“… I feel toxic these days.”

The lobby of the Liner Hotel located on the 5th floor.

Choi Tae-joon, pitcher for the Hanha Hawks, opened his mouth quietly as he looked toward the elevator. There was a face that was quite familiar, more precisely, the face of another team player I had seen on the mound.

“It seems that almost all rumors have spread in the industry.”

The familiar face seen around him was not the only player. People walking to the restaurant, people like them waiting for someone in the lobby.

They were players from Daesung Wales, Seyang Peoples, and Dowon Dragons, all belonging to different teams.

It’s not even baseball season, but it’s a strange sight to see three professional baseball players in one field of view.

At first glance, it seemed like an overly coincidental event, but Choi Tae-joon thought it was quite possible.

Cheonma Massage is located on the 20th floor of this building.

And Mr. Kang, who is in charge of the director there.

Originally, he was like a hidden treasure trove that only the Hanha Hawks players knew about, but at some point, a report came out saying that Daesung players were also occasionally seen in the store, and recently players from various clubs came into view.

“It deserves it, what.”

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Lee Gwang-ho, who was sitting across from Choi Tae-joon’s words, shrugged once, sipped a sip of coffee, and said,

“Honestly, teacher Kang’s skills and skills are at a level where rumors can’t spread, right?”

Rumors are inherently unstoppable.

Isn’t there an old saying that a horse without feet travels a thousand miles? Even in the days when word of mouth only spread, there was such a saying, but it is needless to say in this age of information.

Even more so, if you have the same level of skill as Teacher Kang Tae-han… It is strange that there are no rumors, and rather, it can be said that it is known too late.

“And we hit the winning streak at the end of the season. Until then, I was beaten every day.”

“… It was.”

“It makes me wonder when a team that has been on a losing streak suddenly shows up. If I were the manager of the opposing team, I would have been desperately asking around?”

“but… That’s right.”

To Lee Kwang-ho’s words, Choi Tae-joon nodded as if in agreement.

Although he was a member of the team, Hanha’s performance until the middle of this season was quite disastrous.

Since that team suddenly improved their skills and climbed the rankings like a thunderbolt, it was only natural that people in the industry were questioning and paying attention. In fact, it has been a hot topic in all kinds of sports news for a long time.

As a result, more and more people in the industry are curious about the secret, and it seems that rumors have slowly started to spread around those people.

As a result.

Currently, Cheonma Massage and this hotel have become a kind of sacred place where baseball players come and go. Even as we were talking, a new player had appeared and was walking into the cafeteria.

Of course, it seems that there are still places that are dismissed as ‘nonsense’, but won’t we see the players there soon? Choi Tae-joon thought so.

“… Still, it’s a good thing in many ways.”

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Lee Kwang-ho, who had finished drinking coffee, opened his mouth alludedly. Unlike before, he had a slightly mixed expression on his face.

“It is true. I was just going to finish this season and retire.”

“Oh, did you?”

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Lee Kwang-ho’s age was one of the highest among the players, even under the criticism that the team was a bit old.

Even if you retire, it won’t be strange. However, Choi Tae-joon reacted a little surprised because he usually didn’t show anything like that.

“Yeah, I was going to take a few years off to prepare to become a coach. To be honest, it was difficult in many ways.”

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Lee Kwang-ho knew better than anyone else that his skills were not the same as before. Still, I was stubborn because I wanted to stand on the field, but even there, I was slowly approaching my limit… … .

“But these days, isn’t it the second heyday? I asked the director to do something that had never been done.”

It’s all a thing of the past now.

My physical ability came back almost as if I had rejuvenated, and thanks to the added experience, my skills were at a much higher level than in my prime.

And it was all thanks to Mr. Kang. Lee Kwang-ho put down the empty glass he was holding and smiled.

“But I thought it would be a bit disappointing to enjoy this alone. If you really only look after our team, your precious talent will be rotten.”

There will be many players in other teams who have hit a wall and are contemplating retirement. If all of those players have a miraculous experience like yourself… … .

Wouldn’t it be a positive wind blowing not only for individual players but also for the league as a whole? Lee Kwang-ho had carefully thought of such a thought from before.

“Sometimes you see it.”

Meanwhile, at Lee Kwang-ho’s words, Choi Tae-joon put his chin on his chin and burst out laughing.

