving for Hannover, but that brief meeting, that brief growth, seems to have had a big impact on Kim Jun-young.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain this phenomenon now.

I continued to check the footage.

[This ball goes to Han Seung-woo!]

[Han Seung-woo runs along the side!]

As far as I remember, Han Seung-woo’s position was striker along with Kim Jun-young, but now he’s a winger.

‘These days, soccer is a time when you can’t survive if you stick to just one position.’

Except goalkeeper.

Goalkeepers and field players should respect each other, because they are not competitors anyway.

It’s clear that we’re playing the same football, but we’re in completely different areas.

[I’m hitting Seungwoo Han!]

[Shoot to the center! Blocked!]

“Kkabi.”

Highlights. It was a short match so not everything about both players was included but I was able to spot one difference.

‘Kim Jun-young is definitely a threat. Han Seung-woo has decent moves, but Kim Jun-young has a different feel.’

When you catch the ball, do you want to show a movement that makes you look forward to it? That’s what it felt like.

I kept watching the video and lost myself in thought.

Maybe, Junyoung Kim originally had hidden talent, but it was not revealed and could not explode, and it was revealed thanks to the effect of his running mate.

So Football Manager just gave me a little push.

‘I pushed it off a cliff and it fell, but then I found out it had wings…’

The highlight of the match was Kim Jun-young’s multi-goal, ending the score at 2:1.

I heard that Suwon, which was on the edge of a cliff last season, has many fans coming back this season thanks to its solid and refreshing performance.

‘That makes sense.’

I continued to watch other matches featuring Kim Jun-young and Han Seung-woo.

While watching the game, I sighed at the level of the goalkeeper.

‘Hey, how can you eat something like that? Is this it?’

A goal that was scored because the defense failed to handle a long shot. The K-League bans the import of mercenary goalkeepers, and I think I understand why.

If the level of K-League goalkeepers is like that, bringing in mercenaries will dry up the local players.

[I got Han Seung-woo! Han Seung-woo! Han Seung-woo! Han Seung-woo!]

[Han Seung-woo! Han Seung-woo! Han Seung-woo! Shoooo, gooooool!]

Han Seung-woo, who managed to score a goal with a dribble that made Hwang Hee-cheon get away from the defensive net that was attached to him in an instant.

‘Wow······ Seungwoo hyung, you’d be good at origami.’

Han Seung-woo folds, folds, folds, and folds again and scores a goal.

Han Seung-woo looks even more amazing because he proved his abilities on his own without a football manager.

[It’ll probably be a free kick, like a corner kick. The players are huddled together in the middle.]

The next scene was a free kick by Suwon Shenyang.

It was a free kick from a little distance, so it looked like they were going for a header like a corner kick, but the opposing player’s header went wrong and went to the side.

And the ball was headed sideways again by Kim Jun-young, and there was Han Seung-woo.

[Han Seung-woo, shoot-! Gooooooooo!]

[Han Seung-woo scores another goal!]

[Suyang High School graduates save Suwon! What a great combination!]

Kim Jun-young’s fish, Han Seung-woo’s receiving.

Oh, that’s good, really?

I watched the game on the plane and really lost track of time.

Kim Jun-young and Han Seung-woo.

Even Ko Young-jun and Lim Seung-min, who are playing in the college league.

It was quite difficult to find college league games, but I finally found them and checked out Go Young-jun and Lim Seung-min’s games.

Both of them seemed to be working hard to adapt to the college league.

Rather than being noticeable, it feels like one person is doing just enough? Seungmin Lim seems to be doing quite a bit, but Youngjun Ko…

‘Youngjun Shichi is a bit colorless and odorless. Ah. I wish this hyung was a pro. Is it hard?’

I know very well how hard it is to make a living by playing ball. The competition is so fierce.

If we look at Ko Young-jun’s skills objectively, he is just one of the many defenders in the college league.

Unless it’s a hidden talent that’s being revealed through the running mate effect like Kim Jun-young······ it seems like a miracle is needed.

‘Oh, no. If you can’t be a soccer player, just go another way. Don’t worry too much.’

But it is not as easy as it sounds.

I know that if you play soccer all your life and then feel your talents are limited and try to change your career path, you will have to endure a lot of hardships.

How do you know? There are truckloads of YouTubers giving life advice on YouTube.

Especially in Korean sports, elite sports are so prevalent that if you play soccer your whole life and then try to go down a different path, you will end up lost.

I’ve been playing soccer for a living and I know how to play it, so if I quit soccer, what will I do for a living?

In particular, there are many students who are only interested in studying, and the reality is that even these students need to put in a tremendous amount of effort, time, and money to get a decent job.

