157 – 47. Kang Je-won, Elijah. (2)
‘It’s amazing….’
Elijah watched Kang Kang-won grow up.
Although time skipped a few times, I was able to fully watch him grow up.
The small physique grew quickly.
It was partly because of his growing up years, but he was skinny and small to begin with, not because his bones were thin.
He was born with wide and thick bones.
While exercising, I quickly gained weight and muscle on my body.
He earned a little money by cleaning the gym and doing uniform laundry, and invested the money in his diet.
‘Judah grew up like this…’ .’
Elijah grew up with Judah.
Of course I remember that too.
However, the other side of Judah growing up in her absence was very mysterious.
It was fun to watch her grow up so well.
‘A little…’ ‘It’s cute too.’
On the other hand, she also felt a sense of kinship.
‘There are many similarities to me.’
Kang Je-won was always alone.
I felt a wall surrounding her.
The way he focused only on the martial art of Judo was also a defense mechanism to avoid putting his mind to the outside world.
After learning that her mother had died, Elijah studied diligently.
Since everyone criticized her even though she did nothing wrong, Kang Kang-won focuses only on exercise.
Besides that, there were so many other similarities.
Their lives were like reflections in a mirror.
There were also differences.
Unlike herself, who retained memories of her mother, Kang Je-won did not know her parents at all.
He was abandoned in a subway station locker when he was a newborn.
‘Train that goes underground…’ . This way, it may not affect the surface roads. But how can a space of that size not collapse? ? Is this similar to how I dug a mountain?
Someone heard him crying in his locker, and he was later taken to an orphanage where he was raised.
The fact that he had no parents spread to his school without him knowing, and before he knew it, he was suffering from the groundless stigma that he had killed his parents.
After such hardships, he became an adult and entered a university.
Yongho University.
It was the best physical education university in Korea that produced athletes.
‘Olympic? There is a large-scale sports festival here too. It’s similar to what happens at the Giudecca. Then Judas’ goal is to become a gladiator… Is it the same?’
New student welcome party.
Contrary to the name of the welcome party, it was not a welcoming atmosphere at all.
New students standing in a line.
Everyone is stiff.
Except for Kang Je-won.
The facial expressions of the seniors standing in front of them were of two types.
It’s hardened or hardened.
He was excited at the thought of bullying.
The former seniors stood with their arms crossed and glared straight at the freshmen, creating an intimidating atmosphere.
The latter group was pouring various drinks into a large basket.
Looking at that scene, Kang Je-won was conflicted.
‘Should I tip it over or not?’
Violence under the pretext of military discipline.
It is especially severe in sports universities.
I came in knowing this.
I didn’t really want to handle it.
Actually, it didn’t feel real until I was in that situation myself.
Could something like that happen to you?
It was vague.
And now, in front of him, the difficulty has come.
It doesn’t matter if I’m alone.
However, there is a rider who entered school together.
We may suffer damage together.
‘Let’s be patient.’
This was also a type of obstacle he had to overcome.
It’s my first time drinking, but I guess I just have to get through today.
Even though it is alcohol that contains someone else’s saliva and is stepped on by someone else’s foot.
“There, take off your clothes from the left.”
“Yes, yes?”
“Yes? “Did you say that now?”
“If you have to take it off, just take it off. “It will be easier in the future if you listen to what I say at once.”
Kang Je-won reversed his choice.
‘Let’s not hold back.’
The moment he made his decision, he took action.
“… “What is he doing?”
“Hey, hey! “You there!”
Kang Je-won just left the place.
He walked briskly toward the front door of the pension.
Of course there was no way I would just leave it alone.
Someone came up and roughly grabbed him by the back of his neck.
“Did you turn? What are you doing? “Why are you trying to stand out?”
Kang Je-won looked at him with indifferent eyes.
He is taller than himself.
He has dumpling ears just like his own.
I suddenly became curious.
Was this senior also a person like this from the beginning?
Kang Je-won removed his hand.
The senior tried to hold on, but she couldn’t.
The grip strength felt from the soft touch was not at a human level.
Kang Kang-won felt frustrated, so he sighed and said.
“I came to this university to play sports, not to join in the seniors’ ranking game.”
The moment when everyone’s attention gathered.
He spoke calmly, but it was not an atmosphere where words could be communicated.
In fact, it has become even more dangerous.
I could feel the senior who caught me trying to use a technique.
His expression was distorted, as if he was in heat.
My body is being dragged.
Kang Je-won sneered.
This is the reality.
Their beatings and pressure are of no use.
On the contrary, if it becomes known to the outside world, it will be criticized.
Nevertheless, they are willing to do it.
