“And first of all, it’s a bit far from the street.”

Daesung Wales is a team based in Busan.

Needless to say, Busan is a bit far from Seoul. One business trip would take virtually an entire day.

Well, after going down, you can come back to play while looking at the sea, but… What Shim Tae-yoon is talking about is not asking for a visit once in a while like that, but probably asking him to come on a business trip periodically like Han-ha did.

In fact, Hanha only accepted the offer because he is also based in Daejeon, but if he was in another region, he would not have considered it too deeply.

Daejeon was Kang Tae-han’s hometown, and it was a place he went down three or four times a month even if he had no work, and going on business trips to Han-ha was more of a pastime.

“that… It does.”

If you say ‘It’s hard because the distance is far’, there is nothing to say. Kang Tae-han is not a leisurely person, and when I asked the manager a while ago, he said that he is a person who is fully booked every few weeks, not days.

“And since I’m going to be busy with business for a while, I don’t want to increase my work. sorry.”

“… okay. understand.”

Kang Tae-han’s voice was soft, but there was determination in it. Shim Taeyoon nodded and sighed inwardly.

‘Isn’t that too bad?’

A normal person would try to negotiate a little longer, but for someone like Kang Tae-han, especially in a situation where he had already given a definite answer in this way, prolonging the story could have the opposite effect.

‘I wish I knew sooner!’

After getting a good massage and waking up, Shim Tae-yoon realized that Nam-seop Song’s experience was not a lie.

Just getting out of bed and standing there, the condition before and after the massage was so different that I felt as if I was not my own body.

Is that all? As a test, when he raised his hand and his shoulders were still, he even pinched his cheek to see if he was still dreaming.

So he could be sure.

It was thanks to masseuse Kang Tae-han that Han-ha had been showing off her explosive skills lately.

If only Hanha knew beforehand.

No, if I had been here right away when the story first came out at the meeting, or at least when Coach Song told me about his experience, something might have changed.

‘I’m so sorry… … .’

Only once per team… No, if you only get a few players, it would be of great help. Perhaps because of that thought, the deep regret on Shim Tae-yoon’s face could hardly be lifted.

“However, I do not separate or discriminate against customers who come to the store.”

In the midst of that, Kang Tae-han made a hint.

Just as a doctor does not discriminate between patients, it was a very natural thing for a masseuse to say.

“I probably won’t go on a business trip all the way to Busan, but if players come to visit with their own reservations, that’s not something I would interfere with.”

In other words, he won’t go looking for him himself, but he won’t be offended by those who come. At those words, Shim Tae-yoon’s face, which had been downcast, suddenly began to become lively.

“Uh… Is that so? Really?”

“There is no reason to lie, is there? It is also a natural thing to say in the first place.”

Kang Tae-han does not discriminate against guests as long as they are polite. It was only Shim Tae-yoon’s interpretation that ‘Wales players won’t give massages’.

On the other hand, at those words, Shim Taeyoon smiled brightly. The impossible and the partially possible were two different stories.

‘When was the match day at Jamsil Stadium?’

Daesung Wales is located in Busan, and there is a considerable distance between Busan and Seoul. But, of course, on the day there is a match in Seoul, I have to come up to Seoul.

So, if you make a reservation in advance for that day, you can naturally send the players to the game after receiving a massage.

‘Jaeseong and Minjae are coming back to form… If you win all the remaining games.’

It is quite possible to rise to the top 5 again and play fall baseball with pull-ups! As if the mere imagining of it was exciting, a sense of exhilaration began to fill his heart.

“Sir, could you make a reservation for a couple of people for this day and this afternoon?”

Shim Tae-yoon opened up the game schedule on his smartphone, then pointed to two specific dates and asked. It was nothing else, it was the dates of the match in Jamsil.

“Well. I should have told you this first.”

Kang Tae-han scratched his cheek with an embarrassed expression.

“I’m going to open my own shop soon. We do not accept new reservations, and we only accept limited reservations when existing reservations are canceled.”

“Is that so… … ?”

It’s like giving a bottle, giving medicine, then giving the bottle again!

It wasn’t Kang Tae-han’s intention, but thanks to him, Shim Tae-yoon’s excitement quickly subsided and the corners of his mouth went down again.

“… If you still don’t know, ask the manager outside. Maybe something has been canceled.”

“All right… … . Thanks for your time, sir.”

With a massage like this, he could have predicted that it wouldn’t be canceled anytime soon, but Shim Tae-yoon got up from his seat with the feeling of trying to catch a straw.

“Ah, but how can I make a reservation for the store you said you’d open separately?”

Then, as if he had suddenly remembered, Shim Tae-yoon bent down slightly and asked. It was a serious voice that couldn’t have been more serious than this.

“We are not accepting reservations because the exact schedule has not yet been announced, but… Can I tell you later?”

“yes. Please, please, please.”

As if emphasizing, he said the word must three times.

It was a voice that emanated from seriousness and even earnestness.

“… I will tell you to contact the manager.”

In response, Kang Tae-han smiled unconsciously and opened his mouth.

* * *

Wednesday.

For others, it is the middle of the week, but for Kang Tae-han, it is the beginning of a holiday.

On his day off, Kang Tae-han was driving his car on the highway for a long time. However, unlike usual, he was heading to Gapyeong, not Daejeon.

“Taehan, would you like to eat a whole potato?”

And Seah Yoo sitting in the passenger seat next to her.

She munched on the whole potatoes she had just bought from a rest stop, and asked Kang Tae-han while taking pictures of a suitable potato that was large but about the size of a bite.

“Good.”

“But to do that, you have to say “Ah~”… … .”

Yoo Se-ah smiled playfully while talking, then stopped talking and put on a puzzled expression for a moment.

