The Genius Decided To Live An Ordinary Life [EN]: Chapter 228

There was a time when I lived in a world where I couldn’t live as I pleased.

If there was anything Jinhyuk decided on his own free will, it would be joining the military.

If we include the act of refusal in the category of choice, there would be more.

This life is different.

He was at the center of everything.

Whether it was an accident or a festival.

Jinhyuk, who had finished planning what he had to do next year, called Yoo Se-ra and told her his intentions. Although they were the chairman and a player, they were close enough for that.

– You don’t have to push yourself.

“I really want to participate.”

– If that’s Jinhyuk’s choice, then this mother should cheer you on. It’s a good thing for the company.

Despite Yoo Se-ra’s gentle dissuasion, Jinhyuk participated in the November competition held in Chuncheon. It was because he was greedy to somehow get his condition up and get the Olympic ticket next year by passing the standard record. If he couldn’t go next year, he could aim for the 2000 competition, but he also intended to accelerate when he was gaining momentum in breaking records.

“Congratulations on your consecutive wins, Lee.”

“Thank you.”

The middle-aged man who put the medal around Jinhyuk’s neck had a face that was more than just displeased, as if he had bitten a stink bug. It couldn’t have been because of the cold wind of Gangwon-do.

As if to show off to that man, Jinhyuk responded with a bright smile.

‘Is our baldy friend jealous?’

There was a reason, so it was nothing new.

The relationship between Yoo Se-ra and the federation was still like the United States and Russia.

It was a surprising change even for Jinhyuk himself.

Not the smile he showed to the man, but the reason he insisted on Yoo Se-ra. Although he was not the type to be greatly concerned about records or participating in competitions, he showed an obsession that was not an obsession.

‘It’s cool to do it under my own initiative.’

Perhaps the influence of Hong Su-jeong, the Seoul brat who said she would mess him up if he went to the army, also played a strong role.

{Hey, Son Jin-hyeok! If you go to the army, I’m going to mess you up! Got it? I’m going to find you with a knife and a gun!}

‘I think she said something like that?’

Even if the words she used were different, he was sure that the nuance was similar.

He couldn’t leave out his pretty younger sister, Yujin, who expected a flashy older brother.

{My brother is a flashy beast.}

She used that expression the day she went to the dentist, I think.

‘What are those brats saying.’

Jinhyuk, who hated company dinners and receptions, would run anywhere with just one phone call from a drunk Hong Su-jeong. It would not be possible to define his actions at that time only as obsession or attachment. It is more realistic to attribute it to the fact that the fact that there was someone who desperately needed him was that shocking. There was also the reason that he became curious about the creature called Hong Su-jeong since their days as a senior and junior.

Of course, he is still willing to run if she calls, but the mature Hong Su-jeong has not been acting spoiled since some time ago. Was it Jinhyuk’s delusion that her maturity felt like she was keeping a proper distance? It was just indifference from her as Jinhyuk was living an ordinary life.

‘There are people who urge you to make choices. They also naturally induce you.’

Of course, the current Jinhyuk is not someone who lives only to meet the expectations of such people. It just so happened that Jinhyuk’s wishes and the expectations of those around him coincided.

For a guy who got a chance to live again to be swayed by others?

It’s no different from a pig being raised.

“You worked hard, you worked hard.”

He nodded casually at the words of the tadpole with a protruding belly, like Min Yong-rak, who patted him on the back. This tadpole seems like he will become a bull Min Yong-rak after metamorphosis.

“Hoo-, the record is a bit disappointing.”

“It’s okay. It’s a record that no one but you can set anyway.”

The body of an ordinary human could not show its best condition in strong headwinds and low temperatures. Even though he warmed up his thighs until they were red, he had to be satisfied with a lower score than the last competition. What would he do if he wasn’t satisfied? The competition was now only left with the closing ceremony.

“It ended ordinarily.”

“Yeah. There are days like this. Let’s go home.”

The competition ended ordinarily without any ceremony or fireworks. It felt like the definition of ordinary was gradually being upgraded, but it must have been just his imagination.

“Jinhyukaaaaa-!”

Despite her business look, Yoo Se-ra came running with a flurry. Anyone who saw them would think they were lovers.

Yoo Se-ra smiled, saying that she had saved 15 million won and that she could use it for the next competition.

“Are you really going to the Thailand competition in January?”

