Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 23
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#23 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1642763
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Interference-free junction
When the score became 3-2, Guardiola immediately took off Sterling. By replacing Sterling, who had scored two goals today, he conveyed his dissatisfaction to the players. The players also confirmed Guardiola’s will and strengthened their attack, scoring another goal in the 83rd minute to widen the gap by two points.
At the 86th minute, Guardiola took a striker out and brought on a defender. With the Champions League final a week away, the risk of injury increases as fitness declines, so he followed the advice of his assistant coach and made the substitution.
Because of the new defender, Manchester City’s defense was a bit confused about where to position themselves when defending corner kicks. They were exhausted and had a hard time overcoming the lack of concentration as they were two goals ahead. Taking advantage of the gap, Gray scored a goal from a corner kick opportunity.
Kishin muttered to himself as he watched Guardiola swear at his players.
‘Your looks and the fact that you curse in Spanish make you look even more like a sorcerer.’
Kishin replaced Thompson, whose stamina was depleted, with Noor Hasin on the wing. Notts County, who changed their formation to a strange 4-4-2 with no wing on the left and only a wing on the right, attacked without a back. Manchester City also played a tight defense and did not deploy more than four players even in counterattack opportunities.
Hunter’s mind-transcending physical shot hit the body of a Manchester City defender and resulted in a corner kick. As it was the last attack opportunity of the game, Kishin also motioned for Turner to participate in the corner kick attack. Turner, who had only left the goal three times throughout the game, forced his reluctant legs to move and entered Manchester City’s penalty area.
Hasin’s corner kick was a little high. After passing over Gray’s head, the ball lowered its altitude and went straight for Hunter’s head. Hunter was scared at the last moment and shrank his neck. He kept his eyes open to gauge the timing of the header, but he couldn’t overcome it. It would have been better to close his eyes and head the ball with his eyes closed.
The Manchester City keeper moved to his left the moment the ball touched Hunter’s head. Since Hunter’s head was late in turning, there was no chance of the ball going to his right. However, Hunter did not move his head at the last moment to head the ball, but instead shrugged his neck. The ball grazed Hunter’s head and rolled behind him.
Notts County captain and man among men, Carl Dixon, ran for the ball. It hit Dixon in the stomach and then his thigh and went into the goal. The ball didn’t hit his hands, but the Manchester City players habitually raised their hands and looked at the referee.
There are a few minutes of break before the game goes into overtime. Kishin calls Hunter over, his face pale, and talks to him.
“Hunter, I actually unlocked your header a little bit. That’s why you were able to score an assist with your header today. In fact, you created that corner kick too.”
When the Hunter was too discouraged, Kishin began to take care of the Hunter’s mentality. The Hunter, who had dodged the ball at a crucial moment, felt a great sense of guilt and became dispirited. However, Kishin’s words gave the Hunter a small spark of hope.
“Coach, why don’t you release them all at once? If I could just head them, I could have scored 30 goals in the league.”
It is not an exaggeration. Notts County’s main scoring route is through centering or through a header from a set piece. Sometimes they score directly, and often they score through a follow-up attack after a failed header. This is because they have physical monsters like Alexandre, Dixon, and Gray, and Harsin or Tuttle on the right and Walker on the left are also good at centering.
“You’ll sign a professional contract with the team at the end of this season. I’ll release you then. If I release you now, the premier teams will go crazy trying to get you. I don’t want you to leave our team.”
“Me too. I won’t leave this team no matter how much money they offer me.”
In overtime, Hunter started to run wild. With his speed and remaining stamina, he harassed the Manchester City defense and showed an active movement to make a header. However, due to the goalkeepers’ saves and the players’ shooting accuracy that was reduced due to their stamina, the FA Cup winner was ultimately decided through a penalty shootout.
“Turner, look over there.”
Turner’s father, who had finally succeeded in quitting drinking, sat in the audience. A thin, tall man, his beard was clean-shaven, revealing his pale face, giving him a vampire-like appearance.
“Show him what kind of son you are. I’m telling you to give him the courage to live happily. Your father is not a bad person. He’s just a weak person. Do you remember the story about my father who went on an ocean-going fishing boat to pay for my college tuition last time? He said that it gave me hope that I could get into a good college and live a good life.”
Kishin pointed to Tommy, who was sitting next to Turner’s father.
“The scarf in that child’s hand is the one that was present when Notts County won the FA Cup 124 years ago. Go and get the energy of that scarf.”
Turner greeted his father and then asked Tommy if he could borrow his scarf for a moment. Tommy threw the scarf to Turner, who held it up with both hands and unfurled it. Turner had long arms, so he could unfurled the scarf wide, unlike when Tommy held it. The Notts County fans all cheered and applauded Turner.
City’s fourth kicker landed the ball on the mark. Hunter, Hasin and Alexandre all made it, and Turner saved the first and third. Before the referee’s whistle blew, Turner glanced at his century-old scarf. Whether by the magic of a sorcerer or the power of the scarf, he had already saved two of the three penalties.
