episode_0141

“… “Thanks for the ride.”

“Well, it’s hard to move, but I have to do this much.”

Before dropping Jia off, Jia, who had been silent until she left the room cafe, opened her mouth.

“brother… . “You’ll keep the secret, right?”

It’s a secret… , what secret are you talking about? Is it about Joo Seung-cheol’s drugs, or about having sex today? It was easy to protect whatever secret was told.

“okay. I’ll protect you.”

“Ugh. “Black.”

At my words that I would protect her, Jia sheds tears as if she had opened a faucet again. It’s a kid with a lot of water.

“Hey, hey. “Why are you crying?”

“Heep, huh.”

From those tears, I can feel a little how much she was suffering because of this.

“Huh, brother. I’m not really this kind of girl. really… “Ugh.”

“Yes, yes. know.”

Jia’s words seem to indicate that she was completely embraced by her own will. It seemed like she hadn’t noticed yet that I was trying to get her to hug me voluntarily. If I hadn’t created the atmosphere, Jia wouldn’t have voluntarily hugged me like this.

“Ugh, no, I’d rather just say it. If this happens, I… . I… . body… . Ugh. I’m really not that kind of girl… . “Hmm.”

I was sobbing loudly. I hugged Jia tightly as she sat in the passenger seat. The crying grew louder as I held her tightly. Because I fully understood her complicated feelings, I continued to comfort her without saying anything.

“Yes, yes. I know everything. We just did it because we liked each other. Seungcheol has nothing to do with this. Right?”

If trauma occurs, you won’t be able to eat anymore, right? Here, you need to comfort her as much as possible. It would be very sad to lose this tight woman. Besides, there were still many positions I wanted to try and many things I wanted to try.

“Ugh.”

“under… “Why is this bastard Joo Seung-cheol making his younger brother cry?”

“Fuck you, huh.”

“Jia. It is natural for adult men and women to mix their bodies. There’s no need to cry. Why wasn’t it good?”

“… no.”

Of course so. It went that way from the beginning.

“Yeah, it’s just natural. “It’s not like crying like this.”

After soothing her with all kinds of words for a few minutes, her crying gradually subsided. When I first met her, she was so lively, but seeing her cry like this made me want to fuck her again, but I decided to hold back for later.

“Seungcheol’s story. I won’t say it anywhere. “I have a lot to be thankful for, my brother.”

There wasn’t anything I was particularly thankful for, but Joo Seung-cheol’s downfall wasn’t something I wanted either. To begin with, I wasn’t a person who played baseball proudly.

‘I haven’t even been introduced to celebrities yet.’

“It’s okay… . Do whatever you want, brother. just… .”

“… … .”

“I’m going.”

After she stops crying, she opens the car door and walks to her apartment. What a miracle. I laughed a little while looking at Jia’s gait, which seemed to still have the afterglow of sex.

‘Will I actually hear from you in a few days?’

I think it took Hyuna about a month, and the announcer she met in the U.S. contacted me to meet up with her as soon as she returned to Korea.

‘Even the guys I hooked up with at the club usually contacted me again within a week.’

Your mind may be very confused now, but as time goes by, you will soon remember the powerful events of today. Even if you don’t have to make another appointment, he will contact me soon.

‘I’m looking forward to what they’ll call me then.’

*

-“[Director. I am the leader.]”

“[Ah, Director Yoon. What’s happening all of a sudden?]”

‘It’s coming.’

Coach Sands held his head as he received a call on his cell phone. The team’s current record is 2 wins and 6 losses. Even though it was early in the season, I thought this phone call would come because the pace of losing was unusual, but it came earlier than expected.

-“[It’s no different, it’s because the higher-ups are talking a lot about grades these days.]”

“[Higher ups? “Is there someone higher up than you and me in this club?]”

-“[There are a lot of higher-ups. Well, there is a president and a chairman.]”

“[If that’s the case, during the meeting… .]”

-“[Haha, aren’t there a lot of eyes on the meeting? Wouldn’t it be right for me and the director to talk privately?]”

“[…] Thank you for your consideration.]”

-“[Ha, I didn’t want to say this either, but really. That’s sad. Well, it’s not a serious story. However, since we are losing in a row and not being able to get the momentum going even when we hit a walk-off, there is talk that something needs to change.]”

Are you saying we should change the lineup? However, it was clear that the lineup was the director’s exclusive authority, and if he was pushed out of this, he would not be able to operate as he wanted in the future.

“[Captain, you know this too, right? In baseball, you can’t always win. And the game wasn’t that bad. However, it was a little twisted and the number of losses increased.]”

Director Sands defended himself as best as he could to prevent such a situation.

-“[I know it well. But that slightly twisted defeat wasn’t the coach’s fault, was it?]”

“[To state the obvious… .]”

-“[So, how about making a little change to the lineup?]”

“[…] … . “The lineup is within my sole authority, right?]”

-“[Oh, of course I know. I also respect the director’s authority. hmm… . However, a high-ranking person brought up the idea of changing some players. In particular, Kang Hee-seok in the infield.]”

‘Mr. river? Fucking. ‘Whenever I tell you to use it.’

Didn’t you clearly say that during spring training? Since Ji Maeng-ho, who was selected to play second base, is still a young rookie, it would be better to use seasoned veteran Kang Hee-seok as the keystone combination. Coach Sands also thought that Kang Hee-seok was better than the unproven Seong-tae Yoon or Joo-hyun Kang, who had poor results for many years.

