God of Tennis

While the story was broken between the two of you for a moment, the tribute stood up and asked. He seems hard to believe that the story he just heard was too sudden.

“Josh, he gave up? Are you sure about that? ”

“Yes, I got an email from my phone about 10 minutes ago. Woojin said that tomorrow's match was a bust. ”

“… indeed. ”

The director sat down again. He looks up at the ceiling with a slightly darker face. He seems to have feelings for a player named Josh. Han Woojin and Shin Se-yeon didn't say anything, but waited for his feelings to calm down.

The silence did not last long. The tribute opened its mouth in a dazzling manner. It was a voice that made me feel even the youngest and worst of all.

“Josh Wheatley. I used to be an athlete when I was running... He's the one who gave up. He's got no advantage other than being fiercely persistent. ”

Han Woo-jin was surprised when he realized what he meant. It was worth it. Considering the age of the tribute, there is a simple answer. He was at least in his mid-30s when he overlapped in his time as a player.

A long time after its heyday, how many more talents did it take to travel to the Tokyo Open?

"Josh Whitley, what a player you are. ’

I didn't know much about him, but Han Woo-jin blinked silently.

It was the twilight of tennis players in their mid-30s. There's no room for skill anymore. No matter how reckless you are, you have to step back. Poetry that even the best fighter in the game, Roger, took off from the top.

It was staged.

After the dusk, he did not retreat from world ranking because he was a monster named Roger Pedro. Other athletes lose their position in an instant after one injury and one illness. A player who can defend his place after the dusk.

is that few.

The home of the ATP500 is one of the most fierce arenas on the world stage. There were not many times when a dusk player came up and played. It was a great thing to put up such a fight for injuries to be abstinent.

The director used to say, I wanted to say as much as I had known him for a long time.

“He is 38 this year. And no matter how nice I say it, I'm not fit to play in the field. It's three sets, five sets, just like when you were young, and you can't run without it. The one who handed him over a long time before he retired.... ”

It was a sad, yet sad sight. The former director twitched his purchase with the face of wanting to bite a cigarette. If this were not a room, but outside where the cool breeze began to blow. Though not out of his own mouth.

But he had met Josh on his coat before.

The listeners got used to it. Han Woo-jin, who had experienced aging, did even more.

‘… 38. ’

He was five years older than Han Woo-jin before he regressed. Beyond the 30s was not as simple as people thought. It is time for the athlete to start breaking the string.

In your youth, tense and strong body are heavily influenced by the hormones circulating in your body. The male hormones reaching their peak in their mid-20s do not easily build up fat and increase the efficiency of muscle exercises. vitality of the body

It was also the role of these hormones to maintain and motivate.

However, when the hormone exceeded thirty, the secretion began to decrease, and the thirty-eight were aged at the beginning of the decline.

When I eat it as usual, I get fat on my stomach, and I feel suffocated by the streets that used to be easy to run. If you look at everyday life, you may not feel a great discomfort, but it was a direct problem for people in professional groups such as athletes.

It is not often that athletes who enter dusk fall into the drug's temptation. In its heyday, there is a means to regain its strong body and health. When my will is weakened, I reach out easily. That's how much steroids

It was because it showed a terrifying effect.

Increased muscle mass beyond your natural body mass.

Unnecessary fat that cuts down rapidly.

Increased pulmonary vital capacity, which is likely to be hung by an extra oxygen tank.

Just a few dozen small ampoules into the body, and it was never too difficult to cross the limit. This proves that there was a time when drugs were sold in any sport before a proper doping test was introduced from the past.

But Josh Whitley stayed where he was with his passion and will to the end.

It seemed that the heat of the old man had never been properly met was transmitted here.

The former director was in a depressed mood, shaking his head vigorously and venting the atmosphere. He looked at Han Woo-jin still sitting in the chair and said in a strict tone.

“Phew, let's stop talking about Josh. I feel depressed for no reason. Especially with Eugene resting from now until the day after tomorrow. You think if you get caught hitting a ball, you're gonna get hurt, okay? ”

“Yes, sir. ”

With a satisfied expression, the awards ceremony gave a few words to Shin Se-yeon and lightly greeted her.

“Okay, get out of here. The new agent needs to go now. Just in case you need some anti-inflammatory or spray pasta or something. ”

“Yes, good night. ”

Hiccup.

The two people who closed the visit walked silently towards their rooms. Even though Shin Se-yeon will find Han Woo-jin's room again with pastas and anti-inflammatories.

So the second day of the Tokyo Open ended.

Apparently, Han Woojin's body was extremely tired.

He woke up the next day at about 1: 00 p.m. As I was routinely working around 6 a.m. and outside, I was shocked that the weather time was delayed. Even the alarms that would have been set on the phone were switched off. Unlock button

It seemed to have been pressed until.

“It's been a long time. ”

When I saw the year floating in the middle of the sky, it was ridiculous. Hanwoojin got up on the bed and touched his right ankle. It was too much in the game with Viktor, which the former director caught up with yesterday. Closer to his face, he's a fascist.

The stench hovers. The stench of what you sprinkled yesterday remains.

Is there... any pain? Looks good to me yet. ’

I couldn't feel anything when I pressed my finger against it. Even the part where the tribute stuttered yesterday, I felt no pain except a strange unpleasantness. I didn't see any indication that the bomb "Injury" would explode.

