Life is Easier If You're Handsome-Chapter 202

Kim Seohyun is beautiful.

It's not just because she's six years old and cute. She was objectively beautiful, undeniably, no matter how you looked at her. She seemed to have inherited the looks of her older brother, Kim Donghu. Her appearance was as if it had been carefully crafted by the gods, shining everywhere she went.

And being a young child, she was especially sensitive to such matters. Kim Seohyun believed that because she was beautiful, she could do anything.

But then...

"...Seohyun, now that you're six, you should know some things." "Huh? What things?" "You can't marry someone in your family." "...Huh?"

The shocking truth struck six-year-old Kim Seohyun hard. It was something she found incredibly difficult to believe. No matter how much she adored her second favorite people in the world—her mom and dad—how could it be that she couldn't marry her absolute favorite person, her older brother?

"That's a lie!" At first, she thought they were just teasing her with a bad joke. In fairy tales, the prince on the white horse was always her older brother. How could that be wrong?

'Princesses are supposed to marry princes, right?'

Kim Seohyun, who had a sharpness beyond her six years, decided to verify this "truth" by asking multiple people if it was really true. And every time, she heard the same answer.

"Seohyun, children can't marry their families." Thud!

"...Oh, my dear. Yes, but you can't marry your brother." Thunk!

"Buy some mackerel... Huh? What? No... of course not, kid. You can't marry your brother. But where’s your mom? Fresh mackerel came in today."

Thud!

The cold reality slowly began to sink in, and Kim Seohyun realized something. How could this be? What happened to the life plan she had made back when she was five at the daycare?

After that day, Kim Seohyun tried hard to learn more about the world. She watched "Mysterious Apartments" and "Pororo," thinking deeply about things. And then, she asked herself,

"So, what... can I do?"

For the first time in her life, she felt helpless.

Surely, there must be many solutions to the world’s problems, but the limits of being six meant she still saw the world too narrowly.

So, she cried. For about a week.

There was nothing else she could do.

"I want to see my brother!"

At that age, crying was a privilege for six-year-olds. And so, as usual, after having breakfast, she prepared to cry in earnest.

Beep beep beep.

"Seohyun, I heard you’ve been crying a lot lately?" "Oppaaa!!!"

Her older brother arrived.

Just like that? Wasn't he busy? How did he get here? There were so many questions, but nothing came to mind.

"Can I sleep in your arms?" "If the princess wants to, then of course you can." "Then, I’ll go to princess dreamland!"

She ran into her brother's arms, and immediately fell asleep. She had cried so much that now she needed to sleep in the prince's arms.

"Son, didn’t you have any schedules today? You must be tired." "Yeah, lately, I’ve just been working out, so there wasn’t much going on, but I did have some things I wanted to ask." "Things to ask?" "Do you like baseball? Any teams you support?" "Baseball?" "Yeah, I’m ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) going to throw the first pitch. But I don’t really know much about baseball."

Kim Donghu briefly explained the situation.

The Korean baseball season would start at the end of March, and originally, he had planned to throw the first pitch at the opening game. However, he realized that all the games were played simultaneously, and he would instead go to support the team his parents favored.

"Baseball... Well, I don’t know much about it, but I’ll ask your father about it..."

Just as his mother, Lee Yoohyun, was about to continue speaking, there was a sudden interruption.

"Ahem! Ahem!" Suddenly, her father, Kim Jeongyeol, rushed into the room. He had a baseball cap on, which was unusual for him.

"...Honey?" "Uh, yeah, no... I thought I might wear a hat since it’s still cold outside."

Did Dad watch baseball? Kim Donghu tried to remember but only realized then that he might have seen his father watch it sometimes.

'Come to think of it, Dad used to watch baseball often.'

His mother would always bring up his father when baseball was mentioned, so Donghu knew how much he loved the sport.

"Son, wait a second... just wait." "Huh?" "Hold on a minute."

His father, feeling unsatisfied with just sitting in front of the TV, got up hurriedly from the couch and went to his room.

About two minutes later, he returned wearing a baseball jacket and a uniform with a player’s number on it.

"I know it’s a tough decision, there are so many teams in baseball... but I get it."

Right after that, his father began speaking for the first time in a long while. It was the longest speech he had given, apart from when he supported Donghu's acting career.

"I mean, when you throw the first pitch... there might be comments about which fans you’re supporting, and in a way, it might affect your acting career. But on the other hand, throwing the first pitch could just be a fun way to show your love for the sport... and if you do it, you could also show off your filial image, don’t you think?"

When a quiet person suddenly starts talking a lot, their neck turns red first, and eventually their face turns as red as a tomato.

