Another World Returner’s Game Streaming

146 – Olympics Opening (2)

Currently, London, the capital of England, is filled with excitement due to the Olympic Games, which can be said to be a festival for people from all over the world.

As such, everyone’s attention was also focused on the upcoming Olympic Games.

And among the numerous sports at the Olympics, the one that received the most attention was none other than virtual reality games.

Among virtual reality games, the game that received the most attention was ‘Thousands.’

Since popular tastes and interests are different in each country, the successful games also varied widely, but ‘Thousands’ was the only game that was successful in all countries.

As such, Thousands was the only virtual reality game in which more than 70 countries around the world participated.

Considering the fact that the number of participating countries, which is approximately 70, was filtered out in advance under the IOC’s decision that if the number of participating countries is too large, the Olympic schedule may be delayed, almost all countries around the world are participating . It was no different from saying that I was enjoying Thousands.

As if realizing the popularity of the Thousand, the Korean national team was receiving enthusiastic attention from people as soon as they entered London’s airport.

Well, most of the people cheering for them were actually cheering for Chunhwa, not the national team.

“That girl has built up quite a bit of international recognition by participating in things like the Nations Cup and Champions League. But, well, that kind of popularity is just temporary.”

“Why?”

“I received intensive instruction from my teacher during this training camp period. Now I can fight that girl one-on-one as equals.”

At Sia’s words, Eugene inadvertently nodded his head.

It was definitely as she said.

During the three-week training camp until the Olympics, Sia did her best to accept Eugene’s teachings more than anyone else, and as a result, she developed skills that were not far behind Cheonhwa’s.

“What does it mean to fight as equals? “He still speaks well even though he has never won a one-on-one fight with me.”

And at that time, when Cheonhwa, who was quietly listening to their conversation, smiled and said that, her face suddenly distorted.

“… Honestly, it’s just because of incompatibility, right? You specialize in fighting at close and mid-range, and I specialize in long-distance fighting, so it is natural that I would be at an extreme disadvantage in a one-on-one fight-“

“Eujin, please stop playing with that little boy and talk to me. Oh, by the way, there’s still some time left before the preliminaries officially start. Would you like to go sightseeing in London with me? “I’m not bragging, but I’ve been to London a few times in the past, so I know some good tourist spots.”

“… “The teacher was planning to do some personal training with me before the league started.”

“Yujin, you’ve worked so hard over the past three weeks, but now you’re going to cause trouble again? “You’re amazing too, really.”

“I think it’s a lot more constructive than going sightseeing in London with you?”

While Chunhwa and Sia were bickering with each other with Eugene in the middle, the Korean team moved to a hotel provided by the British side.

After everyone unpacked their bags in their assigned rooms and gathered in the lobby, not only the Korean national team but also a significant number of foreigners were already there.

At first, he thought it was simply because it was London, but Eugene soon realized that his thoughts were wrong.

This is because, in the eyes of foreigners looking at the current Korean national team, a faint but unexplained hostility was being exuded along with suspicion.

You may be wary of unfamiliar foreigners flocking to the lobby, but there is no need to look at them with hostility.

At this point, Eugene knew for sure who the foreigners looking at them were.

“… “Now that I look at it, I wonder if they were national team players from other countries.”

“Yes. It seems that this hotel was prepared as accommodation for the ‘Thousand’ national team players. “If you look closely at the faces, it looks like there are quite a few famous people there.”

Cheonhwa said it as if it was no big deal, but Eugene really didn’t like the way they looked at him.

He didn’t mean to say anything beyond staring at him, but right now those bastards were looking at him with obvious hostility.

When Eugene frowns due to their gaze, Cheonhwa tries to smile at Eugene.

“There is no need to react to such blatant accusations, Mr. Eugene. “They are currently trying to overpower our national team.”

“… Suppress the momentum?”

“Yes. In foreign countries, there is no such thing as courtesy between players like in Korea. On the contrary, if you show weakness, you are not respected and there is a strong tendency to think of yourself as a loser.”

That’s why, when they see a new face, they start a fight first, and then look at the reactions they show to sort out their ranks.

Of course, if it is a team with overwhelming skills like the US or UK, there is no need to make such an argument, but it is said that they will attack a team with somewhat ambiguous skills first.

If you succeed in overpowering the opposing team, it can be of great help in leading future matches, and even if you fail, it will not be much of a loss if you just say that there was a slight ‘communication problem’ between players meeting for the first time. Because there is nothing.

