Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 45



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The place where the car stopped was an area lined with old buildings.

“Okay, let’s get off!”

Sophie turns off the engine and goes out. I follow her.

I don’t know the exact name of this place, but it was definitely a mysterious area. Some of the buildings looked like they were built in the 18th century, while others looked like they were built in the 20th century.

Between the purple brick building and the cracked white building, Sophie dragged me into a building that looked obviously shabby.

“Height···.”

Sophie was rummaging through her pockets. I glanced at her from behind and thought.

‘Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone use a key.’

In Korea, every house has a door lock, so just holding a key and opening the door felt like an arrogant thing.

widely-

“Oh, that’s it!”

Sophie opened the front door and went inside.

“Kim, you’re Korean, so you know you have to take your shoes off at the entrance, right?”

Sophie looked back and asked a question to confirm. I nodded and asked a question in return.

“Don’t you go into Germany with your shoes on?”

“That’s something only Americans do.”

“ah···.”

The West is not all the same.

“It’s okay now because it’s summer, but when winter comes, you’ll need to buy something like slippers to wear inside the house. German winters are very cold.”

“There’s no ondol heating here.”

There’s no way something like that exists in Europe.

Since the front door is a place where you have to insert a key to enter, do you light a fireplace in the winter?

“Instead, there is Hai Zhong!”

“Hi, are you okay?”

What is that again?

“Ah. It’s German. It’s something like radiator.”

“iced coffee.”

Sophie gave a brief explanation about the high-temperature heating system. So, to summarize it simply, while Korea warms the air by heating the floor, Germany warms the air itself.

It was literally a radiator.

“Be careful not to turn it on too much because it’s cold, as the gas bill will be very high. Germans usually wear many layers of clothing at home in the winter.”

“···And wear three layers of socks?”

“Oh! How did you know?”

“I just thought it would be like that.”

So, you’re saying you walk around the house in your outdoor clothes?

‘They say Germans are famous for being frugal, and it’s true.’

I remember reading a comic book a while back, and what did they say? Was it that it was hard for Germans to open their wallets?

“Then let me give you a quick introduction to the house.”

The Love House that the club lent me is about to open!

Opening the front door and taking a few steps inside, you come across a living room. In the corner of the living room, there is a wooden staircase leading up to the upper floor, and above that is a triangular attic.

There was also a kitchen and a bathroom, but they were both tiny!

“···It’s about this much.”

“It’s okay.”

“is it so?”

no.

Honestly, I was expecting a bigger house.

But I can’t say that···.

Plus, it’s a free house that we can use for the entire contract period, so let’s just live like that.

And this wasn’t so bad. There was no need to ruin my relationship with Sophie by complaining.

“But there’s nothing inside? Maybe a chair or a TV or something···.”

“Our club only provides housing, so the players will have to take care of that themselves.”

“ah.”

Jang Young -sil, the club is provided.

‘I’ll decorate it somehow when Mom comes, right?’

If you bring in Mamstouch, this dull German-style house will definitely be decorated with its own sentimental touch.

“Then, let’s leave the carrier here and go to the training ground now?”

“yes.”

The moment I left home with Sophie, that fact suddenly occurred to me.

The fact that Mom will be back in a month at the earliest.

As Sophie chattered away in the car, I looked out the window and became lost in thought.

‘This is fucked.’

*

I arrived at the Hannover training center. I must have arrived on time, because the Hannover players were busy training in their green training uniforms.

“Where is the director···.”

Sophie led me around the training grounds, and I took the opportunity to closely observe what the players were doing.

Some were circling the training ground, some were drinking water and spraying it on their heads, some were doing trapping drills, and some players were ‘lifting’ and moving the goal posts.

“Ah! There’s the director over there!”

I turned my head briefly. My first meeting with the director. Isn’t this something very important?

I followed behind Sophie and approached the director.

I had already roughly looked up what the manager did, what his name was, and what kind of soccer he plans to play through Wikipedia.

The name is Jan Light.

Age 45.

A player-turned-manager who was quite active in the Bundesliga in his day.

His managerial career began as U17 manager at Duisburg in the third division of the Bundesliga, and he was promoted to second team manager.

In addition, he was fortunate enough to be promoted to acting manager when the team’s first-team manager was fired, and based on good performances, he was later appointed as the official manager.

And then he was fired due to poor performance.

The following year, he was appointed as the manager of Elversberg, a team in the third division of the Bundesliga, and led the team to promotion to the second division after competing for the championship.

The following year, his contract was terminated due to poor performance.

And then he took office as manager of Hannover 96.

Wasin Consulting for promotion to Hannover 96, who are still unable to get out of the middle ranks in the second division.

The club also provides full support for promotion to the first division.

As a result, Hannover’s ranking, which was 11th in the 21st season, rose by 1 place to 10th in the 22nd season…

‘The world has really become a better place these days, huh? A world where you can easily find out the inside story of a second-division soccer league coach on the other side of the world just by clicking your fingers a few times.’

In the information age, in the age of globalization, I only learned about it in books, but honestly, it didn’t really hit me, but as I followed the footsteps of the manager of the club I signed with, I realized that globalization has definitely occurred.

Anyway, if we just look at what’s written on the wiki, manager Yann Lytle is a manager who should have a clear performance this season.

It’s early September. The Bundesliga 2nd division has been through 5 rounds, and Hannover 96’s record is 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses. They have 7 points and are in a very ambiguous 9th place.

The Bundesliga 2nd division has 18 teams, and Hannover 96, despite only playing five rounds, is the perfect defender of balance.

