Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 59



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The next day, I arrived at the meeting place at the appointed time with the YouTuber.

It was my first time wandering around alone without Sophie, so it was a bit awkward, but I did it anyway.

So, where I arrived was the Heinz von Heiden Arena, the stadium in Hanover. Among them, the upper floor where the private cafe is located.

It was my first time coming to use the facility, so I was a little nervous and excited.

“Oh! Kim! It’s Kim, right?”

“yes that’s right.”

Even though it was a weekday, there were quite a few people visiting the stadium, so I greeted them and took a few pictures with them.

A few people even asked me for autographs, which I gladly obliged.

And we arrived in front of the cafe.

There were several foreigners and one Asian sitting in the cafe. There was even a camera at the Asian’s seat.

‘It’s that guy.’

The posted video clearly shows the YouTuber’s face, so I recognized him at a glance.

I went straight to the YouTuber named Park Geun-woo and said hello.

“hello?”

“Clothes! Oh, hello! Player Kim Min-woo!”

Then, Park Geun-woo jumped up like a spring and asked me to shake his hand. I wondered why he was overreacting so much, but I shook his hand and smiled kindly.

“Yeah, hehe. But you didn’t order anything for me?”

“Oh, yes! I was going to order it when the players came! What would you like to eat?”

“What about me······something sweet.”

“I’ll order it right away!”

Park Geun-woo walked towards the store where the employees were and ordered in fluent English.

I glanced around and saw something sweet on the menu, so I ordered two.

And when he was trying to rummage through his wallet to get the card out, I took it out first.

“Please calculate it with this.”

The employee nodded and took my card. Then Park Geun-woo opened his eyes wide and looked at me.

“Oh, oh, why? I was trying to calculate it.”

“It’s okay. Mom came to pick me up. Hehe.”

When I laugh like an innocent little girl, Park Geun-woo’s face also brightens.

And after I got back the card the employee had taken, I went back to my seat with Park Geun-woo.

Why do I have to go this far?

‘Well, that’s because the camera is rolling.’

If you’re a YouTuber, you probably filmed that situation. Even if you didn’t film it, you’d probably describe it in words and praise me.

And even if the cameras weren’t rolling, I wasn’t so poor that I couldn’t afford to pay for a cup of coffee for the people who came all the way here to see me.

Me, I still have a salary in the hundreds of millions!

As I sat down, grumbling for no reason, Park Geun-woo immediately started talking like a YouTuber.

“Wow, Kim Min-woo. I was really going to let you go. I feel a little bad for bringing you here and having coffee with you. It’s an honor just to have you here.”

“You didn’t come all the way to Hanover to see me?”

“That’s right. I heard about Kim Min-woo while I was traveling in Europe.”

“I can buy that guy a cup of coffee. And I’m a high school student, so don’t be so hard on him, hyung.”

Park Geun-woo opened his mouth as if he was slightly shocked when I treated him more politely than he had expected.

“Ah······ Really?”

“Okay, you can talk.”

“Oh, that’s it, but it’s our first time meeting and I feel uncomfortable so I can’t do it.”

“Then what···”

Park Geun-woo kept thanking me for a while until the coffee came out. When I told him to be casual, he seemed more touched and seemed to be becoming more formal?

“But, you came here to see me, so what were you going to do if I didn’t reply or didn’t see you?”

“Then what’s the point of it? But we met, right?”

The coffee came out and a serious conversation ensued.

Naturally, the conversation was mostly about football. The reason he chose Hannover 96, his performance at Hannover, whether he would be able to continue playing in the future, and so on, with questions and answers flowing back and forth.

It was a more beneficial meeting than I expected.

When will I ever get to meet and talk with a Korean person in a foreign land like this?

In fact, if it were Korea, I don’t think we would have met, but because it’s a foreign country, we do meet.

Is it because you’re abroad that the psychological barriers feel lower than when you’re in Korea?

“Oh, and Kim Min-woo.”

“yes.”

“Do you know that Kim Min-woo is a huge topic of conversation in Korea?”

“Oh, yeah. Whenever my little sister does something, she saves the comment and sends it to me. I tell her not to do that, but she keeps doing it······ Ugh.”

“Ahaha. I see. Then you know, right? These days, Kim Min-woo is a hot topic in the community, and the talent theory is spreading like wildfire.”

“Talent theory?”

“Yes. Look at Kim Min-woo. If you look at him going straight to the Bundesliga after playing soccer for a few months, it’s all talent. Something like that.”

“Ah. So, if you don’t have talent, it won’t work no matter how hard you try, is that it?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I laughed and covered my mouth.

Well, that’s not wrong.

But is it talent that I got Football Manager? Isn’t it just good luck rather than talent?

“Well, that’s only half true.”

“Is that only half true?”

“yes.”

After hesitating for a moment, I spoke my mind honestly.

“Even if you have talent, if you don’t work hard, you will be eliminated. No matter how great your talent is, if you want to maintain it and advance further, you have to work hard.”

“iced coffee.”

“But it’s not really my place to say that. I···.”

I somehow endure it because I can see the growth in numbers when I try hard, but it’s not like that for others.

Human life is about struggling and groping in the fog where you can’t see even an inch ahead, barely finding a way out, but I don’t need to go through all that troublesome process because I have clairvoyance…

“For me, if I work hard, I grow faster than others. And people who are already good at something work harder. People who aren’t good at something don’t work hard no matter how hard they try. They don’t improve quickly. That’s why the effort itself isn’t fun. People who are good at something can see it right away when they work hard, so they keep doing it.”

