Chapter 22

7. To the athletes’ village

After successfully passing the second round of selection for Seoul’s representative after joining the team, Jong-hyuk headed to Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, where the national sports competition will take place this year.

Originally, the selection match was held in July, but when some of the selected players were dismissed due to family circumstances, they hurriedly started the second round.

This was a nationwide phenomenon.

Jong-hyuk knew about this, so he didn’t play for the team in July because manager Shin Sung-il once said this was an opportunity since he broke his index finger and elbow ligament before regression.

This is because it was important to build a body before that.

“This is how it collapses, and the government…… Phew.”

“Huh? What?”

Inside the bus heading to Changwon.

Jong-hyuk saw captain Seol Dong-ik.

My nose ached from the smell of gel and perfume from my head, which was only three centimeters long.

It’s not just Seol Dong-ik.

All the high school judo representative male students on the bus, including all regular members of the Dongil High School Judo Department and some backup, put gel on their hair and sprayed perfume.

The reason was simple.

This is because the National Sports Festival is a competition where high schools, universities, and ordinary people from all over the country gather to compete in skills.

High schools and universities.

There are representative girls in judo right next to them.

‘Oh, you passionate people.

“Just change seats. I feel like I am going to vomit.”

“You can’t do that! Hang in there!”

The seat they sat in is the back seat.

After changing seats, Jong-hyuk opened the small window of the bus and drank deep into the cool breeze.

“Ha, now I feel better.”

Relaxed, Jong-hyuk looked out, lifting his arms on the window frame.

Hyunsuk’s hometown is Changwon.….’

Kang Hyun-suk, a member of the intelligence crime investigation team, junior and younger brother who had a bad Gyeongsang-do dialect.

The last time we talked on the phone right before we died, after 10 years together.

Jong-hyuk thought it would be nice to meet even by chance.

* * *

Roar!

When the bus stopped in front of the motel, everyone got off with a stampede.

About 30 high school male and female judo players with good bodies.

Standing in line in front of the bus, they calmed their eyes as they saw the members of the Dongil High School judo team slowly getting off at the end.

“As expected, I’m thinner than the year.’

But it has become tougher and more intimidating.

What kind of training did he do?’

And Choi Jong-hyuk, the first person I saw in the second round.

“Is she a backup member of Dongil High School?”

All but the four selected in the second round are seeing Jong-hyuk for the first time.

“From next year, is he the same or regular?”

“Tsk. I’m feeling strong because starting next year, unlimited-class people will have a hard time…….”

“야, Choi Jong-hyuk! I told you to wear a jumper!”

Jong-hyuk caught and opened the jumper thrown by Seol Dong-ik.

A black training top with a white tiger roaring toward the sky.

“……!”

“Re, regular? A freshman?

A prestigious judo team. In big competitions such as the National Sports Festival, I can’t believe I’m only a first-year student in the judo team of the same high school.

Shock and fear weighed them down.

However, Jong-hyuk is shocked to see the motel, his accommodation.

“It’s shabby.”

It looks like a country love hotel.

No, it was a little better than the inn room, so I thought it would be a relief if the water came out properly.

“I haven’t slept in a place like this since 2010.”….’

Hotel-class motels sprang up at some point in the future.

No matter how much I don’t have budget, I slept in such a place.

“Can’t you move in?”

“You can’t. The Seoul Metropolitan Government caught me.”

“Oh, captain.”

“Attention, everyone!”

A total of 70 people, including 30 male and female judo players from the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s high school department, or the university and general departments, followed by the leadership.

As you all know, the opening ceremony of the National Sports Festival takes place in the evening. So wait at the accommodation without going out until then. That’s all!”

“Oops!”

“I’m going to disqualify you if you get in trouble, so if you’re going to go out, you can go”

With their mouths closed, they eventually split into three motels to the motels on both sides.

“Hey, who was the Seven Fairy this year? Am I pretty?

“I don’t know. I didn’t see it.”

Girls at Ganghwa Girls’ High School in Incheon, who are in charge of painting the torch at every national sports festival.

