‘what.’

The moment Shim Tae-yoon met Kang Tae-han’s eyes, he felt quite embarrassed.

People often judge others by their first impressions.

This is partly because an image once imprinted on it doesn’t change with very little things, but also because you can guess a lot about the other person from a first impression alone.

Eyes and eyes, gait, the angle of the waist and shoulders, and the atmosphere the person has.

It can’t be said to be an absolute standard, but if you look at these things, you can get a rough sense of what kind of life that person has lived and what kind of person he or she is.

In particular, Shim Tae-yoon was the one who prided himself on having a good eye for people. There are many skills required for a manager of a professional baseball team, but among them, the ability to see talented people was particularly outstanding.

‘I can’t grasp the depth.’

However, his first impression of the masseuse he felt was ‘unknown’. The only thing I can say right away is that ‘the atmosphere I feel and my appearance is quite young compared to my age’.

“Please lie down for a moment.”

“… Ah, yes.”

Have you been staring at me like that for a while?

Kang Tae-han, who had been waiting for him, pointed to the bed and opened his mouth first. Only then did Shim Tae-yoon nod and fall down… He raised his head again and took off his sunglasses. He was bruised and fell on his stomach with his sunglasses on.

“Then, is there any other uncomfortable place?”

“Where is this uncomfortable? Well… … .”

Shim Tae-yoon thought for a while, belatedly realizing that his own reaction might seem a little strange.

It was quite strange for a person who even paid money to get a massage, to think about where he was uncomfortable. Isn’t it similar to a person who comes to the hospital and doesn’t know where he is sick?

“… Both shoulders are very bad.”

In the end, Shim Tae-yoon, who was thinking about it, said the part where he usually suffers from a chronic disease. Anyway, it was true that my shoulders were uncomfortable.

“When I raise my hands up as if hurray, it hurts as if something were poking me in the shoulder.”

In the hospital, it was diagnosed as a frozen dog, that is, a frozen dog. It’s not a lack of exercise, but it seems to be a case that occurred naturally due to aging.

It’s not impossible to treat, but it was a disease that I lived chronically for quite a long time because it hardly progressed.

However, I wondered if that’s why I was talking too vaguely about the symptoms that can’t be helped with massage… … .

“Hmm… shoulder.”

Kang Tae-han nodded and replied in a light voice. It was a voice of fundamental confidence, as if it was not a big deal rather than a lack of sincerity.

“Let’s take a look at it once.”

Then Kang Tae-han put his hand on his back.

On the surface, it was only slightly raised to the extent that the expression, lightly, was suitable, but the feeling of Shim Tae-yoon underneath was completely different.

‘… They say that true craftsmen differ from the smallest details.’

A heavy feeling of pressure, as if a weight was placed on the center of the body. And a warm energy that spreads throughout the body.

This alone makes me feel cool and slightly drowsy, as if the effect of massage is already coming out. Even though I haven’t even started massaging yet.

‘Maybe not all of Coach Song’s words are exaggerations.’

This alone is so comfortable and cool, how good will it feel when the massage starts in earnest… … . The corners of Shim Taeyoon’s mouth twitched in anticipation.

“There’s definitely something wrong with your shoulder.”

On the other hand, Kang Tae-han, who grasped his physical condition, said that, withdrew his senses, and removed his hand.

Then, he put both hands on his waist and placed his two thumbs on the kidney points located on the left and right sides of his spine, respectively.

“then… It may hurt a little.”

The next moment, Kang Tae-han’s two thumbs pierced dozens of blood points one after the other, starting from the new blood and moving up the spine.

“Ahhhh?!”

Shim Tae-yoon, who had been loosened up and relaxed, involuntarily straightened his back and let out a scream filled with embarrassment.

* * *

‘I need to release the blood system first.’

When he checked Shim Tae-yoon’s physical condition a moment ago, Kang Tae-han made that decision.

The pain itself was due to stiff shoulder muscles and takgi accumulated around the joints, but the fundamental problem was in the internal blood vessels.