Of course, it was not a relaxing situation. According to the director's advice, he's on the verge of developing an injury. There was a high likelihood of getting injured in the fourth wave of the war against Roger, not to mention the power. Until then, you're gonna have to give me a fire.

This is something to keep in mind.

Han Woo-jin now carried a racket bag that felt almost like part of his body and moved to a restaurant on the second floor. I was filtering for breakfast, and I was asking for food.

‘Apart from the oily ones... Should I refrain from any kind of cotton during the competition...’

He filtered the menu according to his own tricky criteria. With the exception of cotton, fatty meats, and fried types, only grilled fish and miso soup remained. With no dressing on it, there was a well-dressed table.

“It's a bit small. ”

Do not eat to your stomach's content. As long as there was no problem with the body and replenishment of energy consumed, eating was enough. If you push it upside down and get enteritis, that's the end of the competition.

CarboLoading even though there was a carbohydrate accumulation technique, it was always a difficult dietary control method to store glycogen while eating a delicately prescribed diet a few days before the competition. If you get it wrong, your body gets heavier.

could have experienced side effects.

Hanwoojin, who had swallowed an anti-inflammatory pill after his meal, spent time watching people play at a tennis court near his house. I was going to be a surrogate enough to hear that moving my body was strict enough.

But it wasn't easy being a surrogate. Hanwoojin, who was watching Rally, twitched his attention to detail.

‘… you're holding the racket wrong first. That way, of course I'll get out of my coat. ’

They were completely novices. You here for a hobby? It was too much to ask them to play a game that the pros could see and be satisfied with. Eventually, Han Woo-jin decided to take his eyes off it and let it digest and walk around the park. Wind.

I was having a good time.

If the phone doesn't ring. He picks up the phone in his pocket and quickly answers the phone. The movement was unnecessarily fast because it was free.

[Woojin, how are you resting?]

“Yes, I just woke up without breakfast. I've had my lunch. ”

[That's a relief. What are you doing right now? I don't think he's at the lodge.]

Did he hear any noise around here? Shin Se-yeon sharply guessed the location of Han Woo-jin. He didn't even have to hide it from her, so he immediately answered the question.

“Nearby parks. I can't even practice, so I'm just going to walk. ”

[Your ankle looks fine. Did you take your meds? Would you like to walk to the stadium?]

“The stadium?”

Hanwoojin was surprised and asked again. I thought I told you to stay in your room like a director.

However, Shin Se-yeon explained the reason in a bold voice.

[The next game starts in about 10 minutes. against Roger Pedro and Timmy Hansen.]

“… I'll be right there. ”

It was a game that would be seen in the video anyway. However, Han Woo-jin did not hesitate and convinced. There was a big difference between looking beyond the camera and looking directly at it. Especially for Han Woo-jin, who can see the changes in two players in real time through the system.

I did.

As he was walking towards the park, he immediately turned around. There was a stadium not far from here.

* * *

Han Woo-jin walked slowly to avoid strain on his ankle for a little more than 10 minutes. He headed to Shin Se-yeon, who is quite close to the stadium as always. The seat next to it was empty, whether it had already been set in place.

“Sorry I'm late. ”

“Oh, you're here? We just started. Timmy's the third serve in the first game. ”

“What's the point?”

Han Woo-jin turned his gaze to his coat instead of asking. A huge billboard was showing scores in real time. Points written 15: 15. It meant that both players exchanged 1 point for each other.

You already got your return? ’

The first sub-game was a powerful advantage. It was when they weren't relaxing properly, and their eyes weren't used to the movement of the ball. This is an opportunity to unilaterally target the opposing Pokémon's gap, even though it is an equal position. But at only two points, Po.

I can't believe they took the reins.

Hanwoojin's thoughts, which were rapidly expanding, were cut off with the sound of Timmy's hit ball.

Paan!

A clean sub. One punch, not wasting any weight, penetrates Roger's coat. The orbit, which curved deeply, was unbelievable. He was strong enough to make it to the 8th Anniversary of Tokyo Open.

But it's someone else. He was the most perfect player in the world, Roger Pedro. Moreover, the direction in which the sub bound was to the left of the Roger.

Bam!

Roger's right shoulder gently returns, swinging the racket to the other side. Usually, moving the arm in the reverse direction will reveal the awkwardness of the movement, but Roger looks more skillful this way. But it was also natural. Emperor's Specialty

It was a right-handed backhand.

The ball that was sharply cut off was swirled into the air with a strong reverse rotation. The wielding motion is a beating without fail, and the ball drops down near the net. It was an artistic drop shot.

“Hehe!”

By the time Timmy came running, it was too late. I floated the ball up somehow after Bound, but it was waiting for Roger to hit the racket.

Paan!

“Fifteen Thirty (15: 30)! ”

If you keep going, you will be braked from the first sub-game. You can see Timmy's face tingling with nervousness. It was a clear change of face that could be seen in the audience with Han Woo-jin.

‘Timmy didn't make a single mistake. The initial sub was perfect, and the rate at which Roger's drop shot responded was staggering. ’

In Hanwoojin's view, Timmy Hansen had nothing left to play. It was a completely rational game that drew out the best of its physical abilities. The technology that reached even more delicate areas was astonishing. Timmy Hansen's Skill

The average level was exceeding 13.

“... Then what are you doing? ”

I came out of nowhere. The two words were more vivid about the horror in front of them than any other metaphor.

Then what are you doing?

The opponent is the Emperor.

End

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