“Yes. That’s why I participated in this competition.”

As a student and as an athlete, there is nothing more important than managing one’s condition.

That’s why most athletes regularly participate in competitions to manage their rhythm and gain competition experience. It would be better if the record followed, but if not, it’s okay. How many athletes are sweating in unseen places without even getting that qualification?

“I’m going without training camp.”

“Okay! That way, I’ll have the motivation to fight. Don’t worry about the cost and schedule management. Deputy Min Yong-rak will go with you.”

The plan was to apply for the competition as an individual, not as a national team member.

It was the same reason as the last competition, and the battle of nerves between SI and the federation over the right to learn and the right to exercise was quite intense.

It would be nice if there were no conflicts, but now he thought it was important to give strength to Yoo Se-ra. He even felt a sense of responsibility because the number of athletes knocking on the foundation’s door had increased rapidly due to Jinhyuk’s impressive performance.

“M-me too? Chairman, are you serious?”

“Of course. You’re our key talent, so you have to take a plane. We’ll have a doctor accompany you, so Deputy Min, please prepare.”

“Yes, ma’am!”

SI Sports went through the application process as a representative, and they easily obtained permission to participate.

The news of his participation reached the press reporters before Jinhyuk, who was in class.

「Bureaucracy in the sports world, is saving face more important than athletes’ rights?」

「Is SI Sports the only organization that truly cares about the future of athletes?」

The media was on Yoo Se-ra’s side, and the athletes and coaches stood by with their arms crossed. There was a mixture of the view that Son Jinhyuk was the only one being difficult and indifference that it was none of their business. In the end, it was the mentality of siding with the winning side.

‘This article is interesting.’

While Yoo Se-ra continued her political actions for the future of the athletes, it was around December that Jinhyuk heard the news that Daejeong had decided to sponsor the Athletics Federation. Jinhyuk predicted that it would not end with sponsorship, and the result was as expected.

「The mistress of the Sein Group, who trades on the lives of athletes」

「A newcomer who ignores long traditions」

「New record holder reveals his limits, why?」

「What is money, Sein is polluting the pure sports world」

With that, the tone of the media was divided into two, and the spark that Jinhyuk had thrown a long time ago developed into a bonfire where athletes and administrators were pointing fingers at each other.

In that mud fight, Yoo Se-ra became a lioness and fought a bloody battle with other lions.

– This mother is okay. I’m not bleeding. The cubs are the future. Protecting the future is what that thing is, whatever it is.

What is that?

Jinhyuk, who was worried about Yoo Se-ra, was prepared to hold a press conference if necessary. He judged that if the athlete himself came forward and spoke articulately, he could change the federation with public opinion behind him. However, Hong Ki-joon shook his head.

「Just leave it. She needs to let off some steam like that. Se-ra is having the most fun she’s ever had in her life. I’m also enjoying watching. Don’t worry about it. Lose and erase.」

It was an email that strongly implied that he was working on something.

Hong Ki-joon told him not to worry, but Jinhyuk, who was sensitive to letters, was worried.

‘There’s a typo.’

It was so annoying.

Anyway, from that short message, Jinhyuk could not shake the thought that Hong Ki-joon was preparing to take action. In the past, he was a terrible henpecked husband, even though he was suppressed by his wife.

On the surface, it seemed like Yoo Se-ra was taking the brunt of the opposition alone, but he was relieved by the thought that Hong Ki-joon would be putting up a strong shield.

‘He’s scary when he’s angry. I don’t even know what he’s doing outside of my imagination right now.’

The current Hong Ki-joon is a new model equipped with power and decisiveness that cannot be compared to the person in the past.

Then he will soon launch a counterattack.

You’re all dead.

*

“Eung-ah! Bbippaeppottuttae hahaeittaaeo? Tanggu tongsi tyeotyeotyeo aijjuttaettae-. Aeappa babuung-.”

What is she saying······.

His sister pulled out his tooth, but Jeongwon’s pronunciation is even weirder.

“Have a good trip, our eldest son. Even if the food doesn’t suit your taste, eat well. Gochujang [Korean chili paste], kimchi [fermented cabbage], seaweed, and what else did I put in?”

The suitcase is full of side dishes, so there must be a lot of things.

He got into the car after being seen off by his mother and Jeongwon.

‘Wow, Gimpo Airport!’

End of the impression.

