Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 312



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Episode 312 The Mountains We Crossed (Complete)

We enjoyed the festive atmosphere for almost a few days. First of all, we welcomed the national team at the national level.

First, we stopped by the Blue House and received a welcoming ceremony. Not only the president we met last time, but also many ministers and key figures in the political world attended to express their gratitude and congratulations.

“You’re so handsome, Mr. Kim Min-woo. Would you like to meet our daughter?”

“…yes?”

“He’s the perfect son-in-law for our family!”

A female politician said that too. I thought she was saying that she wanted to feel good because she won, so I said, ‘If you do that, I’ll be grateful, haha.’ But when I saw her trying to make a serious promise, I was shocked…

The Presidential Office was very encouraged by the World Cup win (and rightly so), so they held official events such as awarding medals and expressing gratitude.

We took pictures with the President, the First Lady, and several other prominent politicians. Young and MJ-like.

‘I heard that this president will not be safe after his term ends.’

Sending a sitting president to prison when he becomes a former president has been a long-standing tradition and game in South Korea.

And I thought that today might be the last day that we would see the current president, the most unpopular and the most hostile president of South Korea, in good health.

If you come down again… … Hmm. Yes. It will be hard. You have to endure it. Isn’t it true that all karma is supposed to be repaid?

On the surface, he looks like just a cheerful neighborhood grandfather, but he actually feels a bit sad.

After the welcoming ceremony at the Blue House, the next event was a car parade at Gwanghwamun Square.

It was done in the evening due to schedule, and wow… … .

“Wow. Crazy. Look how crowded it is. Is this it?”

We were waving at people from the double-decker bus, dumbfounded. The horizon was filled with people.

All we could see were buildings and people. The police had formed a human police line, perhaps for safety reasons, and we were amazed at the spectacle.

“This needs to be captured in a photo!”

Even I, who doesn’t usually use Instagram or anything like that, was so moved by this that I quickly took photos and videos. When will I ever see something like this again?

I also had a video call with Kim Shin-ah.

“Hey! Look at this! This is awesome!”

-I’m already watching it on TV.

“Why didn’t you come out?”

-Are you saying I’m crazy to go there? I already hate crowded places. Aren’t you going to get crushed if you keep doing that?

“Oh, please. Don’t say things like that, even if it’s just empty words.”

-That’s not an empty promise.

Anyway, this negative guy. Who does he resemble to be like this?

The car parade wasn’t just about moving along the road.

The city of Seoul even prepared a spectacular fireworks display for the national team that just completed the great feat of winning the World Cup.

Soon, magnificent and magnificent fireworks began to burst from the sky with a whoosh and a whoosh. We watched with our mouths wide open in amazement at the spectacle.

“Wow… .”

And then the red pollen started to flutter wildly. It felt strange to be the main character in a historical moment.

The car circled the square and stopped at a designated spot. And then captain Son Heung-min raised the World Cup high in front of everyone―

““““Waaa …

The plaza was filled with deafening cheers. For a moment, I felt a tingling sensation and my heart sank at the sound of these cheers.

“I’m really tired… .”

Kim Jun-young’s muttering.

Son Heung-min also continued to shake up the World Cup, perhaps inspired by this situation. When Son Heung-min put down the World Cup, I quickly told the coach.

“Director, you should try it too!”

The other players responded to my words, and the coach was almost pushed into holding the World Cup. And then the cheers erupted again.

Wow… I’m really tired.

“Hey! Minwoo! This time, you listen too! Your share is really big!”

Kim Min-jae’s cry.

I decided to do it without any hesitation.

And let’s hold the World Cup and hold it high with all our might

““““Waaa …

I will never forget this moment for the rest of my life… .

Afterwards, we gathered separately at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Sangam, and held a large-scale commemorative event. The stadium was filled with people, not a single seat was left empty.

A festive atmosphere was created with performances, a congratulatory stage, and time to communicate with fans.

Not only that.

The players appeared in various media, participated in interviews, or appeared on entertainment programs to share their feelings about winning and express their thoughts.

There was also a flood of promotional and advertising shoots.

Additionally, each player visited his or her hometown to hold fan meetings and celebrate with local residents, and through this, the festive atmosphere spread even further nationwide… … .

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And that time passed by like the speed of light. It was a time that passed by in an instant, and I even felt regret.

“It was a real festival. Go and do well again. Don’t get too excited and score a goal out of nowhere.”

On the day of departure, Kim Shin-ah grumbled as usual. I don’t know why, but I thought that was cute, so I hugged her without saying anything.

“What the heck? Are you crazy?”

