Chapter 137 – Episode 135. Please Give (3)

“Kwan-hyung hyung, did you hear that? It’s a story I heard from the interpreter, but director Sands….”

Director Sands… ? My ears pricked up involuntarily at the interesting story.

“What is the director of Sands?”

“That bastard, I heard that a coaching offer came from America this time, does your brother know?”

“A coach proposal? Hey, would a professional baseball manager accept a coaching offer?”

“Well, that’s true, but according to the interpreter, the coach over there, so the head coach? They said it was an offer.”

“A head coach is a manager, right?”

“I don’t know English very well. Anyway, honestly, I don’t know if I’ll renew my contract with Sands manager or not. That’s why they said they were thinking about it.”

“Ah, what kind of coach would go to college for a pro position?”

“Okay? But he said that if you do well there for a few years, you will go to the majors right away….”

“What nonsense is that? Is college baseball that good? Hey! Jincheol-ah!”

“Yes?”

Woo Kwan-hyung called Choi Jin-cheol. Choi Jin-cheol, staggering at Woo-gwan-hyung’s call, approached the table where Woo-gwan-hyung was.

“If I coach an American university, can he go to the majors?”

Woo Kwan-hyung was also confused about whether he was drunk, but Choi Jin-cheol perfectly understood that drunk people communicate.

“Brother, how do I know that? I was also busy going back and forth in the minors.”

“Well, do you think the Sangju knows?”

“You don’t even know the boss? Who cares what college baseball is like in America?”

“Well…. Well, I guess.”

Meteorologist, Choi Jin-cheol. I knew one person who knew a lot about the American baseball game that even people who had lived in the United States for several years did not know.

‘Is that why American college baseball is so orderly?’

‘Well, at least the NCAA was there when I was alive. It was popular. There were also guys who started out in college. It’s definitely not a big deal. Even back then, there were a lot of guys from college.’

‘Well…. It’s difficult. Is it similar to Korea?’

Maybe you should have asked Soyoung instead?

But I didn’t want to disturb So-young’s mind by asking her. You seem to be under a lot of stress these days because of baseball, but it was obvious that hearing Sands’ story would add to the stress.

When I talk to Soyoung these days, I heard that the atmosphere at the front desk is unusual. The AT Thunders have rarely fallen to the bottom of the table since spring.

AT Thunders’ characteristic is DTD. It was said that a team that will fall will fall, but in order to fall, you have to go up first. The AT Thunders were a team playing at the top of the league in the summer, at least until May. First of all, the player quality was basically good.

But this year was different. It’s because I’ve been stuck since the beginning of the season. In addition, the players’ performance was not particularly bad, so the problem was more serious.

First of all, the main hitters, among them, Nana Kim Su-ho, Ki Ki-ju, Choi Jin-cheol, and Woo Kwan-hyung, had good grades, and even Bore, a mercenary, was seriously lacking in RBIs, but his batting average was good.

As for the pitching mercenary, Janson, who just joined the team, was a bit of a problem, but Bellingham, a pitcher in his third year, was doing his job. Especially today, even though I pitched twice a week, I kept the scoreless until six innings.

The problem was that the situation where you lost big when you scored big and lost badly when you scored small was repeated, and the 2 wins you won were also difficult and difficult to overcome. Because there was no situation in which a game went smoothly, the fatigue of the players was accumulating, and the amount of training required by Sands was quite intense, so subtle mistakes were made in the game and the vicious cycle of losing was repeated.

-“If there is a big problem with the team, I would rather try to guess the trade card, but what do you think, Maengho?”

-“Hmm…. I’m fine, but the other seniors say it’s a bit annoying because I have to train a lot.”

-“Okay? The amount of training is the director’s own authority…. Ha… , Once I got it. By the way, is Kang Hee-seok really possessed by a ghost?”

– “Because that’s right.”

-“Well, the past few years have been a bit strange. Mistakes also increase. Anyway, it’s kind of annoying because I keep losing. The atmosphere at the front desk is also not good.”

In such a situation, it was only natural that So-young and the front desk would be deeply troubled. And I think that the atmosphere at the front desk is getting bad, and So-young seems to be playing a part too. Even when he’s with me, he’s a bit scared, but at work, he must be exuding an atmosphere that he can’t even talk to.

“Sands bastard, I just want you to go.”

“Ah, Yoon Chul-ah. I’m still a director….”

“But I’ve also heard that Sans trains a little loosely when he’s in the future, but isn’t this training hard to discourage me?”

“Is that so, boy? Drink.”

In this way, the story about Sands soon became a topic of conversation, and boring stories like money became a side dish at drinking parties.

‘Okay, I’m going to listen to this. It’s not very interesting.’

So after drinking, I headed home.

*

‘Whoa… , We have to decide today.’

From Jia’s point of view, AT Thunders’ condition looked serious. He wanted to gain momentum with a victory by finishing, but Ji Maeng-ho’s expression was hardened when he saw it in the middle of the weekend.

In addition, the weekday series is NV Rex, which is riding momentum at the beginning of the season. In Jia’s eyes, AT’s chances of winning a winning series against NV seemed slim. In other words, he had to finish today before Ji Meng-ho felt worse.

That’s why, today without baseball, Ji Maeng-ho should shut his mouth and get a definite answer.

‘Hmm, I think this would be enough for clothes. I had a good makeup job, and I like it. OK.’

