11 Save. New Home
Having temporarily postponed the matter of traits, Sin Uison checked the rest.
What he had obtained today wasn’t just the trait unlock.
He had achieved another challenge, and from it, gained points.
They were the very points he had longed for.
【Name : Sin Uison】
【Nationality : Republic of Korea】
【Team : Leeds United】
【Reputation : A goalkeeper whose older brother is extremely famous】
“What now?”
Frowning at the changed reputation comment, Sin Uison scrunched up his face.
But it wasn’t exactly wrong. Looking at the article titles, the label of being someone’s younger brother was attached far more often.
For now, that must be his current standing.
【Reaction Speed – 73】
【Anticipation – 70】
【Handling – 67】
【Throwing – 64】
【Goalkeeper Diving – 70】
He could see that his stats had risen overall compared to before. The growth in Anticipation in particular was astounding.
[That method was somewhat effective.]
The method of analyzing the shadow.
It had yielded better results than expected.
However, as stats increased, more experience was required, making it difficult to maintain the current pace.
“So I have 10 points.”
After pondering briefly, Sin Uison thought of something.
Should he try investing them all in a single stat?
That thought was soon blocked.
【Starting from stat 80, each increase will consume 2 points.】
“Huh, what?”
Startled by the sudden message, Sin Uison reset the screen. His hands were trembling that badly.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he opened his mouth.
“What was that just now?”
[It is exactly as you see. Just as required experience increases depending on the stat, beyond a certain threshold, more points are required.]
“Ha, if that’s how it is.”
Groaning at the complicated situation, Sin Uison felt he could understand why traits were important.
‘So the direction changes from here.’
There were many goalkeepers in the world, but their playstyles were very different.
Sin Uison, too, needed to choose traits that fit his own playstyle.
He could draw up long-term plans instead, but as someone with a long road ahead, that didn’t appeal to him.
“Hm.”
Looking at the traits, Sin Uison worried.
What should he pick to get a reputation for choosing well?
[Reputation? …Surely you aren’t thinking of going around telling people?]
“It’s just a figure of speech.”
If you heard a voice in your head and had strange dreams every night, the only place to go was a mental hospital. Waving his hand, he sighed.
Currently, Sin Uison’s playstyle was that of a typical goalkeeper.
Honestly, if another playstyle didn’t fit the team’s situation or the manager’s tactics, it would literally be a waste of points.
If that was the case.
After much deliberation, Sin Uison was able to choose one trait.
One that he needed most right now, and that wouldn’t be bad in the long term either.
【Instinct】
-> Can make more outstanding predictions.
It was Instinct.
This was largely because of the significant save he had recorded in a situation with obscured vision during his recent professional debut.
[Are you really going to choose this?]
“This is enough.”
[Here, check it.]
Having confirmed the acquired trait, Sin Uison nodded. He planned to invest the remaining points into his stats.
【Anticipation – 75】
He poured all his remaining points into Anticipation. Since he had chosen Instinct anyway, he might as well go all in.
“Phew. Well then.”
Now it was time to check what changes there would be.
Selecting penalty save training from the training window, Sin Uison warmed up.
This time, he had no intention of just blankly analyzing.
He was going to block them.
Soon, the shadow appeared.
“Hi.”
Sin Uison spoke to the shadow.
Naturally, there was no answer.
[You poor thing.]
“I told you I’d turn off the voice function, didn’t I?”
Today, Sin Uison was firmly resolved. Glaring at the black figure taking its run-up with wide eyes.
First step, short.
From the second step onward, it lengthens its stride.
That thing always took that kind of run-up.
A fact he had noticed through several analyses.
Right, what next? Which knee does it bend? If it moves its arm like that, does it kick hard? If the knee faces that way, which side did it shoot?
‘Right.’
Bang!
A powerful shot shook the net.
It was the left.
“.......”
He stood up again without disappointment.
‘Right again!’
Bang!
This time it was the right side, but his reaction speed was too slow.
As the shooting continued like that.
Unlike before when he often got the direction wrong, Sin Uison was gradually finding the right direction.
It was then.
As he immersed himself in the situation, Sin Uison felt his mind go blank.
Something black rushed toward him. He captured that figure in his vision.
And.
He analyzed.
Before the shot was fired, Sin Uison felt something flash through him.
Bang!
At the same time, the shot was unleashed.
‘......?!’
Sin Uison opened his eyes wide at the sensation remaining in his hand. His fingertips tingled. At the same time, he saw the ball that had gone wide of the goal.
Finally.
He had recorded his first save.
“Haha.”
Sin Uison smiled. Even though it was merely a single save, he felt a tremendous sense of accomplishment. And he didn’t want to break this flow.
Another penalty save training began.
It moved.
Sin Uison was no longer flustered.
Because he strongly felt that it was going to shoot this way.
He simply trusted that sensation.
‘Blocked!’
This time too, Sin Uison succeeded in blocking the shot.
Once, twice, three times.
He had recorded a total of three saves.
【Calculating score!】
【Rewards vary depending on training results……】
【Rating B】
-> Congratulations!
After checking the result, Sin Uison collapsed onto the ground. The grass was soft like a bed. He wanted to fall asleep just like this.
