18. A stepping stone for the future (2)
5 o’clock in the morning.
It was a time when the sun had not yet occurred to me.
Hyunseong Kim ran the running course he had been repeating recently, led by Doocheol Jeong.
“Heo-eok, heo-eok.”
Has it been about 10 minutes?
I was out of breath from the start.
This is basic training that he can easily complete under normal circumstances, but perhaps due to poor physical condition, Kim Hyun-seong was unable to manage his breathing.
“Hey, are you okay?”
It was Kim Si-woo.
From Kim Si-woo’s perspective, Kim Hyun-sung’s condition was not good.
With his pale face and panting breath, it looked like he might collapse at any moment, but Kim Hyun-seong continued running without saying a word.
“You’ll be in big trouble if you do that. You were in the bathroom all morning. If something is wrong with your body, get treatment first and then proceed with training. “I understand why you’re so stubborn, but if something goes wrong, nothing happens.”
“… … no.”
“hey!”
“I said I didn’t like it. “It’s still bearable.”
Our eyes met.
Beyond the deep dark circles, Kim Hyun-seong’s eyes were burning with strong enthusiasm.
I was speechless.
Kim Si-woo was going to the bathroom in the early morning when he heard Kim Hyun-seong’s voice groaning in pain. So I wanted to stop training for today. I knew that if Kim Hyun-sung’s body was showing signs of abnormality, enduring her pain was not the solution. The human body is more fragile than we think. Kim Si-woo, who once fell into the abyss due to an injury, could not take his eyes off Kim Hyun-sung’s pale face.
‘What on earth happened?’
still.
Hyunseong Kim did not tell the truth.
Why are you so stubbornly rushing towards yourself for the goal of revenge?
Siwoo Kim was a Taekwondo athlete in the past, so he was used to the current lifestyle, even if it was intense training. But Kim Hyun-seong was different. Even if he was good at exercising regularly, it would have been training that he would not have been able to adapt to in a short period of time, but Kim Hyun-sung never once said weakly that it was difficult or that he couldn’t do it anymore.
It was poisonous.
Even my friend saw that it was poisonous.
Kim Hyun-seong used to give reasons for revenge, but Kim Si-woo, who spent his school days with him, knew that wasn’t the truth. He had something more. In the realm of truth that he could not dare to reach, all Kim Si-woo could do was to control Kim Hyun-seong.
So as not to oxidize.
So as not to be left alone.
Afterwards, he tried to dissuade him several times, but Kim Hyun-seong reacted more fiercely.
“Stop talking. “Before the director notices.”
at last.
Hyunseong Kim completed not only running but also early morning training.
* * *
It was bedtime.
It was time to sleep before the steamed rice could be digested, but Kim Si-woo went to visit Jeong Doo-cheol separately without Kim Hyun-seong knowing.
“… … This happened in the early morning. Don’t we have to dissuade Hyeonseong? “If things go wrong like this, the problems with training and everything could become serious.”
“know.”
“yes?”
“I know. “What happened at dawn?”
Kim Si-woo was embarrassed.
I can’t believe Jeong Doo-cheol knows.
As I looked with surprised eyes, Jeong Doo-cheol looked out the window with a complicated face.
“When going through a tough training program, there are always kids who make mistakes in the early morning. So I checked from time to time, but Hyunseong was not there in the early morning. Maybe something went wrong. I could constantly hear sounds of pain screaming through the bathroom door, but I didn’t open the door and send Hyunseong to the hospital. It’s wrong. “It’s something you should never do as a leader, but even if I could turn back time, I wouldn’t change my choice.”
“What is that… … .”
“Siwoo. I don’t know what happened to Hyunseong, but everything he does now is his own choice. “Even though he knows how dangerous it is, Hyeonseong has a reason why he must endure it.”
last few months.
During that time, which could be said to be short, Jeong Doo-cheol developed a strong confidence in Kim Hyun-seong.
It is not simply the wanderings of adolescence.
Eyes filled with evil, perseverance to withstand pain, and direction toward a clear goal.
It was firm.
Kim Hyun-seong had a reason that others did not know.
It really doesn’t make sense, but there was a clear reason why I had to live so stubbornly.
