Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 33



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By winning the President’s Cup, Suyang High School began to be known nationwide.

He rose to stardom.

Well, it was only a rumor among those involved, but Suyang High School, which was completely unknown for a few months, has now become a school that receives attention from many soccer officials.

Not only that, I jumped one level higher through this competition, just like I did the last competition.

First of all, he received the tournament MVP, the goalkeeper award, the top scorer award went to Kim Jun-young, who was also on the same team, and the best coach award went to Yoo Jin-ho.

Literally, Suyang High School monopolized all the awards at the competition.

If you look at the stats you’ve accumulated through the matches, you’ll see that you’ve grown to the point where you’ll think, ‘Wow, I’ve really grown a lot,’ and just like the Diamond Rock Tournament, you’ve won a lot of prizes in this tournament, so the system has also given you a reward.

[The performance of the trait ‘Quick and Accurate Kick’ has been increased. Now you can send two quick and accurate goal kicks towards your running mate during the match.]

The number of times you can send a kill pass has increased from 1 to 2 per game.

You will now be able to use traits more flexibly than before.

What was best about it was that I no longer had to wait for the perfect opportunity.

“···So, this is our proposal.”

Contact with scouts also increased.

The one who is giving a passionate speech in front of our family right now is the male scout we had a private meeting with last time.

The scout, who introduced himself as Yoon Tae-yoon, made a suggestion that would make even a novice who knew nothing gasp.

“So, to summarize what the scout said. Our Minwoo will be given a training allowance, appearance allowance, win allowance, a guarantee of five appearances in the first team, and if the guaranteed appearances are not kept, a penalty of 100 million won will be charged… Is that right?”

Mom recited the scout’s suggestions one by one. Yoon Tae-yoon smiled brightly and nodded at those words.

“That’s right, Mother.”

My family just looked at each other. My younger sister joined in, but I don’t know why she joined in. She kept whining so much that I brought her to a cafe, but luckily she didn’t get involved in the adults’ conversation and was quiet.

“Hmm···.”

“I’ll say it again, Mom. And Dad. This is a really radical offer. Have you been approached by other K-League clubs?”

“yes.”

“Were there any clubs that made suggestions like this?”

“······.”

Yoon Tae-yoon, who accepted the silence as an affirmation, spoke in a confident voice.

“No, you didn’t. No other team does this to a rookie! And the allowance isn’t cheap. Now, if you look at all the allowances here?”

Tae-yoon Yoon excitedly announces the amount of each allowance. Next to him, the female scout, who is an intern and the daughter of the club owner, is drinking coffee as if her throat is parched.

“···Yes. It seems like a really good suggestion. Um, Minwoo?”

My mom looks at me. I look at her too.

“It’s your contract. It’s your choice.”

“What is there to see here? I have to sign a contract···.”

Kim Shin-ah, who had been quiet all this time, intervenes. Then her father holds her lips with his hand like a pair of tongs, telling her to shut up. I was troubled, leaving my younger sister and father bickering.

As I said, not long after the finals, the number of clubs contacting us has increased significantly.

They also pushed the contract forward with all kinds of sweet talk, but it wasn’t a good enough offer.

The reason and emotion inside me were divided into two and fought each other.

This was an emotion.

This is rationality.

And the two emotions attack each other’s logic as if they were personified.

Kim Min-woo is fighting in two parts. But it’s hard to take sides because both of them seem to be saying the right thing.

As the silence continues, Kim Shin-ah, unable to bear it any longer, urges him to stay.

“It’s already out there~”

“···Please give me a pen.”

Then, Scout Yoon Tae-yoon couldn’t hold back his joy. I picked up the pen and wrote in the signature box, in cursive letters, in an excessively large font.

[Reserve]

Yoon Tae-yoon smiles brightly after seeing the text, but then suddenly stops smiling.

“Oh, Kim Min-woo. You have to write it in Korean, not Chinese characters. And the letters are too big-”

“senior.”

The female scout who had been quietly standing next to him grabbed Yoon Tae-yoon’s collar as if she recognized the Chinese characters. When Yoon Tae-yoon looked at him blankly and said, “Huh?”, he shook his head slightly.

“This······is not a sign.”

“uh?”

“It’s on hold. It’s to protect. It’s to stay.”

“I learned some Chinese characters in middle school. I wanted to try writing them.”

He came between the two and started spewing useless TMI.

Only then did Taeyoon Yoon understand what I meant and his expression turned from one of bewilderment to disappointment.

“Oh, no. Why? Why are you offering me such good conditions?”

I don’t know my feelings either.

This may have been the worst decision of my life.

So, even if conditions get worse next time······I wonder if something will come of it.

“Player Kim Min-woo. This is truly exceptional treatment. Even if you do well in the King of Kings Tournament and win the Triple Crown without conceding a goal, I can confidently say that no club will promise you better treatment than this.”

“Well, I don’t know.”

Yoon Tae-yoon made a face of suppressing his emotions, as if he was feeling suffocated. Then his parents stepped in.

“Anyway, it’s the child’s decision, so I hope you understand, Scout. The King of Kings tournament ends at the end of August, right?”

“That’s true, haha. I’m saying this because I’m frustrated. Because I’m frustrated.”

It might be frustrating for scouts, but it’s different for players.

Even if he signed the contract right now, the K-League summer transfer market had already passed a long time ago, so he would have to wait until the winter transfer market to join a club, and there was no particular disadvantage to the player in buying time.