‘If I sleep here, do I wake from the dream? Or is it a dream within a dream?’
He had expended so much mental strength that all sorts of random thoughts were entering his mind.
While resting briefly, Sin Uison realized something he had forgotten.
“Come to think of it, is this the first time getting a B rating?”
[It seems so.]
“When I first started this training, it was a rating I couldn’t even dream of.”
Now, it was the first B rating he had received across all trainings.
【Conditions satisfied!】
【Next difficulty unlocked!】
Watching the messages that appeared immediately after,
Sin Uison was finally able to smile.
***
“Nngh.”
The fatigue he had momentarily forgotten in the dream washed over his entire body again, and Sin Uison gritted his teeth.
Come to think of it, what happens when you sleep while injured?
Most likely, injuries in reality probably didn’t carry over into the dream.
[That’s correct.]
“If I get injured, just sleeping might be best.”
Sin Uison checked the smartphone he had placed on the side table next to his bed.
There were quite a few messages. Most were congratulatory texts from people he had become acquainted with at West Ham’s reserve team.
“Looks like Bob saw it too.”
Bob’s message was quite enthusiastic.
Giving a bitter smile, he continued scrolling.
However.
Soon, his hand stopped.
-Congratulations on your debut.
It was a text from his older brother.
“.......”
Sin Uison scratched his head without a word.
I see. Hyung saw it too. No, maybe he didn’t watch the match directly and just heard about it.
What should he reply? In the end, he turned off the screen without replying and got up.
[Is that okay?]
“It’ll be fine. Probably.”
[Is your relationship with your older brother bad?]
“Not particularly bad. He’s a steadfast person, unlike me.”
We just weren’t the type to keep in touch regularly.
Perhaps not wanting to drag out the topic, Sin Uison shrugged and headed to the kitchen.
‘What to eat for breakfast.’
His body was tired and his mind was complicated, so he couldn’t be bothered to cook something himself.
A restaurant he used to frequent during his London life flashed through his mind.
But he had wrapped up his London life, and the shop had closed too, so it was a place he couldn’t go to anymore.
“There’s nothing here.”
Checking the empty refrigerator and closing the door again, Sin Uison muttered.
“I should get ready to go out.”
He didn’t need much preparation.
Wearing a hat pulled down low and a long coat, he left the house.
If there was one good thing about the transfer,
it was this house.
Unlike London where housing prices were murderous, in Leeds he could get a much larger room at a much cheaper price.
As he was leisurely walking down a residential street, the Voice asked,
[Where are you going?]
“Grocery shopping.”
Until he found a decent restaurant, he had to somehow manage on his own.
That’s why when choosing a house, he had looked for a place near a large supermarket.
[Are you good at cooking?]
“Not really?”
They say food you cook yourself tends to taste better because of bias, but for him it was just eating to survive.
“Honestly, I’m not very dexterous.”
It was funny that such a guy was a goalkeeper.
Perhaps that was why his Handling stat grew slowly.
“Oh, is that the guy who just debuted?”
“He was incredible.”
“Keep doing well!”
As he entered the shopping district, there were more people, and among them were those who recognized Sin Uison.
Leeds United’s influence in this area was enormous.
There were many families who had been Leeds supporters for generations.
Moreover, there were many who remembered the days when Leeds had shined, so their attachment ran even deeper.
‘Because they’re people who didn’t abandon the team even when it went bankrupt.’
“Um, excuse me, would it be alright to take a photo?”
Then one of the Leeds fans approached and carefully asked. It wasn’t a difficult request, so Sin Uison nodded.
The two stood side by side, and the person who received the camera shouted,
“Hey, smile a little more!”
“Ha, ha.”
Sin Uison laughed awkwardly. Come to think of it, this was his first time doing this kind of fan service.
“Thanks for the photo!”
Waving back at them as they left waving their hands, Sin Uison entered the largest supermarket.
English food really didn’t suit him.
But that didn’t mean the ingredients were bad.
Rather, the ingredients were quite excellent.
‘How can they make such things with these ingredients?’
It was a question that never got answered.
Come to think of it, hadn’t Sin Uison experienced something similar before?
Sam Allardyce’s training was like that.
[In other words, the food here is the result of thorough calculation?]
“That’s terrible in its own way.”
His face scrunched as if he had bitten into a bitter persimmon, Sin Uison picked out items.
Even living alone, there were many things to buy, from ingredients to daily necessities.
‘Should I buy a car?’
Carrying bags full of items wasn’t exactly easy either.
His weekly wage had gone up with the transfer, so he was thinking of buying a car—if not a nice one, then a reasonably cheap one.
“Hm?”
[What is it?]
“What’s this smell?”
Sin Uison suddenly stopped and sniffed.
As if drawn by the smell.
He slowly followed the source of the scent.
It was a familiar scent, but one that absolutely couldn’t be here.
“Huh?”
“Oh my?”
Soon, Sin Uison stopped in his tracks, his body stiffening.
Likewise, she who was looking at him also wore a startled expression.
“Long time no see.”
“It really has.”
At Sin Uison’s words, she smiled brightly.
A woman who suited a refreshing smile, with long brown hair braided into one long braid.
Olivia Katie.
She was here.