The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 172



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172 Debt from that time

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Surprised rabbit eyes.

An expression that would let anyone see that he was surprised.

Besides that.

Hyun Yuri, who was making slightly bizarre noises, calmly greeted me.

“······ Gyaaaaaaaaaah, hello. Seniors.”

“It’s a pretty natural way of greeting. So what brought you to visit me?”

“Well, that is…”

Hyun Yuri looked around carefully and suddenly said something.

“I have something I must tell you. “This is a really important story!”

“······.”

“Seniors. However, there are too many eyes watching here. “I think she needs to move on.”

“······.”

A random remark.

Stiff tone of voice.

I almost laughed because the little boy, who was short in stature, small in size, and wearing a school uniform that seemed a bit awkward, constantly called me ‘senior’ and even spoke in a strange way.

It felt like Sooyeon calling me ‘senior’.

‘But I think Sooyeon might be a little cute like that. It’s a bit of a wild imagination, though.’

If Suyeon were to wear the Seolwha Courtesy School uniform, I would have taken at least 30 photos.

In fact, in the folktale examples, the word ‘senpae’ was a commonly used title.

The discipline between seniors and juniors is strict in its own way.

No one told him to do it, but there was that atmosphere.

If you think about it carefully, there are some things that cannot be helped due to the nature of being an ‘art school’.

It is highly likely that the relationships between seniors, juniors, and friends met here will continue for more than 10 years.

Children who attended Seolwha Arts High School have a high chance of getting into Arts High School, and those who entered Arts High School will continue to know each other well even when they go out into society later on.

No matter how ‘kids’ they are, most of them knew this fact, and people around them had noticed it…

In a way, it was natural that this atmosphere was created.

‘Well, I used to bow to my seniors at Yejung when I saw them.’

Perhaps because she was a little late in responding because she was thinking about other things, Hyun Yuri was about to panic again.

So, I took him to the first floor and bought him a banana milk. The intention was to calm down. I chose chocolate flavored milk.

After school, some time had passed, so the school was quite empty.

Although the sounds of musical instruments could be vaguely heard from where the practice rooms were gathered, there were no students around the benches.

Hesitantly, Hyeon-yuri sticks a straw into the banana milk and takes a sip of the milk.

Then he finally speaks.

“Whoa. Senior, thank you for the banana flavored milk. it is delicious.”

“What a great thing. so?”

“Hey, senior Seojin.”

“huh?”

Hyun Yuri made a solemn expression.

“Senior, you know how to play the acoustic guitar, right? I saw you in Hongdae. It was a really cool stage! ⌜Let’s achieve great success⌟ together with the band… “I was really surprised!”

“······.”

“Right? You also ate pizza back then. However, he wore a mask during the performance… Are you a musician who has to work in secret? “Do you have such a situation?”

I stared at Hyeon-yuri for a moment.

He followed me around for a few days, so I thought he was trying to give me a gift like other juniors…

That wasn’t it.

Hyun Yuri continued speaking calmly.

The fact that I, who plays the piano to a high level, plays guitar and keyboard in a band means that I actually want to do popular music.

I understand that you have already signed a contract with a certain classic agency.

“Didn’t you sign an unfair contract? There can be no contract that interferes with an artist’s creative activities! “Something is wrong!”

“that······. uh?”

“Why does a senior have to wear a mask and work in secret in Hongdae? If she wants to play the guitar, she wants to play it. You just have to say it! Let me help you! “I have the ability!”

“······.”

“Whoa. It’s my first time telling other people, but I’m actually a trainee at an agency called ⌜Sparkle Music⌟. I received in-depth training on contracts there. “I also know people who seek advice on unfair contracts.”

‘⌜Sparkle Music⌟? It’s a company I’ve heard of somewhere…’

“······ so?”

“yes! So, please show me your contract! Let me help you! “I can review everything!”

“······ uh?”

“Senior, you have the right to make music freely! And you play the guitar well! So, let’s try playing piano and guitar together. She leaves a mark in music history. how is it? Let me help you get started!”

“······.”

Hyun Yuri even blushed and told me what she was thinking.

Words full of sincerity.

In a way, these are wonderful words.

