Episode 252: The Secret
“Hahahaha. That’s what happened? It hasn’t even been a week since the team arrived, so I didn’t think that would happen. If I had known this would happen, I should have put everything aside and gone with them.”
Lee Geun-taek said with a hearty laugh.
“… … Really? You even arranged to practice with the Vietnamese team? Well, they must be quite curious. Vietnam and the Chinese team have always been enemies. In the end, China always wins. Oh. Okay. Let’s do that. I’ll join them soon.”
Beep -.
As soon as Lee Geun-taek put the receiver down, the sound of the call being disconnected was heard.
“Every time I stand on the international stage, I can’t find a sparring partner, so I thought I should go and find a sparring partner myself this time too… … .”
Ugh.
Does it mean that he has some experience as a club owner and manager?
It seemed like Lee Chang-hyun had taken care of everything on his own.
And then there’s the aftermath of beating one of the Chinese team’s aces… …
‘If this were to be transmitted to Korea, it would be the perfect story to spark international exchange.’
At this point, Korea has only just announced the departure of the team.
[Reporter: … … Until now, when our players went on the international stage, they said, ‘We will try our best,’ but this time, they said, ‘We will win.’ Can we assume that they are confident?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok: Well… … This time, we have more solid players from other teams, so we will work harder… … .]
[Lee Chang-hyun: We can’t show Korea going to other countries and getting beaten up. We will win.]
[Kang Jun-hyuk: If you say that… …!]
As for Lee Geun-taek, he just laughed when he saw the video.
It’s funny but also sad to understand that Kang Jun-hyeok has had to endure the weight and criticism so far.
Lee Chang-hyun’s well-founded confidence. And the fact that the two of them went together was also quite interesting.
[Reporter: Well, actually, this time, netizens have quite high expectations for player Lee Chang-hyun. From a team that lost all three divisions to achieving first place in the first division regular league. He also has the nickname of Miracle PER.]
Miracle PER… … Lee Geun-taek transformed the team that he had once abandoned. Now, I couldn’t even guess how far it would go.
And it seemed like the guy’s greed wasn’t over yet.
[Lee Chang-hyun: Miracle PER… … That’s a good nickname. I think that nickname will continue to be used in the international exchange matches, so please watch the first match.]
A young kid who has never played in an international match before, making such a claim without any basis.
However, Lee Geun-taek did not dislike that confidence.
“Chief Lee! It’s time for us to start preparing for our departure. It’ll probably coincide with the exchange match, and it looks like they’ve already set up a practice match.”
“All right.”
The last piece of the team. As the president of the Korean Hunter Association, he was busy and could not leave the country with the team, but it was time for Lee Geun-taek to leave the country as the team leader and attend.
***
“Should we just accept the practice match proposal from the Vietnamese team?”
“Yes. That will be more practice for our players.”
Lee Min-seok couldn’t help but feel puzzled by Lee Chang-hyun’s answer.
Well, this was the practice match that the Vietnamese team suggested. The suggestion itself was fine, but I thought it was a little strange to suggest it.
“We’re not going to fight other teams here under the Hunter Survival Rules. Why are you insisting on accepting the practice match proposed under the Hunter Survival Rules?”
“Yes. That’s probably… … because of the timing, and because he’s curious about how I defeated Haiyan.”
“Then isn’t there even less need to accept it?”
Lee Min-seok asked with a puzzled look.
If Lee Chang-hyun’s words are true, then the only one who gained something from that practice match was the Vietnamese team.
“The 7v7 Hunters League is good, but… … there are parts where reserve members cannot participate.”
“ah……!”
Only then did Lee Min-seok understand why Lee Chang-hyun had asked him to accept the offer.
Of course, if you only think about the 7 regular Korean members, it would be more practice to accept the 7v7 Hunters League rules… … but it meant that the remaining reserve members were just wasting time without being able to warm up even once.
That is, it is suitable for allowing as many members as possible to benefit from the training.
‘Lee Chang-hyun even brought PER members there privately… … .’
It seemed like they thought it would be a suitable way to train that number of people.
Well, Hunter Survival is different from the regular Hunters League in that it allows for a large number of participants.
“Of course, the best would be to have a 7v7 practice match with the Vietnamese team with the reserve members taking turns… … Even without that, the team’s status isn’t that high. If the regular members don’t participate, there’s a high chance that the practice match itself will be a bust… … .”
“That makes sense.”
This was another part where I couldn’t help but admire Lee Chang-hyun’s insight.
“Uh… … But, then anyway, they must be curious about how you defeated Haiyan and want to find out how. Do you think it would be okay if they found out? They probably made that suggestion because they were confident that they could find out even if you hid it well… … .”
“Ah… … There is definitely that part. But, actually, it doesn’t really matter. Even if I figure it out, it’s not like I can follow it.”
Lee Chang-hyun said with a smile.
But is it true that countless hunters in the world don’t know about Ethan’s powerful techniques and thus can’t follow them?
