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Chapter 307

The Birth of a Superstar.

Commentator Joo Hyun-sik, who has been in the sports world for a long time, emphasized this point to caster Jung Woo-jin before the start of .

Joo Hyun-sik, who witnessed Karis winning three gold medals with his own eyes, jumped up from his seat.

"This is truly a crazy performance! Karis, by winning three gold medals, you are becoming the biggest star of this Olympics!"

"With Karis winning gold medals in the 60m dash, archery, and basketball, Team Seleste and Team Cheresh are tied for first place. Lee Dong-pyo, who joined us as a guest commentator for basketball today, how did you feel about today's game?"

"...My throat still hurts because I screamed so much."

Lee Dong-pyo, who is currently an active basketball player, shook his head and said.

" is an event competition, right? The idols probably didn't have enough time to practice properly. But there were so many scenes that were beyond my imagination that I was dumbfounded. I really didn't think I would see Alley Oop here today. Wow....... If I could see it again, I would want to see it again."

"As Lee Dong-pyo said, it was a match where it was safe to say that Karis' performance was overwhelming. In the MVP interview after the match, he really calmly expressed his feelings, right? It would be natural to be a little excited after such a great performance."

"Because of these kinds of things, I say Karis is a superstar. He never gets arrogant. Even though he knows that his skills are outstanding, he doesn't just mention them on purpose."

Commissioner Joo Hyun-sik kept praising him until his mouth dried.

It was as if he was looking at his own son.

"I'm really looking forward to Karis' remaining matches. Do you think it's okay for me to make a prediction?"

"Commissioner Joo Hyun-sik, your predictions are surprisingly accurate today. What kind of predictions are you going to make?"

"Today, Karis will win more than three gold medals. I predict it on my honor."

"Ah....... I don't think you need to go as far as honor-"

"The hero of Korean track and field! All the honor of Commissioner Joo Hyun-sik, who proudly won the gold medal at the 38th Beijing Olympics, now rests on the shoulders of athlete Karis."

Lee Dong-pyo, who was listening to Commissioner Joo Hyun-sik from the side, waved his hand to try to stop him, but Caster Jung Woo-jin immediately threw the bait with an excited look in his eyes.

"Commissioner Joo Hyun-sik, if athlete Karis fails to win the gold medal in the next game, how do you plan to take responsibility?"

"Ah....... If that happens, I will take the opportunity to apologize."

"I don't think this should have gotten this big......."

However, the two people who were already fired up with a competitive spirit did not hear what Lee Dongpyo said.

That is how Commissioner Joo Hyunsik began his gamble with all his honor on the line.

After the women's basketball match, all preparations for the 5-on-5 futsal match, another card prepared by , were completed.

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After the men's and women's basketball games, a sweet break came.

The idols, who must have been exhausted from the fierce game, ate the lunch boxes they had prepared in advance to replenish their calories.

"Hyung, you should eat a lot. You have to play soccer later."

"No, if you eat a lot, you'll get an upset stomach later. Eat moderately."

"If you play on an empty stomach, it'll be harder, hyung!"

"If you can't digest it, that's a bigger problem, I told you."

While I was eating lunch boxes with the members, Yoo Min-ha and Song Hyung-bin suddenly had a conflict of opinions about how much I should eat.

While Yoo Min-ha, who thought it was okay to eat a lot, and Song Hyung-bin, who thought I should eat less, continued their meaningless debate, I calmly picked up my salad and fruit and ate them.

"What, Karis, you're already eating hard?"

"Hyung, it's okay to eat a lot, right? Am I right?"

"...Soccer starts a long time later anyway, so eating now is meaningless."

"That's right. Hyungbin hyung, you should eat quickly too."

"Okay. Okay, I get it, but don't eat shrimp tempura. Fried food is bad for your health."

I had no choice but to give in to the shrimp tempura because of Song Hyungbin's strong words.

However, the members already saw through the leader's obvious intentions.

"That hyung likes shrimp tempura, so he's trying to steal it from you."

"Hyung, it's ugly."

"If you want to eat, just say it......"

Seleves who had been working hard on long shoots with us since early in the morning were also seen eating lunch.

Considering that the fans' stamina would be greatly reduced due to the long shoot that lasted until 8 PM, we planned a lunch box reverse tribute through our agency.

Sigma Entertainment readily accepted our request to 'spend money on the fans' and said they would give the fans a super luxurious lunch box including a rice burger and chicken.

Kang Si-yoon and Ji Yoon-chul invested time to make sweet potato candy by hand and put it in the lunch box.

After finishing the meal, we went to the area where Seleves were gathered and tried to communicate using body language.

"Seleves! Did you eat well?"

"How was the candy! Was it okay?"

I'm not sure if Song Hyung-bin and Kang Si-yoon's shouts were heard properly because the noise in the gym was so loud, but Seleves shouted very loudly when they saw us.

We heard touching words like "Thank you so much for the lunch box" and "The candy was the best" reaching our ears.

Kang Si-yoon and Ji Yoon-chul, who felt incredibly happy, conveyed their message with all their might.

"I'll make it again next time!"

"Thank you for enjoying the candy!"

After confirming that the fans had safely finished their meal, we sat down below Seleve area and served the fans diligently until filming resumed.

