Chapter 415 – Episode 407. Golden Return. (1)

-Olympic finals, Korea defeats Japan to win gold!


… Meanwhile, the long-awaited final was played between Korea and Japan, raising public expectations. Japan’s anticipated selection is Ohtani, the world’s best baseball player. Korea’s inferiority was expected, but… Afterward, in the penalty shoot-out, Ji Maeng-ho won the championship through a clever surprise bunt.

On this day, Ji Maeng-ho was responsible for all of Korea’s scores, recording 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, and 1 RBI in the game-winning game…

┗Win!!!!!

┗Wow, how long has it been since you last won an international competition?

┗ㅇㅅㅁㅎㅅ

┗ㅇㅅㅁㅎㅅ

┗Who is the person who slandered Fierce Protector like this? Haha, in the end, Tiger God finished it, right?

┗I’m crazy lol Don’t you need to send me a major quickly?

-Korean baseball! Won the Olympics for the first time in 16 years!


… The golden journey of the Korean national baseball team came to an end when they won the gold medal at the Olympics for the first time in 16 years. The Korean national team, which placed 4th at the last Tokyo Olympics, appointed coach Lee Geum-hyeon, a ‘championship manager’, as the national team’s head coach after the Tokyo Olympics. Coach Lee Geum-hyeon won the first gold medal in Olympic baseball at the last Beijing Olympics…

Since the appointment of coach Geum-Hyeon Lee, the Korean national team has consistently recorded good results. The first was the 2023 WBC (World Baseball Classic). Coach Lee Geum-hyun, who finished second in the WBC, won the Asian Games and the Olympics, proving why he is a ‘championship hitman’.

… Meanwhile, the player who shone the most on the national team was AT Thunders infielder Ji Maeng-ho. Ji Maeng-ho, who was controversial for his promiscuous sex life during the Olympics, put the controversy to shame by appearing in 6 games and recording a batting average of 0.524, an on-base percentage of 0.615, and a slugging percentage of 1.810, and he recorded a 0.524 batting average, a 0.615 on-base percentage, and a 1.810 slugging percentage, and he recorded against Ohtani, the ‘best player in the world’, in the finals. He proved why he is the MVP of the KBA League by posting 7 home runs, including one home run, and 17 RBIs.

…

┗Key~! Master! Add a bowl of soup~~!!!

┗Korea wins!!!!

┗I robbed Ohtani, but if Ji Maeng-ho goes to the majors, won’t he just get MVP? LOL

┗Ilppongs are destroyed~~~!!!!! Scream~~!!!!!

┗Wow, I can’t wait to see you win the Olympics again in my lifetime.

┗ㅋㅋ There will be so many LA newbies now haha

-I’m Ji-maeng Honde, I’m grateful for your support, but I quit Byeolgram because of you guys. Damn. And I will find and kill the bastard who sent me a picture of his dick. Thank you always for your support and I will work harder in the future. Please look forward to the second half of the year. [30463 total comments]

┗ㅇㅅㅁㅎㅅ!

┗Meng Hosin, your dedication saved Korea today. ‘Ji Maeng-ho’, the eternal GOAT in baseball history

┗Maeng Speed ​​exceeds 30,000~~!!!! ㅇㅅㅁㅎㅅ

┗GOAT ‘Ji Maeng-ho’, a great man in Korean history who saved Joseon from Japanese invasion.

┗The fierce god of defense is crazy haha

┗One issue is memories and one issue is love…

┗”Ji Maeng-ho. The light of my life, the spark of my life. “My sin, my soul.”

┗Fuck, you went crazy against Otani, Maengho haha

-KBA! We are changing the posting rules drastically!


… Meanwhile, after the victory at the Olympics, KBA President Young-Chan Han issued a press release saying, “We plan to reduce the posting limit to four years to encourage talented players to advance to the United States.”

… According to the data, it was stated that the existing application eligibility, which was limited to players who had completed the number of FA qualification days in the first team for more than 7 seasons, would be greatly relaxed to players who had completed the number of FA qualification days for 4 or more seasons. However, when returning from the Major League to the KBA, the original team retains the rights to the player for 4 seasons…

Meanwhile, according to this new rule, the player most likely to advance to the major leagues after this season is Joo Seung-cheol of the Hancheol Grizzlies. Joo Seung-cheol will meet the eligibility requirements for the fourth season after this season ends. Moreover, Joo Seung-cheol proved that he can work on the world stage as well, with a batting average of 0.428 and 3 home runs in this Olympics.

