[TS] Formula One Streamer - Chapter 89
Late dawn just before the sun reveals itself.
The group that left the hotel early had arrived at Maranello, where the Ferrari headquarters is located.
Yooihyun, who got out of the car, seemed to be lost in thoughts about the past life, slowly looking around at the expanded land and the more splendid buildings.
“Director and I will be on our way now. We have a meeting. Mr. Myung-jin will take care of guiding you about the accommodation and facilities.”
As Minoto and his assistant Sabina left for the meeting, Leclerc, perhaps still feeling the effects of the previous night’s drinking, yawned widely and returned to the accommodation.
Having drunk late into the night and waking up at dawn, it was understandable that he would be tired, and Yooihyun was no different. Having drunk wine excessively in the body of a high school student who had never tasted alcohol before, he couldn’t help but be exhausted.
“If you’re very tired, would you like to rest first, Lee Hyun? You could take a nap and listen to the guide in the afternoon.”
“No, I want to look around now. I’m fine with not seeing other buildings, but I want to go to the laboratory, just the laboratory.”
“Just the laboratory?”
“Yes. I want to meet someone.”
As someone who had been a Ferrari driver, Yooihyun didn’t need a guide to know everything about the facilities. What she was curious about was not the facilities themselves but someone in the facilities.
Enrique Tinko.
“Enrique…”
Enrique was still the same.
I’m not just talking about his appearance, but about the person he was.
Whether he had stayed up all night or got up early to go to the laboratory. He was so absorbed in his research that he didn’t even realize I had entered the laboratory.
Should I call it the Earth of my dimension? Even the Enrique from that place, which had become my past life, was like that.
With sleepless eyes, he spent days and nights battling numbers and wrestling with designs.
With the singular obsession of creating faster race cars, he burned his life away.
Even if he could have taken a break after finishing his quota, I had rarely seen him resting because, after finishing his own tasks, he would take on the work assigned to others.
Thanks to that, I achieved the remarkable feat of becoming a world champion three times…
Sometimes, I worried that he might just work himself to d*ath; I used to grab his arm and walk with him around the circuit.
That might have been Enrique’s only downtime.
After asking Mr. Myung-jin for permission to go alone, I cautiously approached Enrique so as not to disturb him.
I approached slowly and quietly, making sure my footsteps made no sound, and greeted him.
I offered a reunion greeting to an old friend who would become a friend again.
“Hello, Mr. Enrique Tinko.”
Enrique, who was lost in the world of accidents, raised his head upon recognizing my voice.
A face I had seen thousands of times, a face I could never forget.
“Oh, are you perhaps Ms. Yooihyun?”
It was Enrique.
“Yes. I’m Yooihyun. It’s really… nice to meet you.”
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The office of Chief Manager Michael Nantz, located at the very top of the For One headquarters in the USA.
“Let me go! I want to be sent!”
A child’s whimpering, which seemed completely out of place in the office of the leader who founded the great game For One, that has thrilled the world, was sounding off.
The source of the noise was none other than Won-jin.
An 18-year-old boy widely known as a core geek of the KiwiChi Championship.
“Won-jin, I’ll listen to you, so stop shouting and sit down.”
When the dramatic negotiation table was set up, only then did Won-jin stop his monkey-like cries and sit down.
“You want to join the F1 Ferrari team?”
“I’ve been saying it all along. I want to join the team that Yooihyun joins.”
Since the coming out of KING, Won-jin was engulfed by the desire to design a race car for her, and his only requirement was clear.
Whether it be Ferrari or anywhere else, he wanted to join the team that Yooihyun was part of.
Though it might be a dream too early for an immature 18-year-old boy, it was not an impossible dream for Won-jin.
Having cracked the security program of For One through self-study at that young age, one might wonder if his talent was limited only to program design.
That remarkable brain also stood out in engine design and race cars.
Even though he had been studying for only a few days, he quickly mastered everything from beginner to advanced design theories.
He was devouring papers written by prominent automotive engineering professors from various prestigious universities, one by one.
“I might not have gone to university, but I can certainly do better than most graduate students.”
His capabilities as an engineer were already more than sufficient—no, they were overflowing.
Moreover, unlike when he had self-studied the program, there were many actual engineers among the developers in For One, and their help had accelerated his already rapid growth.
Michael Nantz, the Chief Manager with a background as an engineer from Mercedes Benz, was also involved in Won-jin’s education, fully aware of his level more than anyone else.
Subjectively or objectively, he was a child that should not be missed.
A child with the talent to overturn any field he entered.
Furthermore, isn’t there no end to learning and enlightenment?
Even now, it was one thing; what would it be like in the future?
With genuine feelings, Nantz did not want to lose Won-jin.
Although he didn’t show it, he thought of him as the future successor to the position of Chief Manager of For One.
However, he couldn’t let his own desires block the bright future of the young boy.
Thus, he resolved to send Won-jin to Ferrari as he wished.
As that thought solidified, wanting to become a reality, at that moment, Won-jin, who had been continually whining, suddenly began to speak with a serious expression.
“I don’t just want you to send me. I have a lot to thank and feel close to Michael and the For One staff. Being someone without a family, I owe it all to the people of For One, who have helped me change like this, right?”
“…”
Nantz patiently waited for the next words, and Won-jin calmly continued, appreciating his consideration.
