# WebtoonLib — Melting Point #31: Chapter 29 ## Series - title: Melting Point - slug: melting-point-4klyubx0 ## Chapter - number: 31 - chapter_key: 31-hews4x - title: Chapter 29 - release_date: 2026-10-25 ### Summary Melting Point Chapter 30.5 focuses on scholarship rookie Ryu Ian's first practice game at Hankuk High School. While his full scholarship after only six months sparks backlash in the locker room, the captain puts him on the team; he struggles during the game but scores in the second period and remembers his need for an older brother figure from his past. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Captain refuses team change and orders team to cover for weaker player - Senior player advises newcomer to swing stick like baseball bat instead of controlling puck - Freshmen argue in waiting room about new scholarship kid who started hockey six months ago - Freshmen split into two teams for practice match, first period ends 2-0 - New scholarship player scores a goal in second period after receiving hitting advice ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Melting Point Chapter 30.5 focuses on scholarship rookie Ryu Ian's first practice game at Hankuk High School. ### Spoiler summary Melting Point Chapter 30.5 focuses on scholarship rookie Ryu Ian's first practice game at Hankuk High School. While his full scholarship after only six months sparks backlash in the locker room, the captain puts him on the team; he struggles during the game but scores in the second period and remembers his need for an older brother figure from his past. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 104 ### Content HEY, DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NEW SCHOLARSHIP KID? Athletes' Waiting Room WHAT'S HIS NAME? RYU SOMEONE... WHAT MIDDLE SCHOOL DID HE GO TO, ANYWAY? HOW COME NOBODY'S EVER HEARD OF HIM? SIX MONTHS LATER... DON'T YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE A HOCKEY TEAM. HE ONLY STARTED PLAYING SIX MONTHS AGO. DON'T BULLSHIT ME. HOW DOES A KID WHO'S ONLY BEEN PLAYING SIX MONTHS GET A FULL RIDE? IT'S TRUE. ONE OF THE 11TH GRADERS SAID HE'S A TOTAL NEWBIE WHO ONLY STARTED LAST SUMMER. HE CAME TO HANKUK HIGH'S PRACTICES, APPARENTLY. COACH BAEK TRAINED HIM HIMSELF. FUCK, THAT'S SOME TOTAL BULLSHIT. WE SHOULD REPORT THIS OR SOMETHING- GEE, I DON'T KNOW WHY I WORKED MY ASS OFF INSTEAD OF JUST HANGING AROUND HANKUK HIGH... SUCKING UP TO COACH. SHUT UP, MORON. WHY THE HELL DO WE HAVE TO BABYSIT SOME KID WHO'S NEVER EVEN PLAYED A GAME- HEY, FRESHIES! EVERYONE DRESSED? YES, CAPTAIN!! WE'RE GONNA RUN A PRACTICE GAME TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT, SPLIT YOU INTO TWO TEAMS. GO START WARMING UP. YES, CAPTAIN! ALRIGHT, THEN. UH... HAZING THE NEWBIES ALREADY, CAPTAIN? YOU CALL THAT HAZING? DON'T GO THROWING YOUR WEIGHT AROUND WITH THE POOR LITTLE 10TH GRADERS. JUST BECAUSE I MADE THE HANKUK HIGH HOCKEY TEAM DIDN'T MEAN OUR PATHS CROSSED THAT MUCH. AS A 10TH GRADER, AN OCEAN SEPARATED ME FROM THE 12TH GRADERS. NO WAY! WHY SHOULD WE TAKE HIM? HE'S NOTHING BUT A DEAD WEIGHT! WE'RE BASICALLY DOWN A MAN. GIVE US A POWER PLAY OR RESHUFFLE THE TEAMS. WHY SHOULD WE TAKE A PENALTY? YOU'VE GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP KID, SO YOU'VE GOT THE ADVANTAGE, RIGHT? YOU TAKE HIM, THEN, IF HE'S SUCH AN ADVANTAGE! WHOA, SETTLE DOWN. