The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 119



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119 This is it

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Buffet restaurant in Berlin, Germany.

“It’s a shame. It’s already time to go back to Korea. “If I were you, I think I would have chosen to stay here.”

Louis Wolff said to me as he picked up a piece of chicken and ate it.

Today, the Ettlingen winners and their families came to the buffet as an after-party for the gala show and as a farewell party.

I heard that it was a fairly popular franchise buffet in Berlin. The prices were cheap and the food was quite diverse.

After finishing the California roll I was eating, I answered Lewis.

“Because of education?”

“There is something like that. “It’s easier to schedule performances here.”

“hmm. But performing is not my top priority right now.”

Lewis pointed at a shrimp and pointed at me.

The shrimp’s black eyes were quite clear.

“I heard you’re really unique too. If it were me, I would have readily accepted the 12 performances proposed by ⌜Schmid⌟. “Why do you have to change it to 3 times?”

“Because my greed is bigger than that.”

“Tsk tsk. okay. You said you were preparing for Queen Elizabeth, right? However, I can’t think of entering that level of competition next year. “He wouldn’t know.”

The shrimp’s eyes point to the blonde girl at the next table.

After Anna cut a piece of cake, she pointed at the side where the strawberry was placed and touched it with a fork.

Then, without even thinking about it, Suyeon puts it towards her mouth.

Su-yeon is taking it well.

There were smiles on both people’s faces.

“I heard Anna has become a human too. Originally, I would say, ‘This cake is mine, so don’t even think about coveting it! “You have to get it yourself!’ He would have grumbled even at the little boy.”

“Could you possibly have done that to a 5-year-old child?”

“Well, maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration? Anyway, things have changed. “It seems like Anna has finally developed a personality.”

Anna’s eyes were constantly shining as she looked at Suyeon.

‘It’s so cute that I can’t do anything about it.’

As Sooyeon made colorful hand gestures, the two held hands and began looking around the buffet.

I was glad that the two got along well.

Just as I was offered to ⌜Schmid⌟, I heard that Anna and Louise each received offers to perform.

Anna performed a total of 4 recitals and 1 concerto.

Lewis was invited to a chamber music festival in Italy.

Both of them will study at the gifted center and fulfill their schedules.

In this sense, Lewis was telling me that it would be better to stay in Germany.

“If you’re at the level where you’re offered a performance at Carnegie Hall like anyone else, it doesn’t really matter where you are. “I’m only 13 years old, so aren’t I going too far ahead of myself?”

Even though Lewis joked, he never forgot to say congratulations.

At that time, Anna and Suyeon returned to the table.

Sooyeon first handed me a plate with a chocolate cake on it.

“My sister said it would definitely be delicious! “It’s a deal my brother will like.”

Suyeon leaned on the table and waited closely for my reaction.

How long has it been since you lived in Germany? ‘I like it.’ or ‘It’s delicious.’ Soo-yeon understands what is being said.

I don’t know whose younger brother he was, but he seemed very smart.

After taking a bite of the chocolate cake, I gave my honest review.

“I guess some waitress picked the cake well. “It’s really delicious, isn’t it?”

“Hi-Hi. I knew it!”

Suyeon cleared her throat and said, “Keuhum!” Then shouldn’t you at least give me a tip? “Customer,” she said and began her act shamelessly.

I also, a little shamelessly, took out a 2-euro coin from my pocket, saying, “Then is this enough?”

Su-yeon is happy as she receives the coin.

however.

Anna, who was watching my siblings’ situation, spoke to me in passing.

“······ I am?”

“······.”

Anna is trying to extort money from me.

Even though I spoke with Suyeon in Korean, I felt like I roughly understood the situation.

I gave Anna a 1-euro coin as a token of her hard work playing with Suyeon.

Anna’s expression immediately brightened, and she and Suyeon were happy as they bumped their palms together.

Louis laughs when he sees that.

“You’re still a child. “What on earth are we going to do with him?”

“I don’t know either.”

“But you’re surprisingly calm? “I thought there was going to be an uproar.”

“Are you going out?”

“huh. “I thought you were going to cry loudly because you were going to Korea tomorrow.”

Lewis’s meaningful words.

But there was no such sign from Anna.

Anna was currently taking care of Suyeon quite diligently.

He also teaches a few words of German.

Anna, who used to only complain, has changed.

The immature 14-year-old girl got a little better.

I don’t cry like a child.

Attitude has changed.

I felt a dignified attitude.

Raise your head and look around.

I know how to take care of people.

That was what it looked like.

‘Is this what it feels like to watch a child grow from the side?’

Anna seems to have grown a lot through this time in Ettlingen.

I felt a little proud when I saw Anna like that.