…

┗Okay, send those bastards to the majors quickly ㅅㅂ

┗Please turn off the major!!!

┗Wow, the thought of seeing Ji Maeng-ho for 5 more years made me puke, but I only have to watch him for 2 more years. Sigh~~!!

┗Joo Seung-cheol works in the majors?

┗┗ It seems like it will work. I heard that major clubs have been watching him with interest since his debut. Watching the Olympics, I think I can hit it roughly 7 to 8 times.

┗Can’t you just let me go right away? Ohtani is also a robber, so how can you stop that guy with all these fucking pitchers?

*

The taste of victory was sweet. To be honest, I wasn’t in a very good mood when I won because my last match with Ohtani ended in a bad way, but when I think about the women who secretly flirted with me after the match…, It was also sweet.

Jia and Hyuna. And even players from other countries. After winning, until I boarded the plane home, I was so hard on my dick that all other thoughts disappeared.

“Then, let’s have one last dinner and then return!”

After returning to Korea, the remaining schedule is a dinner party to celebrate the victory. Although the second half of the season would start again two days later, it did not fit the Korean sentiment to part ways without even having a company dinner after building a milestone such as an Olympic gold medal.

Well, I was a little sad about breaking up like this.

The dinner party held in Seoul ended with drinking expensive soju at a pretty nice Korean restaurant, although I don’t know if the president used the association’s money, the players’ association provided it, or the coach’s own money.

Since the season was just around the corner, we just finished the first round, and as we gathered in groups of two and three and were on our way home, Wonho approached us.

“Hey, are you going to high school tomorrow? Let’s go in together.”

“Ha, it’s a hassle to go…”

“Still, if you say a word, shouldn’t you go and fill the time?”

“I have to go, well.”

As there were quite a few medalists in this Olympics, Korea Sports High School, a prestigious physical education high school and my alma mater, wanted to invite the medalists from the school to say something to the growing juniors.

Normally, I would not have participated in such a troublesome event, but since I had to complete 544 hours of volunteer work for special military service, there was no reason for me to not participate. Anyway, visiting the school is treated as a kind of lecture.

What I felt after volunteering for baseball this winter was that it was a great benefit to fill my volunteer time with lectures.

“Okay, see you tomorrow. “You know the pickup, right?”

“Okay.”

*

“Meng Hao, don’t get into trouble, just read the script, just follow the script. “Understand, right?”

“Hey, teacher. When did you see me having an accident?”

“Yes, but… It must have come out so strangely in the news. Our Meng Hao is not that kind of kid.”

“News, it’s true.”

“Yeah, really? Haha. Adults can do that too. But you know our school atmosphere, right? “It’s strict when it comes to dating the opposite sex.”

“Hey, I’m not a kid, I’m here to volunteer, so I guess I’ll say something like that?”

“Yes, I believe it. “It’s Meng Hao.”

“Yes!”

My homeroom teacher, whom I met after a long time, didn’t seem to have changed much. In fact, she hadn’t seen much of him long enough to notice a difference. Because she didn’t have time to watch it except during viewing time. Due to the nature of the school, I went to exercise after 4th period, so it felt like being a homeroom teacher was almost nominal.

The lecture script I received from my homeroom teacher was, as expected, boring. They contacted me even before returning home, and it was a boring script that showed they had been thoroughly prepared.

There are four Olympic medalists gathered here today to give a lecture for juniors. Wonho and I won a gold medal in baseball. And Jihee, a classmate who won a bronze medal in women’s fencing. And it was Baek Chae-won who won the silver medal in judo.

‘Fuck, how did only the bitches who had sex with me gather together? Well, once you taste my dick, it’s just exercise, it’s nothing.’

Waiting for my turn at the back of the auditorium. Jihee avoided my eyes, and Baek Chaewon looked at me burdenedly. While there is an awkward silence, after Won-ho finishes his speech and Ji-hee leaves for the next speech, Baek Chae-won approaches while we are alone.

“Meng Hao. “I’m pregnant.”

“Huh?!”

