My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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The Brazil World Cup has ended, and Manchester United has begun preparing for their Asia tour, excluding players who participated in the World Cup tournament.

[“Son Jinho’s best friend İlkay Gündoğan shares his feelings about visiting Korea in an interview. ‘I’m happy to visit Korea again…’]

Unlike other Manchester United players who are flying from England to Korea on a private jet, Son Jinho was given special consideration to join the preseason from Korea.

“Hoowooowooowooo─!”

Son Jinho, who arrived first at Incheon Airport with his family, spotted excited fans waiting for him and requested permission from the airport to greet them.

“Hoowooowooowooo─!”

Then, a chorus of hoows resonated from the fans, creating a beautiful scene of unity at Incheon Airport.

“At this rate, should we just call it Hoowoo Republic instead of Manchester United Republic?”

While Son Jinho was busy servicing fans at the airport, his family, tired from travel, headed straight to the house of their relative, Chairman Hwang Geum-soon.

Son Haeun, who was visiting Korea for the first time, looked around with wide-eyed curiosity.

A moment later, upon arriving at Chairman Hwang Geum-soon’s house, Son Haeun exclaimed:

“Paa. Paa! Pueeeeeeeng─!”

Realizing her dad was not by her side, Son Haeun began to cry for him.

***

– Gyeouri: Hey Son Jinho, or Jinho, or Haeun’s dad!

– Gyeouri: Hurry up! Haeun is crying looking for her dad!

– Gyeouri: (Son Haeun crying while looking for her dad.avi)

– Gyeouri: Wow. But isn’t our Haeun so cute?

– Hoowoo: ???

– Hoowoo: Got it. I’ll hurry.

– Hoowoo: But why is Haeun suddenly crying?

– Gyeouri: I didn’t knowㅋㅋㅋ She saw her uncle and suddenly burst into tearsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: …I was just standing still.

– Cheolmo: Ugh, looking like a mountain bandit, and you’re trying to act serious, that’s why the kid is crying.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: …So when can I go in?

– Cheolmo: When Jinho comes and Haeun stops crying?

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: What if Jinho keeps crying too?

– Cheolmo: Then you’ll just have to sleep at a nearby hotel or motel.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Is it really right that I can’t go into my own house…?

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: I suddenly understand what Sword Master Go feels now.

***

[Why did Son Jinho rush out of the airport during fan service?]

└ Because his daughter was crying for him, he requested permission and left.

└ Wow…. A family-oriented guy. I’m falling for him.

└ Honestly, he did give quite a bit of fan service.

└ I honestly didn’t expect someone to ask the airport staff for permission to shout Hoowoo at the airport ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ For realㅋㅋ But it was plenty fun to all shout Hoowoo together after a long time.

[Son Jinho and reporters ignore the fans and leave the airport.]

└ They say the kid is now 2 years old, so it makes sense.

└ These guys seem to be using the fans as an excuse not to do their interviews.

└ 100% true.

└ Seriously, how have these reporters not changed at all.

└ For real;;

└ Surprisingly, this is a remnant of a past changeㅋㅋ

***

As Haeun was crying, she stopped miraculously when I showed up, and Chairman Hwang Geum-soon was able to sleep peacefully in his house.

It seemed like she cried because her dad was absent in a strange place.

Anyway, the next day,

The busy schedule in Korea officially began.

The schedule was excessively tight, probably due to the title of being the first Asian Ballon d’Or winner. Companies that had hesitated to offer advertising contracts due to the high fees were now flooded with proposals.

“…Is the club owner playing games in the training room?”

However, amidst countless ad proposals and appearance requests, my top priority in the schedule was to meet Tae-sang Hyuk, who made a sensational impact and won right after his debut, to perform a surprise worship.

The so-called owner of the club casually laid a mat and played games in the training room. Tae-sang Hyuk, being younger, looked like he wanted to run away from the pressure.

‘Hehe. Not a chance.’

Just like how the owner of a famous company learned baseball from players, I began to learn gaming from pro gamers.

Honestly, isn’t that the main purpose of operating a pro team?

“Wow…. We are playing games with Son Jinho?!”

“Guys, it’s the club owner. Use honorifics!”

At first, the players were amazed that a famous soccer player like me was playing games with them.

“…”

But as the game progressed, the conversations steadily disappeared, leaving only the sound of furious mouse clicks filled with anger.

[3 kills, 14 deaths, 2 assists. CS 33 game time 14 minutes and 22 seconds]

Hmm. Honestly, I believe this isn’t entirely my fault. Playing normal games with pro gamers had raised the opponents’ level too high.

– Club owner, what’s your preferred lane?

– I usually play top. And since we’re about the same age, let’s talk comfortably.

– Then Jinho-hyung goes top, and the rest will mix around.

The players who sent me to top thinking it was the main line were also at fault.

[Defeat.]

Thus our Nexus fell.

