Rockstar Again - Chapter 132



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Episode 132. The Dog of Flanders (3)

A week after the day when Lee Dong-ha barged in.

No, it’s actually a week later.

Hong Seon-ah thought that if we were to judge by the continuous reaction, it would be correct to say that it was for a whole week.

“… … Oh… … Pa… … ? Hehe… … You crazy bastard… … Why are you the older brother? I’m the older sister. We ate different meals, how dare you… … Hehe.”

Today too, Gu Se-ryeong looks out the window, muttering to herself, and then lets out a small laugh.

Gu Seol-ryeong, who had lightly moistened the cup of coffee he had bought at a rather expensive price, faced the pouring sunlight as if he was photosynthesizing.

“But I know you’re still alive… …so that’s a relief. Then should I really… …call you oppa?”

Hong Seon-ah just stares blankly at the savior.

Whether or not Hong Seon-ah knows that he is looking at her strangely, Gu Se-ryeong suddenly starts getting angry with his eyes closed.

“Yeah… … He’s not like that, oppa… … If I call a twenty-year-old oppa, they’ll all call me a crazy bitch, right… … ? But why are you deciding that? Are you crazy, really? Man, I’m really dumbfounded. Aren’t I the representative? How dare you force me to make a choice? You say you saved my life, but when did that happen? If I hadn’t told you, you wouldn’t have known.”

It’s a mess with no order or direction.

Hong Seon-ah didn’t even think about appeasing him, although she didn’t know who he was angry at or what he was angry about.

Why?

“… … Huh. You’re going to call me a brat… …? You didn’t even know that the girl you saved was a girl… … .”

Then he picks up the coffee cup and brings it to his lips, and the lips touching the cup are close to his ear.

Because it’s like this.

Her mood swings are so crazy she’s like a seesaw.

Because I don’t even know what rhythm to follow.

But… … something is different today.

A smile or anger slowly appeared on the face of the old man, who seemed to be adding all sorts of imaginations on his own.

Emotions fade away and a bittersweet mood sets in.

‘Why are you like this again today?’

As if he had read Hong Seon-ah’s mind as she thought to herself.

The old man looked at Hong Seon-ah and opened his mouth.

“I think I like that kid.”

“……yes?”

“What are you pretending not to know? You were worried about that the whole time.”

I was worried though.

I never thought you would admit it like this.

I never knew I would really like it.

As if that expression was reflected on his face, Gu Seol-ryeong smiled bitterly.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a strong feeling. You’re not like that, but when it comes to me, it all shows on your face, right?”

“No… … That’s not it… … I’m just a little embarrassed.”

“What? I like a twenty-one-year-old kid? You admit it?”

“Both.”

Feeling the sunlight on his skin, Gu Seol-ryeong walked over and sat down on the sofa.

Finally, Gu Seol-ryeong looks at Hong Seon-ah at the same eye level as she was sitting.

“Do you know why Romeo and Juliet risked their lives for each other?”

“Suddenly?”

“Yeah, suddenly.”

“Wasn’t it because it was love at first sight… … and… … my first love… … and it was the hottest time physically?”

“Because my family opposed it. People all have the temperament of a frog.”

“… … .”

“So I admit it. My heart.”

Hong Seon-ah thought for the first time that she didn’t know what was inside Gu Se-ryeong’s heart.

Although he was originally an unusual person, he was someone who showed his true colors to Hong Seon-ah.

But now, I don’t know, even though it seems to be transparent.

As if to tell Hong Seon-ah not to misunderstand, Goo Se-ryeong continues to add interpretations.

“It might seem a bit funny, but if I keep pushing forward, how could things work out with her? I’m pretty, I have a lot of money, I’m capable… .”

“… … .”

“But we have too much to lose. Both of us.”

“… … .”

“He’s just about to spread his wings and fly, but he’s got a scandal with a CEO of a company who’s more than ten years older than him? That’s the worst, really. Even if he’s a rock band and competes on musicality, a product is a product. His fans won’t love his music, but rather him as a person, so he’ll feel a great sense of betrayal.”

little by little.

