Chapter 596 – [Side Story] Enlistment. (1)

“The military song starts between groups. The military song is comrade-in-arms!”

“Comrades!”

“Born as a dignified son of the people~.”

“Match the pitch and beat. Again.”

“Born as a dignified son of the people~.”

“Look at the voice. Again!”

“Of the people! Dashing! Born as a son~!”

Fuck, why do I have to sing this song among men with shaved heads? It started a few days ago. After the Korean series ended, while I was enjoying my daily life by sending Crongs to the United States and having a celebration party, I was lying in bed after having sex with her, when Soyoung delivered the news like a thunderbolt.

“Meng Hao, shall we go to the hair salon together tomorrow?”

“Uh? Beauty salon? Why? Did I have very long hair?”

“No, you have to go to the military. “It’s this Thursday.”

“… ?”

A hellish story told after having sex that felt like heaven every time. I couldn’t help but freeze when I heard Soyoung’s voice talking about the military. Because something completely unexpected came out at an unexpected time.

“Army? Me?”

Army… That damn place that any Korean man can’t avoid. Even I, who was an orphan and had iron cores in my legs, couldn’t avoid it… To be honest, I knew I would be exempt until I took the medical examination, but in my case, I wiped away tears when I heard that I would only be exempt from military service if I had spent five years in a protective facility.

“Oh, you won’t be busy preparing for the majors next year. So, I only have time this year. Right, Jiaya?”

“Huh. When Joo Seung-cheol was in Korea, he said he was coming back this year. Joo Seung-cheol said it would be better to finish it while in Korea and leave? I’m worried for no reason, but… So Joo Seung-cheol said he would resolve everything when he came to Korea this time.”

The reason I didn’t try out for the major league right away was because of the military. In the major leagues, unless you were the first pick in the draft, the trend was to stay in the minor leagues for 3–4 years, and I wasn’t that much of a player in high school.

If he had been stuck in the minor league like that, there was a high possibility that he would not be able to participate in the Asian Games or the Olympics, and if he had performed mediocrely in the United States, he would not have been called up to the national team.

… Well, now that I think about it, I think it would have worked even if I went to the majors. Still, I had no regrets. Because I made a lot of good connections in Korea.

‘But I met a lot of good people in Korea… If I had gone to America right away, I wouldn’t have met Soyoung or Jia. And I would have grown distant from Hyunana, Hyejin, and Jo Eun.’

“So I took care of everything this time. “Did you do well, Meng Hao?”

“… Fuck.”

“Huh? “What?”

“It’s nothing.”

“But it used to be 4 weeks, but these days they say you only have to do it for 3 weeks.”

“3 weeks… So you can’t do it for three weeks?”

“There is nothing the military can do.”

Fuck… Why should I go to the military? It was an extremely short time compared to those who enlist on active duty, but I couldn’t help but feel that even that time was a waste. In particular, I felt like crying over the fact that I couldn’t have sex for three weeks.

“Brother…”

“But you won’t be bored. Because the members also go together during the Asian Games.”

“Okay? That’s a good thing. “I would be bored if I went without anyone I know.”

“If you want to come out before the awards ceremony, you should go now.”

“Awards?”

“Uh. You can’t have an award ceremony without a main character, right? Manager Yoon said that, and when I brought it up during the manager’s meeting, he said that everything would go together with you. “The award ceremony was held on the same date as your military.”

Well, the MVP and 7 batting winners can’t miss out on the award ceremony…

‘Wait a minute, you can’t even put it off like this, right?’

To be honest, the moment I heard the story, the thought of putting it off filled my mind, but I was in a situation where other players were enlisting because of me and the date of the awards ceremony was scheduled, so I couldn’t afford to leave.

“So how many days are left?”

“It’s Thursday, so two days? “No, it’s dawn now, so should we do it now?”

“… But why tell me that now?”

I also needed time to mentally prepare…

“Hey, if you had told me before, I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy it as much as I do now because I would worry about it. And the Korean series as well.”

I was grateful that Soyoung was considerate of me, but when things turned out like this, I felt like the time I spent sleeping after the Korean series was such a waste. Now all I can do is spend the rest of my day faithfully!

“Jiya! “Wake Jo Eun up in the next room!”

“Uh? “I just passed out, wake me up already?!”

“I don’t have time for that now!”

“Oh, okay.”

“My sister contacted Hyuna! “I have to contact Hyejin!”

After the Korean Series, we all gathered at my house and had a party, but I felt like we should get together again and have fun before entering the training center.

“No, it’s early morning… And he can’t come out because of training? There is a game this week as well.”

