Chapter 200 – Side Story 34: Memories.
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[Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 5 vs 0.]
The Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ended with a huge win for Real Madrid.
[In his return to Jeju after 6 months, he scored 4 goals and proved why he is a soccer god.]
My return match after 6 months created a lot of buzz.
Among them, the most talked-about thing was that the spectator who was hit by the ball claimed that I should compensate him for the damage, citing my intention.
[A spectator who was carried away by Jesus’ shot claims that Jesus intentionally kicked the ball towards him. Request compensation from Jejus.]
In fact, when most people first hear this news. I dismissed it as ridiculous bullshit.
[How precise is Jeju’s shooting? Will I be able to hit the fan in the stands with a volley shot?]
Unfortunately, the timing is not good.
A YouTube video filmed in Korea has been released.
[Waaaaa-!! It’s crazy! This is Joo Jesus, a player who succeeds in his mission with just one attempt!!]
In the YouTube video, I was shown accurately hitting the target in the audience with a volley on the first attempt.
[Founder of Jejus Spectator Assassination Theory. ‘Jejus deliberately disappoints its fans.’]
La Liga fans who saw the video started going wild, creating a new theory called the Jejus crowd assassination theory.
And as much as it becomes a hot topic.
YouTubers who were crazy about the number of views continued to process and reprocess not only the second, but also the third, fourth, and fifth content.
I chewed out YouTubers while watching that.
Anyway, look at the YouTubers who are crazy about the number of views, so they rush in and try to suck up the views because they think it will become a hot topic.
Among YouTubers, I deeply felt that I should not trust anyone except Yuna.
And the next day.
I was astonished by the video posted on Yuna’s YouTube.
[U&I YouTube. ‘Whether volley shooting was intentional or not. I asked her husband.’]
B, Bluetooth, even you…
After I was stabbed in the back by Yuna, I started to be afraid of Youtubers.
YouTuber.
They are not people.
It is a monster created by views.
“Hey baby, are you mad?”
“…”
While I was pretending to be upset with Yuna just to see her cuteness.
The theory of the Jejus crowd assassination quickly spread under the leadership of 19 La Liga fan clubs that disliked me.
[19 La Liga fans claim they have the right to watch games safely and demand restrictions on Jesus’ playing time.]
There are 20 clubs in La Liga, and 19 clubs hate me and condemn me.
It was a moment that made me keenly realize how well I had lived so far.
What is truly fortunate is that the La Liga secretariat did not pay any attention to the victims.
In this way, the La Liga Secretariat and I built a strong bond of camaraderie while continuing the march of hardship suffered by victims.
[Atletico Madrid fan claiming damage. It was confirmed that he made racist remarks toward Jejus on several occasions.]
[Racism in La Liga that does not disappear. Even the world’s best soccer player suffered.]
[20 years since the Vinicius incident. La Liga has not changed at all since then.]
I was rewarded for my long patience as ‘someone’s’ testimony and evidence that an ape had made racist remarks to me exploded in an instant.
[Atlético Madrid punishes a spectator who repeatedly hurled racial discrimination at Jesus with a permanent ban from attendance. ‘We oppose discrimination in any case.’]
[Jejus Agency sues the audience and malicious commenters, claiming mental damage.]
[Madridista sends a death threat to the spectator. ‘Don’t let a blasphemer be seen on the street. If you don’t want to be left behind.’]
[La Liga Secretariat, ‘Racial discrimination is not tolerated under any circumstances. ‘Severely punished.’]
[Jejus expresses injustice in an interview, ‘I was treated unfairly because I’m Asian.’]
And. Secretariat bastards don’t catch this.
***
Sometimes, very rarely.
I often think of the past.
Because I lived for such a long time.
I don’t remember exactly what happened, when it happened, or how many episodes it was.
Should I call it a trigger?
Whenever an incident occurred, memories of the past would suddenly come to mind.
It was the same this time too.
On our way home together after watching Johan train at La Fabrica in Valdebebas.
“Dad, why are you Jesus and not Jesus?”
Yohan suddenly asked me about the origin of my name, and as I returned home with my son, I remembered the past.
When was it? Was it the second time?
Anyway, I remember it as the early days of regression.
At that time, I was an immature child who believed only in my talents, was arrogant, and did not know how scary the world was.
He must have only lived for about 40 years, so that’s a baby. Baby.
I won’t even mention how arrogant and immature such an immature child must have been to gain the absurd power of regression.
Sloshing-
‘Yes! I’m so fucking bad at soccer! ‘It’s a bitch!’
