Chapter 640 – Episode 627. Tweezers Instructor. (2)

What is this guy?

As I was getting ready to leave, Junhu suddenly knocked on the door. But, does he look like he’s full of worry?

“What, suddenly? Let’s go clubbing here? Are you okay in Daegu? “I heard gangsters are hunting you down.”

“Oh, don’t fucking yell at me.”

I joked at Junhu’s expression and looked at his reaction, but seeing as his brain was still working properly, it didn’t seem like it was that serious.

“Because I’m quick to notice. But what happened?”

“No, I have some concerns. Have a drink, lightly. “Brother, are you okay?”

The guy answered while shaking the liquor he brought from the bar…

… But I have a feeling it will be a bit longer. Whenever we drank, it was always when a woman was present, so we rarely drank alone. However, I felt uncomfortable when such a bastard came to me and asked me to have a drink with them.

I’m sure you weren’t bitten by a snake again, right?

“Ha, damn this guy is bothering me. Come in.”

As the leader of the team, I couldn’t just sit by and watch something that could be such an important matter, so I let him into the room.

Well, I did have a promise.

“But, I have an appointment today. Keep it simple and go. “I put the liquor in the refrigerator.”

“Under… The older brother said that the younger brother was worried, but he was cold, really. What promise? Woman?”

“You don’t need to know, you idiot.”

For reference, today’s appointment was with Hyeonseong’s cheerleaders, but after that incident, I was a little reluctant to go to clubs in Daegu, so I looked for good girls and met one of Hyeonseong’s cheerleaders through DM, and something special happened. If not, every time I came to Daegu, I was spending time with Hyeonseong’s cheerleader, Hyejun.

‘Hyejun also said it would take some time today… ‘Is it okay if I listen to your complaints for about 30 minutes?’

Still, just in case, I immediately took her cell phone and sent a DM to Hyejun.

-Me: Hyejun, I think it will take some time, is that okay?

-Hyejun: I’m also having a light dinner, so I think it’ll take some time. Brother, by the way, the sister on our team said she wants to see her brother, is that okay? While eating, the story came up.

– Me: Of course it’s okay. Call me, how is she?

-Hyejun: haha, I guess it’s okay to look forward to it? This girl is so hot haha

Fuck, is this a 2:1 angle for the first time in a while? Also, it’s been quite a while since I’ve had a 2:1 meeting with new girls, so I was a little excited.

“Why are you sending this KakaoTalk message with such a smile?”

… Before that, we need to send this bastard away quickly.

“Pay attention, asshole.”

“…”

The guy who suddenly starts crying… Did you really come here with a woman problem? I immediately checked his condition.

I didn’t set my hair, and my clothes were, well, light clothes. But these things didn’t really matter. What really matters is the condition of your nails. If you come here with the intention of meeting a woman, having your nails done is a must, so I looked at his nails carefully.

“Ha, Shiva. “I was worried about this guy, but it was a woman’s problem again.”

… Junhu’s fingernails were cut short, as if he had really thought about meeting a woman. Even the right hand throwing the ball.

Fingernails were very important to a baseball player. When throwing a ball, the most important thing was the feeling of the hand, and the fingernails had a great influence on that feeling.

Normally, when cutting nails, the non-throwing hand would be trimmed according to one’s preference, but the throwing hand required special care, so it was common to carefully manage it with a nail file to maintain its fine length.

However, Junhu’s right hand was cut short. Is it the length of your nails that makes you want to chew them? Probably, it was cut after the game today. Then, I don’t know where you heard it, but you may have heard that I was meeting Hyunseong’s cheerleader.

He’s probably asking me to introduce him to someone too. Otherwise, there would be no reason for this bastard to come to my room with expensive liquor.

“Why are you lonely these days? “Can you introduce me to someone?”

“… What do you mean?”

“Bitch, even if you step away, you can’t avoid your eyes.”

