Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 41



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Winner of the Diamond Rock Competition.

Winner of the President’s Cup.

And, winning the King of Kings tournament.

Suyang High School has created quite a stir in the industry by winning three of the most prestigious competitions in South Korea.

Just like in the previous competition, Suyang High School took home all the awards at the King of Kings tournament, and I was even able to have a personal interview.

In the interview, I thanked the manager, coaches, players, and families, and quoted a quote from a professional gamer of a game I enjoyed. To be exact, the reporter prompted it.

“You have already won three consecutive tournaments that no one expected, and you have become a triple crown winner. Kim Min-woo has contributed greatly to winning three tournaments. There must have been many difficult times along the way. Could you tell us your thoughts?”

“I think the biggest thing is that I never gave up no matter how difficult the situation was. Well, I think the most important thing is to have an unwavering spirit.”

“Ah! What’s important is an unwavering spirit! I see! That’s a phrase that reminds me of the Qatar World Cup!”

“Yeah, haha···.”

There, thanks to the timing of the upload of previously filmed YouTube videos, Suyang High School became known to the general public.

Since I appeared on the show, I felt strangely proud whenever the number of views increased quickly.

After winning the King of Kings tournament, the good news literally continued one after another.

Offers from K-League clubs.

And, not only that, there was even a formal offer from Hannover 96.

Of course, this is not all.

Thanks to winning the King of Kings Tournament, my special ability has been improved once again.

Trait ‘Quick and Accurate Kick’.

Now, I can send a quick and accurate goal kick to the desired player three times during a match.

It is no longer a limited trait that is only sent to running mates.

If they were teammates and in a good position, I could send them anywhere.

‘If possible, it would be nice if a new trait was introduced or if Yashin’s abilities were increased a bit···.’

This was okay too.

Now, let’s take a look at the extreme of goal kicks.

When counterattacking, our team can now start from the goalkeeper and proceed quickly. Probably.

“Son, this is some galbijjim that Mom made specially. Come eat.”

“Ah. Yeah.”

It’s dinner time now.

We gathered together for the first time in a long time and had a meal.

I haven’t been able to tell my family yet because I only got a call from Hanover officials this morning.

However, since he had confirmed that he would change the youth contract offer to a professional contract, it seemed like it was time to tell my family.

And before that, Kim Shin-ah opens her mouth first.

“Okay! Now that our brother’s wish has come true, shouldn’t we decide where to sign the contract with? Mom. Isn’t there still a place that offers a better deal than Suwon Seonyang?”

The mother nodded in agreement. Then Kim Shin-ah clapped her hands.

“You said you’d go to the place that gave you the best offer? So you’re going to Suwon now?”

My younger sister, who was acting all fussy, said something in disbelief.

“Did you get money from the Suwon scout? Why are you complaining like this?”

“No, objectively speaking, isn’t Suwon the best? It’s the closest to home. The contract terms are also the best. Rather, I find the reason for hesitation even stranger.”

“I agree with you, Dad.”

My mom doesn’t say anything, but she seems to agree emotionally.

So, is it okay for me to drop a bombshell here?

“Actually, I got offers from other places too.”

“Where? Are there any better conditions there than Suwon?”

“I don’t know yet. I have to go and ask.”

“I think it will be less than Suwon, right?”

“The contract conditions may be worse than Suwon, but······.”

Before he could even finish his sentence, Kim Shin-ah cut him off.

“Hey! You said you’d go to the place that gives you the best conditions, but you’re going back on your words?”

“Child, listen to what the person has to say. It’s an overseas offer.”

“What the heck!?”

“Have you heard of the Bundesliga?”

“What the hell!?”

Kim Shin-ah seems shocked and follows along with the words in a strange pronunciation. Her mom and dad also open their eyes wide and cover their mouths.

“To be exact, I got an offer from a club called Hannover 96. They told me to get out if I wanted to sign a youth contract, so I signed a professional contract. I can only hear the exact conditions if I meet them in person.”

I looked back and forth between my mom and dad.

“They said I lack the fundamentals. Honestly, I agree. It’s been a while since I started playing soccer. So······ If the conditions aren’t much worse than Suwon, I want to go there and learn the fundamentals. Properly.”

If I can master the fundamentals and show the shooting trajectory, I can really improve. I really can.

“So. They’re coming to my house early tomorrow morning. Is that okay? It’s the weekend.”