The inside of the person called the Savior is revealed.

Hong Seon-ah couldn’t figure out what to say in response and just listened to the woman’s bitter confession.

“I have a lot to lose, too. A tycoon who covets a young celebrity? I’d rather have a scandal with a top star who’s not that much older than me. I’d probably get cursed at for the rest of my life for being so shameful.”

“But… … I don’t think it’s that bad, right? Oh, of course, it’s a problem that comes after the two of you start dating… … .”

“You don’t even think about who will give you rice cakes, but you start drinking kimchi stew first?”

“No, that’s not what I meant… … .”

“I know, I didn’t mean it like that. I just said it.”

As she says that, the old lady smiles softly… … . Why… … does the old lady look ordinary today? I don’t mean that she looks bad. I don’t think she’s the old lady who always seemed like she had everything and could have everything, like the sky above the sky.

What was that…? It stabbed Hong Seon-ah’s heart deeply.

“It’s funny that I’m saying this now, but… … . Now that you know how to feel, why don’t you try dating properly? If you prepare in advance, the media will be able to stop you somehow.”

“no.”

“… … .”

“I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

“yes?”

“Not the Dong-ha now. I’m talking about that oppa back then. It was so intense that even at that young age, I imagined and added images to my ideal type. Whether it was real or fake? And I kept waiting… … Like a princess in the forest waiting for a prince on a white horse who didn’t even exist.”

Hong Seon-ah looked into Gu Se-ryeong’s eyes.

Clearly… … he became a very ordinary-looking savior.

It looked prettier… …

Unrequited love makes people ordinary, but love fills a person’s soul. The eyes of a person whose soul is filled are beautiful.

The Savior continued speaking with his big, sparkling eyes.

“But the prince on the white horse didn’t grow old. The princess in the forest grew old on her own. The child became an adult. That’s why I know the reality. If we go even a little bit further, we’ll only see each other’s ugly faces.”

“It’s a bit… sad conclusion.”

“It’s a good thing you found out early. It’s much better than holding out and letting it get deeper because you just don’t like it.”

Then, the old man stood up again and looked deeply out the window.

and.

“It’s kind of funny that you call yourself the princess of the forest. But still, hehe… … . Anyway, as a princess of the forest, you have abilities and you know the world. Let’s call you Daddy-Long-Legs, okay?”

Hong Seon-ah suddenly asked Gu Se-ryeong, who was facing the midday sunlight, as if she had remembered him.

“Dong-ha… … would you have liked it even if it was just Dong-ha?”

“Just move?”

“Yes. If it weren’t for time slips and all, I’d just like to move twenty-one times.”

“No. Never.”

“Then what if Dong-ha, who saved you back then, had just aged? What if we had just lived a normal life without any time travel and met again after 30 years?”

The old man looked out the window and smiled bitterly.

“Even if I had a married wife by my side. Even if she had white hair and a protruding belly, maybe… … no, definitely.”

“… … It seems that time slip separated us.”

“… … Instead… … I got a genie who would grant my wish.”

“It’s a little sad.”

“Okay. Let’s buy some flowers.”

“A flower?”

“Yeah. I should go congratulate Genie. Long-legged Auntie… … No, I’m still in my prime, so let’s go with Long-legged Sister or Long-legged Representative.”

Then the Savior turned around and strode towards the door.

* * *

Backstage after finishing a music show performance.

“Who is telling my story?”

My ears were ticklish, so I took out the earbuds for a moment and cleaned my ears.

“What’s strange?”

It’s Taeju hyung.

“Weird? Everything is weird. There are only weird people around me.”

Taeju hyung is snickering.

That smile makes it seem as if he doesn’t belong in the category of weird people.

But that’s not it.

It’s the strangest thing that the current CEO of a conglomerate who runs a company is appearing on a music show, let alone quitting the company.