Even though they provided a lot of financial support for large-scale rebuilding, they are still in the middle tier.

Of course, we have to take into account that it is still early in the season, but even so, fans will be dissatisfied because there is no difference before and after manager Yann Rytle took over.

In the first place, sports fans are the best at feeling up and down in the world.

Even Lionel Messi, the god of soccer, is called a vomit dog or a catfish dog if he misses a single game, but if he plays well, he is given all sorts of good-natured nicknames like Megad, Messiah, and crazy guy.

‘That means, if your grades continue to stagnate, you can’t help but feel anxious.’

In that case, the manager would usually change tactics or players, but I don’t know what this manager will choose.

I guess I’ll have to find out slowly from now on.

Aren’t I just a greenhorn rookie who’s just entered the professional world?

I would like to shout ‘Get new recruits!’ like I did at the Blue Tower, but I’m not crazy, so I decided not to do it.

“Kim! Say hello! This is Jan Rytl, the coach of Hannover 96!”

It was Sophie.

I nodded and took a few steps forward. It was time to face the director.

“Schön dich zu sehen, Kim.”

What are you talking about?

When I asked for a handshake, I extended my hand and greeted foreigners as I had learned in class.

“Hi. Nice to meet you.”

As I stared blankly, Sophie opened her mouth next to me.

“It’s nice to meet you, director.”

“ah.”

The director realized that I didn’t speak German at all and switched to a language I was more comfortable with.

“Do you understand a little English?”

“Uh… yes. I can talk a little.”

I spoke English awkwardly. I somehow concentrated my brain and combined the words I had learned during English class and self-study.

“That’s great. Kim. You’re the goalkeeper who played 27 games in Korea ~~!#~?”

Some parts were hard to hear, but I could understand what he was trying to say in general. I roughly got it together and opened my mouth with difficulty.

“Yes. It’s an honor to be here.”

Director Jan Lytle smiles.

He taps my shoulder and starts speaking English quickly. Please, slow down.

“Welcome to Hanover, Kim. So, shall we do ~~!@~$~?”

What the hell did you say?

When I laughed awkwardly, the coach must have thought he understood and called the players who were training together.

The players gathered here, sweat dripping down their faces, and I felt a moment of intimidation as white, black, and foreigners of all kinds looked at me with menacing eyes.

‘Don’t be scared. There’s nothing to be scared about.’

Fortunately, there was an East Asian among the players who looked similar. I don’t know what nationality he is, but I felt psychologically secure because he was of the same race.

“I’m Kim from Korea! I’m still young, so everyone should be nice to me.”

“What is your position?”

“You really don’t care about the team.”

The foreign players and coaches joke around with rapid fire language. Then, the players around them burst into laughter.

I listened intently, my ears pricked up.

So as not to miss even a single word they say.

“Kim. We have a Japanese player on our team, so he’ll help you adjust. Korea and Japan are countries right next to each other, right?”

“yes that’s right.”

It’s right next door.

There’s China right next door, and there’s North Korea too…

To be honest, these are not countries that have a very good relationship.

“Muramoto!”

“Yes, Director.”

“Because he’s also Asian, please take good care of Kim. Oh, and that doesn’t mean he’s racist. The other players should also help Kim adapt to our team without any problems.”

“Yes boss!”

And then disband.

Most of the players didn’t pay any attention to me and just went about their business, and a few came up to me, said a quick hello, and left.

And, Muramoto, the Japanese player who was the only Asian on the team before I arrived, greeted me warmly with a handshake.

“Kim. Please take care of me. My name is Ken Muramoto.”

“Oh, yes. Nice to meet you, Muramoto.”

“Just call me Ken.”

“Yes, Ken.”

We chatted lightly. To be honest, I was super focused the whole time because we were talking in English. And Muramoto also left me to go to training.

“Kim. Thank you for your hard work. That’s all for today.”

It was Sophie. I forgot about Sophie for a moment while listening and speaking in English.

“So are you going back to that house now?”

“I guess so?”

That was when.

Isn’t director Jan Lytle coming back to me?

“Kim.”

“yes?”

“I heard that your blocking ability is excellent. I’m planning on having the players practice penalty kicks, so would you mind watching the goalkeeper for a moment?”

“Coach? Kim just arrived in Hanover from Korea. He needs to rest today.”

Sophie steps forward instead of me. Lytle nods and looks at me.

“Really? Kim, then you can’t do it?”

wait for a sec.

The wording is a bit suspicious, isn’t it?

It’s in English so I’m not sure, but it felt like something. It felt like something Yoo Jin-ho would say.

“You can’t do it? Then don’t do it. Just hit it now. Just go home!”

Could it be an auditory hallucination that I hear Yoo Jin-ho’s voice?

I shouted urgently before Sophie could step forward again.

“You can do it!”

“You don’t have to push yourself too hard. You have plenty of time.”

“No, I can do it right now.”

“Kim···.”

Sophie looked at me with worried eyes, but this situation was quite familiar to me, having experienced Eugene Ho.

This guy is trying to test me right now.

He had no intention of recruiting me, so he just wanted to see how well I could do.

‘I have a feeling. If I can’t do it here, I will never be able to start while that manager is here.’

There are already three goalkeepers in front of me.

One of them is the team captain.

If you want to get rid of all those kids, you definitely have to stamp your eyes.

Jan Light smiled and nodded.

“Okay. Give it a try then.”

It came sooner than expected. It was a moment to see how much the effect of Yasin’s Eye had improved.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am

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