Again, that was the only main concern for boys.

“Huh?”

Ondol room for four people.

The smell of stale mold stings my nose.

Water is running in a small bathroom, so he might die of anger while taking a shower.



“What’s the cost?”

Nervously searching the phone book placed in the motel room, Jong-hyuk turned away.

Where are you going, Jong-hyuk?”

Jong-hyuk gallantly headed to the lobby.

“I’m sure the kids in Gyeongsang-do were playing around!”

“No, shit! I’m going to poop and flush. I’m stuck in the toilet! Our kids eat so well and wrap so well!”

“The question is, can I get a room now? There are more than 10,000 people from all over the country in this small city, would there be a room? And the budget?”

“Ha. Ulsan has been separated from Gyeongsangnam-do since this year.””

It is clear that Ulsan, which is participating in the metropolitan area, has lobbied from this year. The directors and staff of the high school, university, general department look grim.

When Jong-hyuk heard that, his blood pressure also rose.

‘These scumbags?’

Grown-ups, who were athletes, are doing a very bad things.

I’ll tell you to win the gold medal!

Both Gyeongsang Province officials who did this and Seoul officials who did not properly recognize their accommodation were pathetic.

“Oh? What about you, Jong-hyuk? What about you, Dong-ik?”

Director Shin Sung-il wonders.

Instead of answering, Jong-hyuk took out his cell phone and called somewhere.

“Yes, thank you. May I ask how much it costs per night? Oh, it is? 80 people are going to stay. 40 should be enough. Five nights. Yes, sir. I’ll get back to you soon.”

I made a few calls like that. After hanging up, Jong-hyuk opened his mouth to director Shin Sung-il.

“All hotels are in the fall season, but it’s a group, so it’s 60 percent. The place that sponsors me is going to sponsor me, so move your accommodation to a hotel.”

“…what? Who, sponsorship?”

Jong-hyuk picked up his cell phone again.

“Yes, Mr. Kwon PB. You know, you’re going to sponsor me.”

Aha. I don’t know what’s going on, but you want me to be right?

As expected, Kwon A-young. He was quick to sense.

If I could, I’d like to pay in Jong-hyuk’s own name, but that only creates a sense of incompatibility.

“Yes, if the accommodation is weird, I’ll support you up to 1,500. Yes, I’ll change it for you.”

Jong-hyuk handed over his cell phone to Shin Sung-il.

“Yes, yes! Good afternoon! Dongil High School Judo…”… Yes, yes. Oh, thank you. In this difficult time…… Yes, get home safe!”

Shin Sung-il, who hung up the phone, stared blankly at Jong-hyuk.

“The accommodation includes breakfast and dinner, so let’s cancel the reservation. Honestly, the accommodation was all messed up like this, who knows what they must have done to that restaurant?”

People nodded blankly, and the owner of the motel was stunned.

“Huh? Huh? Now, wait!”

The owner of the motel rushed out.

“What are you doing?”

Jong-hyuk stepped up.

“Did you explain the low water pressure or mold in the room when we booked the accommodation? It’s a group camera, so you just said yes, right?”

“…….”

“It’s crazy, it’s crazy. It’s a place where all of you sleep.…do you know this is a fraud? Shut up before you blow it out of the pit! Rip off the blank paper and burn it!”

“Where are you from?””

“Masanian, wow yeah!”

“……you young man! Hey! Your father is so…….”

Jong-hyuk’s eyes sank cold.

“Old man, Grada. The bone spray won’t stick.”

“…….”

Jong-hyuk was dumbfounded by people staring this way.

“I’m sorry. My mother is from Masan.”

No, it’s because Hyunsuk is a cheap guy in Gyeongsang-do.

In addition, there are times when you have to use dialect when investigating infiltration, so you learned it on purpose.

“What do you want to do?”

Jong-hyuk grinned.

* * *

The accommodation in the judo department was moved to a hotel.

It’s an old-fashioned hotel that’s worse than a hotel-class motel in the future, but it’s a hundred and a thousand times better than the previous one.