I had no intention of flirting with him, but Ji Maeng-ho is also a man. Most men tend to soften when a pretty woman asks. And Jia was a woman who knew very well that she was pretty.

As I was getting ready to go out, Jia’s cell phone rang.

-PD Jang: This time, the episode with Ji Maeng-ho came out, but it has been getting a lot of views, maybe because Ji Maeng-ho’s grades are good these days. Is it possible to recruit again next time?

‘I wish I could. PD.’

But after today, we could end up never seeing each other again. It will probably be difficult to recruit again.

-Me: Sorry, PD. Wouldn’t it be difficult because it’s in season?

After Jia sent her text message, she headed to the meeting place. After waiting for 30 minutes at the meeting place, she saw a fierce tiger walking from afar.

“Ah, sorry. There is nowhere to park.”

“It’s okay, because I didn’t wait too long.”

“But why did you ask to see me at the room cafe?”

“Yes? It’s a bit like talking about this in an open place.”

It was impossible to go to the room bar from daytime, and the cafe was too open. Then, if someone listened to it, I couldn’t do it. In addition, there could be reporters in the hotel, and motels were not suitable for this kind of story.

That’s why Jia’s choice is a room cafe. I had been there with friends before, so I thought it was the perfect place to have a quiet conversation.

“You’re definitely young.”

“What are you talking about?”

“No, that’s fine.”

‘Is it because I haven’t really become an adult yet? Cute. You just have to lose it. Aren’t motels a bit burdensome?’

Meng-ho was a little taken aback by Jia’s request to meet her at the cafe in her room, but since she had just graduated from high school, she thought so. And he thought the room cafe wouldn’t be bad either. In addition, I liked the sincerity of the woman who actively came to the place.

‘I need to be a little gentler today.’

After following Jia into the room cafe, Maeng-ho was slightly surprised.

‘Wow. Is it better than you think here? It’s almost like a motel. Although the room is a bit narrow.’

Actually, when I was in middle and high school, I heard that my friends had sex at a room cafe, but it was the first time I actually came in. While Maengho’s eyes widened, Jia, who was sitting across a small table, opened her mouth first.

“Brother, didn’t you tell the reporters by chance?”

“Do I have to tell reporters about this?”

Do I even have to tell the reporter that someone likes me?

“… You don’t have to tell me.”

You can stab the anti-doping commission without telling the reporters.

“I will tell you directly. I hope you don’t talk about it anywhere in the future.”

The fact that my brother was on drugs.

“Yeah, you and I will be bothered. But why are you trying to hide it? Is it because you’re also an YouTuber?”

Is an youtuber’s relationship such a big problem?

“Yes? It has nothing to do with YouTuber. Not. I guess it doesn’t matter Still, even if I wasn’t an youtuber, I would have stopped my oppa. It is a matter of family honor.”

If this fact is known, not only my brother but also my father….

“Family honor? Is that tidy?”

A daughter’s romance to the family’s honor?

‘Of course, if my brother is caught taking a banned substance, my honor will be lost…. What are you talking about?’

‘Is dating with me that neat? Of course, I live a life of fucking sex…. Other people wouldn’t know?’

Even though they were talking about different things, they were communicating, but they could realize that they were slightly out of sync with each other.

And it was Jia who broke through such a subtle discrepancy and came out first.

“Of course! I don’t know my brother, but even my dad… ! No, actually, my brother is working hard too. You’re pitiful that kind of thing Maeng-ho oppa, can’t you just keep your mouth shut this time? If it’s money, I’ll give it to you. I don’t have 100 million, but I have about 3,000 saved up right now…. Because I can earn more in the future.”

For the honor of the family!

“Eh? What are you talking about?”

What are you talking about? Meng Hu’s head hurts because Jia suddenly said something strange. I thought he was joking in the car the other day, but he gave you a few thousand money on the condition that he not tell you that he likes you? No matter how much he hated being known, this wasn’t it.

‘Something seems out of focus?’

Meng Tiger’s eyes narrowed. But Jia, who thought he was asking a shameless favor, kept his head down.

“The fact that my brother took drugs…. Can’t you erase the evidence too? Because I have enough money….”

And at the sound that came out of Jia’s mouth, Maeng-ho was able to realize all the facts.

*

‘Look. That’s right! Damn, did I say that I was weak at the time? Are my eyes not wrong? You crazy bastard.’

‘No, to be honest, I have nothing to do with whether he does drugs or not. And be quiet for a while…. My head hurts.’

So, he didn’t like me and he thought that I had evidence that Joo Seung-cheol was doing drugs, so he asked me to meet up until now?

… I felt betrayed. I knew he really liked me…. It was just kimchi soup. I was embarrassed and wanted to hide if there was a mouse hole.

‘By the way, the conversation definitely worked… ? Then, did you come to the room cafe because you really wanted to talk quietly? Under….’

“Sorry for saying this…. Oppa, how much, how long can you keep the secret?”

But embarrassing is embarrassing. Things weren’t too bad right now. No, is this better? If only I could hide the fact that I was mistaken…. If you pretend to have evidence!

“Brother… ?”

Jia raised her bowed head and looked at me. Her eyes were watery and her voice was shaking.

“… Don’t need money I have something I want.”

Women, weakness, room cafe. There was no reason to drop it.