The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 180



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180 fate

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“······ Is the guitar dead?”

Suyeon’s expression becomes gloomy as she listens to my explanation. I feel like I’m about to shed tears.

‘Somehow it looks more serious than me.’

Suyeon blinked slowly while looking at my guitar, and I gently stroked her head.

“So far, you’ve done everything you had to do. “Now is the time to rest.”

“Is there no way to treat it?”

“I looked into it, but they said it was difficult. “I don’t think I’ll be able to play with this guitar from now on.”

“······ I see.”

I visited the repair shop in Hongdae again.

This time, I could clearly see the cracks in the guitar, so I thought it might be possible to repair them.

However, I was told that the repair I wanted was not possible.

According to the technicians, the top and neck would have to be replaced together, but it would cost more than the belly, and the work was no different from making a new guitar.

In the end, I came to the final conclusion that even if the repair was completed well, there was a high possibility that the sound I wanted would not be produced.

It didn’t matter how much money it cost, but it was meaningless if the sound was different.

So I gave up.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t help it.

Suyeon continued speaking while looking at the guitar.

“······ You always played good music to us. “It breaks my heart.”

“I know.”

“Oppa, you must be very upset. are you okay?”

“huh. are you okay.”

“no. My brother’s face doesn’t look good. “Wait a moment.”

Suyeon got up from her seat and hugged me tightly. And then he pats my back.

This is what her mother always did for Suyeon.

Sooyeon returned that behavior to me.

He said if I do this, I will feel better soon.

I’m trying to comfort my brother with that small hand.

Thanks to this, I laughed a little.

“It’s more effective than you think, isn’t it?”

“right? right? Is it strange that when you do this, you feel at ease? “I’ll do this any time.”

“whenever?”

“huh! We are siblings from the Han family. “It’s a special service.”

“Tsk tsk. I see Is it because I’m Sooyeon’s older brother? “There are a lot of perks.”

“By the way, this is also a secret from my parents. Because I don’t think I can do this ‘anytime’ to my mom and dad. “It’s especially troublesome if you call me when I’m sleeping.”

“You’re being rude.”

“brother. Please tell me it’s wise. “I just made a choice and focused.”

“is it? “Our Suyeon is always wise~”

“Hi-Hi. “I’m a little bit like that.”

He was always my cute little brother.

After touching Sooyeon’s cheek, which was very special, a few times.

“oh! brother! My cheeks are stretched! “This is a foul!”

I got up from my seat.

We went down to the living room on the first floor together and lay down on the sofa.

Sooyeon cut my leg and started looking at the novel she brought from the room, and I checked my smartphone.

There was an email I received from Deputy Tsarina an hour ago.

As ⌜Freesia⌟ ranked first on the music charts, I received a call from a music broadcasting station.

What they were hoping for the most was MJ’s appearance, but this was immediately rejected by the assistant manager.

second is······.

The suggestion was to invite a famous guitarist to perform on stage instead of me.

A legendary guitarist who dominated the 70s and 80s and a guitarist in his mid-20s who has risen rapidly on NewTube in recent years.

It was a request for permission for the two guitarists to perform ⌜Freesia⌟.

The email contained detailed information.

As it was a performance planned directly by the broadcasting station, all costs were to be borne by the broadcasting station.

Thanks to this, there was no reason for me and ⌜Moolgwang⌟ to refuse.

Because it was clear that it would be promoted somehow.

If you listen to this song in a music room, the probability of hearing this song on a music site or app also increases.

I hope many people listen to this song.

I hope many people listen to the sound of my guitar.

That was enough for me.

I tapped Suyeon’s shoulder while she was reading a book and then put my finger to my mouth.

Suyeon understands what I mean and puts her finger to her mouth in the same way.

The phone call I made to Assistant Manager Tsarina was quickly connected, and we immediately started talking about the music room.

