Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 67



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“hey.”

“why.”

“You got a casting request?”

“Is this a request for a job?”

“Huh? You want to? It’s not YouTube, but it seems like some TV show.”

“But why did you contact the director?”

Then, Yoo Jin-ho opens his eyes sharply.

If I leave this alone, my old self will come out again.

“···What kind of broadcast is it?”

“You know, why? Ripping off the name tag.”

“Huh? Runnerman?”

“Oh. I think they’re filming some kind of soccer-related content there. It seems like it’s some kind of early soccer concept.”

“hmm···.”

“If you don’t want to go out, then don’t go.”

“No. I’m going out.”

Anyway, the vacation is long. Why not go there and make yourself known, earn some money, and if possible, build up some stats?

***

It was an unplanned vacation, but since it was already here, I decided to enjoy my vacation in Korea to the fullest.

I went on a trip to Busan with my family by car and got some fresh air.

I also went back to eat grilled clams, which only remained as a fragment of my memory.

And, and······.

“There’s nothing to do.”

For the first time in a long time, I lay down in my room and stared at the ceiling.

Absurdly, the Runner Man filming was canceled.

What did they say? They said that they decided to film next time because of the schedules of the members and other players that they had recruited.

“Do you think I’m not busy? Next time I get a filming offer, I’ll never accept it. You bad guys. I made time for you because you kept begging me to do it, but…”

Mumbling, umbling.

Since coming to Korea, I have already met everyone I was going to meet.

Kim Jun-young. Han Seung-woo. Go Young-jun. Lim Seung-min. And others.

Kim Jun-young and Han Seung-woo, who were busy making their semi-pro and professional debuts respectively, took the time to meet me, and Go Young-jun and Lim Seung-min have entered college so they have a lot of free time now, but since they are both one year seniors, it was burdensome to meet them for several days in a row.

“hmm.”

I lay on my left side, then on my right side.

I was lying still in bed, but I sat down on a chair because I felt stuffy. Then I turned on the computer and played a game for the first time in a while.

It was fun to play a few rounds to kill time, but when I lay back down in bed, I felt empty and helpless.

“Ah. I want to play.”

I want to stop it again and again in front of tens of thousands of people.

I want to keep seeing the attackers who face me frustrated···.

“ah!”

I was so bored that I jumped up from my seat and went to Kim Shin-ah’s room. I opened the tightly closed door and looked at Kim Shin-ah.

Kim Shin-ah was leaning against the headboard of the bed and playing on her cell phone. The guy glanced at me for suddenly intruding, then looked back at his cell phone.

“go away.”

“hey.”

“what.”

“Want to go see a movie?”

“Are you crazy?”

Well. Not another kid, but a movie with my sister? I think I’m going crazy because I have nothing else to do. Should I just go exercise?

No, I’m on vacation so it’s kind of funny to be exercising…

‘I’m still doing it to a lighter degree.’

I was scratching my head and was about to go back to my room.

“···What movie?”

“uh?”

“Aren’t you doing this because you have nothing to do?”

right.

“I’ve seen all the people I wanted to see, I have too much time, and it’s a waste of time to play games. Right?”

That’s correct.

“If you have nothing to do, go to YouTube. I heard there are a lot of places that offer you appearances.”

“I don’t like that.”

“why?”

“just.”

There is an idiom that accurately describes my current situation: “Anger moves from the first to the last.”

It roughly means that A takes out his anger on B for being bullied by B.

I was secretly looking forward to appearing on terrestrial TV, so when the appearance fell through, I was disappointed, and maybe that’s why I didn’t want to film for YouTube.

Numerous suggestions from Shoot in Love, Choi Jae-won, and other soccer YouTubers who filmed together.

I boldly dismissed those offers with, “I’ll appear if I get promoted!”

Anyway, I came to Korea to rest, so they seemed to understand.

“Really? You really want to see a movie with Lovely Sister? Then get the popcorn and tickets ready. Then I’ll go.”

“···Oh my.”

There are no normal people around.

*

I didn’t prepare tickets or popcorn.

Still, I was curious as to why Kim Shin-ah came to see the movie with me, so I asked her,

“I was just joking. After all the hardships in Germany, you think Lovely Sister can’t do this for you? That’s not Lovely Sister.”