It’s just that you can’t follow it even if you see it.
It was time to teach that to the Korean team, or rather, the Vietnamese team, who were trying to steal Lee Chang-hyun’s know-how, in hopes of beating the Chinese team.
‘Thanks to you, we are able to gain experience for our players through the practice matches you voluntarily held.’
***
Vietnam’s head coach, Nguyen Cong Phuong, couldn’t help but be surprised by the reply that arrived shortly.
‘I thought they might not accept it since it’s not the Hunter’s League 7 vs 7 rule… … Did they lack a practice partner?’
This was because all of the Vietnam team’s requirements were accepted.
It was also fun to accept and see the additional requirements they came up with.
‘However, since it is a rule of Hunter Survival and is an individual competition, I hope there is no limit to the number of players participating from each team… …’
I don’t think they said that to encourage less participation, but they probably added it so that at best, even the substitute players can have the experience of competing against foreign players.
“Nothing much. Shall we proceed as is?”
Nguyen Quang Hai, who was looking over the replies together, said to Nguyen Cong Phuong.
“It’s not like they can imitate our game and they won’t be able to gain anything easily, so there’s no harm in showing them our game.”
Yes, Nguyen Quang Hai was right.
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Anyway, what the Vietnam team needs right now is not any other training, but information on how they broke through Haiyan.
Other than that, everything was fine.
“Lee Chang-hyun. If only he could participate in the practice match, there would be no problem. Doan Van Hau would be there to analyze his abilities.”
But that thought only lasted for a moment, and on the day of the practice match.
As they went out to the place, Nguyen Quang Hai had no choice but to shout.
I thought that at most, about 10 players would participate in the practice, including the replacement players, but isn’t it closer to 20?
At the same time, it is a situation that cannot help but be laughed at.
“This, this. No matter how much you want to learn a lot from other teams during international matches, there is a limit… … .”
Nguyen Quang Hai laughed at the Korean players in front of him.
“Even though it is a Hunter Survival game where you compete against each other, wouldn’t it be uncomfortable for us if you act so blatantly?”
Hyenas who, although they lack the skills, try to exploit the experience and know-how of others by any means necessary once they have the chance.
Nguyen Quang Hai said without hiding his displeasure.
I didn’t intend to make this match a no-brainer, I just thought it wasn’t the same.
“Originally, I told the players to take it easy so that the Korean players could learn from it… … But now that it has come to this, even if the game is a bit spicy, I hope they don’t forget that it was Korea who brought it upon themselves.”
Anyway, the Korean team won’t get anything.
The aggressiveness of the Vietnam Hunters League. If they really move, they will see their own bodies slaughtered before they can even learn.
… … But, was Nguyen Quang Hai’s words funny?
The Korean guy standing in the front row. The guy who knocked down Haiyan answered with a smile.
“They were curious about how you defeated Haiyan, so they chose the Hunter Survival method to practice with us and find out as much detail as possible. It’s a bit blatant.”
“… … !”
“I told him to do it gently so that the Korean players could learn from it, and he said he would do it sincerely. That’s a relief. If he had done it gently, only the Korean players would have survived in Hunter Survival, which would have been embarrassing.”
He was a guy who would argue and refute every single point.
“No need to say more. Let the game begin.”
Nguyen Quang Hai, at those words, nervously declared the start of the game. After all, if a person does not realize that his position is inferior, he will bark at any time.
Because I thought I would get the gist of it and get the order right.
And at that moment, the Hunter Survival began, with numerous Vietnamese and Korean players participating.
***
Meanwhile, after the game started, various conversations were going on among the Vietnamese players.
“… … Guy. You seemed really excited during our conversation at the end. Is that okay?”
“He’s a guy who plays the game calmly even when he’s excited, so I believe he’ll never forget his goal and will achieve it.”
“More than that… … Our plan. Will it work out? What if we get caught by the Korean players in the middle… … That kind of thing… …
The Vietnamese team’s coach and general manager exchanged glances.
In the end, this practice match was planned. It had meaning. It was only meaningful if the plan was carried out well.
So, at that moment, the head coach of the Vietnamese team was about to answer.
Suddenly, from behind me, I heard the unexpectedly gruff and middle-aged Korean voice.
“Hunter Survival is an individual competition, so what’s the plan? What kind of strategy do you have? As long as you survive, that’s all that matters… … Or are you plotting something?”
The middle-aged man who appeared with a chuckling sound was a person that even a Vietnamese hunter could not help but recognize.
The hunter who was most famous among the first generation hunters.
It was Lee Geun-taek.
‘Why is the author here… … .’
Lee Geun-taek, who had left the country, arrived in Japan and heard about the practice match against Vietnam, so he arrived to watch it in person.
“It’s just a practice match, but the rules are a bit strange… … It also seems like the opposing team has some kind of plan. It looks like it’ll be a lot of fun. Don’t you think?”
“… … .”
At one point, the back of General Manager Nguyen Cong Phuong became soaked with cold sweat.
fantasy,