– ······ ⌜Freesia⌟ is definitely attracting attention. In addition to the composer’s official NewTube, many videos are being made, and it is also #1 on the music charts. Broadcasting stations do not want to miss this trend.

“It’s completely different from the time of ⌜TEST⌟. At that time, didn’t ⌜Moonlight⌟ spend quite a lot of money on the music stage?”

– It was like that. Thanks to this, my manager and I were called in by our superiors a few times. Where are you spending so much money?

“Team 1 managed to survive.”

– It’s all thanks to the composer. Then, can we proceed like this? All the guitarists like it too.

“yes. They are both people I saw on NewTube once. I think you’ll play well.”

– all right. Then proceed like this…

“really. By the way, can I go to the broadcasting station for a moment on the day of the music show? “I want to give an audience for the first time in a long time.”

– Of course that’s possible. Then, I will stop by Saebom-dong that day.

“yes. All right. “Please.”

After the call ended.

Suyeon looked at me while lying down and said.

“Uhm. “Adults’ work is always complicated.”

“well. That’s not really the case. “If you look closely, you realize that this work is not that different from school.”

“okay?”

“So, if Suyeon works hard in kindergarten, she will be able to do these things well.”

“Will that really happen? Like your brother?”

“of course. And since we are brother and sister, we have a lot of similarities. There’s nothing to worry about. And above all, our Suyeon is really sincere. is not it?”

“······.”

Su-yeon listened to me, thought deeply, and quickly returned to her room, saying she remembered her kindergarten homework.

Originally, there was a drawing homework that had to be done by next week, but he said he would do it right away.

My mother, who was watching my brother and sister from there, laughed.

“Anyway. “If Su-yeon becomes smarter in the future, it will definitely have a big influence on her.”

“Is it good?”

“Of course it’s good. Mom is so happy just looking at you guys. “Who does she look like that makes her so pretty!”

“I look exactly like my mother and father.”

“Tsk tsk. really! however······.”

My mother spoke, covering her mouth with one hand so that my father, who was watching TV in front of me, could not hear.

“Maybe it looks a little more like me? “About 70%?”

“honey. “I can hear everything.”

“oh. “Your ears are also really good.”

“But doesn’t Seojin look a little more like me? How about 40:60? “Give me more of the kids’ shares.”

“There’s no way around it?”

“······.”

My parents always got along well.

I took a moment to look at the comments on ⌜Freesia⌟ NewTube.

According to what the assistant manager said, people will really like it if you leave a heart in the comment.

I couldn’t look through all the nearly 10,000 comments, so I clicked the heart on about 100 comments and then turned off my phone screen.

I returned to my room and practiced piano as usual.

A little more emotionally.

A little more intensely.

RL-173 With the guitar standing in a corner of the room.

I played the piano for quite some time.

* * *

A few days later.

The day of the live music broadcast.

“oh my god! Who is this? How did you come without saying anything! “Please call ahead!”

I was able to meet Seolha in the private waiting room of the broadcasting station.

“I just stopped by for a moment. How have you been?”

“Well then, the concert went well. We are also working hard to release songs. What about Seojin? Ummmm~ I guess you’re having a great time?”

Sister Seolha’s playful tone.

Seolha, who always welcomes me warmly…

“Kyaa! How are you so talented? Now it’s number 1 as a guitar song too! I’m totally into ⌜freesia⌟! I was originally a MJ fan, but I’ve become more of a fan. The song was so good! I was really surprised!”

He was busy complimenting me.

“Hey, by the way, sister.”

“huh? why?”

“I thought it would be better if you leave my cheek alone.”

“oh. Stop without me even knowing. It’s nice to meet you. “I’m glad to see you!”

Sister Seolha took her hands off my cheeks and laughed.

After completing the dress rehearsal, Seolha was fully armed, wearing full makeup and stage costumes.

The appearance of a ‘real’ celebrity is 100% identical to the appearance seen on TV.

When I complimented her on how pretty I was, she started laughing and asked me how I was doing.

