Find Me in 1000 Years

Persist

The Japanese man's legs were sore but he tried to hold on. He sighed softly. Why when he wants to work as a good person, it's always difficult.

Previously, being a jewel thief, his training had not been this difficult. He was able to pass through it so well that he could steal the gem seamlessly, but this? Just walking he couldn't, was astounding.

Oh, he almost fell over thinking so Ken tried to keep his balance again. He moved his hand so that his balance would be maintained. Ken was unconscious, Bill was watching him from above.

Good Ken, keep it up. The man smiled. He glanced back at Costa who was hanging to catch Lisa. "Make sure you're taking it at the right time, Costa!" shouted Bill.

Costa was focused, but when Lisa jumped, Costa could not take the girl so she fell into the net. Fortunately, the two wore a belt that was connected to a safety strap so that Lisa could safely fall into the net. "Aah!"

"Lisa, don't rush. Costa is not ready!" shouted Bill. He turned to the young man. "You, too, have to code Lisa so she doesn't wait. The point is, communication."

"Ready, sir." Costa began to swing his swinging chair. He waited for Lisa to go back upstairs.

The coach looked down. He saw Ken trying to survive on his other leg. Mmh, the balance base is not good. That's why he has to practice basic first.

Someone entered the circus tent. Jin Lin the assistant, look for him. The Italian man came down the rope ladder. "Yes?"

They talked something and then left. Ken, even though there was no trainer there, remained with his other leg, even though the foot that became the focus began to ache.

It took 15 minutes for coach Bill to return. He saw Ken start to falter even though he continued to survive. He approached and touched the Japanese man. "You can stop."

"G ...." Ken was holding on to the bule when he lowered his leg.

Bill took the Japanese man to the edge of the arena because his legs were a little stiff and invited him to sit on a wooden divider. Ken rested while the bule man sat at the side while watching Sin Hye and Sinna practice horse riding.

The Japanese man watched the coach from the side. Sometimes the man is fierce, but also sometimes good, giving the impression of a father to his foster children. This made Ken remember the Chief of the House, his father. The difference is, Ryu is not an angry man. He is grateful that Ryu is his father because out there, there is no man as good as the father.

"You're done with the break?"

Ken was surprised that the man finally caught himself looking at the man. "Oh, uh, i-yes."

"Come, practice again."

Ken went back up the brick.

"When you're going to step on the bamboo, remember the balance of the time you only have one leg like that. Then try slowly with the second leg, then this bamboo stick." Bill still held the bamboo stick in his hand.

Ken tried the bule man's advice. He tried to step on the bamboo with the balance of one foot before his other foot stepped in front of him. It moves with the hands slightly stretched out. His body tries to keep up.

"Your body don't hesitate. Must be sure!" that coach.

Ken straightened his body. He still survived when his second leg stepped on the bamboo. The trainer gave him a bamboo stick, but soon the Japanese man fell even standing up.

Ken smiled happily as he clasped the stick in one hand with his wrath.

"Can't you?"

"Yes" said Ken with a big smile.

"Importantly you should be able to master your balance first, and others will follow. Understood?"

The Japanese man was annoying.

Coach Bill ruffled the man's bangs for joy. "I'll take care of the animals first. You practice by yourself."

"Yes, sir," Ken said excitedly.

Coach Bill immediately left the Japanese man, and then saw Ken again who began to return to training. Hopefully we can meet the target even if it is difficult.

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People started filling the dining table but Bill didn't see Ken there. He touched the newly arrived Sinna. "Where?"

"Still training there, sir."

The dining table was not far from his caravan but he did not see the Japanese man there. Is he still training?

Bill then went out by borrowing Bing's motorbike and returned with the package. He took the parcel to the circus tent.

Sure enough, Ken's still training himself there. The Japanese man had started to be able to walk up to the middle of the bamboo but then fell again. His clothes were slightly dirty from the dust of the sand and soil because the tent was set up on the field.

"Ken, don't you rest?"

"But, sir, just a little more. I'm curious" said the Japanese man with a smiley face.

"Yes, but it's time for rest, yes rest."

"But a little more."

"But after this there will still be another exercise and you will also start working later tonight."

"What's? Work it? I'm getting acrobats started tonight?" The Japanese man's net was perfectly rounded. He gawked.

"Oh, no. You'll be guarding the popcorn booth tonight, because it's time to rest, you'll have to rest because there's a lot we'll do in a day. If you don't rest, you'll get sick."

"Oh."

The bule man looked at Ken's leg and kicked him.

"Eh?"

"Look, your legs are starting to shake. Come on, eat up!" Bill handed over the plastic bag he was carrying.

"What's this?" The Japanese man took it.

"Beat sandwich and cola drink. You must like it, right?"

"Oh, thank you, sir." His smile widened when he saw the contents.

"I'll give you an hour of rest from now on. After that we rehearsed again."

"Thank you, sir." Ken nodded his head.

Bill left the young Japanese alone. Not as expected, Ken was diligent in training so he just waited for the Japanese man to start his first job as an acrobat at the circus.

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"Popcorn 2, cola 2 huh?" said a man who had just come with a young woman.

"Oh, yes. A moment." Ken filled the ice in a plastic glass and then cola with a machine. Then it is closed so as not to spill. Likewise with popcorn that stay filled from the machine. After giving back the money received from the man, he handed the package containing the popcorn and cola to the man.

The woman who took it. "Thank you."

Ken smiled at the buyer. "Together."

After that, came again the buyers of popcorn and kola and the Japanese man served him well. He didn't realize someone was watching him. When the buyer starts to leave, the man comes to him. "Ken, what about your job? Are you getting used to it?"

The man was surprised of course. "Oh, Boss. Thank God I've started working, boss. So it can already start reducing my debt."

"Mmh, for a while, I'll let you enjoy some of your pay. That's fair enough, isn't it?" suhut Lucille smiled.

The Japanese man pursed the ends of his lips wider. "Oh, thank you, Boss."

"But on one condition."

"Mmh, terms?"

"My company's out tonight huh?"