11) Scout (1)
“Heok!”
Lee Shin was sucked into his body and woke up. He looked around.
Despite it being daylight, the closed curtains made the room dark. The clothes on the floor around the bed and the PC……
‘I’m back.’
Lee Shin was skeptical for a brief moment. Perhaps it was a dream?
He looked at his right wrist and turned it. It moved smoothly without any pain.
Lee Shin shuddered lightly. It didn’t hurt. His wrist had returned to normal. Furthermore, every part of his body felt refreshed. It was thanks to the Demon Lord Gremory’s healing.
It was at that moment. Read at Rainbow Turtle Translations
Knock knock knock.
“Shin, are you awake?”
It was his mother’s voice.
“Yes.”
“I’’ve brought you a meal.”
Lee Shin’s mother placed the meal down in front of his door.
‘What is this loser like reclusive attitude?’
Lee Shin had woken up from his pathetically long and deep despair. Lee Shin opened his door.
“S-Shin?”
His mother looked surprised. A reunion after a long time.
Lee Shin picked up the tray and said to his mother.
“Let’s eat together.”
“Y-yes. It is good to eat together.”
His mother’s face was thrilled.
‘Was I that caught up in the game?’
Lee Shin’s mind was decisive. He felt like a sinner towards his mother. His mother was delighted and took him towards the kitchen.
His father was sitting at the table reading a newspaper. His father stopped reading the newspaper in surprise as he saw Lee Shin.
“Y-you came out.”
“Yes.”
Lee Shin set the tray on the table. The three family members were sitting at the table after a long time.
Lee Shin’s father started to eat.
“Now, eat more.”
His mother topped the rice with a lot of meat.
“Thank you.”
Lee Shin ate silently.
He looked at his father. It seemed like his father wanted to say many things.
Lee Shin knew what he wanted to say. Read at rainbowturtletranslation.com
‘What are you going to do now?’
‘Until when will you act like this?’
‘Going back to university and studying……’
Lee Shin said.
“I will return.”
“Huh?”
“What?”
His father and mother were surprised at the same time.
“H-how are you going to return if you are injured?”
His mother asked.
Lee Shin suddenly looked at his right hand holding a fork. They gave Lee Shin this instead of chopsticks for his injured hand.
He had been using a fork for nearly half a year but chopsticks still came naturally to him. He put down the fork. And pulled out a pair of chopsticks from the library. Everyone in South Korea could skillfully use chopsticks.
“Y-your hands are healed?”
His mother asked with surprise.
“I haven’t been doing nothing while stuck in my room.”
Lee shamelessly said.
It would be impossible for Lee Shin to completely cure his hand without help.
“Isn’t it better to rest for a while before returning?”
His father still opposed it.
“And you are 25 years old so it is time that you quit the game……”
“Are you a child or something?”
“……”
“H-honey!”
A chilly silence.
Lee Shin said with a cold face.
“So you don’t want to cheer me on. Are you ashamed that your son is playing a game?”
His parents were history teachers so the Lee Shin’s gaming was a long source of family discord. No matter how much fame and wealth Lee Shin built up, his parents wouldn’t recognize it. Read at Rainbow Turtle Translations
“Shin, that’s not what I mean. Your father, yes, there are many old values but……”
“Then mother will support me if I play the game?”
Lee Shin quickly grabbed his mother’s hand.
“That’s right. If you want……”
-[Lie]Lee Shin’s face became as cold as ice.
“I see.”
Lee Shin said.
“It doesn’t matter if mother and father ignore me. I already have fans around the world.”
His father’s face turned red. His mother fidgeted and didn’t know what to do.
“Sooner or later, I will be independent. It is fine if you don’t accept the game.”
Lee Shin finished eating and washed the plate before going back to his room.
Kwang!
The door was closed roughly. He knew that he was rude to his parents but it was difficult to ignore it any longer.
‘I still have a long way to go.’
The older generation didn’t care about gaming but I was determined to overcome it. A child still wanted to be praised by their parents.
However, he still felt good. It was a fact that he could play the game again.
‘Now what?’
Should I proclaim to the e-sport reporters that I am returning and look for my team?
‘No.’
Lee Shin shook his head.
He suddenly broke off communications suddenly so it was impossible to return as a player. He didn’t have any contact with my enlisted team for the past 6 months.
‘A scandalous guy.’
No coach would make an offer to him.
Right now the e-sports market had grown thanks to the help of Lee Shin. The harsh environment meant that only young players with passion could join Korea’s e-sports.
Then Lee Shin won the country’s first gold medal in the SC Word Grand Prix and drew the attention of the public. Thanks to that, the market had grown to the advanced infrastructure today.
All officials in e-sports had to thank Lee Shin.
‘Yet they’ve been ignoring me.’
The conservation mindset of his parents and the family traditions were frustrating.
Lee Shin made a decision.
‘Let’s wait 1 month.’
He would see if a professional team came to him before looking for one.
* * *
There was no need to wait that long.
The first half of the professional league season was almost over and the transfer season was approaching.
Approximately 2 weeks after making a decision, a team came to find Lee Shin.
“Welcome.”
“Good morning. I am Director Bang Jin-ho of the MBS Team. I was wondering if player Lee Shin……”
“He is in his room.” Read at Rainbow Turtle Translations
He heard the conversation between his mother and the middle aged man.
‘Director Bang Jin-ho?’