The large stem directly connected to the main main bloodline was almost intact, but the fine veins extending like twigs from there were almost dried up.

‘There shouldn’t be any major problems in daily life itself.’

Muscles that are frequently used are continuously developed, and muscles that are not used are gradually relaxed. It is for this reason that once you have created your body, if you let go of management, you will quickly return to your original body.

And this is also true of blood.

If the surrounding muscles are used frequently, the blood circulates frequently, and the blood flow along the way remains clear.

Of course, blood channels that basically become large stems, such as major main blood vessels, are not clogged even if turbidity accumulates, but small stems, such as fine blood vessels, are a different story.

If takgi is left standing for a long time in a stagnant state, the blood vessel itself literally dries out and loses its power, and eventually it may be cut off as it is.

In fact, if it happens without any particular cause, it means that it is a part that is not used often, so it won’t be too much of a problem in daily life right now… … .

However, if left unattended, it gets worse and starts to affect other fine blood vessels, and eventually it becomes a level that cannot be ignored in this way.

‘Let’s try activating the blood vessels for now.’

The passage was opened by piercing the blood vessels of the spine, and then it was time to pour out the contents.

Kang Tae-han put the index finger of his left hand on his prestigious acupuncture point to draw out a small amount of energy, then with his right hand he clenched his fist and swept it from the waist down to the neck.

“Uhhhhh!”

It was a measure to forcefully stimulate the blood vessels to wake them up at once, and to channel the blood flow to the fine blood vessels that were drying up with that driving force.

From Shim Tae-yoon’s point of view, receiving it, it felt as if his back had been pushed away with a heavy road roller. It was the coolest sensation I’ve ever felt, but it’s a feeling that comes along with that much pain.

Moreover, as the blood vessels were activated at once, I felt a sensation as if a tingling electric current was spreading from the spine to the whole body… … .

It was a position where absurd stimuli were pouring in from both the outside and the inside.

The complacent thought of trying to enjoy this time leisurely and lazily has long since disappeared. No, there were no thoughts left in his head, as if he had been burnt to pure white.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa… … .”

But humans are animals of adaptation.

Her breath, which had been panting heavily mixed with screams, began to stabilize gradually, and as she gradually got used to the pain of acupressure, the proportion of coolness and pleasure increased rather than pain.

‘ha… It feels like getting a massage down to the bone.’

It’s not just a level of releasing muscles, but it feels like it’s releasing all over the body, even deep inside.

Of course, bones don’t have sensory cells in the first place, so it’s just an illusion, but it was almost refreshing to that level, so the corners of the mouth that had been screaming for a long time were slightly raised.

“ah… I love it.”

Originally, he had come to listen to Coach Song’s words and check the truth of his words, but Shim Tae-yoon has forgotten his original purpose and focuses only on massage.

“Is it cool?”

“Yes, it’s just that I can feel the blood circulating and the muscles on the shoulder side loosening up.”

Shim Tae-yoon, whose screams had stopped completely, said with a stretch of admiration. He hadn’t moved his shoulders yet, but with just a slight shrug, his joints and muscles felt softer.

“Shoulder muscles?”

“Yes, hey, are you very comfortable with this?”

“I’m just about to start a shoulder massage.”

Kang Tae-han shrugged lightly and said.

Then he grabbed his right shoulder with his left hand and began to gently press his shoulder with his right elbow.

“Huh? uh? aaa!”

The pain suddenly started to well up again!

I thought I had completely adapted to Kang Tae-han’s massage, but it was just a process of relaxing my body and activating blood circulation.

‘Wait, that means… … .’

It goes without saying, but a person has two shoulders.

It depends on both the left and the right.

In other words, the pain I’m feeling right now and will continue for a while… That you have to experience it one more time on the other side.

Of course, since I have already experienced some of the coolness that comes after the pain, I also feel the joy, but more than that, a vague fear came over me.

However, his thoughts did not last very long.

“Ugh, ugh… … .”

Daesung Wales coach Shim Tae-yoon, who had never shown a weak side in front of the players, but… … .