“This is an overstepping statement, but I will do both programming and engineering. Program design can be done anywhere, but engineering can only be done on-site. So, I sincerely hope you will send me.”
“To do both at the same time…”
Did Nantz wrongly judge that those audacious words were not absurd?
“It won’t be easy, but I can do it. You know me. I make things that seem impossible possible.”
When he thought negatively, seeing Won-jin’s confidence made him nod at the potential; if it was Won-jin, if it was Won-jin.
“Alright. If you can do it, then give it a try. I’ll cheer for you.”
“Did you just say ‘alright’? Are you really letting me apply?”
With a face as if he had gained the whole world, Won-jin jumped around, and Nantz nodded in response.
“If it gets tough, just let me know anytime.”
“Why? Are you going to make me quit this job and just let me do engineering?”
“No? I’ll have to make you quit engineering.”
“Absolutely not.”
That day, an application that would turn Ferrari upside down flew under the name of Michael Nantz.
The name was Won-jin; the special notes read ‘Core Geek.’
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After briefly greeting Enrique, I immediately headed back to the accommodation to get some sleep.
There was no conversation to share with him due to the lack of connection in this world, and the hangover from the previous night was ringing painfully in my head.
Anyway, it was the weekend, so there shouldn’t be any particular events today.
Engineering development was in full swing, so the engineers would get to work, and as for me and Leclerc, exercising would be all we did.
The new accommodation might not be as good as the one-room apartment I had in Korea, but being Ferrari, it had been decorated with quite a bit of money.
The floors and walls were lined with pure white marble, leading from the entrance to the living room.
There were a total of two rooms.
One was a bedroom, and the other was equipped with a capsule and a desktop.
Should I call this a workspace or a training room?
In any case, the sleeping and working spaces were separated.
Yet, I kept comparing it to a one-room apartment; at this point, perhaps the one-room was just too overly good.
“Has my memory biased my perspective…”
Waking up groggily, I sat in the capsule without knowing where the sun was rising from.
[Welcome to For One. Awaken your beastly nature.]
The familiar electronic sound greeted me, and soon I connected to For One and opened my friends’ list.
Most of the few names adorning the friends’ list were lit up.
Confirming that Kang Ho-yun was waiting for a match, I sent him a voice message.
KING: I have appeared.
Less than a second after sending the voice message, my match was released, and a response came back.
One Man Show: What’s up? Where are you right now? Did you arrive safely? Was everything alright?
I couldn’t help but find it amusing how he, not a kid, could ask so many questions, almost as if he was worried.
Well, it was more like words of concern than questions.
I opened a private room and invited Kang Ho-yun.
“Senior, how was your day without me? Did you miss me already?”
“No, well… I do miss you. We used to see each other every day, so I guess you don’t miss me?”
Throwing his gaze elsewhere, he spoke with a hint of disappointment, as if I was too late.
Wait, this isn’t how it’s supposed to go.
If he comes at me so seriously after trying to tease him, it puts me in an awkward position.
“What’s with the serious tone? Of course, I miss you. After all that bonding we’ve built up.”
“Hmph, that’s good enough.”
Watching Kang Ho-yun’s expression change dramatically with my words, I couldn’t help but feel that, despite being a man, the male species is indeed this simple.
Yeah, it shows he’s easy to read.
“Ji-hyun said to send her regards. She couldn’t connect today because of the senior engineer qualification exam; she asked for your support.”
“It’s already the senior exam? That’s really fast.”
It seemed just yesterday that she said she was starting from the basics, yet now she was taking the senior exam.
While she had laid a solid foundation with theoretical classes at the academy, her growth seemed to be faster than expected.
At this rate, she might even obtain the top-level certification before the season opens.
“How about you? This is your first time living abroad; are you managing?”
“Today is the third day, so how bad could it be? Everyone is treating me well, so it’s comfortable.”
What discomfort could there be?
With the tasks ahead.
Driving, exercising, participating in engine design, studying strategies…
They were all things I had done to the point of exhaustion in my previous life.
Besides, as a specialist known as KING, Ferrari had brought me in with the utmost care, so there’s no way I would face any discomfort.
Even if there were any issues, one word from me would have them fixed.
By the way, Kang Ho-yun was not the only one with lots of curiosity.
If I were going to satisfy those curiosities, it would be better if many people were listening.
“Hello, this is KING.”
[Gienjang!!! Why did you arrive so late!!!]
[KING! KING! KING! KING! KING! KING!]
[You didn’t post a notice about the 10-round discussion and showed up like this…]
[KING! Ferrari is invincible, and she is a goddess!]
[Holding my breath until Yooihyun returns (I’m already a dead body)]
[I’ve been waiting, Sensei…ㅠㅠ]
[The broadcast time in Italy is a total mess, hahahaha]
[The essence of watching Sensei’s broadcast is indeed like this, hahahaha]
[Hurry up and tell us about the flirting with Leclerc on the circuit!!]
[Flirting? You’re giving off heavy virgin vibes.]
《QUEEN donated 300,000 won!》
– Congratulations on your return.
It had been a while since I turned on the broadcast, and many viewers joined in since it was my first time back.
It was quite a feeling.
“Today, I’ll go for a no-break continuous run up to rank 400 while doing QnA.”
Today is a no-break stream.