God of Tennis

Soon after Okuda's separation, Han Woo-jin was able to join Shin Se-yeon near the center court. After a splashing crowd, she smiles brightly and congratulates you on completing the first round. I thought Han Woo-jin would win.

Mann, it was unexpected for her to be so completely overwhelmed.

However, Shin Se-yeon, who was talking to me, suddenly shut up. She glances over Hanwoojin's face a few times with calm eyes, her eyes puzzled with curiosity and asked.

“Woojin, did something good happen? ”

“Yes?”

Han Woo-jin opened his eyes wide, surprised by the sudden sound. Shin Se-yeon added a few words with a knowledgeable face. It's been two years together. Some of the emotions hidden under the skin of the expressionless face were not difficult to see.

“I just felt that Woojin is not the kind of person who would come in here with a win in the first round. ”

“Excited?”

“Yes, quite a bit. ”

He raises his hand and touches his face without me even knowing it. As usual, the snow nostrils, which remained in place, greeted the fingers. Did Han Woo-jin have fun stuttering his face like that, and Shin Se-yeon smiled with a loud smile in no time.

It was a pretty pink blossom that stunned the passing men.

However, Han Woo-jin, who was face to face, fell into a different thought. It's because Shin Se-yeon woke me up from feeling unconscious. Perhaps the excitement is the brief encounter with Ryosuke Okuda.

"Excited"? ’

Hanwoojin recalled Okuda's face just a few minutes ago.

Not just as a player, but the face of a young man who burned his heart out for Han Woo-jin alone. Okuda's eyes, which even admired the words, were not lacking to make him have subtle emotions.

‘Obviously, that Okuda, I didn't expect to see me like that. ’

Okuda Ryosuke became a star in Japan before or after Nishikori appeared. I never thought I would be admired by such a man, Han Woo-jin.

Pedro or Radar, I never thought there'd be a man who'd start chasing him so far away. I felt proud for no reason, and his heart felt uplifted.

“· · · I think I was. ”

“I knew it!"

When Shin Se-yeon heard Han Woo-jin's answer, she lightly touched her palm. If it was just a wild goose chase, I'd be pretty nervous. But first, I was more curious as to why Han Woo-jin was so excited that he rarely felt anything.

“Can you tell me? ”

Hmm. He unconsciously cups his mouth. It was a little embarrassing to say it. There was a player who chased him all the way to Wimbledon, and he was happy about it. It was hard to get out even a few words in front of her.

So I decided to go ahead.

“Not now, I'll tell you later. ”

“Oh, what is that? Just tell me."

Han Woo-jin tried to ignore her and kept walking. Suddenly, I started to see the accommodation from afar. Mia feels like she's wandering around the maze looking for a way out, and she's able to save her words somehow.

* * *

Like Lollangos, Wimbledon also takes two rounds before the semi-finals, a journey that begins at the 128th river takes place exactly two weeks until the day of the Trophy final. And then...

It also meant that the next day was a holiday for Han Woo-jin who won the first round.

The next day, he got up from his seat and immediately started checking slowly. As I clench my fist, I see that I feel no pain in my knees or ankles with my grip in place.

Even the gap between the thickness of a needle and the presence or absence of injuries in the fatal Grand Slam was more than anything else. Although there are no problems with Lee Su-yeon's diagnosis, the athlete's stubbornness is to be unconvinced unless one body moves by itself.

‘· · · Okay, no problem. ’

Body condition was as good as the first day. Rather, I didn't think it would be better now that it was properly loosened. I was also able to recover all of my HP if I saw the quick finish. It's hard to anticipate a result beyond this.

Hanwoojin began to sweat with a satisfactory face. Then, five minutes later, I picked up my phone to clear the alarm that was set to go off. When you flip over a folder, it means that there is a picture of a letter on the mobile phone's liquid crystal and an unread text message. His fingers move busily, confirming the sender of the message.

“It's going exactly as I expected. ”

What was written there was the result of yesterday's Wimbledon championship round one. Han Woo-jin's eyes shook up and down after checking the first message. The score was not that important. As long as I didn't know the content of the match, winning or losing was the basis of my judgment.

Pedro and Radar won in three-to-zero, and Zokovich and Andrew also won in three-to-one. Soon, Choi Hyeon-hyeon, who was placed, also scored two rounds with the same score.

As a result, the players with Han Woojin and his face did not fall out of the game.

And · · ·

‘You followed me all the way here. ’

Right next to Han Woo-jin's name, there was the name of the player who had won the 128 games on a three-to-two score.

Ryosuke Okuda.

After chasing after him two years ago, he ended up in Wimbledon.

Shin Se-yeon also remembered his first encounter with him. Okuda's first encounter was with Ahn Dong Futures, shortly after she became an agent of Hanwoojin. So it shouldn't be too hard to be impressed with your memories.

