Very real
I agree that it's a privileged take. But i'm not surprised he said that cause it also reflects on how he grew up. Even though he was poor and orphaned, people took special care of him because he's extremely talented/a genius. First you got the coach then the sunbaes from the athlete village. Even his salaryman job was given through connections. Those around him especially nurtured him because he's a good investment.
If he was less skilled and less hardworking, he would've had more troubles. But for him it's "simple but fair" because all he had to do was "level up" and other people would take care of the rest.
but man it's kinda goofy that he said the world of competitive sports is "simple but fair", bbg that's a privileged take cus lower income and even middle class folks nowadays can't even afford basic groceries let alone funding their kids through competitive sports even scholarships comes with extreme limitations that few could call them fair. i do understand it's trying to get across smth like efforts = reward and "tragedies" like accidents are the only thing holding u back but what a big oversight of a take.
I'm not even mad at the story, I'll keep reading cus so far the art is really good and the storyline is unique, but yea, just a thought