* * *

next day.

“Ugh! don’t go! Seojin, don’t go! “Where are you going to leave me?”

“······.”

“You’d rather take me! I want to go to Korea too! “I’ll be with you!”

“······.”

It was still the same Anna.

‘Yesterday… was it my mistake?’

Maybe so.

Anna shed tears like chicken shit.

“But what are you going to do when you go to Korea?”

“Keueut. It won’t be a hindrance. I’ll take care of it myself. Piano… You could just do a part-time job at an academy. All you have to do is find a school and a house. I’m good at cooking too! “I can speak Korean too!”

“······.”

‘I don’t know where to start.’

While thinking about that, I asked myself the last question.

“But you can speak Korean? “Did you learn anything from Suyeon?”

“······ huh.”

Anna nodded with tears in her eyes.

“Hello, Anna… Thank you… Drink it…”

“······.”

“Please give me some ice cream…”

“······.”

Poor Korean pronunciation.

If he hadn’t been crying so hard, I could have laughed, but not now.

Because several people at the airport were looking at Anna and me alternately.

They look at us and whisper something.

“Oh my!”

“The boy was handsome.”

“Whew. okay. Breaking up is sad. Regardless of age.”

“Oh my. The girl cries so sadly. I feel like I’m about to cry. “How can you do that?”

“Eight! Suddenly dust got into my eyes… “It’s a rule at this age…”

In an instant, I became a person with a story, and only people who knew the reality of this situation burst into laughter.

Mother Anna watched us and even covered her mouth with her hand. It was because she laughed so loudly.

“Anyway… “Anna, what will she do later…”

Louis was busy teasing Anna, but Anna was busy shedding tears.

Still, Soo-yeon runs over to give Anna a pat, saying that they have grown fond of each other.

He motioned with his hand to ask her to adjust his height and hugged Anna tightly.

“sister. do not Cry. “My brother, I can see you again later, right?”

Then he pats me on the back.

Even though it was clear that she didn’t understand Suyeon’s Korean, Anna hugged her and cried for a while longer.

Meanwhile, I exchanged greetings with the musicians.

Among the people who came to see me off, there were some who were a little surprising.

Konzerthaus concertmaster Alexandra Roden.

The master spoke calmly to me.

“You will be able to grow even more than you are now. I’m looking forward to it. “I hope I get another chance to perform with you next time.”

“me too. And it was nice that my debut stage was at the Konzert House. “It was meaningful to be able to play with good people.”

“okay. Your heart has already been heard through the performance. “Make sure you stay healthy even when you return to Korea.”

The greeting with the music director ended briefly.

Conductor Hoffman gave me a light hug.

European greeting.

It was a greeting given when the relationship became closer, not an official one.

‘I’m getting used to this a little bit.’

Conductor Hoffmann said that we had to prepare for the next performance immediately.

They say you will start practicing with your next collaborator tomorrow.

They were all busy people, but they deliberately took the time to come to the airport.

“really. Laurent also said he wanted to say hello to you. “I was told that I would definitely go see your Carnegie Hall performance, so I should prepare hard.”

“Pianist Laurent is in LA now, right?”

“okay. I got a call saying that the US tour would take a long time, so if I did well, the timing would be right. “By the time you come to New York, he will be there too.”

Meanwhile.

Professor Yuhan Kang said he would be spending some more time in Europe.

He said he was given the opportunity to teach the masterclass for a short period of time due to requests from several universities.

The lives of famous musicians seemed busier than expected.

The professor also gave me a hug.

It was a European greeting.

“Seojin. You did very well this time. thanks.”

“······.”

In some ways, it’s a very short statement.

But it was a word that had a lot of meaning.

I expressed my sincere gratitude to Professor Yuhan Kang.

The person who helped me take my first steps.

From grand piano practice rooms, church recitals, to Ettlingen.

He was someone who supported me without anything in return.

“haha. Seojin. This is like a musician’s instinct. It’s no big deal. “You will be able to understand this later.”

“······ But I’m so thankful.”

“Then keep that gratitude in mind. Then, someday, there will be something to use that gratitude. “That’s enough.”

I nodded quietly, and the professor tapped my shoulder and said he would see me at Hankook University next month.

Besides that, I hugged and said hello to many other people.

Louis Wolff and his father.

Officials from Ettlingen and Konzerthaus.

They all said good things to me.

Su-yeon seemed to have calmed down a little and came back to me, dragging Anna with her.

Su-yeon wiped her forehead with the back of her hand so that Anna could not be seen and said, “Phew. “It was hard,” she said, appealing to her efforts.

I first told Suyeon that I had a hard time.