From the lobby.

Unlike the narrow motel front, which is shaped like a half-moon window, the lobby of a neat, bright hotel from the entrance.

“Wow, this is a hotel…….”

“Wow.”

Seoul Judo representatives were busy watching.

“Oh, Jong-hyuk, thank you!”

“Thank you, Jong-hyuk!”

‘Yes, sleep well, eat well. So let’s sweep the medal!’ Most of the money left over to Park Tae-kyu disappeared today, but Jong-hyuk was pleased to think that he had spent it well.

Coach Shin Sung-il approached him.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

“I told you before. I’m a young financier who supports me personally.”

“Does that make sense? Does the lady waste money on the street?”

Fifteen million won.

It’s too much for an individual to sponsor.

Coach Shin Sung-il, who had no choice but to allow it because he desperately wanted it from the side, clenched his teeth.

He was grateful to Jong-hyuk for saying sorry to the sponsor, and was disillusioned with himself for not coming forward first.

“This 1,500-year-old man could capture the future!’

Director Shin Sung-il’s eyes were dazed.

Feeling that way, Jong-hyuk kicked his tongue inside.

‘We’re not just spraying it on the street, director.’

Some of the players here today go to the athletes’ village through the presidential election. The same goes for coaches and coaches.

For that time, Jong-hyuk lobbied for my side without being discriminated against since joining the athletes’ village.

Like Coach Park Sang-mook, some of the athletes’ village staff will receive back money.

Older players to ignore because they are young.

I could be proud of this side even if it cost a lot more than giving a village.

‘If you know I’m not rich, I’m sponsored, it’s hard to ask for a village. I don’t know what’s going to happen if I ask for money suddenly.’

However, Jong-hyuk, who cannot express his feelings, decided to resolve Shin’s misunderstanding first.

“Director, do you know how much Kwon PB earns a month?”

“That’s what you’re saying here…….”

Director Shin Sung-il’s face turned white when Jong-hyuk told him the amount in his ear.

“Well, you’re a real asset.”

“So don’t worry. You’re sponsoring us with a pure heart.”

“Uh, yeah, yeah. ……but what is he supporting you for?”

“I don’t know…….”

Turning around with a big smile, Jong-hyuk headed to the room.

“Yes, this is the room where people sleep.”

Entering the room, Jong-hyuk stood by the window smiling.

The high blue sky of autumn and the scenery of downtown Changwon caught my eyes.

Is it starting tomorrow?’

My heart was pounding.

* * *

After the night opening ceremony ended successfully, judo players participating in the National Sports Festival gathered at a gym in Jinhae Public Stadium the next day.

Hundreds of male and female judo players’ heat heated the air.

“Whoo-hoo.

“Sigh.”

Jong-hyuk smirked at the members of Dongil High School judo team sewing the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the fabric with the name on it in blue and white judo suits.

Their rigid hands are shaking.

There are members who stick needles in strict places.

“The representatives of Seoul Metropolitan Government, the capital of Korea, are not afraid of anything. Shame on you, Siri.”

Flinch!

Let’s not be embarrassed.

One clenched one’s teeth, and the other was lost in thought.

It was only said by a freshman in high school, so it came closer.

“That side is good, but it’s a metropolitan area. This is a special city. It’s special because it’s special. Let’s win.”

“…….”

Championship

It’s a final goal to aim for now that I’m at National Sports Festival, but when Jong-hyuk says it feels different.

It’s special because it’s special.

Come to think of it, it was.

He stood here despite a population several times larger than any other city or province and a competition rate several times higher.

Thinking so made me feel at ease, and my shoulders were weak.

At that moment.

“Ho, that guy?”

‘A freshman speaks well. Are you born with it?

An extraordinary man with a sponsor.

Players from the university and general departments, who had already been through main players or captains in high school, and won the current position, began to keep an eye on Jong-hyuk with strange eyes.

‘Sponsor, by word of mouth…Will he be good at it?’

