Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 235



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Episode 235 Final Stage

An awkward atmosphere hung between us for a while.

Sophie looked noticeably brighter, if only to clear the awkward atmosphere.

I pretended not to know anything and joined Sophie’s play with a wonderful smile.

“Kim Min-woo. Did you know that there is a very famous mystery case at the Manchester Museum?”

“Yes? Was there such an incident?”

“Yes. That’s it.”

Following Sophie’s fingertips, there was a statue there. Sophie was talking as if she had done some preliminary research, and to summarize her explanation, she said that the Neve-Senu statue moved on its own.

“… It was to the extent that there was even a time when the statue was flipped 180 degrees and had its back turned.”

“You look okay now?”

“It’s not like that now.”

“why?”

“I guess you’re really shy.”

Ah. My pride was hurt. I laughed.

And then there’s Sophie’s guide to Bing.

A group of unromantic scientists rushed in to determine the truth, and it turned out that the incident was caused by the vibration of many visitors and vehicles on the road outside the building, causing the exhibition stand to shake slightly.

“Tsk tsk. That’s why scientists.”

Sophie clicked her tongue after finishing her explanation. I listened quietly and then asked a question out of curiosity.

“But how does Sophie know that?”

Then Sophie becomes a mute who has eaten honey.

Sophie smiled awkwardly, scratched her neck, and answered.

“Actually, I was planning to come here too. I looked into it before coming.”

“…ah.”

She is a very well-prepared woman.

And with Sophie’s too much explanation, the awkward atmosphere from before completely disappeared.

We left after looking around the museum a bit more, and then went on to have a meal and see a few more sights as planned.

As we wandered around the city, time passed quickly. The sun was setting, and we, tired from wandering around, sat down on a stand with no name.

The surroundings are desolate with no one walking around.

“I really had fun today.”

Sophie covered her mouth and yawned, apparently quite tired from her packed schedule. I said, feeling playful at the sight.

“It was fun, so why are you yawning…?”

“It’s so much fun! I’m resting now, so all the tension in my body has gone away!”

I thought about teasing him a few more times because it was fun, but I decided not to. I was a little tired for that.

‘If a soccer player runs around so much that he gets tired, Sophie must be tired too.’

Still, it was fun after a long time.

In fact, apart from training and match times, there was no reason to wander around Manchester like this.

Occasionally I would go out to see the city with my mom, but that was only occasionally.

“I’m just asking just in case, but you didn’t reserve a separate room, did you?”

“Yes? Why?”

“I already told Mom. Sophie will be home in the evening.”

“ah….”

Sophie blinks briefly and then nods.

“Um… .”

And Sophie looked at me with a hesitant expression. I tilted my head.

“yes?”

“By any chance, uh, does your mother know about our relationship…?”

“Maybe so. You’re quick-witted.”

Even I, a dull person, would have noticed it if I were in Mom’s situation. Mom, who is quick-witted? Maybe she noticed the subtle flow since she was in Hanover.

“Hmm… I see. What do you think, Mother?”

“How does Mom look at Sophie?”

“yes.”

Sophie swallows hard and looks nervous.

I stood there in thought, looking at the nervous Sophie.

“… I wish I had a daughter-in-law like Sophie, you said.”

“Date!?”

Sophie is surprised. I didn’t say that to tease you, I was just stating the truth.

I don’t know about other family members in Korea, but my mom seemed to have a favorable impression of Sophie.

‘Well, we met often and periodically from Hanover.’

As someone who speaks five languages, she is open-minded and can relate to dating foreigners. On the contrary, there has been a dramatic change for me.

When I first settled in Hanover, I was like Heungseon Daewongun himself, but after eating foreign food for a few years, I got used to my Western body type and no longer have any aversion to Westerners.

of course.

‘I heard that Hong Min-hyung won’t get married and will focus on soccer until he retires.’

I’m too young to think about things like marriage.

This ambiguous love affair also made my heart waver like a reed several times a day. The more I liked Sophie, the more I might neglect my main job.

Especially for goalkeepers, mental management is even more important because a split second determines whether a goal is scored or not.

“Do you really think that way about me, mother?”

