My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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The Champions League final had just ended, and unexpectedly, I had to rush back to Korea.

– Mino Raiola: “Hoo… Jinho! So that’s why you didn’t give up your nationality!”

We had finalized plans to shoot an advertisement after winning the Golden Boy award, but the advertising proposals from Korean companies were enough to retract the existing plans.

– “Hwahahaha… Huhuhuhu, cough cough. I ought to quit this damn smoking habit.”

Mino Raiola’s laughter, which echoed through the phone as he directly called me, still lingered in my ears.

“Hey, Son Jinho. You can’t cry just because your sister isn’t around?”

“Jinho, contact me when you arrive in Korea.”

“I’ll reach out once I land. Gyeouri, don’t sulk under the covers just because I’m not there!”

“Ah, I won’t sulk!”

I exchanged goodbyes with Gyeouri and my mother-in-law, boarding the plane.

[Dortmund’s special treatment? Son Jinho is set to join pre-season in Korea this July.]

Thanks to the consideration of Coach Jürgen Klopp and the staff, I decided to join the pre-season in Korea this July.

According to Dortmund’s original plans, we were supposed to tour Korea and then Japan, but—

On the day I experienced the Champions League up close,

Tottenham Hotspur offered €20m (around 28.7 billion won) including options to Dortmund for Shinji Kagawa, and negotiations for his transfer to the Premier League swiftly progressed. Naturally, the Japan tour plans fell apart.

In the original timeline, he was expected to transfer to Manchester United for a fee of €22m including options.

Well.

It might actually be a better opportunity for Shinji Kagawa.

After transferring to Manchester United, didn’t he often play as a left winger due to the arrival of Robin van Persie instead of his original position?

On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur didn’t qualify for the Champions League, but that meant the competition for a starting spot wasn’t as fierce.

[Kagawa Shinji undergoes medical testing at Tottenham Hotspur.]

└ It’s kind of weird to be transferring to a team that didn’t even qualify for the Champions League, but I’m rooting for his new challenge.

└ Are you really going to understand if Jinho transfers?

└ No way.

└ If Jinho transfers, I’ll just take all the tires off his car.

└ Then I’ll lock Jinho up until the end of the transfer window.

└ Great idea.

Although the pre-season schedule changed abruptly, the shock among Dortmund fans wasn’t too severe. Kagawa Shinji had consistently expressed his desire to challenge himself in the Premier League.

There were some slightly intense posts on the Dortmund fan forum, but… it was probably just the typical humor of Germans.

“Ho-wuuuuhh—!”

“Please sign!!!”

Anyway, it was a different scene when I returned to Korea after a long time.

[The Ho-woo Gallery welcomes back its gallery master Son Jinho!]

While the requests for handshakes hadn’t changed much, the number of younger fans who came to greet me at Incheon International Airport had noticeably increased.

I chatted with the younger fans at the airport while fulfilling my fan service duties.

People’s attention didn’t feel burdensome. After all, I had received plenty during my time as a key player for the national team.

– “Please just go overseas, you bastard Son Jinho!!!!”

– “I heard an offer came from Bayern Munich, you bastard!!! Just leave already!!!”

– “I won’t call you ‘Gaijin’ anymore, so please don’t dominate the domestic league and just go away!!”

Hmm.

I guess even the anti-fans had a point?

*

[World-class midfielder Son Jinho returns. Is even his fan service world-class?]

[Kagawa Shinji transfers to Tottenham Hotspur. Transfer fee is 28.7 billion won.]

└ Wow. Tottenham didn’t even qualify for the Champions League, yet he’s transferring? Lol.

└ It seems Japan values the Premier League higher than Korea does.

└ Really?

└ Yeah, Jürgen Klopp tried to persuade Kagawa Shinji, but apparently, the atmosphere in Japan considers the Premier League the best, making it hard to keep him.

└ I wish my brother would join the Premier League soonㅠㅠ

└ If he’s going to a team that can’t even qualify for the Champions League, wouldn’t it be better for him to stay in Dortmund?

└ True lol. The Premier League seems lesser than that haha.

└ Son Jinho and Messi need to prove themselves in the Premier League. Sigh.

└ Kagawa Shinji is 30 billion won, but how much will my brother’s transfer fee be?

└ Maybe it’ll exceed 100 billion won?

└ 100 billion? Lol, does 100 billion seem like pocket change? Haha.