Thanks to this, I ended up bursting out laughing.

“oh! Laughed! Senior, you don’t believe me! “I’m serious?”

“No, that’s not it.”

A child who thought, based on his own speculations, that there was ‘some problem’ with me.

And he was a child who even had the courage to solve it.

Suddenly, one person came to mind.

The person who only helped me without anything in return.

Uncle Miller couldn’t leave me alone on a deserted island.

The activities of Mr. Miller, which I overheard after leaving the uninhabited island, were not much different from his appearance on the uninhabited island.

He was someone who always helped others, was always cheerful, and always gave people hope.

Teacher Richter said that about Uncle Miller.

Director Grant also said the same thing.

Singer Walker also said the same thing.

and.

In a completely unexpected example of a folk tale, I came across a child trying to help someone.

That little boy, who still felt like a child, wanted to help me.

That was amazing, and it made me laugh.

‘But did this kid see me in Hongdae? ‘I guess she was right when she mentioned pizza.’

Hyun Yuri was staring blankly at me while I was smiling.

As I was taking a good look at his youthful features, a memory came to mind.

When I was performing at Star Live House, there was a kid who came to the corner of the standing room.

I think that was Hyun Yuri, this kid.

It took me a long time to remember the face because I only saw it at a glance, but now I remember it clearly.

“So what do you plan to do, Senior Seojin?”

“are you okay.”

“yes?”

“It’s not what you think. That’s why I said it was okay.”

“uh······. is that so?”

“But that’s why you’ve been following me around for over a week? “You want to help me?”

Hyun Yuri nodded her head but also opened her eyes.

“yes that’s right. By the way, did you know that I’ve been following you around for a week? “I was perfect…!”

“It caught my eye. “A little junior was following me around, so I did something.”

“······.”

“Thank you for no reason. “I should have tried talking to you sooner.”

“then······. Senior, is there no problem? “He can play the piano and be in a band?”

“okay. However, I don’t think I will be able to work hard on ‘band activities’ right now. There was a reason why I wore a mask and worked cautiously. But I don’t think it had much of an effect. “Yuri, because you recognized me right away.”

Hyun Yuri slightly raised her head.

“I’ve been told a lot for a long time that I’m quick-witted. “It’s one of my strengths.”

“What do you mean by it being so wide?”

“of course······. I heard that a lot too. But this time I couldn’t just ignore it. “It wasn’t someone else’s job, it was senior Seo Jin’s job.”

“why me?”

“That’s it…”

He said he really liked my guitar and that he was very impressed with my piano.

I was so surprised during the entrance celebration performance.

“So, as a musician, I also wanted to see talented musicians do well. “A person with the talent of a senior shouldn’t have to suffer, right?”

I decided to laugh out loud.

“Tsk tsk tsk. But for a story told by a first-year middle school student, it’s grandiose, isn’t it?”

“Senior Seojin.”

“huh?”

“Age is just a number. And you and I are only one year older, right? That’s why I thought I could help.”

okay.

Regardless of whether we were senior or junior, Hyun Yuri and I were only one year older than each other.

“that’s right. Age doesn’t really matter in anything. Anyway, thank you.”

“But your senior is also amazing. The piano… Seniors Are you saying that in your age group, seniors are the best? “I heard it’s the best in the world.”

“I don’t think it would be that bad.”

“And you play the guitar well too! I’ve been playing guitar for over 5 years, but I’m not that good at it yet. So I was surprised. Do you have any know-how?”

“well. “Is there such a thing as know-how?”

“Still!”

Hyun Yuri actively asks me questions.

Thanks to him, he gave me some verbal tips and also promised to take a look at my guitar next time.

“really?”

“Because good intentions always return to good intentions. “I should help you as much as you care about me.”

“oh my god! So, are you watching us on stage in Hongdae?”

“That seems difficult. I’ll take a quick look at you in the practice room at Sulwha Ye Middle School after school. “Please contact me after you make a reservation for the practice room.”

“then······.”

“Of course, you have to give me your number.”

“Wow!”

Hyun Yuri immediately wrote down my cell phone number in her notebook. In the spring notebook where I was diligently writing down the tips I had just given.