Fuck, this is a surprise! But you’re pregnant? I think I’ve been with this bitch for about two weeks. Can you tell already? I don’t know the details, but when I saw her expression, it didn’t seem like she was lying. But did she win a medal in that condition? After all, your mother is strong.

“Really?”

“Yeah, given the timing, I guess it’s probably your child? Well, it could be my husband’s child.”

Whichever of the two is my child, it’s definitely mine. Because there is no way my genes can lose.

“Congratulation. “Sister.”

First, I congratulated him. Whoever the child was, being pregnant was a blessing.

“I wonder whose child it is.”

“But you know you can’t ask me to raise a child, right?”

“Haha, it’s hilarious. To commemorate that, how about ending today?”

“Hmm… I have an appointment today. Also, the teacher called me.”

Pregnancy celebratory sex. It’s good, but I had a prior commitment that was more important than that today. After finishing the lecture, Wonho and I decided to have dinner at Lee Ki-cheol’s house.

“Yeah, that’s a shame… So when is the next time… ?”

“Hey, sister, you promised. “I will only see it at the athletes’ village.”

I didn’t want it to get any more muddy, so I drew a clear line. She looked a little hurt by my words, but to be honest, she wasn’t a woman I had any merit in meeting often. She also had a husband.

“Under… I need to prepare for the next Olympics as well. First, give birth to a child.”

“I hope you have a healthy baby.”

While she was talking with her, Wonho came in.

“Wow, I’m shaking to death.”

“What did you do?”

“Just read the script. “I got a few questions.”

Wonho was out for about 10 minutes. Since the script was 5 minutes long, it seemed like questions were asked for 5 minutes. By investing just 10 minutes, your volunteer work time can be reduced by 4 hours. I think it was a good thing I came.

Clap clap clap, applause is heard. It seemed like Jihee’s turn was over. Now it’s my turn. I headed to the auditorium with the script.

“Ohh. It’s Ji Maeng-ho.”

“Wow, fierce tiger.”

I can hear students whispering. At the end of the game, perhaps because it was fan service, he waved his hand once and cheers echoed throughout the auditorium. You idiots, you received a good education. As I walked along and looked at the faces of my juniors, I was able to find a familiar face. Perhaps because Wonho and I won gold medals, we were juniors on the baseball team sitting in the front row.

Among them, the third-graders were the youngest first-graders when I was in third grade, but they had quite adult-like faces. My juniors look at me with envious eyes.

‘But weren’t you ignored by those bastards? Before signing a contract with me. ‘Why don’t we have a get-together after the end?’

As Rossby said, there were quite a few guys who ignored me before I signed with Rossby. Even though that was stressful at the time…,

‘Hey, Mr. Rossby. They were young kids. I am an adult. Why would an Olympic gold medal winner need to worry about such small things?’

I didn’t think much of it right now. After all, I was the KBA League MVP and Olympic gold medalist. Moreover, after I entered the competition, there were people who looked up to me, probably because they helped me win.

“I heard your dick is huge, sir, is that true? “Senior, when I was in my first year, senior Meng Ho was in my third year.”

“Hey, I can hear it from this street. Meng Ho’s ears are really great.”

Our eyes meet. He was slightly embarrassed when I smiled, but his face soon changed to a happy one. I’m so happy that I’m actually embarrassed. Well, it’s only natural that he would have enrolled in this school after seeing me. An expression that almost makes you feel like you’ve met your idol. Is he an infielder?

As I stand on the podium, receiving attention from cute juniors, I can see all the juniors gathered in the auditorium at a glance. Sometimes I heard such successful seniors come and give lectures, and I couldn’t believe it was me. The feeling was new. Is this the taste of success?

Maybe it’s because it’s my alma mater, but I feel more excited. Anyway, my thoughts end here. Now I had to do my job.

“Keuhum, big.”

I straighten my neck and read the script. The script was full of obvious stories, as the school had prepared it for me. Exercise hard, your efforts will be rewarded someday, exercising as a student will stay with you for the rest of your life, basic skills are important, boring stuff like this.

“Then, finally, I hope you exercise hard and join a good university or professional team.”

Clap! The sound of applause filled the auditorium. What’s left now is question and answer time?

“Do you have any questions?”

“Me! Me!”

“Senior! Me!”

They raise their hands here and there and give them earnest looks hoping that they will choose them. First, start with the juniors of the baseball team.