They might push it in later with some special terms removed as a crime of contempt, but given how desperately they want the contract now, that seems unlikely.

First, let’s wait a little longer. Just a little longer.

However, my family did not seem to understand my choice.

At least my mom respected my decision and seemed to be sorry, but my sister and dad had expressions on their faces like they truly couldn’t understand.

*

“This is really frustrating.”

On the way to school after a long time.

My sister followed me to the bus stop and nagged me.

“Why did you kick away those good conditions? I looked it up on the internet and it seems like professional players usually get a small salary in their first year of signing a contract! But if they’re going to treat you that well, shouldn’t you just say thank you and go?”

I’ve talked about this issue many times before, but I didn’t want to talk about it again, so I went into wise mode and replied.

“The story of a series of songs is a story of a series of songs.”

“what?”

“How can a sparrow know the will of a phoenix?”

“what!?”

“It is impossible for an ordinary person to know the great aspirations of a great person. It is not your fault, my brother.”

I continued speaking while tapping Kim Shin-ah’s forehead.

“Ignorance is not a fault, it is a fault of not wanting to learn. So-”

“Okay, okay. With that skill, you won’t go hungry anywhere.”

“Are you going?”

“Then, did you think I’d ride the bus with you? If we ride together, you’ll get a lot of attention. You don’t like being the center of attention, do you?”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“Why would you shoot?”

Kim Shin-ah, fluttering her head with her hands.

Girl, I think your princess complex is getting worse day by day these days because your YouTube videos are so popular. You think you’re really pretty.

“Wow, it’s so pretty···.”

Some people are passing by and gossiping.

Kim Shin-ah also heard that and smiled faintly.

“See? This is genetic buns. Who would think we’re of the same blood? Huh?”

“People’s eyes must be squinting.”

“Well, just be thankful to your parents. To be honest, isn’t your brother’s skill also genetic? Just like my looks.”

“Don’t do this in front of others. It’s really embarrassing.”

This is true, if it’s vaguely good, it’s poison.

This one is also vaguely pretty, so other people go “wow, wow,” but if I stand next to really pretty girls, I immediately turn into a squid.

If you’re somehow vaguely pretty, that’s fortunate, but if you’re in a place like the sports world with vague skills, that’s a real disaster.

“Let’s go~”

“go away.”

“Yeah, you too~”

We greeted each other warmly and each took public transportation to school.

*

“oh···.”

When I came to school after a long time, there was a placard hanging at the main gate.

[Congratulations on winning the Suyang High School President’s Cup!]

[Congratulations on winning the Geumgang Banseok Competition at Suyang High School!]

It’s been a while since I won the Diamond Rock Competition, but I’m just now getting it. Still, I’m proud. It’s proof that I’m a two-time champion. Now I just need to get one more.

When I entered the classroom, the kids welcomed me. To be exact, they were mostly the kids I played soccer with.

“Wow! Who is this!”

“This is the talented Kim Min-woo!”

“···What? Why are you guys here?”

“Why are you here, you punk! You have to study!”

oh···.

Even though it’s vacation, there are quite a few kids coming to school. Is it because they’re second-year high school students?

Well, my younger sister is a first grader and she comes out during the vacation period.

“But why did you come to the classroom, Minwoo?”

“Uh······ Just. I wanted to come here for the first time in a while?”

Since it was a self-study session during the vacation period, the atmosphere was relaxed. The kids were asking me questions since they had not seen me in a long time. How is your life with the soccer team? I heard you won a competition? There are rumors that you will become a professional.

“It’s because the kids around me treat me well···.”

I was being humble for no reason.

It would be a problem if I mistakenly thought that God’s gift was my ability.

And if you act arrogantly and then take it back, it’s a big problem.

*

I heard from my parents that now it’s not just scouts who are being tangled up, but agents as well.

“Mother! Kim Min-woo has great potential! In times like these, you should seek the help of a professional agent! I can negotiate with the club and do my best to ensure that the player gets the most benefit possible!”

“There are many players under contract with our company. Yes. I’ll talk about famous players. Among the players active in Korea, Seoul Furics’······.”

Among them, there are some that smell really bad, and my parents said that they kick them out appropriately.

“How on earth did they know and send messages? Well, there was even a person who came all the way to the school.”

At mealtime, the mother speaks to the father. The father nods and tells his own story.

“I don’t know if they have great information power or if they dug up something through a detective agency, but they came to our company too. I just sent them away.”

Agent. As the outline of going pro became clearer, realistic problems began to arise.

Yeah, you need to have an agent.

Coach Yoo Jin-ho also said that agents are essential to players.

“But be careful. There are a lot of bastards who call themselves agents and scam young students and parents who don’t know anything. In particular, what? Isn’t South Korea a republic of scammers? There are more than a few bastards who say they’ll take you to Europe for training or Brazil and ruin your family.”

Coach Yoo Jin-ho has been in the soccer world for a long time, so he has definitely been helpful in this regard. He gave me a lot of advice, and what did he say…

“If possible, don’t sign with an agent yet. Not all professional players sign with an agent, and they are definitely necessary, but you’re not at the stage where you can think that far yet. Well, if you go overseas, it’s a different story, but…”

Overseas. Overseas···.

‘It’s only a high school competition, but if I continue to win the triple crown and keep a clean sheet, will there be no interest from overseas?’

Even in this tournament, all the professional clubs are participating.

I wish the competition for me would become global.

This will spark competition and bring in better offers.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am

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