Before she could even finish talking, Kang Tae-han was opening his mouth with an ‘ah’.

“Are you moving fast?”

“Because I can’t move my hands while driving.”

Normally, I could have put down food in the passenger seat and brought food with the empty water, but this is a method that cannot be used when there are eyes to see.

After Kang Tae-han answered, he opened his mouth with an ‘ah’.

‘Am I being sluggish or sly at something like this… … .’

At first, I thought it was the former, but these days, I’m confused about Yoo Se-ah. She hesitated for a moment as she held the toothpick with which she had stamped the potato. He brought up the story first, but he was embarrassed in many ways to feed it.

“… It’s a little cold, but it can be hot, so be careful.”

After finally succeeding in putting a whole potato into Kang Tae-han’s mouth, she felt a sense of accomplishment and turned her head toward the window. It was because his expression seemed a little strange now.

“By the way, why did you ask to go to Gapyeong?”

While there was a bit of silence, Kang Tae-han was the first to speak. At his words, Yoo Se-ah smiled shyly and said.

“I just wanted to go see it at least once. Everyone goes to Gapyeong at least once when they are college students.”

Gapyeong is well-known as a resort area, and it is difficult to make reservations for pensions located along valleys, especially in summer.

Among them, college students come often enough to think of Gapyeong first when they say they are going to empty, and thanks to that, there are many cases where I have at least one memory of Gapyeong when I was a college student… … .

“But this is my first time.”

“okay?”

“Yes, I was busy doing my part-time job.”

Yoo Se-ah’s house was not so generous, so she had to work part-time along with her studies to get some pocket money that she could use personally.

Besides, before I had an agency, I had to take acting lessons and go to auditions on my own… … . Thanks to this, her campus life remained as a memory of hardship and tightness rather than student-specific composure.

“I would appear as an assistant during public lectures or holidays, and after class, I would go to McDonald’s and receive customers.”

Is the beverage changed to coffee for the Big Mac set?

Yoo Se-ah added playfully with a laughing voice. It was difficult at the time, but now it was a memory worthy of being called a memory. Because the experience at that time was of great help to my acting.

“This is my first time going to Gapyeong too.”

“Uh, Taehan too?”

“Yes, I’ve been there a few times.”

Kang Tae-han smiled and said.

“What did you come for?”

“I did my military service here.”

“… Aha.”

Yoo Se-ah, who was curiously asking, made a puzzled expression.

She didn’t know much about it, but it seemed like there was a strange feeling of love and hatred among men for the area where she served in the military.

“Then you didn’t want to come, did you? that… They don’t even spit in this direction, just like that.”

“There is no such thing. Especially now what… It was so long ago.”

Kang Tae-han shrugged lightly. To him, it was literally sixty years ago, so it didn’t matter. He answered in a low voice, then opened his mouth again.

“I feel a little more excited than that.”

“… yes?”

“I also like coming to Gapyeong.”

Since he was driving, Kang Tae-han’s head was still facing forward, but the corner of his mouth was slightly raised.

‘It must have been something else… … .’

Yoo Se-ah twitched her lips for no reason, turned her head toward the window again, and gazed at the scenery outside.

* * *

“Yes, I just arrived.”

[Then would you like to go inside? You will see the management office in front of the camping area, and the staff there will guide you.]

“If it’s an administrative office… Is that a two-story building?”

[Yes, yes. you’re right. From there, we will explain everything from check-in to how to use it.]

“All right.”

After talking with the person in charge, Kang Tae-han put his smartphone back in his pocket.

“Is it okay to go in?”

“Yes, I think we can just check in at the office.”

Kang Tae-han nodded at Yoo Se-ah’s question.

The two of them lightly took up only the tent and walked toward the management office in front of them.

Check-in was no problem. It literally just checks that the reservation has come. After being guided to the location of facilities such as drinking fountains and toilets, the two immediately arrived at the designated camping spot.

“then… What do we do now?”

“You have to pitch a tent. by the way… … .”

Saying that, Kang Tae-han stared blankly at Yoo Se-ah. It was a look with a question, ‘Can you pitch a tent by yourself?’

“Oh, don’t worry! This is one touch.”

A tent that can be pitched or set up with minimal procedures. I heard that it is quite difficult to pitch a one-touch tent if it is large, but since this is a one-person tent, there should be no such worries.

“Then I’ll hit mine first.”

“Do not worry.”

Hearing Yoo Se-ah’s spirited voice, Kang Tae-han smiled and began to take out parts of the tent from his bag.

‘Certainly, the managed places are different.’

Kang Tae-han nodded, pressing his feet on the ground around him. The top is covered with fine gravel, and the bottom is supported by moderately hard ground.

The terrain is perfect for camping.

Spreading out the tent on top of it, Kang Tae-han leisurely started putting the poles together.

The tent Yoo Se-ah bought the other day was quite wide and big for a single person to use, but Kang Tae-han completed the tent without too much difficulty by himself.

First, the frame and the inner tent are put up, and the fly that acts as a tent is put on top of them. And now I’m trying to fix the tent by setting the angle properly and driving pins… … .

“… Mr. Taehan.”

Yoo Se-ah, who was touching the tent next to him, approached and called his name in a very sullen voice.

“This seems to be defective.”

“Which one?”

“The tent itself… … .”

Did the one-touch function not work well? Kang Tae-han, who had been sitting down to put the pin in, got up and approached her tent.

Contrary to his expectations, the tent was well spread out… … .

“… How did you tear this?”

“I didn’t tear it!”

Yoo Se-ah said as if it was unfair.

Her tent stretched out on the ground was designed to give a good view of the night sky. It sounded like the ceiling had been torn.