If he can block one more here, Turner will be the hero of today’s victory. If he can’t block it, the opportunity will go to the fourth kicker, Tuttle. Turner is not a man with great ambitions. He is just a boy who dreams of being independent and getting out of the shadow of his drunken father. But now, for himself, for his father, for the fans, he wants to be a hero.
Turner, who was trying to shift his center of gravity to the right, braked sharply and dived to the left. Since Turner is left-handed, I assumed he would send such an important ball to his right side, but the opponent kicked the ball to his left side. The kicker must have temporarily changed his mind, because the speed of the ball was not that fast.
The ball hit the goal post and bounced back after brushing the tip of Turner’s glove. Turner sprang up, kicked the ball into the stands with his left foot, picked up his scarf and ran towards his father. However, before he could leave the field, he was caught and thrown by his teammates.
Turner, who saved three penalty kicks and stopped ten more Manchester City attacks during the game, was named the man of the match. Tommy muttered something with his eyes closed, holding the scarf that was returned to him. It’s a witch doctor game that’s popular in Nottingham these days.
### I am the mysterious demarcation line ###
– The character Kishin has achieved an achievement that will be remembered in history. Special privileges are granted.
– Thank you for waiting for a long time. The special feature is the evolution of healing ability. Currently, the character Kishin’s healing ability is stuck in the recovery stage. It will evolve into a higher stage of recovery. At the same time, the limitation of healing ability will be lifted, and if used frequently, it can evolve to the next stage.
‘Damn, what good is a healing ability that drains vitality? It should just give you stats. Or maybe give you more DPP.’
Shingi, who had stopped playing the game, took a shower. He watched indifferently until they scored three goals, but when they recovered two goals, he watched with interest. However, the gap widened to two goals again, so he waited for the game to end quickly. However, they scored two goals in a row at the end, and it went into overtime, and from then on, he watched with sweaty palms.
Shingi, who had showered and changed into new clothes, turned the game console over again. He had been resting for a few days because he was busy welcoming guests from the British Empire. Since no one bothered to come, Shingi was able to focus on the game comfortably.
– A special quest has occurred. If the character Kishin wins the Champions League, a new privilege will be created. This privilege is given to the player Kishin.
‘What is it? Does it increase the number of save/load times? Player data is meaningless since you can see it all by injecting magic power into the CPU anyway.’
Checking the remaining 466 saves/loads, Shingi hoped the perk would be unlimited saves/loads. Or at least give him a lot of DPP. He asked if it was possible to increase the number of saves/loads with the remaining 1 DPP, but the game console said it was impossible. Shingi was so focused on the perk that he didn’t notice that the game console knew his name.
– A special turning point has occurred. A Chinese club is trying to recruit Kishin. Since it is a special turning point, you cannot interfere with it using DPP.
Hunter’s father, Eric Hunter, was currently negotiating a contract with Notts County. It was a negotiation related to the contracts of Turner, Hunter, Gray, and Gisin. Gisin’s contract was agreed to be for a two-year term and a weekly salary of about 3,000 pounds. After deducting taxes, etc., it would be less than 200 million won. However, Gisin did not get greedy, as he estimated in his notes that there would not be much magic time left.
According to the help of Shin Gi-ga, the Chinese club is considering a minimum annual salary of 10 million euros. It is a huge sum of money, about 13 billion won in Korean currency, and it is the amount after tax. It is hard to imagine how much it would be if you include the winning bonus, etc. In important games, the winning bonus is 1 billion won, and the official record is 1.8 billion won for the Tianjin team.
‘You crazy kids. Up to 30 million euros for a guy with only one year of experience as a director? Are the Chinese kids drawing money with paint? Where is China located anyway?’
### I am the mysterious demarcation line ###
Receiving a request from Hebei China, one of the strong teams in the Chinese Super League, Geumchang boarded a plane to Beijing to meet Choi Young-ho, a Korean. Geumchang can be said to be the best agent in China. Geumchang, who owns a soccer team in the Danish second division, uses the excuse of young players studying soccer abroad to sign contracts with his team, then inflates their value through the media and sells them to Chinese clubs, earning huge commissions.
The recruitment of this new player is also a matter of urgently looking for a replacement for former Manchester City manager Pellegrini, who is suffering from homesickness and insists on returning to Europe. The club’s management, who saw the player beat Manchester City and Arsenal in the final, are considering up to 30 million euros.
If Ki-shin is recruited for 30 million euros, Geum-chang will receive a fee of 5 million euros. Of that, 2 million euros must be returned to the club’s management. If Ki-shin is recruited for 10 million euros, Geum-chang will receive a fee of 15 million euros and 5 million euros must be bribed to the management.
The lower the salary, the better, but since several rich Chinese clubs are after him, it was Geumchang’s judgment that it would be better to give him more than 10 million euros, and the management team agreed. Geumchang, who found out by chance that Choi Young-ho and Ki-sin were close friends, plans to target Ki-sin through Choi Young-ho.
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