Chapter 262: Table Tennis King Lee Kyung-joon (1)
Seolha Park.
A sports and game center run by Seolha Entertainment.
Soccer, billiards, table tennis, bowling, skiing, PC room, VR room, comic book room, and so on.
This Seolha Park is home to all kinds of fun things to do.
Kyung-joon was also having a blast with his friends, so engrossed in moving his body.
He was really out of his mind.
For example, table tennis.
“Three Sword Style! Triple Forehand Smash!”
Tat-tat-tak!
Kyung-joon’s left hand! Right hand! And even his mouth!
He hit three table tennis balls flying in succession at the same time with the table tennis rackets attached to a total of three parts.
Ta-da-dak!
The three table tennis balls mercilessly split the air and hit the opponent’s court.
It didn’t end there!
Fwooosh!
As if they were stuck to the court, the table tennis balls rotated violently and showed no sign of bouncing off the court!
Swooosh!
Eventually, the table tennis balls let out faint smoke and stopped due to friction.
━Whoa, whoa, whoa! Holy crap, that’s amazing!!
━I may have gotten a 7 in physics, but I know this! This is a smash that’s physically impossible!
━How can you play against three people at the same time with three balls by yourself and even do such a perfect forehand smash?!
Kyung-joon’s friends couldn’t help but be amazed, constantly shouting “Whoa!”
Only Kyung-joon knew the secret of table tennis, which instantly turned the table tennis balls close to a perfectly elastic collision into a perfectly inelastic collision.
It wasn’t just table tennis.
Kyung-joon also knew the secret of soccer.
━Hanjin, pass it here!
━Okay! Look at my dazzling step over!
━Ahh?! Sorry, Kyung-joon! I missed it!
━Ugh! It’s nothing without Kyung-joon! Dongjoon! Give-and-go!
━Okay! Good pass! Good timing! Good distance! Turn your back on Kyung-joon and do a NEW direct shot…!
The opposing friends barely passed Kyung-joon’s team, which had only two players, with their incredible teamwork.
A one and only chance to turn 0 to 10 into 1 to 10!
That’s when it happened.
“I have arrived.”
━Gasp?!
They thought he had missed it, they thought he wasn’t there, but before they knew it, Kyung-joon had arrived in front of their eyes!
“Descent Shot.”
Fwoooooooosh!
The soccer ball soars into the air with an intense spin!
When everyone thought it would hit the ceiling if it went on like this.
━I, It bent?!
━B, Banana kick…!
Swoosh!
The soccer ball, which had bent to the left in an instant, now rushed toward the ground almost!
Fwoooooooosh!
As expected, the soccer ball hit the ground.
But this time, it wasn’t a perfectly inelastic collision, but a perfectly elastic collision.
That is, it bounces off at the same speed as it hit!
At the same time, the spin also reversed!
The trajectory of the ball that had bent to the left now bent to the right.
Fwoooooooosh!
★Kyung-joon’s perfect centerline shot!
★Goal!
★0 to 10!
★End of the match! Kyung-joon’s team wins!
Thus, with the phrase “Kyung-joon wins” appearing on the electronic display board countless times, this soccer match also ended in Kyung-joon’s victory.
“Billiards is a very chaotic example where the margin of error increases to the level of 10 to the 7th power even with just 7 collisions. So it’s ideal to hit it in just four times with a three-cushion.”
Ta-da-dak, tak!
Ta-da-dak, tak!
Ta-da-dak, tak!
“What other sport is as easy as bowling? The shoulder is the axis of rotation, and the arm is the pendulum in pendulum motion. After that, bowling is just a level 1 sport in physics if you exclude the rolling motion of the ball.”
Degururururu…… Strike!
Degururururu…… Strike!
Degururururu…… Strike!
“Unlike the wings of an airplane, darts do not create their own updraft. So all you have to do is accurately calculate gravity and throw it accurately. All you have to consider is the angle to hit the center afterwards.”
Whoosh, tak! 10 points!
Whoosh, tak! 10 points!
Whoosh, tak! 10 points!
