NOVEL NEXT chapter 125
125 – Pure Boy
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The official name is Futbol Club Barcelona, also known as FC Barcelona, which was founded on November 29, 1899, by Joan Gamper.
By the way, this Joan Gamper is a legendary unicorn in the football world.
He showed an incredible career, serving as the first founder, first player, first captain, and first coach of Barcelona, so it’s no wonder he took everything from the beginning of Barcelona.
—I didn’t expect even Juzitae to make such a joke.
“So, did I post an explanation as a joke on Best Star?”
[Yeah, but it became a huge issue…]
I heard Jo Yeosin’s deadpan voice on the phone.
Jo Yeosin, who had come to Spain with her parents a few days before signing with Barcelona, just like when she signed with Munich.
At that time, it wasn’t strange for her to follow her parents to Spain, but this time, her parents went to the UK, where Jo Jae-shin was negotiating, and Jo Yeosin came to Spain with our parents.
I taught her about Barcelona’s history as a joke, but it led to this result.
Juzitae searched his memory.
Had he said something problematic?
Now that his image is good, it’s not a problem, but during his first year, when his image was bad, he suffered a lot.
Whatever he said, the next day, all sorts of distorted and exaggerated articles would come out, and at first, he was so frustrated that he felt like going crazy.
So, he got into a lot of trouble with the reporters, and even grabbed them by the collar, but it only led to more severe distortions and exaggerations. As a result, his player image was completely ruined.
He wasn’t a model player to begin with, but he wasn’t a bad player’s representative icon either. He didn’t skip team training or slack off, and he didn’t cause any problems. He just drank a bit and dated women.
…Although he had drunk a bit and was being loud, he wasn’t that kind of player who would be an icon, right?
It was all because of the journalists and their paparazzi skills that it became a “caught” result.
Thanks to that, he didn’t make any controversial statements that would spark debate.
Of course, he didn’t completely avoid them either.
“Hmm… but this time, there’s no problem, right?”
Recalling his previous statement, Joo Ji-tae felt a sense of relief wash over him.
It was a joke about Joaan Gamper, the founder and player of the world-renowned Barcelona team, being called a unicorn. What’s the big deal?
If it were in Korea, it might have sparked some controversy, but in Europe, it would just be taken as a lighthearted joke.
“So, why? Is it because you’re too popular and worried about it?”
[No, my words are okay, right? If someone comes out and says something bad about my oppa, what can I do?]
“It’s okay. I didn’t say anything bad.”
Then, a voice mixed with a hint of aegyo came from the other end of the phone.
[What’s wrong, oppa? I didn’t say anything weird, did I? I just bragged about what oppa told me, and my friends commented on it. But what’s the big deal?]
Suddenly, where did this aegyo come from?
By the way, comments? What did they say in the comments that’s causing this?
“Comments? Got it. I’ll check and call you back again.”
[Okay, oppa. I’ll call you later.]
It’s just that sometimes, oppa gets all aegyo when he’s feeling sorry for himself.
But it’s kind of cute, though.
Joo Ji-tae was startled by his own thoughts and glanced around him, relieved that no one was there.
Joo Ji-tae hadn’t visited Joaan Gamper’s star page in a while.
The first thing that caught his eye was the significantly increased number of followers since the last time he checked.
“What’s going on? He already has a million followers.”
Was it because his name was featured in Daily Star and The Sun as the “WAG of the young football star who’s been gaining attention recently”?
As he scrolled through the posts, he noticed a peculiar trend.
During the World Cup, he was posting frequently, but after it ended, he seemed to have abandoned his star page.
“There’s only one post in the past month.”
Was he busy during the World Cup and then suddenly stopped caring after it ended?
Why?
“What happened? At that time…”
Joo Ji-tae’s ears turned bright red as he checked the dates.
It was during the time when he was busy dating after the World Cup.
Joo Ji-tae cleared his throat awkwardly and browsed through the posts.
＜J_dea＞
Post 356 Followers 915,000 Follow 19
＜Do you guys know? The official name of FC Barcelona is Futbol Club Barcelona!＞
#JooJiTae #Transfer #Official #Barcelona #Name
＜J_dea＞
Post 357 Followers 915,000 Follow 19
＜Transfer Market＞ Who are the top 2 players under 23 years old?~
#JooJiTae #2ndPlace #Certification #Barcelona #LeonardoRorenzo3rdPlace #ButWhyNot1stPlace #WhoIs1st?
＜J_dea＞
Post 358 Followers 915,000 Following 19
＜The world’s first citizen club, Barcelona! Today, let’s learn about its history!
Barcelona is the first club to achieve 6 championships and 2 trebles in European football history! They are the team with the most Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España titles, and one of the three teams that have never been relegated from La Liga since its establishment in 1928!
