#187
Xenics Academy Central Library.
Winter vacation has begun and the central library is quiet. Minjun hovered around.
“It’s a return… .”
[Time remaining: 24 hours 24
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There is only one day left.
Thinking back on the events that took place over the past year, all of them remained as truly turbulent memories for Minjun.
A black bow that was like his own alter ego.
Parting with Gram was really not far away now.
-Are you still going to hold the bow there?
“A bow? “I don’t know if I can pull the strings.”
-Wow, you don’t know what.
“… … ?”
-As soon as you return, you will experience an experience you could never have imagined.
Gram’s words had a different meaning.
Minjun, who had no way of knowing what that meant, asked Gram back.
“An experience that is hard to imagine?”
-The word “return” didn’t come out for nothing.
“… … ?”
A gram that does not specify the exact meaning.
Minjun’s curiosity grew even more.
-You’ll realize it tomorrow. Before that, why don’t you take care of your passionate fans first?
Minjun felt an unusual energy behind him as he suddenly mentioned a passionate fan.
I quickly turned my head and thought that someone had come.
Everyone was approaching, including Park Anna, Kang Jun-pyo, Yoon Sol-ji, Lee Seo-ah, and Kim Cheon-woo.
“Why are you muttering here alone, Cheongseung?”
They were selected as representatives of first-year students in each department and were tasked with mentoring new students next year, so they had no choice but to visit Xenics every week even though it was vacation.
Minjun was also ranked 0th among all first year students.
He was selected as a Zenix mentor, but Min-jun stubbornly refused, so the mentorship was automatically transferred to Kang Jun-pyo.
“Anyway, I still don’t understand? “Why did you turn down that good mentorship?”
“That’s right. Even though you were selected as the first-year representative, you turned it down? “I was very blessed!”
After defeating Yoo Ki-hwan, there was a brief anticipation that Min-jun would have a series of eventful opportunities(?) in the future.
Minjun actually tried to distance himself from this attention.
“I’ll be gone for a while.”
“You’re leaving? Where?”
“to? suddenly?”
“When are you going to come back?”
The friends, who were startled by Minjun’s remarks, asked a barrage of questions.
While asking about the destination.
When will it come back?
What to do when you come back, etc.
Interest in him continued.
“A little longer? “I will come back when the time is right.”
Then, Anna Park crossed her arms with a very sad look on her face.
“no. “If you really want to go, take me with you.”
Park Anna has no intention of letting go of Minjun’s arms.
She openly fell into Minjun’s arms.
“I’m sure you’ll be surprised if you follow me, right?”
“okay? It’s actually better, right? I’ve already been surprised once or twice while hanging out with you. “I’m sufficiently disciplined!”
***
Inside the dormitory room.
One day passed by in an instant.
Before we knew it, there was only about a minute left for Minjun.
[Time remaining: 0 minutes 59 seconds]
“Now this is really the last time.”
-There will be a day when we can meet again someday.
After saying his final goodbyes to Gram, Minjun gently closed his eyes.
There is really less than a minute left now.
Now all Minjun had to do was spit out the word ‘return’.
“return.”
As soon as the word ‘return’ came out of Minjun’s mouth, a large portal was immediately created in the room.
In the middle of the silent room, the portal was shining particularly brightly.
“Hello, Xenix.”
Minjun took one step forward.
A dimensional portal that allows you to escape the ‘Dad’s Palace’ worldview.
I naturally moved as my body guided me.
Eventually, when he reached the portal, his body began to be pulled somewhere, as if it were being sucked in.
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“uh!”
Just like that, half of Minjun’s body fell into the portal.
Suddenly, Minjun’s visit also took place.
“Cha, Cha Minjun!”
Just before Minjun returns to his present life.
The last face he saw was none other than hers.
…
…
How deep was my sleep?
Inside a small, unfamiliar room, a man began looking around.
“… “Have you really come back?”
Looking at the current situation, it felt more familiar than unfamiliar.
A bow hung on the wall in the room.
And a family photo on the desk.
You could even see the school uniform Lee Kun-woo wore when he was in high school.
“Is there something strange about this?”
It was Geon-woo who clearly remembered all the incidents that took place in ‘Dad’s Palace’.
But ironically, the point in time when he returned to this life was quite different from what he thought.
He returned to being 33-year-old Lee Kun-woo, and even though he was not currently wearing glasses, he could see each object clearly.
Even by the time I was already an adult.
Neatly organized textbooks and related workbooks were stacked on the bookshelf of the desk.
A series of situations that were difficult to accept arose, so Geon-wu naturally went straight to the bathroom.
“… “Is this possible?”
I couldn’t believe it.
I felt like I was back in my school days.
Of course, she has the honey skin that even her peers are said to be born with.
He even had a slim physique, so anyone could see Lee Kun-woo’s fresh-faced 17-year-old appearance in the mirror.
In the meantime.
Knock-knock-
The sound of a note was heard outside the bathroom door.
“Is it dry inside? Didn’t you say you were on the morning of today’s game? Even if I prepare now, it seems like it will be tight, right?”