Now he was lying on the bed, groaning weakly, not noticing that saliva was leaking from the corners of his mouth.

* * *

“Hey, Taehan.”

“Yes?”

While sitting in the waiting room and browsing the news on the Internet, someone spoke to Kang Tae-han. It was another masseuse I worked with here.

“Is it true that the store is moving?”

“yes that’s right.”

Kang Tae-han nodded as it was not something to hide. If a story is known among the customers, it was only natural for the story to spread among the people working together.

“ha… Something is finally coming.”

Then the masseuse patted her forehead and let out a big breath. Kang Tae-han is not a talented person who can only stay here. It wasn’t just Hwang’s idea.

“Thanks to Taehan, I benefited a lot, and I got a taste of going to work these days… It seems that that has ended here.”

“Looks like you have a lot of regular customers these days, too.”

It is true that the number of customers at the massage shop has increased several times, and because of this, other masseuses are also much busier than usual.

However, even in such a situation, reservations for skilled masseuses are increasing, and masseuses who are just trying to bury them are left behind.

And in the case of Hwang Tae-jin, the masseuse in front of me, he belonged to the former. At least it was hard enough to come and get a massage on the same day without a reservation.

It was Kang Tae-han’s influence that the number of customers itself increased, but it was Hwang Tae-jin’s skills that secured regular customers among them.

“So it’s all thanks to Taehan.”

However, he only scratched his head with an embarrassed expression. As if he thought so sincerely, not humility, his voice contained gratitude towards Kang Tae-han.

‘I wish I could bring this person to the store too.’

Kang Tae-han came up with such an idea at the moment, but since he was entrusting the part of getting masseuses to Chief Hwang, his thoughts were only thoughts. When the time comes and the situation arises, Chief Hwang will take care of it.

“Is Taehan here?”

At that time, as if the nobleman couldn’t do it, Chief Hwang opened the door and entered the waiting room.

“I am here.”

“Can you give me a minute? A customer is waiting in the office.”

At Director Hwang’s words, Kang Tae-han glanced at his watch. As expected, it was when director Shim Tae-yoon woke up and some time had passed.

‘I knew it would be like this.’

The moment I dared to come here, I was barely noticing. I just came as a guest, so I treated him as a guest.

“Can I go to the office right now?”

“Yeah, should I ask for your understanding when the next guest comes?”

“No, it probably won’t be long.”

I was expecting it, so I also thought about the answer.

Kang Tae-han shook his hand at Chief Hwang’s words and left the hallway and headed for the office.

And let’s get into it.

“Ah, sir! Nice to see you again.”

As expected, director Shim Tae-yoon was waiting.

He took off his sunglasses, stood up, and greeted Kang Tae-han with a light bow.

“Nice to meet you too, Director.”

“ah… Did you already know?”

Shim Tae-yoon, who was looking for a business card in his wallet, said with an embarrassed expression. Kang Tae-han didn’t show any signs of recognizing him, so he thought he didn’t know.

“then… I think you know why I said I wanted to see you separately.”

“Well, there is only one thing that comes to mind.”

“All right. It doesn’t seem like a situation where you can spend a lot of time, so I’ll get to the point right away.”

Shim Tae-yoon started talking directly.

“Could you come to Daesung Wales once? Of course, I want to ask for a massage.”

At those words, Kang Tae-han smiled lightly. Then he slowly shook his head from side to side.

“Sorry, but I will refuse.”

“… Is that so.”

At Kang Tae-han’s answer, Shim Tae-yoon paused for a moment before speaking in a low voice. There was a deep regret on his face.

“… May I ask why?”

Shim Taeyoon paused for a while before asking. As much as I had experienced his massage skills, it was difficult to get rid of the lingering feelings neatly.

“I’ve gotten a bit more interested in watching baseball these days.”

The process by which the players who passed through their hands perform their respective roles in the game, and furthermore, the team wins.

Although his point of view was very different from that of ordinary fans who support the team, he was still quite interested in baseball these days.

After taking the elixir and finishing the day, it was to the extent that I occasionally went and watched the highlights of the game.