The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 124



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“Kaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

People scream.

Some people shed tears and others felt their legs weaken.

People who enjoy the fear of hanging in the tight seats of a small train compartment.

Su-yeon had doubts as she watched people riding the ‘extreme train’.

“I think it’s really amazing. “Why are you trying to ride that ride when you’re so scared?”

“That’s a profound question.”

“Umm…”

Suyeon was fiddling with her chin and looked thoughtful.

So far, the rides that Suyeon and I have ridden together include the merry-go-round, squirrel train, and raccoon expedition.

This year, my younger brother, who turned 6, couldn’t go on a lot of rides because he was short, so we mainly went to those attractions.

It didn’t really matter to Suyeon, who likes calm and cute things anyway.

However, he didn’t seem to understand why my brother’s friends were having a hard time buying it.

Shin Joo-won, who got off the extreme train, trudges over and slumps down on a bench.

Another friend who was following behind also leaned against the bench as if he was falling down.

Suyeon watched them while eating chocolate churros.

Then he looked at me and cut the churros in half.

“This is delicious. “Try it.”

“I’m okay. “Suyeon can eat all of that.”

“no. My brother is 1.5 times bigger than me, so he has to eat more than me. And there’s nothing to say to siblings. ruler.”

I accepted the churros Suyeon gave me and handed over the mini popcorn container I was holding.

Suyeon picked up a couple of popcorns and ate them. Meanwhile, she watches people getting off the extreme train for a while.

I also watched the A class of Sulwha Ye Middle School students with Suyeon, and came to a conclusion about ‘the psychology of people who ride scary rides.’

Even though he looks scary on the outside, he is probably enjoying it on the inside.

Su-yeon nodded as she watched Shin Joo-won going for the second boarding.

“I think what you said is right. He’s scared on the outside but happy on the inside. “The human mind is amazing.”

“yes? But isn’t Suyeon bored waiting like this? Should we go on another ride?”

“no. It’s okay because people-watching is also fun. And Ha-eun has to wait too. “We must also be loyal.”

“That is correct. “Suyeon is dignified.”

“Hmm. “Why are you doing something like this again?”

My siblings and I had a snack in first class where we could see the extreme train from the front.

By the time the piano department A students had all returned to their meeting place.

One person appeared who looked quite lively.

With a slightly flushed face, he spoke to me in a high tone.

“It’s so so so fun! Seojin! Sooyeon, since I will be watching, do you want to ride the ‘Extreme Train’ too?”

“are you okay. “I have more fun playing with Sooyeon.”

“okay?”

Suyeon, who was sitting next to me, gently crossed her arms around me. Then she said, “Ahem. I guess my brother was like that too. “You have the same thoughts as me,” she says excitedly.

Lee Ha-eun smiled at Soo-yeon and continued speaking.

“It will be more fun if we go to the amusement park together later when Suyeon is a little older. “Then we will all be able to ride the ‘extreme train’ together.”

“But Ha-eun, aren’t you scared of extreme trains?”

“huh. “It was a lot of fun!”

“Then you didn’t scream?”

“I was so excited that I just shouted ‘yay!’”

“Wow! “I think Ha-eun is very brave.”

Lee Ha-eun’s nose rose slightly at Sooyeon’s praise.

“I’m actually really good at riding amusement rides. “He doesn’t even bat an eye at most things.”

At that time, Baek So-yeon, who had ridden ‘Extreme Train’ with Lee Ha-eun, walked to our side of the bench.

Baek So-yeon’s gait looked sluggish.

“······ It seemed like that. “What kind of kid even raises his hand?”

“This is what it means to be a professional amusement park goer. “I am fearless.”

“You look very good.”

A little while later, after all the Class A friends had gathered.

This time, I went on an amusement ride with Suyeon.

After waiting in line a little longer, we got to ride the bumper cars ‘just by ourselves’.

the problem is.

“brother. “Aren’t bumper cars supposed to bump into each other?”