“I wasn’t saying it seriously, I was just saying it in the flow of things. But maybe it’s because he likes Sophie that he said it.”

Sophie casting a gag.

It seems like he was very touched.

By the way, I wonder how my sister will react if she finds out I’m dating Sophie. She said that these days, soccer players have become idols and that many women would be shocked if I dated them.

Will Kim Shin-ah be one of them? Or will you cheer her on?

[I haven’t even tried it yet, but you did it first!? Kim Min-woo’s topic is so arrogant!]

‘… I think it will probably come out like this.’

We chatted some more about this and that, and then Sophie, perhaps tired, leaned her head against mine as she snuggled close to me.

My heart is pounding again.

“… The sky is really pretty.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

If anyone saw us, they would think we were a couple. And that was true.

We sat for a little longer and then got up before the sun had completely set.

This isn’t Korea, so we have to go back before it gets too dark.

* * *

The meeting with Sophie did not last long.

The Bundesliga has a long winter break, but unlike the Bundesliga, the Premier League has to play on Boxing Day when everyone else is resting.

“Did you all have a good rest?”

The players give a curt expression to Giovanni’s greeting.

The team, granted a short but definite break, gathered back at the training ground, and none of the players seemed to be interested in training.

It’s terribly hard, boring, and doesn’t yield any noticeable results, so it’s no wonder.

‘Well, I get a message saying that my stats are improving every now and then, so it’s okay.’

Just like in Hanover, I was serious about training and passionate about it, even for the sake of my stats.

That didn’t change anything just because the team changed.

Even Giovanni, who is criticized for overtraining, tells him to take it easy.

And then, as usual, we went back to our daily training.

Next game is Bournemouth.

The next match was against Manchester City, so it was essentially the final mock test.

‘It’s time to write now.’

And I decided to use the trait I had been saving. The trait ‘Ordinary’.

Now that I’ve got some free time to do some light recovery training, I’ve activated my normal body.

[You can select the desired trait and strengthen it. When used, the ‘ordinary’ will disappear.]

‘Strengthening Yasin’s eyes.’

[Strengthens the trait ‘Yasin’s Eye’.]

And what happened next was sequential.

A message appears saying that the common people have been destroyed, and an alarm sounds saying that Yasin’s eyes have been strengthened.

I quickly looked into Yasin’s renewed eyes.

[Trait: Eye of Yasin 3.0]

[Description: You can predict the decisive pass. When the opponent makes the final decision, the trajectory of the shot is immediately displayed. In addition, two or more expected trajectories of the opponent player before the decision are displayed. The trajectory with a higher probability is displayed clearly.]

[Additional explanation: If the opponent’s stats are significantly higher than the player’s stats, there may be changes in the speed of trajectory creation and the number of trajectories created.]

*This trait can no longer be strengthened.

“oh.”

It’s 3.0.

It’s like some version of Iron Man.

1.0 is the early days of Suyang High School and Hannover, 2.0 is the days when he was a regular at Hannover and the early days of Manchester United, and 3.0 is the final version.

Even with the original version without any enhancements, I grew from an illiterate person to a player who took over a starting position in Germany’s second division, and with the 2.0 version, I became a world-class player who is considered one of the best in the world.

People praised him as the next god of soccer, and he continued to set legendary records.

So what is the final, final version?

‘Is it possible to maintain and continue the current record, and make it untouchable by anyone?’

Well, that’s my wish for now.

I guess I’ll have to try it once to find out whether it’s not as good as I thought or whether it’s better than I expected.

What impressed me most was the very first paragraph of the description: Now you can see not only shots, but also passes.

It’s already fraudulent enough, but the final version is even more fraudulent.

Beep beep beep!

The sound of a horn.

After the recovery training, we split into groups and played mini games.

‘How will it turn out?’

I guarded the goal and looked at the attackers approaching with eyes full of anticipation.

Since it was a mini game and training for a specific situation, there were two defenders and five attackers.

As I continued to roll my eyes, a question mark appeared above my head.

‘Is that it?’

Varane and Maguire, who were in the defensive positions, had a wide gap because the opposing team had many attackers and they were running behind.

As a result, the opposing attackers seemed to be trying to take advantage of the gap and make a killer pass through the defenders.

