9 nine: First day of practice

"Come! My child! Come here!" the director seems very happy by seeing Dae Ju in his huge playground.

"Aish! Look how happy he is! He put my life on danger and doing hehehe like this!" Dae Ju said in his mind. It was a very big yard. Seems like it was his ground and he practices golf here. There was no green like the other golf ground has. But the place was too big. He was feeling like he was an ant in the ground. The chairman was standing far from him but seeing him, he was coming to him. There were many cars kept on the ground. Dae Ju noticed them but he didn't notice that more people were standing near the cars. All the race cars were looking cool. Dae Ju was in his regular suit. When he went to the cars, he noticed all of them. They were dressing like real racers and they all were looking very cool. Dae Ju became fascinated by their cool outfits. He looked at them like he never saw someone like them before. Indeed, he never saw anyone like them before but he should control himself as he was their opponent here. The chairman was beside him and he wanted to introduce him to them.

"Who are they?" Dae Ju asked and looked at him.

"They are racers like you," he answered and kept walking. Though it was seen that the cars were not far, they were far from them and they need to walk more to reach them.

"Oh! Then why you all are dragging me in! You already have racers!" he was surprised.

"They are talented and they will also take parts in the race," he replied.

"Then, you should have sent one of them to Johnnie! I am feeling that I will lose to them." Dae Ju was in shock and he couldn't believe it yet.

"Don't say something like that before you give it a try!" he said and continued walking. Dae Ju kept following him and went to them.

"Hello! Sir!" all of them bowed in front of the chairman for greetings.

"Hello! All of you are here?" he asked them.

"Yes, sir!" all of them answered together.

"By the way, this is the new member whom I mentioned to you last time." he pointed at Dae Ju and said.

"Hello! I am Rumi!" Dae Ju wanted to introduce to them but seems like they were not interested in him at all.

"Hello!" they replied him but not that gently.

"Bro! You are old-fashioned!" a boy said to him directly.

"Don't you dare to behave like this to him! He is special! Now give him the clothes I ordered earlier!" the chairman threatened the boy and the boy stayed silent.

"I am sorry!" he said and looked at the floor.

"It's okay! You were true!" Dae Ju laughed. One boy came to him and give him a big packet. Dae Ju was hesitating if he should take it or not.

"Take it!" The director was smiling. Dae Ju took the packet and take a look at it inside. There were clothes inside the bag.

"Take him to the changing room He is kinda shy natured." the director ordered one of them.

"There are no ladies here! You can change here!" a boy from a corner, said and smiled.

"Do what I said!" the chairman got angry and said.

"Yes, come with me!" another boy said and pointed at outside. Dae Ju silently followed him as he was very confused and there was nobody whom Dae Ju knows very well.

"Are you ready? There should not be any mistake! I want all of them! A single powder shouldn't be missed. There will be thousands and you have to count all of them. Got it!" the director asked them and his voice was low. Still, Dae Ju can hear him but he couldn't understand what he was talking about. They went outside of the ground and there was a tent like room.

"Go and get changed. I will wait for you outside." the boy said. Dae Ju came inside. It was not a big place. There was just an arrangement for changing clothes. There was a small mirror hanging on the side. Dae Ju took out everything from the bag and take a look at them. A dark navy blue colored jacket with a chain system, black colored pants, a pair of gloves, a small microphone, a pair of shoes, socks, and many things were inside the bag. Dae Ju took them one by one and wore them. He was having a problem with the waist belt.

"Are you there?" he called the boy.

"Why?" the boy replied.

"I can't tie the belt. Can you help me out?" Dae Ju shouted though he doesn't need to shout. The boy came inside and fix it like it was nothing to him.

"Ah! Thank you!" he said but there was no reply from the boy.

After ten minutes, they came back and this time Dae Ju was looking cool too.

"Oh! Is he that Rumi?" a boy shouted by seeing him like that.

"Yes, it's him." the chairman smiled.

"Oh! Really! I am your big fan! I am honored to finally meet you!" the boy came to him and took his hand for a handshake. Dae Ju got confused but he felt nice by getting the honor.

"You know him?" the boy who was with him a while ago asked.

"Yes, I watched many videos of him! He is really great!" the boy was turning red.

"Okay, let's finish talking and get back to serious business!" the chairman ordered.

"Yes, sir!" all the boys shouted together. "

"Rumi-sshi!" the director called.

"Yes!" he replied.

"Choose your car. Here's too many!" he replied.

"Okay," saying this he started to take a look at every car. There were many and most of them were very cool.

*If Jong Goo was here, he must be like all of them.* he thought. Then he chose one from them.

"I will take this one!" he stood in front of one car and said.

"Wow! He really has good taste!" the boy who was fanboying him told.

"Yeah! yeah! We know! Now, go to your own car!" another boy said to him.

"I will be watching over you from far as it's his first day." the director turned back after saying it and start walking. Every other boy took their own cars. There were nine boys in total. After Dae Ju joined them, the number increased to ten. So, ten cars will be driving on the lawn.

Dae Ju was nervous but he was acting like it was nothing to him. His opponents are all good at racing. But he can't drive a car properly. He used to drive when he goes for a long drive with his teammates but after coming into this body, he didn't drive a car. And it's been three months already.

"Aish! This is crazy!" he said and hold the wheel. He was terrified for his life.

"Please drive slowly!" Dae Ju said. When he said it, he can hear that all the boys were laughing at him.

