Chapter 308
I can't say that Go Yoon-seok and I have a good relationship.
No, it's actually a bad relationship.
I stopped the pathetic behavior that he had been doing to Ji Yoon-chul since long ago.
I even whispered threats to him with his life as collateral, so now, frankly, our relationship has become irreversible.
And since then, Haillight and I haven't had a single exchange in the past few months.
Since the
That's why I've long since pushed the annoying existence of Haillight and Go Yoon-seok to a corner of my heart.
It seems that this petty and nasty senior bastard still has a lot of resentment in his heart.
I clicked my tongue as I quietly watched Go Yoon-seok make absurd passes and slowly back away.
'A slob who is worse than a goblin's tongue.'
A futsal match is not just a simple event match to me.
To show off Seleste's greatness in front of everyone.
To fulfill the members' expectations for me.
And most of all, it's a golden opportunity to reunite with my younger brother whom I thought I would never see again.
To think that I couldn't enjoy such precious time because of a loach-like guy.
My anger rose along with my hot competitive spirit inside me.
In fact, I could feel my skin temperature rising rapidly.
My heart pounded rapidly and my vision turned slightly red.
It's been a long time since I felt this feeling.
Soon, a red status window that hadn't appeared for a while appeared and delivered the prince's advice filled with anger.
[Status Abnormality: Existence from Another World (Possessed Person) - Activated]
[※ An emergency mission is created. An emergency mission is created.※]
[Emergent Mission: A thorn in my side has appeared. Even if you are an eyesore, it is not enough to stop me. Overcome the interference and win unconditionally. (No time limit)]
Is it because my body has become accustomed to the abnormal conditions I have experienced so far?
Or is it that my ego is gradually merging with the crown prince?
I sympathized with the crown prince's advice more than ever.
No one can interfere with our victory.
Even if they are on the same team.
If one person does something strange, I just have to run harder enough to erase that mistake.
"Yoon Seok, calm down. Calm down!"
"Okay, sorry."
Go Yoon Seok nodded to Choi Dong Hyun, his Haillight teammate, and said that he understood for now.
But I continued to watch Go Yoon-seok's actions with wary eyes.
'Even if there's space, I can't give the ball to that guy.'
It's ridiculous to exclude one person, especially an attacker, in 5-on-5 futsal.
The futsal field is much smaller than a regular soccer field, so the distance to the goal is short, so you have to make good use of your teammates around you.
If you try to break through alone, you'll be blocked by the defenders gathered in the crowded space and lose the right to attack.
However, if one of our team members is acting as a spy, there's no other way.
'No matter what, I wonder if he'll troll more obviously than this.'
This rational thought crossed my mind for a moment, but my instincts, stained with the ego of the crown prince, denied it.
You always have to act while imagining the worst-case scenario.
"Everyone, go up!"
After blocking the opposing team's counterattack, Q passed the ball to Owen, who had come down to the center line.
Owen, who had been kicking the ball with flexible movements, passed it to Go Yoon-seok, who had fallen to the left with his eyes wide open.
'That rascal will definitely kick the ball this way!'
As expected.
Go Yoon-seok pretended to touch it wrong on purpose and kicked the ball in the direction where Owen and I were not standing.
However, I saw through Go Yoon-seok's intentions and quickly accelerated and ran in the direction where he was kicking the ball.
"Nice pass!"
"Good through pass!"
I barely kept the ball on my toes and ran forward.
To others, it would have looked like Go Yoon-seok had seen me penetrating into the empty space and had made a proper pass.
No one thought of my flashy moves that were the first to see through his deliberate troll pass.
"Stop Karis!"
The opposing team hurriedly turned their gaze to me who had the ball and tried to catch up.
However, everyone was caught in the dynamic due to Go Yoon-seok's unexpected space pass.
In an instant, I broke through two defenders and kicked the ball with all my strength in my ankle.
-Thud!
The soccer ball flew strongly past the opposing team's goalkeeper's arm and shook the goal net.