Kim Shin-ah is startled and struggles. Because of the height difference, I unconsciously sniff the guy’s hair. Fortunately, it smells fragrant.

of course.

“Go wash up. It smells like a sewer in Jeongsu-ri.”

“What are you talking about! You’re talking nonsense!”

Anyway, I said it’s a taste of reaction.

Even if you tease him just a little bit, he starts to cry.

So I returned to my daily life after a rather long trip of a month and a half.

It was a happy ending.

Despite some twists and turns, the South Korean national team made history. It was the first Asian team to advance to the finals and the first Asian team to win the World Cup.

The teams I met on my way up were by no means easy teams.

United States. Côte d’Ivoire. Norway.

Senegal. Italy. Spain. Brazil. And finally France.

‘Now that I look back, I see that Daejinun was extremely evil.’

It’s clear that they rose to first place, but why Italy, Spain, Brazil, and France? Hehe…

When I got back to Manchester, I checked the footage again. It was a highlight video, and each one of them had over 8 or 9 million views.

The number of views shows how much of a hot topic this World Cup was in Korea.

Even though I only watched the highlights from the group stage to the tournament, time passed quickly.

“That’s what I did back then.”

From a third party’s perspective, it’s a huge success.

As we watched the mountains we climbed one by one, the last one was France. I remember that it was really tough starting from the quarterfinals, but in the finals, they defeated us 3-0 without going into overtime.

I really liked it.

Because we proved to the world that we are not a weak team.

Spain and Brazil couldn’t have had that hard a time.

Well, actually, France had a hard time just like those two countries. If it weren’t for Kim Jun-young’s deflected shot, my click free kick, and Son Heung-min’s finish, I really wouldn’t have known about the game.

“Kim! Congratulations on winning!”

When I returned to Manchester, my club colleagues congratulated me on my World Cup win. In fact, it wasn’t just my colleagues. The coaching staff. The club staff. And the people of Manchester.

Whenever we met, that was all we talked about.

Director Giovanni also seemed a little worried when I kept talking like that, so he called me aside and talked to me about it.

“Kim, winning the World Cup is really something to celebrate, but you know what? It’s just another start. The next season starts soon.”

“Yes, I know. I already felt the festive mood in Korea. I have to start anew.”

“Yeah. That’s fortunate.”

Back to my daily routine, I trained as usual and prepared for the next season. And then the opening game took place.

It was an ordinary story.

Receiving congratulations from people, reuniting with Sophie for the first time in a long time, and starting playing football again at Manchester United.

The hamster wheel-like daily routine continues.

I suddenly felt empty and looked back at the characteristics of the football manager I had received after winning the World Cup.

[Characteristic: Royal Loader]

[Description: You can pass on Football Manager to someone else. When you pass on Football Manager, it will be transferred to the successor.]

[Character: Kim Min-woo]

[Description: Maintaining a clean slate reduces body aging. This trait changes when the clean slate is broken.]

“Well. What should I say?”

It was fun to receive a trait named after me, but this trait called ‘Royal Roader’ was even more fun. You can inherit Football Manager. Why would you inherit this? Who would benefit from it?

Well, maybe that’s possible. I’ll retire from football and start a family someday, and my son will definitely not be good at football.

Could it be that I’m not only good at soccer? To begin with, I was a guy who hated sports itself.

This is probably a revelation from the football manager to continue playing football for generations.

Messi’s son plays soccer, and Ronaldo’s son plays soccer, so you should let your son play soccer too…

‘Oh my. I’m only twenty-one, and you’re giving me something like this already.’

I need at least 20 years to retire. Even if I do it quickly, it’ll take at least 15 years.

After receiving these traits, I actually had this thought. Now, if I win a trophy, I won’t be able to get new traits in Football Manager anymore?

Giving me these traits means that I am now a complete being… … Hmm.

‘So you’re saying that the stats are steadily increasing?’

You’ll know when you see it this season.

If you’ve won the Big Ears, won the EPL again and dominated several competitions and still haven’t heard anything from Football Manager, then I guess I’m right.

So I focused on the season again.

We train, compete, sometimes do charity events, participate in advertisements and various projects, etc.

I think it took exactly two months for me to get out of the fantasy of winning the World Cup after living so hard.

Until then, I had a lot of World Cup excitement on my shoulders… .

and.

The day has finally come.

2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Of course, I was invited to this awards ceremony as well. There were many awards to be given out, and finally the last highlight.

The list of candidates for the men’s Ballon d’Or is wide open, with several regular candidates emerging. I was among them.

“The 2026 Ballon d’Or winner is… … Congratulations! Man Utd’s Kim Min Woo!”

