The morning after visiting the hospital, Jihong called Director Kang first. Since he had a good understanding of the nature of their peculiarities, Jihong did not hide the situation. He honestly explained everything and asked for consent to a two-week vacation. As expected, the man was visibly surprised at first, but soon cald Jihon down, telling him not to worry and get a good rest.
"Oh, by the way. Kwon Jaekyung also wants to take a short break after finishing training with Oliver," Jihong added casually.
Fortunately, Mr. Kang took it without question: "Well, since Kwon Jaekyung decided so, then okay.
The director had always tried not to interfere with the training process, and he had a strong belief that Jaekyung would do a great job on his own.
"By the way, Deputy Yang called again yesterday.
Jihong, of course, did not want to elaborate. Deputy Yang is a mber of the coaching staff of the Korean Sports Association. If he contacted at this ti of year, there could only be one reason: to send Jaekyung to the upcoming winter training camp of the national swimming team.
Of course, Mr. Kahn had politely made it clear two months ago, when the issue had just begun to co up, that it was hardly possible. After that, he refused three or four more tis. However, the Association, it seems, was not going to give in and continued to exert pressure, even to the point that it called two days before leaving. They even suggested that Jaekyung join later, in the middle of the training camp, if it didn't work out right away, clearly intending to get his way.
"The association knows very well that he has never gone yet," Jihon said.
"That's why they're so persistent. They want to show that Kwon Jaekyung, who ignored all the demands of the Federation, respects their events," Director Kang replied ironically.
Both the Federation and the Association, as always, cared more about their reputation than about the interests of the athletes.
Jihong clicked his tongue silently, and Mr. Kang, as if rembering sothing, added, "Oh yes, by the way, Han Yoosung will also miss the training camp.
"Really?" Jihong asked, surprised.
That's what Deputy Yang said. That's for sure.
"And the reason?"
"The sa as Kwon Jaekyung. He says that he wants to choose a more effective training thod for himself. It looks like Kava is going to bring in a foreign coach for him.
Jihon couldn't help laughing.
"What, did you decide to imitate even this?" Jihon joked, but Mr. Kahn replied unexpectedly seriously.
"That's not the right word. Even Deputy Yang imdiately noticed that Kava seed intent on making Han Yoosung the "second Kwon Jaekyung".
"What kind of 'second'?" thought Jihon. As long as the main indicator, that is, sports achievents, was far from the level of Jaekyung, all these attempts to imitate only caused laughter. Simply ridiculous.
Previously, due to the fact that Jaekyung ignored all events, people always criticized him: they say, a young boy thinks he knows what about himself. However, as soon as he began to achieve stunning results, everyone quickly jumped in.
"In any case, don't worry about the company's affairs. If anything happens, call imdiately," Director Kahn sternly reminded before ending the call.
Jihong put the phone on the sofa and went to the kitchen. There, Jaekyung was just laying out the McMorning's nu that had just been delivered on the table. When he saw Jihon, he asked, "What's there?"
"Nothing special," said Jihon, sitting down across from him. "The Association is still trying to send you to the training camp.
"What nonsense," Jaekyung frowned, as if he had heard sothing unbearably annoying. Usually he ignored this, but now he was clearly seriously angry.
Jihong had rarely seen such open hostility in him, and it piqued his curiosity.
— Why don't you participate in the training camp? For the sake of efficiency?
"Efficiency has nothing to do with it," Jaekyung said. – In any case, I have individual training. Everything that is lacking can be compensated for by them.
"Then what's the matter?"
"The atmosphere is disgusting, that's all," Jaekyung replied without a shadow of a doubt.
"The coaches always left
without attention, and if I practiced myself, those who were next to
only mocked and joked. The elders, taking advantage of their position, turned up their noses and looked for new ways to prick," Jaekyung said, frowning. The mories seed to disgust him.
"That's right," Jihon muttered quietly.
When he himself was a mber of the national team, the elders sotis tried to establish their own rules, but nothing particularly serious. Jaekyung probably got into an unsuccessful period. And given that he was still a schoolboy then, younger than everyone else, but with better physical characteristics and results, it is not difficult to imagine how this could hurt the pride of so.
– Now there is almost no one older than you in the national team. Only a couple of people, and the rest are all younger. And it is unlikely that anyone will think of pointing you out.
"I don't want to anyway," Jaekyung snapped flatly. "I just don't like it.
However, even if there were no more picky "seniors
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