If this happens, Hyuna can’t help it… I haven’t heard from Hyejin, whether she’s sleeping or not. Still, if they see my contact, they will come to see me in the morning or afternoon, so I guess I’ll just have to be satisfied with the three of them for now.

“Falcon, Meng Hao, now, wait a minute! “I’m still sick, ugh!”

Soyoung said she was sick, but she didn’t have time for that. Because I only had about a day left.

“Oh, brother! Have you started already?”

Just as he was getting ready to taste Soyoung’s body, Jia came over and flipped Jo Eun, who had fainted, onto her small body. Starting with Soyoung, Jia, Jo Eun, and even Hyejin, who came to see me when they were about to faint one by one.

I burned my last day before enlisting.

And now,

“… Blooms cleanly! It’s a Rose of Sharon flower~!”

… I was singing a military song with fifteen other gangsters excluding me.

Seungcheol’s older brother, Woo Joo, Wonho, Hancheol’s Na Seungyoon and Park Heemin, Hwasan’s Choi Siwoo, Shin Suho, Chae Jaehyun, Kim Minjun, and UG’s Choi Jaehyun won gold medals at the Asian Games together, and there are familiar faces we meet at the stadium… However, I couldn’t get used to seeing these guys with their heads shaved so tightly that I couldn’t think of them as the guys I saw at the baseball stadium.

“Good. Enter!”

“Enter!”

“Ha, fuck…”

On the second day of enlistment, when I thought about the happy days before enlistment, swear words came out of my mouth.

“Who did you just swear at?!” Trainee! I answer!”

And my voice reached the squad leader. … Fuck.

“…”

“Squad 4! I answer!”

The atmosphere becomes chilly before eating… And then I saw Seungcheol hyung cracking up next to me. That devilish laugh. Seungcheol kept glaring at his brother, but he couldn’t stop his mouth.

“… “I’m trainee number 40!”

Fuck! Selling your younger brother?

“Trainee number 40?”

“Ji Maeng-ho, is it you again?”

“Oh my…”

“Trainee number 40!”

“Trainee number 40! Ji Maeng-ho!”

“Why did you swear?!”

“… “I’m sorry.”

“Were you dragged here?!”

‘Then I was dragged in. ‘Fuck you, you bastard.’

I wanted to say what was inside, but if I did that, it was clear that our squad’s meal would be delayed, and the ferocity of the baseball players who couldn’t eat was difficult for me to handle.

‘Fuck, they put all the baseball players into one squad for no reason.’

“Aren’t you going to answer? Trainee No. 40?”

“Under…”

The squad leader flinched for a moment when I sighed. I felt a little sorry to see the squad leader flinch.

‘Okay, what’s wrong with you? You must have been dragged in too, so you shouldn’t be angry for no reason.’

“I’m sorry.”

“It doesn’t matter what the trainee did in society! Here you are just a trainee! Do you understand?”

“I understand!”

“Trainee number 40. “I will give it to you at your convenience.”

People around me laugh at the idea of ​​granting a gift. … Fuck you bastards.

“Let’s focus on one thing and focus on two things. One!”

“Get your mind together!”

“Two.”

“Let’s set it up!”

“One.”

“Get your mind together!”

“Two.”

“Let’s set it up!”

“Stand up.”

“Stand up!”

“Squad 4! Enter. Enter!”

“Enter!”

The restaurant we enter after such a short lunch…

“Kya, even Meng Hao can’t move from here. Oh, please give me more food. Look at our size. “How can I eat this much?”

Choi Si-woo jokingly spoke to me, probably because it was fun that I received a compliment.

“Ha, is that fun? Oh, please give me a lot too. “More, more.”

“Honestly, where else would you expect to see what you get? “Am I the only one who finds it funny?”

At Choi Si-woo’s words, the other people around him burst into laughter.

To be honest, when we met on the first day of admission, it was a little awkward because of the memories of the Korean series and the memories of fighting against each other throughout the season, but after spending one night in the same dormitory, I guess we developed a sense of camaraderie. Although it was only two days, it wasn’t as awkward as the first day.

“Is Jang Woo-joo smiling?”

Of course, I couldn’t continue to be teased, so I tried to target Woo-joo, who is the youngest and most easy-going,

“You didn’t laugh?”

“What does this guy always say to the universe?”

The other brothers’ Kusari came in right away, as if they wanted to relieve the stress accumulated at the stadium.

“If you were my younger brother, you would really kill me.”

“Stop holding on to the kids and let’s eat.”

“Wow, but was I the only one who was scared when Meng Hao sighed earlier? “I thought this guy was a teaching assistant.”