Everyone stood up and applauded. I got up from my seat, dressed in a tuxedo, and walked up to the stage.

Actually, it was something that was expected from the moment I lifted the World Cup, and even before the ceremony, I think I received hundreds of messages congratulating me on becoming the first goalkeeper since Yashin to win the Ballon d’Or… … but I still had the thought that maybe.

And now that I have received it for sure, I feel a little relieved.

I stood on the stage and looked around for a moment. I saw many players who had competed against me in the World Cup.

Only when I tapped the microphone did people stop applauding and take their seats.

I continued to look around with appreciative eyes and then opened my mouth.

“They are all people I know.”

People burst into laughter at my words. I started off by sharing my thoughts… .

* * *

A little more time passed.

I participated in the Asian Cup, which I couldn’t attend last time due to circumstances.

2027 Asian Cup.

I thought Son Heung-min’s last dance was the 2026 North and Central America World Cup, but this was really the real last dance.

Meanwhile, Director Leon left.

Tell me how grateful you are.

The Korea Football Association said they would appoint a coach before the Asian Cup, but they were so worried about something that they ended up just worrying and time passed.

There were several candidates and many people who said they would do it (because they really liked the members), but the Korea Football Association reserved its choice.

Above all, the Football Association did not want to hire a foreign coach. This time, the atmosphere was such that they wanted to go with a domestic coach.

The problem is that it is difficult in terms of public opinion.

Anyway, in the meantime, the temporary head coach of the South Korean national team was… … surprisingly, Yoo Jin-ho.

“Anyway, I’m telling you, this guy’s political involvement is finished.”

As someone who was the head coach of Suyang High School and was promoted to the national team through politics, he displayed his skills and obtained the position of interim head coach, although it is unknown how he did it.

It was good at first.

Because the World Cup fever continued.

However, as the interim manager system continued for too long, people’s discontent naturally began to build up, and when it was announced that the Asian Cup would be held under the interim manager system of Yoo Jin-ho due to failure to appoint a manager, the atmosphere of discontent grew tense.

‘The reason it didn’t explode is probably because the team’s performance was so good.’

The national team coach had no choice but to be happy with Klinsgel’s return. The team members were so good.

Eugene Ho also came to Europe to survive on his own and learned soccer while speaking a language he didn’t understand (as a trait).

So in a way, it was a testing ground.

The unprecedented situation of playing the Asian Cup under an interim coach system. What if Yoo Jin-ho wins the Asian Cup?

‘No, winning is a given, and that’s the content.’

If he won with great content, Yoo Jin-ho could no longer be a ‘temporary coach’ but a ‘regular coach’.

If that happens, it will truly be a reversal of humanity.

Because he went from being the head coach of Suyang High School to the head coach of the national team, he rose through the ranks tremendously.

Perhaps because of this, coach Yoo Jin-ho prepared very thoroughly for the Asian Cup. He was determined to win and absolutely overwhelm his opponents, and never let his guard down, no matter who the opponent was.

And… …we destroyed every team we met.

The performance from the evaluation matches after the World Cup was carried over as is. Nothing like what happened in Klinsgel happened.

Whether it was a weak team or a strong team, every time we faced them, they were completely destroyed.

Saudi Arabia? Tight.

Australia? Okay.

Iran? Tight.

Japan? Okay.

In front of the Republic of Korea, everyone was equal… … .

Who would raise their head when the World Cup champions are marching? Except for Japan, which made it to the quarterfinals and fought hard against us, everyone else was crushed.

Korea’s cruel history of not winning a championship for over half a century was broken so easily.

That too under an interim directorship.

Naturally, the people were very satisfied, and the Korea Football Association, encouraged by this public opinion, appointed Yoo Jin-ho as the official head coach of the national team.

Some football fans were uneasy, but most agreed.

The results came out, and it was a natural thing.

If they had simply ‘won’, this kind of public opinion formation would not have been possible.

This was possible because Eugene Ho had both the content and the results.

“Congratulations. Now you are a real director.”

“Yeah. Huh… I came all the way here from Paris.”

Eugene Ho had a deeply moved expression.

The South Korean national team coach calls it a ‘poisoned chalice’, but that only applies to people in a certain position.

To a pyramid like Yoo Jin-ho, it’s just like delicious honey wine.

And Son Heung-min’s last dance came to a perfect close. Son Heung-min had a farewell ceremony after the friendly match held in Sangam.

It was the second time since Cha Du-ri left with applause.

“Ah. Hongmin hyung is going too.”

I feel this sad even though I haven’t seen you for so long, so how sad must the other players be?

Some of my national teammates even cried. I understand. I might have cried too if I had played with Son Heung-min for quite some time.