“thank you!”

“But is that note a composition note?”

As I was sitting next to him, I happened to look at the contents of the note.

My prediction was correct.

“yes. All the songs I have composed so far came out here. “This is already the 7th volume.”

“You’re working hard.”

“Not to that extent. Meantime······. “The results weren’t good.”

“Even though I graduated top of the class in the Sulwha Entertainment Department?”

Hyun Yuri looked at me and sighed softly.

“Of course that’s good, but… I’ve never received a pass from my agency’s lesson teacher. Of course, I know that receiving a ‘pass’ means that there is a possibility of debuting, so the standards are high, but I am still a little upset.”

“Then I guess you’ve never released a song until now?”

“Ah~ How can I release a song? First of all, you have to have someone to sing for you.”

“You could just try posting it on something like NewTube first. “Isn’t it enough just to upload the MR?”

“I still have a long way to go. “Now is the time to study hard.”

“okay? “Then can you show me that?”

“······ This note?”

“huh. “I was wondering if there was any advice I could give you.”

“uh? Do you know how to compose music? ah! right! You must have learned classical harmony. Because it’s a classic department. But don’t you know much about practical harmony?”

“I’ve also studied a little bit of practical harmony. So I thought I’d take a look.”

“······.”

“why? Are you feeling burdened?”

“That’s not it…”

Hyun Yuri hesitated, holding the notebook tightly with both hands.

Then, as he made up his mind, he turned the page and carefully handed it to me.

“······ Then please look at just one song. Actually, I’m a little nervous. “This is my first time receiving feedback from Seolhwa Yejung.”

“I wasn’t asking for feedback, I was just asking if there was any advice I could give. There’s no need to feel burdened. Because we are just seniors and juniors at school. Right?”

“I guess so…?”

I looked carefully at the note I received from Hyun Yuri.

There were traces of numerous notes being corrected with a pencil and eraser in the staff note.

A song with an impressive cheerful rhythm of 97 bpm.

It’s popular pop music, and I thought it would be a pretty good song if it was arranged well.

‘Is it because he is the top student in the entertainment department? You’re definitely good at it.’

Stare at the sheet music for about 4 or 5 minutes.

I took a pencil out of my bag and carefully marked the score.

Hyun Yuri slightly stuck her head out and looked at what I was writing down.

‘No matter how much you say that, you can’t correct all the notes…’

We checked the parts that seemed particularly lacking and the nodes that had dull parts.

Among them, I personally changed only a few notes that were likely to be problematic.

Doing this does not significantly change the song Hyun Yu-ri composed.

All I could do was show the direction in which this song should truly go.

Hyun Yuri, who was just staring at me without saying a word, began to open her eyes more and more roundly.

When Hyun Yuri returned the note after finishing checking the score, she couldn’t take her eyes off the score.

“and! You seem to be good at practical harmonics as well. No, it’s not that much… This······. This was the part of this song that I kept feeling frustrated about… “How on earth did you know?”

Looking at the reaction, it seemed like they immediately understood what I had corrected.

“It seems that way to me. “Maybe if you just fix it that much, a good song will come out.”

“It really is! “If you arrange it properly…”

“You might be able to get a pass from your lesson teacher. It’s just my opinion, Yuri. If you just do a little more, I think your skills will improve quickly. “I guess I’ve been working hard so far.”

“······.”

“great job. So, continue to work hard. Understand?”

“······ yes! senior! “I will work hard!”

“okay. I guess I have to go now. The appointment time is almost over. “Okay then, Yuri, see you later.”

I got up from my seat without any hesitation.

But Hyun Yuri also jumps up from her seat and follows me.

Then he bows at almost a 90 degree angle to me.

“Thank you for today! Senior Seojin! “I feel like it really helped me a lot!”

“It’s not that big of a deal. ”

“really······. Thank you… “Thanks to you, I think I finally found the answer to this song.”

I waved my hand in the air, and Hyun Yuri hugged the note I had checked and said hello until I left.

I walked down the school hallway and looked back for a moment.

In the distance, where Hyeon-yuri is, “Kyaaak!” and “Gyaaak!” A moderate shout was heard.

