Chapter 127 – Episode 125. Pretending to Know Is Not a Fan.

“Hey, I’m going to smoke some cigarettes with the hyungs, so I’m talking to Younghwan.”

“Yes.”

Meteorologist, the more I see that person, the more amazing he is. How come you only smoke when you drink? According to people who smoke, it is more difficult to smoke in moderation like that.

“But, senior, don’t you smoke?”

“Me? Hung up 19 years? After the injury, I felt that I needed to take care of myself a little more.”

After all, this person is taking care of himself. Go Young-hwan was also great. He quit smoking completely.

“Hey, but how about SY too?”

“Yes? SY? SY Agency?”

“Yes. If you look at the seniors who went to the majors, they were all there. Same with Jincheol hyung and Joo Tae hyung. Everyone was treated well and went to the majors. My agency contract last year was also the last year of salary negotiations. I’m trying to find out something new, how is it?”

“SY is good.”

I’m not saying this because it’s run by Soyoung, but SY Agency was really good. There is a personal training space, and as soon as the WBC was over, I got a big equipment sponsor. It was said that the contract was worth the wait, but it was good because I used good equipment.

Besides, they say they sometimes ask for advertisements, but I heard that So-yeong refuses all of them. It’s still time to focus on baseball or something. I had a house and a car, so I didn’t really need money, so it didn’t matter.

“First of all, there are places where I can practice during the off-season, and I like the lawyer. They treat you almost like family.”

“Okay? Is that enough? All of my brothers had a reason to go there. I also got an offer when I debuted, but I turned it down then. If I had known it would turn out this well, I would have gone with it.”

“It is good to come.”

If so, Soyoung would be a little happy too, right? … Well, I’d rather win a game than anything like this.

As I was talking about the agency with Ko Young-hwan, a group of men approached the seniors who were smoking cigarettes.

“Oh, you must be fans. It’s definitely fat, so there must be a lot of cases where I see fans even while eating. Still, it would be a bit annoying to come here to eat like that.”

If it were the female fans, I would have rushed to sign autographs, but there was no need to be bothered, so I stood there.

“Well, it would be nice if the fans came, but….”

However, Ko Young-hwan’s answer was a bit uncomfortable.

“Yes? Then what….”

I wanted to hear more, so when I asked Ko Young-hwan a question, catcher Park Joong-hyun called me loudly.

“Hoya. Come to work.”

As we approached Park Joong-hyun’s call, the men’s rice cake sticks were larger than expected. Do you feel like you’ve been working out professionally?

“Ah, is this Ji Maeng-ho? Nice to meet.”

It was a bit thick there. What?

“Who are you, half-speaking?”

“I am also your senior, dude. It was my 14th draft.”

“Oh, a professional baseball player? Are you Hyeonseong and Sunsun? Or group 2? I don’t watch Korean baseball very well.”

What. You must have been a real baseball player? By the way, Hyeonseong has a 2nd division baseball field in Daegu?

“A child. I am already retired.”

… ? What? Then you’re not even a professional baseball player.

“Hoya. Ya is Kang Ho-cheol, a junior who retired after playing for a year. Well, he’s at a bar now. Iron. Do you have your business card, kid?”

“Ah, here is my business card.”

“Ah yes. What.”

Hocheol Kang handed me a business card. The name of the bar and Kang Ho-cheol were engraved on it.

“Come play. Hee-ya will take good care of you.”

“Well, I understand. I’m sorry, but the first half of the conversation is a bit like that. You are not a high school senior or a club senior.”

“That one?”

“Hey, hey. Done. Done. Cheol-ah, this is how he used to be. But when you get to know them, they are polite. Also, did you come and talk to the girl you are seeing for the first time?”

“Sorry. Seniors.”

“Still, since Joonghyun-senpai introduced me to you, I’ll take the business card for now.”

Well, since he’s good at it, it would be beneficial if he got even a small spoonful.

“Then, senior. We will go first.”

“Ah, senior Sangju. Aren’t you going second? We will treat you properly in our restaurant.”

“Done. Fierce tiger let’s go.”

“Yep.”

“Okay, go in. We’ll talk a bit and then we’ll leave.”

Ki Sang-joo and I moved on, but the other Hyun-seong seniors were still talking about whether they were planning to have a second round at Kang Ho-cheol’s store.

“Senior, do you know that bastard? It’s the first time I’ve seen it, but it’s half words.”

“I don’t even know who I am. It’s just that Joonghyun-hyung introduces me, so it’s like that.”

“Okay? Uh? Senior Yeong-hwan is going too?”

“Where are you going? I’m going home.”

“Ah, Young-hwan. Did you bring the car? Do you have an agent?”

“Yes.”

“Then give me a ride to our lodging.”

“Well, that much is possible. That hotel, right? Always used by AT as a lodging.”

“Yes.”

“It’s the direction we’re going anyway, so what?”

“Your brother will pay for the replacement fee.”

“Ah, a guest came to visit, and of course the landlord has to treat it. Instead, are you going to play with me when I go to Seoul?”