“That’s why I can’t stop Hyeonseong. Do you think he will accept it if I stop him? you’re welcome. They’ll probably leave in search of an alternative that can push themselves more harshly. “There is a reason why he endures all the pain throughout the morning, and why he can handle all the early morning training in an abnormal physical condition, so it may be presumptuous for us, not the parties involved, to argue about Hyunseong’s choice.”
Jeong Doo-cheol clenched his fists.
Although he speaks as if he is adapting to reality, his veiny fist proves that even he is in pain.
That too.
It was hard.
Jeong Doo-cheol closed his eyes tightly to the choices he should not make as a leader and ignored reality.
If Hyunseong Kim doesn’t give in to what he wants.
I thought that going to someone else might ruin him even more, so I wanted to take care of him in my own arms.
“If Hyunseong says he wants to continue, I will push him to the end, and if he gives up midway, I will also accept that. But how can I tell a child who is struggling with his eyes wide open to hold on somehow, to a child who has not yet broken down mentally, to stop now? If you want to become a professional, I will train while completely eliminating risk factors, but unlike on the professional stage, what you are about to do now does not have a safety net to protect yourself. therefore.”
I looked at Kim Si-woo.
With those eyes mixed with sadness, Kim Si-woo could no longer say anything.
“I just leave it to your own judgment.”
* * *
It was a painful day.
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Kim Hyun-seong completed lunch and dinner training normally with a pale face, and again at dawn he ran into the bathroom, grabbed the toilet, and vomited out everything he had eaten. His head was spinning. It felt like the ceiling and the ground were turning over, but when he came to his senses, he was already running on the early morning running course.
I can endure it, I can’t endure it.
It was not an area of choice.
I had to hold on.
Reflecting on the past and burning hatred, Kim Hyun-seong barely got through each day.
First week.
It was literally hell.
I was screaming all over my body, my mind was not intact, and even though it was time to eat, my stomach was already full. Now that she had cooled down, she realized why the door existed. Regardless of the intensity of training, eating 5 meals a day was not an easy task, and if I felt like I was going to vomit while eating, I swallowed the food along with the vomit.
So two weeks, three weeks, four weeks.
Time passed.
I gradually adapted.
I no longer went to the bathroom in the early morning, and I didn’t vomit even when I boiled my rice.
It was a life that repeated itself like a treadmill.
I made sure to fill 5 meals with early morning exercise, meal, bedtime, lunch exercise, meal, bedtime, evening exercise, meal, and bedtime, with snacks in between. And once a week, I taught private lessons outside of bedtime. Although it was a schedule that could never be handled humanly, at some point, Kim Hyun-seong felt that he was used to it, as humans are creatures of adaptation.
And oh week tea.
Pow!
Stumble-
The punching bag shook loudly.
Every time Kim Hyun-seong’s fist exploded, the punching bag let out an explosion sound as if it were going to explode at any moment.
Pow!
Barak, barak, barak!
It was fast.
In an instant, he hit the punching bag, and at the same time sending the punching bag bouncing back, the kick exploded.
Pow!
It was a truly eerie sound.
The sound that echoed throughout the gym symbolized the destructive power that Kim Hyun-sung could never demonstrate in the past. All of this was the result of bulking up. Kim Hyun-seong’s weight, which was in the low 70s, suddenly increased to 80kg. In fact, he could have increased his weight beyond this if he wanted to, but after consulting with Jeong Doo-cheol, he decided to stop at the low 80 kilos.
Weight class is important in high school fights.
However, it was judged that if it was excessively enlarged, the speed would decrease and problems would arise.
‘I don’t know what kind of fight I will have in the future. If it’s just one-on-one, it would definitely be advantageous to go up a weight class, but in a situation where you’re dealing with multiple people, your physical strength will drop by the amount of your weight. So no more than this. From now on, I need to shave off the fat and fill my 80 kilos with real muscle.’
Bah!
The punching bag shook.
One month of camp training.
Hyunseong Kim was achieving clear results through a period of patience.
* * *
Training ended that evening as well.
According to plan, it was time to eat dinner, but Kim Hyun-seong suddenly asked.
“Director. “What level am I now?”
It was the same question as a month ago.
