LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 238
Today, as usual, I was playing with Haeun at home.
– Gyeouri: Son Jinho, interpret this for me.
Gyeouri sent a video along with the message.
– Gyeouri: (Cristiano Ronaldo pre-interview video. Avi)
– Ho-woo: Huh?
The video Gyeouri sent showed Cristiano Ronaldo throwing shade at me during a pre-match interview before the Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich.
– The second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich is coming up soon. Are you well-prepared for the match?
“SIUUUUU─!”
– Do you think Manchester United will beat FC Barcelona or Juventus in the finals and achieve the treble?
“SIU.”
– You’re competing with Gino for the Champions League top scorer. Who do you think will win?
“SIUUUUUUUUUUU─!”
– Seriously, I have no idea what that means…
“I answered everything. Ask Son Jinho for the interpretation.”
I was left speechless after watching the video for a while.
Ronaldo replaced all his answers with SIU and left the interpretation up to me.
‘What the… is he crazy?’
Cristiano Ronaldo had already stormed out of the interview room.
The reporters obviously had to come looking for me, and starting the next day, I began a busy routine.
“Gino, please do an interview with the reporters.”
After the structure was established post-negotiations between Alex Ferguson and Mino Raiola, Ed Woodward earnestly requested the interview while realizing his role and focusing on promotion and marketing.
– Gino, can you tell us what Ronaldo said?
“He said he’s an ordinary guy and that Messi is the best.”
I boldly spread baseless rumors based on facts.
If he felt wronged, he could do his own interview to clarify.
“Puhuh…”
The reporter’s expression changed oddly at my response.
It looked as if he was desperately holding back laughter.
After all, being someone who directly interviewed Ronaldo, he probably realized that I was lying.
– Ahem… Sorry. Do you think Ronaldo is the best, Gino?
But the reporter continued questioning as if he knew nothing.
Well, it’s somewhat expected. That way, they could get more views.
Sometimes in life, you need to gloss over the truth, don’t you?
“Honestly, soccer is Messi, but the fun is Ronaldo.”
Anyway, in this comfortable atmosphere, questions and answers flowed, and time ticked away swiftly.
– Ah, it looks like we have time for one last question.
Before I knew it, it was almost time to wrap up the interview.
– What does Cristiano Ronaldo mean to you, Gino?
The reporter asked me how I felt about Ronaldo one last time.
“Dog….”
Just like before, I was about to respond humorously to the reporter’s question when I spotted Cristiano Ronaldo behind him, grinning and giving a thumbs up.
“Someone more fun than a comedian?”
I looked at Ronaldo and this time, I answered sincerely about how I felt regarding him.
No comedian has ever made me laugh as much as Ronaldo did.
He can be a selfish little brat and sometimes raise my blood pressure, but I couldn’t deny that he was fun to be around.
‘Well, he’s been acting less childish recently.’
Anyway, the interview ended on a warm note.
“Son Jinho also has the qualities of a great soccer player.”
Cristiano Ronaldo looked touched by my heartfelt interview.
“Well then, let’s grab a meal.”
“Of course, Son Jinho.”
That evening, after eating the meal Ronaldo treated me to, I went home.
[Gino: “Lionel Messi plays soccer better than Ronaldo.”]
[What Son Jinho thinks of Ronaldo…? “A Portuguese comedian. I’ve never seen someone more fun. His thoughts are on a different level than ordinary people.”]
My interview quickly turned into news articles.
– Ordinary: SIUUUUU─! SIU─! SI─! SIUUUUU─! SIUUUUUUUUUUUUU─!
– Ordinary: SIU! SIUUUU─! SIUUUUUUUUU──!
My phone was heating up after such a long time.
– Ho-woo: …Is that Morse code?
– Dddoo-ddoo: SIUUUUUUU─!
I had no clue what this was, so I couldn’t win.
– Ho-woo: Cristiano Ronaldo, as the captain, you have duties and responsibilities. If you can’t fulfill your duties, then pass the armband quietly.
So, I had to just say what I needed to say.