That’s how Kyung-joon showed off his crazy physical and mental abilities in all kinds of entertainment.
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After playing with his classmates for a long time and sweating like crazy.
<^오^>
<Reality↔World Comparison>
▶Kyung-joon (World): 1
▶Kyung-joon (Reality): 0.02967 → 0.03043
▶Remaining Lifespan: 642 days 8 hours 13 minutes → 659 days 10 hours 38 minutes
“Good.”
Feeling in real-time that his mana circuit was much better in place after moving his body a lot.
“I’m going to go get some rest.”
Kyung-joon wanted to rest now.
━Okay! Let’s go upstairs to play AR when you’re done resting!
“Yeah. I’ll be back.”
━Go and make things work out with Yoo Seol-ha!
“Shut up.”
With a chuckle at his friend’s unfunny joke, he really headed to where the person in question was.
“…….”
Yoo Seol-ha, who came all the way to the park named after her but didn’t enjoy any of the attractions or even had a drink.
She was looking ahead with her arms crossed, but it seemed like she was thinking deeply about something, but her eyes weren’t focused.
Thud, thud.
“……Hic.”
She lets out a slight shriek in surprise at the sound of a vending machine drink falling.
“Ah…… Lee Kyung-joon.”
She had only just realized that Kyung-joon was nearby.
Kyung-joon took out two drinks and put one…….
“……I hate Pine Needle’s Eye.”
……whether she took it or not, in front of Yoo Seol-ha.
As for the other one, he opened the can and drank it right away.
“Ah~”
The scent of pine needles hitting his throat and spreading throughout his body!
Kyung-joon, who emptied a can at once, sat down a little away from Yoo Seol-ha and asked.
“Aren’t you gonna play?”
“……I didn’t come here to play.”
“Really?”
Click.
Kyung-joon opened another can of Pine Needle’s Eye he had put next to Yoo Seol-ha and drank it.
“What the…… He’s drinking them all.”
“You said you weren’t gonna drink it.”
“I said I hated it, I didn’t say I wouldn’t drink it.”
She had been forced to drink it several times because of her grandfather, so she could drink it instead of water when she was thirsty.
Kyung-joon didn’t know such detailed family affairs, but he knew that she was thirsty.
“Gulp, gulp.”
But since Kyung-joon was more thirsty, he just drank it all by himself.
“…….”
Yoo Seol-ha stared at him as if it was so absurd.
In the end, Kyung-joon had no choice but to take out what was in his pocket.
“Actually, I bought one more.”
“……Thanks.”
It was Pine Needle’s Eye again, but Yoo Seol-ha just thanked him and took it.
Gulp, gulp.
Unlike Kyung-joon, who had chugged it down in one shot, she sipped it like a baby kitten.
After drinking a little, she frowned because of the pine needle scent. It seemed like she didn’t know the true taste of pine needles yet.
Anyway, after quenching her thirst thanks to Kyung-joon.
“……What the hell have you been doing in Russia with our Seolha Group for the past month?”
She immediately gets to the point.
She had a serious look on her face, as if she was thinking about something, or rather, she wanted Kyung-joon to confirm her thoughts.
To this, Kyung-joon.
“I told you. Extracurricular activities.”
He just said the same thing he had said to his friends.
“So what exactly are these extracurricular activities you speak of?”
“Didn’t Secretary Oh or your Grandpa tell you?”
“That’s…….”
“They probably didn’t tell you.”
Kyung-joon cut her off before Yoo Seol-ha could answer.
“It’s not that they didn’t tell you in more detail, it’s that they couldn’t have told you. It seems you didn’t even hear about the delomel incident in advance.”
“……Even if I’m the granddaughter of Chairman Yoo, I don’t know everything that’s going on in the company. But if I had put my mind to it, I could have found out about the delomel incident…….”
“That’s right.”
“……What?”
Yoo Seol-ha kept frowning at Kyung-joon’s answer, which she didn’t know how many times he had cut her off.
“That’s right. Perhaps the delomel incident is the limit of what you, the granddaughter of the Seolha Group, can find out using your position. And the reason you’re holding me here and keep asking me these questions is probably because you know that, right?”
