“… This is too big.”

Kang Tae-han said in a troubled voice.

At first, I thought the check was for a million won, but when I looked again, the number before the second comma was 10, not 1.

Three million is a pretty big amount, but it was 30 million, ten times that amount. Of course, the more money the better… Still, I can’t help but feel embarrassed when it comes out like this all of a sudden.

“My husband and I owe a lot to Tae-han.”

In response to Kang Tae-han’s slightly embarrassed reaction, Chae Seo-yoon shook her head and said.

“Leaving aside everything else, I was prepared to live with my joint pain for the rest of my life. No matter how much money they gave, there was no way to fix it.”

Although the pain of joint pain could be temporarily alleviated in the hospital, it had to be seen that there was virtually no way to cure it completely. That was the conclusion my husband and I came to while visiting hospitals across the country that were said to be good.

But to get a massage once and see such an effect… It was truly a miracle. What I thought was impossible happened, so what is it but a miracle?

“Besides, this is my story and my husband’s work is another thing. So… I don’t think you need to feel burdened, just accept it as a sign of your sincerity.”

Compared to what they received, 30 million won is rather an absurdly small amount. Rather than giving back as much as you receive, it is merely a level of gratitude.

Shin Jun-ho and Chae Seo-yoon sincerely thought so.

“Or how about thinking it was just tipped by some crazy person? Is this more burdensome?”

“… If someone you’ve never seen before gives you 30 million won as a tip, you should be suspicious of what the plan is.”

Kang Tae-han smiled and said. He put the half-extracted check back into the envelope and placed it in his pocket, being careful not to wrinkle it.

“Thank you, madam.”

“I’m glad you accept it. In fact, I was thinking about what to do if they say ‘I can’t take it’ and give it back.”

When Kang Tae-han lightly bowed his neck to express his gratitude, Chae Seo-yoon nodded with a hearty smile.

“Actually, I don’t mind giving money. Who doesn’t like money?”

Fundamentally, the more money, the better it is, and Kang Tae-han has never refused money. I’ve never turned down a tip from a customer.

It’s just that they don’t treat guests better or discriminate against them just because they tipped more or not.

“Whoops. After all, Taehan is someone you can trust.”

“okay? why.”

“Personally, I think people who say they hate money are the most untrustworthy people in the world.”

“Hmm… That’s not wrong.”

Kang Tae-han nodded with a serious expression, and Chae Seo-yoon burst out laughing.

“Rather than that, is there anything else you need to say or hand over to me?”

“Well… There is nothing. But why?”

“It’s time to go to bed.”

While Seo-yoon tilted her head, unable to understand his words, Kang Tae-han naturally put his hands on both of her shoulders and placed his fingers on the acupoints on the back.

And the next moment, Chae Seo-yoon’s eyelids slid down as if they were about to collapse, and she naturally laid her head on the pillow, leaning on Kang Tae-han’s hand.

‘I almost missed the timing.’

There is a law of timing for everything.

Even after releasing muscles or blood with massage, there are times when you can maximize the efficiency of rest and recovery.

It’s nice to receive a lot of money, and the warm atmosphere is nice… As much as I work as a masseuse, the most important thing right now is not to focus on massage.

“then… Shall we do some exercise and come back?”

Kang Tae-han checked the clock, adjusted the temperature of the massage bed as usual, took out a blanket and covered it up to his neck, turned off the light and went out.

* * *

a few days after that.

“Ha, really… Whether this is correct, I don’t know yet.”

In the hot tub of the bathroom, a middle-aged man spoke with a sigh to the man next to him. He had been tilting his head left and right ever since.

“It’s real, Director. Just in case, really, even if I lied, it’s just a bath and a massage.”

Then the man next to him spoke in a slightly exasperated voice. It was a voice with a hint of frustration, as if it had been said many times already.

He is Song Nam-seop, the training coach of the professional baseball team Daesung Wales. And the middle-aged man who just said while tilting his head was Sim Tae-yoon, the director of Daesung Waze.

“What, then you’re saying that it’s nothing special, just take a bath and get a massage and that’s it?”

“No, that’s not it, no matter how worst it is, the director has nothing to lose, so don’t worry. Of course, that will never happen.”

When Shim Tae-yoon asked in an interrogative way, Song Nam-seop shook his hand and said. There was a hint of frustration in his voice, more than ever before.

The reason the two came up to Seoul and entered the public bath was simple. He came directly to find out the secret to Hanha’s rapid rise in level.

“Because if you really take it, you will know.”

When he came out of his last massage, Song Nam-seop could feel an unbelievable difference. It wasn’t just a level of relaxation, it was literally a feeling of vitality springing up.

For a few days in that condition, Song Nam-seop was in good condition enough to go to the marathon like he said at the time as an improvisation.

He also had a job to earn a living through sports.

I was able to fully gauge how ridiculous this effect was and how much of an impact it could have on the game.

If this isn’t a big deal… Doping is no big deal. To be honest, it was safe to say that it was more effective than some doping.