Mom and Dad looked at each other and nodded.

“Of course, son.”

“Son! I believed in you! Bundesliga? Hahahaha! This is really great!”

“Don’t misunderstand. It’s Part 2, not Part 1.”

“Where is that!”

My family supported me. Kim Shin-ah was especially happy. She must have eaten something wrong, and when she tried to dance for me, saying, “Brother, Brother!”, I kicked her with my foot.

When your eyes are spinning, nothing works as well as hitting them.

***

“Hehehe.”

Kim Shin-ah went into her room late at night, lay on her bed, and looked at her cell phone.

Normally, I would have memorized English words or at least lightly reviewed them, but today I couldn’t focus on studying at all.

What she was watching right now was a soccer YouTuber’s video, and it was actually her older brother in the video.

[Underdog’s Rebellion Triple Crown!! Unknown Suyang High School, Wins 3 Competitions Without Conceding a Goal?]

The first video was from a channel hosted by Choi Jae-won.

It’s been a day since it was uploaded, and it’s already recorded 300,000 views. 300,000 views in just one day!

“A 500,000 YouTuber is different no matter what~”

Kim Shin-ah enjoyed watching the video.

Actually, I was a bit hesitant because it was my first time seeing a YouTuber, but Choi Jae-won, who was being loud, wasn’t that bad.

In the video, her older brother made a save like he always does against college teams.

‘It definitely feels better when you watch it on video.’

Suyang High School squandered all of their offensive opportunities and defeated their university seniors 3-0 without conceding a single goal.

In the video, Choi Jae-won looks at Suyang High School, especially his older brother, with admiration.

“Eeheehee.”

Why am I feeling so good? Is this vicarious satisfaction? It was a feeling of joy beyond imagination that the person closest to me was recognized by someone so famous.

Even the reactions in the comments were very satisfying.

[Player Kim Min-woo is really good at blocking. Does this record of no goals make sense?] [532 likes]

[Why isn’t that player being selected as a representative for his age group? Doesn’t he really work for the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation?] [244 likes]

Kim Shin-ah immediately replied with a reply.

→I totally agree. It’s a national loss that someone who is so good at something doesn’t wear the Taegeuk mark;;

“Phehhehheh!”

Oh, my. Kim Shin-ah continued to check the comments.

[No, two consecutive tournaments without conceding a goal? Even this time, he won the King of Kings tournament without conceding a goal? Isn’t this goalkeeper Kim Min-woo really crazy?] [166 likes]

→Isn’t this the real golden age of Korean soccer, rather than just being excited? Son Heung-min. Lee Kang-im. Kim Min-je. And goalkeeper Kim Min-woo.

→The prospects of high school students are being kicked in the foot, but are they being compared to Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-im, and Kim Min-je?

→Son Heong-min. Lee Kang-im. Kim Min-je. Kim Min-woo. Let’s go.

→Doctor, judge, prosecutor, Elsa let it go

→Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, military let’s go

“Huh? I can’t lose to this either···.”

Knock knock.

→Let’s go for pizza, hamburgers, chicken, and braised eggplant.

There were a few critical comments, but they were very few. Most of them were positive, and Kim Shin-ah read them carefully, even taking screenshots of some of them and sending them to her brother.

==

[Kim Shin-ah: (Photo 1) (Photo 2) (Photo 3)

[Kim Min-woo: Don’t send me stuff like this.]

[Kim Shin-ah: A kid who blocks balls better than anyone else… A kid who is weaker at compliments than anyone else…]

[Kim Min-woo: Mom, he called me a kid -_-]

[Kim Shin-ah: A kid who is good at nit-picking..]

[Kim Min-woo: Concept, oh my]

==

“Oh, and there was one more video.”

Shoot in Love. It happened to be uploaded on the same day as Choi Jae-won. Here, her brother appeared, and Kim Shin-ah saw the video surpass 1 million views(!) in just one day.

“Ah. Is this because Lee Kang-im is in it that it has so many views?”

Even Kim Shin-a, who is not good at soccer, knows about Lee Kang-im. It was impossible not to know. Even if you are not good at soccer, you watch the World Cup…

The video was a content that donated in the name of players who score a lot of free kicks, and the goalkeeper who blocked Lee Kang-im and Lee Cheon-seo’s free kicks was none other than his older brother.

“Wait a minute. Could this guy be you?”