“……How do you know that?”
“You mentioned Russia.”
“…….”
Yoo Seol-ha’s face stiffened for a moment as if she had been hit in the right spot.
She then remembered herself mentioning Russia earlier.
She ended up revealing information first…….
It wasn’t like her usual self.
Anyway.
Kyung-joon shrugged and continued.
“You probably found out that I was in Russia for the past month, but you couldn’t figure out why or how it happened…… Probably because Secretary Oh or your grandfather, Chairman Yoo, didn’t tell you. Of course, I’m not sure how far they’ve come.”
“You mean even my grandfather doesn’t know what you were up to? But you clearly said that you were doing extracurricular activities at the Seolha Group.”
“Right. But it’s definitely an extracurricular activity that’s very relevant to the Seolha Group.”
“……Stop beating around the bush.”
“If you’re annoyed, I won’t tell you at all?”
“Ugh…….”
If she thought about it, it was up to Kyung-joon whether he told her or not.
Kyung-joon didn’t care if she was annoyed or not.
Yoo Seol-ha, who had a very frustrated look on her face.
She had driven others into a corner with logic in her life, but this was the first time she had been cornered like this.
Kyung-joon chuckled at the sight, finding her cute, and then.
Step, step.
He took the rest of his steps forward.
Yoo Seol-ha also got up from her seat and tried to follow him in a hurry, but then stopped.
Because Kyung-joon looked back first.
Kyung-joon, who only turned his back slightly, asked his friend next to him for a favor.
“Jinwoo, give her an AR device too.”
“Huh? Yoo Seol-ha is playing AR too? You did it! Don’t tell me she followed you here because……!”
“Yeah, stop talking nonsense.”
“Ugh.”
Kyung-joon lightly poked Jinwoo in the solar plexus with his finger, cutting off his nonsense.
“Anyway, give Yoo Seol-ha a device too. Or I’ll pay for the entrance fee with yours.”
“Gasp. Yes, sir. I’ll get you a device right away, Mr. Kyung-joon.”
Jinwoo went to a nearby AR attraction guide to get Yoo Seol-ha’s equipment.
“What are you doing all of a sudden? I didn’t come here to play….”
Yoo Seol-ha had no choice but to complain about the strange turn of events that were unfolding according to Kyun-joon’s will.
“Mr. Kyun-joon, your equipment is ready.”
“Oh, thanks.”
Nevertheless, Kyun-joon was already proceeding with his plan as he pleased.
“Go and set it up. I’ll take care of her and be there soon. In the meantime, buy some drinks for the kids with this.”
“Yes, I understand. Thank you. Have a good time and enjoy yourself leisurely, sir.”
“Hey, give it back.”
Whoosh!
Kyun-joon just let Jinwoo run away and handed the equipment he received to Yoo Seol-ha and continued speaking.
“Unlimited Table Tennis Festival AR. It’s a table tennis game on the 4th floor in the augmented reality attraction. If you beat me there, I’ll tell you what you want to know. Well, not everything, just a hint.”
“Hint…?”
“Yes, a hint. There’s no way I’m just gonna tell you everything for nothing. We don’t have loyalty or trust yet, do we?”
Kyung-joon had no intention of telling Yoo Seol-ha or telling her everything about what had happened to him.
First of all, he wasn’t sure if the 『truth』 he was guessing was correct, so he had to dig a little deeper and study it.
And he hadn’t yet decided whether the existence of the granddaughter of the Seolha Group would be on his side or the other side if he told her the truth.
But he had a lot of fun playing like this after a long time, and he was in a good mood after sweating like crazy.
It was also admirable that she had figured it out on her own and came all the way here to ask him, even though Chairman Yoo and Secretary Oh hadn’t told her.
It wouldn’t be bad to give her a chance.
Of course, that chance was.
<^오^>
<The probability of an ordinary Korean high school girl like Yoo Seol-ha beating Master in any given event is currently around 1%. If Master were to use all of his available mana, it would be much lower.>
A very slim chance of less than 1%.
“If you really want to know, why don’t you try to win once?”