Our team, who had scored first early, ran towards me with both hands raised.
"Good job, Karis!"
"Nice shot, senior!"
"I believed in you!"
The team members jumped on my back, who was wagging his finger at the camera, and enjoyed the joy of the first goal.
Go Yoon-seok, who ran behind me, also gave us a high five, and his face had a strange expression of joy and annoyance.
Is that a talent?
After that, instead of playing futsal, I played a game of anticipating Go Yoon-seok's trolling.
This time, how will he kick the ball strangely without being noticed, and how will I turn it over?
"Whew.........."
Even though it was a relatively small futsal field, running around in all directions for 20 minutes in the first and second halves was really hard work.
I exhaled while wiping away the sweat dripping down.
Still, my hard work was not in vain.
We won the first game 2-1.
"Everyone did well!"
"Hey, I think we're getting along well?"
I almost laughed when I heard Choi Dong-hyun's words.
I'm glad you saw it that way.
I worked so hard to clean up Go Yoon-seok's shitty passes.
While other teams are playing, I can rest, replenish my energy, and come up with new strategies.
I sat on a chair a little far away so that I wouldn't see Go Yoon-seok's irritating face for a moment.
"Hyung, the first goal was great."
Owen sat down next to me with a towel around his shoulders.
My younger brother also seemed to have lost a lot of energy because he was busy moving around the midfield.
"You worked hard too. You blocked the counterattacks one after another. It was great."
"Haha, since you're running hard at the front, I should run until I run out of energy."
Owen laughed lightly, then changed his expression and spoke to me in a low voice.
"Hyung-nim, but I thought there was something strange during the game earlier."
"...You noticed it after all."
"I only suspected it in my heart, but I wasn't sure, but after hearing you, Hyung-nim, it seems to be true."
Owen narrowed his eyes and lightly bit his lower lip.
One of his habits that has been coming out since he was young.
When he's really upset or annoyed, that kind of expression comes out naturally.
"Was Go Yoon-seok really trying to make sure we didn't win?"
"Unfortunately, it's true. You could say it was a mistake once or twice, but he tried his best to kick the ball in the opposite direction we were running throughout the game. Of course, I predicted that and somehow took advantage of the opportunity."
"...That guy [disparaging], an idol senior, did something shameless."
It seemed like electricity was flowing from Owen's two eyes.
He quietly clenched his fists with both hands.
The veins running up the back of the hand became more prominent.
"It's a rare opportunity to be with you, hyung-nim, but a beast that has given up on being human is ruining the waters."
Because dozens of cameras were panning around us, Owen thoroughly managed to keep his feelings from showing on his face. Owen was a guy who had been around a lot in the social world, so his behavior was perfect.
However, the voice that only I could hear was full of sincere disgust.
"You led us to victory with such a troublemaker, I respect you, hyung-nim."
"No. It was easy because the opponent made a mistake. If they had attacked our weak points even a little, it would have been a difficult game."
"Don't worry anymore."
Owen said, pounding his chest proudly.
"I will work behind you to make sure the ball doesn't go to Go Yoon-seok. Now, hyung-nim, you don't have to worry about the situation behind you. Just focus on scoring. I will cover everything in the midfield."
"I feel bad that I always have to give you this difficult role."
"No."
My brother gave me a smile like clear sunlight.
"As I told you before, my body belongs to you. Please allow me to use it for you."
".........I will gratefully accept your help. Don't worry about scoring."
"Yes, hyung-nim."
I was lucky that Owen, who was always a strong supporter, was on the same team.
If he hadn't been there, it would have been a really tough fight.
So from the next game onwards, our roles were clearly divided.
Owen came down to the center and took charge of distributing the ball.
The strategy is to set up a multiples' camp in advance so that Go Yoon-seok can't pass to me, the front-line striker.
Thanks to that, Go Yoon-seok couldn't touch the ball during important scoring chances throughout the game.
On the contrary, the opposing team's defenders were dragged out to block his empty space, which created space for me to break through.