"Oh! You can hear me!" Dae Ju looked at his right side and asked.

"Yes, we can hear you and you can hear us!" he said and laughed mockingly. It was disrespectful for him so he gets angry at them.

"Okay, I will show you! I can do it! It's not that difficult!" he said so that they can hear him. But he was scared inside.

He started the car with an inexperienced hand. while driving, he found his new skills. He can drive it very well. He can drive it in many different ways. He was quite surprised with him. Though he couldn't win amongst them, he tried his best and became third. When he returned, he saw some other men were sitting with the director.

"Now, who are they!" he thought but he was so happy that he forgot his mission. They all returned to him after parking the cars in their right place.

"Woah! You are really great!" said the director.

"Really? I can't believe I have such skills!" he wondered and his mind filled with joy.

"Don't be too much happy. You need to learn more." said a guy who was with the director.

"Yes?" Dae Ju looked at him and asked confusedly. As he doesn't know the person, he was quite uncomfortable too.

"Ah! Meet Mr. Kai. He is a trainer. He will train you in this season." said the director and pointed at him.

"Ah! Hello! I am Rumi!" he bowed to him.

"You have skill but why don't we try to improve it?" he smiled.

"Oh! Yes. I will be glad." Dae Ju said.

"Then, I should go now. I have many works in my office since I am giving you my best guy." the director came to him and pat on his shoulder.

"Ah! Don't make me blush!" Dae Ju looked down and said embarrassedly.

After he went away, the boy who is his fan came to him.

"You are great sir! I couldn't focus on racing because I was looking at you." he laughed.

"It's not that hard!" he was turning red by getting too much attention.

"But, don't you think you were showing off too much?" Mr. Kai said.

"Yes?" Dae Ju was very confused because some were very happy with him and some were not satisfied with him. Some were praising him but the others were saying the opposite. He felt like he was a lost bird and everyone was trying to show him different kinds of paths. And he was confused because he didn't know which one was right and which was wrong. Whom he should listen to and whom he shouldn't.

"If you focus on racing, you could win the game." Mr. Kai said again.

"Yes, I understand!" Dae Ju answered. Okay, let's go for another round.

"This time I will lead your way. You have to listen to me while driving. Got it? Mr. Kai said.

"Yes," Dae Ju replied.

"All of you can go now." he looked at the young boys and said.

"Yes!" all the boys shouted except for the youngest.

"Can I stay with him? I want to see him driving!" he was too young that he was full of energy. The boy was very excited and seeing his cute but excited face, Mr. Trainer couldn't refuse him.

"You want to ride with him?" he asked the boy while everyone was leaving without him.

"Yes!" the boy's eyes started shining.

"Then, go! Don't waste time!" he said while smiling.

"Thank you(looking at Mr. Kai)! Thank you(looking at Dae Ju)! He was too cute that Dae Ju couldn't hold his smile.

Both of them took their seats inside the car which Dae Ju chose earlier.

"Now tie your seatbelt and get ready for the race." the trainer said. His sounds were heard from the earphones which Dae Ju had to wear.

"Okay, got ready for the r.....what?" Dae Ju shouted.

"Yes, do you have a problem?" his trainer asked him.

"No! But you were supposed to teach me!" Dae Ju shouted again.

"Well, He teaches like that." the boy who was sitting beside him, said while tying the seatbelt.

"Now, focus on your destination and start the car. You have to drive it at its top speed. You can't look back once you start the car. You have to take a look at your opponents. You can't show your driving skills here. You have to just focus on winning." he said. Dae Ju starts the car and he felt like he was just a puppet who was dancing how the owner wants. When he gets order, he has to turn left, when he gets an order to turn right, he has to turn right, when he has been given an order for jump, he has to jump. Though he was learning a lot, he couldn't enjoy it as it was too tiring. The boy was fanboying all the time and he just fades up with him. He couldn't say to shut his mouth because he was the reason, Dae Ju couldn't focus. He felt annoyed with nothing but him.

"Thanks for cheering me up! I have gained some confidence because of you!" while returning from there, Dae Ju said to the boy though he was not that thankful.

"It's my honor to stay with you for all day!" the boy was still happy.

"Why you weren't learning? Are you done practicing? Director told me you are also going for the race. But I didn't saw you be prepared for that. Why?" a sudden question came to Dae Ju's mind and he asked. They were in the changing room. Dae Ju already finished changing and he was collecting all his belongings which he got from the director earlier and which he has to keep until the race.

"We will take part but not in your way." the boy seems down.

"What?" Dae Ju couldn't understand it so he asked. In reply, the boy just gestured for him to stop. Dae Ju was surprised by his behavior.

"Will you go to your home?" Dae Ju was very curious so he wanted to take a walk with the boy.

"My home is near but if you want we can grab a drink together." the boy said.

"Are you old enough?" Dae Ju asked to be sure.

"Of course! I used to drink with my hyungs often!" he said.

"What's your name?" Dae Ju asked.

"My name is Choi San." the boy was gentle with him.

"Ah! San-ah! I will call you by San-ah! Is that alright?" Dae Ju asked. Both of them were walking on the street. They just came out from the racing ground and reached to the street.

After hearing this from his star the boy was amazed and his eyes filled with joy.

"Sure!" he said. Dae Ju felt like the boy can help get information so he doesn't want to disappoint him.