Have you eaten, are you sick, are you doing well in school, are you getting along with your friends, are you having any concerns, etc.

Seolhwa’s older sister was almost no different from her real older sister.

Even the Tsarina, who was watching us from behind, secretly burst out laughing when she saw us.

“Ah~ So Seojin came all the way here to watch the ⌜Freesia⌟ performance today?”

“yes. Since it is a guitar performance song, I may have suddenly thought that I would like to see the performance in person.”

“Because it’s a guitar performance song… “You had that thought?”

I told you that I had a problem with my RL-173 guitar.

A crack in a guitar that appears suddenly.

The story was that even though he went to a repair shop in Hongdae, it was deemed impossible to repair.

“Ego. I’ll be upset. So ⌜Freesia⌟ is the last song on that guitar? “Officially.”

“That’s how it happened. I didn’t know either. uh······. however······.”

“huh? why?”

“no. “I thought of something else for a moment.”

“······?”

Come to think of it, this guitar.

The owner of the guitar that I used on the desert island with Uncle Miller was Seolha.

A fact I had forgotten for a moment.

I thought that maybe it was because of that fate that Seolha and I became like older sisters and younger brothers.

Sister Seolha continued speaking.

“But at your level, shouldn’t you have used a better guitar? Especially at your level. “There are many guitars that sound better than the RL-173.”

It was similar to what Daesung said to me.

“I could have done that, but I fell in love with the RL-173 guitar. So I played that guitar all the time.”

“Uhm. I see. But did I tell you before? I’ve been using that RL-173 guitar for quite some time. The sister I know… So, there was a guitar that I received as a gift from a senior.”

“yes. “He told me once.”

Sister Seolha smiled slightly.

“Of course, that guitar was never found after the AC2505 accident. Now that I think about it, I also had regretful memories of that guitar.”

Sister Seolha seemed to be lost in thought.

I also paused for a moment, remembering the guitar I played on the desert island.

At that time, a broadcasting station official came into the waiting room. He asks me to get ready as there are 10 minutes left until standby.

After telling the staff that she understood, Seolha looked at her watch. And then he looks at me again.

“Time flies when I talk to you, Seojin. “So you’re saying you don’t have a guitar right now?”

“Yes.”

“Then will your sister buy it for you? Would you like to go see it together next time?”

“are you okay. “I want to be a little more careful when choosing my next guitar.”

As someone who has only used the RL-173 guitar so far, I wanted to think about it carefully.

“But do you like that guitar that much?”

“It just happened to be like that. Of course, you can’t just use the same guitar for the rest of your life.”

“I see······. I think musical instruments are so amazing. Because there are always one or two musicians who only look for that instrument. “I’ve seen that a lot too.”

Sister Seolha got up from her seat.

And tell me

“If you ever need it, I can introduce you to someone who can properly inspect that guitar. It might be a little rude to him, but… “My sister said she needs it, so I guess I’ll have to ask for it myself.”

“······ yes?”

I didn’t really understand what Seolha said.

“You said you got the RL-173 guitar I used as a gift from a senior you know, right? That senior’s father was the owner of ⌜Hyeonum Guitar⌟. The musical instrument workshop that made that guitar. However, I heard that it has been out of business for a while and now runs a convenience store… I will try to contact you through a senior. You don’t know, right? “I wonder if I can fix that guitar.”

“······.”

“For now, let’s talk about the details later. Because now I have to go on stage. really! Are you eating dinner with your sister tonight? “Is there nothing else to say?”

“······.”

Sister Seolha leaves the waiting room, waving at me as I sit there blankly.

I sat on the chair in the waiting room for a while, feeling dazed…

I quickly moved to the studio with Assistant Manager Charina to watch Seolha’s performance.

I was still young, but I didn’t know much about this world.

I felt like I could understand, at least a little, that the relationship between people is very fascinating.

As I watched Seolha’s performance,

I smiled softly.