Episode 200. Ambition
It felt special that my team members increased one by one, and that I personally selected them, even if they weren’t the best.
In the past, I felt like I was on a team with players that I got along well with rather than having the ability to completely choose my teammates.
“What are you thinking about? The season is about to start. Are you worried about something?”
During a break in filming, I was sitting down when Ryu Jae-jun came up to me and spoke to me.
Ahead of the start of the regular season, the season opening video shoot and media day are scheduled.
It’s a day when you have to confidently convey your ambitions. Maybe you were worried about the owner sitting there looking a little gloomy.
‘Well, I’m not worried or anything, I was just thinking about the old days a little.’
“No way. More importantly, what do you think of the new team member?”
A few days have passed since Lee Seo-hyun joined the team. During that time, there were of course practice matches and training.
“The skill level isn’t bad. However, the variables that the [Dimensional Gate] ability provides are endless. It seems like the coaching staff needs to think about it a bit tactically.”
I was talking about how he was as a person. I was worried that someone might say he was always a strict, serious, and dignified guy, so I kept giving tactical evaluations as a player.
Anyway, at a time when I thought my life was boring.
“……and”
“and?”
“It’s nice to see you so cheerful.”
Ryu Jae-jun said, avoiding eye contact. It was a little different from his usual indifferent appearance.
‘Hoo… … .’
Even just from what he just answered, he’s not the type of guy who usually says things like that. It seems like he’s quite interested in me as a human being.
Well, for now, it’s just a human-like feeling.
“You know that dating isn’t allowed within the team, right?”
“What does love mean…? That’s not what I meant. I just meant that I transformed from a dull team with a lot of guys to a more human-like one.”
If you make excuses for not doing what you were doing, the story will get longer.
While we were talking, a voice was heard from the direction where filming was in progress.
“Jaejun! We’re starting filming again.”
They say even a tiger will come if you call it. The person who called was none other than Lee Seo-hyun.
“Yes… …? Yes! I’m going now.”
It was a bit disappointing to see Ryu Jae-jun responding using formal language that he didn’t even use with me.
‘It’s a good time. It’s a good time.’
Still, I think it would be better to have affection for each other and support each other rather than hate each other.
If you think about Ryu Jae-jun’s love life before his return, it doesn’t seem like it would go well or progress at all.
It might be fun to watch.
***
Perhaps because this was a shoot that had already been completed after one quick shoot, the shoot for the brief regular league opening that day ended faster than expected.
This time, unlike the last filming, it was an opening video, so all the PER players appeared, and the filming process felt more fun because of that.
As usual, he was honest, but he came alone, carrying a shield and other defensive equipment like a tank from a medieval fantasy game.
Kim Do-jun, wearing a unique concept costume that seemed like it came out of a space opera, as if it were a fashion show, and swinging a shining sword.
On the contrary, Yoon Han-gyeol, who has a concept and outfit that seems to have jumped out of a martial arts novel, matches the concept of his ability, the Leegi Sword.
Even Han Ji-soo, who wore all kinds of luxury modern clothes and accessories, making it hard to tell if she was a nouveau riche or an athlete.
It couldn’t be that inconsistent.
Hunter’s League is different from other sports in that it is a product in terms of individuality and character, so it has some freedom in that regard…
It was such a catastrophic unity that it was hard to believe they were really one team, except for the emblems on their shoulders.
But once it’s completed, it’ll be fun to watch when the regular season starts.
‘Of course, I can’t even imagine how it will turn out.’
Where can we see Kim Do-jun, who wields a light saber that looks like it came out of a space opera, and Yoon Han-gyeol, who wears a martial arts concept hanbok and handles a sword, on the same screen?
Perhaps, and next to her, there’s Han Ji-soo smiling, wearing clothes and a bag covered in logos like ShaX Louis X Tong, so much so that anyone who sees her would suspect that she received a PPL advertisement.
I couldn’t even imagine what the viewers’ reaction would be.
But by the way… …
‘Is it about time now?’
After filming ended, the players started to leave. However, those who remained started to head somewhere, and it was none other than the interview location.
“Jaejun, Hankyul. Take the kids and go back first with Seongjun. It’ll take a while, right?”
Soon, the media day for the first division of the Korean Hunters League, representing Korea, was scheduled to begin.
“Coach Lee Jong-gyu. Let’s go.”
***
Media day event venue.
Unlike the previous parts 2 and 3, the location itself was very spacious. Since I had never stood in this place before, I thought it was quite exciting from the start.
The managers and coaches of each team were seen sitting in their own luxurious chairs.
Except for PER, who was promoted this time, the teams in the first division are all local teams that have been there for a long time, so that naturalness is probably to be expected.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I could show my nervousness in front of so many reporters.
‘Who has ever fought in a battlefield where you would lose if you made a mistake in front of countless people?’