“So, even if they start a fight over there, there is no need to go along with it. There is no need to get caught up in strange events before the game.”

At Cheonhwa’s words, Yujin frowned as if he really didn’t like something, but then he obediently nodded.

In my heart, I wanted to beat up all the people who were looking at me with arrogant eyes, but as Chunhwa said, there was no reason to get into unnecessary trouble before the match.

Just as Eugene was catching his breath and reminiscing about his patience, news came that the group lineup had been completed.

“The group roster and upcoming preliminary round schedule have been released!”

With that said, coach Kim Jong-seong showed confirmed the group roster to the players gathered in the hotel lobby.

“This time, Korea is in Group D, and the teams they will face are Japan, Russia, and Germany.”

“Yes?”

“No, what is that… ” “

At Director Kim Jong-seong’s words, the faces of everyone present turned pale.

First of all, Russia was one of the BIG 3 teams that were predicted to be the current contenders for the championship, and Germany was a strong team that was not as good as England, but was still performing quite well in the Champions League and other competitions as a traditional powerhouse in Europe.

And Japan… Do I need to add anything?

Didn’t the Korean national team suffer a humiliating defeat to Japan at the New York Olympics just four years ago?

Korea and Russia, Germany and Japan.

Among these, only the top two teams can pass the preliminary round.

First of all, Russia, a strong contender for the championship, will be able to easily pass the preliminary round.

So, this would mean that in order to pass the preliminaries in Group D, Korea, Germany, and Japan will have to fight fiercely for the one remaining spot.

If it were two months ago, when the group stage roster was received, the Korean national team players would all have looked frustrated.

Because at the level of the Korean team two months ago, there was no country among the three that could definitely guarantee victory.

But.

“… First of all, I don’t know about Germany, but I think Japan is worth a try.”

“I’m crying out loud about being beaten like a dog by a Japanese athlete at the Olympics four years ago.”

“Well, that was four years ago, and things are definitely different now.”

“Maybe we can win against Russia this time too?”

Surprisingly, the Korean national team players did not look so desperate.

Because, unlike four years ago, they had a secret weapon called Eugene.

Certainly, their individual skills may be inferior to those of players on the Russian, German, or Japanese teams.

However, even they could not imagine Eugene being defeated by someone else.

Because, as far as they knew, Eugene’s skills his were transcendent and not inferior to any other player in the world.

That was when the national team players were looking at each other with hopeful eyes.

“… What? Now that I’ve been listening quietly, I can see that there’s nothing I can’t say. You guys just said that we, Russia, are doing something, right? Huh?”

The Korean national team earlier… To be more precise, a young man who had been staring intently at Eugene approaches him and opens his mouth with an insolent expression.

“You guys are the Korean national team, right? Was it attacked by Japan in New York four years ago? But why do you bring up Russia when talking about weak teams? “No matter how open your mouth is, aren’t you talking too harshly, you guys?”

No one could understand the words as they were coming out of the young man’s mouth in Russian, but only Eugene was able to understand their meaning through the thoughts contained within them.

The person who said that they could beat Russia was another player, but the young man only looked at Eugene with an expression that showed he had no interest in who said that from the beginning.

At this point, Eugene also realized why the bastard in front of him was suddenly starting a fight.

That bastard was now picking an argument against Eugene alone, not the Korean national team.

‘Should I just beat them up?’

Even so, Eugene had been annoyed by someone else looking at him earlier, and was thinking about taking out his anger on this bastard. Remembering Chunhwa’s advice earlier, Eugene decided to be patient for now.

Eugene took a deep breath and looked at that bastard.

‘We just talked among ourselves, we didn’t say anything to the Russian national team. If you found the conversation offensive, I apologize for that.’

‘But you and I are both athletes who participated in the Olympics, so we are equals. But isn’t the attitude you’re showing us right now somewhat rude?’

‘In fact, I heard that it is a rule for players from other national teams to use honorifics when looking at other national team players.’

‘So, I hope you stop arguing with us and show yourself as the Russian national team.’

I wanted to say that, but in fact, Eugene was a very timid person, so he decided to just say one thing.

In case you don’t understand because it’s in Korean, say it very clearly and with great intention.

“You bastard.”

“… “What?”

“Close your mouth and get out. “Before I send you away to your mother.”

And this whole area was completely turned upside down.