"Ahem... Ahem! Ahem...!" "Uh, honey, maybe you should drink some water..." "Yeah, thanks, honey."

That was exactly what happened to his father, Kim Jeongyeol. His face was so red, it could easily be mistaken for a tomato. But he continued speaking.

"So, I was thinking, since I got some tickets... maybe I could also cheer on our son while cheering for the team. It’s like a two-for-one deal..."

Click.

His father even played a cheer song, unexpectedly filling the house with energetic cheering sounds, while speaking seriously.

He kept it quiet so Seohyun wouldn’t wake up.

"...I’ll cheer from there."

Kim Donghu patted Seohyun’s back and realized. So this is how talkative my dad is.

'Wait, this is even longer than my actor lines.'

How deep is Dad’s love for baseball? It was a curious thought at that moment.

***

March 10th.

Two weeks before the baseball league starts.

『The long-awaited first pitch by Kim Donghu?!』

『Kim Donghu’s first pitch decided! Thanks to his father!』

『Korean boxing champ takes on Korean baseball! Kim Donghu descends?!』

Kim Donghu’s first pitch news articles erupted everywhere, as if waiting for the moment.

[March 25th Kim Donghu first pitch scheduled!!]

The reason he chose this team is because his father is an insane fan.

Thanks to that, tickets for the home game are going to sell out fast, haha.

The real surprise is that as soon as the first pitch was announced, baseball fans rushed in.

All the Donghu fanbase from Donggal (fan community) is cleaning up.

But seriously, Kim Donghu really can throw the ball well.

He’ll probably just throw a fastball, right? Should he go for a slider, or is that asking for too much?

[But seriously, what a devoted son, haha. He didn’t even need to throw a first pitch, but he’s doing it for his dad.]

Sometimes, I feel like he’s from another planet, but when I see things like this, I’m reminded that he’s really just a regular Korean.

Fact: Kim Donghu is only 22 years old.

His career is so impressive that sometimes I forget he’s still young.

He’s even exempt from military service, so who cares what kind of pitch he throws.

From the future, I’ve heard that Kim Donghu will throw 100 mph fastballs.

At the same time, the community exploded.

Ever since True Hero, Donghu had been known for his strong throwing skills.

People had always expected he would eventually do something like this, but they didn’t expect it to happen so soon.

With all this excitement, it felt like gasoline was being poured into a fire.

[Seokho, this damn guy, uploaded Kim Donghu’s first pitch practice video a week ago? (link attached)]

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Ah, Seokho, you’re always so good at this, haha.

There’s been some rumors about Taegun lately, but should we keep cheering for him?

(Link to Kim Donghu’s agency social media)

But seriously, why can this guy throw so many different kinds of pitches?

He throws almost every kind of pitch, but his fastball and curveball are pretty solid.

Seokho posted Kim Donghu’s practice video at the perfect time.

The baseball community heated up once again.

[Kim Donghu’s pitching form fully analyzed]

His throwing stance is extremely stable, almost textbook-perfect.

He often shows his fastball and curveball, so he’ll probably throw one of those two during his first pitch.

Most likely, he’ll throw a fastball.

Who throws a curveball during a first pitch?

Well, maybe he could; I’ve seen people who can’t even throw a proper pitch. No big deal.

As word spread among the baseball fans, things were getting wildly hyped.

Time passed quickly, and the day of March 25th arrived.

Kim Donghu arrived at the baseball stadium.

As soon as he stepped out, a massive cheer filled the stadium.

[“Ah! Kim Donghu steps out onto the Dragons’ home field!”]

[“He said he decided to do the first pitch for his father. What a devoted son!”]

The voices of the announcers and casters filled the air.

Before the pitch, Donghu could be seen lightly warming up.

[“Kim Donghu’s first pitch practice video was all over social media.”]

[“I’ve watched it so many times. He’s just a bundle of athletic talent.”]

[“We’re excited to see what he’ll show us to support the Dragons!”]

[“And now, here it comes! Kim Donghu’s first pitch begins!”]

There was no need for much preparation for the pitch.

Without hesitation, Kim Donghu stepped onto the mound.

Normally, the first pitch doesn’t involve a batter, but the mascot held a bat to hype things up.

And then, as he got ready to throw the pitch...

Whooosh!

Kim Donghu moved his body to throw the ball, and with a pop, his entire body moved as one, launching the ball.

"?!"

The ball fell from Kim Donghu’s hand, and it suddenly dropped from 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock mid-flight.

It was a drop ball with a 12/6 curve.

"Wait, what?"

The crowd was stunned.

"Yo, yo! How fast was that?!"

The players were excited.

What did we just see?