“Senior! Hello. This is Sanghyun Kim from the baseball team. “Can I ask you a few questions?”

“Yes.”

The question from a junior on the baseball team was about bulking up. After giving a standard answer about the need for good balance and answering questions from a few juniors, the time allotted to me came to an end. Since I answered so formally, there were a few juniors who gave me disappointed looks, probably because they were expecting another interesting answer, but I couldn’t help it.

It would have been a big problem if I had said something strange and had not acknowledged my volunteer work time. My homeroom teacher even asked me to pray.

Finally, who should we choose? At that time, I saw a junior who was clearly cowering with a dark expression.

“Then finally… “Junior?”

When I pointed him out, he was surprised, as if he didn’t know he would be chosen.

“I, … I am. Hmm… Well, ha… I’m really worried because my grades aren’t coming in these days. I’ve been eliminated from recent competitions, so I’m worried about the future… Ah… Sorry. Under… I’ll just say it. Should I stop exercising?”

A comment from a junior asking if he should quit exercising… In fact, the fact that they even asked me meant that they were almost at the end. Either you need a reason to quit, or you need a reason to continue.

Otherwise, there was no way you would have asked me something this important. So I wanted to give this junior a proper answer.

… Because it felt like I was seeing myself before I met Rossby.

Before I met Rossby, I had the same concerns. Because she was sitting on her bench, imprinted in the eyes of that bastard, waiting indefinitely. I thought about quitting baseball, but I couldn’t.

Because it was my parents’ will for me to become a baseball player. I regret if I had waited in the dormitory instead of going home the day before the entrance ceremony, and I resent why the director gave me leave at that time. It wasn’t just a day or two that I thought that way.

And when I came back after the surgery and rehabilitation, my place was gone. Still, I somehow wanted to become a baseball player, so I stayed on the baseball team and became a batting pitcher.

‘Fuck, it sucks to think about it. Hyejin really fell behind today.’

I need a lot of revenge. Oh, I’m a pregnant woman, so take it easy.

“… “Senior?”

When I didn’t answer, the junior called me.

“Big, big. Are you thinking about quitting exercising? What kind of exercise do you do?”

“Tennis. I’m not getting any grades… I’m also sorry to the coach.”

“Hmm. I had a time like that too. Furthermore, I couldn’t even participate in the game and just carried the kettle. My teammates looked at me asking me why I didn’t quit, and I was treated like a loser by my coaches. But I kept trying.”

I put in a lot of effort. Lee Ki-cheol, that bastard didn’t like me, so the coaches didn’t like me very much, and there was no one who taught me properly. I was the one who was so bad that Rossby swore at me when he saw me training. If I hadn’t met Rossby, I don’t know what my life would be like now.

But there was one thing we could be sure of. If I had given up then, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

I was lucky to meet Rossby, but I learned and threw breaking balls to somehow get Lee Ki-cheol’s attention. I was wondering if Lee Ki-cheol would look after me. As I worked hard, Lee Ki-cheol selected me as the national batting pitcher.

Well, it seemed like they had chosen it to harass me. Anyway, if I hadn’t thrown a batting ball, I wouldn’t have been able to meet Rossby. If you think about it that way, meeting Rossby was ultimately the result of my efforts.

“If you feel that no matter how hard you try, nothing will change, you may want to give up. But in hindsight, aren’t those moments ultimately what make you stronger?

What would have happened to me if those times hadn’t happened? To be honest, before I met Rossby, I was mentally weak. Because my routine was to lie in bed crying all night. So it may have collapsed quickly.

“And you’re still young. “You like tennis, right?”

“Yes…”

“I like baseball too. So I kept bumping into it. Because I don’t want to regret it later. I hit it all the way. High school student. You’re young. Give it a try during high school. It’s never too late to graduate from high school. Well, I’m still young too. Anyway, I did. If I hadn’t tried so hard, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Wouldn’t it be better to regret doing it rather than regretting not doing it?”

I’m a bit speechless. Because it wasn’t in the script and was said on the spot.

It was also cringe-inducing. Because this is my first time saying this. However, I wanted to tell my inner thoughts to a junior who was in a similar situation to me.

If I had quit baseball then, I would definitely regret it now.

“And, sometimes, I pick up trash. Maybe, the luck of a lifetime will come to you. Anyway, fighting. I hope my words help you.”