“yes.”

“But why is everyone driving so calmly?”

“well.”

With a sense of duty to take care of Suyeon, my friends did their best to break the handle.

If these guys get their license later, it would be easy to have no accidents for 10 years.

However, in order to make my younger siblings strong and to avoid getting into a car accident(?) with them, I pressed the accelerator of the bumper car all the way.

“Kyaa!”

“Wham!”

“and! Your brother is good at driving! “We are first!”

“Is there a first place bumper car?”

“If you collide a lot, wouldn’t you be first? “Let’s go catch Ha-eun too!”

“Is that so?”

“Hey! Han Seo-jin, are you going to do this?”

We were able to have quite a fun time.

The next ride was the ‘10 Rotating Baskets with Snakes’.

A ride that spins around with the incline angle constantly changing.

Each small round basket could accommodate up to three people, so Suyeon, I, and Lee Ha-eun rode in the same basket.

It was the most intense attraction that Sooyeon had ever ridden.

“Suyeon, you have to do your best to turn this handle. The harder we spin, the faster the basket spins. Understand?”

“yes!”

“Seojin, you should do the same. Because now is the time to show the power of my sister and brother. okay?”

“But… did we have to show Suyeon our ‘strength’?”

“of course! This is the most fun ride Suyeon went on today! “As a dependable older brother, try to gain some strength.”

“······.”

– The rotating basket will be leaving soon, so please be careful of your safety…

The rotating basket starts off with a rattle.

Lee Ha-eun and I turned the steering wheel as hard as we could, and Suyeon, who was sitting in the middle, was so excited and gurgled.

Suyeon had her arms around me and was busy turning the steering wheel with one hand.

The slope suddenly changed, and Lee Ha-eun circled the basket and came to my left.

Lee Ha-eun is right next to me.

The child is surprised.

“Now, wait a minute! wait for a sec!”

“Why all of a sudden? Suyeon also likes things that are fast. “You work too.”

“S-Stop! We’re so close! “It’s too close… Wow!”

Lee Ha-eun suddenly starts screaming from the basket.

I didn’t turn the handle that I was told to do, and by the end, I was completely mad.

The child’s cheeks turned bright red.

Thanks to this, I was able to do most of the work alone.

‘It’s hard to ride with two kids.’

Still, I was glad that Suyeon liked it.

Thanks to this guy, I gain strength.

“Of course, oppa is the best! “It was so much fun!”

“Good.”

“But Ha-eun was so scared. “I guess the rotating basket was scarier than the extreme train.”

“He’s a bit unique, isn’t he? “Sometimes it happens unexpectedly.”

“No, brother. People can do that. Ha-eun, are you okay? “Can I get you some water?”

Lee Ha-eun, who was walking slightly away from my siblings, barely shook her head.

“no. My sister is okay. I’m a little surprised. “Just leave me alone for a moment and it will be fine on its own.”

“······?”

Su-yeon looked at Lee Ha-eun and motioned to me. Whisper slightly.

“But according to the ‘psychology of people riding amusement rides’ that my brother mentioned, wouldn’t Ha-eun actually like rotating baskets?”

“is it?”

“So, Ha-eun is probably not unique. “How about asking if we can ride the rotating basket one more time?”

Sooyeon poking my side.

It was my younger brother’s advice that made quite a bit of sense.

I asked Lee Ha-eun if she wanted to ride the spinning basket one more time.

“······.”

Soon, Lee Ha-eun’s bright red face could be seen moving quickly left and right about 10 times.

And that too without saying anything.

‘If it’s scary, you’ll say it’s scary. ‘It’s true that he’s a unique kid.’

After rejoining our friends, we slowly moved towards the restaurant to eat.

In the middle, Sooyeon’s eyes sparkled, so I said something, and her eyes fell on the rabbit ear headband.

“Would you like my brother to buy me one?”

“Oh, no! “I have a lot of headbands at home.”

“But it’s still a memorial. “Let’s just look at a few things first.”

