“You mean my autograph?”

“Yes… Can’t you?”

Director Hwang looked at Kang Ju-wan’s eyes and gently withdrew the paper and pen that he had put out in front of him.

The desire to receive an autograph and add a picture frame to the wall was like a chimney, but I did not intend to burden the wall with an unreasonable request.

One client before he was also a celebrity. If a customer’s satisfaction was lowered because of a personal request, the main guest would be evangelized.

“Let’s see. What can I write?”

Contrary to Hwang’s concerns, however, Kang Joo-wan happily extended his hand with a smile.

“Uh… Are you doing it?”

“If you have an autograph and a pen, it’ll be quick, well.”

At Director Hwang’s words, Kang Joo-wan opened the lid of the pen and said. To be honest, at first he was the type to politely decline when asked for an autograph, but now he wanted to do something more out of gratitude.

“then… The massage was cool, good… … . Well, please write a line with this nuance.”

“All right.”

As soon as Director Hwang finished speaking, Kang Joo-wan wrote three letters of his name on the paper with his familiar hand movements.

It’s not flashy, but anyone can tell that it’s Kang Ju-wan’s sign. The autograph was finished with a sentence ‘It was really cool and nice’ under it.

“The sign is a bit clunky, isn’t it?”

Kang Joo-wan handed over the finished sign with a shy expression.

A sign I made roughly when I didn’t know anything yet.

Compared to the stylish autographs of other celebrities scrawled like cursive, even thinking about it myself, I felt that my own was a bit lacking in style.

“No, it’s just perfect!”

On the other hand, Director Hwang shook his head from side to side and raised one thumb of his right hand, as if showing strong denial.

To be honest, how many ordinary people can look at a celebrity’s autograph and immediately tell whose autograph it belongs to? If you peek at it from afar, you might think, ‘Some famous person has come and gone.’ and just move on

But what if the first three letters go in like this?

Anyone can see that it is an autograph left by Kang Ju-wan, and it stands out even from a distance. There is no choice but to naturally have a deeper interest than in the former case.

“Look. Doesn’t it catch your eye right away?”

As if asking him to see it for himself, Chief Hwang pulled out his hand holding the autographed paper all the way back. Seeing this, Kang Joo-wan ate and laughed.

“I’m glad you like it.”

“It doesn’t just lift, it fits snugly. thank you.”

With a smile on his lips, Hwang took out a picture frame from the shelf below. It must have been prepared in advance.

You are very well prepared.

Around the time Kang Joo-wan was thinking about that.

“… there.”

Someone spoke from behind. Kang Joo-wan looked back and saw three people dressed as masseuses, each holding an autograph and a pen.

“If you have some time… … .”

The first to speak was Choi Seong-hyeon, who was standing in the front.

He had been watching the situation from a distance until a moment ago, but he was approaching without realizing it, as if he had made up his mind after seeing Chief Hwang receive his autograph.

“A sign?”

“yes! Right.”

Choi Seong-hyun smiles brightly at Kang Ju-wan’s words.

That expression is like a child who met Santa Claus. Kang Joo-wan smiled, took the paper and pen, and immediately began to write his signature.

“What is your name?”

“This is Seonghyun Choi!”

One autograph, two… … .

However, the number of people standing in front did not decrease. Rather, it was increased to four people.

“My child is a big fan.”

“I am always cheering for you!”

When people are together, other people are also interested! The customers who had been snooping around for some reason began to line up one by one.

“I’ll do everything, so please wait patiently.”

Kang Joo-wan, who would normally have cut himself off at this point and avoided the seat, but perhaps it was because his physical condition was so good, he was happily drawing autographs one after another.

* * *

next day.

“It’s just as it was then… … .”

Kang Joo-wan, who left the hotel early in the morning, got into a taxi and returned to his house in Suwon.

Originally, there would be no appointments, just like yesterday, I was going to stay at home and go to exercise, but… Whatever the whim, he was now at a high school located near the town.

“Still, I fixed the wall here.”

His alma mater, which he visited after a long time.

Since he had not applied for a separate visit, Kang Joo-wan was just walking around the outside of the school as if taking a light walk, but even just that, old thoughts came to mind one by one.

‘I couldn’t have imagined it then.’

