episode_0123

“Okay then, brothers. Drink well. I’ll go in. “Oppa, is there anything left in my room?”

Fuck, why did you ask me to drink with you if you can’t even drink! Joo Ji-ah got up from the drinking party less than three hours after drinking together.

“Then Meng Hao, you drink well too! I’m going to sleep with the door locked, so don’t think about anything else. lol.”

“Wow. “If you’re drunk, go back to sleep.”

Joo Ji-ah, who had become a little friendly with him while drinking and talking, made a joke and entered his room with unsteady steps.

“Brother, let’s move seats now.”

“Well, move your seat. this time?”

“What time is it? Isn’t it time to have fun?”

“Write. It’s a bit awkward to call a proxy. Hey, if I ride as a substitute and it gets rumored that these bastards are drinking and walking around, it gets annoying.”

Joo Seung-cheol seemed to have no intention of changing his position. I think I’m already a little drunk.

“Oh, drinking without a woman?”

“hey. Let’s just drink today. And tomorrow is Monday, who will come out at this time?”

“My brother said he would introduce me to some idol-like kids. “You said there are some people you’ve been close with since you were young.”

“Huh, a girl crazy about a woman. “Do you really like women that much?”

“Then you don’t like me?”

“Tsk. You too, try to grow up a little bigger. There are so many things in the world that are more important than women. “When I met him, he was just annoying.”

“and… . How many years apart are you? “You really seem like an old guy.”

eww… . You have to drink without a woman. At least until now, because Joo Ji-Ah was there, I was able to hold on by drinking a drink and looking at her face, but when Joo Ji-Ah got up from her seat, the alcohol she had consumed was starting to come back.

“hey… . “He played better yesterday than that.”

“game?”

“uh. AT These guys honestly looked like shit, but when I watched the opening game, they looked like a team.”

“Aren’t you drunk? “What a piece of shit.”

The team that looked like shit was right, so I wasn’t particularly angry at Joo Seung-cheol’s words. We ended up with 1 win and 1 loss against Hancheol, but in fact, we were lucky enough to win because if the batting lineup hadn’t been successful, it would have been a match where we would have been crushed.

“That’s the truth. To be honest, except for Gwanhyeong and Suho, there wasn’t much, but the batting lineup has definitely become more structured.”

“Evaluating other people’s teams. So when is your brother coming back?”

“Around mid-April? “There’s a week or two left.”

“There’s a lot left.”

“Wow, thanks for the rest, it’s nice.” But, I hope so. you.”

“what?”

“Honestly, I don’t think there will be much pressure. The team is in the bottom tier, with senior Suho, senior Gwanhyeong, senior Sangju, and senior Jincheol. They’re all star-level, so it’s not that burdensome, right? “I feel so burdened.”

Is this guy drunk? Why are you talking so seriously all of a sudden?

“Even in the Japan game, honestly, it was avoidable. But no matter how much I think about it, I don’t have the confidence to do it. That damn ball. So it just hit me. under… . “Fuck.”

“Why are you saying something different all of a sudden?”

I’m sure you’re not suddenly saying something serious because you don’t want to go out… ? I was slightly suspicious.

“Hey, it’s a bit weird to talk like this when Jia is around. “Honestly, even though he ticks me off, I’m probably the person he respects next to his father.”

“I don’t want to know about other people’s family circumstances.”

“okay? Tsk. sorry.”

After saying that, Joo Seung-cheol took a gulp of high-alcohol liquor and drank it. I definitely felt like he was worried, but I didn’t want to get involved. You don’t even have time to have sex with a woman, so you listen to a man’s concerns. What a pointless thing to do.

“under. So did your father talk about me a lot? “Did you really praise me?”

It’s been less than three hours, are you already drunk? Well, I’ve been drinking a lot by myself since a while ago.

“uh.”

I roughly answered what Joo Seung-cheol said.

“Envy you. you. It’s okay to say this, though. I was so jealous while watching Ohtani hit a home run. I should have done that too… . If it was my father… . under… . When I came to Korea and watched the broadcast again, the only thing I heard during my at-bat was about my father. “If it’s Joo Hyung-jin’s son, something like this.”

I don’t know why, but Joo Seung-cheol continued to tell me his story.

“Brother, why are you telling me this… .”

“Honestly, you feel it too. There is a huge difference between the Korean level and the major level. “You probably saw it when you debuted, too.”

“Well, it was like that.”

There was definitely a big difference in level as Joo Seung-cheol said. Even pitchers from a season of strong teams looked easy to me.