“Well, is that so? If my brother says that… “I can’t help it…”

‘Anyway.’

I took Sooyeon into the souvenir shop.

Sooyeon wore a rabbit ears headband and said, “What do you think? “What do you think?” he asks my opinion.

“It suits you very well. “Would it be okay if it was white?”

“huh! This is enough! so cute!”

Suyeon chose a raccoon doll, the symbol of ⌜Extreme Park⌟, along with a headband.

But from afar, Lee Ha-eun was trying on a rabbit-patterned headband and it caught my eye.

Lee Ha-eun is startled.

I put down my headband and look away, pretending not to do so.

I burst out laughing.

“Would you like me to buy you one too?”

“Hey, I just tried it out of curiosity. “I’m not a kid, so it’s a bit awkward to write something like this, right?”

“But you’re a kid, right?”

Lee Ha-eun glances at me.

“I’m not a kid? What about you? You’re the same age as me. “Are you a kid too?”

“If you look at the face value, that’s true. It’s not wrong. “We are young.”

“······.”

In the end, after buying Lee Ha-eun a rabbit-patterned headband, we left the souvenir shop.

It seemed like he liked it quite a bit.

“thank you······.”

“It was nothing. “Thanks to you, I was able to come to the amusement park.”

We arrived at the picnic garden, which also serves as a restaurant, and ate first.

Among my friends, some brought packed lunches and some bought them at restaurants.

Me, Sooyeon, and Lee Ha-eun were lunch box fanatics.

Shin Joo-won sneaked into our table holding a tray of hamburger steak that he had ordered at the food court.

Baek So-yeon sat next to Lee Ha-eun.

“Everyone is sincere. I see you even packing a lunch box. But Ha-eun.”

“huh.”

“Why does your lunch box look so much bigger than one serving? “I think it will be enough for about 3 or 4 people.”

“······.”

Lee Ha-eun smiled ahaha and replied, “I wanted to share it,” and Baek So-yeon said, “You said you didn’t know we were coming? “Then…” he said, starting a conversation questioning the question.

“And the kid who was good at riding extreme trains screamed in the revolving basket, right?”

“······ I suddenly felt dizzy. Ugh. “I almost got into big trouble?”

“He was also holding a beautifully wrapped shopping bag. “Until now.”

“······ There is something I like. “Why is that?”

“Hmm. Interesting. Fun.”

“······.”

A conversation that seemed like it would last for a long time.

The person who broke the flow was none other than Shin Joo-won.

“But did you guys hear that story? “They said they would plan a performance for first-year Sulwha students at the Seoul Arts Center.”

“Eh? What performance?”

Baek So-yeon’s eyes immediately focus on Shin Joo-won.

“Because I also heard this story from Teacher Yang Woo-ju yesterday. They say they will let you know more details when school starts? But I think the conditions are pretty good. “If you look at the fact that they even provide scholarships to students who participate in the performance.”

“and. “That’s really cool, isn’t it?”

“yes?”

“······.”

Because of the incident related to Assistant Manager Heo Seong-ho, I heard that Yedang might collaborate with our school to make up for it.

I had no idea that a decision would be made this quickly.

Well, it may not be the number of cases I was thinking of.

Shin Joo-won asked me if I would like to participate in this performance.

I shook my head.

“I think it will be difficult. “I have something else to prepare.”

“separately?”

“huh.”

“Where?”

“I can’t tell you that.”

“oh. So it looks like it’s a big stage? oh my god!”

“······.”

Shin Joo-won was sometimes sharp.

After eating, we went to see the parade.

A procession that looks like a beautiful fairy tale world unfolding.

Suyeon’s eyes lit up as she saw the actors waving to us from the rainbow house, magic forest, and cloud garden.

After the parade, when passing through a little corner of ⌜Extreme Park⌟.

We found a piano lying there.

A piano with a sign saying ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’.

As students of the piano department at Seolhwa Ye Middle School, we couldn’t easily get past that.