I had a goal to play in the Premier League since I was young, but it was just a vague dream, like an elementary school student writing down the president as his future hope.

Because the growing up period came relatively late, at the time, going to a high school with a soccer team was at an easy level.

Thinking about it makes me feel refreshed.

Of course, he was at a crossroads between being released from the team or seizing the last chance.

“Aren’t you, Kang Joo-wan?”

By the time I had almost turned a wheel while thinking about the old days. Someone spoke to me from beyond the fence along the soccer field.

A middle-aged man who looked quite old.

The man was wearing oversized sunglasses, but it didn’t take long for Kang Ju-wan to recognize him.

“… Coach?”

“That’s right, Juwan! ha ha ha.”

Coach Jang Won-song, who taught him during high school.

He was a person who could be called a gift in his own way, who paid attention to him in many ways during his high school days.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by all world stars, right?”

“Ai, what a world star… … . It’s just that the coach hasn’t changed at all.”

“Well, I did manage the fort well.”

“Rather than that, you were a little more mature back then.”

“This guy… By the way, are you still going to talk over the fence? I’ll get you a cup of coffee, so come inside.”

“Maybe.”

At the same time as Kang Joo-wan answered, he jumped over the fence built in the middle. His movements were as natural as flowing water, as if he had some of the skills he often skipped during his student days.

“I didn’t mean to come over like a thief.”

“My body moves reflexively.”

At the old coach’s words, Kang Ju-wan shrugged and trembled. Perhaps the two of them walked together like that, and Jang Won-song sat down on a nearby bench and tapped the seat next to him.

“I heard you were making coffee?”

“Who said you didn’t?”

When Kang Ju-wan sat down next to him, Jang Won-song took out a thermos bottle and a paper cup from the side bag he was wearing, and put a cup of coffee in it and handed it to Kang Ju-wan.

“Wow… I think it was that thermos before.”

“Don’t drink if you don’t like it.”

“I’ll have a good drink.”

Kang Joo-wan quietly sips coffee.

Even though it was old, the performance was the same, and the coffee was hot enough to burn your tongue if you drank it without thinking.

Was it like that?

“Nowadays… It seems like it was very difficult.”

Coach Jang Won-song, who was staring at the soccer field in silence, made a hint. At the soccer field, the soccer club members practiced for a while.

“But looking at it like this, it looks pretty good.”

Then he looked at Kang Joo-wan and smiled.

Kang Joo-wan put on a shy expression and touched his hair.

“What… I have something that will suddenly get better.”

Kang Ju-wan himself felt the effect of receiving a massage yesterday. It was still difficult to be certain if the feeling in my feet had returned, but my condition was at its best.

“Even when you were a student, I was worried because you were the type to overwork your body first when you had a problem, but I guess it was for no reason.”

“haha… … .”

Because of being slightly stung, Kang Joo-wan let out an awkward laugh and decided to have a sip of coffee.

“This world star is definitely different.”

In the meantime, the coach, who was looking toward the soccer field again, said in a voice mixed with laughter.

As you can see, the concentration of the players playing the practice game was blurred for a while. Two or three people huddled together, and their eyes were not on the ball, but on this side.

“Looks like you figured it out right away, hey.”

“I guess so.”

Kang Joo-wan scratched his head and replied. Well, even on the street, if you stay still, people will recognize you, but there’s no way the kids on the soccer team won’t recognize you.

“Looks like you just interrupted practice.”

“Why, are you just going to cover it?”

“You think you won’t be able to concentrate if you stay here?”

When Kang Joo-wan stood up, coach Jang Won-song grabbed him with a relaxed tone.

“Then don’t stay here, go and play one game.”

“… Yes?”

“What a great experience it must be for them.”

The coach looked at him again and grinned. Seeing this, Kang Joo-wan unknowingly burst into laughter.

“Did you think this way from the beginning?”

“The unity of seniors and juniors. What a good picture.”

“What… Not bad.”

Perhaps it was not that he himself was reluctant, but Kang Joo-wan warmed up lightly and began to walk forward. Then, even the students who had been concentrating on driving the ball began to look at him with dumbfounded expressions.

“Guys. I’m sorry to disturb you, but can we play together for one hour?”

“… Yes? yes! Mm, of course!”

Then, the student who seemed to be the captain stuttered and barely answered.