“Hey, Meng Hao also has an idea.”

“Did a kid like that hit senior Doohyung to death when he was a rookie? To be honest, when I meet him at bat, I’m really scared. Suho, you sympathize, right?”

“That’s right. Honestly, all pitchers know this, right? “I almost peed myself when I saw him during the Korean series.”

“Oh, the urine really makes the food taste bad.”

“But Seungcheol, how about Major?”

“Major, major is the same for people’s lives. Ah, but on a plane…”

So in my story, I naturally move on to Seungcheol. This atmosphere is, shall we say, very familiar? It’s like middle or high school…

To be honest, I was very worried before entering the training center, but it wasn’t as difficult as I had worried, perhaps because I lived in a group a lot. … Sometimes, like just now, there were times when Jjinten came up.

I heard that full-scale training would start next week, but it didn’t seem like such training would be difficult for us who have been working out all our lives. It was difficult to just be locked up, but there were so many familiar faces that it felt like I was actually training at the national team camp.

‘Is it because I only have to endure it for three weeks? Well, if you ask me to do it for a year and a half, I don’t think I could do it. The problem is…’

However, the problem is that here you have to endure three weeks without sex. Mr. Rossby was already tired of this place and his spirit was disappearing. It’s only been two days, so there wasn’t anything wrong, but I felt like it wouldn’t be strange even if I had a wet dream today.

‘Sseu-eup, they said they would give me a cell phone on the weekend. Should I at least give it to my daughter then…? .’

Still, I was glad to hear that they would provide cell phone use for about an hour on weekends. How did they survive the military service in the days when there were no cell phones? Even though I was only there for two days, I started to respect my seniors and other people who served in the military.

‘Once I get the cell phone, I’m going to have to call someone to talk to my daughter. Ah, Mr. Rossby. Mr. Rossby, check to see if there are any female soldiers. Let’s see how she can seduce you. ‘I can’t hold it in for three weeks.’

‘Ugh… This is hell…’

‘The taste has gone. ‘This guy.’

Anyway, after dinner and going into the dormitory, eons passed again until cleaning time. A boring time with nothing to do or anything to do… Other players also started doing push-ups and planks as if their bodies were sore, and the dormitory was immediately filled with the smell of sweat.

‘Fuck, this is hell after all.’

And a quick shower time… It was a hellish time for ten men to take a shower in a small shower room.

‘Ha, this is why I go in almost at the end after the game. ‘Fuck you, you little bastards.’

While going through such a hellish time, a ray of hope came.

“Squad 4, from today, we will designate a cleaning area in addition to the dormitory according to the duty division system, and separate waste collection from the executive research room. Those in charge of sorting waste are trainees 36, 37, and 38, and those in charge of the executive lab today are trainees 39 and 40. “So that the remaining trainees can clean their dormitories.”

Until I went to the executive research room with Trainee No. 39, Choi Si-woo, I didn’t realize that it was hope,

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

“Ji Maeng-ho?”

“At that time, that…”

“As expected, Meng Hao is popular. “Everyone recognizes me.”

When I met her in her corner office, wearing her single diamond, I could tell right away that this would be her only hope during her three or so weeks of boring military service. She’s the girl I met at the club on Crongs’ farewell party, whose name I can’t even remember…

‘I think he said he was a soldier, but he must have been working here. ‘Fucking shit.’

The job of a first-class batsman is not to miss the opportunity when it comes… !

‘It’s a woman! Woman!’

Ignoring Mr. Rossby, who had regained his vitality, I immediately spoke to Choi Si-woo.

“Brother, you are resting in the dormitory. “This kind of thing should be done by juniors.”

“Oh, really? “Am I okay?”

“Oh, of course this kind of thing should be done by juniors. “Brother, please go.”

“I heard that my friends at are polite to their seniors. Is this really true? Then I really go and rest.”

“Yes. Of course, juniors should do these little things. There is loyalty in the sports world.”

“Thank you, Meng Hao. “I’m going to get some rest.”

She must have come to supervise the cleaning, but seeing as she was just watching Choi Si-woo walk away, she seemed to have the same thoughts as me.

‘Well, I comforted you like that back then… It’s not easy to forget that taste.’

“Uh, Ji-eun?”

“Ah… Yes.”

I immediately recognized her name from the name tag on her chest and called her name, and despite the difference in rank between second lieutenant and trainee, she addressed me with respect and her face blushed.

‘I endured a lot in two days. The cleaning time is 15 minutes, so if you do it quickly, you can enjoy tidying up once. Phew…’

After a hellish training camp life, a ray of hope finally came to me.