“Brother is deeper inside than he looks.”

“What? Just by looking at it, I feel deep inside!”

“Then I’ll do that.”

Choi Tae-joon crossed his arms with a smile on his lips and leaned his back against the back of the chair.

“It will be worth watching next season.”

It will feel like a few more aces are added to the team, and the level of the league itself will probably go up a few steps. Apart from being a player, it was a highly anticipated part as a baseball player who loves baseball.

“Yes, but we are the best.”

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Lee Kwang-ho’s confident voice.

His self-confidence included not only aspirations, but also his own reasons.

As Mr. Kang promised last time, the players of Hanha were able to make a reservation for about an hour even after 8 o’clock, when the teacher leaves work!

Did you say it was a kind of acquaintance chance?

Of course, that doesn’t mean you can do it every day, and of course it was possible only when the teacher’s schedule was empty, but it was also true that it was easier to make reservations than other team players.

“… But this is a different story from baseball.”

In the meantime, Lee Kwang-ho carefully put into his mouth a thought that suddenly popped into his head.

“If the teacher helps… Do you think you will be able to break through the semifinals one more time at next year’s World Cup?”

“uh!”

At those words, Choi Tae-jun unknowingly clapped his hands and stamped his feet. I never really thought about it, but the moment I heard it, I felt it! and came

I feel like I can do that enough.

At the same time, there was also a bit of sadness.

“ah… If I had only known you a year earlier, I might have won the WBC this year.”

Although the scale and awareness are much smaller than the World Cup, the WBC is still a world-class baseball tournament.

Choi Tae-joon let out a small sigh, recalling the results of this WBC, which unfortunately ended in the semifinals.

* * *

“Hmm.”

Cheonma Massage’s office.

Sitting with his laptop in front of him, Chief Hwang put his hand to his mouth and sighed softly. It was a very serious expression, different from the one he usually shows.

“what are you doing?”

“Ah, Taehan, are you here?”

Kang Tae-han, who had just entered the office, asked a hint and greeted him, but his head was still facing the laptop screen.

“… Are you playing Go?”

Kang Tae-han unknowingly let out a laugh.

It was obviously time for Chief Hwang to be resting, but since he was working with such a serious face, he wondered if something had happened.

“I didn’t know that the chief played Go.”

“me? I used to do it as a hobby.”

Director Hwang replied in a calm voice, and placed a white stone on the spot he had been thinking about for a long time. Then, within ten seconds, the opponent’s stone came up.

“Ah, isn’t this guy worried?”

“I think it’s a painting that you don’t have to worry about from that point of view.”

By the looks of it, a great country that is entering the second half of the year.

However, the situation was already turning, so it was a picture where the opponent could easily take the victory.

“I guess I know that too… … .”

The level shown in the game is the same as that of the opponent.

However, as long as it has been a while, there is no choice but to have a difference in practical skills.

“Did I just turn it on?”

It’s been a long time since I thought about it during break time, so I turned it on, but on the contrary, Chief Hwang put on a bitter expression at the situation where his mental power was being consumed.

“Can I do just one lesson?”

“… Taehan, do you know how to play Go?”

At Kang Tae-han’s words, Chief Hwang asked with a puzzled expression. It wasn’t that many in his generation, but it was because there were few people who knew how to play Go, especially among those around his age.

“To some extent.”

“There is nothing wrong with keeping something.”

Baduk for fun anyway.

He was already quite inclined to overturn the game, and since he was interested in Kang Tae-han’s baduk skills, Chief Hwang nodded happily.

“This way, put it here under the black stone.”

“… here?”

Chief Hwang questioned the place Kang Tae-han pointed at, and then thought for a moment.

At first glance, that doesn’t seem very helpful. It was aggressive, but it was such a move that it wouldn’t help much in the end.

‘Because I lost anyway.’

Director Hwang puts it with the thought of trying to find out.

“I have to see how the other side will come out here… OK. Then you can leave it here.”

This time, the opponent who raises the stone without much trouble.

It seems that the previous number was accepted as a simple mistake or guest. Kang Tae-han smiled and pointed to the next point.

The hunsu that continues after that.

Did six or seven hundred stones go up like that? Around the fifth time, the other person’s concerns began to grow longer.

“… uh?”