It was just refreshing to be back in a place he had often used for domestic business trips in the past, but he didn’t feel any great emotion. The parking lot is big.

“We’re this way.”

Min Yong-rak, who was carrying a backpack, led the way, pushing two suitcases, and the staff assigned as Jinhyuk’s doctor followed behind Jinhyuk.

The murmuring people suddenly became quiet.

“Yo-, national team, fighting-.”

The clueless Min Yong-rak waved his hand like a neighborhood uncle.

There was a brief exchange of glances with the national team players who were waiting for departure. It wasn’t to the point of ill will, but he could feel that it wasn’t filled with goodwill. He didn’t know what they had heard or how, but they must have been exposed to logic that was favorable to the federation.

‘One of them has an envious look.’

Is he the lower-ranked player who came in Jinhyuk’s place?

The other players are one year older than Jinhyuk, who will be in their third year of high school this year. One of them is a college student majoring in physical education.

‘Can they make it to the final B?’

With their records, they might be able to make it to the semi-finals somehow.

According to Min Yong-rak’s investigation, that was the reality.

Still, it would be nice if they could grow together as competitors and training partners, but he felt a pang of bitterness at their blatant hostility. Isn’t that so? Whether their thoughts about Jinhyuk were due to their own choices or external coercion, they were athletes who would be walking the same path for a while.

‘No matter how much I want to live among humans, I’m not going to go that way.’

One-way traffic is only necessary on the road.

It was a moment.

The national team players’ eyes were filled with a sense of futility.

“We will provide separate guidance for the SI personnel and the athlete here.”

They completed the departure procedures smoothly and exited the gate.

An airliner with a design he had never seen anywhere in his previous life was waiting.

Other than the fact that it resembled the plane that tycoons or agents rode in spy movies, there was not a single familiar place.

“It’s a private jet that the chairman gave us. It’s a little smaller than an airliner, but it’s faster and more luxurious.”

“Yes. It’s nice.”

“Why is your reaction so lukewarm? I couldn’t sleep thinking about riding this.”

“No. I’m just surprised.”

Surprised, my foot.

What is Hong Ki-joon’s status now that he can’t provide a private jet?

Jinhyuk’s information access level is beyond Min Yong-rak’s imagination.

‘He might have nuclear warheads stashed somewhere.’

The submarine might have already been built.

The drone prototype development has been completed and is being tested in the West Sea. A semi-submersible that crossed the Northern Limit Line [the de facto maritime border between North and South Korea] was shot down by a drone, but no one in the world knows the cause. Not even the National Intelligence Service, the Navy Intelligence Command, or the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau. Not even in the United States.

‘That’s what you call classified information.’

If Min Yong-rak knew what was happening at the Sakdo Research Institute and in the seabed that had been deeply penetrated, his jaw might drop. He would know that a research institute is being built in Yeouido.

In that way, Hong Ki-joon was running through time several times faster than Jinhyuk.

「Don’t you want to finish high school quickly? Read and erase.」

Whether he had a lot of things he wanted to do or he lacked people he could trust, Hong Ki-joon was constantly sending out a sonatina of temptation.

「Block」

He was about to click it, but he held back thinking of their old friendship.

「For the time being, I want to live the life I have chosen.」

Croak croak-.

Even while Jinhyuk was thinking about other things, Min Yong-rak was constantly shouting, and the resonance of his voice was louder than a toad in the rainy season. It’s like a person who uses his stomach as a sound box.

“······So, uh? Hey, hey, are you listening? You have to be nice to this hyung. This hyung is the key talent, so he’s getting a private jet.”

Yes, yes. As if you need to tell me.

“Is this Jinhyuk’s first time on a plane? Other planes aren’t like this, but when you ride this plane-”

“I’m not falling for it.”

He’s probably going to say that I have to take off my shoes.

Even though it’s the mid-90s, when did he start making such jokes?

That’s not even a joke.

It’s not even a joke, it’s just a pathetic, boring trick that Jinhyuk hates.

He even thought about responding for a moment. The only difference would be the result of giving a laugh or causing embarrassment with a brief choice.

However, he closed his eyes and shook his head at the thought that it was pathetic.

Shaking his head-.

Thud-.

“Ouch!”

“I told you to lower your head-. You’re tall. Why are you shaking your head there-. Tsk tsk-.”

Ah, you should have told me!