At first glance, that’s what it looked like to my eyes.

The trajectory was marked as a ground ball.

‘… Wait a minute! If it comes at this trajectory, can’t I just run over and stop it?’

Up until now, I had to play a game of rock-paper-scissors with the attacker because I couldn’t predict the pass. The opponent could only play rock or scissors, and even that was somewhat obvious right before the play, but it was a series of extremely dangerous moments where even a little bit of reaction speed could be enough to win.

This league is full of people who have played soccer their entire lives, and among those who have played soccer their entire lives, there are only the best players, so their kicking power is beyond imagination.

But what if we made it so that you couldn’t even shoot in the first place?

‘Hey, what is it!’

Bayer really pokes a through ball through the defenders.

I ran with a feeling of not knowing what to do since it was a practice match, and I got there before Rashford and cleared the ball cleanly.

“Wow!”

“Kim! What a beautiful save!”

The coaches who were watching were all surprised by my actions and cheered.

The other players who were watching together also applauded as if they were amazed.

Everyone is now used to my defense, but this is the first time I’ve seen him completely block a shot.

Actually, this was my first time trying something like this. I tend not to try something like this unless I’m 90% sure about it.

‘Wow, shit. This is awesome!’

You’re making it so I can’t even try?

After that, mini-games centered around attack training continued.

And every time, the opponent kept trying to get a killer pass to toy with our defense.

And I just kept going out one timing early and kicking it away.

“What the Fuck!?”

As the same situation kept repeating itself, the attackers looked at me as if I was some crazy person.

“How did you do it, Kim? Did you read it?”

Rashford looks at me as if he feels wronged. I respond lightly.

“It’s obvious.”

It’s fun~ It’s so fun~

However, if we continue like this, we will not be able to see the most important shooting trajectory, so we decided not to block the kill pass this time.

As the attackers’ kill passes were repeatedly blocked, they changed their strategy to short passes, and so they could not use the strategy of blocking passes in advance.

‘In real matches, it can be useful when the opponent tries to pass deep into the back space or when making a cross.’

Well, let’s move on for now.

Varane and Maguire collapsed like scarecrows.

There was no choice. There were five attackers and two defenders.

And immediately a trajectory is created.

‘what?’

Another pass trajectory was created.

At the same time, the upper corner of the near post appeared. It was vivid and rippled.

After immediately grasping the situation, I turned towards the near post and blocked Rashford’s shot with my whole body.

The situation unfolded in an instant because the pass and the shot were both very fast.

Unable to catch the ball, Rashford catches the loose ball again and creates another passing trajectory.

It was the other way around.

The shooting trajectory also appeared at the same time, again towards the bottom corner of the far post on the other side.

I immediately ran in the opposite direction and blocked the trajectory. Garnazzo, who had already made up his mind as I ran, did not change his shooting trajectory, and the shot was blocked by my hand.

I hugged the ball tightly.

“Wow… .”

“It’s a save that’s unbelievable every time I see it.”

The surrounding players stick out their tongues.

I didn’t care about my colleagues’ reactions and gave Yasin’s Eye 3.0 a light review.

‘I have a rough idea of ​​what the mechanism is. It’s much more intuitive than 2.0.’

If the trajectory I had been using until now had several aspects that were a bit unfriendly and inconvenient, the strengthened Yasin’s eyes this time felt like all the things that I had been feeling uncomfortable about had been improved.

Of course, this is not a complete evaluation.

I need to experience it properly once I play against Bournemouth, but for now, I want to continue training.

“Let’s do more.”

I threw the ball in front of him.

I’m curious. This is only my first time using it, but if it’s like this, how much will it be like when I get used to it?

“Wait. Wait. Kim. Come out.”

“yes?”

Giovanni’s call.

When I asked him whether he was curious, Giovanni spoke again.

“I made a mistake. You shouldn’t be playing goalkeeper in an attacking tactic. Coach! Bring Onana!”

No. I was just trying to do it properly.

“Kim. Good work.”

And then the goalkeeper coach taps my shoulder as if to say I’ve had a hard time. I scratch the back of my neck.

“I need to do a little more….”