***
[Cristiano Ronaldo tags my interview on his SNS…. “I never said that.”]
└ He didn’t say it with a beastly roar, though.
└ For real lol, the captain comes out for a pre-interview and says “Ho-woo” to the reporter haha.
[Rewatching Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview.]
└ Ho-woo.
└ Ho-woo.
└ Ho-woo.
└ Damn, if you can’t understand all that, just ask Son Jinho for an interpretation, lol.
└ Hahaha.
└ But can our bro really understand all that?
└ From what I saw in the official Man Utd YouTube video, they say you can interpret it from the intonation.
└ This is basically different from having a superpower.
[US Cipher Decoding Specialist successfully interprets Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview.]
└ Wow, he really does that?
└ This is a waste of talent lol.
└ So what does it say?
└ What? It’s not public yet.
└ They said they’re selling the interpretations they make for money haha.
└ Damn, typical capitalist country.
[FC Barcelona vs Juventus, Champions League semi-final second leg starting lineup revealed.]
[Massimiliano Allegri: “I haven’t even considered defeat.”]
[When Luis Enrique was asked if he was confident of victory…. “The die is cast; I just have to believe in the Messiah.”]
***
The day before the semi-final second leg match between Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
The semi-final match between FC Barcelona and Juventus took place first.
In the first leg, the two teams drew tightly during Juventus’ away game, but at the home ground Camp Nou of FC Barcelona, the atmosphere was completely different.
“Barça, Barça, Barça!”
Backed by home fans, FC Barcelona aggressively pressured Juventus from the start of the game.
[Lionel Messi to Neymar! Neymar!]
[Ah! He tripped over Bonucci’s foot! Ref…! He’s called it! Penalty kick!]
Early in the match, they successfully earned a penalty kick.
[Juventus players protest the referee, but the referee stands firm!]
While Juventus players protested to the referee, Messi, Neymar, and Suárez discussed who would take the penalty kick.
[The kicker is the god of soccer, Lionel Messi!]
Lionel Messi decided to take it himself.
[A tense moment, Lionel Messi takes the shot!]
[Goaaaaaalll! Lionel Messi cleanly scores the penalty, and FC Barcelona takes the lead!]
Lionel Messi, after scoring the penalty, added another goal with a free kick just before the end of the first half, successfully leading FC Barcelona to the finals.
***
[FC Barcelona, making it to the Champions League finals for the second year in a row.]
After the match, Lionel Messi, who scored multiple goals and was selected as M.O.M, conducted an interview with reporters.
– Congratulations on the victory.
“Muchas Gracias.”
– Is there a team you’d like to face in the finals?
“I personally hope Manchester United makes it.”
Lionel Messi stated in an interview that he hopes to face Manchester United in the Champions League finals.
– Is it because of the rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo?
“Ronaldo? Not at all. While he’s an excellent player, I’m looking forward to the match with Gino even more.”
Unintentionally, he pressed Cristiano Ronaldo’s trigger button.
***
[Lionel Messi: Ronaldo is not my rival.]
After the match, Cristiano Ronaldo, fuming at Lionel Messi’s M.O.M interview article, exploded in anger.
– Annoyed: Son Jinho.
– Annoyed: This is a low-level provocation from Lionel Messi towards me.
He seems so mad that he gave up on the concept he’s been maintaining all along.
– Really mad: I will score a hat-trick in the next match to prove I’m the best player in the world; therefore, you need to pass to me more.
Honestly, I have no idea why he’s telling me all this, but it looks like he’s definitely motivated with the match against Bayern Munich right around the corner.
– Ho-woo: Are you Scratch?
Anyway, it was time to sleep, so I sent a message and switched my phone to silent mode.
The next morning, I woke up and checked my phone.
– Scratched: Son Jinho, I don’t know what that means, but it doesn’t feel good.
– Scratched: Answer me, Son Jinho.
– Scratched: Son Jinho, you must not ignore me. I’m your senior who won the Ballon d’Or with Manchester United and was called Messi’s rival after moving to Real Madrid… [See more.]
The unread messages were piling up to over a hundred, just as I had anticipated.