It was also natural for Okuda to come up with a conversation between the two of them just finishing lunch.

“This was your second fight with Okuda, wasn't it? ”

“Well, that happens. ”

No matter how talented Okuda was, it was difficult to keep up with Han Woojin's pace. The ranking difference is rapid, so the level of competition you enter will be different. It was also a coincidence that we encountered at Shenzhen Open.

Given that, it was great to see you in Grand Slam.

“As an Okuda player, this is a revenge battle · · How about it · Are you confident? ”

“Well?”

This was an honest answer. I left without confidence and didn't know what Okuda was capable of now. If I had known this would happen, I would have looked at the status window when I encountered it yesterday, but regrets are always late.

‘It should be done by now. ’

Future critics say Okuda's skills are divided before and after its unique style is completed.

A forehand double, a special skill that brought him to the world stage when he wasn't born in such a brilliant physical. Built on the intrinsic personality of the two hands, the Forhand Double boasts exceptional power on both sides of the air. The advantage was that the ball could be returned to the punch in either direction.

“Se-yeon, didn't you get another video from Okuda? ”

“I looked it up · · · The last video I saw was four months ago, and it's still not very good quality. ”

“Then there's nothing I can do. ”

The majority of the competition in Okuda was the Asian ATP250, or Challenge League. There were many times when they did not broadcast such contests, so they often did not get the video. It's not her fault, it's the situation. Even yesterday's first round of footage did not change that much, and there was nothing that Han Woo-jin could get even if he looked at it himself. It seems that he has conserved his strength to prevent the leakage of the technology.

In conclusion, Han Woo-jin had to take two rounds tomorrow without any prior information about Okuda. I could no longer rely on fuzzy memories of my past. What if Okuda's style had changed? Repeated headwinds can cause great harm.

‘This is what it feels like to be followed. ’

Before the crisis, the loss of funeral relief spread to Han Woo-jin's mouth. I don't know if you've ever considered this. He has always thrown the Arena against overwhelming opponents as a challenger. There was no room to look back, and running forward was enough.

So I couldn't even imagine. If someone targets him, as he targeted the emperor.

“You're going to be a difficult opponent. ”

He's good, but he spent two years staring at Han Woojin. Study his style and habits and find answers that will take more time than you can imagine. Hanwoojin was less likely to dig into weaknesses he didn't even know he had.

But he didn't keep his defeat in mind. It's not Wimbledon who came here to get his ankles. I didn't even deserve to remember the trophy if Okuda tried to bully me.

“Does that mean it could be dangerous? ”

Maybe it's the memory of the previous day. Shin Se-yeon, who was convinced of Han Woo-jin's victory, asked. She makes a cautious voice in case the player in front of the game gets distracted.

However, Han Woo-jin quietly shakes his head.

‘Okuda is a lot like me, but not the same. ’

It was similar to Han Woo-jin's posture to target someone who was shy. I also praised the mental strength that stood up again after being properly beaten at a young age. Japan's star, its rowdy nickname, was never exaggerated.

However, it was not even comparable to Han Woojin. Critically, there was an insurmountable gap between them.

“I'm going to win. Okuda and I, we're so different from each other. ”

“Watching? ”

I did not seem to be operating congestive vision. While Shin Se-yeon could not read the context, Han Woo-jin turned his head and looked out the window. Like England, the cloudy sky welcomed him.

‘He took me to my destination. He wanted to climb up the cliff of effort and climb the mountain called Han Woo-jin. ’

Yesterday Okuda was definitely different from the old man. The skin burned deeply while leaving the country, and the peeling and cracking marks around the back of my hands and fingers. You must have put a lot of effort into it. Any

Even Lee Han Woo-jin could not disparage such efforts and accomplishments.

Nevertheless, Han Woo-jin did not doubt his victory. He acknowledged both Okuda's efforts and achievements, and did not hesitate to believe he would win.

“I came here for Roger Pedro, and he came here for Han Woojin. This match may be a different journey to his destination for him, but for me, it's just a road to the Emperor. ”

There is only one element that divides Hanwoojin and Okuda. That one opened up the gap between the two players, who might have been equal.

It was right at eye level.

‘I will treat you faithfully. It'll impress you. It'll make you smile. You can show that kind of mercy to someone who's close to their destination. ’

But that was it. I didn't intend to tolerate any more than that. He will stop walking at the same time as his name at the destination, and he will step on him to the next stage.

Beyond this match, I will stand at the edge of a cliff that will bring down an emperor, facing an obstacle that many bandits will wait for.

“Was it always meant to be defeated by history? ”

I'm a little sorry, but I'm just a little ahead of schedule.

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