The new captain of the national team was Kim Min-je.

It was worth it.

You have charisma.

We have made a new leap forward for the next World Cup with Kim Min-je at the center.

World Cup qualifiers, what… … .

Easy, right?

It was so easy that Yoo Jin-ho didn’t even call me out of consideration. But he still won. It wasn’t his usual performance, but he won.

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And so time passed again.

The 2026-2027 season is also coming to an end.

Manchester United have won almost every competition, and now all that remains is the Big Ears.

Coincidentally, the final opponent was Real Madrid. I faced Mbappe again in the final, following last year.

I expected it to be a tough match.

And, we lifted the trophy again.

They held the Big Ears high after beating Real Madrid.

It was their first win in nearly 20 years since 2008.

Following the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, a car parade was held in Manchester this time.

‘There have been quite a few car parades lately.’

Although he was the first Asian to win the Ballon d’Or and this time also won the Big Ear, his daily life did not change.

There was no news from Football Manager either.

I guess I’ve grown enough.

I admit it.

And so the 26-27 season ended.

I continued my clean sheet this season.

The EPL office conducted a doping test on me again.

The doping test was conducted more rigorously than when he first enlisted, but no unusual findings were found.

It’s a given.

and.

“Wow! Is this Kim Min-woo’s home?”

Mom and Kim Shin-ah passed the baton.

It means that Mom went to Korea and Kim Shin-ah came to Manchester.

I see you applied to be an exchange student or something.

“hmm.”

“What the hell is that? I was secretly expecting you to come.”

No? I was expecting Sophie to come.

By the way, shouldn’t I start telling my little sister that I’m dating Sophie?

Now that I’ve come to Manchester, I guess I’ll have to find out.

“By the way, you’ve finally kept a clean sheet this season? Congratulations! But how long are you going to keep it that way?”

“Didn’t you say that before?”

Kim Shin-ah tilted her head as she unpacked her luggage.

“What are you talking about?”

“I wish there was a Minwoo Award instead of a Yashin Award.”

“… … Ah! Right! That’s right! That’s right! Huh!”

“I’ll keep eating it until Minwoo-sang appears.”

Kim Shin-ah smiles brightly at my words. She looks quite cute because she smiles with her teeth showing, just like me.

“Try it then.”

“I was going to do it anyway.”

Above all, if Kim Shin-ah gets kicked in the balls, she’ll tease me a lot, but I can’t stand seeing that.

I guess with this guy’s personality, I’ll be teased for the rest of my life.

I would never leave it like that.

For now.

“Since you’re in Manchester, how about some welcome bread?”

“What? What kind of bread?”

“You had fun teasing me on KakaoTalk, right? Come to work.”

Kim Shin-ah, who couldn’t let go of her personality, teased me whenever she got the chance. Now it’s time for her to pay the price.

Kim Shin-ah quickly shouted, “Mom!”

“I wonder if it’s there!”

Mom won’t return to Manchester until Kim Shin-ah returns to Korea. After all, there’s such a thing as a marital relationship.

Then, should we organize the rankings that we haven’t been able to do before?

《Shooting Trajectory is Visible》 Complete

After writing ‘Shooting Trajectories Are All Visible’ for over a year, I’m now finally finishing it, and I’m a bit taken aback, but I also have mixed feelings about whether it’s really the end.

There were times when I had a lot of fun writing, times when I had a hard time, times when I was surprised by reactions that were the exact opposite of what I expected, and times when I was discouraged by reactions that were so bad that I couldn’t even count the number of times.

I remember sometimes sighing in the small room, sometimes laughing, and sometimes being scared to look at the comments, so I asked the PD to look at them for me.

It is truly a work of love and hate.

As I was writing, I felt so stressed that I wondered if there had ever been a year as difficult as this one.

I had no idea that so many people would like goalkeeper stories, and since I’m not good at writing coherently, I made a lot of mistakes…

I have grown a lot through making many mistakes.

And now that the shooting trajectory is complete, I really wanted to say thank you to all the readers who followed me this far.

thank you

It was a work with many shortcomings, but I would like to once again express my gratitude to the readers who enjoyed it…!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank PD Shin, who has helped me a lot in many ways.

Maybe I’ll come back later this year, or maybe next year.

My next work will likely be a completely different genre from soccer. If I don’t know what’s going on in the world and fail a few times, I might return to soccer.

Anyway, Minwoo’s story ends here. I thought about writing about Youngjun, who appeared briefly in the beginning of Shinah, as a side story, but… Yes. I think it’s too much, so I’ll refrain.

Finally, I would like to end this post by once again thanking my readers. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you so much!_!