“I… … thank you for your hard work.”

I’m a SBC Music Castle PD.

Is it Hwang Tae-moon or something?

“Thanks to you, we had a great performance. I can tell you put in a lot of effort.”

When Tae-joo hyung patted PD Hwang Tae-moon on the shoulder in a manner that he had become quite used to, the PD trembled like a woman wearing a silver coat.

“Oh my… … No. Congratulations on first place!”

“Haha… … Thank you. Let’s have a cup of tea together sometime.”

“Oh. Yes, yes! I’ll wait for your call!”

… … Look at this.

It’s the most abnormal.

No, what kind of new person in the world taps a PD on the shoulder?

Even though I live my life doing whatever I want, I don’t do things like this.

Before that, no matter how successful a musician is in the world, a PD doesn’t come to him on his own two feet and bow down.

He walked away, leaving behind the PD’s deep greeting, and tapped Tae-joo hyung on the shoulder.

“At first, he seemed a little embarrassed, but now he seems to be okay with it?”

“Well… … because I’m familiar with it.”

“Oh, that’s unlucky.”

“So you don’t like it?”

“Okay. Very. You’re on my side.”

“It’s a bit bland.”

As he walks away with a light smile, I can feel Youngpil following behind him, his shoulders tense up.

Youngpil is definitely my favorite.

Dongsik is originally a bear, so he’s not the type of person to care about what others think or what they think.

Brother Yeongpil… … lived a pretty shabby life.

These days, times have changed and broadcasting station producers have become more lenient, but that only applies to successful celebrities.

The people who used to be extremely stiff towards Youngpil hyung were the broadcasting station PDs.

It would be more accurate to say that he wasn’t just stiff, but that he didn’t treat the other person well in the first place.

As we spend more time together in the car, everyone starts to open up a little and starts telling us their own stories.

“……uh?”

Gu Se-ryeong, who had been avoiding me, is holding a bouquet of flowers in front of the waiting room.

Perhaps sensing my doubts, the old man laughs like an adult again.

“Hehehe. Congratulations on first place. Well, now everyone is first place. But it doesn’t hurt to congratulate them often, right?”

“I’m asking for money. Why do you keep buying things that I can’t even eat?”

“It’s good because you can’t eat it. Take it.”

Then, she shoved a bouquet of flowers into my arms.

I pretended not to win.

If it were normal, I would have just put it away, but it’s been a while since we last met a week ago.

“What kind of flower is this? It’s pretty.”

“tulip.”

“Tulip? I wouldn’t know even if you told me.”

A bouquet of yellow flowers.

That looked a little different.

This lady really likes flashy things, so all the bouquets she’s given me so far have been red and white flowers.

But what.

I thought that perhaps the flowers had become more diverse as spring deepened, and moved on.

Instead, I did take a quick look around.

In my eyes, that kid and Gu Se-ryeong don’t overlap at all, but I wonder what Gu Se-ryeong is like…

“Why? Do you want to hear me call you oppa? Should I call you that, my Dong-ha?”

“Ah… … What are you talking about? It gives me goosebumps. I thought you were feeling a little better, but you’re not feeling well again.”

At my words, the Savior burst into a captivating laugh.

“From now on, I’ll definitely give you a bouquet of flowers every time you finish a stage. That’s how it used to be. But it seems like I’ve been paying less attention lately.”

“Just give me money.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll make you a lot of money. One-third. He’s a precious artist who can do that, so you should take care of him. Okay?”

hmm.

It looks like the witch hag has finished directing traffic.

I see you treating me no differently than usual.

Well, that’s true.

This is normal.

When I was four or five years old, it was even stranger that I thought of you as my older brother just because I saw you briefly.

I looked into the eyes of the Savior absentmindedly and then blurted it out.

“Don’t just stand there in the hallway. Come in. I’ll make it seem like you’re not a peddler today.”

Rockstar Again Episode 133