You’re thinking of fooling me, who has a better eye for baseball in this area. I thought that Junhu had grown up a lot too. When we first went to the club together, he was an innocent guy… I felt like crying when I thought about how that bitch had ruined an innocent junior.

… Of course, it didn’t come out.

“That’s bullshit, damn it. “Oh, I’m an idiot.”

“… “Isn’t it real?”

“No, I’m not a kid, I’m popular too!”

“… Really?”

“… Not as big as my brother, though. But I also get a lot of calls via DM asking to meet up!”

“Then why did you come here?”

If that wasn’t the problem, why on earth did this bastard come to me?

“I told you. I have concerns. “If you’re worried about being a baseball player, what’s the only thing?”

Is it true? Junhu? Worried about baseball?

Baseball and Junhoo. Is there a word more incongruous than this? However, the expression on the face of the guy who said those words looked quite serious, so I quietly began to listen to what he said.

“You know too, right? I get good grades in Daegu. I think if you were my brother, you might know why… Tsk. But looking at your reaction, it seems like you don’t know anything.”

And the story that came out of Junhu’s mouth was quite serious, uncharacteristic of Junhu.

‘Well, this kid is now 4 years old, so he can worry about this. Wait, there are Asian Games this season, right? Somehow…’

It is the nature of Korean men to become stronger when they are involved in the military. It was understandable that Junhu was seriously concerned about baseball.

Asian Games held in September. And for Junhu, who is 23 years old, this year was his last chance to receive military exemption. And the entry announcement was just around the corner. No matter how immature Junhu was, he had to become serious when such a serious matter was at stake.

“Baby, is that something like that? Since I came here with my nails clipped, I thought you were asking me to introduce you to a girl.”

I misunderstood this guy because he came with his fingernails cut short. If it’s a military issue, I have to help again.

Junhu’s performance this season is around 3.28 with 3 wins and 4 losses including today’s game. This was a performance that would have been enough to get a spot in the entry list if he pitched well in just 2–3 games.

“… Huh? Fingernails?”

But the guy’s reaction was strange. He doesn’t even know he cut his fingernails. Could it be that my thoughts are wrong? Did he really come to you to introduce you to a woman, and was baseball just an excuse?

‘No way, no matter how immature this kid is, he can do that?’

I needed to find out what this bastard really meant.

“You came here after cutting your nails. Didn’t you cut your fingernails after the game? “I cut it really short?”

“Ah… “This?”

And Junhoo, who gave me a wistful look at my words…

“Under… Tsk. Old habits still…”

“Old habits?”

“Ah, it was me and Jihye and Long D.”

Sister Jihye? … Ah, that flower snake.

“That’s why I cut it short every time I came to Daegu…, Wait!”

A guy who stands up from his seat as if he suddenly realized something on his own.

‘What, suddenly?’

“Wow, you’re a genius?! Why didn’t I know this? Wow, I was cutting without realizing it. Is it really because of this?”

I couldn’t understand what this guy was saying.

‘… ‘Do you understand Mr. Rossby?’

‘I think I know the basics.’

‘Yes? How do you know this?’

‘Tsk, if you pretend, you pretend. Why would a pitcher cut his fingernails? It’s just chewed. That guy only messed around here. But I threw the ball better when I cut my fingernails than when I usually throw the ball.’

‘… Ah!’

After listening to Mr. Rossby, I felt like I knew roughly what happened.

The place where the flower snake lived is here in Daegu. Since it was a long-distance relationship, they would have met here most of the time during the season, and Junhu had developed a habit of cutting his fingernails at that time. And my body couldn’t forget the habit of meeting that flower snake, and it still continues.

As he was a baseball player who was sensitive to jinxes, it was clear that he unconsciously cut his fingernails every time he came to Daegu. Moreover, nail care is the pitcher’s domain. The coaches didn’t pay attention to nail care, so even when the coaches analyzed it, they couldn’t see a difference.

So, even if this kid performed well in Daegu, no one would have known why.

Who would have noticed that every time he came to Daegu, he cut his nails short because of the memories of having sex with his girlfriend?