└ Modric transferred to Real Madrid this season for 60 billion, so it seems possible.

└ Well, he’s really young and made insane performances, so it could potentially exceed 100 billion.

└ Plus, with Manchester City and Chelsea destroying the transfer market with their money… it seems like 100 billion is definitely possible.

[Kagawa Shinji expresses regret at not being able to join the pre-season in Korea. “I’m disappointed I can’t keep my promise to go to the Gyeouri and Girls’ Generation concert with Jinho.”]

└ Is this guy a Girls’ Generation fan?

└ Yeah lol. There are videos of him watching Girls’ Generation stage footage during the Asian Cup circulating on the internet.

└ Suddenly, Kagawa Shinji feels familiar, lol.

[Son Jinho rebuts Kagawa Shinji in an interview. “I never made such a promise.”]

└ Is it because his last name is Son? He cuts people off so quickly, lol.

└ What if he bows? Son-off, lol.

[Marco Reus, the ace from Mönchengladbach, joins Dortmund for a transfer fee of 25 billion!]

└ Wow… So he’s finally coming to Dortmund? I heard Bayern made him an offer too. So he’s going to Dortmund.

└ What era are we in that Bayern is making offers? Lol.

└ For real lol. Bayern lost the league title consecutively to Dortmund. Based on current form, Bayern << unmatchable << Dortmund, isn't it? └ Agreed lol. └ Is Marco Reus good? └ He’s incredibly good. Last season he dragged Mönchengladbach into the Champions League. [Marco Reus, who will share a meal with Son Jinho, chooses Dortmund over Bayern Munich. “Dortmund is my hometown. There was no other choice.”] └ Hoo... That's just cool itself. └ Why do good-looking guys handle interviews so well, like Son Jinho? └ That’s the power of looks, lol. [‘Blue-chip of advertising’ Son Jinho, bombarded with a variety of ad proposals.] [Football Online 3 selects Son Jinho as promotional model. Nexon official says, “He’s a model that fits the new beginning.”] └ Ah, can’t they just keep the services from Paprika? └ Why does it have to be someone from Nexon? That’s so ominous;; └ Feels like they’re going to push for in-game purchases. └ Hmm… But since my brother is the model, can’t I just close my eyes and give it a shot? *

After returning home, I busily moved around for advertisements within just two weeks.

I clearly received leave from the club, but it felt busier than the season.

In reality, I had enough wealth due to the coins, so there was no need to cling to doing advertisements, but…

Seeing Gyeouri happy while watching the ad videos made me determined to put in a bit more effort.

– Gyeouri: “Hey, Son Jinho.”

– Gyeouri: “Doesn’t it feel good with pretty noonas clinging to you? ‾͟͟͞(((ꎤ ✧曲✧)̂—̳͟͞͞o”

– Gyeouri: “You look like your mouth is grinning from ear to ear?”

– Me: “Are you jealous or something? Lol.”

– Me: “Gyeouri, don’t worry. You’re the only one for me.”

– Gyeouri: “Huh? Jealous?”

– Gyeouri: “Me?”

¯\〳 •̀ o •́ 〵/¯

– Gyeouri: “That’s not it!”

– Me: “Jealous Gyeouri is so cute~”

– Gyeouri: “ᕙ(◉益◉)ง”

– Gyeouri: “Stop crawling towards noona, Son Jinho!!”

Well.

Despite Gyeouri’s worries about her jealousy, since I was a minor, there was ‘almost’ no significant problem.

“Jinho, want to go to my place for a meal?”

Some adults, not caring about my minor status, tried to tempt me…

‘Too small.’

I felt like my existence was too narrow-minded to accept that. I firmly rejected the propositions.

Anyway. So, once all the schedules wrapped up, only the meeting with the Nexon officials was left.

“Can I give my card to the people who pre-ordered?”

During my meeting with the Nexon officials, I presented them with a particular proposal.

What could feel better than gamers of Football Online 3 using my card?

“Oh, that sounds good.”

Contrary to my expectations that they wouldn’t accept the proposal, the Nexon officials readily agreed. Feeling perplexed, I asked once again.

“It’s a card that can be traded in the transfer market, right? Not a zero-card?”

“…”

Seeing the Nexon officials fall silent, I nodded.

It felt strange that they nodded so easily.

These idiots.

They were planning to hand out Son Jinho zero-cards as event rewards.