chapter 155
155 – Olympic Finals (2)
Thanks to Eugene’s performance, the Korean national team was able to advance to the semifinals much more smoothly than expected.
The only remaining opponents are England, the team they will face in the semifinals, and the United States, who they will probably face in the finals.
And if nothing else, Eugene had no idea that the Korean national team he led would not be able to overwhelm the British team in the semifinals.
In other words, barring any surprises, it would be natural to beat the British team in the semifinals and win against the American team in the finals.
If he can win the gold medal at the Olympics so smoothly, it can be said that it is a foregone conclusion that Eugene will also have a happy ending where he is not taken to the military.
But at this moment, Eugene didn’t know why, but she felt uneasy for some reason.
‘Things are going very well.’
It was like that.
Eugene thought that he must be an extremely unlucky person.
If he was a lucky person, wouldn’t it be impossible for him to win with odds of 1 in 7 billion and be kidnapped to another world?
However, from the time he returned to Earth until now, things have been going surprisingly well for him and the plan he had made in advance has been going smoothly.
Since he could count on one hand the number of times in his life that things had gone this well, Eugene couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease.
Unfortunately, it seemed like Eugene was the only one who felt something uneasy at the moment.
“Isn’t something strange? Well. I don’t know much about that. No, it just seems like things are going better recently.”
When I asked Shiana Chunhwa that question, the only answer I got was, “What is the problem?”
“… It looks like he’s seriously ill. “Are you saying that at this point, what factor could be a variable for the owner?”
Yuria also just shrugged her shoulders, as if she couldn’t understand Eugene’s reaction.
It was definitely as they said.
At this point, there was no factor that could have been a variable in Eugene’s Olympic victory, and in the event that it was the case, the incursion into Earth by Adelheit, Arrieta, and Ryumina, which could have been a variable, had been completely blocked.
Not only did he use the key sword to block the dimensional door, but he also refrained from summoning Altina as much as possible because he thought it might give them more clear coordinates.
So, when you think about it with common sense, there is nothing to feel anxious about.
But the instinctive sixth sense that had saved his life countless times in this world over the past 20 years was whispering something to him.
Although it feels like everything is going well right now, in reality, nothing is going well.
So, I was constantly warning him that he should never let down his guard.
‘Er, I don’t know anymore.’
In the end, the path Eugene chose was simple.
I just decided to stay still.
Since he didn’t know when and where a threat might come towards him, he decided to just continue his life as usual and deal with the approaching threat rather than be anxious and anxious.
And fortunately, Eugene’s thoughts turned out to be correct.
Because in reality, the ‘threat’ that Eugene felt was not that far away.
“Breaking news, breaking news! The British national team decided to remove one player from the entry list and replace it with a new player!”
A day before the semi-finals began, news suddenly reached Eugene’s ears that one of the members of the British team had been removed from the entry list and a new player had been put in his place.
“Wow, you’re doing something like that a day before the semifinals start?”
“It looks like the British national team is very excited?”
And upon hearing that news, most of the players on the Korean national team burst out laughing.
Looking at it objectively, it could not be said that it was a good choice to release the players included in the existing entry and replace them with new players.
This is because over the past few months, the national team players have been working together with each other and learning various tactics according to each other’s unique skills.
So, even if a new face joins the national team, it can only be said to be an obstacle and there is very little chance of it being of much help to the national team.
Of course, there was no way the British national team would not have known what the Korean national team players came up with in one second.
But still, there was only one reason why they used such irrational tactics.
“Maybe it’s because of Eugene?”
“I think we will never be able to beat Eugene with the existing players alone, so wouldn’t this be a shallow ploy to bring in a new face somewhere?”
It is very difficult for existing national team players to face Eugene head-on.
In that case, the British national team’s strategy was to try to create surprise by bringing to the fore a new player whose information was not well analyzed by the Korean national team.
“But this new member of the British national team, she’s incredibly beautiful?”
“I know. But I’ve never seen a player like this before? “If you’ve seen it, it’s a face you can’t possibly forget, right?”
While listening to the players of the national team whispering, Eugene also became curious about the new member of the British national team.
So, we took the data that someone brought here and checked the faces of the British national team players.
“… Huh?”
The next moment, Eugene’s body his became rigid.
The reason was really simple.
Because the face of the British team player was something very familiar to Eugene.
‘Why on earth is he in the England national team?’
As far as Eugene knows, not only does she not currently exist on Earth, but the possibility of her doing something as absurd as joining the British national team is extremely low.
It would certainly be a reasonable guess to say that they are strangers simply because they have similar faces.
But… When Eugene saw this face, it was definitely not a fake or a similar-looking stranger.
If nothing else, it is impossible for Eugene to confuse that face or mistake it for someone else.
It’s not someone else, it’s the face he’s seen more than the faces of his parents, with whom he’s been together for a whopping 20 years.
It was around this time when Eugene was looking at that photo and feeling confused for some reason.
Knock.
A sound like a knock is heard from somewhere, and then the door to the dormitory where the Korean national team was staying opens and a woman comes inside.
“Excuse me.”
To put it in one word, she was a very beautiful woman.
She is not just beautiful, but also possesses nobility and elegance, and is a woman who wears something that a medieval nobleman or princess would have.
The Korean national team gaped at the sight of the woman like that, but she greeted everyone in a very natural manner, showing that she didn’t really care how the Korean national team looked at her.
“This time, I am a player who participated in the British national team as a substitute. “It’s a great pleasure to meet you like this, everyone from the Korean national team.”
She said that with a soft smile, and turned her gaze towards Eugene, who was still looking at her with his eyes wide open, still not fully understanding her situation. ﹥
“Eugene… No, should I call you Soma here? It’s been a very long time. So roughly… Has it been 3 years? Well, for Soma, it may only have been a few months, but for me, I want You to know that a whopping three years have passed.”
“… Why are you here?”
Eugene asked her a question with a look in his eyes that showed that he could not believe her.
“Well, I came to catch some damn person who ran away from home on his own without saying a word. Eugene, in order to surprise you, she held her breath and held still until this very moment. Did it work?”
As she spoke, Arrieta von Lohengrin, a player who attended as a representative of the British national team and at the same time a colleague of Eugene for the past 20 years, smiled brightly.
The reason was unknown, but Arrieta had finally crossed over from this world to Earth.