The club’s motto is “More than a club”!! It’s cool, right?＞
#JooJiTae #Barcelona #History #Study #YouShouldKnow
After a while, Joo Ji-tae’s star, which had been neglected, recently uploaded a few new posts, but the problematic posts only appeared after skipping a few.
＜J_dea＞
Post 359 Followers 916,000 Following 19
＜Tidbits about Barcelona!
Barcelona was founded on November 29, 1899, by Joan Gamper!
By the way, this Joan Gamper guy was a true unicorn in the football world, who achieved the feat of being the club’s first founder, first player, first captain, and first coach! He showed an incredible career path!
He really took everything from the beginning of Barcelona, haha~~＞_＜＞
#JooJiTae #Barcelona #Tidbits #EatAndLearn #JoanGamper
It seemed like he wrote it without a single mistake, and it was really impressive.
However, since he came, he had to explain the club’s contract, and while telling the boring club history, he added some humor, saying he would make it fun… but it’s unclear whether he was serious or just joking.
Joo Ji-tae looked at the problematic comments.
—”What’s gotten into our goddess lately!”
—”Our goddess is so cute!”＞＜
—”Joo Ji-tae, you’re so smart!”
At first, there were comments from friends, but later…
—”Are you Joo Ji-tae’s WAG?”
—”I know Joo Ji-tae loves kids.”
—”Why are there so many foreigners in the comments lately? It’s annoying.”
—Apparently, rumors about Joo Ji-tae’s girlfriend spread, and people flocked in.
—”Unicorn…?”
—”Sister, you’re really disappointing lately! Don’t you feel embarrassed in front of men? What’s so great about being taught by a man?”
—”Say that in your own fandom; don’t ask weird questions to a cute and nice kid.”
—”Oh, Korean women are pretty, I’m a K-pop fan, and I want to date you.”
—”What’s with the Korean name; what’s going on?”
Later, there were strange comments from outsiders who heard the rumors and came in, including Koreans pretending to be foreigners.
“Is this it? Is this not a big deal—”
That’s what he thought.
—”So Barcelona’s founder is Joan Gamper, then who is Joo Ji-tae’s founder…?”
—”Haha, Park Ha-yeon, you’re ridiculous!ㅋㅋㅋ”
—”Why am I…?”
—”It’s a secret that Joo Ji-tae is a unicorn, don’t reveal it!🤫”
Those crazy people; this is Byul Star!!
What’s wrong with me? What can’t I say? What’s with the unicorn?
Innocent guys think girls don’t talk dirty or, even if they do, it’s not that serious.
But that’s not true. Girls’ talk is more straightforward and heavier.
“‘These guys don’t study and only care about community… how did they all get brainwashed by the community?'”
They were friends of Jo Yeo-shin, who called herself ‘Oh Princess’.
At first, the comments that didn’t know what a unicorn was were confused, but soon, they found out the meaning from some information sources and—
—LOL~~~~~~~~~~~~ This kid is so pure~~~
—This is such a beautiful love
—(Girlfriend’s testimony) Joo Ji-tae is an idiot
—Haha~~ From now on, our Unicorn Association will be one with Joo Ji-tae! Attacking Joo Ji-tae is—
(blackout)
It created a huge controversy.
“…It’s okay. It’ll settle down soon.”
That was a misconception.
『Pure Boy Joo Ji-tae! The secret to his unbelievable growth is ‘purity’?』
『Manchester United legend Ferdinand “We should learn from Joo Ji-tae’s purity! These days, kids lack perseverance and willpower, and they get drunk on success and women!” strong statement』
『Munich coach Gary “Joo Ji-tae is a boy who only knows soccer. He’s extremely successful, but not arrogant, and keeps women and liquor at a distance. That’s his key to success!”, emphasizing that young players should learn from Joo Ji-tae!』
『Behind Joo Ji-tae and Jo Yeo-shin’s rise to fame was ‘purity’! ‘Solo since birth’ Jo Yeo-shin and Joo Ji-tae, who had a ‘platonic’ love with his childhood friend!』
The influence was immediate.
These unbelievable articles were all from European newspapers.
“What the… what am I looking at? Is this a dream?”
Colleagues approached Joo Ji-tae, who was holding the newspaper, with ease, speaking to him with a more comfortable expression than before.
“Hey, pure boy! Are you starting today’s game? Good luck!”
“Ji-tae, I’m glad we’re playing together in the first game. You’re a really cool guy to look up to.”
“My mom says I should introduce my sister to you. My sister’s personality is a bit weird, but she’s got a good face. My mom says it’s okay if you come over anytime, so let’s meet up?”
‘My, my dignity… the emperor’s charisma…’
Joo Ji-tae’s first nickname in Barcelona was Chico Puro, the pure boy.