Chapter 114 – (Episode 114) 18. Player Selection

(Episode 114)

As the first player, Kaylee Miller, signed a contract, Han Myung-sik’s volleyball team, the Wild Cats, began in earnest.

There were a lot of things to prepare, from the indoor gym for training to the lodgings for the players and the hiring of staff.

Since the 22 women who live close to each other diligently fulfill their respective duties, Myeong-sik Han only had to worry about the selection of players.

“To see San Francisco like this!”

As I admired the famous “Golden Gate Bridge” Passing through the window, the image sitting in the passenger seat stretched out, showing off a dazzling body.

“Huhmm… ! It feels so good to be alone with my brother!”

“Is this your first time in America?”

“Don’t go around wearing only the older sister you meet, and I will take care of you too, isn’t it your second wife?”

“Keuk, my second wife has accumulated a lot in the meantime, right?”

“I’ll take care of him because he brought me today, but Kaylie says she just needs to lose weight, but does she have any hopes?”

Although the information on the tablet was limited, it was reliable because it was researched by Anna’s Russian hacker friend ‘Lydia Morzova’.

“You have to meet him in person to know.”

“It is, but… , I’m only 21 years old, the same age as her, but isn’t it a complete mess if you already have a drug record?”

“As long as the passion for volleyball remains, the worst is better.”

“As long as my brother is okay, there will be no problem. But how did you find such a kid?”

“Anna’s friend, who manages the house in Russia, is a hacker with great skills.

“Ah… ! The one who said he’d do anything for me as long as I paid the electricity bill?”

“He is right.”

“There are four of them here in the house alone?”

“Because it is the most populous state in the United States, there are bound to be many people.”

“How many people are you going to gather?”

Volleyball is a game played by six players, and each team can participate in 18 players, including 14 regular players plus 4 liberos.

However, as with other ball games, there are many teams that are unable to even practice due to a lack of total members.

It is not easy to fill all 18 players because it is difficult to find good players in the case of a right hander who is advantageous to lefties or a setter who is the core of the attack.

“The target is 18 people, but even if you find only one person for each position, it will be appreciated.”

“If you choose under these conditions, wouldn’t the positions overlap?”

“If it doesn’t work, you can change it to fit your position, so that won’t be a problem.”

Positions and physical abilities were not considered because the target was women like Kaylie who had long since stopped exercising or were unable to do so.

“On the map, this is the right place.”

“Okay?”

The image pointed to a building across the street, comparing the distance out the car window to the destination marked on the map on the tablet.

“This town is scary…”

“I know… , Miji, don’t turn off the engine and wait in the car with the steering wheel. I’ll connect the call, so don’t turn off your phone.”

“Yea, I got it.”

After exchanging a kiss with an image that exudes a fragrant flesh smell that stimulates sexual desire, Han Myung-sik got out of the car and entered the apartment in a state of tension.

“Hey, what are you?”

A dirty black man blocked his hallway with his thick arms full of tattoos.

If the smell of the flesh of the image he smelled in the car a moment ago was heavenly, the stench piercing the black man’s nose in front of him was the scent of hell.

“Harper, do you know a woman named Harper Williams? He’s about 6 feet 40 tall.”

“You know what, the yellow monkey is not coming, so get out!”

“You know?”

The black man, who had been frowning as if he would pull out a gun or punch, suddenly turned into a mild sheep at Han Myung-sik’s words.

“Yes, Harper lives on the sixth floor.”

“Guide me.”

The place where we arrived after passing through all sorts of graffiti, garbage, and tangled rooms and hallways of a man and a woman with lost eyes was relatively clean.

“Harper, someone has been looking for you.”

“Me… ? Who is looking for me?”

A tall, 195 cm, skinny black woman poked her head out of her room with her big eyes wide open.

‘Harper Williams’, who calls himself ‘Afro’ and has round, swollen hair unique to blacks, smelled as bad as the man who guided them.

“You go away.”

“Yes, talk.”

How did he make a man with a dirty temper like his impression because he was a guard guarding the building become obedient?

“Hello, my name is Myungsik Han.”

“Ah… Hello, this is Harper Williams.”

Overwhelmed by Han Myung-sik’s presence in a straight suit and his dazzlingly handsome appearance who willingly reached out his hand and asked for a handshake, Harper sneaked away from his gaze.

“You are Harper Williams, who played volleyball at the University of San Francisco, right?”

“Yes… That’s right… , However… How to do that… ?”

The blurry eyes, injection marks on his forearms, and the strong smell of alcohol were the reasons for his slurred speech.

“Aren’t you curious about why I came rather than how you knew?”

“Nine… I’m curious, but…”

“Are you uncomfortable with me?”

Rather than being uncomfortable to face a man who brightens up a messy room like a shining light, my heart warms up thinking that it has cooled down.

“Divination… Are you okay… , However… Why did you come looking for something like me?”

“Wouldn’t you like to try volleyball again?”

“Yes… ? What… What are you doing again?”

“It’s a boat.”

If it was like before, the word volleyball would have blown my mind, but now that I gave up everything, it only brings back bad memories.

“If you are going to talk about volleyball, please stop.”

“Why?”

“It’s volleyball that made me like this.”

“Is volleyball the reason Mr. Harper became addicted to drugs?”

“So you mean no? Uh… ?”

The hot-headed Harper was startled for another reason.

“Why is that?”

“Ah… No… Something is strange…”

“What?”

“Cow… My hands are not shaking… !”

Not only did my hands stop shaking, but my tone of voice returned to normal, and my throbbing head and mind became clearer and clearer.

