Life Turnaround with Vitality Experiment! - Chapter 122



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After a long and arduous training, the day of the Olympics has arrived.

“Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea!”

When our country’s name was called, the rider who was carrying the flag at the front took the lead with strength in his steps.

The rest of the team began to enter the stadium.

-Wow!

As cheers erupt, dozens and hundreds of cameras capture us from all directions and broadcast live around the world.

Players wearing uniforms with the Taegeukgi flag on them had excited expressions or repeatedly touched the Taegeukgi flag on their chests as if they were deeply moved.

They had a determined look on their faces, as if they had been waiting for the day when they would become national representatives since their childhood, and were determined to give it their all and prove it in this competition.

But that wasn’t the case for me.

‘Do I need to be patriotic?’

99% of players might do that, but that doesn’t mean they’ll all do it.

I also don’t understand the statement that this is a representation of the entire nation.

‘Isn’t that why I was selected as a national representative, since I’m the best at it anyway?’

They were elite athletes who had received all kinds of support from the state since they were young, but they all fell apart.

‘It’s because I lack the energy. I should have reduced my sleeping hours and worked harder.’

There are even people like Tae Ha-rang who make excuses about genes, saying that it can’t be done through effort.

There are also athletes who naturalize as Koreans and compete in the Olympics after being pushed out by other national athletes from their own countries overseas.

It means that not everyone who flies the Taegeukgi flag needs to be a person full of patriotism.

‘What has the country done for me in the first place?’

Just putting them in jail for no reason.

Eating up my taxes!

During the Olympic season, there are politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties who use the athletes to their advantage, so why would I need to devote myself to the country?

‘Honestly, I don’t know anything else.’

The Olympics are called the world’s festival.

‘I want to have some fun in this heaven too.’

The blonde girls from Eastern Europe walking in front of our team.

The petite Japanese sisters following behind.

Just the thought of being able to play with them until the Olympics were over made me happy.

After the entrance ceremony, we returned to our accommodations.

“You said the 5,000m preliminaries were in three days?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Preliminaries in three days.

And after two days off, the finals will be held.

Even during the five-day period, I want to flirt with other women.

Still, I decided to hold out for a few days because I needed to win a medal so I could spend the rest of my time more effectively and productively.

Because I’m one of those people who can stand not eating marshmallows.

***

Group 1 of the 5000m run preliminaries.

16 people form a group.

Only the top 4 among these can advance to the finals.

“It’s light.”

He crossed the finish line in 3rd place out of 16.

I could have easily aimed for first place, but I managed to conserve my stamina appropriately.

Anyway, as long as you pass the preliminaries, the ranking doesn’t really matter.

I watched the matches between groups 2 and 3.

It was the turn of the last group of 4.

“Fighting, Taeha!”

“Cheer up, national team of the Republic of Korea!”

I could hear the cheering from coaches and fellow players from the side.

From the stands, you can even see the Taegeukgi waving in the distance.

‘That guy eventually leaves too.’

In fact, even though we are both national representatives, we have only had a few conversations because we are not on good terms.

Even at Taereung Athletes’ Village, after a few initial wars of nerves, they didn’t even pretend to know each other.

That’s why I had no intention of cheering him on or watching him anxiously.

I guess it’s just watching other players and checking the skills of the opponents I’ll meet in the finals.

“Coach, I’ll come back with first place easily.”

Despite the guy’s ridiculous promise, I just laughed and watched them arrogantly as if saying, “Just give it a try.”

And after a while.

bang-!

The final group race of the 5,000m race began with a gunshot.

The beginning was the same as usual.

All 16 people should run moderately, conserve stamina so as not to fall behind the group, and maintain a steady pace.

And when we reached about 4,000 meters.

The players began to sprint one by one.

Naturally, a leading group was created.

Taeha-rang also belonged to that group.

“The face isn’t bad······.”

The leading group consists of six people.

There are two groups of latecomers, each with 4 and 6 people.

Tae Ha-rang always makes a last-minute sprint to reach the finish line, so he’ll probably do the same this time.

It’s not nice, but I think we might meet in the finals.

As expected, with 800m left, the leading group began their sprint.

Among them, Tae Ha-rang was in the third place.

Although the competition was fierce, it wasn’t so fierce that I was pushed back.

‘I’m going to open my mouth again in the final.’

But I paused for a moment to think about that.

“······uh?”

A strange voice came out without me knowing.

That would be the case.

Tilting-.

Taeharang’s body tilted to the side.

And then I thought I was finally able to regain my balance, but I was so exhausted and sprinting that I had a hard time controlling my body.

Swaying-.

Kkudang tang tang!

The guy just fell down onto the track.

“What the fuck!”

“Aren’t you watching the referee properly?!”

The coaches all jumped up from their seats.

But the game continued.

Taeharang fell and rolled on the floor, but with an indomitable will, he quickly got up from where he had fallen.

But it only lasts a few more steps.

Slap-.

Because he fell so hard, his injuries were too much to bear and he collapsed on the floor.

“······.”

I too was speechless.

That would be the case.

“Coach, didn’t you just push?”

“I pushed hard.”

