“How can a young man like you stay so calm?” Those were the first words Coach Yang Dae-In ever said to him.
“Does my boy really have potential in this?” He could hear his grandmother as well.
Grandma never trusted other people's words. Not because she didn’t want to, but because of what happened in the past.
“Yes.”
The coach nodded with a gloomy smile. Sang-Hyeon didn't know it then, but that was one of the last times he saw his coach smile.
“His hands are still unstable, but archery is all about your mentality. He's something else for sure.”
He pointed at Sang-Hyeon’s holding position for the latter’s grandmother to look at, but she didn’t know anything.
“Hmph... I don't know if I can trust...”
“Who told you to trust me? I'm just telling you what I see.”
The coach wasn't too interested in convincing them at first.
“Talent isn’t obvious from the start! You’ll only see the results when you refine it. Then you’ll know if there’s something worthy. It’ll be fine too if he uses such a mentality for other work.”
The young Sang-Hyeon loosened his grip and fired the arrow after the coach finished talking.
“Oh... oh?”
It was probably just a coincidence.
Thwack!
The practice arrow landed straight in the center of the target. However, it bounced off because it lacked a sharp tip.
“!”
The coach also saw what Sang-Hyeon had seen in that brief moment.
“Wow...”
He couldn't hide his surprise.
“That’s impressive. You didn’t lose your aim even as you lost your strength. Otherwise, it would be impossible to hit the center.”
“...?”
Sang-Hyeon looked obliviously at the coach.
“Whatever you do, always live like this. You won’t ever sway even if you lose your strength. Eventually, you’ll get back up and your arrow will find the center of the target.”
“Yes, sir!” Sang-Hyeon energetically replied.
Coach Yang muttered something to himself and pitifully looked at Sang-Hyeon.
“If you can, it’d be nice if you try out archery...”
***
Sang-Hyeon was deeply immersed in his memories as he looked up at the tall buildings.
‘Calm. Collected. Concentration...’
He smiled as he repeated what he heard in the past. The skills that made him a genius archer became traits that he could only put on his resume. Life was strange like that.
“Ah, you’re here!” Manager Oh greeted him and walked through the cold breeze with a palpable passion despite his chubby belly and swollen face from drinking too much.
“Hello.”
“The director is probably...” Manager Oh checked his watch and nodded. “He’ll probably come in ten minutes. Should we head in first?”
“Sure.”
The two walked together on the cold path. Sang-Hyeon didn’t mind the awkward silence. He preferred silence because listening always proved more advantageous than speaking.
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Overig❗❗NOT MY STORY❗❗ I JUST TRANSLATED THIS. credits to the author, and please dont vote to avoid deletion TvT . . . . Yoo Sang-hyun, once the youngest champion in a national archery competition and a highly promising talent, saw his dreams shattered by...