“Then you will be much more comfortable talking to me.”

“Yes? Then… ?”

Harper, who was good at sports and studies, immediately realized that it was after meeting the mysterious Asian man facing this incredible change.

“Rather than that, you didn’t answer my question.”

“That…”

“Why are you hesitating?”

“…”

The reason Harper didn’t answer right away was that he was panicking when he felt like he could do it again.

“Addiction can be cured, if you have the will to play volleyball again, I, not my team, can help.”

“Is it a team?”

“I’m preparing to found a volleyball team because I want to give people like Harper a chance.”

“What kind of person exactly do you mean like me?”

“Someone like Harper Williams who wanted to be selected for the national team, risked injury, and failed.”

The opponent came knowing everything. If that’s the case, the proposal to join is also sincere, but is it really possible?

“How can you make such an offer when you know you’re an idiot who lost everything after getting caught using a banned substance to hide his injury?”

“It is proof that I love volleyball and thirst for success.”

“That alone cannot undo my mistake.”

“That is enough for me.”

“… ?!”

I wondered if it was because of drugs, but my mind was so clear and clear to see that it was.

“It is not a team aiming for a professional league, but we will support you with everything you need for a professional career as well as a salary.”

“You don’t know what condition my body is in?”

“I know very well that you have sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS.”

“Oh my god… , Knowing that, you asked me to become a volleyball player again?”

“Yes, don’t worry about treatment and rehabilitation.”

When I woke up late in the afternoon, I even thought of committing suicide thinking that my tough life would last so long, but how could this happen?

It’s a life where there is no reason to worry and no room for doubt, so if it’s a dream, please don’t wake up.

Harper Williams followed Myeong-sik Han out of the old, dirty apartment, carrying a backpack containing only a few underwear and a driver’s license.

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In the house, we had to settle for Kaylee Miller and Harper Williams.

Among the other two, the one I visited with Kim Hana was in the same class as Inseong, and the one I met with Yoo Ji-min gave up because she was married and living well as an ordinary housewife.

The next destination was Las Vegas, the most famous city in the state of Nevada, just to the east.

It is so famous as a gambling city and no one has been to it, so we clung to each other to follow each other, but Han Myeong-sik chose Park Eun-jung.

“This kid said the address was unclear?”

“Yeah, so when the list arrived, I asked the detective here to find it.”

“Already?”

“It’s been a few days already.”

As they left McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, a fat white man with gray hair greeted them.

“Welcome, Mr. Han.”

“Hello, this is my wife.”

When introduced as her wife, Park Eun-jung couldn’t hide her joy and greeted the detective with a bright smile.

“I’m Park Eun-jung, nice to meet you.”

“Oh… ! You are the most beautiful woman I have ever met, and if she had known she would meet Mrs. Park, she would have paid more attention to how she dressed.”

“Whoops, you’re cool, what are you doing?”

The detective nimbly moved her heavy body, loaded her luggage into her trunk, and she escorted the two customers directly to a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

“How did your request go?”

In response to a question from Han Myeong-sik, who deliberately sat in the front passenger seat in front of her, the detective held out the document bag he had prepared.

“I found it, she was a call girl on the strip. Let’s check it out with a picture.”

“And… It’s been a while since I’ve seen a real picture, right?”

“Haha, I’m a bit old-fashioned, so I don’t really trust digital.”

He is a former detective over 60 who is not familiar with digital devices, but his job handling skills are clear. When she saw a picture of Han Myeong-shik in a motel, she asked.

“Would you like to buy it here?”

“Yes, I was homeless until last year, but after meeting the man in the next picture, I became a call girl.”

“Who is this man?”

“Did you know that prostitution is legal here in Nevada?”

“No, I didn’t know.”

“By the way, prostitution is illegal in Clark County, where Las Vegas belongs.”

“Ah… Same owner but different laws?”

“Yes, prostitution is legal in only 10 of Nevada’s 16 counties. He is a pimp based in Nye County in the Northwest.”

A “County” In the United States is an administrative unit that corresponds to a county in Korea, and is a higher concept than a city.

“Hmm… Doesn’t he have the woman I’m looking for in her hands?”

“Yes, she said the gambling debt from him must be at least fifty thousand dollars.”

“At that amount, even if you sell your body, it won’t be easy to pay back.”

“You have to look at it that way, the problem is that you spend all your money on gambling.”

A volleyball player who boasted excellent skills enough to advance to the European professional league has become a call girl after being homeless.

He is a life that is difficult to distinguish from Harper Williams, who had a serious illness from drug and alcohol addiction.

When she met her face-to-face, the super-obese Kaylee Miller looked like an angel.

“You have to pay extra to see it with a woman.”

This is what I say to Park Eun-jung as soon as I enter the hotel room. Rather than thick makeup and vulgar attire, the unsteady focus of the eyes showed the seriousness of the situation.

“Isn’t that the former national volleyball player Aurora White?”

“My… How do I get my name… ? Ah… !”

Thinking that she was a police officer who had come out to crack down on prostitution, she stopped ‘Aurora White’, who tried to run away in a hurry.

“Don’t worry, I’m not a cop.”

“Hey! Uh… When to here… ! Tooth… Were you in bed?”

The man who was reclining on the bed at a distance appeared in front of the door in an instant, so he deserves to sit down.

“If I let you taste the jackpot, will you really never gamble again?”

“Yes… ?”

Aurora did not immediately understand the proposal of a handsome oriental man who held out her hand and smiled broadly.

(Continued on next episode 115)