At some point, it began to appear in the eyes of Chief Hwang.

The road of life that leads out of the road of death. At the same time, it was a length that could naturally turn the tide by eating one of the opponent’s axis heads.

And all of those sudden changes came from the one hundred stone that Kang Tae-han first taught.

A move that uses the opponent’s carelessness to induce a mistake, and from there turns the tide of battle at once. Director Hwang burst into exclamation while bruising unconsciously.

“Can the manager do it from here?”

“uh… … ? Oh, yes.”

After counting down the next number, Kang Tae-han sat down on the sofa as if he had finished his errands and began to touch his smartphone. Far from admiring his skill, the reaction seemed to be insignificant.

“Taehan, did you learn Go separately?”

“Well… A little bit in the past.”

Kang Tae-han looked back for a while and answered in a calm tone. When I was at Moorim, I enjoyed it as a hobby for quite a long time, and I even called a teacher to learn from it… It was complicated to explain, so Kang Tae-han dismissed it with the word ‘a little’.

* * *

“Seniors! I do.”

A franchise cafe located near the QBS broadcasting station in Yeouido.

Producer Seo Kyung-woo, who was sitting in the back seat, raised his hand to a man who had just entered the store and informed him of his location.

“It’s been a while, it’s the case.”

“I will, senior. What would you like to drink?”

“I’m the senior, so you have to choose. What are you going to drink?”

Talking like it’s not natural.

At those words, Seo Kyung-woo quietly nodded.

“I’m an ice americano.”

“Okay, have you had lunch?”

“yes.”

“Then eat dessert too.”

The man got up from his seat without answering.

If he said he hadn’t eaten, he would have said, “I’m hungry, so eat some bread.”

‘You look the same.’

There is an atmosphere that naturally overwhelms the opponent, but at the same time trying to take care of something one by one, Seo Kyung-woo burst into laughter without knowing it.

“I tried it the other day, and I liked the cheesecake here.”

After a while, he walked over to the table with two iced americanos and a tray of two slices of cake.

“okay?”

“Eat first.”

As a demonstration, the man took off a large piece and put it in his mouth.

Joo Tae-hyeon PD of KBC.

He is a senior in the industry famous for dramas, and he is a drama director who has pulled out two or three outstanding works that would make Koreans say, ‘Oh, that?’

When Seo Kyung-kyu just came in as a newcomer, the first work he participated in was Joo Tae-ha’s work, and he received a lot of help from him, so he was also a senior he always had respect and gratitude for.

“How are you today?”

“me? Get along as usual, well.”

Joo Tae-hyeon said as he let go of the straw he was biting on.

“What happened to the last time you said you were going in?”

“That’s how it’s going. by the way… Ha, one minor problem gets in the way.”

Is this a problem that has been bothering me?

At Seo Kyung-Woo’s lightly thrown words, Joo Tae-Hyeon frowned and shook his head.

“What is it?”

“It’s a small role that appears briefly in the beginning… There is no actor who sticks with the feeling of wanting to do this. I auditioned again yesterday and came out, but there was none.”

Actually, it’s hard to have a big impact on the whole drama with only a minor role, but for some reason, I kept thinking about it, so I was working on other scenes first.

However, since it is a role that appears in episode 1, it is impossible to put it off. A sigh leaked out of Taehyung’s mouth.

“Well… What role is it?”

“Didn’t I tell you about this work the other day?”

“yes.”

A light-hearted historical drama depicting the events that take place after a military officer’s disciple, who was accused of being a traitor during the Goryeo Dynasty, enters Sungkyunkwan undercover due to some kind of incident… … .

… would have been Seo Kyung-woo nodded as he searched for memories.

“It is the role of a death penalty who protects the main character in the beginning and then collapses… There is no one who fits that image perfectly.”

At the same time, Joo Tae-hyeon began to express his thoughts as if he were complaining.

Just looking at it, it feels reliable, but the appearance is a little childish as the main character’s brother-in-law, but still has a serious and heavy atmosphere… … .

“Are there any actors you know like that?”

“that is… This is true.”

Meanwhile, while listening to the story.

An image of a person kept popping up in Seo Kyung-Woo’s head. The image fits so well that the more I listen to it, the more I think it fits perfectly.

Just in case you have a problem.

It was the part that he was not an actor, but a normal person.