Jeong Doo-cheol looked at Kim Hyun-seong.
Kim Hyun-sung had developed his strength incredibly, to the extent that it was hard to believe that this was achieved in just one month.
It wasn’t unusual.
When I was growing up, I ate 5 meals a day and trained three times, so it was natural for me to grow explosively. Of course, it was a result of Kim Hyun-seong’s will. Even though the intensity was such that even Kim Si-woo had to be taken to the emergency room in the early morning, Kim Hyun-seong endured all the training without even making a weak sound.
I got stronger.
Even Jeong Doo-cheol could not deny that fact.
“If a month ago you were unconditionally defeated by skilled professional players, you can compare yourself to now. That doesn’t mean you win. Your muscles are developing so rapidly that their density is not yet complete. “Only by maintaining your weight of 80 kg, squeezing out that density, and creating your own perfect body can you defeat players who are enjoying their prime on the professional stage.”
“is that so.”
It was still a disappointing evaluation.
If a player can beat the pros in just one month, they won’t be allowed to use the word ‘pro’.
of course.
Hyunseong Kim was talented.
Because his talent was so great, he was able to receive at least an equal evaluation.
It was then.
“Then what about dealing with the director?”
that.
It was a question that crossed the line.
Rather than simply being curious, Kim Hyun-seong spoke with a nuance that seemed to indicate that he was aware of Jeong Doo-cheol’s existence.
“well. “It won’t be as one-sided as it used to be.”
“Why not check it out for yourself? “I also wanted to see how much I had improved.”
Jeong Doo-cheol twitched and laughed.
It was an intentional provocation.
Hyunseong Kim hoped to understand his location.
How much stronger you have become compared to before.
How much do you understand yourself now?
He revealed his intention to Jeong Doo-cheol, and Jeong Doo-cheol knew well that it was not a malicious intention.
It was a stage of evaluation.
Kim Hyun-sung wanted to evaluate himself, and Jeong Doo-cheol willingly accepted that intention.
“Come up.”
“thank you.”
No special preparation was needed.
Since they had already wrapped their hands for training, the appearance of facing each other in the ring was created in an instant.
Kim Si-woo sat down on the floor and looked at the scene.
In particular, I had no intention of going forward.
Jeong Doo-cheol said.
“Actually, I knew this day would come while I was training you. The stronger you become, the more you will need someone to evaluate your strength. And before your eyes, even though I have become an obsolete person, I am a former UFC champion.”
closely.
I smoothed out my gloves.
He tied the knot tightly and showed a cold look in his eyes.
“Just give it a try. “How strong you have become.”
walked forward.
As Kim Hyun-seong took his stance and expressed his will to deal with him, Jeong Doo-cheol narrowed the distance and immediately extended his fist.
hook.
avoided.
Unlike before, he seemed to react in a split second. Kim Hyun-seong took a step back and extended his fist toward Jeong Doo-cheol. Tap, tap. A jab that blocks the distance. It was a jab with sufficient destructive power as the weight was increased by 10 kilos, but Jeong Doo-cheol figured out the distance where the jab stopped right in front of his nose and instantly penetrated the space.
Bah!
A fist exploded over the guard.
Then, immediately, a kick exploded at the bottom, and when Kim Hyun-seong retreated, he dug in again and his fist exploded several times.
Wow.
Barak, barak!
I just blocked it.
The game was no different from before.
Jeong Doo-cheol pushed unilaterally.
Jeong Doo-cheol’s presence swelled greatly and completely engulfed Kim Hyun-seong.
‘It’s still early.’
Hyunseong Kim’s challenge.
understood.
As I gained strength and felt myself becoming stronger, it was natural for me to forget my past defeats at my energetic age. That’s why I decided to take a photo of it this time. A warning that it is still too early to do anything dangerous with that level of strength. As his leader, Jeong Doo-cheol wanted to show the cold reality.
puck!
The face fell back.
Blood burst out on Kim Hyun-seong’s face, and Jeong Doo-cheol dug in one step further and tried to unleash a follow-up blow.
But at that moment.
Bah!
“!!!”
A fist exploding into the abdomen.
Jeong Doo-cheol’s expression distorted due to the intense shock.
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