I was going to respond by saying that you are not a lovely sister to begin with, but a sister without a soul, but I didn’t want to provoke you unnecessarily, so I let it go.

“I never thought I’d come see a movie with you···.”

“What did you say you wanted to see me?”

The movie I saw with my sister was just so-so.

A little less than the ticket price?

And the rest of the schedule was uneventful.

We stopped by our maternal and paternal homes to say hello.

Since I will be in Germany for the Lunar New Year anyway, I thought I would say hello in advance.

“Oh my! Our Minwoo is here!”

Regardless of whether it was my maternal or paternal side, my grandparents were very happy about my visit.

He also told me to do well in Germany and that since it was just the beginning, I should work hard and make sure to go to the World Cup as a member of the national team.

I expressed my gratitude and gave him some pocket money at the same time.

100,000 won each.

I felt a little better only after I somehow gave him something he didn’t want to accept.

And he didn’t forget to say that even though it’s only 100,000 won now, he’ll give you a nice gold necklace next time.

As time passed, the day came when I had to go back to Germany.

‘What? Does time pass twice as fast in Korea?’

Is this the theory of relativity?

Although it was a time of rest where I had met everyone I was supposed to meet and had nothing to do, the psychological stability of coming home to myself was indescribable.

Although I was very sad to have to go to Germany, I left Korea and said goodbye to my family.

Of course, I didn’t forget to say a word before leaving.

“If you get promoted to the first division, your salary will go up, so I’ll buy you all some delicious food. And Kim Shin-ah, study hard.”

Then, the younger sister responds reflexively.

“I know how to do it foolishly!”

“okay.”

Well, as you say, I’m sure he’ll do well on his own.

My younger sister takes after my mother and doesn’t take shortcuts like I did.

So I left for Hanover, Germany again with my mother.

*

By the time I returned to Germany and resumed training, the Asian Cup was already well underway.

I’ve been completely focused on the Asian Cup since I didn’t make the final roster, but my damn sister keeps telling me how I’m doing.

[Kim Shin-ah: Son Hong-min mentioned my brother!!!!!!!]

Then he sent me a link. I clicked on the link and it was an article.

“Son Heung-min, who recently mentioned the controversy, said, “We must be careful about using Kim Min-woo…”

《Son Heung-min expressed his cautious stance on the use of Kim Min-woo. He said that nationwide interest in a promising player could have the opposite effect, and he also expressed his stance that Kim Min-woo’s exclusion from the Asian Cup roster should be approached calmly······.》

“hmm.”

I’m not feeling so good.

Should I become a Sonkka starting today?

is a joke.

In fact, what the captain said wasn’t wrong.

People were so interested in me that I was surprised. I wondered, “What is this? Is there really a cosmic energy?”

But when the opportunity to be selected for the national team, which came so suddenly, disappeared, I felt more calm.

‘It’s better to debut perfectly prepared than to debut in a mediocre state. Don’t feel wronged and don’t be upset. I didn’t have any thoughts about the national team in the first place, right?’

Before Coach Klinsgel came to me, my main concern was the competition for a starting spot.

No matter how I think about it, my interest in the national team came after I won the competition for a starting position. And after I settled down in Hannover.

It’s not too late to think about it then.

‘And since it’s been confirmed that I’ll be joining the national team by age group, I’d rather build an overwhelming career and join the national team. Just how many big tournaments does the U23 team participate in right now?’

The Asian Cup is right around the corner, and the Paris Olympics are right behind it. If I win all of those competitions and make my debut on the national team, I will become the hero I only dreamed of.

Suddenly, I remembered what Eugene Ho had told me about how to become a pro.

The faint voice of Yoo Jin-ho in my memory.

Even thinking about it now, it’s still absurd.

It’s so sad that a grown adult can say something so seriously even an elementary school student can say it…

[Kim Shin-ah: Ah. Korea won, so why don’t you feel good?]

Speedwagon Kim Shin-ah.

Whenever he got a chance, he would post articles related to the Asian Cup in the family group chat, sending us news we didn’t necessarily want to know.

For example, the news that South Korea, in Group E, 1st pot, defeated Bahrain in the first match.

[Kim Shin-ah: But people’s reactions weren’t good. I guess they weren’t very satisfied with the match.]

[Kim Min-woo: What does it look like to you?]

[Kim Shin-ah: I didn’t see it?]

[Kim Min-woo: ??]