Suyeon said, “Ahem. Anna is such a soft-hearted girl that I should take care of her. “And I’m her brother’s friend, so why are you doing this?” she joked.

Anna hesitated for a moment and then stretched out her arms towards me.

It means to hug.

I accepted the greeting lightly.

Anna mutters softly.

“······ I am now German.”

“There are a lot of good people in Germany. “Thanks to you, I learned the culture quickly.”

“······.”

Instead of Anna, who remained silent, I took the initiative to say hello.

“I’m practicing well in Germany.”

Anna nods her head slightly.

“I also work hard to prepare for the performance.”

I nod again.

“Then we will meet again someday. is not it?”

“When is that?”

“well?”

“Where is that?”

“How can I do something I can’t predict? And you have a phone. “If you have any questions, you can call me.”

“tooth······. okay.”

“But Anna?”

“huh.”

“You’re not going to let me go? “I have to go soon.”

“I’ll hug you longer than others!”

Look at him?

A blonde girl holding me tightly.

Anna warned me in her rich Bavarian dialect.

“If you don’t come back to Germany, I’ll go to Korea at least! Just wait and see! mind! “Do you understand?”

“Your words are quite strong, aren’t they?”

“That’s it! Did you understand? “Didn’t you know?”

“okay. I get it.”

“mind. “Then that’s it!”

Only after you have said everything you have to say will you release me.

Suyeon was curious about the meaning and asked me to translate, and I explained it to her in Busan dialect while keeping the nuances in mind.

Sooyeon, who was kind and kind, smiled brightly.

“Sister Anna! Then please come visit Korea anytime. I’m not going to Seoul… I’ll show you around Saebom-dong. “There are many good places.”

“Suyeon, is it true? Did you make a promise to your sister? “You said it was Saebom-dong, right?”

“yes! I know this place well because I have lived there my whole life. “Be sure to come visit sometime!”

I was busy interpreting between the two people.

Still, Anna’s expression became lighter, perhaps thanks to Suyeon’s comforting her.

Sooyeon came to Germany and said she would act as my manager, and she seemed to be fulfilling that role to the fullest.

Just before entering the departure hall, Anna handed me a shopping bag.

When I asked what it was, I was told it was a snack to eat on the plane.

“I think you like it.”

“Thank you. In return, I will send you some Korean snacks later.”

“······ huh.”

“Then I’ll just go. “It was fun in Germany.”

“I had fun too. Seojin, goodbye… “Always take care of yourself.”

After a rather long greeting, my family entered the departure hall.

Thanks to ⌜Schmid⌟’s attention, a person guided us through the airport and followed us.

It was thanks to them upgrading our family’s seats from business to first class.

‘He said he wanted me to fly as comfortably as possible.’

First class went through separate departure screening and was the first to board the plane.

My luggage was carried separately so I didn’t have to worry about it, and the seats alone seemed twice as spacious as business class seats.

“and! It’s my mom’s first time flying first class since she was born. “Have you had all kinds of experiences thanks to her son?”

“Today is my first time riding it too.”

“Brother, me too! “It’s my first time riding one!”

“Sooyeon… isn’t that natural?”

“Still, it’s amazing!”

As soon as we sat down, the flight attendant poured a glass of apple juice for Suyeon and me.

My mother looked at my siblings and I and chose champagne.

“Hmm~ Mom, I’m trying to make you feel better too.”

After the plane took off, I took out the staff paper.

A spacious wooden table.

Maybe it was my mood, but I felt like the notes came out better for no reason.

Suddenly, I remembered the shopping bag Anna gave me and opened the contents.

I tried something and it turned out to be chocolate.

‘This chocolate looks quite expensive.’

Inside was a letter written by Anna herself.

Crooked handwriting.

For some reason, he couldn’t write well.

There was no great content written.

He said he had a lot of fun thanks to me.

I hope you are taking care of your baby chick doll until you see me next time.

I picked a piece of chocolate and put it in my mouth.

A sweet yet bitter taste filled my mouth.

I stretched out my hand and handed Suyeon a chocolate as well.

He cut it in half, put it in his mouth, and muttered it for a while.

Suyeon’s assessment was accurate.

“delicious. But use a little bit.”

“This may be expensive. “It’s my first time eating it too.”

“Hmm. okay?”

“Or should we try a way to make it even more delicious? “So you can feel more of the chocolate flavor.”

“how?”

I called the stewardess and asked for a glass of milk.

Before boarding the plane, first class passengers were told that they could say whatever they wanted at any time.

The milk was delivered quickly.

My brother and sister took a bite of chocolate and drank a sip of milk.

Suyeon was immediately impressed.

“Hehe! “Oppa, this tastes good!”

“I agree too.”

This was truly healing.