There’s no way I’d be nervous in a place like this.
Instead, what I was focusing on was, of course, what I was going to say at today’s media day.
While I was wondering what the 3rd or 2nd part would be like, the Q&A session was already starting.
[Caster]: The regular season will soon begin again. Please share your thoughts.
Well… …Actually, the media day was a bit predictable.
I think the coaches are already familiar with each other and have built up a friendship through practicing matches over a long period of time.
The goal is to win the season, and I will grow and set good goals. I will say that LTD will do well.
There might be one or two more teams mentioned there.
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As expected, the directors gave their thoughts one by one, and the questions were so formulaic that I almost yawned.
[Caster]: Now, let’s hear from each manager which team they think will win the regular season!
LTD has Kang Jun-hyeok, one of the few Korean hunters capable of [Mana Expansion].
Most of them mentioned LTD, and occasionally the second or third place teams from last regular season were mentioned.
‘It’s always been like this.’
This is probably not much different from before the regression or after the regression.
He gives answers that everyone would expect, and he talks appropriately, in a way that fits reality. It’s not fun.
Of course I understand why.
Because if you try hard once and fail, you’ll be laughed at.
There’s no need to do something like that when the teams are already on a stable track.
They already have a solid spot among the 10 teams in the Hunters League of Division 1, so they probably don’t want to get criticized for talking too highly of themselves.
For example, if you were to say that your goal for this season is to win the championship, and that you will face LTD head-on and win, and then achieve results in the international league, in front of LTD, who are reigning as the undisputed champions.
The LTD manager, who was already friendly with them, would feel uncomfortable, LTD fans would criticize the team, and there would be ridicule at the mention of the international league.
The gains are not that great, but the risks are great.
But there is no romance there.
[Caster]: PER, who recently joined Division 1… … has been performing well in Divisions 2 and 3, and has been promoted to Division 1, setting new records.
Of course, on the one hand, many experts say that it will be difficult to perform like that in Part 1. What do you think about this evaluation?
[Lee Chang-hyun]: I think I said something like that at the media day for Part 3. It’s been a while so I can’t quite remember… …
[Caster]: What did you say?
[Lee Chang-hyun]: At that time… … I was leading the undefeated team PER. Everyone was paying attention to me as I was the manager, owner, and player.
I watched quite a few 3rd division games, but none of the teams were that good.
So, especially the 3rd division LTD directors need to be a bit nervous. If the 1st place team gets beat by the last place team, it will be especially embarrassing.
Well, I think that’s roughly what it was about.
Thinking back on that time, I couldn’t help but laugh.
It must have been a time when things were just boiling over, not long after I returned.
[Caster]: Oh… I see. So you want to say that to the LTD director of Part 1? Something like that?
The caster asked with a meaningful smile, thinking he had caught the ball.
[Lee Chang-hyun]: No. That would be impossible. Looking back now, it seems rude to say something like that. Instead, I would like to say this.
[Caster]: That’s what you mean…
[Lee Chang-hyun]: Expert analysis says it will be difficult to perform well in the first part… … I expect it to stay in the middle ranks, around 5th or 6th place… …
He said things like this.
I don’t know who those experts are, but I have a feeling they don’t know much about the Hunter’s League.
‘It’s probably the result of a survey of coaches and managers that was conducted in advance. It’s obvious even without looking at it.’
PER had come a long way, more than you might think, and now it was time to spread its wings.
There is no need to be sparing with words.
[Lee Chang-hyun]: PER has set new records in both the 3rd and 2nd divisions so far, and it won’t change just because it’s in the 1st division.
[Lee Chang-hyun]: I hope you can be the sacrifice that sets a new record in Part 1.
The expressions of the directors who were conducting interviews around them became hard and quiet, and only the sound of the reporters’ shutters could be heard loudly.
Cowards who are afraid of the risks of defeat and cannot speak out about their ambitions.
I understand, but I have no desire to go along with that rhythm.
If you admit your limitations and take a step back, you will become a member of a league that cannot even properly express its ambitions and is eliminated from the international league.
It’s either all or nothing. I’ll either go down the path of failure or becoming a star.
Because it was live, reactions in the chat window were visible across the filming stage.
N Become the sacrifice for Part 1. Are you crazy?
I just got promoted and I don’t know how scary the league is
n Let’s have some trash talk in front of all the directors~
Wow, but isn’t this team actually continuing to set new records? My heart is pounding.
Are parts 2 and 3 the same as part 1? In a place where there is upward leveling, you can’t even hand out business cards.
Most spectators only watched the first division, and had little interest in the promotion/relegation match itself.
Perhaps, many people got to know our team for the first time through this media day.
So, this reaction was quite natural.
There was absolutely no need to be discouraged.
No, it’s better.
‘I’ll turn that laughter into cheers.’
fantasy,