It was funny and fun to communicate with the fans by waving our arms widely because our voices couldn't reach them well.

After about an hour of rest.

"Get your body warmed up."

"Yes."

"Is your ankle okay? If you really try to force yourself and tackle, you'll get in trouble."

"I'll keep that in mind."

"Don't try to get into physical fights on purpose. Okay?"

"Yes."

I did some stretching while calmly listening to Song Hyung-bin and Chae Eun-gyu's motherly nagging.

I kept rotating my wrists and ankles so that my muscles wouldn't get startled.

With the help of my hyungs, I stretched my stomach and back and finished preparing to play futsal.

"Hyung, score about 5 goals!"

"......I need to help you from the side."

"No. It's okay. I'll come back after scoring a great hat trick, so everyone, watch closely."

I greeted Heo Yu-bin and Ji Yoon-chul and then went to where the idols who would be participating in the futsal match were gathered.

The first idol to greet me among the idols who gathered for the draw was, of course, Owen.

"Hyung-nim-! Ah, ahem! Hello, senior!"

"Nice to meet you. Did you have a good lunch?"

"I was nervous about playing later, so I didn't eat much."

Owen, who almost instinctively called me hyung-nim, quickly put on a calm expression.

Q, another member of Jerene, who was standing next to him, looked at me and hurriedly lowered his head.

"Senior! Please, I really wish we could be on the same team! Please!"

"Oh, um, that's not something that can happen just because we want it to-"

"I was so impressed by your basketball skills that I really wanted to be on the same team as you in futsal!"

"...... Gil-hyun. It seems like you're embarrassed, so wouldn't it be better to step away a little?"

"Ah!"

Q, whose real name is Oh Gil-hyun, immediately took a step back after hearing Owen's somewhat cold words.

Then Owen stood in the empty spot and smiled brightly at me.

"I wish I could be on your side too, senior. I was disappointed that we met as enemies in archery earlier."

"I think so too. Your athletic ability would be a great strength."

"Haha, that's too much praise!"

Little brother, how can you show jealousy to your teammates so openly?

I held back my laughter as I watched Owen, who was thoroughly blocking the gap between me and Q.

The futsal match was played in the same way as the basketball match.

Through a lottery, five people were randomly assigned to a team.

Did the heavens hear Owen's earnest prayer? Miraculously, 'Seleste' and 'Jerene' became the same team.

"All right-!"

"Wow, this is really happening!"

Owen and Q cheered loudly at the same time.

Owen immediately glanced at Q and started a fight for no reason.

"Aren't you too obvious about liking him? My ears are hurting."

"Of course! Aren't you happy about being on the same team as Senior Karis?"

"...... That's true, but if you're too obvious about liking him, you'll be a nuisance to the other seniors."

"Ah!"

This was the first time I saw Q as a junior, but somehow I felt like I knew what kind of personality he had.

I looked at Q with pity, who kept falling for Owen's high-level words.

It's going to be quite a struggle.

The group draw has been a great success so far.

However, the moment the two remaining protagonists were chosen.

"The last member of Team D is the 'Haillight' team!"

I had an instinctive feeling of fighting.

I turned my head to the Haillight members who were now on the same team.

The first thing that caught my eye was none other than Go Yoon-seok.

"Please take care of me, senior!"

"...Please take care of me too."

"Let's work hard!"

"Yes!"

Compared to Haillight's Choi Dong-hyun who spoke lively to Jerene, Go Yoon-seok greeted us with a blunt face.

He even gave me a slight nod.

'You've been acting awkward from the start.'

I ignored Go Yoon-seok's attitude on the outside and called the team members together in a cheerful tone.

"It's okay if you make mistakes, but I hope you all have fun playing together. Above all, everyone, be careful not to get injured."

We headed straight to the futsal court to play our first match against Team A.

During the five-minute strategy meeting, the unanimous agreement was made to place me, who has good physical strength, as the front-line attacker.

Then Owen and Go Yoon-seok would support me, and Q and Choi Dong-hyun would play the role of defenders.

Unlike basketball, I didn't have much practice time for soccer.

There were also strong requests from the members and our manager....

This time, I'm really going to play carefully within my capabilities.

Just before kickoff, Owen came to me and whispered to me.

"Hyung-nim, I'll cover your back as much as I can, so you can run as much as you want. Trust me."

"Okay, just trust you."

Just the fact that Owen was on the same team made the pressure less.

"Let's start the game!"

The referee blew his whistle, and I immediately passed the ball back and made a move to penetrate forward.

"Hyung-nim-!"

Owen, who received the ball, dribbled with both feet and tried to pass it to me, but he had to fold it once because the opposing defender quickly blocked his way.

Owen passed it to Go Yoon-seok, who was waiting on his right.

'This is my chance!'

The opposing team's defenders, who happened to be focused on Owen, didn't catch Go Yoon-seok.

A perfect time to throw a kill pass to me in front.

But I moved slowly, focusing on Ko Yoon-seok's feet.

-Bam!

The ball Go Yoon-seok sent forward went absurdly to the left.

As I was about to enter the goal, I felt a sense of emptiness as I watched the ball go where no one was.

"Sorry, sorry!"

Go Yoon-seok hit his chest and signaled that he was sorry.

No matter how I looked at it, this path was suspicious.

'That bastard.'

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