Because I can do that.
You can do that.
When a human being does that, he commits that act.
Even if it is irrational and irrational.
Elijah added one word to the interpretation.
‘Self-esteem. Pride.’
According to the meaning of the word.
They are emotions that an individual feels and confirms that he is alive.
Most human actions that are unprofitable and even irrational are carried out for the sake of trivial self-esteem and pride.
There are more complex reasons, but I decided not to think about it now and just look at the memories.
Kang Je-won quickly recognized his opponent’s technique.
‘Putting the legs in the field.’ It’s quick and simple. ‘It’s perfect for surprise attacks.’
As simple as it is, it is also easy to counter.
More than anything, the other person was excited.
They do not follow the basic principle of judo technique, ’tilting,’ and are hastily focusing on the technique first.
Tilt means tilting the opponent’s center of gravity in the desired direction.
In a state where the ’tilt’ is not established, it is not easy to use a technique with force alone.
Judah held the opponent’s collars together and shifted his center of gravity slightly forward.
The moment when the opponent is about to hit the outside leg.
Kang Je-won hit the opponent’s leg with stronger force and pushed.
‘Throwing back the field bridge.’
Try back with the same technique.
It was the big senior who fell.
-Boom!
Dull noise.
A man who is stretched out and sick.
And, other personnel who watched it all.
Someone among the seniors said.
“Catch that bastard.”
Kang Je-won made a decision.
‘I can’t help it.’
He threatens by holding the fallen senior’s wrist as if twisting it.
“If you come close, I will break this.”
“That crazy… !”
We fought like that for a while.
The commotion died down only after a report came in from the pension next door.
It was the first time this had happened.
The ‘tradition’ of welcoming new students is broken.
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That incident had a big impact.
Hazing under the guise of violence that occurred at a prestigious university in the sports world.
The evil practices that remain in the name of tradition are on the chopping block of the media.
There was even one new student who was secretly filming the scene that day, and he made the video public.
Thanks to this, Kang Kang-won not only escaped punishment but also became a celebrity.
Justice student of physical education.
However, I was not interested in difficult concepts such as justice.
I was sick of the reality that I ignored even though I knew it was wrong, and I wanted to exercise legitimately.
Contrary to concerns, freshmen in the same grade also defended him.
He was even grateful.
If he hadn’t stepped forward, everyone would have been left stranded.
It wasn’t quite bad.
Until then.
Public interest quickly faded.
They just needed something to chew on for a while, not that they sincerely wanted to break down the absurdity.
As attention decreased, internal efforts to self-clean up also decreased.
Traditions and their power that had been established over a long period of time were not something that could be overthrown overnight.
Yongho University, renowned for its athletics, ultimately survived.
What happened at the hazing ceremony was summarized as a personal and trivial problem of the rider.
All the professors who knew about the incident but tolerated it were fine.
The classmates who initially supported Kang Kang-won and even asked for help gradually distanced themselves from him.
When damage began to occur in his life as a player, he turned away and shifted responsibility.
If I wanted to exercise on this floor, I had no choice but to do so.
One day, Kang Kang-won became more and more isolated.
He even exposed other evils in the sports world to the media.
During the selection process to enter the athletes’ village, he was noticed by his seniors and coaches, and when he was ostracized, he threw him down.
The right to participate in the national team selection competition where opportunities are gained through blood ties or regional ties.
And, sexual assault that appealed to the authority of a young athlete.
The sports world was once again turned upside down, and Kang Kang-won was expelled from the Central Judo Association.
Permanent player disqualification.
He was no longer able to represent the national team.
Knowing that, I voluntarily withdrew from the selection competition and also gave up on going to college.
The aftermath was much bigger than before.
The faculty was replaced, and as the collusion with the association that was supporting it was revealed, a large number of the association’s personnel were also replaced.
It wasn’t a very bad result for a gamble that took one’s life.
That’s how I quit my career as a player.
Before I started working as an instructor at the gym.
A brief rest period in which I was confined to my room because I was followed whenever I went out.
Kang Je-won comes across a game.
“Hey, Mr. What on earth…. “What should I do with him?”
There, you get to know a person named Elijah.
And Elijah, who was watching all of this, looked blankly at the same screen as Kang Kang-won.
On that screen….
[Elijah D. Bevel]
‘… Me?’
Elijah, he himself was killing Kang Kang-won’s character by burning him.
‘No matter how I look at it, it’s me….’
Computers, games, graphics.
After quickly mastering the concepts that were difficult for her, she accepts the reality as her coercive circle sees it.
A world realized virtually.
Fictional characters within it.
Elijah. She
She found out that she was that kind of person.