‘It doesn’t make sense to put players who are close to retirement back to their prime days.’

If you think like that, it is understandable that the director continues to not believe and react like this. Sometimes in the world, there are things you can’t believe unless you’ve experienced them yourself.

Song Nam-seop was also dubious before he came all the way here and received a massage, so it’s the same.

“But no matter how much I think about it, massage doesn’t seem to be everything. How could Han-ha have had such a winning streak?”

Shim Tae-yoon lowered his head for a moment, washed his face, and thought for a while with his arms folded before he said that.

Of course, Hanha’s performance was so poor at the beginning and the middle of the season, so the limitations were obvious… Still, it could be said that it was truly exceptional that they went from the last place, where they had only lost streaks, to the 6th place in an instant.

What if the next season starts like this?

It would not be an absurd imagination that Hanha has been reigning as No. 1 throughout the season. It was something that would only happen in a parallel world, but it was possible.

But all of that is thanks to the massage skills of one masseuse. In Shim Tae-yoon’s head, the two stories did not connect well.

“We also have a masseuse, don’t we? Coach Song is also quite good at sports massage.”

“Ahh, that’s all right. It’s almost time to go get a massage, so let’s talk about it after getting one.”

Song Nam-seop glanced at his watch, then got up from the bath. Isn’t there a saying that one hundred words is worth seeing? First of all, it seemed that the story would proceed only after experiencing it.

* * *

“… So, to sum up what I heard.”

With his head tilted to the left, Seonghyeon Choi, who had been lost in thought for quite some time, opened his mouth.

“Once you open your own shop. Right?”

“right.”

Kang Tae-han nodded and answered Choi Seong-hyun, who asked as if to confirm.

“But it’s so big that it eats up to 30% of one floor, so we have to hire other masseuses as well. So I think it would be nice to work together. Is that right?”

“I heard you well, what.”

“No, this is really… … .”

Taehan Kang nodded again.

However, Choi Seong-hyun tilted his head again with an expression of absurdity.

“I understand what you mean, but I don’t understand.”

I know what he’s talking about, but it was too radical to take lightly.

Apparently, about four months ago, he had been thinking about unpaid transportation expenses, let alone rent, but he was suddenly talking about a gold spoon motive.

“Did you suddenly win the lottery?”

“It seems like I met lottery-level luck.”

Kang Tae-han shrugged and said.

Although it is said to be a reward for one’s good deeds, the original reward for good deeds depends on luck.

Even a small good deed can return a big reward, and conversely, there are cases where even if you do good deeds at the level of an adult gentleman, you do not get any reward.

Therefore, when Kang Tae-han compared this to luck, it could be said that it was not just humility, but a story that made sense.

“I can’t believe it even after hearing it.”

“So, what are you going to do?”

“Is there anything wrong? Just as you followed me here, this time I will follow you there.”

Seonghyun Choi shrugged and said.

“Actually, Chief Hwang decided to go with me.”

“Oh yeah? no wonder. I thought your expression had brightened a little a few days ago.”

At Kang Tae-han’s words, Seong-hyeon Choi nodded as if he finally understood. As he was usually quick-witted, he knew at least that there was something wrong between the president and chief Hwang.

“So what, should I call you President Kang now?”

“Just call me normally.”

It’s something I heard briefly from Chief Hwang, but it’s an awkward title. Kang Tae-han frowned and shook his head.

“Taehan, you have a guest. This is room number two.”

“Yes, I will go right away.”

In the meantime, the door to the waiting room opened and Chief Hwang called Kang Tae-han. As he had already expected it, Kang Tae-han immediately answered and stood up.

“Please go, Mr. Kang.”

“Yes, Employee Choi is having a hard time too.”

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Looking at his appearance, it seems that he will rather continue if he hates it. Kang Tae-han said so in a deliberately solemn voice without a hint of embarrassment.

“… Aye, tsk.”

Rather, Choi Seong-hyun, whom he hates. Seeing him frowning and clicking his tongue, Kang Tae-han burst out laughing and walked out of the waiting room and toward the hallway.

‘I said it was room number 2.’

Kang Tae-han opens the door and steps inside.

Then he made eye contact with the customer who was staring at him wearing sunglasses.

‘… What is this deja vu?’

It sounds like you’ve been through a similar situation before.

Kang Tae-han searched for a moment. It didn’t take long to recall that memory.

‘Director Oh Jae-yoon of Hanha Hawks.’

That person was also wearing sunglasses in the room and was looking this way. When I recalled that memory, I was able to immediately recall the identity of this guest.

‘It’s Taeyoon Shim, manager of Daesung Wales.’

Recognizing him wasn’t too difficult.

Director Oh Jae-yoon usually doesn’t wear sunglasses, but… Coach Shim Tae-yoon wore sunglasses so often that it could be said that he wore them in every match.

‘Don’t do this, I’d rather not wear sunglasses would be more difficult to recognize.’

With that thought in mind, Kang Tae-han greeted the guest. After all, his job was to massage, and the identity of the customer was not important.