Isn’t he even blocking the shots of Lee Kang-Im, a former national team player and the future of Korean soccer!?

Yeah. Actually, I’ve never seen a point conceded until now.

I watched the video with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness.

and···.

“Huh? It worked?”

I read the direction and followed it with my body, but the ball went into the goal. My brother’s expression in the video looked quite flustered.

Is that why you’re making that face? It’s your first time trying it.

“Yeah. No matter how well you do, it’ll still be hard to block a national team shot.”

I understand. He is called a ‘monster’ after building a golden tower of 3 competitions without conceding a goal, but how much is Lee Kang-im’s annual salary? Isn’t he a monster among monsters who receives at least several billion won?

That’s worth it.

However, what is still pleasing is that it didn’t sell that well.

Lee Kang-im scored three free kicks out of 10 chances. The rest went over the goal or were saved by Kim Min-woo.

“So good!”

Kim Shin-ah continued to watch the video while locked in the corner of the room. Next was Lee Cheon-seo’s turn, and he was merciless to him.

A whopping 8 consecutive saves.

Five balls were blocked from entering the goal, and the remaining three went out of bounds.

And the 9th and 10th shots felt very reluctant.

Judging from the comments saying that it looks like the goalkeeper intentionally let it go, it seems like people have similar views.

And here too, there were many comments praising the goalkeeper, so Shin-ah felt proud and kept holding her phone for a while.

Until just before going to bed.

***

The Hanover 96 officials I met at my house were definitely more calm than last time.

Especially those college interns.

He must have chewed over my words and swallowed them, because he has become much more docile compared to before.

Actually, it might be because Yoo Jin-ho isn’t around. That guy is such a fighter.

Dieter Kramer offered fairly good terms, if not outrageous ones.

He listed various benefits, such as finding a house for the club, paying rent on their behalf, providing a dedicated teacher to teach German, and more.

But in reality, if you are a ‘pro’, isn’t the salary the most important thing?

There is no better measure of how a team thinks of a player than their annual salary, because it is such an objective indicator.

“I am considering a total contract period of 3 years, and the annual salary is… I am considering 50,000 euros. If you show impressive performance during the contract period, I can increase your annual salary in the middle of the contract period.”

The salary increase based on performance is probably a tactic the team is using to keep me.

If you perform better than expected, but don’t raise your salary by even 1 won for 3 years, you may become dissatisfied with the team and leave without renewing your contract.

There is a big difference between sending someone to another team for a transfer fee and sending someone for free.

Of course, literally, ‘performance’ is important, so if you can’t play in the game or are struggling, there will be no soup.

‘More than that, 50 thousand euros?’

How much is 50,000 euros in Korean money?

Kim Shin-ah, who had been quietly listening from the side, quickly searches on her phone as if she wasn’t the only one curious.

“That’s 70 million won in Korean currency?”

“Yes. It’s not a bad amount for a rookie player. The player probably won’t have much use for that money once he moves to Germany. The club will pay most of the expenses.”

I quickly took control of my facial expression.

The family members also seemed to be aware of this, as they all kept expressionless faces.

but.

‘Fuck. Are you okay?’

The first thing Suwon Seonyang proposed was 1200. Then, the next thing they offered was 5000 with a lot of allowances, saying they would give us the best treatment in the industry?

It was an amount that could only be filled when all allowances were received normally. That was the best treatment in the industry for K-League semi-pros. The rest were holding out, saying they couldn’t even afford that.

But here, you can kill 7,000 people in one stroke?

So, is this why you say that even if you become a slave, you should become a slave of a lord? The wisdom of our ancestors transcends the ages.

‘Wait a minute. But don’t they know how much Suwon spent?’

In the past and now, there are only two pairs of shoes to run. And for a man, life is ‘bullying’ or ‘bluffing’.

I had a strong feeling that if I came out strong here, they would reluctantly accept me. It was an instinctive intuition.

So I did some prep work.

“Hmm. It’s a bit lacking compared to what Suwon suggested···.”

The intern college student rolled his eyes as if he was nervous about what I said. Yes. Write a little more. You guys saw my potential.

‘Ahem.’

It’s embarrassing to say this myself, but a record is a record.

Luckily, my family seemed to have caught on to my intentions and either coughed or looked away.

What does Hannover think of me? How far will they go for me?

Dieter Kramer looks at me with a strange look, as if he had heard what I said through the interpreter. I look back without giving in.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am

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