“Yeah, then the sunbaenim will come to our team… Kyung-woo and Joo-han, let’s go over to the other side like this.”

But even in the midst of that, distributing the team looks like a captain. Seeing that, Kang Joo-wan unknowingly smiled warmly.

‘It reminds me of the past.’

I still have vivid memories of playing at this soccer field. And the moment the match resumed, Kang Joo-wan started running lightly, stepping lightly.

Of course, I had no intention of running with all my might here. It is to the extent that he shows examples to his juniors while playing matches together.

When I came in, two people from one side joined the other, but it was still difficult to objectively see that the team was balanced.

“Seniors!”

Meanwhile, an incoming pass.

It was a little rough because he was in a hurry, but Kang Joo-wan skillfully received the pass and started driving the ball. By the way.

“… what.”

Embarrassment leaked out in an instant.

Kang Ju-wan stopped in place without realizing it.

The feeling that the ball is wrapped around your feet. That feeling from the past was clearly felt like a lie.

‘what?’

Did you like the pass? no, please It’s not like that.

My body just recovered. The senses were back.

“100 million?!”

During the stop, Joo-Wan Kang overtook the student who rushed to snatch the ball, and Joo-Wan Kang started running again, driving the ball.

Joo-Wan Kang roams the field, enjoying the senses that have returned to his feet. The moment the defenders rushed to block him, he lightly shot with his left foot, and the ball went into the right end of the goal like a lie.

“Yaaa!”

The joy of the return of a sense you thought you had lost.

The joy was so overwhelming that Kang Ju-wan raised both hands with all his might and let out a wild shout.

“Juwanie, I thought you were okay earlier… … .”

On the other hand, coach Jang Won-song, who had been watching from the bench a while ago, let out a small sigh as he took a sip of coffee.

“Have you been through a lot in the meantime… … ?”

It was something that Kang Joo-wan could have been happy with.

From what others see, a professional player jumps into a high school game, fools students with excessive dribbling, and is genuinely happy after scoring a goal… It only looked like that.

* * *

“Ah, Director. Here it is.”

Kang Tae-han came to the hotel lobby on the 5th floor after work.

As he came out of the elevator and looked left and right, Kwak Sang-young, who was sitting on the sofa in the lounge, stood up and waved.

“Thank you for coming.”

“No, thank you for inviting me.”

When he reached out his hand and said, Kang Tae-han shook his head from side to side and took his hand.

Today, Kwak Sang-young invites Kang Tae-han to dinner. The reason was not that there was a specific business purpose, but simply that I wanted to treat you to a meal.

“By the way, there are many guests at the hotel. I am glad to see you are thriving.”

“ah… Well, it’s thriving, but today there are corporate events in the seminar room, so there are more than usual.”

Saying that, Kwak Sang-young pointed to a corner of the hallway. Certainly, there were quite a few people coming and going over there, buzzing.

“You must have been busy.”

“Ha ha, well not like that. The staff are pretty competent.”

Kwak Sang-young speaks in a warm voice at Kang Tae-han’s words.

However, the words he had just brought out were put to shame, and an employee approached him with quick steps.

“I, Manager, I think you should come for a while… … .”

“… What is it?”

“that is… … .”

The employee looked at Kang Tae-han’s eyes and carefully placed his hand on Kwak Sang-young’s ear and began to speak. Then, Kwak Sang-young nodded with a bitter expression.

From the looks of it, it was not a serious matter, but it seemed that it was an ambiguous matter that made it impossible for him to leave his seat.

“Director. Would it be okay if I leave for a while?”

“Yes, let’s take a tour of the hotel for now.”

“sorry. I will repay you with good wine in a moment.”

Kang Tae-han nodded happily, and Kwak Sang-young bowed his head once more and started walking to the other side of the hallway with the staff.

‘Well, I’ll be contacted.’

Kang Tae-han begins to walk around the hotel with a relaxed mind.

Since it was after work, there was no work, and I was not hungry right away, so there was no need to move in a hurry. Slowly, he left the lobby and started snooping around.

By the time I walked like that and arrived at a place where people were rare.

“Kuhhhh… … .”

“Huh, Chairman, are you okay?”

“… Well?”

At the end of the hallway, I noticed an old man kneeling on one knee, clutching his chest, and a man beside him, bewildered and restless.