Chapter 317:

Chapter 317:

Chapter 317

It was after I finished all my schedules.

As I came out after saying goodbye, Manager Park Doo-sik spoke to me.

“I heard that Ilseong Electronics had a big setback today.”

“You look happy about it.”

“Well, they were annoying anyway. It’s more satisfying to see them suffer. This is the small pleasure of life, isn’t it?”

“I’m glad for you.”

I smiled, and Manager Park stopped.

He looked into my eyes and reached out his hand.

“I owe you a big debt. Thanks to you, I saved my face.”

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“Of course.”

The two men shook hands and smiled pleasantly.

It was time to part ways.

“Are you going back to Ulsan now?”

“No. I have somewhere else to go.”

“I see. Have a good time while you’re here.”

Manager Park said, and I muttered a meaningful answer.

“I don’t know if it will be fun.”

He looked puzzled, and I winked at him and turned around.

It was time to go to the people who were waiting for me.

I headed to the gym.

When I arrived at the gym, it was already after sunset.

Thump. Thump.

Despite the late hour, the gym was full of heat.

As soon as I entered, Park Young-hoon, who was hitting a sandbag, greeted me.

“Yoo-hyun.”

He was soaked in sweat from head to toe.

He had a match tomorrow, but there was no reason to overdo it like this the day before.

“Hyung, you won’t be able to get up tomorrow if you do this.”

“No. I have to do my best until the end.”

He spat out a hoarse voice, and the gym owner shook his head.

“Young-hoon is hopeless. He keeps doing that shit even when I tell him to rest.”

“Gym owner, please let me do this a little more and I’ll really stop.”

The gym owner ignored Park Young-hoon’s words and asked me.

“Yoo-hyun, how’s your condition?”

“What does it matter to me? I’m just filling in the numbers.”

“Still, it would be nice if you win anyway.”

“No. I’ll pass on that.”

I cut him off firmly.

That’s when Lee Jang-woo, who had fought with me a while ago, came over and bowed deeply.

“Hello, senior.”

“Oh, hi.”

His voice was so loud that it startled me.

His eyes were full of respect for me.

It was burdensome.

Really burdensome.

I had met him several times, but every time I stood next to him, I felt that way.

He was so passionate and too humble for his own good.

The gym owner put his hand on Lee Jang-woo’s shoulder and said.

“Jang-woo, you know Yoo-hyun is also participating in the tournament tomorrow, right?”

“Yes. I know.”

“Good. Learn from him. He’s your senior and he’s amazing.”

“Please teach me a lesson again, senior.”

Lee Jang-woo bowed his waist again.

The gym owner looked at me with a look that said, ‘You can’t beat him even like this.’

I smiled back at him and said.

“Gym owner, it won’t work.”

The next day.

I went to the gym located in Sangam with the gym members.

As we got off the van, we saw a big banner hanging in front of the gym.

-The 5th Federation Chairman’s Cup Amateur Martial Arts Tournament

Seeing that, Kang Dong-sik exclaimed.

“Wow. A tournament for me is unfolding.”

I asked him incredulously as I followed him down.

“I thought you came here just to fill in the numbers too.”

“No way. There’s prize money in front of me. If I give up, I’m not a man.”

Then the gym owner poked my side again.

“How about it? Have you changed your mind a bit?”

“No. Let’s go.”

He chuckled as he watched me go ahead.

“Kid. You’re playing coy.”

The number of participants from Number One Gym was four in total.

Han Yoo-hyun, Lee Jang-woo, Park Young-hoon, Kang Dong-sik.

At the entrance of the gym, we confirmed our identity and put on name tags around our necks.

“Senior, good luck.”

Lee Jang-woo shouted loudly.

His voice showed how much he wanted to fight me.

I was sorry for Lee Jang-woo, but I decided to end it here.

He needed to fight someone who was serious about martial arts to grow more.

With that in mind, I faced my opponent.

Jo Jun-hyun twisted his face as if he wanted to intimidate me.

He narrowed his eyes and lifted one corner of his mouth.

I didn’t care at all.

I even smiled faintly at his aggressive attitude.

It seemed like I could lose this time.

Ding.

The bell rang and Jo Jun-hyun rushed at me fiercely.

He seemed to have some basic skills by his speed.

Whoosh.

But he was too tense and put too much force into his movements.

I dodged his fist that cut through the air and threw a punch at him.

It was an unusually big move for me.

And my fist aimed not at his head but at his side.

I planned to break my balance with a fake punch and fall down after getting hit by his next attack.

I already had a scenario in my head for that.

But then,

A sudden attack flew at me and Jo Jun-hyun twisted his body sideways.

In an awkward posture, his chin jutted out into my trajectory.

I was startled and tried to pull my fist further out, but it was too late.

My fist grazed his chin tip by chance.

Tick

It was such a big move that my fist had quite some power in it.

Jo Jun-hyun fell down like a paper doll after getting hit by my fist

Thud

I screamed and reached out my hand in panic

“Hey. Get up. You can’t fall down here.”

“...”

But there was no answer from him

The other players who were waiting under the ring murmured

Whisper whisper

“Did you see that? That cross counter was art.”

“Wow. He’s really pro-level.”

“He made a name for himself in Japan too, right?”

“But why did he enter this amateur tournament?”

Of course, I couldn’t hear their voices

I was dumbfounded

Then, the gym owner cheered loudly

“Yoo-hyun, you did it as expected.”

As I came down with his encouragement, I quietly reviewed the last match

It was a big mistake to set my opponent as Lee Jang-woo or Kim Tae-soo level

There were many amateurs who hadn’t polished their skills yet in this tournament

If I wanted to lose, I should have used less force

I loosened my clenched fist and muttered softly

“That’s it. I won’t even fight anymore”

And so the next match began

I went up to the ring with a firm mind

My opponent in the quarterfinals of Group A was Lee Bang-hak

He had a fierce look in his eyes that was impressive

People in the audience whispered

“Lee Bang-hak will surely win”

“Yeah. He’s a strong contender for the championship”

“He also made a splash in Japan, didn’t he?”

“But why did he join this amateur tournament?”

I didn’t care about their voices

I set Lee Bang-hak’s skill level as Jo Jun-hyun’s

I intended to stumble as soon as I started and get hit by a punch and fall down

I glanced at the gym owner and Lee Jang-woo under the ring

Lee Jang-woo had already advanced to the semifinals

If I won this time, we would face each other in the finals

“Senior, please do your best”

Lee Jang-woo shouted loudly

His voice showed how much he wanted to fight me

I was sorry for Lee Jang-woo, but I decided to end it here

He needed to fight someone who was serious about martial arts to grow more

With that in mind, I faced my opponent

Lee Bang-hak made a grimace as if he wanted to intimidate me

He narrowed his eyes and lifted one corner of his mouth

I didn’t care at all

I even smiled faintly at his aggressive attitude

It seemed like I could lose this time