I also wouldn’t have been able to discover this subtle difference if I hadn’t had many experiences with women.

“… “Are you an asshole?”

“Huh? Brother, what?”

Asshole… It seemed right. A professional bastard was throwing a ball without even knowing it. However, I wasn’t that surprised because Junhu was such an asshole.

“… No, it’s done.”

“Wow, but how did you know this? Bro, is baseball really ruined? I didn’t know either… Wow, I didn’t even know my fingernails were short. I just did it as usual…”

“… “If you become a free agent, really give me 10%.”

“… Wow, I guess I’ll have to cut the next game short and throw it. For some reason, it seemed like the ball was thrown rather well in Daegu. This was it! This was it!”

The sight of him not answering anything I said, just walking around the room and screaming like a caveman who discovered fire on his own was so… Do you want to squeeze honey chestnuts?

“Evil! Brother! Why are you hitting me?!”

… My hand goes up without me realizing it. Just as I was contemplating whether to give him another hit, my cell phone rang.

-Hyejun: Oppa, when are you coming? Right now, I’m waiting for Yunhee and my brother hehe

-Me: I’ll go now.

Looking at Hyejun’s tone, it seemed like he was just being considerate of me and had been waiting from the beginning.

“Hey, just go away.”

“Oh my… Anyway, thank you. Wow, why didn’t I know about this until now? I just followed the routine. There was this difference. Brother, are you really a genius? That’s why all the other hitters ask you to tell them.”

I can’t believe I was wasting my time-wasting it on this bastard who doesn’t even know what the condition of his fingernails is. I suddenly feel irritated.

“Do you want to get hit and go away, or just go away?”

“Ack, I’m going, I’m going! Oh, don’t hit me! “I threw a ball today!”

*

-Hyunseong, winning series by defeating AT!

… In the first game of the series, Hyunseong Madcats, who was defeated by Lim Jun-hoo, recorded two consecutive wins in the following games…

-AT and NV, who will take the winning series?

… The two teams, who share 1 win and 1 loss, will decide the winner of the series in the final game on Sunday. … AT Thunders announced that Lim Jun-hoo, who was a starter on Tuesday, will be selected as a starter…

*

2 wins and 1 loss against 3rd place team Silla, 2 wins and 1 loss against 1st place team Hwasan. And in the match against 2nd place team Hyunsung, they won 1 and lost 2. It was a tough schedule, to the point where the media called it a hellish schedule, but getting 5 wins and 4 losses meant that the team’s mood was improving.

And in the weekend series against NV, which is in the same bottom tier as us, we won 1 and lost 1. It was the first half of June with a tight schedule, but today, the last game against NV, was really important because if we could get just one more win, we could have a .500 win rate this week.

Moreover, the next schedule is Mirae in 4th place, Hwasan in 1st place, and Charlotte in 5th place again. It was essential to pile up as many wins as possible against low-ranking teams like NV.

And the starter for today’s game, which is so important, left me speechless.

“Hey, did you prepare properly?”

To check on Junhu’s condition, I approached him who was concentrating just before he started the game.

“Of course.”

“Look at your nails.”

“Now.”

Fortunately, the guy’s fingernails were cut short like in the Daegu game.

“Then let’s check to see if you really threw well because of your fingernails.”

“First, I felt good when I was practicing pitching today. “I heard it felt like Daegu.”

If the performance in Daegu was truly improved because of the nails, and if such performance could be achieved in other stadiums, the team’s ranking could change.

Of course, if this situation continues, it will be analyzed differently from the games in Daegu where the team pitches well once in a while, so it will not produce results like the Daegu stadium, but that was enough to change the team’s ranking.

Even if Junhu threw only half of the pitching he recorded at Daegu Stadium, he was almost like a mercenary pitcher.

In other words, today’s game could possibly be the most important game of the season.

“Junhu, let’s do our best today.”

“Brother, just trust me.”

“…”

… You can trust this guy, right?