'Thank you for being a part of our victory.'
Thanks to Owen and I's consistent performance, we won the semifinals.
Go Yoon-seok, who wanted to embarrass me somehow, ended up having to cheer with his teammates.
Now, we were only one step away from the 'futsal game win' condition of the surprise mission.
If the game went well like it was now, it seemed like the win was ours.
However, not everything always goes as I want.
"Right! Right is breaking through!"
"We have to cover! Cover!"
The team we met as our final opponent pushed us forward with their incredible organization.
"Huh!"
"This time it'll be different."
The player who passed me by like a flash was a member of Daybreak.
He was an idol with fierce eyes who had been frustrated by my alley-oop dunk during a previous basketball game.
Compared to that time, the situation had completely changed.
I brushed my bangs back and stared at the score on the scoreboard.
There were 8 minutes left in the second half. The score was 3 to 1.
'From now on, all attack routes must be effective.'
The opponent was a team with high organization where all 5 members were tightly knit.
On the other hand, we were a team with one member intentionally trolling.
I clenched my teeth.
I had to turn the mood around.
"Owen! Push forward!"
Owen, who had been dribbling smoothly in the center and had passed an opponent, caught me with my hands up.
The ball flew straight towards me with just the right amount of force.
"Where-!"
The member of Daybreak who had been blocking me tried to steal the ball by pushing his whole body forward.
However, I stopped him with the strength of my shoulder first, then lifted my right foot and lifted the ball slightly.
Then, with all my might, I hit the soccer ball as if I was doing a side kick.
-Thud!
The volley shot I had taken with all my might went through the goalkeeper's hands and into the goal net.
"Nice, Karis!"
"Senior!"
Before I knew it, Q, who had developed a lot of intimacy with me, ran over and hugged me tightly.
Owen, who was watching, made an expression as if he was about to blow out his breath.
I barely held back my laughter and gave Choi Dong-hyun a high five.
Now the score was only one point behind.
Even the atmosphere was restored thanks to my fantastic volley shot.
If we keep this momentum going, it wouldn't be impossible to write a comeback drama.
"Ugh!"
"We lost the ball!"
"Yoon Seok-ah, defend! You have to block it!"
The opposing players who were cooperating with Owen, who was in charge of distributing the ball, stole the ball and came up in an instant.
I was too far ahead to join the defense.
The only one we could trust was Go Yoon-seok, who was left in the center with Owen.
But of course, Go Yoon-seok tripped and got through.
".........No. I have to block it."
The moment I muttered to myself without realizing it, the ball was sucked between Choi Dong-hyun's legs.
The score, which had barely narrowed the gap to one point, widened again to two points.
There were only three minutes left.
"Hyung-nim! Just go up! I'll do whatever I can-!"
Owen, who always kept his composure, must have felt the pressure of the time crunch, and he tried to forcefully get through two defenders and lost the ball.
Fortunately, thanks to Q's blocking of the attack, he was able to prevent additional points.
It wasn't enough to break through the human wall of the opposing team, who had changed their formation to full defense.
'We have to break through. Somehow. Somehow!'
But precious time passed quickly.
"Beep! The match is over!"
In the end, with a final score of 4 to 2, we ended up with the silver medal.
"It's okay, everyone worked hard."
"The silver medal is also really good! It's okay!"
"....You worked hard."
While encouraging each other, we returned to the bench to wipe our sweaty bodies.
Just as I was about to shake off the regret of losing, a red status window appeared before my eyes.
[Emergency mission failed. Abnormal status will be lifted.]
[※Warning!※ I can feel the power of the Demon King close by!]
[A penalty will be imposed! A penalty will be imposed!]
A penalty will suddenly be imposed here?
And what does it mean that the Demon King's power is close-!
The heat instantly left my body.
As I read the word penalty, my right ankle started burning hot.
"Keuk-!"
And this whole scene was captured on camera by a Seleve sitting in the C3 area.
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