This was the starting line-up that the front office and coaches had unanimously decided on, but they changed the line-up less than two weeks before the opening.

“[But the most important thing in the professional game is defense. “If Seongtae Yoon makes a fatal mistake and loses the game, can you take responsibility?]”

-“[You know that Kang Hee-seok is making the most mistakes right now, right?]”

“[Originally, shortstop is a position that makes a lot of mistakes, and looking at training, Kang Hee-seok has the best defensive skills.]”

-“[Speaking of that training… According to the rumor, the players are having a hard time because the amount of training is too much… . Our team already has a lot of veterans, so is it okay for us to do that?]”

“[So what was your performance last season when you were released and the season before?]”

-“[Grades are the director’s problem. In fact, the early performance was worse than last season, so it’s true.]”

“[…] … .]”

-“[Three free agents also came in, but they were at least A-level players. Director, if things continue like this, it may be difficult to renew the contract. Shouldn’t the contract be renewed?]”

A story about a sudden contract renewal. Director Sands was speechless at that question.

‘Now it’s a threat? ‘There are so many different things.’

It seemed as if all the affection in that threat had been ripped away. How much have you dedicated yourself to this club? This is how he was treated after working hard for the team for two years. One by one, I remember all the hardships I had to endure in an unfamiliar country for this crappy team.

‘If it comes out like this, I… .’

“[…] “I understand for now.]”

Pop. Director Sands hung up the call. Because I didn’t want to argue about this anymore.

“[Fuck!]”

And then I threw my cell phone on the floor.

“[This country has no respect for directors at all! I can’t believe I can’t even do the lineup the way I want!]”

The secret proposal that came after spring training came to mind again.

‘Mr. Sands. Would you like to start over with our college team? Wouldn’t our university’s head coach be better than that of Korea, a baseball outskirts? I would like to hire your division at the same time. We have until the end of April, so please give us a confirmation by then. ‘I’ll be waiting.’

A recruitment offer from a university in the top league of the NCAA (National Collegiate Sports Association). When Sans heard this offer, he wasn’t particularly attracted to it. No matter how much the NCAA did, they couldn’t give up the title of professional baseball coach.

However, if you show good performance in the NCAA, getting into the major league was easier than in Korea. On top of that, he recruited the head coach and pitching coach who believed in him and followed him at the same time… . My heart was gradually leaning towards America.

‘Now that I think about it, it’s been so long since I haven’t seen the kids. It’s already been 3 years in this country… .’

There is only one reason why I did not accept the offer. Just loyalty. Of course, they say they give more money here, but once you get into the sports world, money isn’t everything.

The team’s potential to win with the players who have believed in them and followed them for two years. This kind of treatment was too harsh for someone who ran after seeing only that one thing.

‘Let’s hold on just a little longer.’

*

“Umm, Team Leader Cheon. “Is it okay to do this?”

AT Thunders general manager Jinseong Yoon hung up the phone and looked at the woman standing in front of him. It must have been obvious that he and her were in a hierarchical relationship as team leader and general manager, but he couldn’t help but notice.

Because she was the next president of AT Thunders.

In addition, the people who had been secretly ignoring Cheon So-young at the front desk disappeared. Even if you are the chairman’s granddaughter, a parachute is a parachute. There were many people inside the front desk who disliked her. This was especially true for employees who were former athletes.

However, it was around the WBC that the atmosphere at the front desk changed. Ji Maeng-ho, whom she strongly recommended, became a huge success and proved his abilities as the head of the operations team, and the forces opposing her within the company almost disappeared on the surface.

Since someone with legitimacy had proven her skills, it was safe to say that the front office had already been taken over by her.

“yes.”

And even if it wasn’t for that reason, Director Yoon felt uncomfortable with Cheon So-young. A cold expression that seems to compensate for the eye-popping appearance. That expression, which seemed to have softened a bit recently, has become colder since the team’s performance has deteriorated.

So much so that even the leader himself couldn’t say anything.

“Still, the director has his own authority… .”

But still, I couldn’t help the feeling of anxiety in my heart. Is it okay to put pressure on the director like this?

Jin-seong Yoon played for the AT Thunders for 17 years as a player, gradually rising to the positions of scout, coach, front office, and general manager. There was no other reason why Yoon Jin-seong became the general manager. After going out often for drinks and becoming close with the boss, I naturally became the leader.

As such, this was the first time that Yoon Jin-seong put pressure on the coach during his five years as general manager. When Jinseong Yoon was playing as a player, or even as a coach, the head of the club was the coach. How can you put pressure on the director in such a situation?

I felt uncomfortable, as if there was a lump of baggage in my heart.

“Captain. Let’s go trendy too. Trendy. Do you know what AT’s company motto is?”

What was that… ? I think I saw it in the president’s office… .

“It’s ‘a company that leads trends,’ right? Even if you can’t lead, shouldn’t you follow? “In the American way.”

“Uhm… .”

“Director Sands is also a director from the United States, so he would probably understand. Baseball centered around the general manager. “Let’s try it too.”

“If that’s what Team Leader Cheon says, well, that wouldn’t be a bad idea.”

Cheon So-young, the chairman’s granddaughter and the next president, and Sands, a foreign director who may be fired at any time. Director Yoon’s choice was, of course, Soyoung Cheon.

“But what if Coach Sands can’t hold out?”

“You have to achieve results before building your pride. We’re not playing house, are we? “The professional world is cold.”