Snow and Ice || 태국

(Censored) - Poor condition

Taehyung had a long talk with his parents that day.

Hyoseop felt like his baby son had grown up overnight. He was no longer that wide-eyed and naïve little boy.

Though heartened, he was a little mournful as well.

As for the two watches, Sejeong refused them decisively.

Unable to refund the watches, Taehyung did not want to waste them. He brought it back for Jungkook and himself.

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After returning to school, Jungkook's first competition was an away match overseas. This match was broadcasted on the sports channel and both Kim's parents watched the entire competition at home. Jungkook did not have any highlights during the competition and Dauntless Dragon ultimately lost with a 2-5 score.

"Look, how you've traumatized that child," Sejeong pointed at the television screen and said.

Hyoseop tried to make an excuse for himself. "If he's so susceptible to shocks, how could he be an athlete? It's a competition after all. A person's condition will fluctuate and there would be wins and losses. It's normal."

What he said was not wrong.

However, Jungkook's performance was poor for the subsequent four to five competitions as well. In the words of the commentator, "In September's Jungkook could be given 120 marks, then October's Jungkook is only worth 70 marks."

His comment could be considered relatively kind.

A famous sports commentator wrote on his social media account: I'm still willing to give Jungkook 120 marks. 118 marks for his looks and 2 marks for his pink hockey stick.

His words were as terrible as they come.

......

Hyoseop ultimately felt a little guilty over Jungkook's poor condition. 

Once, he heard a few colleagues discussing the latest ice hockey competition before a meeting. Most people originally did not have any idea what ice hockey was. They started watching this sport because of Jungkook's sudden popularity. Everyone first focused on him before noticing ice hockey. After discovering the excitement of this sport, they continued following the competition.

These people might not necessarily understand the competition details but they were able to understand the competition figures.

And the figures showed that Jungkook was playing poorly, at a level that was not worth his fame.

Sitting together, everyone was merry as they ridiculed Jungkook. They completely did not notice the somewhat displeased expression on their most esteemed principal's face.

After a while, Hyoseop could no longer bear it. He interrupted, "Have you all forgotten that Jungkook is a new player and this is only the second month of his professional career? What's more, he's only nineteen this year. Is there a need to be so harsh on a child?"

Since their esteemed principal has spoken, everyone shut up immediately. They thought to themselves, turns out that our principal is Jungkook's fan?

Headteacher Jin was good at getting into people's good books. At once, she asserted, "Right, right, Jungkook was from our school and I watched him grow. He's smart and reliable... Principal Kim, shall we invite Jungkook back to give a speech? "

Hyoseop snorted. "Why should we invite him?!"

Headteacher Jin froze. She thought, so do you like or hate Jungkook?