{"id":257734,"date":"2026-07-13T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/dash-to-my-dearest-medalist-1-ijen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:47:11","slug":"dash-to-my-dearest-medalist-1-ijen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/dash-to-my-dearest-medalist-1-ijen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash To My Dearest Medalist 1 – Ijen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cYou do realize this counts as sexual harassment, right?\u201d Jiheon didn\u2019t raise his voice and continued calmly. \u201cSay that to the wrong person, and you\u2019ll get sued.\u201d \u201cWhen was the last time you got your chip replaced?\u201d Jiheon clicked his tongue. \u201cDid you even hear what I just said? And now you are just jumping to conclusions\u2014\u201d \u201cI can smell it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jiheon froze. \u201cI mean it.\u201d Jaekyung’s voice was flat, his expression unreadable as their eyes met. \u201cWhat exactly do you smell?\u201d Jiheon kept his voice even, doing his best not to show that he was shaken. Jaekyung stared at his face, then turned his head away. \u201cThere\u2019s this smell. It\u2019s yours. Kind of grassy, kind of weird.\u201d \u201cJaekyung.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve been smelling it ever since we were at the swimming center.\u201d The words knocked the air out of Jiheon. He suddenly felt like he might lose his balance, so he leaned all the way into the wall and folded his arms.<\/p>\n

He wanted to say something\u2014anything\u2014but nothing came out. His mind had gone blank, and not from shock. It was a disappointment. The disappointment was so heavy, it left him hollow. Jiheon had been rooting for him all along, because once, however briefly, they\u2019d shared a piece of their lives.<\/p>\n

He had never expected anything in return\u2014but he hadn\u2019t thought Jaekyung\u2019s grudge ran this deep. Actually, I don\u2019t care what he thinks of me. What got to Jiheon was the way he was choosing to vent all that bitterness. He\u2019d never thought Jaekyung was the kind to hurt someone on purpose. To him, Jaekyung was just someone who didn\u2019t bother with other people. Never cruel. Never twisted. Just indifferent. That was why Jiheon had simply brushed off the question at the hotel without a second thought.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d even convinced himself that Jaekyung had lashed out back then because he\u2019d been hurt as a kid. Jiheon had been willing to take the blame. Or so he told himself. But this… \u201cDo you get a kick out of this? Huh? Making fun of people?\u201d Jiheon asked, his voice calm despite the irritation. It would have been perfect if he could have said it with a smirk, but honestly, he didn\u2019t have the energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you done?\u201d Jiheon pushed off the wall. He started toward the door, but Jaekyung grabbed his arm. \u201cWhat the\u2014let go.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Of all the things that could have happened, Jiheon thought. He didn\u2019t particularly think this was unlucky or unpleasant. He was simply surprised. I mean, what were the odds of something this big happening on the day of the welcome party at my new job? \u201cThe final Men\u2019s 200-Meter Individual Medley is about to take place here at the Cairo Olympics Aquatic Stadium.<\/p>\n

One of our own, Gwon Jaekyung from South Korea, will be taking part in this event. Oh! The swimmers are coming in as we speak.\u201d The announcer was right. The athletes were making their entrance. The camera panned across eight figures as they stripped off their jackets from afar. Then it zoomed in on one swimmer heading to a center lane.<\/p>\n

A face very familiar to people in Korea filled the large flat-screen TV on the wall of the bar. The few female customers seated at the bar cheered at once. There were some particularly loud screams, accompanied by stamping of feet, from a table full of college students. \u201cJudging from the cheering alone, it\u2019s like he\u2019s already won the gold medal,\u201d one of the male students said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s right. Did Gwon Jaekyung set a new world record without us realizing it?\u201d \u201cIf he doesn\u2019t get a medal today, it\u2019s all on you girls.\u201d The female students didn\u2019t seem bothered by the boys\u2019 reactions. \u201cIt\u2019s all right. In my book, he\u2019s already handsome enough to deserve a gold medal.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s right. Jaekyung would already have gotten twenty-four medals if the Olympics were about picking good-looking people.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019d definitely be the MVP then.\u201d The people at the other tables laughed at this.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe camera is lingering on Gwon Jaekyung for some reason,\u201d came the voice of the announcer with a chuckle. There was a reason he sounded so pleased. \u201cYes. He\u2019s considered the top contender for the gold medal,\u201d replied the sports commentator, kindly elaborating. He couldn\u2019t seem to hide the pride in his voice, either.<\/p>\n

\u201cGwon set a record in Asia in the preliminaries, coming in at first place… And Noah Kenny of Australia, who you can see on the screen now, was in second place. Now, Kenny set a personal best, upping his previous one by 0.4 seconds, no less, but he couldn\u2019t quite match Jaekyung.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two trained together in Australia, am I correct?\u201d the announcer asked. \u201cThat\u2019s right. My boy Jaekyung has been training in Australia ever since the Asian Games two years ago. He has been training in the same aquatic center as Noah. The two swimmers are similar in age, and as far as we know, they are good friends.\u201d The commentator rambled about them being shaving mates, clearly trying to fill airtime.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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