Chapter 27 (1/2)
Chapter 27 The Korean Arena Research Center (1)
11 AM
I get an abrupt phone call
-Is this Mr Kim Hyun-ho?
“Who is this?”
-I am a research employee
At his words I am up to attention It’s the Korean Arena Research Center
-I have arrived at Cheonan to escort Mr Ki
“I have not heard fro yet so you will have to wait a while”
-I will be waiting at a location close to your place so please call me when you receive word from him
“Yes”
She said she would send cars to the team members and she , they are really devoted
The national e their heart and soul into scouting examinees
‘If I had played and tugged with another country’s research center I could’ve received a better offer Well, too bad since I didn’t have the luxury of ti in Korea over another country anyway’
It’s interesting
I didn’t know there were national institutions, but to realize they are scouting examinees in fierce competition like a pro soccer team
3rd, 4th, 5th…
If I can continue surviving the exaer, other state institutions will offer money and try to scout me as well
Is ofto win ood
Of course, it’s all relative only if I can survive
Zing, zing
My s
“hello?”
-I am at Cheonan station
“Come towards my house I’m at…”
I give Kang Chun-seong my home address
After that I give a call to the research employee
“He said he’ll be right over”
“Understood Then I will be waiting with the car up front”
“Yes, I a out now”
I change o out and in front of the apartly nice car But still, they are a state institution so they’re using a state car
(TN: A Hyundai Equus, a Korean car that I’ve never heard of)
A guy looking to be in about his late 30’s gets out of the car and introduces himself
“Are you Mr Kim Hyun-ho?”
“Yes, nice to meet you”
“Please get in”
He personally opens the back door I feel like a VIP Ajoins us and sits next to me
“We will depart”
The guy takes the car and goes to a nearby ar after, a helicopter arrives e noise
The man points to the helicopter
“Please get in”
Where in the hell are we going?
I get a suspicious feeling but get into the helicopter with Kang Chun-seong The helicopter takes off e sound
As this is my first time in a helicopter, I frantically check out the inside of the helicopter and gaze at the view below
After all that, the place we arrive is a lonely and ree island and I can see two large 10-story buildings
‘An island, I wonder if it’s because it’s an institution that cannot be revealed?’
After getting off the helicopter, we are guided by an e
“Oppa!”
“Hyun-ho hyung!”
We arrive at a roo room and Hye-su and Joon-ho heartily welcome us
“Did you guys arrive by helicopter too?”
“Yes”
“I was a bit freaked out They said to just get on the helicopter so I thought where in the world are they taking me”
I can see it It’s al kidnapped
I was less scared because I at least ca funny, he would’ve KO’ed them all Haha
It happens when the four of us are gathered in the waiting roo about this and that
“You have arrived”
Cha Ji-hye appears
Today she is wearing a dark gray suit with a white sweater and brown ankle boots Her walk is like usual, step, step, fearlessly intentional
“Nice to meet you, I am Cha Ji-hye From now on I will be your team’s supervisor”
“You n a contract?”
“Yes”
At my words Cha Ji-hye lets out her special tiny smile
“I am aware you have passed the second exam, how many days of the rest period are left?”
“14 days Our exam finished yesterday”
“You posted online as soon as your exam was over?”
“Yes”
“You are indeed very prudent It is a relief that you have ht”
Ah, seriously, why does ives me a compliment?
Maybe because I spent my youth as a person who never had a romantic relationshi+p Or is it just that a person like me is ever so weak towards beautiful women?
“I will give a brief explanation of the contract terms Our Korean Arena Research Center firstly aids in all ways possible for your survival, regardless of individual skill or results”
“You et the same treatment as veteran examinees, without discrimination?”
I ask
Cha Ji-hye nods her head
“Yes There are liive you anyway, and the result is ultimately based on your own competence”
“That is true”
“You have all only just yet passed the second exarow fro, our plan is to focus on survival”
“If we do bring back et?”
“The coy concentration level This compensation is without discrimination from other examinees and is the same for all examinees Any difference will be in annual salary only”
“How et?”