No, on the contrary, there were some difficult aspects. Because the control was jagged, there were many cases where it did not hit the position that Rossby indicated. Well, anyway, as long as you know the type of pitch, there isn’t much of a difference.

“It’s just because I’m jealous, you brat. How do you swing with so much confidence? When you look at it, it looks like you know what kind of ball it is and hit it. under… .”

“You can just see everything.”

While talking, Joo Seung-cheol continued to drink alone and lamented about his situation.

“Father… … .”

“America… … .”

“yes yes.”

Joo Seung-cheol’s drinking habits were simple. The comparison with my father, Joo Hyung-jin, is burdensome. I’m doing well right now, but one day I’ll go to the U.S., but honestly, I’m not confident I’ll do well in the major leagues. I’m afraid that if I don’t do as well as my father, my father’s reputation will be tarnished.

This kind of story makes me envious of my batting talent. What mindset do you have when batting? Well, even baseball stories like this.

Joo Seung-cheol must have been very drunk, so he told his story in no time, and I could only listen to the boring story without the woman.

“Ha, so what’s the point?”

“Bitch, just listen to it when you say it.”

It totally sucks. Fuck. As I was drinking, it was already 3 am.

“Yes, I understand. So, where do I sleep?”

“sleep? ah… . Hey, there’s a lot of room left, so go sleep anywhere. “If you go into Jia’s room, I’ll kill you, really.”

“Don’t worry.”

I felt like fucking Jujia, but I wasn’t a crazy guy who would stick his dick in any woman, so I didn’t even think about it.

“What, isn’t Jia pretty? A guy who is crazy about women… .”

“What are you saying? “If you’re drunk, go to sleep.”

“Ugh… .”

under… . How did I end up in a situation where I was being drunk? I just wanted to drink with the celebrities that Joo Seung-cheol introduced.

“brother! brother!”

“eww… . Hey, try moving me.”

Fuck, you even support me! I should just stay home! If I had stayed home, I would have had a fantastic time with Soyoung and Jo Eun… . Suddenly, I wanted to kill my past self who was crazy about women and followed Joo Seung-cheol.

Still, since it was true that I drank expensive alcohol, I had no choice but to carry Joo Seung-cheol to the bed. Anyway, I was able to introduce real celebrities later.

“I’m just holding out for today. “If you do this again next time, my brother and I will all be in trouble.”

“Baby, I heard you knew… . Next time, I’ll introduce you to iBlack. The former child actor there is my childhood friend… .”

“All right. older brother!”

Eye Black is the hottest idol these days! You have a friend there! Of course, Joo Seung-cheol! I’ve been on entertainment shows since I was young and heard that I have a lot of celebrity friends, but what about iBlack! I felt like it was worth listening to my drinking today.

“But where should I sleep?”

It wasn’t a good idea to call the assistant manager and go home at this hour. I also drank a lot while listening to Joo Seung-cheol’s drunkenness. Still, I felt like I didn’t have to worry because the house was spacious and I had a lot of money and a high salary.

Jujia is sleeping in the room with the door closed… . There are two rooms I can choose from. One room was littered with clothes and baseball gear, and the other room seemed to be a guest room and had a bed, so I decided to sleep in that room.

In the room where the bed was, there were photos and trophies of Joo Seung-cheol when he was young.

“It looks like the room I used when I was young.”

However, I had no interest in looking into men’s rooms, so I put down some bedding and was about to take a shower when Rossby spoke to me.

‘Hey, aren’t you really curious?’

‘What else?’

‘I don’t know if this guy really does drugs or not.’

‘Why are you curious about that? ‘I’m not really curious.’

‘You don’t know what will happen to people, do you? Do you know by any chance? If you hold on to your weaknesses, maybe they’ll introduce you to better women.’

‘It’s tempting?’

For some reason, this was one of the most plausible things Rossby said.

‘Wouldn’t there be something in the room I used when I was young?’

‘What if I threw it away?’

‘Didn’t you hear what that bastard said? I feel inferior to my father. I can tell right away that he was a kid who would do anything to play baseball well. Even when I was a coach, there were a few guys with eyes like that.’

‘Mr. Rossby, was it a tubular worm? eww… . ‘I hate it so much.’

‘Shut up and search the room.’

After hearing Rossby’s words, I slowly began scanning the room.

‘There is no place. ‘Are you really a druggie?’

‘If you just look at their real eyes, it’s 100% correct.’

But no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find any evidence that he had taken drugs. Cabinets, drawers, bookshelves. I couldn’t find any medicine anywhere.

