Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 34



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Two-time champion of high school competition.

Suyang High School, which had never won any competition before, received a lot of attention from officials and local media immediately after winning two championships in one year.

It wasn’t just at the level of, ‘Oh? Suyang High School? They’re doing well these days.’

“···Player Kim Min-woo is currently on an incredible run. He has kept a clean sheet in every game he has played in so far. Can you tell us how you feel about that?”

I never thought I would get the same interview that Yoo Jin-ho did. And as I was conducting the interview in front of the reporter, I thought I knew why Yoo Jin-ho did the interview that way.

I felt pressured and burdened not to make a slip of the tongue, so I couldn’t choose my words rashly.

I used my brain as much as I could to answer the readers of the article and the reporter conducting the interview without being arrogant.

“···The players around me helped me a lot.”

“Hey. Player Kim Min-woo. If you do an interview like that, the fans won’t like it. Don’t you know that the community is buzzing about a new goalkeeper super rookie?”

“···Is that so?”

“Of course! Kim Min-woo is being mentioned a lot in the soccer community these days. He’s called the next-generation goalkeeper. So, let’s do the interview again. Okay, don’t be nervous.”

I know very well what my tongue would do if it were not tense.

That’s why I didn’t let my guard down. And the original text of the interview that came out was…

“Goalkeeper Kim Min-woo said, “Every time is new, I feel like I’m growing with every game, and honestly, I’m a little scared about how far I’ll grow,” giving a bold answer typical of his young age.

He answered, “I say this, but in reality, my biggest motivation is desperation,” and “I try to go one step further and faster than anyone else to be recognized by others.”

He also said, “Although we are continuing our clean sheet record, it is a record that will definitely be broken someday,” and “complacence is the most dangerous poison.”

“Wow. How are your interview skills, hyung? Did you learn them from the director?”

Kim Jun-young laughed as he checked the article containing the interview on his phone.

It wasn’t just Kim Jun-young who checked out the interview, most of the players laughed and made fun of me.

“Hey, you guys. A reporter is a reporter for nothing. Even though I said something like that, you wrote it so well.”

It may not be an article that many people will read, but I was still proud. I interviewed a reporter, and even though it was just an internet article, the original text was published!

Even though I didn’t tell him, my family knew and bragged about it in the group chat.

In particular, Kim Shin-ah teased me for a long time, probably because I teased her with the video of her dancing last time.

And now.

“Director?”

An awkwardly stiff team.

Since Han Seung-woo is the captain, he asks the coach what is going on, but the coach just stands back and acts as if nothing happened.

And instead the coach speaks.

“I didn’t tell you in advance because I was worried you might get nervous or act cool when you came to film.”

filming!

There were people with cameras at Suyang High School’s athletic field. It wasn’t like they were professional photographers, and it didn’t seem like small cameras were being broadcast on TV programs.

“What kind of filming is this, Coach?”

“This is a YouTube channel run by a soccer senior. Do you guys know Choi Jae-won?”

“yes.”

Ah. Choi Jae-won. I know that too. He is a former soccer player and a soccer content YouTuber with 500,000 subscribers who is quite well-known in the soccer world.

“Senior Choi Jae-won has a YouTube channel called ‘Discovering Young Talent.’ He said he’d watch you play today and interview the kids he likes, so don’t be too nervous and play. Got it?”

“yes!”

However, the players seemed nervous about this sudden news.

Looking at the way he glances at the cameras and looks at Choi Jae-won who is talking in front of the camera, I wonder if he will freeze when the actual game starts.

Eugene Ho is also acting like he’s a master because the camera is rolling.

He is a director who usually starts and ends his words with ‘ㅆ’ when he opens his mouth, but you can clearly see that he is very stern.

“Okay, let’s get ready!”

We did some light warm-up exercises with some clapping.

The friendly match we were playing against today was against a university soccer team that was older than us.

Our senior.

Some of us will follow in their footsteps, while others will go before our predecessors.

However, perhaps because they had won two competitions in a row, I wasn’t too worried about the age difference.

Even if I’m strong, how strong can I be? It’s kind of like that.

After some time, the bus the seniors rode on stops at the school.

And then the seniors who were a little bigger and taller than us came down. They were only a few years older, but they had an aura about them.

I thought, tapping my gloved hands.

‘Will it work?’

I’m not particularly nervous about having a camera.

Just do as you usually do.

After a little more time, preparations for the friendly match were completed.

The referee glanced at his watch and blew the whistle.

***

Former soccer player and former national team defender Choi Jae-won sat with coach Yoo Jin-ho and watched the game.

Despite being one head taller than their older brothers, Suyang High School was not discouraged and was maintaining a close match.

“Wow, it’s not like they win two crowns for nothing. Even though they’re competing against seniors who are a few years older than them, they’re not pushed back at all.”

When Choi Jae-won said that, director Yoo Jin-ho smiled awkwardly and nodded in agreement.

Although they had seen each other a few times at the stadium during his active days, they were not that close, so Choi Jae-won always spoke respectfully to Yoo Jin-ho during the interview.

“No, what, I heard that people say that Suyang High School soccer is a click-and-click soccer? It’s just that the feeling is a bit off, but I’m not being sarcastic at all-”

“Oh, yes yes. I know. Well, it’s usually called a counterattack after a defensive play, but I think the term “click soccer” is also correct. Haha.”

“If you look at it now, you can see the Suyang High School goalkeeper. Oh! He’s going to attack again.”

At that moment, the college soccer team was on the attack. He broke through the defender’s feet and had a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper. Then, in a situation where it seemed like it was going in, the goalkeeper made a super save.

“Hey! Stop that!”