“…But there are four pros on our side, aren’t we supposed to win?”

I mumbled to myself, unable to comprehend the defeat.

Was my mumbling too loud?

Under the pressure exerted by JH Foundation players,

“Hyung, you know how to support, right?”

“Hmm? I’d rather play top.”

“How about support?”

“…I’ll do it.”

From that next game on, I became the support.

“Jinho-hyung, take damage!!!”

Bam─!

“Jinho-hyung! Ward here!”

Ding─! Ding─! Ding─!

“Jinho-hyung, get out! Don’t take the kill!!”

I was truly used like a tool.

“Oh. I misplanted the ward. I’ll need to place another.”

Well. Still, it felt easier to secure the win through brainless plays.

‘What should I eat for dinner….’

“What! Why are there two wards here?!”

“That’s all placed by Jinho-hyung.”

“Of course, it’s the club owner! You placed two wards as a strategy for the next dragon fight!”

“Wow, he really knows how to navigate social life.”

***

[“A game with fellow players?” Son Jinho reveals his love for the team he built.]

[(Real-time hot topic) Son Jinho’s astonishing gaming skills!]

└ Hahaha!!!!

└ Son Jinho is trolling hardㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ This guyㅋㅋ seriously playing poorlyㅋㅋㅋ

└ Why two wards in such a garbage spot, what was he thinking?

[Parents’ group criticizes Son Jinho, “Public figure is hindering students’ academic achievements.”]

[JH Foundation clarifies against the parents’ group criticism: “JH Games operates to foster empathy and emotional development through team games.”]

└ Empathy…?

└ Yeah, he really does a good job at that. He even asked about our parents’ well-being when we barely do on holidays.

└ You should call your parents more often;;

└ But what exactly does JH Foundation do?

└ Isn’t it just Son Jinho’s personal management?

└ A foundation, so isn’t it a charity?

└ What does that mean, are there taxes involved?

└ No, that’s not it. It’s run using Son Jinho’s personal assets.

***

“Don’t run, walk, Walking Man, special guests Park Jisong and Son Jinho!”

***

After completing the worship with Tae-sang Hyuk, I began shooting various advertisements from the next day.

The various snack and food, insurance, and telecom commercials led to ads from the largest company in Korea known for semiconductors and Milky Way phones.

“Please, if you’re an earthling, use Milky Way phones.”

By the way, that last line was an ad lib that the advertiser really liked.

After finalizing the shooting with Milky Way phones, I moved on to filming a variety show with Jisong-hyung.

It was a variety show called Walking Man, which had the motto of not running but walking.

Although it was struggling with low popularity in Korea due to the nickname Childish Man, it was very well-known in the Chinese-speaking regions and Southeast Asia.

Honestly, I had very little interest in appearing on variety shows, but since Jisong-hyung asked for a friendly appearance, I made a brief appearance near the end.

It was probably because the relationship I had built with SBK in the meantime impacted my decision, alongside the issue of appearance fees.

“What does Son Jinho mean to Park Jisong?”

Anyway, with Jisong-hyung beside me, I appeared on the variety program with a relaxed mind.

“Um. A junior who is hard to treat loosely?”

Just as Jisong-hyung answered, the character Heo-Heo chimed in at a perfect timing, and immediately sanctions were taken.

“Jinho, don’t disrespect your seniors just because you’re doing well.”

“Stop pretending to be close and back off!”

With a laugh, Jisong-hyung seemed determined to elevate my status among the public during this broadcast, propelling on with intimate praises.

“He’s playful, but there are moments when he feels more like a senior with more experience than I do.”

As the conversation naturally transitioned into discussing appearances.

“Hearing that soccer players prioritize back exercises!”

“Why do you say that to Jinho, if it was that important to you, you would’ve gone to Manchester United!”

I just kept smiling, but before I knew it, the shoot ended.

***

[Walking Man, courtesy of Son Jinho? Achieves highest viewership ratings.]

└ Why isn’t he doing super-powered soccer?

└ Son Jinho reportedly said he couldn’t do that.

└ Plus, Jisong-hyung can’t run due to his knees.

└ Ah, right.

While Son Jinho was managing a busy schedule in Korea.

[Manchester United heads off for the preseason Asia tour. The first destination is South Korea!]

└ There’s no special meaning, but it feels great that Korea is the first stop among Korea, China, and Japan ㅠㅠ

└ My brother is on vacation in Korea, so he seems to be coming to pick him up.

└ This probably shows how significant my brother’s status is~

└ National pride and those Hoowoo fans are making a big deal out of nothing ㅈ this is annoying;;

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup, stepped foot in Korea for the second time, following his first visit in 2007.

“Is this the land of Hoowoo? SIUUUUUUU─!”

While memorizing the guidelines Son Jinho provided,

***

[Cristiano Ronaldo apologizes after causing a stir with a loud voice at Incheon Airport.]