“What, look.”

Well…. It seems like it’s common to get along with players from other teams like this. Well, there is no need to set me up for nothing with all the same partners.

So the three of us started walking to the place where Ko Young-hwan’s car was propped up.

“Ah, senior weatherman. I heard that senior Younghwan is also considering coming to SY.”

“Oh really? SY OK. Come.”

“Maengho and brother, too. You say everything is good, so you’re rather suspicious?”

“What bastard? Say it’s good because it’s good.”

“Is it?”

“Hey, but why didn’t you follow the hyungs?”

“Well….”

Go Yeong-hwan seemed a little embarrassed to answer. Then, as if he had made up his mind on something, he opened his mouth.

“Ah, did you see that bastard? That bastard gangster.”

“Yes? Are you a gangster? But he said he was a baseball player.”

“Well, it didn’t work out while playing baseball, so I went there.”

Come to think of it, one of my seniors in high school also went to the world of darkness…. Come to think of it, I did say that when I threatened Hyuna.

“Maeng Tiger, do you have the business card he gave you? If you can, don’t go to that store.”

“Is that enough?”

“There’s nothing good about being friends with those bastards. Ha, what the fuck…. Not. You don’t need to know.”

Well…. Well, there’s no way a guy who squeaks in half-spoken words for the first time is normal.

Anyway, after that, Ko Young-hwan did not open his mouth until he took us to the hotel.

“Hey, tomorrow. Oh, is it today? Let’s stick together in episode 9 today. I also wanted to see him in a match. Honestly, if it works for you, won’t I be able to work in the majors too?”

“Oh, since Senior Younghwan said that, I feel more confident.”

“Honestly, there weren’t any hitters other than you in the national team who could communicate properly.”

“Hey, I am.”

“Ah, Sangju-hyung is retired now.”

“What?”

“Knight. Please go quickly!”

Still, by the time we were dropped off, Ko Young-hwan seemed to have sorted out his thoughts and went home after joking.

“Young. You look worried.”

Do you know anything? The meteorologist’s mouth seemed itchy.

“Does Sangju senior know anything?”

When I put together the big data that accompanied me throughout the WBC period, I asked a question because it became annoying if I didn’t ask at this time.

“Originally, local clubs say that there are some of these.”

“What is this?”

“No, what. They say it has something to do with gangsters. Clubs in the metropolitan area do not have many places to play, so I heard that there are a lot of things to do with this because there are limited places to play in the provinces. I’m not too familiar with it though. Besides, in Daegu, the only downtown area is Dongseong-ro….”

This, again, looks like a long horse.

“Oh yeah?”

I quickly cut off the meteorological words. To be honest, I didn’t care too much, and it had nothing to do with me.

“Because it is. What would you do if the kids who played baseball since elementary school didn’t do well and retired? I haven’t learned anything, and all I have is my body. The kids who go to the independent league are nobles. Well, if you put your face into the first team a few times, you can start a coach or a baseball center, but the kids who don’t have nothing to do. Still, the kids who played in Seoul are nobles. There are many students in Seoul. The juniors I know….”

Shit, I just asked. Maybe it’s because he’s been drinking, the sageist’s mouth starts to spin as if it’s on a motor.

“Hey, hey! Where! Bastard! Do you suddenly leave after asking? Hey?! Hey!”

Unable to take it anymore, I quickly headed home.

“Bastard! You have to listen to the end!”

‘Ah…. However, I want to work together with Ko Young-hwan. Mr. Rossby, could you practice with a pitcher you haven’t played against?’

‘No, I think you and I should try each other. All the other pitchers would have been able to practice just by watching.’

‘Isn’t that right?’

‘But that bastard keeps screaming, is it okay?’

‘Shit. But if you listen to it, Mr. Rossby knows that there is no limit.’

‘It’s not like that.’

After Rossby said that, he quickly disappeared somewhere. And I seemed to know why Rossby was disappearing. Expedition accommodation is a hotel. For the voyeurist Rossby, the hotel was like heaven.

‘Ha, I’m so fucking envious. Am I becoming invisible too so I can’t walk around?’

The more I thought about it, the more envious I was.

Under…. Rather than practicing with the pitcher or sharing experiences, it would have been better for me to be transparent….

When I thought of Rossby, who would have a good view alone, I felt something irrational.

‘Then I can’t have sex for three days every time I come on an expedition?’

Of course, I have memories of being patient for a longer time, but at that time, I couldn’t help it because I was living in a training camp, and I didn’t want to put up with it even though I could.

‘XXXX CEO Kang Ho-cheol….’

At that time, the business card Kang Ho-chul gave me caught my eye. I was a bit reluctant because he was a gangster, but I was attracted to him because he was good. It was clear that being nice to him didn’t mean playing along.

‘Jeok, I’ll call you later if I feel really hungry. Well, I’m not very attracted to her right now though.’

I was thinking of going into the room and watching videos of Ko Young-hwan’s pitching.

But at the time I didn’t know. I didn’t have to deal with Ko Young-hwan during this series.