Jong-hyuk smiled faintly, feeling the gaze.

Beep!

The National Sports Festival and the National Sports Festival Judo Qualification have begun.

“Wow! Seoul, fighting!”

“Let’s beat Gangwon-do!”

“Hey, Busan! Busan!”

National Sports Festival, which is played by province or metropolitan area.

The cheering method is bound to be different from other competitions that participate on a school basis.

Even yesterday’s competitor, today’s colleague.

They shouted their throats out loud.

The same was true of Jong-hyuk.

“If you lose, you’ll have a hundred chilies thrown into your dung! Way to go!”

Bite!

“Right!”

Two halves. One round of sum.

It’s only qualifying, but maybe it’s because we’ve been together for months, Jong-hyuk is deeply immersed.

“Hook, hook, you rotten bastard. I almost lost.”

“Hhh. If you won, that’s all it matters.”

Seol Dong-ik shook his head, saying, “I’m becoming more and more pathetic.”

– From now on, we will start the judo unlimited qualifying round. Choi Jong-hyuk, Seoul.

Finally, it’s your turn.

What?

A fire broke out on my back.

“Ugh!”

“Come on, you’ll die if you don’t win a game.”

As he smiled and moved, Jong-hyuk stood in front of a mat in the game and rechecked his clothes, and the eyes of representatives of the Seoul National University and General Affairs Department caught up.

‘It’s hot.’

The head is likely to be pierced with lighting from above.

Boom boom!?

Last touched with a tough black belt, Jong-hyuk walked into the mat and greeted everywhere.

Director, referee, audience, etc.

Judo is a sport of manners. I had to bow politely.

Since then, Jong-hyuk has seen his opponent at a distance of about four meters.

“Busan’s…” “Lee Chang-hyun?”

It is a name that I have never heard before because I did not participate in a competition before returning.

Beep!

“Go!”

“Growl!”

The opponent who shouted loudly approached.

“Hey, Seoul slicker. Put your eyes down. Do you want to die?”

Seeing his big eyes, Jong-hyuk sighed inwardly.

Let’s get this over with.

I don’t want to drag it out for a long.

“Hhh. Yeah. I’ll hand it over soon…….”

Puck! Puck!

In the midst of slow time, Jong-hyuk struck the collar and collar of his sleeve and grabbed the right collar of his opponent with both hands.

Then he twisted himself and sat down.

but

“Oh, my God!”

All of a sudden?

Jong-hyuk’s knees are not bent.

“Huh? It didn’t work?”

Frustrated, Jong-hyuk soon calmed down.

“As expected, the National Sports Festival.”

Somehow, when I grabbed the collar in that slow time, I felt that the opponent’s eyes were looking down.

But I’m still not used to it.’

To be exact, strength and coping are weak.

Admiring the effectiveness of the training, Jong-hyuk grabbed his wrist as if he were trying to lift his arm, and pushed his stomach against it and put his foot on the ankle.

Whoosh!

……beep!

“Ha, one round!”

“Gasp!”

“What, what, what! What’s so fast? How many seconds?”

“Oh, oh, seconds!”

The people watching the game woke up freaked out.

Fusiform vision. That’s a foul.

That’s how the myth of Jong-hyuk’s first murder began.

* * *

21 seconds in three preliminary rounds.

Round of 8 for 17 seconds.

Finally, it’s the semi- The gym was in silence when he was called.

“You, you, you, you crazy man!”

Director Shin Sung-il, who seemed to be quick-witted and lowered his voice.

Jong-hyuk opened his mouth looking at him like that.

“Director.”

“Why, dude? You’re gonna be done in 10 seconds this time?”

“No, I’m playing in the general team during the presidency.”

“What?”

“Then I’ll be back.”

Unlimited competition from high school students to ordinary unemployed athletes without age limit.

The high school’s a little weak.

Jong-hyuk headed for the mat, warming up his neck and back.

And I got into position while looking at the opponent.

Let’s get this over with.

“Come on!”

Jong-hyuk rushed at his opponent.

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