[Kim Shin Ah: Our Minwoo isn’t here, so why are you doing something like that? Hehe.]

I heard he has a cute side sometimes.

That’s why I can’t just hate you.

A being of love and hate.

‘Let’s focus on what’s in front of us.’

After returning to the training ground after a long vacation, I witnessed the players smiling brightly.

“Oh! Kim! Long time no see! How have you been?”

It was Corsic. I laughed and nodded along.

“Well then. You look happy?”

“I’m getting paid to play, but I don’t have to play, so how can I not be happy since there’s a graduation ceremony?”

“Ugh.”

Because it’s the graduation ceremony.

It was an appropriate word for the situation.

The period is like that and I’m excited to be out for the first time in a long time, so it’s really just the end of semester. Is this the beginning of semester now?

We didn’t start training right away after we gathered, but rather gathered briefly in the clubhouse and had time to say hello to the coach and staff.

“It’s been a while, everyone. I hope you’ve all been taking care of your health. We’ll be training hard until the next game, but if there’s a problem during training, even if you’re a starter, you’ll be immediately disqualified. Everyone, keep that in mind.”

“yes!”

And the following sermon.

After nearly four weeks of rest, intensive training began to instill professionalism in the players’ minds.

They said it was training, but it was just sermon time.

And today was the first day of assembly after a long vacation, so we replaced our work with light training in the afternoon.

Instead of doing it as usual, lower the intensity to 1/3.

Thanks to the relaxed training, the training ground was filled with laughter, but on the other hand, it was so relaxed that I also had concerns.

‘Aren’t you going to cook porridge next game?’

It’s not just us who are on vacation, all the teams in the Bundesliga are going through a rough time, so the opponents will be going through a rough time as well, but in the end, what will matter is how much they can pull themselves up.

Which team will get back to their original condition first? I was always ready for that.

“Kim. Did you have a good vacation?”

Jan also called me aside to say hello.

“Yes. I went to Korea for the first time in a long while and had a great time seeing my family.”

“There’s nothing better than seeing your family on vacation. How are you feeling?”

“It’s the best.”

Jan smirked at my words.

“Really? Our next game is against Elversberg. Is that okay?”

“I’m always ready, Director.”

It felt a little awkward to write in German after not speaking in it for over four weeks, but I think my message was definitely conveyed to Jan.

“Good posture, Kim.”

Yes, sir. Isn’t my rank too low to be a jerk?

*

And until the next game, I trained like I always did.

In this case, I focused on pulling my body up. If I made a mistake, my body would not be loose enough and I could have conceded my first goal, so I was very diligent in my training.

There is nothing that would collapse as much as a tower of gold that was built with so much effort if you let your body relax.

And time passed quickly, and the starting lineup was announced the day before the game.

Surprisingly, Halstenberg is out and Corsic is starting. It seems Halstenberg’s physical condition is very poor.

Have you only been eating beer and sausages for four weeks?

“Congratulations, Corsic!”

I congratulated Corsic as soon as I saw the list paper. Corsic was also very happy because it was his first opportunity in a long time.

“Thanks Kim! How long has it been since I last played on the field with you?”

“Uh······ The last time we ran together was probably 5 years ago.”

“It’s already like that?”

Hehe. We laughed at each other. You’re doing a good job.

As Corsic said, I was also a starter for this game. It was actually a given.

Jan Lytle had been playing ping-pong with me and Chiller, and this time it was my turn to play.

‘But how long can we continue to alternate like this?’

Eventually, the time will come when I will have to choose one of the two, but I want that moment to come as quickly as possible.

‘Phew. Anyway, it’s an away game.’

Most of the games I’ve played so far have been at home.

Games played amidst overwhelming support from home fans.

Among them, I only experienced one away game, against Jean Pauli, due to an injury to Chiller, and it was definitely not an easy game.

‘Besides, the players have been on vacation, so they won’t be in 100% physical condition. We have to be alert.’

It will be an even more difficult expedition, as I am not 100% physically fit and will be going on an expedition of over 500km.

Chiller has also shown poor performances in most away games, so if I don’t get nervous, I might not be able to live up to Jan Lytle’s expectations.

‘Still······I think it’ll be fun.’

A match that unfolds once a month.

Just thinking about it makes my heart warm.

Let’s do our best. This time, our goal is to keep a clean sheet.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am

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