“Haha, the defenders are frozen because the cameras are here. Ahem.”

“Yes. But the goalkeeper doesn’t seem to be in a good mood at all. I heard that player has never conceded a goal in an official match.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hey… To be honest, it’s not like the defense is that good, so it might work once, but it never works against the hyungs.”

The friendly match was fierce.

Suyang High School blocks, and the college team attacks.

However, Suyang High School’s counterattack was also very sharp, and the number 33 striker completed a quick counterattack cleanly and scored a goal.

“Wow, he’s really good too. He’s not even at high school level.”

Yoo Jin-ho nodded his head in admiration at Choi Jae-won’s words and secretly bragged about it.

“That friend is Kim Jun-young. He is a friend from my first year of high school.”

“Huh? A first year student!?”

“Yes. He beat out all the competition from his seniors to get to where he is now. The friend next to him is Han Seung-woo, who was the ace of our high school, and is now looking up to the ace position. Haha. The virtuous cycle is really going well.”

Choi Jae-won and Yoo Jin-ho watched the game, expressed their admiration, and exchanged information about the players.

So when the game ended, Suyang High School won against their seniors with a rather shocking score of 3:0.

“Coach. I heard that you’ve only been here for a short time, but you’ve really put together an amazing team.”

“Haha. It’s all thanks to the players.”

In Choi Jae-won’s view, Yoo Jin-ho was a virtuous and masterful general. He was able to make Suyang High School, which was nothing, into something like this…

“The interview is definitely about the goalkeeper, the two attackers, the midfielder, and···.”

After watching the game, he had already decided who he would interview. Choi Jae-won quickly got up from his seat because he wanted to do the interview quickly.

***

It ended in a clean sweep.

Kim Jun-young scored 1 goal, Han Seung-woo scored 1 goal, and Lim Seung-min scored 1 goal each, making it 3:0.

Our team’s most threatening triangle formation scored equally in this match.

Yeongjun Shichido was a little stiff in the beginning, but he loosened up completely later on and did a good job.

However, the seniors all had dark expressions on their faces, as if they were having a hard time accepting that they had been completely defeated by their juniors.

The atmosphere on the coaching staff’s side was also unusual.

So I pretended not to know and drank water.

It’s not right to interfere in other people’s family fights.

After a little more time, the seniors leave Suyang High School and the coaches call us in for an interview.

In particular, Yoo Jin-ho carefully opened his mouth, and the shape of his mouth was clearly like this. ‘I believe you, Min-woo.’

Are you asking me to praise the director?

Well, it’s not difficult.

If it weren’t for the director, we wouldn’t have gotten to this point.

And the interview was conducted while sitting on a plastic chair in a corner of the playground.

There were five players called up, including me: Kim Jun-young, Han Seung-woo, Lim Seung-min, and Go Young-jun.

One first grader. One second grader. Three third graders. It’s not a bad distribution.

And Choi Jae-won, as expected from a high-tension YouTuber, applauded us as soon as we arrived. We reacted shyly.

“Guys, I really enjoyed the game. We won 3:0! It’s not easy to do that well against college seniors, but winning two crowns isn’t something that just anyone can do.”

“thank you!”

Without saying who would go first, we all joined together and shouted like this.

Choi Jae-won smiled brightly and continued the interview.

“Should I start by introducing myself?”

“Yes. Hello. I am the captain of Suyang High School…”

The usual answers continued. Me too. Well, it was just a self-introduction.

“Then, would you like to say a word about your thoughts on today’s game?”

The answers to that question were mostly similar. I’m happy to have won, I was a little nervous at first, but I’m happy to have gotten the score I wanted, things like that.

I also gave a similar answer.

“How did you guys get started playing soccer?”

This question was also similar for most players. When they were young, the national team players looked so cool. Soccer was fun. Although the process was different, everyone started when they were young.

“Then our last Minwoo?”

“uh······.”

Should I tell you the truth?

When I looked at Junyoung sitting next to me, he nodded his head slightly, grumbling.

I tilted my head once and then answered truthfully.

“At first, the director asked me if I wanted to try being a mercenary.”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“The director was a mercenary at first… that is, our director.”

“Huh? Are you talking about Director Yoo Jin-ho?”

“yes.”

“Wait a minute. So how long have you been playing soccer now?”

“Right now?”

I thought about it for a moment. How long has it been? Looking back, it seems like a long time, but when I think about it, it wasn’t that long.

“Has it been four months now?”

“······what!?”

Choi Jae-won is startled and jumps up from his seat. The adult MC next to him is also startled and opens his eyes wide.

“It’s been four months? And the director told me to do it?”

“Oh, yes. I said I wouldn’t do it, but they lured me in by offering me ten thousand won as mercenary fee… That’s what happened.”

“Wow. Crazy. Crazy.”

“Does this make sense?”

The two adults look at each other and blink in disbelief. The staff around them also look shocked and swallow their sounds.

Go Young-jun nods his head at that sight.

“At first, we also wondered what this was.”

“Okay, okay, wait a minute. So you started playing soccer in your second year of high school, in April of this year?”

“yes.”

“But how are you so good at it? It doesn’t make sense. You just block everything? I thought Alisson had descended into high school football.”

I scratched the back of my head awkwardly. I’m weak to compliments. I have nothing to say.

Choi Jae-won barely managed to calm down and continued speaking.

“No, then the players all know too?”

“sure.”

“It’s only been 4 months since you started, and in just 4 months, you’ve become a regular player and are playing well, and you’ve kept a clean sheet in the tournament… Wow! You’re a genius!”

“···Haha. Thank you.”

I nodded with a bashful smile. Embarrassing…

End

ⓒ Doctor Am

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