“These days, there are a lot of pianos installed here and there for busking.”

“I know. “Then who will do it first?”

“Shouldn’t we start with the winners of this competition?”

“oh. sympathy. “Let’s take a look!”

First, Lee Ha-eun was forced to sit at the piano by her friends.

There were more piano class A students than passers-by, so I didn’t think it would be a big deal.

“I really can’t stop you. “Then I only hit briefly?”

A pretty cool Chopin.

A very soft melody flows out.

The soothing melody brought a feeling of peace.

It was a tone that made you smile.

‘It’s increased a lot.’

Lee Ha-eun’s music had a direction.

A performance that can be shown by someone who loves music.

The warmth you feel there.

As soon as Lee Ha-eun finished playing, we applauded.

I was next.

There was no one to stop him.

Several people rushed to sit me down on the piano chair and stared at my face.

The friends were grinning and making mischievous expressions.

Suyeon is also next to me, her eyes sparkling.

Other than my friends, there seemed to be about 10 people in the audience.

then.

“I’ll play briefly too.”

I chose one piece of Beethoven’s music that I was already familiar with and started playing it.

My eyes slowly close.

Since I wasn’t going to play all the movements, I changed the interpretation accordingly.

So that you can feel the momentum of the music even in one movement.

I made music so that it could end with a bit of regret.

There were no restrictions on me now.

I expressed the music freely, and when the performance I had in mind was completed safely.

“Waaah!”

“Who is he? pianist?”

“They look like kids? “What are you performing here today?”

“Amazing, Great!”

I could see the audience gathering a little more.

My friends also looked quite surprised.

“and! What happened to you in Germany? “Did your playing increase in the meantime?”

“It’s crazy… This is why we won in Ettlingen. “It’s true that a genius came to our school.”

“It wasn’t a joke! “I heard your piano touch was like that of a real pianist?”

“After all, the chief is the chief? “Do you think other classes will faint when they see our Seojin play?”

We all took turns playing the piano in ⌜Extreme Park⌟, and when we played for the last time, we heard loud cheers from the gathered audience.

Although it was a little disappointing, Sooyeon, I, and Lee Ha-eun decided to go back first.

Because I had a promise with my mother, I had to finish my schedule a little early.

“okay. Then school starts and I’ll see you at school!”

“I’ll ask you a few things I don’t know later. Instead, I’ll buy you plenty of snacks like last time, so don’t worry.”

“Goodbye~ I’ll see you next time, Sooyeon~”

On the bus returning to Saebom-dong.

Suyeon quickly fell asleep, holding on to my arm.

I made it so Suyeon could rest her head so she could sleep comfortably.

Lee Ha-eun, who was watching this from the backseat, smiled.

“Suyeon, I guess you were tired.”

“It’s worth it. I’m still 6 years old. “This is also quite unreasonable.”

“But how can you follow your brother so well? “Cute.”

“Because Suyeon is that kind.”

“Didn’t your brother do that well?”

“Well, there’s that side to it. “I won’t deny it.”

“Tsk tsk. okay.”

We chatted quietly on the bus heading back to Saebom-dong.

We did our best to achieve our individual goals throughout the summer vacation.

As a result, there was little time to rest like ordinary students.

Today was our vacation.

Although my head was still full of music, I spent the day like any other middle school student.

With my brother.

With my friend.

The smile that naturally formed on his lips did not seem to be easily erased.

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⌜Moonlight⌟ label.

“yes. Can I ask you that? I’ll see you then. Of course I have to find it. All right. yes. thank you.”

Manager Park Hoon of Team 1 put down the phone.

Seeing this, the Tsarina assistant manager asks a question.

“What happened?”

“We decided to meet up first. “We should go and talk properly.”

“and! Then it passes. “It wasn’t easy to find the owner of the composer’s song this time.”

“okay. It seems that Seojin has finally found a vocalist suitable for her new song. “Then I’ll go to America.”