Byak-!
‘Yes! You’re so bad at fighting, you idiot!’
Beep-!
‘Yes! I was sent off by the referee.’
Hehe, infinite regression! I, the Lord Jesus, have been chosen by God!’
Ha, I was such a bitch back then…
I pushed all the vivid memories of the dark history of the past to a corner of my memory and slowly began to remember why it was called Jejus.
***
[Korea’s next-generation soccer star Joo Jesus transfers to SL Benfica.]
At that time, I signed a professional contract with SL Benfica after recording 1 goal and 1 assist in the World Cup match against Brazil.
So I headed to SL Benfica.
I was constantly in conflict with those around me due to my uncontrollable wit and arrogance that I had been chosen by God.
[South Korea’s Morning Star Joo publicly snips at SL Benfica on social media. ‘SL Benfica’s level is absolute garbage. From the players’ abilities to the coach’s tactics, this is not the level I should be at.’]
[SL Benfica coach Moutinho, ‘This is the worst signing. He grew up without parents and received no home education during his childhood. So he doesn’t know how to respect others.’]
[Note, just one month after signing, SL Benfica was labeled as the ‘worst signing.’]
[Joo, who showed a lack of sportsmanship and a dangerous tackle, is given a severe punishment of a five-game ban.]
A time when the front office, colleagues, coaches, fans, and media all pointed out my sportsmanship and branded me as a no-good kid.
“Hey, Jesus!”
“Puta Madre. You little pig. Why am I Jejus? “Call me Lord.”
Nevertheless, there was the only person who was on my side at SL Benfica at that time.
“Oh, you sound like a wife who became sensitive because she was hungry.”
I can’t remember the name because it’s been so long. He was a veteran and spiritual leader of SL Benfica at the time.
[Mr. Benfica persuades the club and fans to release Joo. ‘Jejus has the potential to become the best. Trust him as much as you trust me.’]
He was my benefactor and protector.
He says whenever I have an accident.
I apologized to the front desk and fans on my behalf.
[Mr. Benfica? No! Just an Asian nanny!]
[Why does Mr. Benfica protect Asians!]
Because of that, even though SL Benfica fans started to criticize him.
[Mr. Benfica smiles at fans’ criticism, ‘One day, Jesus will lift the Ballon d’Or and prove that I was right.’]
He always took care of me.
I couldn’t understand him at all.
So, on the day I was caught by him and forcibly taken to the training ground while trying to glare at him during training, I asked him bluntly.
“Why on earth are you doing this? “Can you be my parent?”
He answered my irritated question with a serious expression.
“Because you have the talent to become the best.”
What is that? Are you an idiot?
I snorted at his answer and looked out the window.
That’s how our conversation ended that day.
[‘Goal! Goal! ‘Goal!’ Joo!, From troublemaker to SL Benfica’s savior!]
[Benfica’s ugly duckling played a leading role in winning the league! Note!]
With his help, I continued to play for SL Benfica and gained more experience.
Let’s get to the level where we can overcome mental problems with our skills. He transferred to a big club by paying an astronomical amount of money to SL Benfica.
“Amigo! Don’t forget Jesus, if you win the Ballon d’Or, tell me my name!”
“Shut up! You pig! Don’t call me Jesus! “Call me Lord!”
And then I saw him again.
It was at his funeral. The cause of death was a car accident.
‘Jesus, I told you so. You will be the best. The moment you received the Ballon d’Or, I was really happy to see you thanking me.’
The moment I heard the will he left for me.
His heart was pounding.
Only then did I foolishly realize that regression was a curse.
Even if we meet him in the next episode. He will no longer be the person I knew.
My relationship with him has completely ended.
My memories with him became a story that only I knew and no one knew about.
After that, I had a long slump, and it affected me until the 4th episode, but that’s a different story, so let’s move on.
Anyway, from that day on, in order not to forget my gratitude to him, my overseas name became Jeju, and I had JESUS engraved on my uniform.
“Well, once upon a time, my dad’s friend called me Jesus to tell me to become the best soccer player.”
I stroked Yohan’s head and covered up the memories of the past again.
… I guess my memory is correct, right?
***
The next day.
“Brother, do you know when I started engraving the word JESUS on my back?”
I turned to Doosik and asked him if what I remembered was accurate.
“Huh? What, do you have dementia? You’ve been writing JESUS on your jersey number since the moment you joined the youth national team.”
I realized there was confusion in my memory.
Hmm… What’s important about the past? The present is important.