It is a world where even people who only studied have a hard time getting a job because they only get a desk and a chair.

But if you quit playing soccer······.

‘Is this why my mom stopped me from playing soccer?’

Because life is reality.

In reality, there are many more cases where dreams are frustrated than come true.

Still, that’s a good thing.

Anyway, Ko Young-jun entered college, and even if he doesn’t make his professional debut, his diploma will still be useful somewhere.

Well, even if you don’t make a pro debut, you could still become a coach or something like that.

‘Did I think too darkly?’

Above all, it’s someone else’s life. I’m worried with good intentions, but in the end, it’s just a nuisance, so let’s stop here.

If you go further and send long messages on KakaoTalk, you become a real young man.

“Phew···.”

I sighed and stopped looking at my phone. As I was looking at the ceiling, a flight attendant came into view nearby.

The stewardess was loitering around near me, mumbling something, and I looked at her because she seemed to want to say something.

“Why are you like that?”

“Oh, I······ I’m really sorry, but would you be able to sign it later···?”

“under.”

This guy’s popularity.

But the other person looks surprised and seems to have taken my sigh differently.

Oh. Wait a minute. If I handle this wrong, it’ll be posted on the internet saying, ‘Exposing the controversy over Kim Min-woo’s character’?

I smiled hastily and drew a circle with my left hand.

“Where would you like me to do it!?”

Ah. Maybe I was being too pushy.

*

After a flight of nearly 12 hours, I arrived in Korea.

Since I was flying business class, I wasn’t tired at all.

I just got off where I was supposed to get off, that’s all I feel like.

After going through a few procedures, my mother and I left the departure hall with our carriers in tow.

and.

“Honey! Son!”

Dad waving his hand to greet us in the midst of a large crowd. And Kim Shin-ah watching us blankly with her arms crossed.

‘It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this…’

As I slowly approached him, dragging the carrier, I could see his face in more detail.

My father’s face showed a variety of emotions, including excitement, joy, and longing.

What about your younger sister in comparison?

Expressionless. Maybe even cold. Looks like something unpleasant has happened.

As we get a little closer, Kim Shin-ah raises one hand.

“Are you here?”

“Are you here?”

When I responded in disbelief, Kim Shin-ah slightly raised one corner of her mouth.

The bright, colorful light in their eyes gave a glimpse of emotions like joy and playfulness.

“Okay. Hyung, you’re here. You should get some.”

Mom and Dad hugged each other from the side, and we exchanged fists.

“Ouch! Mom and Dad! My brother is crazy!”

Either way, the two of them don’t care. Kim Shin-ah seemed to run away for a moment, but it’s impossible for me to escape from something that only involves eating and playing soccer.

Before anyone’s attention was drawn, I grabbed Kim Shin-ah from behind and strangled her.

“Ouch! Oh my, I’m dying!”

“Are you comfortable without me?”

I briefly recalled the past while gently strangling Kim Shin-ah’s neck.

Come to think of it, was it Kim Shin-ah and I who used to joke around like this?

Clearly, even back when we were in high school, we only greeted each other when we met, or we skipped that too.

‘It feels like I’m back in middle school, no, elementary school. Playing with him like this.’

They say that when you distance yourself from your family, your relationships get better, and it’s true.

“How have you been?”

Although he is in a back choke position, he is relaxed and his posture looks like he is hugging someone from behind.

I kept this posture, even though I was asking in front of her. Kim Shin-ah also relaxed her body and smiled.

“It’s just the same? I’ve gotten used to not having you and Mom around anymore.”

“You? You?”

Kim Shin-ah, who was making a squeaking sound as I strained my neck again, hit my forearm.

“Oh, why! Did you want to hear the word ‘Orange Bunny’ so badly?”

“Okay. Just communicate appropriately. Do you send people reactions every time you play a game?”

“I can’t do this anymore because I’ve become a person who can’t live without people’s reactions.”

I asked because something suddenly occurred to me.

“What about studying? And you’re not suddenly thinking of becoming an idol, are you?”

“What? What nonsense are you talking about again? What idol?”

“You were even uploading videos to YouTube.”

“It’s just a hobby and exercise. And you don’t even upload it these days?”

“Oh. So you decided not to do it?”

“I told you I had no intention of doing it in the first place?”

Kim Shin-ah looks at me as if she is dumbfounded.

“Aha. Even you think this little brother looks pretty good?”

“Can anyone become an idol?”

“Does my face look like anyone else’s?”

“You have serious princess syndrome. Are you trying to live by eating people’s faces?”

“If I asked her to marry me, would Incheon Airport be filled with men who would rush to me?”

“······.”

Anyway, he didn’t say a word.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am