But now that I think about it…

I felt like this was the first time I left a desert island and interacted with a composer.

Of course, I often talked about songs with my ⌜Let’s Daesung⌟ brothers, but I had never seen the score being composed in such depth.

‘That’s fun.’

The experience of looking at another composer’s score through the eyes of another composer was very different for me.

Hyun Yuri’s song was still lingering in my head.

The direction I wanted the song to take was clear, but I don’t know if Hyun Yuri would make this song like that.

It didn’t matter if I made the song in a completely different direction.

Because that’s the musician’s opinion.

Because it’s a song by that musician.

At the school gate of Seolwha Yejung, Lee Ha-eun was still waiting for me.

Before I can even speak, Lee Ha-eun speaks first.

“Did you solve the squirrel?”

“uh. But I found out that he was a squirrel junior who knew a little bit of my secret.”

“secret?”

“huh. I think I have an interesting junior. “He’s a junior that I’m a little excited about and what kind of song he’ll make.”

“Umm. okay? “Isn’t something annoying happened?”

“It’s not like that. He seemed like a good kid. “It looked innocent.”

“Then that’s a relief. Well, actually, most of our Seolhwa kids are good.”

I decided to buy tteokbokki for Lee Ha-eun, who waited for me for a long time.

And after a long time, we visited Saebom Piano Academy together.

Teacher Ha-seon Park welcomed me very much.

The academy has become very active due to the large number of students.

While I was here, I took piano lessons from teacher Park Ha-sun.

Even though we are spending similar days, slightly different things happen.

I remembered what Daesung said a while ago when he gave me his RL-173 guitar for 530,000 won cheaper.

‘When I had a junior, he told me to pay off the debt to the junior who was having difficulties.’

The reason I was willing to give Hyun Yuri my time today may have been because I had memories of that time.

On the way home after finishing all the work.

The melody of a song written by my junior flowed out of my mouth without even thinking about it.

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⌜Sparkle Music⌟ Headquarters.

“Yuri! What happened to you all of a sudden? Your skills have improved a lot! The mood of the song has changed. “I just changed a few notes!”

“teacher. “Wait a minute, let me start with my explanation…”

“Is it okay for me to debut right away at this level? Maybe the teacher can sell your song himself. How! He worked hard. “I finally get the hang of it!”

“That’s not it…”

Senior Seojin Han worked magic on the score.

I checked and corrected all of my senior’s instructions, and the lesson teacher immediately said that this song was good.

Something like a miracle.

Hyun Yuri kept her senior’s identity a complete secret, but honestly told her teacher that this song was not her own.

“what? Yuri, your senior helped you?”

“I felt like I needed to tell you this. By the way, that senior is a genius.”

“genius?”

“yes. He’s an incredible genius. “He immediately pointed out the problem after looking at the score.”

The lesson teacher looked over the sheet music and nodded slowly.

“Are you a senior in the same entertainment department?”

“I can’t tell you that.”

“why?”

“With my senior, he… “He had a secret treaty.”

“huh?”

“So I can’t tell you. Actually, I don’t know my senior.”

“······?”

Hyun Yuri pursed her lips in front of the lesson teacher and thought about it for a while before making a small decision.

A senior who is talented not only at the piano but also at popular music in general.

If your skills are as good as senior Seojin’s.

It’s much bigger than ⌜Sparkle Music⌟.

It can be said to be the parent label of ⌜Sparkle Music⌟.

I’m saying that I need to somehow introduce you to ⌜Moonlight⌟.

‘First, I’ll have to convince my senior first.’

‘Isn’t this the attitude of a great musician?’

‘Hehehe.’

Hyun Yuri, 14 years old, was thinking such thoughts happily alone.

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“Etch!”

“oh. “Did you catch a cold?”

“I don’t think so. “I think it was just a sneeze.”

“Oppa, wait a minute! “But I’ll help you!”

Suyeon hurriedly brought tissues and handed them to me.

“thank you.”

“Ahem. It was nothing. And you can always ask me to run errands for you~ I’m always on standby.”

“Tsk tsk. okay. Etch! Etch!”

I gratefully accepted the tissue.

Two more sudden sneezes made me question myself.