He had to give her this much to make her want to know.
Just like Zot did.
She also needed to prove her own potential.
When Kyung-joon said that, Yoo Seol-ha was already.
Click. Click.
Putting on the equipment he had given her one by one.
He felt something burning in her actions.
“……Fine. I’m not going to listen for nothing either. If I lose, I’ll do anything you want within the limits of not infringing on my life and dignity.”
“Oh, you’re confident? Are you sure you’ll be okay with that?”
“That way, you won’t say 『Now that I think about it, you didn’t bet anything, so it’s invalid』 when you lose.”
Besides the curiosity of wanting to know the truth of the matter.
Competitive spirit.
The driving force behind Yoo Seol-ha now was her burning competitive spirit.
Whether it was studying, sports, or art.
She had only enjoyed being number one in her life and had lived without knowing defeat.
But she felt something like defeat for the first time in her creativity presentation in the first semester and in the first descriptive question of the math midterm last time.
Of course, it wasn’t that she couldn’t solve either of them, so she never thought of it as a defeat.
But if she wanted to show everyone who was truly number one, she had to show them this time.
Click.
Yoo Seol-ha, who had finished putting on her equipment, spoke to Kyung-joon in a provocative tone.
“I’m ready. Let’s go up.”
Yoo Seol-ha’s short words.
“Okay. I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but…….”
To those words, Kyung-joon.
“……You put your equipment on backwards.”
He had no choice but to say that with a slightly embarrassed expression.
Because if she played the AR attraction with it on backwards like that, her arms would be twisted backwards…….
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AR (Augmented Reality), which is similar to VR (Virtual Reality) but the opposite concept.
This technology, which augments reality by superimposing computer graphics onto a real-world environment, gave people a completely different feeling from VR, even though it was similar.
Virtual reality (VR) is about connecting your mind to a completely new avatar, not yourself.
Augmented reality (AR), on the other hand, enhances reality while maintaining the real you.
The same goes for the game they were about to experience.
Unlimited Table Tennis Festival AR.
The most popular and most awaited attraction at the Seolha Park 4th Floor AR Station.
Unlike regular table tennis, this AR table tennis allows even those who are not good at table tennis.
Even those who lack stamina or are not confident in exercising can enjoy it.
Because the equipment worn on the body corrects their movements.
And also.
The equipment goes one step further from correction and allows people to use ‘skills’ with their real bodies.
For example.
Using the Doppelganger skill to make the ball appear as 5 when hitting it.
Or using the Counter skill to force your body to hit the ball even if it’s a ball you can’t hit.
The AR attraction arena and the equipment worn on the body made it possible to do things that were only possible in games in reality.
“Do you know what this means?”
Yoo Seol-ha asked Kyung-joon as if she was floating.
Her face was slightly flushed because of the embarrassment of wearing the equipment backwards earlier, but she continued speaking with the will to pretend she didn’t know.
“Whether you fight monsters with a scalpel or climb buildings like Spider-Man, it means that no matter what kind of superhuman you are, it’s useless in this match.”
It was as if she was deliberately imitating Kyung-joon, who had gained the upper hand psychologically earlier.
“Wow, you know that surprisingly well?”
“Humph. Of course. Whose name is the park named after?”
Whoosh.
Yoo Seol-ha tossed the augmented reality graphic table tennis ball, which felt heavy because of the equipment she was wearing, upwards.
“So I know this too!”
She swung her racket without a moment’s hesitation!
Crackle!
With the hologram CG effect of sparks flying between the racket and the table tennis ball.
The following phrase appeared on the electronic display board that everyone could see.
★Yoo Seol-ha’s accurate serve!
★Power Serve is applied!
Vroom!
A very powerful serve rushed towards Kyung-joon!
━Whoa! A Power Serve right from the start?!
━Yoo Seol-ha, wasn’t this your first time playing this game?!
━A, Amazing……! As expected of the all-time best gifted kid……!
Everyone watching the match couldn’t help but marvel at her incredible physical abilities.
But at this moment.
No one knew.
Wooooong.
That Kyung-joon was deploying mana throughout the attraction arena.
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