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHERE'S YOUR TEAM SPIRIT? CAPTAIN...! WE'RE NOT CHANGING TEAMS NOW. IF YOU'VE GOT A WEAKER PLAYER, THE REST OF THE TEAM HAS TO STEP UP AND COVER FOR THEM. OKAY... THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME PLAYING WITH THE OTHER GUYS, SO BUCK UP. OKAY? TOUCHY, HUH? RYU IAN! BEHIND YOU! 10 SECONDS LEFT! SAVE IT!! ?! THANKS, MAN. THE HELL WAS THAT?! BACKCHECK, NOW! ※backcheck: Doubling Back After The Opposing Team When One Loses Possesion Of The Puck. TEAM YELLOW SCORES!! END OF FIRST PERIOD, 2-0! BREAK FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE SECOND PERIOD! IT'S NOT THE SAME AS TRAINING BY YOURSELF, HUH? THOSE GUYS HAVE BEEN PLAYING SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SOME OF THEM PROBABLY HAVE 500 GAMES UNDER THEIR BELTS. YOU CAN'T COMPARE THAT TO SOMEONE WHO PICKED UP A HOCKEY STICK FOR THE FIRST TIME SIX MONTHS AGO. COME ON, STAND UP. YOU PLAY ANY BASEBALL? JUST PRETEND THE STICK'S A BAT. YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE PUCK ON THE ICE YET. IF THE PUCK COMES AT YOU AT AN AWKWARD HEIGHT LIKE THIS... DON'T WASTE TIME TRYING TO CONTROL IT, JUST WHACK IT. BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS IT. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. LEAVE ME ALONE. I'M TELLING YOU, TRY TO SCORE THAT WAY AT LEAST! HE MUST HAVE WALKED PAST ME A MILLION TIMES WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A HELLO... ...BUT WHENEVER I'M DOWN HE HAS TO COME AND MAKE A BIG FUSS ABOUT IT. BIG DEAL. OR SO I THOUGHT BACK THEN. THAT'S THE REASON I COULDN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND. BECAUSE I WAS FED UP WITH YOU TREATING ME LIKE A KID WHILE YOU ACTED LIKE A GROWNUP. SECOND PERIOD BEGINS! REBOUND! CATCH IT! GOOOAL! THAT'S A FOUL! NO, IT'S CLEAN. IT WAS BELOW THE CROSSBAR. YO, RYU IAN! WHAT WAS THAT?! WAY TO GO!! I JUST WANTED TO KNOW. IF YOU WERE WATCHING MY PROGRESS... ...TO SEE HOW FAR I'D COME. YOU'RE THE REASON I STARTED HOCKEY... ...SO I NEEDED YOUR VALIDATION. YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON WHO DIDN'T ASK... "...HOW COME YOU'VE GOT BLUE EYES WHEN YOUR HAIR'S BLACK?" THE FIRST PERSON WHO SAW THE LONELINESS IN MY EYES... ...INSTEAD OF NOTICING THEIR COLOR. Team Red Team Yellow END OF THE GAME! GREAT WORK, GUYS! LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GONNA TOP THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON, TOO. GO BACK TO CLASS AND SEE YOU AT TRAINING LATER THIS EVENING! EXIT YES, SIR! I TOLD YOU TO SWING IT LIKE A BAT TODAY, BUT DON'T MAKE A HABIT OF IT. OKAY? SUNBAE, I WAS... HUH? DAJEONG! YOU'RE TRAINING AT THE RINK TODAY, TOO? YEAH, BUT I GOT HERE EARLY TO HAVE LUNCH WITH YOU. AT LEAST... GREAT! WHAT ABOUT TTEOKBOKKI? SOUNDS GOOD! ...THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT BACK THEN. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Melting Point #31: Chapter 29](/series/melting-point-4klyubx0/chapter-31-hews4x) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/melting-point-4klyubx0 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.