“Fuck, what a druggie. There is no evidence! And if he was a weakling, would you send him home? Now that I think about it, if it had been enough to break through the WBC, I wouldn’t have been doing it already. “I went through all the trouble for no reason.”

Perhaps because he was irritated, his voice burst out in dissatisfaction. You can’t believe you’re training a mutt at night. As expected, there is nothing correct about what Rossby is saying.

“Well, if I had done it, I would have done it in high school. Does Korean professional baseball look like shit? “It captures everything.”

‘Baby, or you’re not. Why are you acting like this all of a sudden? It’s still rough these days though. ‘They won’t tell you for sure?’

‘sorry.’

When I came out of the room after completing the moonlit night search, an unexpected person was standing in the living room.

“… Brother Meng Hao?”

“Uh, why did you come out while I was sleeping?”

“No, because of the bathroom.”

For some reason, his expression looked bad. It felt like I was breaking into a cold sweat.

“Oh yeah? Write it first. “I’ll use it and then wash it.”

“No, no. “Use it, oppa.”

Well, since she’s a girl, it would be a bit weird to use the bathroom in front of me. I need to write it first and then go to my room. After all, there is no one with manners like me.

*

“How long have you been drinking…?” .”

It’s been two hours since I came in to sleep. Jujia woke up unable to sleep well due to a hangover, thirst, and menstrual symptoms.

And as soon as she woke up, Jujia was able to immediately know her condition.

‘This is a big one… ?’

I wanted to go to the bathroom quickly, but two people were still drinking and drinking in the living room. In fact, it wouldn’t have mattered if it was just Joo Seung-cheol, but the problem was Ji Maeng-ho. Using the bathroom in front of a man you’ve never met so that he can hear everything?

For Joo Ji-ah, who grew up beautifully, such a thing could not have happened. Even more so if you have a crush on someone. Born into a baseball family, Joo Ji-ah’s ideal type from a young age was someone who was good at baseball like her father, Joo Hyung-jin. But he’s good at baseball, gets his father’s approval, and even has a handsome face?

There was no reason not to feel attracted to a man like that, and I didn’t want to make noise in the bathroom in front of a man like that on our first meeting.

After 30 minutes of being stuck in the room and listening to Joo Seung-cheol’s drinking, Joo Ji-ah had an opportunity.

‘now!’

Joo Seung-cheol lay down in the master bedroom and Ji Maeng-ho entered the room. Joo Ji-ah walked quietly and headed to the bathroom. But there was another difficulty. That was because the room Ji Maeng-ho chose was close to the bathroom, and the light in the room had not yet turned off.

At dawn, everything was already quiet.

‘If I use the bathroom now, it’ll cost 100%, right?’

At least after the lights go out… . Joo Ji-ah waited near Ji Meng-ho’s room to see when he would fall asleep.

At that time, Ji Maeng-ho’s voice was heard from the room.

“Fuck you, druggie… , evidence… . … A weakling… At home… … . … WBC also broke through… . … … … … .”

What, medicine? no way… ? Memories from when she was young began to appear in Jujia’s head. Joo Seung-cheol, who suffered from an inferiority complex as a child, and a glimpse of himself sticking a syringe into his forearm through a visit. And at some point, my muscles gained strength and my grades began to improve.

Even though he didn’t say anything, Jujia knew. That Joo Seung-cheol took banned substances during high school. It was clear that he approached me because he was an acquaintance of my father. Also, since one of the baseball players my father was close to in the United States later became addicted to banned substances, there were ample opportunities for Joo Seung-cheol to encounter banned substances.

‘Could it be that you told this to me while you were drunk? ‘Aren’t Joo Seung-cheol crazy?’

Jujia started to feel anxious. Joo Seung-cheol is addicted to drugs? That wasn’t just Joo Seung-cheol’s problem. There was no need to worry about something as small as the channel he ran. Because it was certain that filth would be sprinkled on the reputation and record of the father he respected most in the world.

Jujia walked a little closer to the room. To check if Ji Maeng-ho really knew.

“… , if you did it, do it in high school… . Does Korean professional baseball look like shit? To this extent… .”

A somewhat angry voice.

‘Now that I think about it, I saw on the news that he devoted himself to baseball even after losing his parents in a car accident… .’

An innocent baseball boy who devoted himself only to baseball even after losing his parents. Memories of many articles saying that he was a model of human victory flashed through my mind. It was natural for Ji Maeng-ho, a baseball player like him, to be angry about something like this. Joo Ji-ah was sure that he was angry after learning all the facts.

‘I… , We have to stop it! Money, let’s stop it with money… !’

And Jujia decided to do her best to protect her family’s honor.