“Ohhh… It certainly seems like that.”

I feel guilty saying this. I have Football Manager, so it feels like I’m being a total swindler.

So I kept quiet about the subject from then on, and after talking to the YouTuber a bit more, we broke up.

“Thank you so much for your support. I will definitely be rooting for Kim Min-woo to do well in the future!”

“Yes. Since I appeared here, please upload a lot of videos with my appearance fee. And tell me a lot of good stories. Hehehe.”

“Oh, of course. Leave it to me. Haha.”

I left home refreshed. When will the video be uploaded? I subscribed, so I’ll watch it when it’s uploaded.

*

And round 14. The match against Hertha Berlin at home.

We now have that showdown right before us. Right in front of us.

So, the long-awaited starting lineup finally came out, and I checked the list announcement as if I was playing baccarat.

The striker is Toyhert. I expected him to be like that.

Becker as the top two. I expected this one too.

The midfielder is Keller and the right midfielder is Fischer.

‘Up until now, everything has been arranged.’

My gaze continued to descend.

As I went down, my pupils became more and more solid lines. My mouth opened strangely.

‘Let’s see… Muramoto will be selected. Phil Neumann will also be selected.’

It’s going down more and more.

Now only the last position remains.

goalkeeper.

please.

please!

Brother Yann Light. I worked hard!

And Kim at goalkeeper.

“Yes!”

I clenched my fists in joy and loved it.

I felt Corsic’s gaze watching me from the side, but I paid no attention to it.

For me, participating in a match was essentially a stat-burning event.

An event where you can obtain much more stats than you can obtain through training in a short period of time.

As I gain more stats, my performance in the game increases, which increases my chances of playing in another game.

It is literally the tail of a virtuous cycle.

‘Besides, Chiller’s ankle has not fully healed yet, so there is a high possibility that he will not be able to play in the next game.’

Let’s go turn the tables!

To do that, first of all, we have to do well in this match.

If I don’t live up to expectations, I will be replaced in no time, as there is a substitute named Leo.

So, I have to show a flawless appearance.

I laughed and started exercising again.

***

Before going out, Choi Sung-hee looked around the house.

The two-story house that used to be empty has now been decorated to look like a home for people to live in.

A bed and blanket. Lights installed here and there. A sofa and table. A TV. A stool for guests. A desk and computer bought in case Minwoo got lonely. A bright-colored rug on the floor. And a walnut-colored dresser.

Choi Sung-hee looked around with a satisfied expression and only then left the house.

If there was a slight flaw, it was the attic on the second floor. I wondered if it was really necessary to spend money on decorating it, but that thought became certain after watching the match against St. Pauli where Minwoo was substituted.

‘Minwoo hasn’t reached the high point yet.’

Although he is currently a non-regular goalkeeper, he believed that time would tell him to secure a starting spot.

An awl in your pocket will eventually come out even if you leave it alone.

My son did that.

Considering his growth potential and current skills, it is clear that he will surpass Ron Robert Ziller, who is currently the starting pitcher.

‘And the son will elevate Hanover.’

He is a son who has led an unknown high school to victory several times. And that too only in the few competitions in South Korea.

It’s absurd to compare the Bundesliga to a high school tournament, but Choi Sung-hee believed her son would create another miracle.

“Are you the person who made the reservation?”

It was a taxi driver. I nodded and got into the taxi I had called in advance.

The target location is the Heinz von Heiden Arena.

A place that no Hanoverian would not know.

‘If Minwoo has a significant impact on Hannover’s promotion, the clause in the contract will be triggered.’

A clause for salary increase based on performance during the contract period.

If the club doesn’t activate it, it becomes a meaningless clause, but can the club really not activate it?

Why wouldn’t you activate the clause to save a few bucks on a goalkeeper whose future value you don’t know?

If that happens, Hannover will end up beating the floor and regretting releasing Minwoo as a free agent years later.

‘They’ll try to trick you into extending your contract by offering a salary increase. You absolutely must not listen to them.’

Choi Sung-hee doesn’t know much about soccer.

I also think that contract-related matters should be left to professional agents.

However, a certain degree of discernment was possible.

‘If Minwoo becomes known in the soccer world with his skills, he will have to sign with an agency.’

But I had no intention of giving all decision-making authority to the agency.

The final decision maker had to be Choi Sung-hee herself.

I want my son to succeed more than anyone else, and I will never tolerate agencies manipulating his fees.

‘So when my son is obsessed with soccer, I have to study about soccer.’

I didn’t come to Germany to be a nanny. Of course, I was a mother to my son, but I also wanted to be involved in his success.

In particular, contracts are something that has a huge impact on soccer players, so it is something that cannot be left to others.

“We have arrived, ma’am.”

“···Do I look that old?”

“yes?”

The taxi driver turned around with a slightly surprised look on his face. He seemed surprised that I spoke in English and he responded in German.

“No, thank you. I’ll pay by card.”

I rode for about 10 minutes and it cost me about 30 euros. That’s about 44,000 won in Korean currency. It’s really terribly expensive.

‘I’ll have to take Uber when I get home.’

I need to buy a car soon, too. Oh, and should I get a driver’s license first?

Choi Sung-hee got out of the taxi with her eyebrows furrowed.

‘I should go to the embassy and find out.’

I heard somewhere that you can drive in Germany with a Korean driver’s license…

Considering Germany’s horribly slow administrative system, it’s hard to say when we’ll be able to drive a car again.

I took a deep breath and entered the stadium. My son will relieve this stuffy feeling. With his refreshing performance.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am

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