Ch.253Please Keep Christmas Open

“No time? Could you explain exactly what that means?”

At the reporter’s words, I grabbed the microphone I was about to put down.

“It means exactly what I said. I don’t have time for a rematch.”

“Can we interpret that as you having a busy schedule?”

“That’s right. I can’t give you more details, but I’d appreciate if you understood that an actor’s life is in motion.”

“A project! You’re filming something, I know at least that much.”

But you have more than one, don’t you?

At those words, I nodded, thinking ‘that’s enough.’

“But this is a boxing event right now, haha.”

“Ah! Yes! Of course.”

Usually, I don’t do interviews right before a match.

But I specifically requested this pre-match interview.

I wanted to advertise the composure I was feeling right now.

“Lastly, do you have any final words before entering the match?”

“I’m going to crush him properly. With the strength of Kim Donghu as a human.”

The interview ended there.

It was only about a 3-minute interview at most.

It didn’t take that long to begin with.

As soon as the interview ended, I got up for the match.

“Did you see the article recently? I did photoshoots for all four Vogue magazines, first Asian ever.”

“I saw it, I even sent you a congratulatory message.”

“To celebrate, remember you agreed to spend this year’s Christmas with just me?”

As Yerim was gathering things in the waiting room, I maintained a brief silence.

‘Come to think of it, that’s right.’

The Christmas promise.

Specifically, December 25, 2020.

‘It’s mid-November now, so about a month left.’

Since there’s no problem with my schedule.

I was about to open my mouth to break the silence.

At that very moment.

Smooch.

Yerim’s deep kiss followed.

When our breathing became rapid, our lips parted.

“Sujin, Jaerin. You’ve spent Christmas with each of them once, right? Even if you haven’t… you’ve had plenty of time alone with them.”

“That’s true.”

“And recently, that Evelyn from Tarzan you filmed with.”

Knowing what Yerim was about to say, I smiled and stroked her hair.

Yerim nuzzled her head and continued.

“But I’ve had so little time with you lately, you need to take care of me too.”

“Of course, absolutely.”

“I’m going on a variety show next year, I’ll be working in Korea.”

“Really?”

“I’m saying we should go together, you know?”

“I understood right away.”

I’m not who I used to be.

Saying that, I headed toward the ring.

What I saw was countless spectators and cameras.

And the palms of fans stretched out along the entrance to the ring.

Giving appropriate high-fives to their palms.

“WBC Champion! Donghu Kim! Is entering!”

The entrance music was Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5.

Cooling the wild heat and making the atmosphere solemn.

The fierce piano performance fills the stage.

It’s time to end Edward’s era.

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“Ha, what kind of music is that…”

Classical music isn’t typically used for entrance songs.

The reason is that it kills the mood and often feels dull.

No matter how majestic and cool the classical piece is.

I thought it ultimately couldn’t really hype up the crowd.

Gulp.

As soon as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 started playing, I felt nervous for no reason.

Since he no longer needs to promote Tarzan.

I could see Kim Donghu not using any techniques.

“It’s nothing, you can take him. You’ve worked incredibly hard for this moment! He’s been just fooling around!”

“Huh, huff…! Right.”

At the coach’s words, Edward came to his senses.

Why couldn’t he focus for a moment?

Muttering that to himself, Edward slapped his cheeks a couple of times.

Slap! Slap!

Did that really work?

Edward sensed time flowing quickly in real-time.

The feeling of his condition suddenly improving.

The surroundings change with each blink of his eyes.

“This is the first time you’ve looked so small to me.”

When the match started like that.

Edward felt that Kim Donghu looked small.

A feeling like he could take him down anytime.

How did he suddenly get into this flow?

Maybe this is the day he wins?

Thinking that.

“Box!”

The match began.

The moment the glove touch ended.

Hook!

Edward immediately threw a punch.

He wanted to maintain the momentum so this flow wouldn’t break.

He launched a quick attack right away.

But.

Swoosh.

As if he had already anticipated it.

Kim Donghu avoided the punch by slightly moving his head to the side.

And simultaneously.

Thud!

A fist slammed into Edward’s solar plexus.

The impact momentarily lifted Edward’s feet off the ground.

“Kuk!”

His spine, which had been maintaining an upright posture thanks to his erector muscles.

Immediately curved like a shrimp from Kim Donghu’s single punch.

Gurgle.

Not an ordinary hit-and-run punch.

A punch that drove into the solar plexus like a stake.

That fist, as if it was deeply embedded in his body.

Was supporting Edward’s slumped body.

The commentators watching this were shocked.

“J-just now… 5 seconds into the match… E-Edward seems to be down.”

“Y-yes… I mean, right now Kim Donghu is supporting the approximately 110kg Edward with one arm.”