The Chinese player in the red uniform pushed Tae Ha-rang with his elbow while competing for position in the corner.

“Otherwise, Harang wouldn’t have fallen.”

I don’t like it, but he’s a veteran runner who’s been running for nearly 20 years.

It was absurd to fall so easily in such a big game.

Eventually, medical staff was brought in.

By the time Tae Ha-rang was carried out on a stretcher, the rest of the athletes had crossed the finish line and the race was over.

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Among the staff members, all but one coach moved to check on Tae Ha-rang’s condition.

After a while, the results came out.

-Taeharang: Incomplete.

“······?”

It was a situation that seemed questionable to me as well.

“Coach, in this situation, isn’t it supposed to go up to the advantage?”

“That’s normal.”

Even the Chinese player who pushed Taeha-rang.

-4th place: Chingpioling

He successfully advanced to the finals by making his name on the chin-up list.

“Why isn’t that kid penalized?”

“I think something is wrong here. Wait a minute.”

The coach ran to the referee with an anxious look on his face.

I, too, could not stand the frustration and followed him.

“A Chinese player pushed a Korean player earlier. We should give them a penalty and raise our player!”

“no.”

The story the referee told was quite a sight.

“It was a fair fight.”

“What did you say?”

“That’s what it looked like on camera.”

“What is that······!”

Oh, shit.

What the hell are you talking about now?

I tried to pass it by quietly, but my fever is rising.

“Right now this······!”

Although the coach protested strongly.

There was no reversal of the results.

***

That evening, in the hotel room.

Bae Jeong-min, who flew all the way to the Middle East to cheer me on, spoke with a pale face.

“Even I was pissed. They pushed openly and then they made a biased decision. And then I found out that the referee was Chinese?”

“Oh, that’s what I heard.”

Thanks to the passage of time, I have calmed down a bit.

Thinking back, it was true that it was absurd.

“So what happened with Taeha? Did he not make it to the finals?”

“Yeah, well.”

Failed to advance to the finals due to an incomplete run.

No, even if we had advanced to the finals with an advantage, it would have been difficult to play in the match.

Although there was no danger to his career as a player, he was in a situation where he needed to rest because he suffered a lot of muscle damage during the fall.

Bae Jeong-min said, grabbing my shoulder.

“You take revenge on Taeha and his share too.”

“What about revenge?”

I slapped the guy’s arm away with a hollow laugh.

“If I push him and get disqualified, is that revenge? He’s a water ghost.”

“······but.”

Bae Jeong-min said, smacking his lips.

“Hey, but you know that public opinion in Korea is no joke because of this incident, right?”

“Is that so?”

“You didn’t check?”

“Oh, I’m a little busy.”

Outside, they are busy scanning the female players.

“There are many people who expect more from you than Taeha.”

“How dare you burden me as soon as you fly to the Middle East.”

“Oh, is that so?”

He scratched his head awkwardly.

“sorry.”

“You crazy bastard. Just do as you usually do.”

Certainly, the weight of being a national representative is different.

Bae Jeong-min even apologized like this.

“Okay, go to your room quickly. I’m going to get some rest.”

“······I get it.”

Late at night.

Strangely enough, I couldn’t sleep.

Before going to bed, I went on YouTube with the intention of recharging my dopamine.

I was watching the recommended videos, and as expected, there were a lot of highlights because it was the Olympic season.

As I was watching it, I noticed that because of the algorithm, not only the Olympics, but also famous scenes from all kinds of sports started to appear.

‘Kim Dong-seong······?’

I remember him as a player known as the legend of short track.

-Kim Dong-seong’s furious run after being hit by Ono’s foul!

The long title caught my attention.

***

“Seokjae, don’t be nervous.”

“I’m not nervous.”

Rather, the coach is more frozen than I am.

“Don’t worry, I’ll do well.”

“Okay, let’s just do what we’ve been doing.”

“I’ll think about it.”

“······uh?”

“An interesting strategy just occurred to me.”

“What is that······.”

“There is something like that. The players’ entrance call has come out now. I will go up.”

“No, Seokjae. You’re changing your strategy? Suddenly? Then the preparations······.”

But the coach sounded embarrassed.

Unfortunately, going up onto the track was limited to the athletes.

The 5,000m race has runners lined up in a straight line.

The corner is slightly advantageous, so the faster you are based on your qualifying record, the more you stand on the inside, but since it is a long distance race, it does not have a big effect.

I stood halfway through and slowly rethought my strategy.

In fact, there is nothing to measure here and there.

Because there is only one.

“hey.”

Then someone spoke next to me.

“Korea.”

“······?”

I looked to see who it was, and it was a human wearing a red jersey.

“You are that······.”

The guy smirks, satisfied that he’s recognized.

The Chinese athlete who pushed Tae Ha-rang and caused him to be disqualified.

The guy muttered something in English before the camera approached.

“Be careful. You don’t want to end up like your friend.”

Oh my.

I didn’t like this guy anyway, and now he’s provoking me like this?

Keeping your mouth shut to control someone’s mind isn’t my style.

He gave a brief reply.

“Look forward to my victory speech.”

I’ll tell you something funny.

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