A very familiar voice.
I want to learn archery in earnest.
When I declared this to my parents.
It was the voice of his father, who fully supported Geon-woo.
“match? “What day is today?”
Geon-woo hurried out of the bathroom and immediately asked a question to his father, who was covered in thick black hair and had lost all his white hair.
“A match? “What does that mean?”
“to?! You guy! Are you still half asleep? Isn’t today the first day of the presidential term?! “Are you out of your mind?”
First day of the presidency?
Geon-wu can’t believe it and checks the calendar on the living room wall.
I also checked the date of the smart phone I used before.
‘July 1, 22?’
Not 33-year-old Lee Kun-woo!
Lee Kun-woo was truly back when he was 17, 16 years ago.
“You guy! Why are you looking at your phone so absentmindedly? It’s getting really late like this. “Why don’t you get ready soon?!”
“yes yes!”
Suddenly, Geon-woo hurriedly changed into his school uniform.
If today is indeed the presidential convention as my father said… .
It was the day when Geon-woo began to make his name known, and it was also the day that became his best opportunity.
***
National Presidential Men’s and Women’s Archery Competition Venue.
Of course, archery amateurs are among the best in the country.
Many participants who wanted to realize their dream of becoming a national representative gathered here.
With only a few days left before the official match, each participant relieved their tension by performing a routine.
“ha! ha!”
Fortunately, Geon-woo and his father Lee Chang-sik arrived at the venue before the official game started.
The father and son took a deep breath and calmed themselves.
“Please wait in the player’s waiting room over there.”
“thank you.”
After completing the participation registration, Lee Chang-sik encouraged his son.
“Dad will be cheering hard from the stands, so do your best! son! Understand? “Don’t be nervous.”
“… huh.”
After receiving his father’s support, Geon-woo went to the players’ waiting room.
‘It’s true, it’s exactly the same as when I first came here.’
The first national competition that Geon-woo participated in after starting archery in earnest was the Presidential Men’s and Women’s Archery Competition held in Seoul.
As it is the first national competition.
Geon-woo remembered his past, when he had made many mistakes in many ways.
‘If you really went back to the past… . There’s no need to repeat the same mistake.’
Moreover, there was one reason why Geon-woo was extremely confident.
As soon as I became an adult, I put an end to the past of suffering from wrist and elbow injuries.
Currently, at the age of 17, he has a green body.
This is not the time when he had to end his career as a player sooner than others due to wrist and elbow injuries.
Soon, Geon-woo opened the door to the players’ waiting room with a sense of weight that was different from his mindset when he was 17 years old.
As soon as I stepped into the players’ waiting room, I felt like I had truly returned to the past.
‘Lee Chang-seop, Kim Geon-yul, even Lee Ji-na. Now that I look at it like this, I see that all of the talented kids have gathered together.’
In Geon-woo’s eyes, players who would grow up to become members of the national team in the distant future and show outstanding performance in various international competitions caught his eye.
‘All you have to do is not make mistakes.’
Of course, it was clear that they were no different from 17-year-old Geon-woo now.
There was no need to be intimidated in this place where only skills were proven.
So in the players’ waiting room, Geon-woo waited for his turn to come.
‘As expected, the weather is not good.’
On the large monitor set up in the waiting room, Geon-wu carefully observed the players assigned to the front row.
As was the case 16 years ago, bad weather was a variable in this national competition.
Moreover, for Geonwoo, his first national competition experience was very disappointing.
That’s right too.
In addition to the bad weather, the wind was blowing erratically as Geon-wu’s turn approached.
It was a day when I wasn’t particularly lucky.
Just like that, the players in front of Minjun gradually left the waiting room one by one.
Their expressions looked solemn to show off the skills they had honed over the years.
In the meantime.
A tournament official checked the list of participating players and seemed to be urgently looking for someone.
“Um, next contestant number 412. Please wait. Participant 412? “Aren’t you here?”
Competition officials kept calling participant number 412.
However, in the waiting room with only about 10 players left, no one answered the call to number 412.
“Hmm, if you do this you will be disqualified.”
Competition officials looked embarrassed as they checked the list of participants.
However, it was not possible to keep waiting for that participant.
Just as the next participant was about to be called.
Geonwoo caught the eye of a participant who hurriedly entered the waiting room with the number 412.
“oh! sorry. I was so nervous that I went to the bathroom and was late. I’m really sorry.”
“You must never do this again. “Please move to your seat quickly.”
“yes!”
Gunwoo’s eyes did not fall from participant number 412.
‘Park, Anna Park?’
I couldn’t believe it.
With her long red hair and facial features, anyone could clearly see that she was Anna Park.
Geon-wu was curious as to how she came to this venue.
He hurriedly got up from his seat and followed her as she moved from the players’ waiting room.
Eventually, I grabbed her wrist.
“Park, Anna Park?”
Then, she turned around and smiled faintly at Geon-wu.
“Luckily you recognize me? Cha Min-jun.”
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