“I felt it in the previous match too, but it’s like he has heavy machinery attached to his body. P-pile bunker…”

Even though it was an expected victory.

The overwhelming dominance was beyond anyone’s dreams, as their expressions clearly showed.

This applied not just to the commentators.

But to all the professional boxers who had gathered to watch the match.

“If someone’s that strong, shouldn’t they be slow or at least lack accuracy?”

“It was a perfect clean hit counter. Of course, a one-punch knockout is another story.”

How is something like that possible?

“Three-lift total of 970kg… I heard he could easily do 1000 too.”

“Usually that strength and this strength are different… maybe we’ve been mistaken all along?”

Common sense crumbles in the face of absolute power.

The referee hurriedly approached to support Edward.

The reporter quickly brought a microphone near Kim Donghu.

“Th-the match is over. In just 5 seconds… I-I mean this… th-this is truly overwhelming!”

Honestly, it’s so overwhelming that it’s hard to find the right words to describe it.

It wasn’t fierce, and there weren’t any difficult parts.

Just dodge and hit.

The most basic means of boxing.

The perfect execution of this resulted in what we see now.

The reporter, belatedly coming to his senses, held the microphone out to Kim Donghu.

“Th-that was truly an overwhelming match. You mentioned you didn’t have time, was that the reason?”

“Yes, that’s right. Unfortunately, I had no more time to waste on Ed.”

“If there’s anything else you’d like to say, what would it be?”

“The WBC Heavyweight Champion will remain me as long as I don’t retire.”

I apologize for that in advance.

And going one step further.

“I will unify all heavyweight titles across all organizations as I’ve been mentioning.”

So please.

For the enjoyment of my fans, don’t break too easily.

As soon as Kim Donghu finished saying that.

[Is Kim Donghu really out of his mind? How could he…]

-This guy’s really gone crazy since Hollywood

-He’s telling the opponent not to die easily

ㄴThis guy, how big does he think he’s going to get

ㄴThe fact is he’s already huge

ㄴWTF?

[Yeah, how long are you going to keep up this humility < nonsense?]

-Always talking about how the West~ America~ blah blah while pretending to be humble

-Donghu doesn’t need that

ㄴIt’s refreshing to see this kind of attitude

ㄴMakes it more entertaining to watch

ㄴBut a 5-second KO is truly legendary

ㄴSeems like he was holding back in the previous match

[Smartest guy at this hour]

-Me who bought all Kim Donghu-related coins before the match < lol

-Yeah sure, you made 50% in 5 seconds regardless of the recession

ㄴAre there Kim Donghu-related coins?

ㄴCoins are imagination

ㄴStocks and coins are matters of the heart, matters of the heart

[Wisest guy at this moment]

-Me who didn’t order chicken knowing the match would end early

-I told you, the first match was just a showtime

-Now? It’s a contractual obligation rematch, no need to drag it out

ㄴThis must be true

ㄴI wonder if there’s any boxer who can match Kim Donghu’s level

ㄴWhat’s certain is that Ed isn’t one

The online communities went wild as if they had been waiting for this.

It couldn’t be helped.

Even though he had predicted a quick kill.

5 seconds was beyond common sense.

Not to mention a person’s body floating and folding from a punch?

Who could have predicted something like this?

A match that ended in an instant, beyond even being called destructive.

Because of this, the world once again kept chanting Kim Donghu’s name.

And at this moment, Kim Donghu was.

“The studios for both Musashi and Pianist are completed?”

“Yes, perfect timing, right? What do you want to do? Rest a bit first? Or start right away?”

“Right away, of course. Just keep Christmas free.”

He was already preparing for his next schedule.

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It’s very common for actors to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

But in Kim Donghu’s case, there was a critical flaw.

“Musashi is being filmed in Korea… and Pianist in America? Well, this is something.”

The filming locations for the two projects were at opposite ends of the earth.

About 13-15 hours by plane.

No matter how good his stamina was, it would be a tremendous burden.

To this, Disney offered an extremely simple solution.

“As a sign that we want to be with Donghu Kim forever, how about gifting him a private jet?”

“We’ll cover all the costs… just as a pure gift… I think it would be nice?”

Just as Kim Donghu was about to get a private jet.

“Wait a moment!”

Someone urgently opened the conference room door and entered.

“I just heard that Kim Donghu’s private jet… we’re not the only company that wants to gift it.”

“What?”

“Everyone’s talking about Kim Donghu’s private jet… they all want to put their exclusive logo on it.”

“Crazy! Should we secure it first or what should we do? Should we call everyone for a video conference?”

Unexpectedly, a competition for Kim Donghu’s private jet broke out.